This past Saturday I got to be an extra in a short film that will appear during the Albuquerque Local Shorts Film Festival. I had thought I was just going to be just a face in the crowd, walking through the background scenery. What actually happened was that I was one of about six other people that got to appear in a ton of scenes for a sort of spoken word piece. We went all around Nob Hill and the Civic Center, filming all sorts of crazy scenarios while Marianne performed her piece. Then they’ll edit it all together, music video style.

One guy was dressed in a polar bear costume. Let me tell you, if you want to get attention and adoration, suit up as a polar bear and stroll down Central. People were coming up, wanting their picture taken with Nevada the Bear. It was a blast walking around downtown beside a polar bear, acting like I did this every day.