Starting our 20's with a bang!

... Well, it was loud anyway!!

On Thursday we had a chill post-bday day and then went to a concert in Santa Monica that night! The event was called "Australia Rocks the Pier" and we'd been invited by a couple of the guys we'd met at the Aussies In Film event last week. We met up with them - they were both doing consulate related work, like minding the man in the koala suit haha - then grabbed a bite to eat and a great spot for the concert. There were two openers, Phebe Starr who had a really cool sound and was super fun to watch, and Lord Fascinator who was soooo weird! Definitely a total bogan, in a kinda-lovable-but-he-definitely-didn't-plan-his-act-before-going-on-stage kind of way, he was wearing a huge kaftan and a cap with googley eyes and mesh covering his face - very strange..! 

The main act was Jagwar Ma, a really cool Aussie alternative rock group with an awesome (extremely loud) sound! Not tooootally our cuppa tea but they were really good! And easy on the eyes which never hurts. 

It was a fun night out and we loved supporting our fellow artistic Aussies!

On Friday we were both working. Han was on Bella and the Bulldogs again, where she got to wear this suuuuper attractive top..

And Luce was on a pilot called Growing Up & Down where she got paid more than usual to just sit with 9 other people behind the monitor and laugh - not for the laugh track either, just so the actors would get the timing right for their lines. Haha only in LA..

On Saturday we had our third (we're so lucky!) bday celebration, this one with a great group if friends! We all went to the "Movies in the Park" double feature of Star Trek in Grand Park, Downtown LA. Sully and her friend Luke drove in with us and we scoped out a great spot while we waited for the rest of the gang.

They had a DJ playing music, a Star Trek impersonation competition, food trucks (we had some really yummy coffees and a  supah spicy/delicious noodle dish), and we took an amazing selection of snacks with us. So fun! By the time the movie started there were 14 of us there: us 4, Nick (our GoT friend), Sierra (Han's college roomie), Brit, Brian, and Schwartz, and Mike (our first friend from background) and his sister, Mandy, and their friend Lauren! SUCH a fun crowd! Star Trek: Into Darkness was great - especially with our newfound LOVE for Benedict Cumberbatch - and afterwards we all shared the amazing assortment of desserts that Mike, Mandy, and Lauren brought as a birthday present; so sweet (hehe no pun intended) of them!

It was a perfect night, exactly what we'd hoped for! It's such a hidden gem of an event in LA, we'll definitely be going again!

Yesterday was an action-packed day. Luce went to the beach with her friend Oliver and his mates - she managed to get terrribly burnt, but what's a summer in LA without a little sunburn? And Han had an audition that she spent most of the morning preparing for and 2 HOURS waiting for once she got there..! It went really well though, and we both ended up getting home right around the same time!

We went over to Sully's for dinner - her mum made BBQ ribs and veggies, yum! - and then went to church in the evening. 

The music was amazing, totally on point! Buuut we were hoping it'd be our favourite pastor, Hank, aaaand it wasn't. The sermon was a little intense/preachy but there were still a couple gems of wisdom in there - and it's such a lovely community that even just being there is always lovely!

Today Luce had a bunch if errands to run and Han spent most of the day reading - she finished her 900 page brick of a book, Shantaram, and it was really beautifully written and a great read! Would highly recommend it! Then tonight, Han babysat two adorable kids and spent a couple hours getting jumped on, pretending to be Captain Hook and Thor, going on a treasure hunt, and coming up with ingenious ways to convince 3 and 5 year olds to eat dinner (if you're too full to finish your dinner, you must be too full for dessert), get in the bath (the bathtub's like a pirate ship, right?), get out of the bath (Spider-man PJ's!!), and get into bed (story time!) - with actually pretty amazing success! They were such lovely kids and it was so much fun, looking forward to babysitting them again on Friday!

Tomorrow we're both working on the same set and it's only 10 minutes away, woo!! Then the rest of the week.. who knows? But so far so good!

And We Danced All Night to the Best Song Ever

Our night call on Wednesday ended up being so much FUN!! We got there at 6:00pm and went to hair and makeup (which is always a bit of a treat!) to get glammed up '80s style!! 

Sneaky selfie in the bathroom, shhhh...

We can't say too much because the project's apparently pretty top secret, but the scene we were shooting was a concert scene and the song was so catchy!! Which was great because we listened to it about a hundred times... The actors had such amazing energy and we were right in the front of the crowd, so it wasn't hard to stay pepped up! We hit overtime around 3:00am and weren't wrapped until 6:00! Ohmygoshhh SO crazy! We stopped by Maccas for hash browns and coffees, drove home like zombies, fell into bed, and slept until 12:00!

On Thursday afternoon we met up with our friend Mike to hike in Griffith Park. We'd never been up to the observatory before and the view was spectacular!!

We went Yogurtland afterwards which was pretty amazing, it's been so long since we've had fro yo!

It was a lovely afternoon and we had a great time with Mike as always. We were also feeling pretty proud of ourselves for making such an effort after our all nighter! We spent the evening hanging out at home and filling out a survey for our Beauty and the Geek audition hahah we did our best to be truthful whiiiile omitting information here and there that would give away the fact that we're actually pretty smart. We weren't convinced it'd be so easy to seem like airheads for the audition the next day though!

Our audition was at 2:00, so we spent the morning getting all dolled up and headed over to Santa Monica with plenty of time to spare. We inadvertently got into character on the way there as it was a bit of a struggle to fine the studio and we had a couple blonde moments, but we made it! 

We had to fill out another questionnaire, then we went in to meet with the casting director! She was super friendly and all we really had to do was get some pictures taken and have a conversation with her so she could see that we were engaging people - nailed it! Because they really were looking for Americans, we're thinking it'll be a push for us to get chosen. The CD said she'd keep us in mind for other shows she casts though, so who knows!

We had put way too much effort into looking our best to go straight home, so we decided to go to the Grove and have a cupcake and run some errands. It was a stunning LA day, not a cloud in the sky, and we had a lovely time wandering around and window shopping before heading home. We treated ourselves to Chinese delivery (sesame chicken and fried rice) for dinner, SO good! And we watched a wonderful blast from the past chick flick, Just Like Heaven, with Mark Ruffalo and Reese Witherspoon - what a wonderful day!

Yesterday we had the most typically great Saturday ever! We slept in, sat by the pool for a few hours, ate yummy food, and got the most glorious Easter care package EVER from Dad, Claire, Eddie and Will!

Complete with choccies, Tim Tams, Aussie boxing gloves to hang from our rear view mirrors, and the most amazing bottle opener ever created with authentic Australian kangaroo scrotum as the handle. Unreal. Hahaha thanks so much you guys!!! Then at night we had our first clubbing experience in LA!! Our friend Lex who we'd met at Sullivan's place way back when is a promoter for various clubs and invited us out to Sound with him and his friends!

The club was awesome, we made some new friends, and we danced the night away! Woohoo!!

This morning we grabbed Maccas sausage and egg mcmuffins (most amazing thing EVER) and totally rallied! Now we're spending the afternoon/evening in California Adventure for some Disney magic! So fun!!

The Month of Male Attention Continues!!

We've had a great few days!! Earning money, lovely weekend, and a cruisey start to this week! Also, we've had more attention from gorgeous men this month than perhaps the rest of our lives combined and these last few days were no exception!

-- Han --

On Thursday I did background on a new MTV show called Happyland. I wasn't called until 2:00pm BUT I ended up being there until 3:30am!!! Woah! SUCH a long day, especially for my first day back, but it ended up being heaps of fun! I checked in then went to wardrobe where they paired my denim shorts with my denim jacket, eeeek! I tentatively changed into my double-denim ensemble and actually ended up rockin it in true '90s style! I met some lovely ladies that I spent most of my time with, chatted to BOTH of the reeeaally cute male leads on the show, chatted to some of the crew members, played the big sister of a couple cute and incredibly cheeky little kids, and then later became a teen-mum in a scene with everyone running around panicking! 

It was a fun day on set! We broke for "lunch" at 8:30 and had some yummy food - although the catering guys were being total nazis about the background not eating the cast/crew food, which wouldn't have been a problem except that by the time my girlfriends and I got through the line there was no dessert left! Noooo! We'd been hanging out for a pudding and we're pretty devo... So, I slapped on the Aussie accent and as much charm as I could muster, and went over to the other table where there were two pudding cups left and...... Success! With a slight nod from the stern catering man, I snatched up the chocolate pudding and four spoons, and rushed back to my table to cheers from the gals - best pud ever!

Over lunch I also chatted with some funny guys nearby (and threw Bronzed Aussie flyers at them) including one particularly cute guy who leant me his jacket when the temperature became arctic later on! At the end of the night I decided to pull a gutsy move and leave him my number - and it worked! The month of male attention continues!

-- Luce --

I had a leisurely morning and then it was time for work at Bronzed Aussie! My shift was 3-8 so it was my turn to learn how to do the closing shift, and after Han's report on how difficult it was, I was feeling a bit apprehensive! 

I got there just on time (I need to start giving myself more time with the LA traffic!!) and was straight to work making lamingtons! There was an order for 100 the next day, so I was racing the clock to get 'em done! Luckily my hilarious co-worker Michael was there to encourage me, singing "Luuuuucyy the laaamington ladyyyy" all day haha! So much fun. I also had my first bakery-celebrity encounter.. The Aussie guy on New Girl that plays CeCe's love interest came in and got a pie! So cool! I was pretty excited. Once I'd finished making all the lamingtons it was time to do all the cleaning and close the bakery and it was quite a daunting task..! Just when I was getting started, another coworker, Henry, showed up to do all of the manual labor and hard work! Awesome! I really lucked out. So I did an hour of cleaning and packing stuff up and then my shift was over and I went home, expecting Han to already be back when I got there.. Buuuut then she wasn't so I watched some tv, saw myself on episode 4 of Veep (woohoo!!) and then went to bed!

Neither of us was booked for background on Friday - which was lucky for Han after her 3:30am end time! - so we slept in, had a chill morning, and went to our usual spot for an afternoon hike.

Later on we met up with Tosh and Laynie who were visiting from Chapman for sushi!! It was SO lovely to see them again AND Tosh was such a sweetheart and paid for dinner! What a gentleman! We all hung out at our place afterwards, later joined by JT when he got off work, and had a lovely night chatting and laughing.

On Saturday we made the trip out to mum and Q's (with a boba stop on the way) for a lovely evening. We got there, walked the dogs and caught up with Mum, talked Game of Thrones and boys with Q, then went out to the Pechanga Casino for a buffet dinner and the Barenaked Ladies concert!!! We pigged out on dinner (and dessert!) and had a great chat before heading into the theatre.

The show was GREAT! It felt like one part stand up comedy, one part concert - so funny and SUCH a blast from the past!

We still can't stop singing One Week, soo catchy! (also, sorry the video's sideways but you get the idea...)

When we got home we had a soak in the spa then called it a night, thanks Mum and Q for such a great time!!

On Sunday we woke up early (or tried to, aimed for 6:45 but ended up getting out of bed closer to 7:30) because there was an Anzac Day ceremony and reception we wanted to go to in LA. We were sooo close to bailing on it, but Han insisted so Luce dragged herself outta bed, we threw on some clothes and ran out of the house! We made it with time to spare and we were SO glad we went! The ceremony was really powerful and we felt very proud to be Australian. We sang the national anthem and listened to some lovely words from the Turkish consul-general and the New Zealand consul-general. There was definitely a strong sense of community between the Aussies and Kiwis and it was great to be a part of.

Afterwards we went to a reception at the NZ consul-general's residence AND THEY HAD SO MUCH AUSSIE FOOOOOD! Haha we couldn't resist! Sausage rolls, meat pies, Anzac biscuits, aaaand ACTUAL real-deal Aussie sausage sandwiches!! Mmmm SO good! 

There was also an open bar of which we couldn't partake... Womp womp.. But it was also only 11:00am so that didn't put a huge dampener on things haha. It was very cool and strange to suddenly be in a place where the American accent seemed out of place! We met heaps of really lovely Aussies and Kiwis (mostly men, classic) and mingled for a couple hours before heading home, what a successful morning!

Later on Han helped JT do a self tape for an audition and then we went over to Nick/Mike/Eddie's for Game (of Thrones) night! Nick cooked up an amazing dinner of roast chicken and salad and we brought over cookies that Luce made. The episode was a great one, as always, and we hung out for a couple hours afterwards, playing taboo and chatting. We're loving this little tradition we've started up!

Yesterday we'd hoped to be working - as with today, actually - but things have been really slow for background recently and we're waiting to hear back from Samantha on the schedule for the bakery. It ended up being a great day nonetheless! Han went for a hike and lunch with Andrew who she'd met on Happyland on Thursday and had a really lovely time!

When she got home we cleaned the apartment a bit, hung out, had dinner, and watched The Way Way Back for the third time - it was just as good! 

Today we had a productive day planned - running errands, more cleaning, and taking a class at Central Casting for stand-in work - but it didn't work out quiiite as productively as we'd planned... We did get our errands and cleaning done, then we got a text from Q that he was going to be in LA around lunch time!! Yay! We met up at the 101 Coffee Shop for a yummy lunch and had a great chat, what a treat! After that we did our grocery shopping then headed to Central Casting almost an hour early to make sure we made it into the class. It was SO hot outside, and we waited and waited until finally someone came to let everyone in. As she got closer to us, the stack of entrance tickets began to dwindle until --- noooooooo!!! We were the second and third people in line after the cutoff and we were SOO ANNOYED ohmygod. She couldn't have come out an hour ago and counted people off?! Ugh. We ended up making the most of our night though, and we went over to JT's for dinner, watched Zoolander on the outdoor big screen, and listened to music until we had to call it a night - Han's working on a show called Mistresses in the morning! Gotta get that beauty sleep!