Today a new sun rises for me; everything lives, everything is animated, everything seems to speak to me of my passion, everything invites me to cherish it.
- Anne de Lenclos
Sometimes I like to write nosense things in pencil, just so that I can go back and erase them later. I also do this on the computer sometimes, you know, in a blank Word document or something. I’ll do some free associating, then erase each individual letter I typed.
I like the idea of [...]
I went on a job interview in Los Angeles yesterday, for a company called Rumbalara Films. The position was bascially just office manager/personal assistant when the director is in town, but is full-time and after three months, has benefits. Entry-level job for entry-level pay (read as: barely enough to live on with roommates), but it [...]
William Goldman, author of numerous books and genius screenplays for movies such as Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, The Princess Bride, Marathon Man, and All The President’s Men, wrote this at the end of his book Which Lie Did I Tell?
“What is story? I’ll go with Kubrick’s words – he denied them, so [...]
So… yeah, more cops this morning.
This time, only two squad cars were needed. I don’t really know what they were up to, but cops definitely knocked on my immediate neighbor’s door (we heard them talking on our shared porch) and definitely went into the aparment of another neighbor.
I bet the kids walking to school or [...]
The Believer.
Ryan Gosling is SOOOO much better than the sappy crap that was The Notebook.
Seriously, watch this movie and you’ll understand what I mean.
But be prepared to be shaken a bit. This movie takes Gosling’s character into a depth that’s difficult to watch him try and swim out of.
Basically, it’s about a young man named [...]
Friday:
7am flight to Portland went well. Found my bag and my cousin and everything was fine. Even got some great coffee that wasn’t Starbucks.
While getting said coffee, my cousin was reminded by a phone call from her husband that she forgot to call in a substitute teacher for her class of 6th graders. [...]
Some songs to broaden your musical horizons and enrich your life.
Star Mile, by Joshua Radin
Hide and Seek, by Imogen Heap
You Give Me Something, by James Morrison
New Shoes, by Paolo Nutini
Whisper, by Ernie Halter
2000 Miles, by Coldplay
Together We Will Live Forever, by Clint Mansell
Five Silent Miles, by American Football
That’s all I can think of for now. What [...]
True Story:
Tonight at work (work being my second job as a house manager at Lamb’s Players Theatre in Coronado), I almost had to call the cops!
After the second act of the play has started, my usual routine involves emptying the trash, straightening up the bathrooms, scanning tickets, putting away concession stuff, and beginning the process [...]
So… within one week, both of my parents were orphaned.
Yup, that’s right. My dad’s dad died a week ago today and my mom’s dad died on Friday.
First words out of my mouth when I heard about the second death? “Good grief!”
Seriously.
Okay, okay, I know it’s been a few weeks and I know you’ve all heard who won and who said what, so I’m just gonna note a few of my thoughts about the whole event.
1. Ellen, much as I love her, was just too nice. And being too nice makes for not very [...]