I'm a Whore

Carl is looking at me with a bit of concern. "Why don't you sit down, and have some water?" We've been loading and unloading the world's smallest box truck for a couple of days now. The heat just doesn't seem to stop, and even though it's only been summer, officially, for a couple days, the humidity is debilitating.

But that part is just regular set dressing. Nothing new there. No, what's interesting (at least to me), is the project: A Q&A session, recorded on DVCAM, for Piyush "Bobby" Jindal, a candidate for governor in Louisiana.

MOM, IF YOU'RE READING THIS, STOP NOW.

A Republican candidate.

Yep, I'm doing a political ad. The rate is good. The work isn't that tough. We do a nice job. It will look nice. And it's always nice to work with Carl. But we're working on a GOP spot.

Then again, those who know me shouldn't be that surprised: I consider myself a professional. I won't do something illegal -- no snuff films or kiddie porn, thank you very much -- and if I don't like the project I probably won't discount my rate (I've turned down indies that had what I considered to be sub-par scripts), but if it's a legal gig and the rate is good, I will pitch in and do my best.

Plus, no one ever votes for someone because of the quality of his ad videos, right?
Right??