Luck of the .00001% Irish

Luck of the .00001% Irish

I'm not sure I've ever had a day go so completely beyond expectations as it did this past Friday. We had a late call (11 AM) and a wrap out of that current location, so I anticipated leaving work at around 2 AM that night. That wouldn't have been so bad if it hadn't been raining all day and--though very low on my list of priorities--St. Patrick's Day.

Here's what actually happened:

One of the electricians got injured, so I took over from him during the day and got a $25 increase in pay for doing so.

It rained, but not too much.

We wrapped early.

I won the $5 Day raffle, which entails writing one's name on a five dollar bill, putting it in a box and hoping your bill is drawn. If it is, you win the pot. The pot in this case was $175. For those of you keeping tally at home, I drove off Friday with an extra $200 than I was anticipating.

Production bought a couple of 12-packs for every department, so after work some of us stayed and enjoyed a few beers after a hard day's work.

I told this story to my parents, and my mom said it must be the fraction of Irish blood in me reacting with Friday being St. Patrick's Day. This being the cast, I'm assuming our director of photography, Brian Shanley, received the question to life, the universe and everything after work.

Watching:

V for Vendetta

The Baxter

Ultimate Avengers

Blind Chance

Reading:

Labyrinths: Selected Stories and Other Writings

Planetes, Book 1

Marvel Boy (Finished.)

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