copy of mass email #1

Here's a copy of my first mass email from Los Angeles. You know, for prosterity.

Greetings one and all from the palm tree filled wonderland that is Los Angeles. I’m here in one piece after braving about forty hours of driving through rain, ice, more ice, and tricky mountain passes. On the record, the state of Missouri and I are now mortal enemies. But after all that, my mom and I made it. It rained for the first 4 days I was here, but since it has been sunny and 75 every day. I think people are sick of me talking about how it’s the most beautiful day ever and that I can’t believe it’s January every day. Supposedly the rain cleared a lot of the smog, too, so the views are fantastic.

Outside our apartment you can see the back of the “Hollywood Hills” (where the Hollywood sign is perched) and all around us are palm trees, birds of paradise, and various other flora. Inside our apartment we have a kitchen, two bedrooms, two bathrooms, really nice furnishings, a deck, and a fireplace. I have four other roommates who thus far have been really cool. It’s nice to be in a place where so many people share an interest in film.

I’m quickly making friends both from our school and the apartment community in which we live. I’ve been frequenting the hot tub at night where I meet all sorts of interesting Hollywood types. I’ve met a producer, a stunt man, a few acting kids, and a band that will be touring with Papa Roach soon. I also found out that the kid who plays Dewey from Malcolm in the Middle lives in the building next to me, that Alien Ant Farm lives in the apartment next to the hot tub, and that Rick James died in these very apartments. Oh Superfreak. I’ve been here a week and I’m already brushing shoulders with the stars.

Speaking of stars, as I was taking my mom back to the airport I passed the premiere of that awful “Racing Stripes” movie and saw on the street none other than Snoop Dogg. We’ve made a list of famous people we’ve seen on our fridge. Thus far Snoop’s the only real star to make it up, but we have lofty ambitions.

Soon, after a series of interviews, I will have my internship. Right now the LAFSC is trying to line me up with Persistent Entertainment, a company about which I know very little, but I guess I’ll find out soon. I would most likely be doing a decent amount of coverage (reading screenplays and critiquing them), which is something I wanted to do. That’ll be 24 hours a week with a bit of commuting, but again, it’ll be good experience. On top of that I will be taking screenwriting and filmmaking. Between the two I’ll write a full length screenplay and write, shoot, and edit three short films. It’ll be a busy semester, but I’m sure it will be fun.

Anyhow, this email is reaching epic length, and I should probably go enjoy the beach or something, but I hope you’re all well in your respective locations. If you notice anyone who is not on this mass email list with a particularly bored disposition and may wish to read periodic ramblings about my time here, forward this to them and then send me their name. Or they can do that.

That’s all for now, but look forward to more star-filled adventures as Kate conquers Hollywood. Maybe someday I’ll get a website up with pictures, but for now this is as high-tech as it’s getting.

Come visit me, everyone!