The Entertainment Capital of L.A.

I am lucky enough to be living with a Universal Studios Hollywood, The Entertainment Capital of L.A., employee this summer. She said whenever I wanted she could get me into the park for free, and last Thursday I decided to take her up on the offer. I invited two other art department interns to join me, and we spent the day riding roller coasters and exploring the studios.

We first met up with the girl I'm living with. She took great care of us! She gave us free water and four front of line passes, each one being valid for up to 5 people. Our first, and probably my favorite, ride was the new Transformers 3-D ride. The special effects where really good. If you have ever been to Universal Orlando, it was similar to the Spider Man and Hogwarts ride. They had some of my favorites from Orlando, like The Mummy and Jurassic Park. One thing that makes the Hollywood park different from its Orlando counterpart is the Back Lot Tour. We got to go around the actual Universal Studios that they use for filming. It was so cool to see all these sets and props I had seen in movies before. It was especially interesting to see how fake the New York set looked in real life, but it always looks so real in the movies. That's Hollywood for you.

After a fun day in the park, we took off for the desert for filming. We were on location for the next few days in Lancaster, CA. It was HOT. And sandy. Go figure. I think I went through about ten bottles of water an hour and a whole bottle of sunscreen, but I came away with only a bit of pink on the back of my neck.

Heather: 1 Skin cancer: 0