August 3, 2009 (Monday)

Today I photo-doubled for Bruno Campos on Episode 1012 ("Home") for the USA Network television series Royal Pains. I also did a little background work as a mansion handyman.

 

 
August 5, 2009 (Wednesday)

This morning I had a print shoot for Meridian Health on the Jersey Shore. The photographer was John Emerson.

In the afternoon, I had a fitting for the film Eat, Pray, Love.

 

 
August 6, 2009 (Thursday)

Yesterday into early this morning I was a film premiere guest as well as a stand-in for Episode 304 ("Limitation of Life") for the television series Gossip Girl.

 

 
August 7, 2009 (Friday)

Again, yesterday into early this morning I was a film premiere guest for Episode 304 ("Limitation of Life") for the television series Gossip Girl.

 

 
August 9, 2009 (Sunday)

Today I worked on the film Morning Glory.

 

 
August 10, 2009 (Monday)

Today I played a bar patron and presumably a "Friend of Adam" on the film Morning Glory.

 

 
August 11, 2009 (Tuesday)

Today I played a party guest on the film Eat, Pray, Love.

 

 
August 12, 2009 (Wednesday)

Today I worked as a courtside trainer for the Orlando Magic in the film Just Wright.

 

 
August 13, 2009 (Thursday)

Today I played a passer-by and stood in for Scott Foley on Episode 1104 ("Hammered") of the television series Law & Order: Special Victims Unit.

 

 
August 18, 2009 (Tuesday)

This morning I had a fitting as an Oakland County police officer for future work on the film You Don't Know Jack.

 

 
August 19, 2009 (Wednesday)

Today I had an interview for the film The Adjustment Bureau.

 

 
August 21, 2009 (Friday)

Yesterday afternoon into early this morning I worked as a pedestrian and movie theater patron for a Sears commercial. If you see a commercial for "The Tunic Look," look for me in the background!

 

 

Today I worked as an Oakland County police officer for the film You Don't Know Jack. Al Pacino was there playing Jack Kevorkian.

 

 
August 22, 2009 (Saturday)

This morning I did the Percy Sutton 5K Run in Harlem. I finished in 20:03, meaning my average miles were 6:28s, a new record for me for this year.

At racetime, the temperature was 74, cloudy, and humid. Not the worst humidity I've endured, and actually less humid than I expected, but humid, as if you were running wearing a life jacket. I got out the gate within the first 11 seconds (it was a relatively small race), and I passed people for most of the race and maintained my place for the midsection of it, eventually passing people at the end.

I was very surprised to find I had run 6:28s. I thought I did well, but not THAT well! I invented a goal during the second mile of finishing under 20 minutes, and while I technically didn't make that goal, I came close, and also realized how hard I had to work to run 6:28s. In hindsight, I felt I was maybe even a bit slow, but that is probably from the humidity. Were the temperatures lower or the humidity less, I more than likely would have run even faster. The question is, Exactly how fast??

Today I had to run 20 miles for my marathon training, so I used this race as the beginning of my 20-miler. I then went to Central Park where I got in nearly 17 miles. The miles in Central Park were very, very slow, partly because of the weather but mostly because a race is a big effort and I didn't want to overtax my body on this already-overtaxing day. It counted more to me to do the miles than to do the miles in a fast time, considering the poor weather conditions. But I'm happy to say I got them done. Writing this later in the afternoon, the upper calf pain I was experiencing post-run is gone, and my heels feel a bit bruised from the pounding with a lighter shoe. But I have some energy and definitely some positivity. That's a good thing!

Percy Sutton 5K Run
3.1-mile Race
Finished: 20:03
Pace: 6:28

 

 
August 26, 2009 (Wednesday)

Today I worked on the set of Ugly Betty as a featured security guard ... but was not used! :)

 

 
August 27, 2009 (Thursday)

Today I worked as a double for a driver in Episode 104 ("Book of Hours") of the new television show White Collar.

 

 
August 28, 2009 (Friday)

Today I worked on the television show The Beautiful Life but I was not used!

 

 
August 30, 2009 (Sunday)

A work in progress, I just set up a profile at NYCastings.com.

You can access my profile via this nifty, short address:

http://www.nycastings.com/benhauck

 

 
August 31, 2009 (Monday)

Today I played passers-by, a Crime Scene Unit tech, as well as an investigator, on Episode 20003 ("Just a Girl in the World") of Season 20 of Law & Order.