We did a big job this week setting up balloons for a "General Hospital" carnival film sequence. The scene was shot over 4 days and meant we had to be there at 5 am everyday to set up. It was really fun to see and I'm so happy this iPhone I got can take such great pictures.

Dripping Color

Lucy
Check out her Chlorophyll Skin video involving lots of colorful dye.

Mainstreet USA in Disneyland. Went for the night's fireworks and festivities on Friday.

I love these new light-up balloons! And they constantly change colors. It's like a swarm of jellyfish floating around in the night and every once in a while one breaks off from the pack and goes in a new direction.

If I ever find a real town that looks like this, I'm moving there immediately.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Congrats Class of 2009!

Franken-Bob

Than came home on Monday from a visit to Massachusettes; I used his homecoming as an excuse to bring back this Frankenstein Sponge Bob I found buried in the character box at work. Frankenstein Sponge Bob? Who knows why but it sure is entertaining me. I was also pleased to see the coincidence of my placement of the balloon above the light by the time the sun went down.

Up Premiere

We got to do the balloons for the premiere of Up. Of course they wanted a bunch like the one attached to the house, but they soon understood the impossibility of that and ordered several small bunches. I'm excited for a movie to come out that I actually wanna see in the theater.

This is a very common sight for me on a daily basis. It's very rare to finish a balloon job and manage to not lose some, just the nature of helium. Sometimes we lose a whole bunch at one time and I never feel bad about it cause it's just so much fun to watch them float away. Especially knowing that latex balloons are biodegradable. The mylar balloons are the ones that knock the power out when they hit electrical lines and we get fined if the police happen to catch us letting some go. Whoops.

Than's parents are in town and I made some balloons to welcome them. This one was my favorite. It's also the only one managing to hold up in this heat.

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This logo is great. You know they got me with the balloons.

Being Busy

Hooray! It's Nathaniel's 24th birthday and we're celebrating at Disneyland. All this year you can get in for free on your birthday as long as you pre-register on their website.

Workroom

Valentine's Day

Not only did boss lady, Cyndy, let me leave early on Balloon Celebration's busiest day of the year but she also made me this balloon to give to Than. It's called a 'Gumball' and it is one of my favorite balloons that we make in the store. Wrapped in the bag are a dozen chocolate chip cookies from Diddy Reese.






















This morning we made a giant cupcake for another perfectly manicured lawn in Beverly Hills. Matt, the reigning sculpture king, is teaching me in the ways of balloon building and I helped blow all these up and add sprinkles and glitter to the top. I love how he even thinks to put an orange balloon inside the yellow balloon to make it look even more like a flame on the candle. Another rich birthday girl satisfied. I rode home in the back of the van.

Balloons

I just had a trial day for a position as a Balloonist at Balloon Celebrations, a nearby store in Westwood Village. Not only is their work impressive but so is their website and I'm happy to see that they're properly represented as the talented people they are. I really hope they give me a job.