Happy 100 to The Office

This week was a fun and busy week. I covered "The Office" 100th episode celebration of in the Calabasas canyons. Super fun and I managed to hang out with my favorites from the show, as well as interview Steve Carell for the first time. A lot of media outlets were on hand to cover, but I don't think any of them received warm hugs from the cast like I did ;)
We spent most of the day in the middle of the celebration, which was literally located in the middle of nowhere. The next morning, I went up there with my web producer to cover some fun interviews with Angela Kinsey for her "Ask Angela" feature for the website. I managed to also bond a little with Jenna Fischer, someone I had not met before this week. She was super polite and we just kicked it her trailer, as Angela filmed her feature. The entire experience made me realize how lucky I am to have such a cool gig, as well as made me feel lucky that I am at the point where celebrity doesn't phase me. I am more comfortable with my interviews based on the attitudes of the people I hang with and not with the amount of how famous they are. Though, sometimes both are related.
Attached is the interview I conducted with Steve and a sample of the fun videos to come and a photo of my web producer and video producer next to the "The Office" 100th episode celebration cake. A cake that I regretfully didn't sneak a slice of :(
I leave to meet my friends from Portland in Vegas tomorrow. I no doubt, will have plenty of stories to share when I return!

Golden Globes

This year, I had volunteered to work the Golden Globes. Can you believe NBC needed volunteers for that? I was assigned to red carpet. Talk about luck, out of 40 positions, I landed a red carpet gig. My responsibility was to deliver the memory cards from the Entertainment Tonight booth to the digital press room. I reported to red carpet duty at 2 and was given a brief tour of who I was working with and the path I would take. The ET booth just happened to be the first booth on the carpet, meaning I had to go clear from the other side of the carpet to the entrance of the hotel to drop off the memory cards. The process started out pretty slow because none of the big names had arrived. But, as soon as the show was within 30 minutes of starting, the madness began. I was going back and forth with used up memory cards featuring photos of such stars as Leonardo DiCaprio, Kate Winslet and Jennifer Lopez. Even though it was breaking the rules a bit, I even snuck my own pictures on the red carpet. It was such a once in a lifetime opportunity. From helping Leo's mom at the ET booth, where she thanked me with a hug, to spotting Brad and Angelina on the red carpet and snapping two very quick photos for my possible once in a lifetime moment.
I even made the background of some of the photos the photographers were snapping on the red carpet. It was quite a trip!
After the red carpet, I headed to the winner's room, where the presenters and Golden Globe winners go to take pictures with their awards. Back there, I was hanging with the likes of Martin Scorcese, Steven Spielberg, Tom Hanks and the cast of 30 Rock. After the show, I headed to the NBC after-party, but before I could get my groove on, I had to bandage up my poor and blistered feet. I snuck off to the halls of the Hilton and as I was putting the bandages on, a woman tapped me from behind to ask how my blisters were because they looked painful. I look up and it was the one and only Sigourney Weaver. I love Sigourney and always will because she played one of my all-time favorite movie characters, Katharine Parker from "Working Girl". If I wasn't so starstruck, I might have even told her that.
Despite the blisters, the very tired Monday morning, and very long day of working, I wouldn't trade that experience for the world. Now all I can do is hope I actually make the red carpet as an invited guest someday!

NBC.com's Latest Star

I had a pretty cool thing happen to me at work today. I was featured in THREE different web exclusives for NBC.com. I know, this is a total shameless plug. But, it's not everyday, I can look on our site and see my face on the homepage. Then, go to the Days of our Lives homepage and I am featured as the front promote, then go to the Days Insider text blog, and it's my entry and photos and then go to the NBC Green is Universal website and it's my blog! Too much self-promo for one person to handle? Probably. But, what can I say, I am shameless.
Click here for the Green Blog.
Click here for the Days Insider Text Blog
and...
Click here for all of my interviews on the website. Remember, every Tuesday and Thursday, new ones go live.

Enjoy!

My debut!

This has been a very exciting week for me and not only because for the first time in my voting history, my chosen candidate won, but because I made my online debut as a host of my own web show! 

Last Saturday, NBC hosted their very-own Day of Days event for "Days of our Lives" at Universal Studios in Hollywood. NBC.com sent me with a video/producing crew to interview fans and actors from the show. I had my own little room where the actors came and chilled with me. I was nervous around the talent at first, but as more and more actors were being made comfortable, I was being made comfortable, right back! I still cannot see myself on camera, I hate it. But, it makes me feel very good to know that my work is being seen by thousands online. NBC.com has given me a great promote for it and I'll have new stuff going up every week for at least a couple of months. I hope everybody checks it out at the "Days of our Lives" website. I also hope to do a lot more fun stuff like this in the near-future!

Blogger Fame

Ok, so it wasn't really my blog that got me noticed in the blogging community, but it was a blog! One of my favorite celebrity websites is Dlisted.com Michael K. tells it like it is without any of that celebrity kissing butt B.S. like Perez likes to do. So, I stay loyal to his site. Sometimes, he gets a little out of hand with his perverted comments, but sometimes, he hits it right on the dot. He also has a nice little little feature he titles "Hot Slut of the Day". Now, this is reserved for a random Dlist celebrity or just a plain random reference to a TV or movie character. That "Hot Slut of the Day" usually comes from his own warped brain, but sometimes, just sometimes, he chooses a suggestion that one of his loyal readers sends him.
Last weekend, I was enjoying YouTube clips from one of my favorite TV shows that never survived a third season, "Popular". It was on the WB and by second season, was moved to the kiss of death Friday nights, then after that, never heard of again. It was Ryan Murphy's first breakout before he created Nip/Tuck and helped launch the careers of Sarah Rue, Leslie Bibb, and Tammy Lynn Michaels. The show was hilarious, but also rang true to popularity standings in high schools today. So, satirical drama/comedy if you want to look at it that way. I knew Dlisted was a fan of the show from past references, but I had totally forgot why I missed it until I started watching these clips. And low and behold, I forgot the episode when Mary Cherry discovers a long-lost sister, Baby Honey Child, a cholita from the Bronx. So, I sent Michael K. the suggestion of Baby Honey Child along with the clip. And... he selected HER as his Hot Slut of the Day and dedicated it to me. I guess now I can say I finally made it in the blogging community. At last! Check it out!

Fall is Upon Us

In my line of work, the fall season proves to be one of the busiest. We have new shows premiering left and right and we have old classics returning. Lucky for me, I chose to stick with all the classics, except for Kath & Kim, a comedy with Molly Shannon airing on Thursdays. As I have pointed out before, "The Office" remains one of my favorites to work on. It helps when you are a fan of the show.
Last Thursday, I was scrambling to get all of the updates for the website in place and not even working nearly as hard as the web producer I work with, Joya. She and i team up quite regularly and she was the one who I went to Scranton with the year before. Well, she instant messaged me on Thursday with a note saying to meet her in the hall. Instantly, I was unsure if I should bring weapons for a fight. Because, you know, stress can get the best of people. But, instead, she told me she was attending The Office premiere party in Hollywood and wanted to know if I could go, too. I was shocked and of course, flattered that she asked me. Of course, I said, "yes".
I ran home and changed into something casual and headed to Hollywood Billiards. The valet was crazy because clearly, everybody who was invited to go to the party decided to show up minutes before the show started. Once I was able to get my car taken care of, I walked in with Phyllis and Lesley (Phyllis and Stanley from the show) and loved what I saw. At the private party, they had giant screen TVs everywhere with the show on, a huge buffet set-up and an open bar. Everytime an act ended, people applauded and walked around and got drinks. I was able to see my favorites like Oscar and Craig Robinson and was able to see other NBC friends. I was even more flabbergasted to see Steve Carell, his wife Nancy, John Krasinski, and Jenna Fischer also there. The main cast never really show up to such events. They seemed to hang out together, but it was still a trip to see them making an appearance. I wish I had a little more nerve, or alcohol in me, I would have said something to John Krasinski, otherwise known as my soulmate! But, instead, we enjoyed the party and stayed and watched Creed, Craig, and Oscar shoot pool while I chatted with other backstage members of the show. I have to say, I don't think any of the other shows are going to be able to pull off the premiere night we had on Thursday with the cast of "The Office."

Emmys!

Ok, so I have been getting asked a lot if I went to the Primetime Emmys, like I did the Daytime Emmys. The answer is, no. And that's fine with me. The Emmys are boring and usually just a lot of sitting around waiting for people to get done with speeches. I enjoyed the Daytime Emmys because they had supplied bottles of wine at each table! Now, if I was every nominated for a Primetime Emmy, that would be another conversation...
That's not to say I didn't enjoy a huge benefit of Emmy weekend, the parties :) On Thursday, I attended the Radio Tour Party for NBC Talent at BLVD3 in Hollywood. A club I have been trying to get past the velvet rope in for almost a year. Well, it was my year. I managed to check out a few celebrities, but mostly partied with fellow NBC friends and of course, had to shake my groove thing to the awesome Neil Diamond cover band, Super Diamond. They were awesome, I even got on stage to dance with them and the keyboardist's wife invited me to all of their shows. Naturally, I was the last employee left from my crew at the club. The rest were celebrities, club goers, and Super Diamond fans. I have a reputation to keep up.
On Saturday night, I got on the list for the NBC Emmy party at the famous Spago in Beverly Hills. I managed to get all dazzled up and head over the hill just in time for my friends to get off work (publicity girls never rest) and go party. I pulled up to the party and was told I needed to be on a list to valet. I was shocked, I never heard of that before. They checked five lists and didn't find my name. They asked who put me on the list, I was afraid of getting people in trouble, so I just said it could be a mistake and drove away. I felt humiliated. Meanwhile, my friends at the party were continuously texting and wanting to know where I was. I told them I had felt too embarrassed for the night and was heading home. A few of the girls had offered to wait on the corner for me to make sure I got in. As I turned around, I realized I had been trying to get into the elusive EW Party the whole time, the NBC party was a few blocks down the road. I felt like such a fool.
I drove to Spago, had my car immediately valeted and was ready to relax with a glass of champagne and a nice bite made by Wolfgang Puck himself. I had an amazing night, hung out with great friends and even was told by Oscar from "The Office" that I made him cry because I didn't see him waving to me on Thursday night. I would take hearing that over a two-hour snooze fest called the Emmys, any day!

Celebrities are Crazay!

Friends often ask me about my celebrity encounters. It's not uncommon to run into one from time to time at your local Starbucks. I recently had a friend tell me I should write down who I run into, so I won't forget. Well, I never took that friend's advice, so now I can't really remember who has graced me with their presence. I can say that most recently, I held a not so insane conversation with Paula Abdul at my local Borders' Books, where we talked shoes and fashion and the both of us were browsing her feature in the latest In Style Magazine. She appeared normal and friendly, if normal is having a very effeminate assistant answering your cell phone for you and ordering your dinner. But regardless, I was shocked to hear a mere few weeks later, Miss Abdul had a complete break-down in LAX regarding lost luggage. According to witnesses, she was crying hysterically and kept repeating the same three names over and over. And now this whole Britney mess. I really don't know how or where or when it happens, but I truly believe that celebrity does cause a form of insanity. Doesn't have to mean complete overboard hysterics, like Miss Spears or Paula, but celebrity cannot be the best thing for somebody's mental health. The constant need for acceptance and assurance from a mass population of people is not healthy. So, the more and more people that I come across in this town who are in search of being the next best thing has me scratching me head. Is it the money, the fame, the power that draws people into such a life? And if you are not looking for such a life while living in this town, are you considered settling in a way? I have been told many times that I should pursue my comedy career. I now find myself in the delicate position of being in a profession where my work gets credited, but not rewarded with massive amounts of money or attention and finding myself leaning more and more to the direction that there is something more out there for me and I really could break out in this town. The question is can I handle it? I guess I have to make sure my friends and family are there for me if and when I decide to take this wild and crazy quest for fame. I also count on these friends and family to keep me from releasing a crazy Scientology tape to the public. Which this tape seems to be this year's equivalent to the "celebrity sex tape". Be prepared for an interesting 2008.