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Written by: Misa Doi
Directed & Edited by: Cullen Wright
Produced by: Misa Doi, Mikey Garratt, Greg Hadwick, Cullen Wright
DP: Greg Hadwick
Assistant DP/Boom Op: Mikey Garratt
Featuring: Justin Baker, Jaimie Paulson, Jordan St. Jean, Paul Baumgaertner and Paul Leo Dietz.

Check out some photos from our shoot!

the awesome workout talent

paully b

jordan

jaimie

paully d

baker wasn't happy to be awake so early on a saturday

our awesome DP, greg

our kick ass director & editor, cullen

mikey mic's up jbot

breakfast friends

stretching it out

paul gets into character

setting the scene

jordan preps for yoga

paully d shows us how it's done

and action!

spritzing the sweat

wide shot to begin the story

and that's a wrap!

Road Trippin'

by Misa Doi

This past weekend we were invited up to perform at Off-Market Theater in San Francisco so a bunch of us took time off work, hoped into cars and made the trek up the 5 to Oakland/San Fran. This road trip experience was long, exhausting and not without hiccups but it was also possibly one of the best experiences that I will treasure in my memories for years to come.

We left on Friday morning just before noon. We deliberated over taking one car or two and finally decided on taking two cars - which quickly proved to be a blessing as one of our cars blew a tire 45 minutes into the drive.

 Thankfully we weren't too far from an exit that happened to have a tire place, so once AAA changed the flat, we were able to purchase a new tire, grab some lunch and hit the road for try #2. It was smooth riding until about an hour later, I decided to check Google Latitude and see whereabouts the other car was and realized that we had unknowingly continued onto the 99 instead of the 5. We had been playing a name game to pass the time and hadn't realized that the 5 sneakily veered to the left as we continued straight ahead. We ended up taking the 198 back to the 5, only to realize that it joined it at the most awful smelling part of the 5. Anyone who has ever driven the 5 north, knows what I'm taking about. The smell was powerfully pungent as it hit us full on without any warning. One minute we were celebrating our success at being back on the 5 and the next we were gasping for air, wondering what could possibly produce such an overwhelming stench. Then we had our answer. Cows. Lots and lots of cows. 

1.5 million cows

      Once we were back into clean air again, the rest of the trip was pretty much smooth sailing - except for the part where we almost got in an accident. But we didn't so all was good. We went straight to the theater and finally got to see where our SF friends had been performing on the other side of the projection screen.

     After the show (we had been invited to catch ShortLived 3.0 - a competition of one-acts that PianoFight produced) we all went back to Max's (one of the members of Tilted Frame) in Oakland and tried to figure out how to comfortably fit 7 people in a studio apartment. We ordered pizzas, watched a horribly awesome movie (Hard Ticket to Hawaii - a must see if you love to make fun of bad movies) and surprisingly found sleeping room for 
everyone.

Leaving Off-Market Theater to head back to Max's.

Jbot relaxes after an exhausting day.

Nat was too sleepy to stay awake for the sweet movie.

John's got some awesome PJs.

I was so excited that Paul brought "Hard Ticket to Hawaii."

Our kick ass host, Max, preps himself for living with 6 people in his studio apartment for the weekend.

Jordan is excited for the adventures to come.

It was a long day. We were tired and hungry.

Jbot ordering Pizza while Nat tries to stay awake. 

The next morning, after a yummy homemade pancake and mimosa breakfast provided by our awesome host, we decided to run some errands and walk around Oakland.

Paul found it hard to get out of bed the next morning.

We walked towards the Bank of America across the street from the lake. On the way there, Jbot kept her eyes open for a mailbox so she could mail a bill. As luck would have it, we came across one and this happened:

Anyone who's anyone knows that the most happenin' place to be is CVS, so of course we went there.

Jbot finds what she wants for her upcoming birthday.

Speaking of birthdays, Nat found the best birthday card.

Inside: "You were born." Complete with Star Wars theme music.

I found a book that combined two of my favorite things: Cats and an inside joke about soup.

After our awesome adventure discovering Oakland on foot, we decided to go back to Max's place and figure out where we wanted to eat.We also took more pictures, because it's what we do.

Paul likes things that look like they should be space guns.

John captures the moment of me capturing the moment.

We were all hungry and decided to grab some lunch at Cota's Ale House. Nom nom nom.

Nat, E.D. and Max wait for food to arrive.

Paul and Jordan pose for a 3D picture effect.

John's burger. Yummmm!

Jbot and I like to share food in order to get more than one option. 

     Stuffed with delicious food, we decided to fail at being tourists and go back to Max's pad to take naps. It was mentioned that his place looked like a mini version of Jonestown with all our sleeping bodies strewn about. We woke up refreshed and made our way to Off Market Theater in San Francisco for our show. The show was a lot of fun and we were excited to finally get to meet some more Tilted Frame members. We decided to take a group LA/SF picture.

John was in the bathroom, so we did what any improv troupe would do while we waited for him... we took pictures without him.

Strike a pose!

Tilted Frame and Some Assembly Required

    After the show, we walked down to Mel's and partook in some late night grub with Rob & Dan from PianoFight Productions (our lovely hosts at Off-Market Theater). 

 

     The next morning we packed up our belongings and walked to a nearby Mexican restaurant where I met up with my cousin, Lynn and her son. I hadn't seen her in years so it was great to be able to catch up and finally meet her son.

Lynn and I

E.D.

Nom nom nom...

Paul and Jordan

    And thus concluded our fun filled SF/Oakland weekend. Sadly, we said our goodbyes and thanks, jumped into our cars and headed back to LA with the promise to return again soon.