May 5

  

 

I'm not really ready to be done with the rainforest or the beaches. But here we are, Sunday already and I'm on my way back to Seattle. We hiked down to Second Beach through the ferns and greenery and came upon a beautiful little cove of beach with specacular rock outcrops and clear blue ocean and hermit crabs scuttling in a makeshift lagoon. It was almost warm enough for swimming. Maybe by August?

Look out for Prospect this summer - it's going to be a good one.

May 4

 

Truely, we live in a beautiful corner of the world. We took dinner out to the set today, and the rainforest in all it's ancient glory is just breathtaking. Thick beds of moss cover the ground and wrap around giant tree limbs, light filters in green and gold dapples through thousands of leaves, and the air is heavy and fresh at the same time, if there is such a thing.

If I were a bird, this is probably where I would live.

A scene from Prospect. It does feel other worldly, no?

 

 

May 3

Here we are, on the Olympic Peninsula, cooking for the masses and taking in the sun and the sea.

This weekend we're feeding 25 people - two vegetarians, one allergic to sprouts, another allergic to garlic, a vegan, and a lady who is kosher. And we say BRING IT.

So far we have had only one semi-catastrophe in the form of little balls of deepfried chickpeas also known as falafel also known as the devil. They are a wonderful option for those who would like to a. entirely smoke a house out, b.cause personal injury, or c.burn said house down altogether. We threw our perfectly formed little discs of perfectly seasoned mix into our perfectly simmering oil, whereupon all our perfect discs promplty dissintegrated to greese-soaked mash, onions floating sadly to the surface, as we looked morosely on.

We fixed it (flour and less oil, who knew?). There was a lot of self-congratulatary speak thereafter and everyone was fed so really, all's well that ends well. And we're making curry tonight - curry can do no wrong.

Also we went to La Push, and it is spectacular. The picture above is us standing in trunk of the most giant piece of drift wood (drift trunk? drift tree?) I have ever seen.

May 2

It's road trip time. I've been excited about this for weeks and it's finally here. Hannah and I are off to Forks (ie: The Twilight Zone) to go cook for the cast and crew of Prospect. Shep Films is going to work their magic and film a sci-fi short that's going to be nothing short of amazing, and it is such an honor to get to help out even minimally!

Josh, Clark (a champion among men for driving for a thousand hours), and I headed down the highway after work today and made it to the coast just in time for the sunset. After that it was a quick jump over to Forks, the brooding rainforest, a giant cabin, Hannie Mac, and the 40 breakfast burritoes that had to be ready for a 4 am breakfast call.