Smelly Undies & Palmdale

First, did anybody catch that hilarious NYTimes Sunday Business section piece on that women's underwear designer's newest invention? I can't find the link for it but basically, this entrepreneur had this idea to imprint cartoons of her ex-boyfriends on the front of women's panties...there's "BBQ guy," "handyman," "carnie," "mower man," etc. The cartoons are cute but the best thing about'em is that they're scratch'n sniff! So if you scratch the "BBQ guy" you'll smell BBQ sauce, the "carnie" cotton candy," "handyman" cedar, etc. Man, imagine you're like getting all hot'n heavy with someone you just met and, you know, you've had some cocktails and laughs and shit and you're like mad horny and've wanted some for some time and she's mad horny and has wanted some for some time too so soon enough buttons are being unbuttoned and zippers being unzipped and you're in the moment and you wanna get things goin' so you're like fuckit let's get it going with a little oral so you start sliding off the couch and your mouth starts inching its way down from her nose to her chin, her neck, that lovely nook at the center of her collarbone, her breasts, her gut...and down...and down...and then you see something you can't quite make out b/c you're in the moment and gobs of sweat are dripping down your face and she's writhing and her legs are spastic w/ ecstasy but you need to know what that is so you hold those legs steady and look a little closer but then you do a doubletake b/c that can't be what you think it is but upon reexamination it is. A cartoon? A cartoon of a fucking dude? A dude wearing an apron and holding a spatula? A cartoon that smells like BBQ sauce? I don't know about you, but that's not funny. Imagine that.
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Sunday was Day 1 of "Sisters," my two sisters go hiking and get hurt and lost in the desert hills project. We---two actors, Mo (my partner), Eric, and John (AC)---left the Hotel @ 6AM. Early calls aren't new to Eric and I, but they still suck. Drove out 1.5 hours to Palmdale which is way east of LA. It's desert country. Why do people put down roots in the desert? It's so strange.
Anyway, the shoot went well. The only thing is that we must've hiked a thousand vertical feet or so. It was pretty grueling exercise but the shots Mo and I got I think were pretty hot and well worth it. I feel pretty strongly about this project b/c it's a real collaborative effort not just production wise, but also in terms of narrative. I didn't write a script per se, but rather worked with the two actors who also happen to be friends of mine in order to come up with characters and some sort of story...it's an interesting way to work and makes it a bit more challenging for all of us. We'll see how it ends up.

Love
Alex