Jul.8 Music videos: I heard this song by Jennifer Hudson's called "No One Gonna Love You." It's a fast song and I like it. The new music video has her arguing with her boyfriend and he doesn't show up at the restaurant. She goes home and he's there with balloons and he tries to put his arm around her. She resists, and he then puts a ring on her left hand as a way to propose to her. I laughed.
Then I thought: "Wait a second. This has been done before in other music videos where a girl isn't getting along with the guy and he surprises her at the end."
Here's Jennifer Hudson's "No One Gonna Love You":
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dqkt7WIf144
Amerie feat. Fabolous video "More than Love." Amerie is arguing with Fabolous and then at the end, he surprises with a new car. Here's her video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7VT6DzbeprA
Keshia Chante's video "Unpredictable." Her boyfriend is acting cold towards her and then he surprises her with a birthday party. Here's her video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ajMM1EPAjY
Original: This is from the LinkedIn writing group Two Bits. The person Les wrote this:
"You're writing a plot that's been done before? So what? There are, according to another book, only 36 plots that ever existed---and when you boil them down, there are really only six or seven.
My twenty-sixth book will be published in November, and I doubt any of my plots are completely original. What IS original is the way I write it. What's original about your work is the way YOU do it."
I feel like this guy gave me permission to like be more easygoing. It's kind of like the above with music videos. It depends on how the guy surprises his girlfriend. He surprises her, but how he does it is unique and original.
Rookie Blue: I was watching the episode called "Might Have Been", and it reminded me a bit of my The Vertex Fighter script. This club has a lot of drug complaints. It was run by the club owner Patrick Murphy who was an ex-cop and gets along with the other officers. He was the same actor who played a British actor on the Toronto shot show The Best Years and an ep of Flashpoint.
The undercover cops are Andy and Gail who are waitresses at the club. They wear sexy black dresses. I can relate to the servers working since I work at a restaurant. It turns out the Woman Bartender did it as Andy overhears her talking to her Boyfriend about a drug shipment.
Later the Boyfriend shows up, and he starts arguing with the Woman Bartender and Andy. B points gun at Andy. Gun shots are fired and you think Andy got shot- again. She got shot last episode, but was wearing a bullet proof vest. I and the characters jumped at the gun shots. It turns out Patrick Murphy shot the Boyfriend who was waving the gun around. Good psych. The case is solved when it turns out Patrick was an ex-cop, so he has drug connections. He shot the Boyfriend who was the only guy who could tell the cops that Patrick is the one who was responsible for the whole drug trade.
There are other subplots like the rookie Traci who gets closer to Det. Barber as they're in surveillance outside the club. The rookie Doug deals with a domestic violence case and warned the girlfriend about her boyfriend's violent past.
On a side note, they mentioned Montreal so the show isn't really just set in some generic city.
Antitrust: I was thinking about computer movies, and then Antitrust popped into my head. It stars Ryan Phillipe who is a computer programmer. He gets a job at a corporation, and the boss does ruthless things to keep his business on top. It came out in 2001.
I rented this movie back in 2002 and watched it with Leslie. I thought the movie was average. There was some good suspense on who to trust and how to protect yourself from the bad guy. I remember this part in it:
Good guy: Type in the first number.
Bad guy does the same.
Good guy: They got it. Let's type in the second number.
Leslie: Type in the last number.
Bad guy types the second number.
Good guy: They got it. Let's type in the last number.
Well looks like Leslie's smart and predicted that one. lol.
Scary movies: I was watching Criminal Minds ep "The Stranger." The characters have watched a scary movie.
Dr. Reid: Do you know why horror movies are so successful? Because they prey on our instinctual need to survive. The best part in a horror movie is you never know when the end is going to come.
I thought: "That's like life, you don't know when the end is going to come." Then I thought about the horror movie Darkness. I didn't really predict the ending, but the whole movie was scary.
The Bourne Ultimatum: I saw this movie again last week. I forgot I watched it, but then I remembered it as I was watching it. I borrowed it from the library back in 2008. I had to type into my blog to see if I wrote about it and I did. Now that I saw it the second time, I have some new notes about it.
There is good exposition in the beginning as the CIA and characters talk about what happened in the last two films like it was a review. (Spoiler alert, skip this next line and go to the next paragraph.) Bourne tells his girlfriend's brother that his girlfriend is dead.
Bourne could have shot someone, but didn't because he was unarmed. Though the bad guy was chasing after him, the bad guy was badly injured and can't move. B didn't shoot him to show that he's a sympathetic character.
Strike: I was watching The Simpsons episode where the teachers go on strike.
Lisa: When employees go on strike, they incite change and can be more happier and productive at work.
Me: That's right.
Homer: If you don't like your job, you don't go on strike. You keep going in everyday, and do it really half- ass. That's the American way.
Me: That's right.
They both have a point, it really depends on what kind of person you are to do what action. If your job is really bad, and you have been pushed to the limit, then go on strike. If it's a mediocre job, then do it half- ass.
There was a clip where the bully Jimbo Jones is watching a soap opera with his mom during the strike. I forgot about that scene, and I don't remember ever seeing his mom on the show before.
Flashback: I remember the teacher's strike back in 2002. I watched Jerry Springer, and then I got really angry, and managed to quit. That's weird because it was really hard for me to quit Dr. Phil and Maury. Probably because Springer seems so fake, the guests seems like actors. I know with Dr. Phil and Maury, they're real people.
Jul. 10 Job news: I was talking to my dad about an article in the newspaper about a woman who was running out of job benefits. She used to be an administrative assistant who made $70,000 a yr and she's 56. She passed out over 1000 resumes. My dad said it's hard for her because she's old and won't be hired because she will most likely retire after a few years of working there. The companies don't want to hire her if she will leave later.
I don't know about her, but she will most likely not be able to find a job that pays as much as she used to be. She may have to settle for a job that's like $35,000 a yr. Right now, she should take any job she can get.
In the US the unemployment is really high, as for Canada it's improving and faring well.
Sunday, July 10, 2011
Thursday, July 7, 2011
voice/ rant/ blog
Jul. 4 Voice: I had this bad cough for a few days and it made my voice sound very raspy and hoarse. In 2009, I had a cold and my sister said my voice: "You sound like death." This time, she says: "You only like talking like this because you sound like that teenager on The Simpsons."
You know the awkward teenager with acne and that hoarse voice? He shows up working at Krusty Burger, the movie theatre, and that army base episode where Sideshow Bob was going to blow up the whole town. Yeah, that guy. Now my voice is back tomorrow.
Funny sport videos: This was like last year, but Jay Leno showed these funny videos. One of dancers from the winning group Kwest Crew from America's Best Dance Crew was on. He showed this video clip of him doing a head spinning break dance move at a bowling alley. He then rolled the bowling ball and made a strike. Camera pan to the Kwest Crew and they're cheering and laughing.
Another video clip was this Mexican guy who slam dunked the basketball right through the hoop, and his leg also got stuck in the basketball hoop. He was hanging onto the basketball hoop as people ran up to him and pulled out their cell phones and took pictures of this funny moment. A guy came running with a ladder though to help him down.
Cut to a black baseball player in the baseball field. He is running to catch the ball, and runs right through the stadium wall. I didn't expect that. lol.
30 Rock: There was an episode where they made fun of reality shows. That totally reminds me of how back in 2001 I did write something like that. I was doing a parody of The Real World and Making the Band. They had the characters talking to a camera, and the subtitle of who it is. I did that in my script.
When the characters are whispering, there were subtitles underneath it, just like a real reality show. That was good, I didn't do that in my script because I didn't think of that.
Dark jokes: The episode was called "Queen of Jordan" , about Tracy Jordan's wife. They made a dark joke where Jenna created a website called Jenna-side.com. Say it out loud: genocide. That was creative, but dark.
They made another dark joke where Susan Sarandon plays a teacher named Angie. She had a relationship with one of her jr. high students. Her subtitle when talking to the camera was: "Educator/ sex offender."
Bad teachers: I'll add Susan Sarandon teacher role from 30 Rock to my "Bad teachers are funny" file. I also want to add Jack Black's character from School of Rock. He was a bad teacher, but then becomes a good teacher later on. Initially he was bad, like in this scene.
Girl: Are we going to learn anything?
JB: Do whatever you want.
Girl: I want to be taught by my teacher.
JB: Besides that.
News: I got this on Yahoo News about excessive spending by the rich. I did learn something from this line:
"Real incomes have been 'pretty much flat for most people for 30 years but the level of consumption keeps rising,' says Naylor, author of Crass Struggle: Greed, Glitz and Gluttony in a Wanna-Have World."
http://ca.finance.yahoo.com/news/McGill-University-professor-capress-2746148707.html?x=0&mod=pf-sp14b
Rant: After I read the article, this guy BEJAN has this rant about what's wrong with our world. It's actually a pretty smart rant that makes you think about our values. At least that's what I thought.
BEJAN: "The Capitalism system is just a big bullsh*t !! They sell to the hungry people a big illusion, making them to dream that they can become rich one day,like the few others,maybe 0,0001% of the total population of the world..Like 'The American Dream' , they sell u tickets to the 100 million jackpot draw Lottery,which is the biggest Government scam of the millennium, they bury u in debt with credit cards, mortgages, leasing, which u will never be able to cover,they show u 24hours/day at the TV the glamorous Hollywood's rich idiots and drug addicted and degenerated 'stars' life to frustrate u more and more and to put u to buy 2000$ purse ,
1 million wood and paper worthless house,or 100000$ watch ,like the @#$% Brad Pitt or drug addicted Ange Jolie, they give u just cheap junk 'KFC, Tim Hortons,Mac' junk cancer food and circus like 'UFC fights,baseball,soccer' and at the end of the day,u are just a tired and sick 'robot' and broke slave of the system, without a family or real friends, with no personal life,sad and fat !!!! This is the FAKE Capitalism New World Order !!!"
Jul. 5 Blog: On my The Vertex Fighter blog, I decided to add a description at the top of it so people would know what the purpose of the website is about:
"I'm Tracy Au and I have graduated from the Professional Writing program from university. This blog is used to promote this TV movie The Vertex Fighter. If the ratings are good, it could be turned into a back door pilot. It's used to attract producers, directors, investors, cast, and crew who want to be part of this project. I am an aspiring screenwriter, so it’s also used to attract the same people who will hire me to write for your TV show or movie."
On my www.badcb.blogspot.com, the top is this:
"I’m Tracy Au and I have graduated from the Professional Writing program from university. I am an aspiring screenwriter, so this blog is used to promote my writing and attract people who will hire me to write for your TV show or movie. I write a lot about writing, TV, movies, jokes, and my daily life and opinions. I have another blog promoting my TV project atwww.thevertexfighter.blogspot.com ."
The whole point of both these blogs is to promote myself, my writing, and my script.
Jul. 6: I emailed the producer John Kerr and Writer in Residence Marty Chan about my The Vertex Fighter blog. I then emailed MC The Vertex Fighter Part 3 and Part 4, because he hasn't read it. JK emailed me back saying he liked the blog.
Actors: I read in the newspaper that Larisa Oleynik was going to be on Hawaii 5.0. She played Alex on The Secret World of Alex Mack. I loved that show. She was also the little sister Bianca in the movie 10 Things I Hate about You. She looked really different on Hawaii. She had a really short haircut, and she wore glasses. Her voice is still the same.
Did you know Jessica Alba was on Alex Mack in the first season? She was the mean girl Jessica and her voice is the same.
Jul. 7 Internet: It was kind of crazy today. I turned on the computer at 1:15pm, and the internet wasn't working so I was like: "I'll go wash my hair and come back later." I turn the computer on at 2:30pm and it still wasn't working so I called the internet service. I was put on hold for 30min and waited while reading the newspaper.
I hear the instrumental version of Toni Braxton's "Unbreak my Heart." That's a good song. I also remember a scene from In Plain Sight where Brandy was put on hold and then she said: "Thanks, can you put me back on hold so I can listen to the rest of the song?"
The tech support guy helped me with plugging and unplugging the wires. Then I thought: "I should have tried that before I called. I forgot." I connected the wires to different places. I was doing something productive by reading the newspaper though instead of figuring out the wires earlier. Then he said the computer has a problem, and not the service. Then we hung up.
But then I reconnected it back to the right places, and the internet works. So everything's cool.
You know the awkward teenager with acne and that hoarse voice? He shows up working at Krusty Burger, the movie theatre, and that army base episode where Sideshow Bob was going to blow up the whole town. Yeah, that guy. Now my voice is back tomorrow.
Funny sport videos: This was like last year, but Jay Leno showed these funny videos. One of dancers from the winning group Kwest Crew from America's Best Dance Crew was on. He showed this video clip of him doing a head spinning break dance move at a bowling alley. He then rolled the bowling ball and made a strike. Camera pan to the Kwest Crew and they're cheering and laughing.
Another video clip was this Mexican guy who slam dunked the basketball right through the hoop, and his leg also got stuck in the basketball hoop. He was hanging onto the basketball hoop as people ran up to him and pulled out their cell phones and took pictures of this funny moment. A guy came running with a ladder though to help him down.
Cut to a black baseball player in the baseball field. He is running to catch the ball, and runs right through the stadium wall. I didn't expect that. lol.
30 Rock: There was an episode where they made fun of reality shows. That totally reminds me of how back in 2001 I did write something like that. I was doing a parody of The Real World and Making the Band. They had the characters talking to a camera, and the subtitle of who it is. I did that in my script.
When the characters are whispering, there were subtitles underneath it, just like a real reality show. That was good, I didn't do that in my script because I didn't think of that.
Dark jokes: The episode was called "Queen of Jordan" , about Tracy Jordan's wife. They made a dark joke where Jenna created a website called Jenna-side.com. Say it out loud: genocide. That was creative, but dark.
They made another dark joke where Susan Sarandon plays a teacher named Angie. She had a relationship with one of her jr. high students. Her subtitle when talking to the camera was: "Educator/ sex offender."
Bad teachers: I'll add Susan Sarandon teacher role from 30 Rock to my "Bad teachers are funny" file. I also want to add Jack Black's character from School of Rock. He was a bad teacher, but then becomes a good teacher later on. Initially he was bad, like in this scene.
Girl: Are we going to learn anything?
JB: Do whatever you want.
Girl: I want to be taught by my teacher.
JB: Besides that.
News: I got this on Yahoo News about excessive spending by the rich. I did learn something from this line:
"Real incomes have been 'pretty much flat for most people for 30 years but the level of consumption keeps rising,' says Naylor, author of Crass Struggle: Greed, Glitz and Gluttony in a Wanna-Have World."
http://ca.finance.yahoo.com/news/McGill-University-professor-capress-2746148707.html?x=0&mod=pf-sp14b
Rant: After I read the article, this guy BEJAN has this rant about what's wrong with our world. It's actually a pretty smart rant that makes you think about our values. At least that's what I thought.
BEJAN: "The Capitalism system is just a big bullsh*t !! They sell to the hungry people a big illusion, making them to dream that they can become rich one day,like the few others,maybe 0,0001% of the total population of the world..Like 'The American Dream' , they sell u tickets to the 100 million jackpot draw Lottery,which is the biggest Government scam of the millennium, they bury u in debt with credit cards, mortgages, leasing, which u will never be able to cover,they show u 24hours/day at the TV the glamorous Hollywood's rich idiots and drug addicted and degenerated 'stars' life to frustrate u more and more and to put u to buy 2000$ purse ,
1 million wood and paper worthless house,or 100000$ watch ,like the @#$% Brad Pitt or drug addicted Ange Jolie, they give u just cheap junk 'KFC, Tim Hortons,Mac' junk cancer food and circus like 'UFC fights,baseball,soccer' and at the end of the day,u are just a tired and sick 'robot' and broke slave of the system, without a family or real friends, with no personal life,sad and fat !!!! This is the FAKE Capitalism New World Order !!!"
Jul. 5 Blog: On my The Vertex Fighter blog, I decided to add a description at the top of it so people would know what the purpose of the website is about:
"I'm Tracy Au and I have graduated from the Professional Writing program from university. This blog is used to promote this TV movie The Vertex Fighter. If the ratings are good, it could be turned into a back door pilot. It's used to attract producers, directors, investors, cast, and crew who want to be part of this project. I am an aspiring screenwriter, so it’s also used to attract the same people who will hire me to write for your TV show or movie."
On my www.badcb.blogspot.com, the top is this:
"I’m Tracy Au and I have graduated from the Professional Writing program from university. I am an aspiring screenwriter, so this blog is used to promote my writing and attract people who will hire me to write for your TV show or movie. I write a lot about writing, TV, movies, jokes, and my daily life and opinions. I have another blog promoting my TV project at
The whole point of both these blogs is to promote myself, my writing, and my script.
Jul. 6: I emailed the producer John Kerr and Writer in Residence Marty Chan about my The Vertex Fighter blog. I then emailed MC The Vertex Fighter Part 3 and Part 4, because he hasn't read it. JK emailed me back saying he liked the blog.
Actors: I read in the newspaper that Larisa Oleynik was going to be on Hawaii 5.0. She played Alex on The Secret World of Alex Mack. I loved that show. She was also the little sister Bianca in the movie 10 Things I Hate about You. She looked really different on Hawaii. She had a really short haircut, and she wore glasses. Her voice is still the same.
Did you know Jessica Alba was on Alex Mack in the first season? She was the mean girl Jessica and her voice is the same.
Jul. 7 Internet: It was kind of crazy today. I turned on the computer at 1:15pm, and the internet wasn't working so I was like: "I'll go wash my hair and come back later." I turn the computer on at 2:30pm and it still wasn't working so I called the internet service. I was put on hold for 30min and waited while reading the newspaper.
I hear the instrumental version of Toni Braxton's "Unbreak my Heart." That's a good song. I also remember a scene from In Plain Sight where Brandy was put on hold and then she said: "Thanks, can you put me back on hold so I can listen to the rest of the song?"
The tech support guy helped me with plugging and unplugging the wires. Then I thought: "I should have tried that before I called. I forgot." I connected the wires to different places. I was doing something productive by reading the newspaper though instead of figuring out the wires earlier. Then he said the computer has a problem, and not the service. Then we hung up.
But then I reconnected it back to the right places, and the internet works. So everything's cool.
Tuesday, July 5, 2011
writing/ Flashpoint/ inspiration
Jul. 1 Writing: I have joined this writing group on LinkedIn called "Two Bits" about writers giving other writers advice. One person said: "I have a friend who read the The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck and thought JS had written everything that was needed to be said, and there's nothing else to write about."
I can never stop writing like my blog. There will always be something in the news that I want to discuss, or a funny joke I saw on TV and have to tell someone about it.
Jul. 2 Flashpoint: I have writer's block, so I must go back. Let's think about that Flashpoint episode I saw back in Jan. 2011. The ep was called "No Promises." After I saw it, it made me spend 4 hrs on Rain.
In it, 2 young men got arrested and one had been shot in the arm. The man who's been shot in the arm, he works for his uncle who's a mob boss. The Cop who arrested the two men, then gets into a car accident, on purpose. The cop and the two men then get another car. The Cop is one of the SRU's member Spike's training officer. At the beginning, Cop taught Spike to "Never make promises."
You think Cop was dirty because he's helping these criminals. He isn't. He works for Mob Boss to pay for wife's treatment, but she died. He gets money to put daughter into rehab. The audience may think: "Yeah, well that's still not enough to make him a sympathetic character to be a dirty cop." If that isn't enough, then there's another twist.
The Mob Boss has taken a Cop's daughter in exchange for his nephew. So now Cop has to help these two criminals. SRU team figures out Cop's motive, and then they help him. However, Cop gets shot and as he's laying there bleeding out, he is talking to Spike.
Cop: Take care of my daughter Leslie. Promise.
Spike: I promise.
That episode was so good.
Inspiration: I was looking for writing inspiration by reading that LinkedIn writing forum. Here's a person Les who said this to "So what do you do when everything else you read deflates your confidence in yourself?":
Les: Jack, why would you let ANYONE---to say nothing of someone's book---deflate your self-confidence? Van Gogh made only fifty bucks for a painting during his entire life; don't let his suicide because of it slow you down. "The Silence of the Lambs" was rejected by more than twenty NYC publishers before it became one of the all-time great suspense novels and films. You're writing a plot that's been done before? So what? There are, according to another book, only 36 plots that ever existed---and when you boil them down, there are really only six or seven.
My twenty-sixth book will be published in November, and I doubt any of my plots are completely original. What IS original is the way I write it. What's original about your work is the way YOU do it. You're not going to be a Scott FItzgerald, a John Steinbeck, a Charles DIckens, a Leo Tolstoy---so forget about it. You're not going to be a ME, either, nor a Janice Richards nor a Debbi Weitzell (whose answer to you is absolutely terrific). You might be better than every writer who ever lived, or you might not, but that's not what's important. Be YOU---that's what you do better than anyone. And be the very BEST Jack Mulcahy you know how to be!"
Jul. 3 Post Secret: I was reading this email on postsecret.com. It was about a girl who met a guy through it. Here it is:
"When my plane finally landed in Philadelphia I was giddy to get off and was ready to see my guy. I walk out of the concourse and see him waiting for me, holding a sign with my name on it, just as I had done for him a few years previous... except Dominic then flipped the sign over, and written on the other side was 'Will you Marry Me?'.
We've set our wedding for October 2012. I had no idea when I joined PostSecret Community that I would find the man that I was going to marry. We both credit the honesty, vulnerability, and trust we had for each other upon meeting to PostSecret."
Blog: Earlier I had mentioned that I have 140 comments on my blog and 50 of it's spam. I really looked over the comments, and it's more like 100 of it is spam.
Today I thought my Vertex Fighter blog was too visually dark, because the background is completely black. I was then looking at background pictures, and it does make me be more creative. By exposing myself to new images, it makes me think outside of the box.
Well it did get new ideas running through my head. I like this background of doodles on a paper, but it looks like that would fit a teenage girl's blog, than my action movie. I like this background of rubber ducks, baby carriages, and baby bottles, but that looks like a stay-at-home mom's blog.
This picture of tomatoes looks good, but it could be used for a foodie or farmer's blog. These lights look like it would fit for some city person's blog and who reviews restaurants and clubs. This wedding cake would be perfect for a wedding blog.
I looked at all of the backgrounds and finally settled on one that is on a film set. It has lights and wires. It kind of inspires me. I may change it later, but I like it.
Jul. 4: My friend Michelle has her background with cute pandas and bamboo. It's very cute and it fits her style.
Shopping tip: Way back in 2000, my sister said that if I buy headphones, and the salesperson ask: "Do you want to buy the warranty?" Like if your headphones break within 2 yrs, you will get two free replacements. She says don't, because if they don't break then they have pocketed your warranty money.
However, in my case, you should buy the warranty if you use your headphones nearly everyday. It's bound to wear and tear. Even if you take care of it, it can break with daily use. That's what I did today, exchange my headphones for a free pair. Remember to keep the receipt.
Manners: My sister says I need to work on my phone manners, and my friends Angela and Leslie have said that too. However, I am aware of it. One time I was watching The Mentalist, and this man calls my house and asks to speak to my grandma.
Me: She's here, but she doesn't speak English.
Man: Yeah, well I'm calling on behalf of the Conservative govt.-
Me: You want money?
Man is taken aback.
Man: Yes.
Me: Well I can't really donate any money to you right now. Okay, bye.
Yeah, I know was being abrupt there. If it was a charity like the Alberta Cancer Research foundation called for money, I would have listened to their spiel, and then say I can't donate money. It's the Conservative govt. asking for money for their campaign. That's not a very important cause and the TV was on. I might as well cut to the chase.
Job link: I think I got this through Job Boom.com. It's called "Six Free Ways to learn Job Skills" like use Youtube and your library card to learn new things.
http://lifewise.canoe.ca/Investopedia/2011/05/11/18133726.html
I can never stop writing like my blog. There will always be something in the news that I want to discuss, or a funny joke I saw on TV and have to tell someone about it.
Jul. 2 Flashpoint: I have writer's block, so I must go back. Let's think about that Flashpoint episode I saw back in Jan. 2011. The ep was called "No Promises." After I saw it, it made me spend 4 hrs on Rain.
In it, 2 young men got arrested and one had been shot in the arm. The man who's been shot in the arm, he works for his uncle who's a mob boss. The Cop who arrested the two men, then gets into a car accident, on purpose. The cop and the two men then get another car. The Cop is one of the SRU's member Spike's training officer. At the beginning, Cop taught Spike to "Never make promises."
You think Cop was dirty because he's helping these criminals. He isn't. He works for Mob Boss to pay for wife's treatment, but she died. He gets money to put daughter into rehab. The audience may think: "Yeah, well that's still not enough to make him a sympathetic character to be a dirty cop." If that isn't enough, then there's another twist.
The Mob Boss has taken a Cop's daughter in exchange for his nephew. So now Cop has to help these two criminals. SRU team figures out Cop's motive, and then they help him. However, Cop gets shot and as he's laying there bleeding out, he is talking to Spike.
Cop: Take care of my daughter Leslie. Promise.
Spike: I promise.
That episode was so good.
Inspiration: I was looking for writing inspiration by reading that LinkedIn writing forum. Here's a person Les who said this to "So what do you do when everything else you read deflates your confidence in yourself?":
Les: Jack, why would you let ANYONE---to say nothing of someone's book---deflate your self-confidence? Van Gogh made only fifty bucks for a painting during his entire life; don't let his suicide because of it slow you down. "The Silence of the Lambs" was rejected by more than twenty NYC publishers before it became one of the all-time great suspense novels and films. You're writing a plot that's been done before? So what? There are, according to another book, only 36 plots that ever existed---and when you boil them down, there are really only six or seven.
My twenty-sixth book will be published in November, and I doubt any of my plots are completely original. What IS original is the way I write it. What's original about your work is the way YOU do it. You're not going to be a Scott FItzgerald, a John Steinbeck, a Charles DIckens, a Leo Tolstoy---so forget about it. You're not going to be a ME, either, nor a Janice Richards nor a Debbi Weitzell (whose answer to you is absolutely terrific). You might be better than every writer who ever lived, or you might not, but that's not what's important. Be YOU---that's what you do better than anyone. And be the very BEST Jack Mulcahy you know how to be!"
Jul. 3 Post Secret: I was reading this email on postsecret.com. It was about a girl who met a guy through it. Here it is:
"When my plane finally landed in Philadelphia I was giddy to get off and was ready to see my guy. I walk out of the concourse and see him waiting for me, holding a sign with my name on it, just as I had done for him a few years previous... except Dominic then flipped the sign over, and written on the other side was 'Will you Marry Me?'.
We've set our wedding for October 2012. I had no idea when I joined PostSecret Community that I would find the man that I was going to marry. We both credit the honesty, vulnerability, and trust we had for each other upon meeting to PostSecret."
Blog: Earlier I had mentioned that I have 140 comments on my blog and 50 of it's spam. I really looked over the comments, and it's more like 100 of it is spam.
Today I thought my Vertex Fighter blog was too visually dark, because the background is completely black. I was then looking at background pictures, and it does make me be more creative. By exposing myself to new images, it makes me think outside of the box.
Well it did get new ideas running through my head. I like this background of doodles on a paper, but it looks like that would fit a teenage girl's blog, than my action movie. I like this background of rubber ducks, baby carriages, and baby bottles, but that looks like a stay-at-home mom's blog.
This picture of tomatoes looks good, but it could be used for a foodie or farmer's blog. These lights look like it would fit for some city person's blog and who reviews restaurants and clubs. This wedding cake would be perfect for a wedding blog.
I looked at all of the backgrounds and finally settled on one that is on a film set. It has lights and wires. It kind of inspires me. I may change it later, but I like it.
Jul. 4: My friend Michelle has her background with cute pandas and bamboo. It's very cute and it fits her style.
Shopping tip: Way back in 2000, my sister said that if I buy headphones, and the salesperson ask: "Do you want to buy the warranty?" Like if your headphones break within 2 yrs, you will get two free replacements. She says don't, because if they don't break then they have pocketed your warranty money.
However, in my case, you should buy the warranty if you use your headphones nearly everyday. It's bound to wear and tear. Even if you take care of it, it can break with daily use. That's what I did today, exchange my headphones for a free pair. Remember to keep the receipt.
Manners: My sister says I need to work on my phone manners, and my friends Angela and Leslie have said that too. However, I am aware of it. One time I was watching The Mentalist, and this man calls my house and asks to speak to my grandma.
Me: She's here, but she doesn't speak English.
Man: Yeah, well I'm calling on behalf of the Conservative govt.-
Me: You want money?
Man is taken aback.
Man: Yes.
Me: Well I can't really donate any money to you right now. Okay, bye.
Yeah, I know was being abrupt there. If it was a charity like the Alberta Cancer Research foundation called for money, I would have listened to their spiel, and then say I can't donate money. It's the Conservative govt. asking for money for their campaign. That's not a very important cause and the TV was on. I might as well cut to the chase.
Job link: I think I got this through Job Boom.com. It's called "Six Free Ways to learn Job Skills" like use Youtube and your library card to learn new things.
http://lifewise.canoe.ca/Investopedia/2011/05/11/18133726.html
Sunday, July 3, 2011
fun/ friends/ chain reaction
June 29 Fun: Today I went to a job interview today and it was okay. I was told there were 30 applicants.
The fun part was that afterwards, I went to this place called Ascendant Books. It sells books, stones, jewelery, incense, magnets, cds, and home decor. It's kind of like a New Age store but it kind of reminds me of Carlton Cards. Both stores sell stuffed animals, cards, and gifts. You should check it out. Here's their website:
http://www.ascendantbooks.com/books.html
Psychic: In the back of the store, I met Barb Cote who is a spiritual advisor. I got good vibes from her.
Me: When are you here?
BC: Wed. and Sun.
Me: Do you go to the Russian Tea Room?
BC: No, most of them are fortune tellers, and I'm a spiritual advisor.
She was sitting at this small table and had two decks of fortune telling cards. If I remember reading her rates, it's $40 for a 30min. reading.
Here's her website. There is a section of her favorite quotes, sketches, blog, etc.
http://www.barbcote.com/
Writing: Today I finally got an email from the Writer in Residence Marty Chan. He has read another 10 pages to my Rain script that I sent him 2 months ago. He pointed out my inconsistencies to my characters, and it was helpful. I then rewrote in a way to add more tension and drama.
June 30 Dream: I had this dream last night where I was in/ watching Channing Tatum in this movie. CT plays a mythological hero in present time. Then it reminded me of these comparisons.
Comparisons: This is a more "fish out of water" take on stories. One can be realistic like The OC about a poor young man from the ghetto moves into the wealthy neighborhood of Orange County. Or a supernatural take on it.
Regular guy in mythological world: There's Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightening Thief." I didn't even think about that movie when I had that dream. I remember reading a review in See or Vue magazine (paraphrase): "Percy has dyslexia and ADHD. It turns out he's a descendant of a Greek God and he's really supposed to be able to read Greek letters and he doesn't really have ADHD, he just can't sit still because it's in his DNA to go and fight. Only an American movie can make learning disabilities into a good thing." Interesting note.
Mythological hero in our world: Then there's Thor, where a warrior from a different world has to live with humans.
Hackers: My friend Sherry emailed me saying there's a hacker movie called Swordfish. I forgot about that. I told Marty Chan about hackers, and he said: "...be careful of going down the road of the Stieg Larsson road (ie. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo). You don’t want to copy the hacker character from that novel series."
Damn it. That's the thing: I watch TV and then I say: "Oh that's been done before on this show." Now I'm seeing things in my dreams, and people are pointing things out. Even when I write something, afterwards I will read it and be like: "Hey, this has been done before."
The old guy/ mentor dies: I was writing where this happens, and then I was like: "This happened in a Jet Li movie and a Chow Yun Fat movie." I won't tell you which ones, unless you want to know. If you don't want to be spoiled skip the next line and go to the next topic.
Jet Li's Kiss of the Dragon, and Chow Yun Fat's Bulletproof Monk.
Jul. 1 Friends: I was talking to my friend and how I could have prevented her from dropping out of high school. It wasn't until this yr I imagined: "What if every morning before school starts, I walk to her house and go to her room and say: 'Get out of bed and go to school!'"
She would then say: "Tracy, get out of my room." lol. I thought about it some more, and: "Who would even let me into the house?" No one would open the door. I could bang and ring the doorbell for 10min. until 8:10 am before I had to stop and start walking to school to be on time. My friend would either sleep right through my noise, and/ or ignore it, knowing that I would stop by 8:10am. I could do this for a few months, and she wouldn't answer the door and go to school.
I guess I'm writing this is that, it eases my guilt. I wouldn't have helped her graduate out of school by helping with her homework, because I'm not good in school. But what if I forced her to go to school everyday, would she have graduated? She told me she wouldn't answer the door if I did that, so things are out of my control. Sometimes you can't help people.
Saying: Here's a saying I created: "There's a difference between being optimistic and delusional."
This was based from my high school experience. Gr. 10 was the easiest year for me. I was in the low classes and didn't have to work hard, study, or really pay attention in class and I passed. The expectations were low. Then in gr. 11, it was harder. English and Social were easy, but Applied Math 20 and Science 10 was really hard for me. I thought I could probably do the exact same thing last yr and not work hard, and still pass.
I was delusional. I had to work extremely hard, study, pay attention in class, and have my sister tutor me for hours to pass. I didn't work because I was stupid and lazy. I also felt: "What's the point? I work hard, and I barely pass or even fail. Why bother trying?" But I worked hard and it paid off since I passed my classes. I didn't think it was possible.
Dad's saying: My dad said this: "Once you get an office job, you will be able to get enough money to live on your own. You will be able to support yourself by paying rent and groceries. Everything else will fall into place."
I would say, once I passed gr. 11 math and science classes, everything else fell into place. Gr. 11 was the most depressing time of my life. After I passed the classes, there were a lot of obstacles in my life, but I did overcome it. I graduated out of high school within the 3 yrs though I failed Bio 30. I had to spend an extra year to upgrade my marks before I could even apply to college, but I did end up going to college. Though NAIT didn't work out and I didn't graduate after that 1 yr.
Chain reaction: On Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior, there was a line: "These little ripples become waves." Imagine my school situation like knocking over dominoes which is a chain reaction.
However, falling dominoes is a lot faster. In my case, it's more like knock one domino of passing gr. 11. Then it stops. Graduate out of gr. 12. Knock one domino. Yeah, it's much slower. I can only knock one domino at one time. I have a picture in my room that I got from a University of Alberta open house. It's a picture of dominoes and it says: "To begin, begin."
Disability: I got this flashback of Jerry Springer way back in like 1994. It wasn't as trashy back then. It was about a woman who didn't have any arms or legs, they were stubs. She had a baby and raises it as her own. The baby had all his limbs, fingers, and toes. They showed footage of her feeding and playing with the baby with her stubs of her arms.
The show was trashy as she, her husband, and her family all argue with one another about how her husband's ex-gf is sending naked pictures of herself to him. However, there was no physical fighting that security guards need to break it up like in the newer episodes.
The fun part was that afterwards, I went to this place called Ascendant Books. It sells books, stones, jewelery, incense, magnets, cds, and home decor. It's kind of like a New Age store but it kind of reminds me of Carlton Cards. Both stores sell stuffed animals, cards, and gifts. You should check it out. Here's their website:
Psychic: In the back of the store, I met Barb Cote who is a spiritual advisor. I got good vibes from her.
Me: When are you here?
BC: Wed. and Sun.
Me: Do you go to the Russian Tea Room?
BC: No, most of them are fortune tellers, and I'm a spiritual advisor.
She was sitting at this small table and had two decks of fortune telling cards. If I remember reading her rates, it's $40 for a 30min. reading.
Here's her website. There is a section of her favorite quotes, sketches, blog, etc.
http://www.barbcote.com/
Writing: Today I finally got an email from the Writer in Residence Marty Chan. He has read another 10 pages to my Rain script that I sent him 2 months ago. He pointed out my inconsistencies to my characters, and it was helpful. I then rewrote in a way to add more tension and drama.
June 30 Dream: I had this dream last night where I was in/ watching Channing Tatum in this movie. CT plays a mythological hero in present time. Then it reminded me of these comparisons.
Comparisons: This is a more "fish out of water" take on stories. One can be realistic like The OC about a poor young man from the ghetto moves into the wealthy neighborhood of Orange County. Or a supernatural take on it.
Regular guy in mythological world: There's Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightening Thief." I didn't even think about that movie when I had that dream. I remember reading a review in See or Vue magazine (paraphrase): "Percy has dyslexia and ADHD. It turns out he's a descendant of a Greek God and he's really supposed to be able to read Greek letters and he doesn't really have ADHD, he just can't sit still because it's in his DNA to go and fight. Only an American movie can make learning disabilities into a good thing." Interesting note.
Mythological hero in our world: Then there's Thor, where a warrior from a different world has to live with humans.
Hackers: My friend Sherry emailed me saying there's a hacker movie called Swordfish. I forgot about that. I told Marty Chan about hackers, and he said: "...be careful of going down the road of the Stieg Larsson road (ie. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo). You don’t want to copy the hacker character from that novel series."
Damn it. That's the thing: I watch TV and then I say: "Oh that's been done before on this show." Now I'm seeing things in my dreams, and people are pointing things out. Even when I write something, afterwards I will read it and be like: "Hey, this has been done before."
The old guy/ mentor dies: I was writing where this happens, and then I was like: "This happened in a Jet Li movie and a Chow Yun Fat movie." I won't tell you which ones, unless you want to know. If you don't want to be spoiled skip the next line and go to the next topic.
Jet Li's Kiss of the Dragon, and Chow Yun Fat's Bulletproof Monk.
Jul. 1 Friends: I was talking to my friend and how I could have prevented her from dropping out of high school. It wasn't until this yr I imagined: "What if every morning before school starts, I walk to her house and go to her room and say: 'Get out of bed and go to school!'"
She would then say: "Tracy, get out of my room." lol. I thought about it some more, and: "Who would even let me into the house?" No one would open the door. I could bang and ring the doorbell for 10min. until 8:10 am before I had to stop and start walking to school to be on time. My friend would either sleep right through my noise, and/ or ignore it, knowing that I would stop by 8:10am. I could do this for a few months, and she wouldn't answer the door and go to school.
I guess I'm writing this is that, it eases my guilt. I wouldn't have helped her graduate out of school by helping with her homework, because I'm not good in school. But what if I forced her to go to school everyday, would she have graduated? She told me she wouldn't answer the door if I did that, so things are out of my control. Sometimes you can't help people.
Saying: Here's a saying I created: "There's a difference between being optimistic and delusional."
This was based from my high school experience. Gr. 10 was the easiest year for me. I was in the low classes and didn't have to work hard, study, or really pay attention in class and I passed. The expectations were low. Then in gr. 11, it was harder. English and Social were easy, but Applied Math 20 and Science 10 was really hard for me. I thought I could probably do the exact same thing last yr and not work hard, and still pass.
I was delusional. I had to work extremely hard, study, pay attention in class, and have my sister tutor me for hours to pass. I didn't work because I was stupid and lazy. I also felt: "What's the point? I work hard, and I barely pass or even fail. Why bother trying?" But I worked hard and it paid off since I passed my classes. I didn't think it was possible.
Dad's saying: My dad said this: "Once you get an office job, you will be able to get enough money to live on your own. You will be able to support yourself by paying rent and groceries. Everything else will fall into place."
I would say, once I passed gr. 11 math and science classes, everything else fell into place. Gr. 11 was the most depressing time of my life. After I passed the classes, there were a lot of obstacles in my life, but I did overcome it. I graduated out of high school within the 3 yrs though I failed Bio 30. I had to spend an extra year to upgrade my marks before I could even apply to college, but I did end up going to college. Though NAIT didn't work out and I didn't graduate after that 1 yr.
Chain reaction: On Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior, there was a line: "These little ripples become waves." Imagine my school situation like knocking over dominoes which is a chain reaction.
However, falling dominoes is a lot faster. In my case, it's more like knock one domino of passing gr. 11. Then it stops. Graduate out of gr. 12. Knock one domino. Yeah, it's much slower. I can only knock one domino at one time. I have a picture in my room that I got from a University of Alberta open house. It's a picture of dominoes and it says: "To begin, begin."
Disability: I got this flashback of Jerry Springer way back in like 1994. It wasn't as trashy back then. It was about a woman who didn't have any arms or legs, they were stubs. She had a baby and raises it as her own. The baby had all his limbs, fingers, and toes. They showed footage of her feeding and playing with the baby with her stubs of her arms.
The show was trashy as she, her husband, and her family all argue with one another about how her husband's ex-gf is sending naked pictures of herself to him. However, there was no physical fighting that security guards need to break it up like in the newer episodes.
Thursday, June 30, 2011
comedy comparisons/ funny videos/ Luke Mably
June 27 Comedy comparisons: Here are the following things that are funny.
Bad teachers: The movie Bad Teacher came out, and it's funny when people in inherently good occupations behave badly. So with Mrs. Krabappel on The Simpsons.
Bad parents: Parents are supposed to be good, but it's funny when they're bad. Cut to The Simpsons where Homer and Marge listen to Bart pray.
Bart: And please kill Sideshow Bob.
Homer and Marge runs in.
Marge: You can't ask God to kill someone for you.
Marge leaves.
Homer: Yeah, you do your own dirty work.
Well that's bad parenting to tell your kid to kill someone.
Taking a vacation at work: I saw this in S Club 7 in Miami back in 1999. The manager owns a hotel, and then takes a vacation by staying in the hotel's basement. It was done on Dilbert (the comic strip turned cartoon TV show) in 2000. Ashok takes a vacation in the mens' washroom.
This was all back before the recession hit in 2008, and the term "staycation" was created.
Montage song parody: A montage is several shots of actions occurring, with music playing to move the story forward. It's done in fight movies where the lead learns to fight so you show shots of him training.
It was first done on South Park with lyrics like: "Every shot shows a little improvement/ To show it all would take too long/ That's called a montage."
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SPFCHuEegsk
I then saw it on 30 Rock where Liz Lemon is cleaning her apartment and making positive changes in her life. There is a song like it too, but I can't find it on Youtube.
Someone from the opposite sex complimenting you, but you can't get together: In 2005, I was working at a clothing store. This little blonde 7 yr old boy comes up to me.
Boy: Do you work here?
Me: Yeah.
Boy: You're pretty.
Me: Thanks.
Aww, that's so cute. I remember in 2001, I was at my friend Leslie's house and we were watching this TV show where Brad Pitt was advertising his movie Spy Game.
Cut to BP talking to an old 80 yr old woman with a walker.
BP: Will you watch my movie?
Woman: You're in a movie? Yeah, well you're pretty cute.
BP: Thanks.
They showed this videotape in front of a live audience, and the audience says: "Whooooo."
T-shirt: I was at work a few months ago, and I saw this 13 yr old boy wear this shirt that said: "Mountain Dude." I complimented him on it. It was a quirky shirt.
June 28 Funny videos: I got this email through my blog:
Hi Tracy,
We recently published an article that you may be interested in entitled, “Top 10 SNL Classroom Skits of All Time."
After having followed your blog for a while, I feel that this one article would align well with your blog's subject matter. I thought perhaps you'd be interested in sharing this article with your readers? Thanks, and keep up the great blogging!
Sincerely,
Emma Taylor
Most of them can't be played because you have to be in the US. However, #3 with Jerry Seinfeld playing a history teacher teaching history to kids who don't know anything about it works. It's really old with Chris Farley, Chris Rock, and Adam Sandler as students.
I have seen #5 with Drew Barrymore with Gilly in art class on TV. I have seen Adam Sandberg play a teacher who teaches adults how to start a Myspace account. It becomes a little dark when it looks like the adults there want to start one because they are sexual predators and are pretending to be teenagers online.
I have seen the Tina Fey and Justin Bieber sketch where TF teachers JB and he sings in the sketch.
Shopping: I bought a bus pass and the woman gave me 50 cents change.
Me: I think you gave me the wrong amount of change.
She then gave me 35 cents change. I am so honest. I would feel guilty if I kept the little bit amount of money. I then bought myself new glasses because I needed to. The frames were $99, one of the cheapest. I don't care about brand names, and I wanted glasses that look similar to the one I had for the past 10 yrs.
Job search: Did you know that Hangers at Capilano mall closed down? I know for sure it's been there since 2000. I did an interview there last yr, but I didn't take the job offer because it seemed like I would hate it if I worked there. Looks like I dodged a bullet because the store closed down.
My job search has an effect on how I watch Pretty Little Liars. Toby gets dismissed from his job and will get paid for the rest of the week.
Me: Oh, that's good. If today's Mon., then you can get 4 days of pay. Free money.
Well the audience is supposed to feel sympathetic to Toby because he was dismissed due to his reputation, and not his work.
I was watching In Plain Sight, and Brandy got a job selling cars. I thought: "Selling cars is really hard to sell this big ticket item."
Rent: I asked Leslie how much rent she pays, and she thought I was pretty abrupt with that question. Well, we've known each other for years, so I thought I could ask that.
I then got a flashback of 2008, when I was talking to my co-worker whom I don't know very well.
Woman: I live in downtown with my boyfriend and the rent is expensive.
Me: How much do you pay?
W: $1000.
Me: So you pay half and that's $500.
W: That is half.
It costs $2000 to live in a downtown apartment every month?
Luke Mably: I read that Luke Mably is on the TV show Combat Hospital. It's about a hospital in the war zone Kandahar. I haven't seen it yet, but it's on Tues. on Global.
LM is this British actor, you may have seen him the romantic comedy The Prince and Me. It stars Julia Stiles who falls in love with a prince, and doesn't know it. LM is handsome. I haven't really seen him in anything else besides that. He was in 28 Days Later as one of the army guys, but it's kind of a blurry memory for me because all the military guys look alike.
Bad teachers: The movie Bad Teacher came out, and it's funny when people in inherently good occupations behave badly. So with Mrs. Krabappel on The Simpsons.
Bad parents: Parents are supposed to be good, but it's funny when they're bad. Cut to The Simpsons where Homer and Marge listen to Bart pray.
Bart: And please kill Sideshow Bob.
Homer and Marge runs in.
Marge: You can't ask God to kill someone for you.
Marge leaves.
Homer: Yeah, you do your own dirty work.
Well that's bad parenting to tell your kid to kill someone.
Taking a vacation at work: I saw this in S Club 7 in Miami back in 1999. The manager owns a hotel, and then takes a vacation by staying in the hotel's basement. It was done on Dilbert (the comic strip turned cartoon TV show) in 2000. Ashok takes a vacation in the mens' washroom.
This was all back before the recession hit in 2008, and the term "staycation" was created.
Montage song parody: A montage is several shots of actions occurring, with music playing to move the story forward. It's done in fight movies where the lead learns to fight so you show shots of him training.
It was first done on South Park with lyrics like: "Every shot shows a little improvement/ To show it all would take too long/ That's called a montage."
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SPFCHuEegsk
I then saw it on 30 Rock where Liz Lemon is cleaning her apartment and making positive changes in her life. There is a song like it too, but I can't find it on Youtube.
Someone from the opposite sex complimenting you, but you can't get together: In 2005, I was working at a clothing store. This little blonde 7 yr old boy comes up to me.
Boy: Do you work here?
Me: Yeah.
Boy: You're pretty.
Me: Thanks.
Aww, that's so cute. I remember in 2001, I was at my friend Leslie's house and we were watching this TV show where Brad Pitt was advertising his movie Spy Game.
Cut to BP talking to an old 80 yr old woman with a walker.
BP: Will you watch my movie?
Woman: You're in a movie? Yeah, well you're pretty cute.
BP: Thanks.
They showed this videotape in front of a live audience, and the audience says: "Whooooo."
T-shirt: I was at work a few months ago, and I saw this 13 yr old boy wear this shirt that said: "Mountain Dude." I complimented him on it. It was a quirky shirt.
June 28 Funny videos: I got this email through my blog:
Hi Tracy,
We recently published an article that you may be interested in entitled, “Top 10 SNL Classroom Skits of All Time."
After having followed your blog for a while, I feel that this one article would align well with your blog's subject matter. I thought perhaps you'd be interested in sharing this article with your readers? Thanks, and keep up the great blogging!
Sincerely,
Emma Taylor
Most of them can't be played because you have to be in the US. However, #3 with Jerry Seinfeld playing a history teacher teaching history to kids who don't know anything about it works. It's really old with Chris Farley, Chris Rock, and Adam Sandler as students.
I have seen #5 with Drew Barrymore with Gilly in art class on TV. I have seen Adam Sandberg play a teacher who teaches adults how to start a Myspace account. It becomes a little dark when it looks like the adults there want to start one because they are sexual predators and are pretending to be teenagers online.
I have seen the Tina Fey and Justin Bieber sketch where TF teachers JB and he sings in the sketch.
Shopping: I bought a bus pass and the woman gave me 50 cents change.
Me: I think you gave me the wrong amount of change.
She then gave me 35 cents change. I am so honest. I would feel guilty if I kept the little bit amount of money. I then bought myself new glasses because I needed to. The frames were $99, one of the cheapest. I don't care about brand names, and I wanted glasses that look similar to the one I had for the past 10 yrs.
Job search: Did you know that Hangers at Capilano mall closed down? I know for sure it's been there since 2000. I did an interview there last yr, but I didn't take the job offer because it seemed like I would hate it if I worked there. Looks like I dodged a bullet because the store closed down.
My job search has an effect on how I watch Pretty Little Liars. Toby gets dismissed from his job and will get paid for the rest of the week.
Me: Oh, that's good. If today's Mon., then you can get 4 days of pay. Free money.
Well the audience is supposed to feel sympathetic to Toby because he was dismissed due to his reputation, and not his work.
I was watching In Plain Sight, and Brandy got a job selling cars. I thought: "Selling cars is really hard to sell this big ticket item."
Rent: I asked Leslie how much rent she pays, and she thought I was pretty abrupt with that question. Well, we've known each other for years, so I thought I could ask that.
I then got a flashback of 2008, when I was talking to my co-worker whom I don't know very well.
Woman: I live in downtown with my boyfriend and the rent is expensive.
Me: How much do you pay?
W: $1000.
Me: So you pay half and that's $500.
W: That is half.
It costs $2000 to live in a downtown apartment every month?
Luke Mably: I read that Luke Mably is on the TV show Combat Hospital. It's about a hospital in the war zone Kandahar. I haven't seen it yet, but it's on Tues. on Global.
LM is this British actor, you may have seen him the romantic comedy The Prince and Me. It stars Julia Stiles who falls in love with a prince, and doesn't know it. LM is handsome. I haven't really seen him in anything else besides that. He was in 28 Days Later as one of the army guys, but it's kind of a blurry memory for me because all the military guys look alike.
Tuesday, June 28, 2011
Liz Murray/ Post Secret/ hackers
June 25 Liz Murray: This is about a girl who went from "Homeless to Harvard." I first knew about her in Cosmogirl's first issue in 1999. She then went on Oprah in 2004. When she was a kid, she lived with her parents who were drug addicts. Her mom died of AIDS, and then her dad left. She was in high school and became homeless. She was partying for a month and then thought: "What if I worked really hard? What would happen in a month? Three months from now?"
She slept on trains every night. She goes to The Door, which helps homeless youth. She got a scholarship to Harvard. She was on Oprah again in 2010. She has now written a memoir called Breaking Night. She reunited with her dad. He was in a homeless shelter, and Liz bought an apartment and they live together.
Liz will open a school in fall 2011 for homeless and foster kids. Here are her quotes:
"You are bigger than you're circumstances."
"Success creates opportunities for other people."
Warrick Dunn: He was also on Oprah. He's a black football player and he gives homes to single moms and now single dads. He has a charity called "Home for the Holidays." The house has furniture, computers, and food.
Film making: If you've been to my other blog www.thevertexfighter.blogspot.com, you can see I have been going to eHow.com and watching videos of producers talking about how to sell a screenplay and make an independent film.
I find that it's easier for me to learn those things by watching videos instead of reading the website. It's like I'm in class and listening to the producer. I'm taking notes on my computer and posting it on my blog.
I've been busy working at my job, and looking for an office job on the side. I'm learning about film making too. I have writer's block, but by watching these videos about film making, it kind of inspires me to write.
June 26 Post Secret: Here are some secrets:
"My university saved my life. Really."
(On the post card, it had this quote: “I will prepare, and someday my chance will come.” -Lincoln. I do like to read upbeat post cards.)
"Dear interviewer: I'll be whomever you want me to be. Just please hire me."
(Looks like there are people out there who are looking really hard for a job like me.)
"You think I'm obsessed with that TV show. What you don't know is that I need that hope it gives me. That hope that true love is out there."
(That post card kind of inspired me to write. I want to write TV shows that inspire people and make them laugh and think. I want to make people happy and be entertained by what they're watching.)
"I'm finally realizing that being alone doesn't have to mean being lonely."
"My love line said I would never find true love...and I ignored them."
Lance Armstrong: One time I was channel surfing and the movie Dodgeball was on. He was in it playing himself. He was giving a pep talk to Vince Vaughn's character. This is from imdb.com.
Peter La Fleur: Uh, actually I decided to quit... Lance.
Lance Armstrong: Quit? You know, once I was thinking about quitting when I was diagnosed with brain, lung and testicular cancer, all at the same time. But with the love and support of my friends and family, I got back on the bike and I won the Tour de France five times in a row. But I'm sure you have a good reason to quit. So what are you dying from that's keeping you from the finals?
Peter La Fleur: Right now it feels a little bit like... shame.
Lance Armstrong: Well, I guess if a person never quit when the going got tough, they wouldn't have anything to regret for the rest of their life. But good luck to you Peter. I'm sure this decision won't haunt you forever.
Hackers: I've been brainstorming ideas for my script. How about hackers? There is already a movie called Hackers starring Johnny Lee Miller and Angelina Jolie (1995). I read about it on Wikipedia and imdb.com and did you know that Jesse Bradford was in that movie too? He got big in Bring it On. He was also on Romeo and Juliet (1996) playing Romeo's friend.
There was a The Listener episode about hackers. Also on a lot of TV shows, there has to be some techie like Chloe on Smallville, Willow on Buffy, DD on She Spies, and Marshal on Alias.
I was researching on the internet and I can see why it's appealing. Hackers are smart to know how to use a computer. They are also like rebels with attitude. They can get power by hacking into governments and businesses. They can get money by getting SIN numbers and selling it. They can also have lots of fun playing tricks by hacking into websites and putting up a fake article like how Tupac Shakur is alive when he isn't.
If I am going to write something about hackers, than I have to be creative with what story hasn't been told about them.
Homicide: There are now 28 homicides this year in Edmonton. There are 3 homicides in Calgary. There have been a lot of homicides in downtown Edmonton where the victims are men and it was fueled by drugs and alcohol.
Look alike: Dagney Kerr is an actress who plays Buffy's roommate Kathy on Buffy the Vampire Slayer season 4. She has short, dark, curly hair. I thought she may be the same girl on Prison Break season 2 where she runs off with Tweener, but it isn't. It turns out DK was on Desperate Housewives season 2 as a nurse. You know where Carlos's mom Mrs. Solis falls down the stairs at the hospital before she could tell DK's nurse character that Gabby is cheating on Carlos.
Well, actually Mrs. Solis did tell DK, but she was wearing headphones and didn't hear her. I know a girl who looks like DK. My old co-worker Christine has the same hair style.
June 27 Job: Today at work was busy, so I managed to get a good amount of tips. I also stayed for an extra hr and worked some more.
License plates: Here's some more I found in the parking lot: EMY ALY, PATTY, DEBSSUV.
This is from The Office. Creed becomes the new manager and he drove a car with this license plate: NEW MGR.
This is from Castle, it's about a swimmer who was murdered. He had a license plate: "SWM4GLD."
This is from the Edmonton Journal: 4MILOVE, OOO MAA.
She slept on trains every night. She goes to The Door, which helps homeless youth. She got a scholarship to Harvard. She was on Oprah again in 2010. She has now written a memoir called Breaking Night. She reunited with her dad. He was in a homeless shelter, and Liz bought an apartment and they live together.
Liz will open a school in fall 2011 for homeless and foster kids. Here are her quotes:
"You are bigger than you're circumstances."
"Success creates opportunities for other people."
Warrick Dunn: He was also on Oprah. He's a black football player and he gives homes to single moms and now single dads. He has a charity called "Home for the Holidays." The house has furniture, computers, and food.
Film making: If you've been to my other blog www.thevertexfighter.blogspot.com, you can see I have been going to eHow.com and watching videos of producers talking about how to sell a screenplay and make an independent film.
I find that it's easier for me to learn those things by watching videos instead of reading the website. It's like I'm in class and listening to the producer. I'm taking notes on my computer and posting it on my blog.
I've been busy working at my job, and looking for an office job on the side. I'm learning about film making too. I have writer's block, but by watching these videos about film making, it kind of inspires me to write.
June 26 Post Secret: Here are some secrets:
"My university saved my life. Really."
(On the post card, it had this quote: “I will prepare, and someday my chance will come.” -Lincoln. I do like to read upbeat post cards.)
"Dear interviewer: I'll be whomever you want me to be. Just please hire me."
(Looks like there are people out there who are looking really hard for a job like me.)
"You think I'm obsessed with that TV show. What you don't know is that I need that hope it gives me. That hope that true love is out there."
(That post card kind of inspired me to write. I want to write TV shows that inspire people and make them laugh and think. I want to make people happy and be entertained by what they're watching.)
"I'm finally realizing that being alone doesn't have to mean being lonely."
"My love line said I would never find true love...and I ignored them."
Lance Armstrong: One time I was channel surfing and the movie Dodgeball was on. He was in it playing himself. He was giving a pep talk to Vince Vaughn's character. This is from imdb.com.
Peter La Fleur: Uh, actually I decided to quit... Lance.
Lance Armstrong: Quit? You know, once I was thinking about quitting when I was diagnosed with brain, lung and testicular cancer, all at the same time. But with the love and support of my friends and family, I got back on the bike and I won the Tour de France five times in a row. But I'm sure you have a good reason to quit. So what are you dying from that's keeping you from the finals?
Peter La Fleur: Right now it feels a little bit like... shame.
Lance Armstrong: Well, I guess if a person never quit when the going got tough, they wouldn't have anything to regret for the rest of their life. But good luck to you Peter. I'm sure this decision won't haunt you forever.
Hackers: I've been brainstorming ideas for my script. How about hackers? There is already a movie called Hackers starring Johnny Lee Miller and Angelina Jolie (1995). I read about it on Wikipedia and imdb.com and did you know that Jesse Bradford was in that movie too? He got big in Bring it On. He was also on Romeo and Juliet (1996) playing Romeo's friend.
There was a The Listener episode about hackers. Also on a lot of TV shows, there has to be some techie like Chloe on Smallville, Willow on Buffy, DD on She Spies, and Marshal on Alias.
I was researching on the internet and I can see why it's appealing. Hackers are smart to know how to use a computer. They are also like rebels with attitude. They can get power by hacking into governments and businesses. They can get money by getting SIN numbers and selling it. They can also have lots of fun playing tricks by hacking into websites and putting up a fake article like how Tupac Shakur is alive when he isn't.
If I am going to write something about hackers, than I have to be creative with what story hasn't been told about them.
Homicide: There are now 28 homicides this year in Edmonton. There are 3 homicides in Calgary. There have been a lot of homicides in downtown Edmonton where the victims are men and it was fueled by drugs and alcohol.
Look alike: Dagney Kerr is an actress who plays Buffy's roommate Kathy on Buffy the Vampire Slayer season 4. She has short, dark, curly hair. I thought she may be the same girl on Prison Break season 2 where she runs off with Tweener, but it isn't. It turns out DK was on Desperate Housewives season 2 as a nurse. You know where Carlos's mom Mrs. Solis falls down the stairs at the hospital before she could tell DK's nurse character that Gabby is cheating on Carlos.
Well, actually Mrs. Solis did tell DK, but she was wearing headphones and didn't hear her. I know a girl who looks like DK. My old co-worker Christine has the same hair style.
June 27 Job: Today at work was busy, so I managed to get a good amount of tips. I also stayed for an extra hr and worked some more.
License plates: Here's some more I found in the parking lot: EMY ALY, PATTY, DEBSSUV.
This is from The Office. Creed becomes the new manager and he drove a car with this license plate: NEW MGR.
This is from Castle, it's about a swimmer who was murdered. He had a license plate: "SWM4GLD."
This is from the Edmonton Journal: 4MILOVE, OOO MAA.
Sunday, June 26, 2011
What an odd world we live in
I got this from my friend Sherry who forwarded it to me. Now I think all of you guys should read it:
This email started in Canada, but I think it says a lot for the whole world, and is worth thinking about
Dear Prime Minister
Let's put the seniors in jail and the criminals in a nursing home. This way the seniors would have access to showers, hobbies and walks. They'd receive unlimited free prescriptions, dental and medical treatment, wheel chairs etc and they'd receive money instead of paying it out. They would have constant video monitoring, so they could be helped instantly if they fell, or needed assistance.
Bedding would be washed twice a week, and all clothing would be ironed and returned to them. A guard would check on them every 20 minutes and bring their meals and snacks to their cell.
They would have family visits in a suite built for that purpose. They would have access to a library, weight room, spiritual counselling, pool and education.
Simple clothing, shoes, slippers, PJ's and legal aid would be free, on request. Private, secure! rooms for all, with an exercise outdoor yard, with gardens. Each senior could have a PC a TV radio and daily phone calls..
There would be a board of directors to hear complaints, and the guards would have a code of conduct that would be strictly adhered to.
The "criminals" would get cold food, be left all alone and unsupervised. Lights off at 8pm, and showers once a week. Live in a tiny room and pay $900.00 per month and have no hope of ever getting out. I MUST AD TO THIS THO.. WHERE MY GRAM IS SHE PAY'S $1400.00 A MONTH PLUS EXTRA FEE'S FOR HAIR CUTS, FOOT CARE,DENTAL CARE, EYE CARE,TEA AND A SNACK EVEN ONCE A WEEK ON THEIR ENTERTAINMENT NIGHT! OH THE LIST GOES ON..... AND NOT ALL MEDICATIONS ARE COVERED! THERE IS A LOT MORE TO AD TRUST ME!! AND THIS AMOUNT IS ON SUBSIDIZED RENT!!!
Justice for all we say.
Also:
Think about this ... If you don't want to forward this for fear of offending someone -- YOU ARE PART OF THE PROBLEM!
It is time for us grumpy old bastards to speak up!
And if you are not retired yet your day will come.
This email started in Canada, but I think it says a lot for the whole world, and is worth thinking about
Dear Prime Minister
Let's put the seniors in jail and the criminals in a nursing home. This way the seniors would have access to showers, hobbies and walks. They'd receive unlimited free prescriptions, dental and medical treatment, wheel chairs etc and they'd receive money instead of paying it out. They would have constant video monitoring, so they could be helped instantly if they fell, or needed assistance.
Bedding would be washed twice a week, and all clothing would be ironed and returned to them. A guard would check on them every 20 minutes and bring their meals and snacks to their cell.
They would have family visits in a suite built for that purpose. They would have access to a library, weight room, spiritual counselling, pool and education.
Simple clothing, shoes, slippers, PJ's and legal aid would be free, on request. Private, secure! rooms for all, with an exercise outdoor yard, with gardens. Each senior could have a PC a TV radio and daily phone calls..
There would be a board of directors to hear complaints, and the guards would have a code of conduct that would be strictly adhered to.
The "criminals" would get cold food, be left all alone and unsupervised. Lights off at 8pm, and showers once a week. Live in a tiny room and pay $900.00 per month and have no hope of ever getting out. I MUST AD TO THIS THO.. WHERE MY GRAM IS SHE PAY'S $1400.00 A MONTH PLUS EXTRA FEE'S FOR HAIR CUTS, FOOT CARE,DENTAL CARE, EYE CARE,TEA AND A SNACK EVEN ONCE A WEEK ON THEIR ENTERTAINMENT NIGHT! OH THE LIST GOES ON..... AND NOT ALL MEDICATIONS ARE COVERED! THERE IS A LOT MORE TO AD TRUST ME!! AND THIS AMOUNT IS ON SUBSIDIZED RENT!!!
Justice for all we say.
Also:
Think about this ... If you don't want to forward this for fear of offending someone -- YOU ARE PART OF THE PROBLEM!
It is time for us grumpy old bastards to speak up!
And if you are not retired yet your day will come.
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