no school today!

Yup, that's right. No school. Awesome. Today's advising day. I pretty much have everything in order, so I didn't get advising. I did, however, work on a shoot.

B. (another guy from Collective and the after-party) was making a film and needed extras. L. and I went. We snuck into an empty classroom to film. His friend, L. (also from CC and the same guy that set up the video game at B's house for the party), was his DP (director of photography). The whole story is about these students who are so bored in their class. L. and I were playing two students. L. had to go, and B. gave me a huge part. I get so bored during class that I kill myself with a shotgun--I know, I know, it's very violent, but it's supposed to be funny. We had fake blood and a prop shotgun.

It was really fun to act. I never thought I'd like acting so much. B. said I was good and that I brought a whole new side to the story. He wanted me to take off my shoe and use my toe to pull the trigger. At first I was a little hesitant because I didn't want a close-up of my foot, but they ensured that they weren't going to do a close-up. I took off my shoe slowly and thoughtfully, then my sock, and then I got out the gun. I did it in a sort of ceremonial kind of fashion. It kind of reminded me of when someone commits seppuko (Japanese suicide). Everything is a sort of ritual. B. liked my takes. We did some shots of C. (another Collective guy, very funny). He's the main character who reacts to my suicide.

Good times. B. bought pizza afterwards. It was a lot of fun, and I got to talk more to the Collective guys. Really cool people. I hope to work on more of their films if they need me.

Also, I'm making a list of all the people who are currently playing a role in my life or who have been mentioned in this blog. I think it'll help people navigate around all the fake names and abbreviated ones. It's still under construction, but I'm sure it'll be fully done within the month.