{"id":658,"date":"2011-07-05T12:13:33","date_gmt":"2011-07-05T17:13:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/klgoing.com\/kl_blog\/?p=225"},"modified":"2014-08-10T15:04:08","modified_gmt":"2014-08-10T15:04:08","slug":"action-filming-begins-on-fat-kid-movie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/klgoing.com\/action-filming-begins-on-fat-kid-movie\/","title":{"rendered":"Action! Filming Begins on Fat Kid Movie!"},"content":{"rendered":"
Okay, let’s start by admitting that no real work is going to get done today by this particular author. There will be Facebook posts and Tweets, to be sure, but can I count this as work? It’s a stretch. But I’m letting myself off the hook for my lack of productivity because this is one of those once-in-a-lifetime occasions that needs to be savored. Today, filming begins on the movie version of my book, Fat Kid Rules the World<\/em>. How does this feel? Yup, it’s exactly what you’d expect. Completely and totally exciting.<\/p>\n A friend of mine recently asked me if my life felt surreal right now. I laughed, but the answer at the time was no. Most days, my life feels like… well, my life. Our basement has been flooding so the downstairs floor is a mess; my dryer died, so our clothes are strewn around the house; I chase my almost two year old as he’s pulled like a magnet towards all things dangerous; and I try to cram all my work into blocks of time that are way too small to accommodate even half of what I need to get done. Sound familiar? Life is life. But every now and then, we get to experience something truly awesome that shakes things up and allows us to feel part of something bigger than our daily existence. For me, thinking of the cast and crew gathered in Seattle today, filming scenes from a book I poured my heart and soul into… I feel wildly blessed.<\/p>\n The character of Troy is being played by Jacob Wysocki who has been getting a lot of great buzz for his recent role in the Independent film Terri. Jacob looks so close to the way I imagined Troy, it’s eerie. He’s super talented and it’s simply amazing to think that as I write this, he’s bringing Troy to life.<\/p>\n