psychic/ time is money/ job interview

June 12 Psychic: I was reading through my old scripts. I wrote The Fighter. Then I wrote Garret right after wards. It's only 25 pages, but if you read it, it's like The Fighter, but the names have changed. It's about the same topic MMA.

Then I read Daniel which has 25 pages. It evolved from Garret, I tried to be different. There wasn't any MMA. I wrote about the experience of me seeing the psychic Nadia back in July 2009. Daniel sees her. The script never went anywhere. Then I wrote Rain. No MMA, and no psychics.

Psychic Nadia: I thought about Psychic Nadia whom I based a character on. I only went to see her on a whim at Capital Ex. I always wanted to see a psychic so I paid $20 for her to read my two palms for 20min. There was an article of her in the Edmonton Journal talking about the 2008 election. It was displayed at her booth.

I thought that she was as reputable of a psychic I could find. She must be good if she got herself published in this newspaper. The article said she does readings at the Russian Tea Room. My friend Sonia told me she went to a psychic at the Tea Room, and she got a good reading. I then looked it up, and found Psychic Nadia's article. Check it out:

http://www2.canada.com/theprovince/news/decisioncanada/story.html?id=c16d1439-86c5-48a2-800c-adce4c1f4226

Psychic Kimberlee Dawn: That then lead me to the memory of psychic Kimberlee Dawn. The Daniel script had a character look for her missing boyfriend, which was also based on one of my experiences. My boyfriend went MIA on me back in 2007. I tried contacting him and I couldn't. His cell phone expired, and he wasn't answering his emails.

I talked to my Legal Issues teacher about it, and he told me to go to the police. I went to the police and they said I had to talk to his family to file a missing person report. I was so desperate I went and called Kimberlee Dawn. I emailed her and she emailed me back.

I then sent the email to all my friends. My friend Angela says don't go to her. My friend Sonia says I should. I think my friend Sherry said I should go to her. I did talk to Kimberlee on the phone for about 15 min. She said she charges $300 for a session. If she suspects something bad, she goes to the police and they will listen to her. That's why I called her.

However, I found my boyfriend and he was fine. I saw Kimberlee in the Edmonton Sun in 2009. It was about how psychic business has increased because of the recession. I didn't spend any money on her because she was too expensive. Though she is a nice lady from the email and phone conversation. I will say she's reputable if she's with the police and in the newspaper.

Scam: Kimberlee did say in the article that you should always give cash to a psychic. Don't give your credit card numbers. I remember talking to my friend Sarah about seeing Nadia, and Sarah says: "All psychics are scam artists."

I was at the book store and saw this book called The Street Smart Psychic's Guide to getting a Good Reading by Lisa Baretta. I read some of it, and it's good. LB says there are scam artists in every profession like pedophile priests and lawyers, so don't go dissing only psychics. Oh yeah, that's true.

Money: LB did talk about money in her book. She says there are some people who won't pay a psychic until the thing actually comes true. Some people say that psychics should share their gifts for free.

LB: But that doesn't pay the bills! When you call a lawyer, they bill you for the time they spend talking to you. You pay them to fight for you in a case, and they don't always win.

I think after a reading, people should pay the psychic. They are using their gifts, and you are paying for their time to read you. You never know when the thing actually comes true.

June 13 Bus: I have a job interview on Mon. and I don't know how to get there. The other day I asked Patrick, and he says to go on Google maps. There is also a bus icon, and if you click on that, it gives you the bus routes to get there. Yesterday I asked if he could help me take the bus, but he had to go to work. He says I should go there today, because the 106 doesn't run on Sundays. Good tip.

Tip: Another tip was from my dad. He tells me that not every job I'm going to get is in downtown. If you don't have a car, you should know the bus system really well. You should know the city more.

He says: "What if you go to the interview on Mon. Then you get hired and start on Tues.? You don't have time to learn the bus route to get there. You either do this now or you might not have time to do it later."

Time is money: Another lesson is that time is money. I could spend $20 to get to the interview by taking a cab. Then another $20 to get home. Or I could take the bus and spend 1.5 hrs to get there, and 1.5 hrs to get back. I did spend $2.09 on a bottle water so I could use a washroom at a restaurant on Whyte Ave. That's certainly cheaper than $40.

I'll add this to the other lessons like the time I was looking for my MIA boyfriend. I probably spent 10 cents to print out a page from a phone book at the library. Then I spent hours looking for him.

Same goes with the days when I was working at Call Centre #1. I was so addicted to Dr. Phil and Maury, I stay home to watch it. I start my shifts from 4pm-9pm instead of 1pm-9pm. By not working more hours, I could have been making more money.

Coincidence: I didn't have a job to go to yesterday. There wasn't any TV shows on that afternoon, so I then went out and took the bus. It was a great day outside. It was kind of weird. I think I saw Bradley from Call Centre #3 on Whyte Ave. Then I think saw one of my friend Michelle's friend at the car dealership.

Then when I was on the bus to go home, I think I saw the customer John from the Soup place walking on the street.

Russian Tea Room: I went on the internet to read comments about this place. I'm still thinking about psychics. It's the 6 month mark for me for me to get a reading. Here's a funny comment from Jeanette B.: "The combination of psychics and cheesecakes make this place unique and worth visiting." lol.

I liked reading people's comments about their psychic readings there. Someone mentioned that psychic Terri is good. Yeah I saw her way back in Jan.

The website is www.russiantearoom.ca/ I find the website unprofessional, but what are you expecting from one restaurant? It's not a big chain so it doesn't have to be good. You can also print a coupon and get a 10% off a food or drink.

June 14 Job interview: I went to the interview and I think it went well. It took me 45min to get there. It turns out I was 45min early. Fortunately it was a nice day outside so I went and picked up the 24 newspaper to read at a bus stop. It was a 5min walk to the office.

The job seems really good. $15/hr. Huge company and could work my way up. It's an effort to get there, but it's worth it. The boss seems good. He did talk about his reservations for me, like how long would I be working there? It seems that I'm trying to be a screenwriter.

I was honest and said that I've been pitching my script since Jan.2008. I had nothing produced, and it's been 2 and a half years of pitching. If I really like a job, I will stay there. I worked at the Soup place for 2 yrs until it laid me off and I worked at Call Centre #3 for 6 months until that laid me off. I told him that.

There are 4 other people up for this position.

John Kerr: The highlight of my day was when I checked my email today and the producer John Kerr emailed me back. I email him once a month, and he emails me once every 6 months. I talked about the book he recommended for me to read Story by Robert McKee, The Karate Kid remake and the EPL writer in residence Chris Craddock.

I'm mildly annoyed that he seems to only email me because it was mainly because I read the book he recommended. He emailed about that I should talk to him about what I read. If only I bought the book off the internet earlier, I'm sure he would have read my changes right away. You never know. By all means, he still wouldn't have read the changes because he was busy.