Bad Mouthing the Talent
@AltSnacks sent a question over Twitter about Twitter: Is it bad etiquette even in the twitter age for any below the line people to publicly roast Roseanne (or any talent) for basically costing them money? Would a PA get looked down upon for that? Don’t do it. It’s that simple. Don’t bad mouth anyone in […]
On the 6th Day…
Stella sent me a Twitter{{1}} DM, asking about lying on the time card. Hi, fellow PA, follow your blog, curious, have you ever written an article about changing your time card? I work as commercial PA, where over time & 6th day pay are given, but often get asked by PMs to change TC or […]
Quick Update and Twitter Feud
I was intending to post the first podcast episode today. It’s an interview with Evan Luzi, the creator of The Black and Blue website. We had a great conversation, and I think you’re really going to dig it. But you’re going to have to wait until next week to hear it. 🙂 Instead, I’ll just […]
TAPA Tweets for the week ending 2013-06-09
Working Title http://t.co/b9fWPGFfQX 07:19:06, 2013-06-03 Awwww, I remember when this was me: http://t.co/yqwBj17Dey 09:48:55, 2013-06-04 RT "If you tweet #FML, your Fun My Life wish may just be satisfied. By us. http://t.co/HQnwFFjLjF" Quick, NO ONE tell @JELLO what FML means. in reply to JELLO 09:50:16, 2013-06-04 @AdamUltraberg – @YahtzeeCroshaw called it XBone, to my endless […]
TAPA Tweets for the week ending 2013-06-01
TAPA Tweets for the week ending 2013-05-25 http://t.co/og5lsLjTVo 13:35:20, 2013-05-26 So, I Have This Weird Idea… http://t.co/UUMQygwVdq 09:01:21, 2013-05-27 RT @commonladybug: This Tuesday has Monday written all over it. 07:20:43, 2013-05-28 RT @BrieCook: The bad part about rolling straight into a shoot day after a long weekend is that I fear today's episode will kick […]
TAPA Tweets for the week ending 2013-05-25
Don't forget to listen to 89.9 @kcrw today at 2:30 to hear me ramble. 🙂 07:22:51, 2013-05-20 Job Offer I Don't Want http://t.co/ZPETBogLoK 13:03:57, 2013-05-20 RT @vashte: Oh…so *that's* what a PA does! http://t.co/XwSXtI1j4o @TheAnonymousPA 11:46:54, 2013-05-21 RT @TheFinalFangirl: 26% of new pilots center around a female lead. 6% have people of color as the […]
Self-Serving Blog Post (That Might Help You, Too)
It’s been awhile since I’ve updated you on the state of the blog, so here goes. In the last week, since I’ve started blogging again, I’ve received over 2,000 readers every day. Tuesday and Wednesday, over 2,400, which is nearly a record. So, if you’re sharing the blog with your friends, it seems to be […]
Fan Mail
Eva writes: You are awesome and I love your site.  That is all.  🙂 Thanks, Eva! You’re pretty nice, too. Even if I come across as a little cranky sometimes, I genuinely hope my blog is helpful to all the PAs out there, whether you’ve been in the business for years or are aspiring to […]
Follow Me
If you subscribe to TAPA’s RSS feed, you might be wondering why I haven’t uploaded the UTA Joblist lately. That’s because you’re not following me on Twitter or liking me on Facebook. You should do that. I have been updating the joblist as regularly as ever, but I just decided to stop wasting blog space with straight […]