Monday, 02 October 2023 (Day — of #WGAstrike — Provisional end. Waiting for member vote count.) (Day 81 of #SAGAFTRAstrike — negotiations restarted today, Oct 2.) It was a very long day. I woke at 5 am and tiptoed around the apartment to avoid waking husband, turtles, and birds. I…

Saturday, 30 September 2023 (Day – of #WGAstrike – Provisional end. Waiting for member vote.) (Day 79 of #SAGAFTRAstrike – negotiations restarting on Monday, Oct 2.) I think I’ve developed an allergy to Los Angeles. Today I was out and about with my brother, helping him get his business and…

Friday, 29 September 2023 (Day — of #WGAstrike — Provisional end today. Waiting for member vote.) (Day 78 of #SAGAFTRAstrike — negotiations restarting on Monday, Oct 2.) Yikes, what a week. We lost Michael Gambon late Thursday of pneumonia. Then this morning we woke to the news that Senator Diane…

Wednesday, 27 September 2023 (Day — - of #WGAstrike — Provisional end today. Waiting for member vote.) (Day 76 of #SAGAFTRAstrike — still no dates set to restart negotiations.) Celebrations were all over the entertainment industry for the end of the WGA strike. The contract still needs to be ratified…

Tuesday, 26 September 2023 (Day 148 of #WGAstrike — It will END at 12:01 am tomorrow! (Day 75 of #SAGAFTRAstrike — no dates set to restart negotiations) Writers Guild leaders reached a provisional agreement with top studios and voted today to authorize the 11,500 members to go back to work…

Monday, 25 September 2023 (Day 147 of #WGAstrike — until a contract is signed, it’s still on) (Day 74 of #SAGAFTRAstrike — no dates set to restart negotiations) Work was weird today. Productions want to start because there’s a possibility the WGA strike will be ending, but the contract hasn’t…

Sunday, 24 September 2023 (Day 146 of #WGAstrike) (Day 73 of #SAGAFTRAstrike) Is there an end to the never-ending strike? The Writers Guild of America, which represents more than 11,000 screenwriters, reached a tentative deal on a new contract with entertainment companies. …

Friday, 22 September 2023 (Day 144 of #WGAstrike) (Day 71 of #SAGAFTRAstrike) I discovered that drinking a buttload of water before bedtime helps with the commute migraine. I spent nearly 5 hours in my car yesterday, and normally that would result in a debilitating headache that makes me useless for…

Thursday, 21 September 2023 (Day 143 of #WGAstrike) (Day 70 of #SAGAFTRAstrike) Traffic was horrendous today. On the way to work, a drive that took two hours, I saw a huge, white drone hovering about 300 feet above the 110 freeway just south of downtown LA. It looked to be…