A day in her life

Have you ever wondered what a typical day in the life of Christine Lakin would be like? Well so did we! The night before I was watching my tape of Ally McBeal while my green avocado face mask dried. After washing it off, I got to bed about 12:00am. 6:00 AM - Are you nuts? 6:30 AM - The alarm goes off and a great 80's station soothes me awake with classic songs like, "Eternal Flame". I sometimes start singing along in my sleep by accident - it's so stupid! I usually push the snooze bar. 6:45 AM - Debbie Gibson finally forces me out of bed and into overalls or jeans after I brush my teeth. With minimal make-up on, (usually just mascara and cover-up on those under-eye bags!) I grab some tea, coffee, or sometimes a Diet Coke, and some fruit or a Balance bar and I'm gone! 7:10 AM - I'm in the car on the way to UCLA, taking my back-routes to avoid the horrible freeway! I keep myself entertained with either the Rick Dees morning phone scams or with one of my new CD's- the latest being Vanessa-Mae's The Violin Player (kinda a cross between classical and rock- its great). 7:50 AM - I park in one of the many structures on campus and briskly walk to my lecture hall for Psychology class. I find a seat- oooh look- is that Carrie Strug? I try to think of something to say but everything sounds retarded. Anyway, the professor is about to begin. 9:00 AM - I'm still here. We are taking lots of notes of pretty basic stuff so far- neurons, the endocrine system, etc. My professor is pretty funny. She has this wild hair and she kind of runs around the stage asking us questions. 10:00 AM - Class is finally over- whew! I practically run across campus to my next class. Wait! Is that Urkel? No, just kidding! 11:00 AM - I'm in English now going over our first papers we just got back. Thank God we have one more revision left! We start discussing the reading material we had for homework and the journal entries we wrote about it. The time sure goes by faster when we can all get in a discussion- except when the topic switches to Jerry Springer- uhhh! 12:00 PM - I am back in the car flying to work with my stomach growling loudly over "Show Me Love" cranked up on the radio. I reach into my HUGE black patent-leather bag for a stick of sugar-free gum and my water bottle- always my two necessities! 12:30 PM - I make it to work just in time for the reading of the next week's script. I get myself a piece of roasted chicken and some salad from the catered lunch before we begin. I talk to Emily Mae Young (Lilly) who sits beside me, about her new pet beetle! Can you imagine? 1:00 PM - The reading was pretty funny- my character Al and her sister Karen fight over a fireman that they meet at a safety demonstration. I throw my stuff on the green corduroy-like couch in my dressing room and check my messages. I have a callback for a guest star role tomorrow- -score! I go over the 4th script for that week for any changes. If I don't have to work right away, I try to get some homework done without distracting myself with the news, Oprah or my new Rolling Stone. 2:00 PM - Rehearsal has started with the cameras. This is where we go over the scenes to lay down marks- yes, actual pieces of tape- so the cameras know exactly where we stand during the scene. This way we are never out of focus and the cameras can plan on how to get the best angles. After we get the marks sown (mine is blue!) my stand-in comes in to actually block the scene. And you thought we did all the work! We do, however, go over the scene again afterwards, just in case they have changed anything. 3:00 PM - I am in wardrobe fitting a last-minute outfit. There is never a dull moment with people changing things all the time! In the episode we are filming, my character gets to wear this really beautiful 40's dress- its so much fun. Patti, the costumer, gets us the best clothes and then fits all of them to us perfectly. It's amazing. There is a whole list of things I want to steal out of that room! 3:30 PM - Depending on the director and if I'm in a lot of scenes that week, I could be done as early as now. Sometimes we have to pre-shoot a scene and this involves getting everyone ready with hair and make-up and wardrobe. This could mean a few more hours. 4:30 PM - I am off the gym for an aerobics class of some kind and then some weights. Sometimes when I can't get myself motivated to go to the gym I go rollerblading or biking around my home. 6:00 PM - Home! Finally! I take a quick shower and either relax for a little while or start dinner, depending on if I go out or not. When at home, I don't usually like to cook just for myself (I end up having a salad or leftovers- yuck) so I usually invite some friends. I like to make a variety of things from salmon to carrot souffle. During the week I like to keep it simple with turkey burgers, chicken breast or some sort of stew I've concocted in the crock-pot! 7:00 PM - Sometimes my friends and I go to this yogurt place that has this GREAT soft-serve. My favorite thing to get lately has been the sugar-free flavor on a cone with sprinkles or shaved almonds. Yum!! It's the best. The guy that works there totally knows my regular order now! 8:00 PM - Depending on if I can muster up the energy, I'll start my homework for class the next week, but I always make sure to tape my shows- Spin City (Michael J. Fox is so adorable), Dharma and Greg (they crack me up) and Party of Five. (Hey...is that Andrew Keegan? Just kidding!) 10:00 PM - I check my email and write to friends as I squeeze in a load of laundry and prepare for the next day. 11:00 PM - I brush and floss my teeth and wash my face. I either put on my flannel pants or my red long underwear pajamas- they even have the button-flap in the back! I usually catch up on some news. 11:30 PM - I either read or watch Leno as I snuggle under my white down comforter, my eyelids growing heavy with thoughts of dreamworld....yaaawn....zzzzzZZZZ 12:00 AM - End of another perfect day in the life of Christine Lakin.