Frightened Inmate Number 2

For those of you who do not get my title, it means you have in all likelihood not seen Arrested Development, and if you have not, you must. For those of you who get it, I tip my hat.

Before I dive into the meaning of the title, let me first say that Brittany and I are alright. If you've kept up with the news you know that Jaipur, about 5 hours train ride from here, had around eight bombs go off yesterday. We, providentially, skipped Jaipur and are still in Jodhpur, which has shut down in outrage over it. No one seems to be able to explain exactly why all of the shops closed, but all I can seem to get is the word "strike". It is tragic what happened in Jaipur (just poke around CNN and I'm sure you'll see it), and I am grateful that we managed to avoid it. I find it cowardly and vile that anyone thinks bombing civilians or murder will solve any problem.

In a not-so-smooth transition, yesterday was quite terrific for us. After the posting on this blog we went to a world famous omelet shop. Now, I'm sketchy to the idea of a world famous omelet, as it would see that eggs are simply eggs. But the masala cheese omelet was so incredibly substantially amazing I couldn't begin to describe it. All said, it was a symbol to the beginning of a good day.

From there we checked out some spices and textiles and then made our way to the fort. The fort may not have been so interesting without the tour, but we put on the dorky headsets and made our way through the fort. It was quite awesome to see the scars from the cannonballs and traditional Indian armor. It wasn't until we were on our way out that the adventure began. We were stopped by an older, very proper looking, Indian lady in a sari who asked us if we would like to act in a film. On our way through the fort I did see the makings of a movie set, but figured it was for some sort of documentary on the fort. As it turned out, it was a Portuguese television drama serial based on a major book called Ecuador featuring prominent actors and directors.

So, for a small amount of money (more than enough to compensate us for our extra time here) I am to play as an extra (or I have partially). The series is basically about a British man who comes to India and becomes corrupt (or something like that). My scene involves a poker game where the main character (played by their most popular actor) loses all of his money. I play one of three background gentlemen. I'd love to post pictures to Facebook when I can (maybe today). I will return for the other half of the shooting tomorrow. I've met and held conversations with Bollywood bigwigs and Portuguese films stars, and though the work is hard (very hot and uncomfortable), it is quite fun.