STBD Season Four: We're Back to Work!

Dex and Chloe on the lawn at Schenley Plaza
Saturday afternoon, the first scene was filmed for Something to Be Desired's upcoming fourth season. This means only one thing: we're at it again! To see an excerpt of the scene, click here -- NOT WORK SAFE DIALOGUE!

Kevin Koch (Dex) and Clare Fogerty (Chloe) met up at the new Schenley Plaza alongside the Cathedral of Learning in Oakland and performed a brief scene involving an issue of Cosmo and a bottle of suntan lotion. It's no Hamlet, but it's our way of easing back into the swing of a regular filming schedule.

Considering Kevin and Clare are each in a live theatre show currently running in town -- Kevin's in School for Scandal and Clare's in rehearsals for Oedipus Rex next week -- it was also good for them to some practice in before they forget who their alter egos are.

One complaint: I somehow managed to get a parking ticket. There's no mystery involved -- I just didn't pay the meter box -- but this happened to be the third time in a month that I've walked up to my car as the ticket was being issued. The first time, downtown, the meter maid took pity on me and erased the ticket since I paid the meter a quarter. The second time, on Craig Street in Oakland, the guy was not interested in my quarters and handed me the ticket instead. Today I cheerfully greeted the meter maid as she was printing my ticket, knowing arguments were futile. She was confused. She also left the ticket on my windshield, even though I was standing right there. Interesting habits, these meter readers...

I wonder if parking tickets can be written off come tax time...

Also of note: there were three actors dressed as walking statues, complete with glitter body paint, wandering VERY SLOWLY around the periphery of the lawn. Kevin thought they were fascinating and snapped several pictures. I was more dubious, especially when one started pulling the other behind him in a cart, but performance art is an acquired taste for a reason...

We'll be filming several days a week for the next three months, so stay tuned for ongoing updates!