Carla Gypsygirl's Blurty

Back to school, and still not cool!

This is me in the makeup trailer on Wednesday, January 17th, 2007! Do you like my pinafore? I was glad that they made me change into a netball-skirt-and-polo combo later on, because it was just so hot! The pinafore was a bit more flattering for the ol’ figure, though.

Yesterday, my mum bought me the latest issue of Marie Claire, to cheer me up after my first day back at work. Boy, did I come crashing down to earth again after one day of working at Ye Olde Department Store. I’d been away for two weeks, filming my movie, and I was already in trouble with the bigwigs! My manager (who I think is my age) cornered me and said, “Carla, does your boyfriend visit you sometimes and stay for too long? Some staff members have brought this to my attention.” It wasn’t true, of course, but my manager was convinced that it was, so she started to give me advice on how to avoid my friends or boyfriend “if it does happen in the future.” Then I got in trouble by my supervisor for moving stock around during the wrong time of the day. Heaven forbid that I am actually keen to do some work! So yes, it is easy to feel like a regular girl in a crummy job instead of a movie star, especially when you’re stuck behind a counter, glowering at your superiors.

However, even when I was on the movie set, for most of the time, I didn’t feel like a movie star. I actually had to work really, really hard. I had to do take after take of the same scenes, and it was hard to keep my reactions fresh. The conditions were also difficult to work with- it’s been really hot and sunny, and I got a bit sunburnt. When I arrived on set last Wednesday (my last day of filming for awhile- I’m not needed again until February 14th), I tried to have a new attitude towards the people who had been a bit mean on previous days. I couldn’t keep it up, though. The heat and nastiness mixed together, and I was a bit mean back, I think. Although I was mean in a sneaky way- I’d make jokes that were actually insults…you know the type, the catty jokes that girls are good at. Meow! I felt like I didn’t have that many friends on set. I did meet a few people I connected with, but I didn’t make as many friends as I hoped I would.

There were loads of good articles in the magazine my mum bought for me- there was one about these girls who didn’t wash their hair for 6 weeks, in an experiment to see if they really did need shampoo! I was fascinated! The other interesting article was one that profiled three female bloggers (Stephanie Klein, Catherine Sanderson and Zoe Margolis, for the curious), and boy, did the article give me a kick up the bum! I’ve been really slack with blogging, and these girls blog quality entries almost every day! It was interesting for me to read blog entries from these women. They have one thing in common: they all write a lot about sex! I find it interesting how a lot of the famous female bloggers are the ones who chronicle their sex lives. Personally, I think women are capable of more than a good time in bed, but maybe this is all part of our post-feminist times, where a woman has the right to write about sex all she wants. Klein, Sanderson and Margolis are all very talented writers, though, and they make me laugh and feel things, so best of luck to them. And I do love a woman who writes at all!

More soon!

Lala