Even though I was fairly responsible the night before I still slept through my alarm and had only twenty minutes to shower before everyone was headed to set. I was able to fudge with that time some because we didn't need a car and were able to walk to set. So since everyone was walking and I already knew where we were filming so I left by myself when I was ready and I was still early. I am really getting the hang of rolling out of bed twenty minutes before call and still looking halfway put together. I have a feeling when I go back to the states that I will regress to my old habits. But for now it is really working out for me.
Today we were set to film in the Red Light District again but this time from the point of the view of a boat in a canal. And the thought of driving through the canal in a little motorized boat seems like a fun and exciting idea but as the weather in Amsterdam usually seems to be, it was cold and rainy today. I felt so terrible for the two lead actors that had to be in this little rickety boat all day in cold and wet costumes. I was just glad to be relatively dry.
I was finally in my element today. I fully understand and am excelling at my jobs so not once today did I feel lost or without purpose, so that was nice. But the walk between the holding room and the set was directly through the prostitute windows of the Red Light District. So I passed these women so many times throughout the day that they probably thought I was trying to make some money on their stomping ground. And when it was about noon here I new that in Wisconsin time that it would have been about 5 in the morning there and I knew it was pretty early but took the risk and tried ringing my mom, and of course she answered!!! It was the first time that I actually got to talk to her, which was really nice, but I was standing outside the holding room and I had a bunch of naked women staring at me while talking to my mom. I can definitely say that I have never been in a situation like that before, and it was weird talking to my mom about both my Grandmas and such while prostitutes are staring at me. And even though it was an awkward situation, I couldn't help but feel bad for them because, they honestly just look really sad sitting in a little room with a window that was also a door, sitting there in nothing or next to nothing, while trying to tempt perverts on the street. Sad. But with talking to other people on set, some of them really love what they do so I guess in this situation you just think yourself "To each their own." It may not be for you but some people clearly enjoy it.
We filmed for seven hours in the Red Light District before moving set to the producers house to shoot the last part of the canal scene. That was a fairly short take and dinner was ready for us inside, complete with apple pie! Not as good as the kinds that I have had in the states but it was wonderful to eat something that I recognized :) I came home to the hotel after dinner to find Amy practically pulling her hair out because she wasn't required on set and she was bored out of her mind. So we went grocery shopping, and then she went out to eat with several other people from the hotel while I finally got to sit on my bed and write the past blogs that I so desperately needed to catch up with. Very relaxing and a stress reliever because I wanted to catch up with the days before I got too far behind.
So now that I am caught up to the best of my ability I wanted to take this moment to say that I miss all of you that are reading this and I hope to talk/see you soon! Hugs and Kisses from Amsterdam!
Love,
-M
Hey Mags, I wanted to be the first comment on your blog (if that is how it works). Keep the updates coming. The ladies at work (and I) are all living vicariously through your experiences and we want all of the juicy details. It is fun to read all of the day to day happenings while you are gone.
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