Ren's Footprints

When I wrote this I was almost into my second week here in Carmel, and had been extremely busy during that time. To start, I wanted to mention that I mistakenly said in a previous blog that a PA is a personal assistant. I was wrong about that, because what it actually means is production assistant, and that is what my job is. I am usually driving, which is nice to do here in Carmel. Unfortunately, the headlight switch broke in my van so I had to remove some paneling and physically unplug the switch from the battery to get the lights on and off.






It is weird being constantly surrounded by extremely rich people. I am not really talking about people on the movie crew; I am mainly talking about the people who live in Carmel. I have heard some ludicrous things from people that live around here such as having a pet rat’s uterus removed, to only giving dogs a certain brand of bottled water. Furthermore, in Pebble Beach, where we have been shooting the last few days, many of the houses are the size of hotels, and are also very ugly. On the contrary, the natural beauty of this area is breathtaking. The mansion we are using for some scenes is on incredible coastal property which could easily be a vista point or park. One morning was very cool because the waves were crashing very heavily on the rocks. It has been a beautiful place to be able to eat breakfast the last few mornings.







I have seen around six whales while here which keep making themselves visible. I get the feeling that they like being watched, or they like watching us humans. My friend Ryan even saw a pod of dolphins.



On my first day off, two Mondays ago, Ryan and I went to the Carmel-By-The-Sea’s beach at the bottom of town. It was seventy degrees, and very sunny. After a little Frisbee, we both got in the water, and I even went for a swim.



Later that day, I got to go to a barbecue at the house being rented out for the star of the movie and his mom. Around twenty people showed up, and we had a great time. His mom was so proud of him, and put on a DVD of an upcoming episode of MTV Cribs that he will appear in.

The diner at the Carmel Youth Center

Last weekend we were shooting at the Carmel Youth Center, and we used their diner for our meal breaks. This gave me an opportunity to snoop around and see what the rest of the place was like. First of all, there is a nice, clean computer lab. Downstairs there is a nice theatre with state of the art electronic equipment. I know this because I got the Super Bowl showing in the diner, using the controls in the theatre. The diner is very cool, and has a vintage feel to it. Kids can order food for very cheap, and hang out with their friends there. I was really jealous that these kids get such a facility to use! That was my first time to ever go in a youth center because there definitely was not one where I grew up. I guess that is one of the benefits of growing up in such a rich place. The view from the diner windows isn’t too bad either!

Food very reasonably priced

The dining area

The view from the dining area

The computer lab