Random notes from a day of work in Lowell, Michigan
On my drive to work this morning I noticed that the sky and large plant-like things at the sides of the road were freakishly pretty and lush.
I finished my first solo drive to work without incident, and entered the editing room. As you can see, our editing room is no different than most feature film editing suites. Editors tend to like to work in the dark. Click the photo to see it at higher resolution.
After a day of work, the editor and I had dinner at "Sneakers Sports Bar". The bar had served the previous night as a filming location, and we’d visited late to watch a bit of the shoot. I think 10% of downtown Lowell might be visible in this photo. People can still smoke in bars in Michigan, so there was a nostalgic hint of cigarette in the air. Lowell is locked in perpetual battle with Disneyland’s Main Street for the title of smallest and cutest urban center.
 Our waitress had worked at Sneakers for 20 years, yesterday she played a bartender in the film. I asked if her name was "Koko", as I was about to order "Koko’s chicken". She laughed and said no, and pointed to the menu item above my choice, which features her name. Rocky or Roxie or Rose… When I next eat there I’ll be able to pretend I’ve remembered her name simply by finding it in the menu. |  You know when your food looks like this that you’ve entered the midwest. This here is "Koko’s Chicken". It was pretty tasty. Carb joke redacted. Anyone else as tired of making carb jokes as I am? |
