Archive for January, 2009

It’s Friday night and I’m at work and I”m going to be here for awhile. F’ing Avid keeps crashing and I’ve been waiting for two hours for a DVD and then I get to deliver it to Santa Monica. I’ll be lucky to even see my apt by 11pm. Really? This is my life…well sort of. On top of it all today is my last day at this job which makes this a bit irritating. Though I really liked the ppl I worked with on this show. Everyone was really nice and fun to be around.

Anyways…to save myself from boredom I started watching a few episodes of Private Practice. Now decidedly so this is not a great show but lately it’s been getting better. Why you ask? Well the F’ing show keeps making me cry! I love it and it annoys me at the same time. First episode was from 3 weeks ago when they had this amazing older lesbian couple on and the one woman after years finally told her son that their neighbor was actually her partner. After freaking the son accepted his mother because he wanted her to be happy. It was amazing! To see these one a gay couple portrayed as loving and non dysfunctional on prime time television was a freshening change. And to see two people so much in love (yes I know it’s not reality) but it gives everyone a bit of hope. Plus u get to cry. AND to top it off Rachael Cantu’s song “Devils Thunder” was played in the episode. Seriously check her music out. I love her and wish I could have seen her show this week. Work prevented that too.

The second episode was from two weeks ago and in this one a retired physician is dying from pancreatic cancer and before it gets worse he asks Pete and Taye Diggs character to help him die. Of course there’s debate but that’s not what this post is about. The man was a player, and as he says really lived life and always lived for the moment. But in his dying breaths he focuses on the fact that he’s now alone. No wife, no children, no lover and all but the two doctors are all the friends he has left. Literally he’s dying alone. Just before his time comes he says, ” No one will remember me. It’s like I was never here.” Ok, I’m not a real emotional person, but I sat in my edit bay crying. Second to freaking out one morning and wondering how the fuck this became my life ala: Revolutionary Road my second greatest fear is being left entirely alone. It’s a horrible horrible feeling to think that could happen to you. Keep in mind I’m not going to run out and do something drastic and desperate to force this not to happen to me. But I am ferocousily independent and have never leaned on anyone else in my life. It’s me and me alone fighting it out here which can lead to well winding up alone.

On that depressing note….I’m going to go check on my F’ing DVD. Shit I want to go home! I’m soo freakin’ tired right now and still need to file for unemployment tonight. Woooo-hooo! I know you’re all jealous you’re not me right now. Suckers.

Thought I’d share this little story with you all…..For the past week I’ve been stuck in a tiny room w/ my bosses attempting to fake being busy with work when I’m obviously not. This is awkward, tiring, and boring. Each day a very nice girl, Erin, comes and takes our lunch orders. Most of the time I do not order due to financial issues. The past two days I have ordered. Yesterday one boss grabbed my lunch for me. No biggie. Today I get told to get my own. Ok sure. I walk into the kitchen area look around see no food. Oh there’s a bag on the floor maybe it’s in there. Um nope. All the while there’s a table of 4 guys staring at me. Not watching, staring. I know this is in part because there are like 1 girl for every 10 guys and most of the girls aren’t cute or they aren’t nice. Ok fine. I’m eye fodder for the editing nerds. Fine. Still can’t find my lunch. So I start looking in the fridges…um no, just yesterdays leftovers. By this time I know I’m fucking this up and I start getting that ohhh shit this is awkward feeling. Quickly I cover it by grabbing a Lemonade which I didn’t want. Finlay when turning around I see the food on a table apart from the kitchen. Ok great, first problem solved. Shit. Everything in numbered and our order paper isn’t htere listening my number! I stand there like a moron for a few minutes then sort of guess hmm….there’s 3 salads guess I get to open all three to find mine. finally food! Grabbing a fork and napkin I hurry my awkward ass out of there.

Ohh it’s not over yet. Salad is huge. I’m siting on an uncomfy couch and having to eat off the coffee table. Every other bite I’m dropping food on the carpet and discretely attempting to pick it up. Finally my boss notices and gives me a look like is she for real? Sadly yes. This is my awkward life. Dear God I hope I find someone who thinks this is funny and cute otherwise I am doomed. Now back to my elephant sized salad……

Just a few tidbits of facts/events which have happened to me lately….

Usually I’m a pretty good neighbor. If you’re loud and it’s the weekend I do not say a word. If it’s Saturday night and your drunk ass falls into my front door at 3 am, I just peek out to make sure you’re not dead. Basically I never, ever complain. Over the past few months my neighbor w/ whom I share a living room wall must have gone deaf. Most nights, usually pretty late ie. after 12 am. he likes to watch movies at ear piercing decibels. I’ve said something to my manager once and she told me if I “officially” complained they would have to note it in his record. Ok really it wasn’t that big of a deal. I’m awake at those hours too and though it’s annoying trying to hear my TV over his, it’s not that bad. Not last night. At 1 am. I am in my bed, trying to go to sleep and it’s like i”m watching The Dark Knight with the guy. After trying to sleep for 20 min I get up, while in my PJs, knock on his door. Not once, not twice, but three times I have to pound on it before I get a not-so-friendly gruff, “Who’s there?!” Um your neighbor. “What do you want?!” Um I can hear your movie in my bedroom could you please turn it down? “oh, ok.” Now really, your movie is sooooo loud that i have to band, loudly on your door three times! Get a bell tone man.

For work we officially no longer have an office suite. Yep, when you do a TV pilot and it goes long you lose your office. Well that leaves me to sit all day long in our editing bay with my bosses as they hash out a script and I try to look busy. Like writing this post. Honestly I wish I had more work to do but I don’t and I have no imput on this script because I’ve gone brain dead and no longer care. Yes, this is not good nor will it get me another job but for some reason I cannot muster the energy to care. I digress. Except for that I love my post house. They order you lunch, have a fully stocked kitchen, the Avid’s never crash, the girls bathroom is always clean because they are no girls here. AND today I found out that in said bathroom not only is there mouthwash, lotion, dental floss, free toothbrushes, and air freshner but there are free “female” products. Seriously who’s ever heard of that before?! Now when you’re stuck and do not have that magic quarter you do not have to go out to your male counterparts and ask for it. And you get to go, “Um no two dimes and a nickle will not work. Um why? Umm it just won’t. Don’t ask.” We’ve all been there. We’ve all had to do it but not here!!!

Another good story…..the other day I went and had the really fun bikini wax. Now again, ladies, don’t even try to tell me “it’s not that bad.” Not that bad my ass. I’ve been at this for awhile and shit still hurts. And I’m not a quick recover so those who get this done and then jump right into bed….lord am I jealous of you. My waxing woes are not the story…..while comiserating said woes to a friend she was like wasn’t this a problem when you lived in the midwest? To answer that question, no. Why not? Cause midwest boys do not care as much….she didn’t believe me. It’s not they don’t like the benefits of the wax. Oh no, it’s just that in the midwest most, not all, boys pretty abandon that area except for the main act. Oh yes, it’s all about them. Which not so much fun for the ladies! Oh and then I have to ask who in the hell thought it was a good idea to dry hump women like they were dogs? Seriously this is not a turn on, this does not turn me on, nor does it ever accomplish “the goal”. I hate it! Most women do. Just lettin’ ya know out there. Knock it off! That and jack rabbit sex. Please. 99% of women do not want their vagina pounded so much that the next day it’s bruised. Yes, that’s good time. NO, NO IT”S NOT!

Well there’s some rants for ya….

SUPPO​SEDLY​ if you’​ve seen over 90 movie​s,​ you have no life.​ Mark the ones you’​ve seen.​ There​ are 245 movie​s on this list.​ Copy this list mail,​ go to your own faceb​ook accou​nt,​ paste​ this as a note.​ Then,​ put x’s next to the movie​s you’​ve seen,​ add them up, chang​e the heade​r addin​g your numbe​r,​ and click​ post at the botto​m.​ Have fun!

if you want add comme​ntary​!​

() Rocky​ Horro​r Pictu​re Show
(x) Greas​e
(x) Pirat​es of the Carib​bean
(X) Pirat​es of the Carib​bean 2: Dead Man’​s Chest​
(X) Pirat​es of the Carib​bean 3: At World​’​s End
() Boond​ock Saint​s
(X) Fight​ Club
(X) Stars​ky and Hutch​
(x) Never​endin​g Story​
() Blazi​ng Saddl​es
(X) Airpl​ane
Total​:​ 8

(x) The Princ​ess Bride​
() Ancho​rMan
(x) Napol​eon Dynam​ite
(x) Labyr​inth
() Saw
() Saw II
(X) Saw III
() White​ Noise​
(x) White​ Olean​der
() Anger​ Manag​ement​
(x) 50 First​ Dates​
(x) The Princ​ess Diari​es
(x) The Princ​ess Diari​es 2: Royal​ Engag​ement​
Total​ so far: 16

(x) Screa​m
(X) Screa​m 2
(X) Screa​m 3
(X) Scary​ Movie​
() Scary​ Movie​ 2
() Scary​ Movie​ 3
() Scary​ Movie​ 4
(x) Ameri​can Pie
(x) Ameri​can Pie 2
(x) Ameri​can Weddi​ng
(X) Ameri​can Pie Band Camp
Total​ so far: 25

(x) Harry​ Potte​r 1
(X) Harry​ Potte​r 2
(X) Harry​ Potte​r 3
(X) Harry​ Potte​r 4
(X) Harry​ Potte​r 5
() Resid​ent Evil 1
() Resid​ent Evil 2
(x) The Weddi​ng Singe​r
(x) Littl​e Black​ Book
(X) The Villa​ge
(X) Lilo & Stitc​h
Total​ so far: 34

(x) Findi​ng Nemo
(X) Findi​ng Never​land
(X) Signs​
(x) The Grinc​h
() Texas​ Chain​saw Massa​cre
() Texas​ Chain​saw Massa​cre:​ The Begin​ning
() White​ Chick​s
(x) Butte​rfly Effec​t
(x) 13 Going​ on 30
(X) I, Robot​
() Robot​s
Total​ so far: 41

(x) Dodge​ball:​ A True Under​dog Story​
(X) Unive​rsal Soldi​er
(X) Lemon​y Snick​et:​ A Serie​s Of Unfor​tunat​e Event​s
(x) Along​ Came Polly​
(X) Deep Impac​t
(X) KingP​in
(x) Never​ Been Kisse​d
(x) Meet The Paren​ts
(x) Meet the Focke​rs
() Eight​ Crazy​ Night​s
(x) Joe Dirt
(X) KING KONG
Total​ so far: 52

(x) A Cinde​rella​ Story​
() Anoth​er Cinde​rella​ Story​
() The Termi​nal
(X) The Lizzi​e McGui​re Movie​
(X) Passp​ort to Paris​
(x) Dumb & Dumbe​r
() Dumbe​r & Dumbe​rer
() Final​ Desti​natio​n
() Final​ Desti​natio​n 2
() Final​ Desti​natio​n 3
() Hallo​ween
(X) The Ring
() The Ring 2
(X) Survi​ving X-​MAS
() Flubb​er
Total​ so far:​58

(X) Harol​d & Kumar​ Go To White​ Castl​e
(X) Pract​ical Magic​
(X) Chica​go
() Ghost​ Ship
X() From Hell
(X) Hellb​oy
(X) Secre​t Windo​w
() I Am Sam
(x) The Whole​ Nine Yards​
() The Whole​ Ten Yards​
Total​ so far: 66

(X) The Day After​ Tomor​row
(X) Child​’​s Play
() Seed of Chuck​y
() Bride​ of Chuck​y
(x) Ten Thing​s I Hate About​ You
(x) Just Marri​ed
(X) Gothi​ka
(X) Night​mare on Elm Stree​t
(x) Sixte​en Candl​es
(X) Remem​ber the Titan​s
(X) Coach​ Carte​r
() The Grudg​e
() The Grudg​e 2
(x) The Mask
() Son Of The Mask
Total​ so far: 76

(X) Bad Boys
(X) Bad Boys 2
(x) Joy Ride
() Lucky​ Numbe​r Sleve​n
(x) Ocean​’​s Eleve​n
(x) Ocean​’​s Twelv​e
(X) Ocean​’​s Thirt​een
(X) Bourn​e Ident​ity
(X) Bourn​e Supre​macy
(X) Bourn​e Ultim​atum
() Lone Star
(x) Bedaz​zled
() Preda​tor I
() Preda​tor II
() The Fog
(X) Ice Age
() Ice Age 2: The Meltd​own
() Curio​us Georg​e
Total​ so far: 87

(X) Indep​enden​ce Day
() Cujo
() A Bronx​ Tale
() Darkn​ess Falls​
() Chris​tine
(x) ET
() Child​ren of the Corn
() My Boss’​s Daugh​ter
(x) Maid in Manha​ttan
(X) War of the World​s
(X) Rush Hour
(X) Rush Hour 2
Total​ so far: 93

() Best Bet
(x) How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days
(x) She’​s All That
(X) Calen​dar Girls​
(X) Sidew​ays
(X) Mars Attac​ks
(X) Event​ Horiz​on
(x) Ever After​
(x) Wizar​d of Oz
(x) Forre​st Gump
() Big Troub​le in Littl​e China​
(X) The Termi​nator​
(X) The Termi​nator​ 2
(X) The Termi​nator​ 3
Total​ so far: 104

(X) X-​Men
(X) X2
(X) X-3
(x) Spide​r-​Man
(X) Spide​r-​Man 2
(X) Spide​r-​Man 3
() Sky High
() Jeepe​rs Creep​ers
() Jeepe​rs Creep​ers 2
(X) Catch​ Me If You Can
(x) The Littl​e Merma​id
(x) Freak​y Frida​y
() Reign​ of Fire
(x) The Skull​s
(x) Cruel​ Inten​tions​
(X) Cruel​ Inten​tions​ 2
() The Hot Chick​
(x) Shrek​
(x) Shrek​ 2
(x) Shrek​ 3
Total​ so far: 119

(x) Swimf​an
(X) Mirac​le on 34th stree​t
(X) Old Schoo​l
(x) The Noteb​ook
() K-​Pax
() Kripp​endor​f’​s Tribe​
(x) A Walk to Remem​ber
() Ice Castl​es
() Booge​yman
(x) The 40-​year-​old-​virgi​n
Total​ so far:​125

(X) Lord of the Rings​ Fello​wship​ of the Ring
(X) Lord of the Rings​ The Two Tower​s
(X) Lord of the Rings​ Retur​n Of the King
(X) India​na Jones​ and the Raide​rs of the Lost Ark
(X) India​na Jones​ and the Templ​e of Doom
(X India​na Jones​ and the Last Crusa​de
Total​ so far: 131

() Basek​etbal​l
() Hoste​l
(X) Waiti​ng for Guffm​an
() House​ of 1000 Corps​es
() Devil​s Rejec​ts
(X) Elf
() Highl​ander​
(X) Mothm​an Proph​ecies​
(X) Ameri​can Histo​ry X
() Three​
Total​ so Far: 135

() The Jacke​t
() Kung Fu Hustl​e
() Shaol​in Socce​r
() Night​ Watch​
(x) Monst​ers Inc.
(x) Titan​ic
(X) Monty​ Pytho​n and the Holy Grail​
() Shaun​ Of the Dead
() Willa​rd
Total​ so far: 138

() High Tensi​on
() Club Dread​
() Hulk
() Dawn Of the Dead
(X) Hook
(X) Chron​icle Of Narni​a The Lion the Witch​ and the Wardr​obe
(x) 28 days later​
() Orgaz​mo
() Phant​asm
(X) Water​world​
Total​ so far: 142

(X) Kill Bill vol 1
(X) Kill Bill vol 2
(X) Morta​l Komba​t
() Wolf Creek​
(X) Kingd​om of Heave​n
(X) the Hills​ Have Eyes
() I Spit on Your Grave​ aka the Day of the Woman​
() The Last House​ on the Left
() Re-​Anima​tor
() Army of Darkn​ess
Total​ so far: 147

(X) Star Wars Ep. I The Phant​om Menac​e
(X) Star Wars Ep. II Attac​k of the Clone​s
(X) Star Wars Ep. III Reven​ge of the Sith
(X) Star Wars Ep. IV A New Hope
(X) Star Wars Ep. V The Empir​e Strik​es Back
(X) Star Wars Ep. VI Retur​n of the Jedi
() Ewoks​ Carav​an Of Coura​ge
() Ewoks​ The Battl​e For Endor​
Total​ so far: 153

(X) The Matri​x
(X) The Matri​x Reloa​ded
(X) The Matri​x Revol​ution​s
() Anima​trix
(X) Evil Dead
(X) Evil Dead 2
(X) Team Ameri​ca:​ World​ Polic​e
(X) Red Drago​n
(X) Silen​ce of the Lambs​
(X) Hanni​bal
Total​ so far: 162

Now Add them up and.​.​.​.​.​.​

I’d just like t point out that I was a film major in college and am now paid to watch said well sometimes, “crap” for work. Plus some of these were good and/or great films! How many have you watched?

For the past few years I’ve only come home for the holidays for a week due to work. Each year I feel rushed and that I never am able to spend any time with my parents. This year I thought my job was ending right before the holidays so I booked almost a month at home. Then my job was extended which is great for my bank account but not so much for my trip. I left for home thinking it was going to be ok to work from home; esp. since most of my work is done via. Internet. Yesterday I found out this was not an option.

Here’s where I get annoyed. First my boss has been nonstop bugging me with requests but let it be known that though I was spending a decent amount of time fulfilling his demands I would not be paid unless in LA. Um….that sucks. Next, apparently some CDs have gone missing and my elephant brain has decided to fail me. Not good. Therefore I’m spending $400 to fly back a week early to find said CDs and perform other fun tasks. To be honest, most of the time I will probably be sitting in our cold offices twiddling my thumbs questioning my existence. Really, I might have an hour or two of work a day right now. It’s unbelievably frustrating!

BUT I need another job and soon so being “unreliable” is not an option. I have to be “available” in order to make a good impression in order to be considered for another job. Plus the difference between a week’s pay and the cost of the ticket isn’t horrible. AND I’m trying to be grateful I even have work. Many, and I mean many, of my friends are out of work and it’s not looking like that is going to change anytime soon. Um…recession! Love it! Mainly I’m just sad to have to leave my parents and not finish everything I wanted to accomplish here. I want my other week. I have a feeling I will not be able to have any type of vacation for the next 6 – 8 months which is daunting. Yes, I know normal ppl live those lives but normal ppl do not have to run around trying to find Revolutionary war experts to interview in the next 24 hrs at a battle site (that I only have GPS coordinates to locate it)and then clear said battle site with the National Park Service. Did I mention I booked that and three more impossible shoots in a day. Yes, that’s my average work day. Oh…and did I mention that in the past I have held a cargo plane at LAX so my giant poster comps could get on board so that they arrive in London by 9am the next day? I can get anything anywhere within 12 hrs as long as I have a limitless budget. Yes, these are the job skills you learn in La La Land. Too bad they do not translate into a normal job skills set.