#NerdsUnite: Oh Romeo, Romeo - wherefore art thou Romeo? Oh! Right here? My b!
So I'm sitting here with writer's block balancing my Droid Charge on my foot ... no like literally ...
And all of the sudden, the friggen thing rang!!!
HAHAH scared the bejeepers outta me!!
Guess who it was??
ROMEO!!!
Remember the story of my first love? Yep, same duderino.
I'm going to be in a commercial he is filming tomorrow. hahaha, no like seriously. Here's how it all went down.
So, obviously after I posted our love story for the entire community to read, he responded. Rather sweetly actually - totally made me cry. (For the record, we didn't exactly end things well. He totally wanted to put a ring on it, and I had just had my heart destroyed by the mentalist. Totally not a good time ... at all.)
Yeah, right? Way to just melt my fucking heart. UGHHHH!!!
So, I asked if we could meet up for coffee or a drink (COMPLETELY respectful of his relationship - just as friends ... dudes, we go WAY back; I've known Romeo for 7 years) - he politely declined.
Flash forward to last Friday, he actually calls me asking if I'd be in this commercial he was shooting. At first, I was all - omg worst timing ever. My brain is about to explode with HOW MUCH is going on right now. I told him I wasn't sure if I was free next week, but would get back to him.
Now we are back to present day, and tomorrow my schedule is alarmingly clear, and I can in fact be in his commercial.
It's for a pretty big crowd - I play the lead's "dream girl" (wind in hair and all). Will be pretty campy I'm sure.
AHHH I haven't seen Romeo in almost 2 years. For REALS! Last time I saw him was around my 25th birthday, and the last time I talked to him was when he was editing a TV spot that I was in for the Fiesta Movement. TOTALLY random ... (I was part of the second installment of the Fiesta Movement where Ford gave 20 teams across 16 cities a Ford Fiesta to drive around and document adventures). What are the ODDS that he would be the editor on something I was in?!?! HAHA!! We were barely talking, and one day he just calls me yelling - YOU ARE EVERYWHERE JEN FRIEL!! I've been staring at your face ALL DAY!!!
HAHAHA the universe is so small.
So yeah, now I'm going to be in a commercial he is directing tomorrow. Totally weird, totally random, and totally only happened because I posted on him.
I'm going to be completely respectful that he's in a relationship now - that's not my scene, and in fact this week marks date number 4 with a super cute duderino I've been seeing. Seriously ... DATE NUMBER FOUR!!! That's a big deal. Usually around date 3 or 4 guys get sick of what I do, and view it as some sort of novelty. I dunno, man - this guy seems pretty rad with it all. I even mentioned him on the podcast I was doing last Friday, and he didn't get spooked - he was flattered. We'll see. He's taking me to see Coldplay on Thursday ... BAHHHHH!! So excitteedd!! Loves me some Coldplay.
So yeah, that's my deal. My first love is back, and tomorrow I am going to be in the commercial he is shooting. I'm hoping he and I can get back into that brother/ sister groove we had going on. He's very literally my oldest friend in Los Angeles, and no matter what - I want him in my life ... we just have to find that balance, and that my friends is the tricky part.
#wishmeluck
