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How do I feel?
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Feb. 8th, 2008 @ 04:50 pm
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Am I proud of this?
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Dec. 21st, 2007 @ 01:42 pm
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Ask me after opening weekend's box office.
Seriously, the film is fun. And you can heap all sorts of blame on me for it. Bring it. |
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The Fog of Wedding
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Nov. 30th, 2007 @ 06:28 pm
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So I'm engaged, and I found myself at my parents' place in Phoenix for Thanksgiving, my fiance asleep on the air-mattress in the living room. He, my mom, and I had just come back from the mall where we happened on this interesting artisan store which was different from all the other jewelry counters we'd seen that evening. In it, there was this large teddy-bear of a German man who showed us all sorts of wonderful artisan rings. Unfortunately, both the boy and I fell in love with this one:
Weissenstein ring
We hadn't actually walked in with an idea of how much we wanted to spend. We had just been browsing for styles and metals that worked for us. When we saw $2,000, we had a tacit understanding that we needed to sit down and talk about how much we wanted to spend. And 2K was WAY above our threshold.
But I LOVED that ring. I spent all night on my parent's computer searching for rings that might be similar. I became obsessed with artsy type rings. And before I knew it, it was 1:30am and I had just experienced my first Fog of Wedding.
The second happened the other day at work when I got lost in researching eco-friendly wedding invitations. Is it cheesy to do an Evite? |
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"What About Dick?" - a new play by Eric Idle
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Nov. 12th, 2007 @ 01:04 pm
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Of interest to a few of you:
On Sunday evening, a staged reading in Hollywood of Eric Idle's new play included cast members Billy Connolly, Jim Piddock, Tracey Ullman, Emily Mortimer, Jane Leeves, Tim Curry, and Eddie Izzard.
As you can imagine it was a frightfully dull evening what with all the comic genius on stage and such. |
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TeeVee: what makes it good?
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Sep. 27th, 2007 @ 11:11 am
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Bionic Woman had all the components of a Show Grace Would Like, but I found myself bored and folding laundry. And by the end of the show, I was confused as to what the hell was going on. I am told my confusion is not necessarily the result of my distraction but possibly because the show was badly written.
And how surprised I was that, instead, I ended up riveted to Charlie Crews in the following hour of Life. This was a show which held little interest with me when I read the description.
So what makes a good show?
I've been asking myself this for a while. G and I stopped watching his Xena disks because Season 5 got unbearably bad. I'd stopped watching the show in its run a little before that either because I saw how it was progressing or because I'd moved to Texas. I'm making my way through Brisco County, Jr. and enjoying it, but also knowing that (of the Fox shows that premiered that year) X-Files was the break-out hit. The critics and execs all thought Brisco was going to be successful and that X-Files was going to die on the vine. How wrong they were.
And though I'm enjoying Brisco, it feels dated. I also went through some Remington Steele last year when the DVDs were released. And, though Pierce Brosnan retains a special place in my heart, Steele feels dated, too.
So I ask myself what makes shows like Buffy, X-Files, MASH, All in the Family still watchable? And why can't I seem to pay attention when I happen to catch an episode of Knight Rider or A-Team? |
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Cover letter submission:
"During my plethora of experience in the entertainment industry,..."
Am I wrong to be snarky? Can you have a "during" with regards to a "plethora"?
Sep. 4th, 2007 @ 03:32 pm
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| » Quitting |
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So, we hired a 23-year-old girl who looked great on paper. She was very good at tasks you give her, but not so good at putting together the whole picture. My boss was trying to be nice, but after 4 weeks, the boss's "trying to be nice" became "not talking to the girl." I knew I was going to have to fire her.
But last week she beat me to the punch and just left. No word, nothing. All the post-its on the desk still arranged haphazardly and out-of-date. I had come back from a meeting and she was gone. I'd thought, maybe, out to lunch. But then after an hour had gone by, I got suspicious and called her. "I left, and I'm not coming back," was all she said. I was too flabbergasted to really chase up a real answer.
I knew why she left anyway. It wasn't the job for her. She's afraid of the boss. She's too young. Et cetera.
I am SOOOOO envious. Right now, at this moment, I'm having fantasies of just leaving. I won't have to be responsible for anything I've started and I won't have to be responsible for seeing anything finished. What a fantasy.
Aug. 29th, 2007 @ 09:04 am
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| » I am such a sap |
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I know I put on a lot of tomboy, but I am such a softie. Sometimes I surprise myself how much a sap I am. I just watched "A Man and a Woman" last night and fell in love with it.
I bet this guy is a sap, too... if you can decipher what he's saying:
I alternate between watching that clip of the surfer making sound effects and replaying the scene where Jean-Louis leaves the rally banquet and drives all the way back to Paris from Monte Carlo because Anne sent him a telegram that says, "I love you."
Aug. 28th, 2007 @ 06:02 pm
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| » Checking the surf report |
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Since I don't really understand site feeds and such, here's the surf report for today.
Jul. 15th, 2007 @ 07:45 pm
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| » What is wrong with this world? |
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1) I spent part of the weekend and most of Monday dealing with trying to get a clip of our movie to Larry King Live.
2) There seem to be several wars going on and US media is talking about Paris Hilton.
3) I have received numerous cover letters with people referring to their work experience assisting "Executive Producer's and Producer's" over the years. Misplaced apostrophes are quickly becoming my Number One pet peeve.
4) I don't know what this sentence means: "I have had the distinct privilege and opportunity to serve in a similar manner that you are looking for to the Governor of California, Academy Award nominated actresses Virginia Madsen and Debbie Reynolds, along with former heads of state and billionaires."
Jun. 27th, 2007 @ 01:45 pm
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| » It's just surfing. |
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Today's thoughts here.
Jun. 24th, 2007 @ 04:20 pm
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| » Jeff Zucker @ NBC Universal |
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I just wrote a letter to Jeff Zucker admonishing him for NBC's purported offer of $1m for an interview with Paris Hilton. It looks like all the news orgs are backing away from this interview because of the hullabaloo, but writing the letter makes me feel better anyway.
Jun. 22nd, 2007 @ 01:00 pm
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| » Zombies - they are among us |
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Yay, Baddolly!
Saw Fido on Sunday. Thought it was a hoot (it was somewhat thought-provoking as well). Was reminded again how much I like Billy Connolly.
Jun. 19th, 2007 @ 11:09 am
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| » The results are in... |
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No, I couldn't taste the foie gras or the fallow deer served at Picasso.
1 hour at a blackjack table = $100 won. I had planned on more time at the tables, and maybe some time trying to understand craps better, but I only ended up playing for an hour. Still, though, I came out ahead and paid for my Penn and Teller tickets and lunch.
116 resumes. Kelly, you and I both overestimated. But still... 116 resumes in 28 hours. 116 resumes that I have to go through.
As of 7:50pm Pacific, there were 5 applications submitted after the very clearly stated deadline. Not bad. I thought it'd be A LOT more.
Jun. 10th, 2007 @ 07:53 pm
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| » All bets are on |
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I'm hopping in the car shortly to go to Vegas. There is some trepidation on how enjoyable a fine dining experience I'm going to have because of my current sinus condition, described here.
But in the spirit of the weekend, I am entertaining all bets on how many resumes I receive from a Craigslist post I submitted for a temporary assistant to a producer. I posted it yesterday at 5pm and the cut-off is today at 9pm. I'm setting the over-under at 175 submissions.
Since I plan on NOT checking email or getting internet access until Sunday night, we can also have a secondary bet on how many resumes I receive after the 9pm cut-off. Those people will be trashed without hesitation.
Jun. 8th, 2007 @ 10:40 am
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| » Thursday at home |
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I'm trying this thing where I work from home more. I'm also trying to get someone to be me at work for the next month so I can take time and... do what? Write? What? Figure out what I want to do when I grow up? What?
I'm easing into this month of hiatus by working from home and I'm not sure today is a particularly good indicator of what my schedule is going to be like. So far, I've gone to the bank (work related), hung around the computer to deal with work email, tried to find a temp assistant, fielded calls, ate lunch, and watched a television show from a sample DVD we got. I still have a stack of production files to organize and I'm not looking forward to it.
Also, Paris Hilton got out of jail today and I'm not sure what that does for my Paris Hilton = Christ Figure theory.
I guess I should tackle the pile of bills and tax shit that I've been avoiding at work. The reason I brought them home to work on was because I told myself that I'd have more room (physically and mentally) to bring it under control. Not sure that was so smart. Instead, I think I'm going to go check on my laundry now.
Jun. 7th, 2007 @ 03:26 pm
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| » Oh, great. I'm Mohinder. |
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Really pretty, but SUCH a bad actor...
Your Score: Mohinder Suresh You scored 41 Idealism, 41 Nonconformity, 41 Nerdiness
My father spent his life chasing after this insanity. Now I'm wasting mine trying to prove he was sane.Congratulations, you're Mohinder Suresh! You're a curious, passionate, and intelligent person. You're prone to changing your mind about the important things in life, though. You're interested in doing what you can to help people who are gifted with special abilities. Your best quality: You're a maverick intellectual Your worst quality: Your opinions can change rather quickly and suddenly
May. 24th, 2007 @ 04:41 pm
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I actually think Paris Hilton might be our modern-day Christ figure.
Don't laugh just yet, if you please, follow...
We, as good American consumers, created the Paris Hilton celebrity. Famous for being famous, we are fascinated by her in the tabloids. What is she wearing? Where did she party? Did she dance naked on a table? We created her in our consumerist image.
Now, people are crying for her blood. To the stockades with her! There is a kind of backlash to what she represents... the meaning we imbue her with. Paris Hilton is going to jail for our sins.
May. 19th, 2007 @ 02:31 pm
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| » Fleeting thoughts |
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Last Tuesday night, G took me to hear Sergio and Odair Assad perform. I'd never really listened to classical guitar before and their virtuosity made me want to hear more. They also made me think about the concepts of "art" and "work," but I forget exactly what bothers me about that duality. Fleeting thoughts.
Friday night, we went to Babe's and Ricky's Inn, the oldest blues club in L.A. It's so old, it actually got the domain name: http://www.bluesbar.com I was terribly sad to see a couple of the old cats who used to play guitar and sax with the band weren't on stage. It's been a couple years since I'd last been there. G said, "Maybe they just didn't show up tonight." I said, "No, they were really old." I fear I might have heard the last of Chester the lead guitarist.
This weekend I was back to dawn patrol surf on Friday and Saturday. Not stellar surf, but Friday I was pretty stoked to have my first good day on the new board. After it wacked out my knee about six weeks ago, I was wondering if I was ever gonna be able to control it. Saturday, I traded boards with Sensei J and he reinjured himself by throwing out his back on my board. I feel bad, but SurfSister says there's no reason for me to feel bad. She's right. Sensei J is one of the best surfers I know. It's his own fault he's getting old.
Today I surfed second shift because I wanted to surf with a couple of my girlfriends. Gray skies. Cold water. Some awesome lefts. I like the social nature of second shift because there is a comraderie amongst surfers, but I have to admit I prefer dawn patrol. First light and still streets are a calming way to wake-up in a city.
Apr. 29th, 2007 @ 05:42 pm
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