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Wednesday, October 19, 2011
priorities/ funny video/ saying
Oct. 17 Priorities: Here are the following things I will analyze/write/ think about due to importance.
1. Job search: Anything to do with my job search like job interviews, job articles, business/ economy news I will write about.
2. TV and movies: It may not be very important, but it is relevant to my writing. I analyze stories, dialogue and characters.
3. Comedy: Not very important either, but it kind of goes with TV and movies due to writing a good joke. I like to laugh.
4. Current events: Like what's happening in the city, country, and world. I usually write about what I saw on news magazine shows like 20/20.
5. Imagination: This is really about stupid stuff that doesn't matter like hypothetical situations. I really need to limit this so that's why I created this list.
Funny video: I found this on Yahoo: "Hotel worker quits his job with help from marching band." This guy Joey works at a hotel for 3.5 yrs. He then goes into the hotel with a marching band. They're standing in the hallway. As soon as the boss sees them, he looks mad and asks "What the hell? Get out of here." Joey says: "I quit." He hands him a piece of paper (letter of resignation) and drops it on the floor.
The marching band starts playing and they all walk out. I laughed at that part.
I like reading the comments:
Number 1: Notice how the boss blew his top before they even did anything. That's proof enough for me right there that he's a goof. I don't blame him for quitting, I wouldn’t want to work for someone like that either.
HolisticChick: My guess is he's doing this to get his 15 minutes of internet fame and hoping to get paid for interviews.
Me: I agree with both comments. The boss lashes out at them right away. I would have said: "Hi, can I help you?" The entire time I thought this guy was totally burning his bridges with his boss/ hotel. Joey can never come back and work for this place again. I'm sure he doesn't want to so it doesn't matter.
On a side note, I thought Joey was kind of good-looking.
http://ca.news.yahoo.com/blogs/daily-buzz/hotel-worker-joey-quits-job-help-marching-band-131411418.html
Call centres: Seriously, I wouldn't do that or tell anyone else to do something funny/ crazy to quit their job. Back in 2007 I got hired at Call Centre #3. I worked there for a day where they trained me. Then I called back next week and they said I didn't get hired. I was so angry. I hung up the phone and swore. I wanted to get hired again, and then quit after a day to get back at them. Of course, that's not really that mean of a revenge. lol.
At least I got paid for that one day of training. But I applied again back in 2008, and then again in 2009. That's when I got hired back, and was laid off 6 months later. I didn't burn my bridges.
It happened again in 2010 with Call Centre #4. I worked there for a day and was dismissed for not getting enough surveys completed. I hung up and swore, and then I imagined throwing an egg at their window. I also thought of calling the supervisor back and listing all these call centres in Edmonton that closed down and telling him that Call Centre #4 is going to close down too. However, I didn't do it.
I thought of it, but I know if I did do that, I would never get hired back. Some of you would say: "You want to get hired back at this crappy call centre?" Yeah, well they do pay well. Or you could put an ad on Kijiji warning people not to work for this company. I have read a few ads like that.
Job search: A few weeks ago I did a job interview at an office, and at the end we started talking about the restaurant I worked at. Yesterday I got an email and they rejected me. I have to look at this way. They got 100 resumes, and I was one of the 15 people they chose to interview. I did an interview at a cafe and they should call me by now, but they haven't.
Oct. 19 Punk'd: This is relevant to my job search. Punk'd is an old TV show where Ashton Kutcher plays pranks on celebrities. One prank was on the rapper Eve where she goes to a job interview and the trick was that the interviewer leaves in the middle of it. The office assistant then walks right into the desk and it topples over. He then blames Eve for it to the interviewer and they get into a huge fight.
I looked it up on Youtube, but couldn't find the video. This is from years ago, so my memory may be fuzzy. I remember Eve was interviewed for a role on a TV show and maybe some talk about availability. Eve was dressed in a black sleeveless shirt and a denim skirt. I didn't think it was very professional, but I think it was more of a casual meeting than an interview.
She didn't have a pen and paper to write down, which is fine. I always do because I have questions and answers to write down. But the main problem was that Eve was quiet and reserved during it. AK made a snarky comment:
AK: I thought the whole point of a job interview is that you're supposed to be interested in the job.
That reminds me of my friend Jessica saying: "You need to show your personality in an interview."
Job interview: Today is my day off so I went to a job interview for a receptionist position. I was there 10 min. early and I had to wait 15min for the interview to start. It lasted 5 min. We discussed that I will be working at my restaurant job in the morning and at the office at night.
I can imagine after the restaurant, it'll take me 1hr to take the bus home. Get on the computer and pitch my script for 1hr. Then go to work at the office for a few hours. Then go home and have 2 hrs to rest before I have to go to bed.
Actors: I was watching Ringer starring Sarah Michelle Gellar (Buffy on Buffy the Vampire Slayer.) There was a promo for the TV show Supernatural. It has Charisma Carpeneter and James Marsters on it. I was like: "Oh my god! Cordelia and Spike from Buffy are on it!" Then I remembered Mercedes McNab guest- starred on an ep of Supernatural where she plays a vampire so it's not too much of a stretch for her.
MM played Harmony the vampire on Buffy and Angel. I haven't seen a good Buffy reunion since Charisma Carpenter and Alyson Hannigan (Willow on Buffy) guest- starred and was on a scene together in Veronica Mars. The Buffy creator Joss Whedon also guest- starred on a Veronica Mars episode.
Saying: My sister was watching The Playboy Club and a line talked about the Greek mythology Icarus. I was reading a poem about him in Eng. class in college. Icarus has these wings made out of wax and feathers. He was told not to fly too close to the sun, but he did and the wax melted and he fell to his death.
This is from Wikipedia: "..both are usually taken as tragic examples of hubris or failed ambition — and is often depicted in art."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Icarus
On Playboy the line was: "Our ambition can make us careless."
News: In lighter news, Playboy got cancelled after 3 episodes. The remakes of Charlie's Angels got cancelled after 4 episodes. I had Playboy in the background as I was on the computer. My sister watches it because it's like the 1960s themed show Mad Men that she likes. I never got to watch Charlie's Angels.
1. Job search: Anything to do with my job search like job interviews, job articles, business/ economy news I will write about.
2. TV and movies: It may not be very important, but it is relevant to my writing. I analyze stories, dialogue and characters.
3. Comedy: Not very important either, but it kind of goes with TV and movies due to writing a good joke. I like to laugh.
4. Current events: Like what's happening in the city, country, and world. I usually write about what I saw on news magazine shows like 20/20.
5. Imagination: This is really about stupid stuff that doesn't matter like hypothetical situations. I really need to limit this so that's why I created this list.
Funny video: I found this on Yahoo: "Hotel worker quits his job with help from marching band." This guy Joey works at a hotel for 3.5 yrs. He then goes into the hotel with a marching band. They're standing in the hallway. As soon as the boss sees them, he looks mad and asks "What the hell? Get out of here." Joey says: "I quit." He hands him a piece of paper (letter of resignation) and drops it on the floor.
The marching band starts playing and they all walk out. I laughed at that part.
I like reading the comments:
Number 1: Notice how the boss blew his top before they even did anything. That's proof enough for me right there that he's a goof. I don't blame him for quitting, I wouldn’t want to work for someone like that either.
HolisticChick: My guess is he's doing this to get his 15 minutes of internet fame and hoping to get paid for interviews.
Me: I agree with both comments. The boss lashes out at them right away. I would have said: "Hi, can I help you?" The entire time I thought this guy was totally burning his bridges with his boss/ hotel. Joey can never come back and work for this place again. I'm sure he doesn't want to so it doesn't matter.
On a side note, I thought Joey was kind of good-looking.
http://ca.news.yahoo.com/blogs/daily-buzz/hotel-worker-joey-quits-job-help-marching-band-131411418.html
Call centres: Seriously, I wouldn't do that or tell anyone else to do something funny/ crazy to quit their job. Back in 2007 I got hired at Call Centre #3. I worked there for a day where they trained me. Then I called back next week and they said I didn't get hired. I was so angry. I hung up the phone and swore. I wanted to get hired again, and then quit after a day to get back at them. Of course, that's not really that mean of a revenge. lol.
At least I got paid for that one day of training. But I applied again back in 2008, and then again in 2009. That's when I got hired back, and was laid off 6 months later. I didn't burn my bridges.
It happened again in 2010 with Call Centre #4. I worked there for a day and was dismissed for not getting enough surveys completed. I hung up and swore, and then I imagined throwing an egg at their window. I also thought of calling the supervisor back and listing all these call centres in Edmonton that closed down and telling him that Call Centre #4 is going to close down too. However, I didn't do it.
I thought of it, but I know if I did do that, I would never get hired back. Some of you would say: "You want to get hired back at this crappy call centre?" Yeah, well they do pay well. Or you could put an ad on Kijiji warning people not to work for this company. I have read a few ads like that.
Job search: A few weeks ago I did a job interview at an office, and at the end we started talking about the restaurant I worked at. Yesterday I got an email and they rejected me. I have to look at this way. They got 100 resumes, and I was one of the 15 people they chose to interview. I did an interview at a cafe and they should call me by now, but they haven't.
Oct. 19 Punk'd: This is relevant to my job search. Punk'd is an old TV show where Ashton Kutcher plays pranks on celebrities. One prank was on the rapper Eve where she goes to a job interview and the trick was that the interviewer leaves in the middle of it. The office assistant then walks right into the desk and it topples over. He then blames Eve for it to the interviewer and they get into a huge fight.
I looked it up on Youtube, but couldn't find the video. This is from years ago, so my memory may be fuzzy. I remember Eve was interviewed for a role on a TV show and maybe some talk about availability. Eve was dressed in a black sleeveless shirt and a denim skirt. I didn't think it was very professional, but I think it was more of a casual meeting than an interview.
She didn't have a pen and paper to write down, which is fine. I always do because I have questions and answers to write down. But the main problem was that Eve was quiet and reserved during it. AK made a snarky comment:
AK: I thought the whole point of a job interview is that you're supposed to be interested in the job.
That reminds me of my friend Jessica saying: "You need to show your personality in an interview."
Job interview: Today is my day off so I went to a job interview for a receptionist position. I was there 10 min. early and I had to wait 15min for the interview to start. It lasted 5 min. We discussed that I will be working at my restaurant job in the morning and at the office at night.
I can imagine after the restaurant, it'll take me 1hr to take the bus home. Get on the computer and pitch my script for 1hr. Then go to work at the office for a few hours. Then go home and have 2 hrs to rest before I have to go to bed.
Actors: I was watching Ringer starring Sarah Michelle Gellar (Buffy on Buffy the Vampire Slayer.) There was a promo for the TV show Supernatural. It has Charisma Carpeneter and James Marsters on it. I was like: "Oh my god! Cordelia and Spike from Buffy are on it!" Then I remembered Mercedes McNab guest- starred on an ep of Supernatural where she plays a vampire so it's not too much of a stretch for her.
MM played Harmony the vampire on Buffy and Angel. I haven't seen a good Buffy reunion since Charisma Carpenter and Alyson Hannigan (Willow on Buffy) guest- starred and was on a scene together in Veronica Mars. The Buffy creator Joss Whedon also guest- starred on a Veronica Mars episode.
Saying: My sister was watching The Playboy Club and a line talked about the Greek mythology Icarus. I was reading a poem about him in Eng. class in college. Icarus has these wings made out of wax and feathers. He was told not to fly too close to the sun, but he did and the wax melted and he fell to his death.
This is from Wikipedia: "..both are usually taken as tragic examples of hubris or failed ambition — and is often depicted in art."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Icarus
On Playboy the line was: "Our ambition can make us careless."
News: In lighter news, Playboy got cancelled after 3 episodes. The remakes of Charlie's Angels got cancelled after 4 episodes. I had Playboy in the background as I was on the computer. My sister watches it because it's like the 1960s themed show Mad Men that she likes. I never got to watch Charlie's Angels.
Sunday, October 16, 2011
Steve Jobs success tips/ Youtube Generation
Oct. 13 Steve Jobs success tips: I was watching 20/20 last week and there was a segment about him. I needed this because I need inspiration to keep me going. I don't know who was explaining SJ's tips; all I remember was a man in a suit talking about the 7 tips.
I went on Google and there are a lot about SJ's success tips and videos about him.
1. Do what you love. An example is Rachel Ray who was giving 30 min cooking shows at Macy's before she got famous and got her own TV show.
2. Put a dent in the universe. Make a concise vision, that could be put in a Twitter post. An example is President Kennedy wanted to put a man on the moon. It was a concise plan.
3. Say no to 1000 things. It's to focus on the few important things. It's about simplicity.
4. Kick start your brain. Do something different, and it will make you think differently.
5. Sell dreams, not products.
6. Sell experiences.
7. Master the message. You are judged by how you communicate.
Sophia Grace: I saw this on Yahoo about this 8 yr old girl named Sophia Grace from the UK. She is singing and dancing to Nicki Minaj's song "Super Bass." Her 5 yr old cousin Rosie is by there dancing along. Here they are in the interview, singing and dancing to the song on the Ellen Degeneres show.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=odhUPMYXpX4&feature=topvideos_entertainment
SG does an American accent for Ellen, and I thought it was pretty good. Here they are with the real Nicki Minaj. NM tells them that she's going to take them on a shopping spree to buy books, book bags, pencils, clothes, and guitars. I thought that was really nice of NM to do that, and she actually mentioned something educational like books to buy.
There's also a clip where NM tells them to stay in school. They also perform the song together here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FxaQZi4Rm9Y
My nitpick is that these are little girls and they don't really know what the song is about. There is a lyric "he might sell coke" and few references to sex.
Just Go With It: I was on twop.com thread "TV moments that Angry up the blood".
Nagurikorosu: Stars has been promoting their newest premiere Just Go With It film with Adam Sandler and Jennifer Aniston and the concept of the film just pisses me off. In order to date one woman, Sandler's character is pretending he was married to another. And well, as comedies goes, the lie gets bigger and he has to pretend that he has two kids.
This is not funny. At all. Its creepy is what it is. I've seen this premise in a Hornitos commercial where a Vice Principle at a class reunion pretends to be another student, so she have relations with a former student. There was no need for her to lie to him. And when the VP is outed, the scammed student is turned on, instead of disgusted.
This really isn't okay movie and ad execs. If someone can't truthfully tell you something as simple as who they are. Its not sexy or desirable at all. They're probably not going to tell the truth about...oh, their std status, their birth control methods, exes and relationship status. You know minor stuff that you'd want to have at least some idea of before you jump in bed with them.
Also, no man lies about having kids. But they will lie about not having kids... Which is also part of the reason why Just Go With It pisses me off. Its almost too easy to twist into the Lacey Peterson/Amber Frye(?) story.
Eegah: It's actually a remake of a film called Cactus Flower, which has much classier actors and treats the situation a bit more seriously. Just stick with that one.
Me: I haven't seen the movie, but the trailer looks funny. It's an interesting comment. I never noticed that a man never lies about having kids, but will lie about not having kids. I never thought about the Lacey Peterson and Amber Frey story. I didn't know about Cactus Flower until I looked it up.
Oct. 16 Youtube Generation: I was watching 20/20 on Sept. 23, 2011. It was about how people became successful and famous on Youtube. Did you know that 48 hours are uploaded a day? This is relevant to Steve Jobs saying "Do what you love" and Sophia Grace who got famous on Youtube.
Michelle Phan: She went to a job interview for Lancome to work at a beauty counter. She got rejected. She then taught how to put on make up on Youtube. She's a 23 yr old art school drop out, and now she is the face of Lancome.
Joe Penna: He's a mystery guitar man. He makes music videos. He then gets discovered, and then directed and starts in a McDonald's commercial.
Moms on Youtube:
Mindy puts instruction videos on how to braid daughter's hair. She got 2 million views.
Betty's Kitchen: Betty is a mom/ retired math teacher who has a cooking video on how to make salsa. She did kind of have the vibe of a teacher because of how she was instructing the viewer.
Crafty Gemini: Vanessa created a site called Crafty Gemini where she teaches sewing on Youtube. She wins a trip to NYC and got $35,000 check for her instruction videos.
Music video spoofs: There is Katy Perry music video parody of her video "California Gurls." Here's the video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c_stcgW8E4o
The real Katy Perry said: "I'm flattered."
They talked to Mike who was a bell boy before he quit so he could be a full-time Youtube video producer.
Greyson Chance: He is a 14 yr old boy who plays Lady GaGa and puts it up on Youtube. He then goes on Ellen Degeneres. He plays the piano and sings great. I went on Youtube to listen to him after the show. EG started a record company and produces GC's album. The segment closed with him singing: "You're afraid of taking chances/ How are you going to reach the top?"
Youtube and the news:
Tornado videos.net: It's about filming tornadoes.
Neda: There was news when Neda was shot in the head, and bleed out. Grown men were yelling "Don't leave us!" Here's the video:
http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=neda&aq=f
There was footage of a car running over a protestor.
Khan Academy: Khan is an East Indian guy is a MIT/ Harvard graduate who teaches everything from math to history on Youtube. His hobby reaches millions of people. Bill Gate's kids watch his videos and BG donates money to his academy. A small staff translates his lessons in different languages to get to different audiences.
Obama girl: Does anyone remember this? It came out in 2007 and Amber Lee Ettinger is dancing around and singing about how she loves Obama. I checked the credits and the singer is Leah Kauffman, but Amber is starring in it. They interviewed Amber, and she is hosting as "Gadget Girl" and has her own jewelery line. She never met Obama.
Dentist kid: The kid named Dave who came home from the dentist. He sits in a car and is talking to his dad. He was 7 yrs old. Daniel Tosh interviewed him and the kid on DT's show Tosh. O. 20/20 interviewed the kid and his dad, and they're making money off ads.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=txqiwrbYGrs
United Airlines: There's a music video about how "United Airlines breaks guitars." This guy named Dave used United Airlines and it damaged one of his guitars really badly. He's not a lawyer, but a songwriter. So he wrote a song and made a video. He got 1 million hits in 4 days. He flew again on that airline, and they lost his luggage. United Airlines lost a lot of business because of the video, but they didn't tell him to stop and take down the video.
Here's his video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5YGc4zOqozo
Me: How about a video about hating Wal-Mart?
I typed "I hate wal-mart" and I got a whole bunch of videos:
http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=i+hate+walmart&aq=0&oq=i+hate+wal
I went on Google and there are a lot about SJ's success tips and videos about him.
1. Do what you love. An example is Rachel Ray who was giving 30 min cooking shows at Macy's before she got famous and got her own TV show.
2. Put a dent in the universe. Make a concise vision, that could be put in a Twitter post. An example is President Kennedy wanted to put a man on the moon. It was a concise plan.
3. Say no to 1000 things. It's to focus on the few important things. It's about simplicity.
4. Kick start your brain. Do something different, and it will make you think differently.
5. Sell dreams, not products.
6. Sell experiences.
7. Master the message. You are judged by how you communicate.
Sophia Grace: I saw this on Yahoo about this 8 yr old girl named Sophia Grace from the UK. She is singing and dancing to Nicki Minaj's song "Super Bass." Her 5 yr old cousin Rosie is by there dancing along. Here they are in the interview, singing and dancing to the song on the Ellen Degeneres show.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=odhUPMYXpX4&feature=topvideos_entertainment
SG does an American accent for Ellen, and I thought it was pretty good. Here they are with the real Nicki Minaj. NM tells them that she's going to take them on a shopping spree to buy books, book bags, pencils, clothes, and guitars. I thought that was really nice of NM to do that, and she actually mentioned something educational like books to buy.
There's also a clip where NM tells them to stay in school. They also perform the song together here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FxaQZi4Rm9Y
My nitpick is that these are little girls and they don't really know what the song is about. There is a lyric "he might sell coke" and few references to sex.
Just Go With It: I was on twop.com thread "TV moments that Angry up the blood".
Nagurikorosu: Stars has been promoting their newest premiere Just Go With It film with Adam Sandler and Jennifer Aniston and the concept of the film just pisses me off. In order to date one woman, Sandler's character is pretending he was married to another. And well, as comedies goes, the lie gets bigger and he has to pretend that he has two kids.
This is not funny. At all. Its creepy is what it is. I've seen this premise in a Hornitos commercial where a Vice Principle at a class reunion pretends to be another student, so she have relations with a former student. There was no need for her to lie to him. And when the VP is outed, the scammed student is turned on, instead of disgusted.
This really isn't okay movie and ad execs. If someone can't truthfully tell you something as simple as who they are. Its not sexy or desirable at all. They're probably not going to tell the truth about...oh, their std status, their birth control methods, exes and relationship status. You know minor stuff that you'd want to have at least some idea of before you jump in bed with them.
Also, no man lies about having kids. But they will lie about not having kids... Which is also part of the reason why Just Go With It pisses me off. Its almost too easy to twist into the Lacey Peterson/Amber Frye(?) story.
Eegah: It's actually a remake of a film called Cactus Flower, which has much classier actors and treats the situation a bit more seriously. Just stick with that one.
Me: I haven't seen the movie, but the trailer looks funny. It's an interesting comment. I never noticed that a man never lies about having kids, but will lie about not having kids. I never thought about the Lacey Peterson and Amber Frey story. I didn't know about Cactus Flower until I looked it up.
Oct. 16 Youtube Generation: I was watching 20/20 on Sept. 23, 2011. It was about how people became successful and famous on Youtube. Did you know that 48 hours are uploaded a day? This is relevant to Steve Jobs saying "Do what you love" and Sophia Grace who got famous on Youtube.
Michelle Phan: She went to a job interview for Lancome to work at a beauty counter. She got rejected. She then taught how to put on make up on Youtube. She's a 23 yr old art school drop out, and now she is the face of Lancome.
Joe Penna: He's a mystery guitar man. He makes music videos. He then gets discovered, and then directed and starts in a McDonald's commercial.
Moms on Youtube:
Mindy puts instruction videos on how to braid daughter's hair. She got 2 million views.
Betty's Kitchen: Betty is a mom/ retired math teacher who has a cooking video on how to make salsa. She did kind of have the vibe of a teacher because of how she was instructing the viewer.
Crafty Gemini: Vanessa created a site called Crafty Gemini where she teaches sewing on Youtube. She wins a trip to NYC and got $35,000 check for her instruction videos.
Music video spoofs: There is Katy Perry music video parody of her video "California Gurls." Here's the video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c_stcgW8E4o
The real Katy Perry said: "I'm flattered."
They talked to Mike who was a bell boy before he quit so he could be a full-time Youtube video producer.
Greyson Chance: He is a 14 yr old boy who plays Lady GaGa and puts it up on Youtube. He then goes on Ellen Degeneres. He plays the piano and sings great. I went on Youtube to listen to him after the show. EG started a record company and produces GC's album. The segment closed with him singing: "You're afraid of taking chances/ How are you going to reach the top?"
Youtube and the news:
Tornado videos.net: It's about filming tornadoes.
Neda: There was news when Neda was shot in the head, and bleed out. Grown men were yelling "Don't leave us!" Here's the video:
http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=neda&aq=f
There was footage of a car running over a protestor.
Khan Academy: Khan is an East Indian guy is a MIT/ Harvard graduate who teaches everything from math to history on Youtube. His hobby reaches millions of people. Bill Gate's kids watch his videos and BG donates money to his academy. A small staff translates his lessons in different languages to get to different audiences.
Obama girl: Does anyone remember this? It came out in 2007 and Amber Lee Ettinger is dancing around and singing about how she loves Obama. I checked the credits and the singer is Leah Kauffman, but Amber is starring in it. They interviewed Amber, and she is hosting as "Gadget Girl" and has her own jewelery line. She never met Obama.
Dentist kid: The kid named Dave who came home from the dentist. He sits in a car and is talking to his dad. He was 7 yrs old. Daniel Tosh interviewed him and the kid on DT's show Tosh. O. 20/20 interviewed the kid and his dad, and they're making money off ads.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=txqiwrbYGrs
United Airlines: There's a music video about how "United Airlines breaks guitars." This guy named Dave used United Airlines and it damaged one of his guitars really badly. He's not a lawyer, but a songwriter. So he wrote a song and made a video. He got 1 million hits in 4 days. He flew again on that airline, and they lost his luggage. United Airlines lost a lot of business because of the video, but they didn't tell him to stop and take down the video.
Here's his video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5YGc4zOqozo
Me: How about a video about hating Wal-Mart?
I typed "I hate wal-mart" and I got a whole bunch of videos:
http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=i+hate+walmart&aq=0&oq=i+hate+wal
Friday, October 14, 2011
Jailed for insulting the president (Amnesty International)
This is an informative newsletter from Amnesty International:
In Iran, jailed for insulting the president
Did you know you could be arrested in Iran for "insulting the president?"
That is what happened to Behareh Hedayat, a student leader, in 2009 -- and she is still in prison.
Since Iran's 2009 election, thousands of students and other peaceful protesters have been arrested by a repressive government with little tolerance for dissent. Individuals demanding political reform and human rights protections have been jailed and sometimes even tortured for their beliefs.
Amnesty International is taking action. Our report, From Protest to Prison, documents these arrests and the shameful treatment of prisoners. We are advocating for the human rights of the individuals who remain in jail, some of whom continue to face inhumane prison conditions.
Take a stand against human rights abuses like these by making a donation to Amnesty International.
Those who demonstrated against the government in 2009 were met by security forces using batons, tear gas and sometimes live rounds. Hundreds of others have been arrested at their homes or workplaces. Beatings, rape and solitary confinement in small spaces for long periods have all been used against these prisoners. Some have been sentenced to death.
Behareh Hedayat and fellow student leader Majid Tavakkoli issued a statement from prison, encouraging Iranians to continue to push for change. The government responded by extending their sentences -- Hedayat and Tavakkoli are now each serving sentences of at least 9 years.
Support Amnesty's efforts to defend human rights in Iran and around the world with your gift today.
Since 2009, Iranian authorities have passed new laws to restrict and monitor people writing on websites. They have criminalized contact with over 60 foreign institutions, media organizations and nonprofits -- an attempt to isolate Iranians and prevent news, including on human rights violations, from leaving the country.
In addition, film makers and actors have been arrested in an effort to stifle Iran's once-thriving film industry, and students and academics who refuse to adhere to the government's positions are routinely thrown out of universities.
Strengthen Amnesty's impact in Iran and around the world with your donation today.
Sincerely,
Michael O’Reilly
Senior Campaign Director, Individuals at Risk
Amnesty International USA
In Iran, jailed for insulting the president
Did you know you could be arrested in Iran for "insulting the president?"
That is what happened to Behareh Hedayat, a student leader, in 2009 -- and she is still in prison.
Since Iran's 2009 election, thousands of students and other peaceful protesters have been arrested by a repressive government with little tolerance for dissent. Individuals demanding political reform and human rights protections have been jailed and sometimes even tortured for their beliefs.
Amnesty International is taking action. Our report, From Protest to Prison, documents these arrests and the shameful treatment of prisoners. We are advocating for the human rights of the individuals who remain in jail, some of whom continue to face inhumane prison conditions.
Take a stand against human rights abuses like these by making a donation to Amnesty International.
Those who demonstrated against the government in 2009 were met by security forces using batons, tear gas and sometimes live rounds. Hundreds of others have been arrested at their homes or workplaces. Beatings, rape and solitary confinement in small spaces for long periods have all been used against these prisoners. Some have been sentenced to death.
Behareh Hedayat and fellow student leader Majid Tavakkoli issued a statement from prison, encouraging Iranians to continue to push for change. The government responded by extending their sentences -- Hedayat and Tavakkoli are now each serving sentences of at least 9 years.
Support Amnesty's efforts to defend human rights in Iran and around the world with your gift today.
Since 2009, Iranian authorities have passed new laws to restrict and monitor people writing on websites. They have criminalized contact with over 60 foreign institutions, media organizations and nonprofits -- an attempt to isolate Iranians and prevent news, including on human rights violations, from leaving the country.
In addition, film makers and actors have been arrested in an effort to stifle Iran's once-thriving film industry, and students and academics who refuse to adhere to the government's positions are routinely thrown out of universities.
Strengthen Amnesty's impact in Iran and around the world with your donation today.
Sincerely,
Michael O’Reilly
Senior Campaign Director, Individuals at Risk
Amnesty International USA
job interview/ spooky headlines/ pandas
Oct. 12 Job interview: Today is my day off so I went to a job interview, and it wasn't for an office. It was for a new restaurant that hasn't opened yet. Last summer I had submitted resumes to Fat Burger and Press'd Sandwiches before they opened, but I didn't go to the interviews because I had gotten a job somewhere else.
The interview was okay. I don't think I really impressed the interviewer. She seemed to be looking for full-time people, but there may be a lot of part-time applicants. I heard that 80% of all restaurants close down within the first 2 yrs. This may not have good job security so that's why I want to keep my job while having a second one. A lot of employees at my work have a 2nd job.
What We Did That Night: I want to make a correction. I was talking about a TV movie called What Happened that Night, but the real title is What We Did That Night. Check it out:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0170801/
Microbusiness Training Centre: I got an automatic email from them, and I called them so I could attend their information session so I could open my TV production company. They said they don't have the sessions anymore, but will have them set up in a couple of months and will call.
Spooky headlines: It's getting close to Halloween. I got this from the Globe and Mail last year:
"Renovation goes wrong": "A family abandoned their bathroom fearing it had been possessed by the devil after an image of Satan appeared overnight-in a tile" reports Orange News UK. Laszlo Csrefko was renovating his bathroom in Bekasmegyer, Budapest. His wife Andrea took a shower, and then saw the horned head of the devil in one of the tiles. They can't clean it off and it wasn't there when they put the tiles. It appeared overnight and they can't move it.
The room is always cold, even when they turn the heat up. They stopped using the bathroom and are planning to get an exorcist for help. If it doesn't help, they'll never use the room again.
Oct. 13 Creepy: I got this from the Edmonton Journal.
According to Detroit News, Matt Olivarez is 27 yrs old, and from Redford township. Michigan. His family had a 10 yr old rottweiler named Mia. They had to feed the dog by hand because she can't walk. Olivarez decided to put the dog down. He took her to the Westcott Veterinary Care Centre in Detroit and the shot was administered.
He took Mia back to the garage and laid her on a pile of hay. He will bury it in the backyard. Cut to the next morning, Mia's body was gone. He turned around and saw Mia standing there and staring at him. He thought he was in a Stephen King novel.
Westcott officials speculated that the dose that Mia got wasn't strong enough to put her down. The euthanasia fee will be refunded. He is looking for someone else to take care of the dog because he doesn't think he can put down his dog the second time.
Headlines: I ran out of regular headlines I clipped from the newspaper. Looks like I typed it all up. I was watching Jay Leno earlier this week and here are some of his.
JL read a TV guide description of the movie The Prince and Me: "A premed student falls in love with a danish." Or was it "Danish"? Someone falling in love with a pastry. lol. I do like that movie. She falls in love with a Danish prince. It stars Julia Stiles and Luke Mably.
Panda commercial: I was watching this commercial last week. Cut to a couple talking about what they want for dinner. A panda appears in the living room and is selling microwaveable Chinese dinner. My sister was there.
S: They need a cuter panda.
Me: I thought the panda was going to have a Chinese accent.
S: That would be racist.
lol. That does remind me of a joke from Futurama. There's a Chinese New Year Parade, and there's a Chinese dragon dance. The dragon costume was blown off, and it's a huge centipede that was wearing the costume.
Centipede (in Chinese accent): Hey what is this? The Year of the Jerk?
Pandas: I was watching Chinese TV news a few months ago. Well my grandma was watching it and I saw this part of this Chinese scientist talking about pandas. He was playing with this baby panda by feeding him milk through a bottle, and playing with him like he's a human baby. It was so cute. Aww..
Funny bears: I was watching Jay Leno last night.
JL: Yesterday was "Bring your bear to work day." I thought it was "Wear your bear to work today." I was so embarrassed yesterday.
There was a little laughter.
Let's analyze this: JL should have showed it, instead of telling it. They should show JL coming to work wearing a bear costume and the other office workers say: "It's bring your bear to work day" and hold up their bears.
I saw this kind of joke on Tosh.O and it worked better. There was a Video Redemption segment. Cut to a clip of a guy dressed up as a knight and fighting in the woods.
Cut to Daniel Tosh wearing a bear costume with this cute, smiling face.
DT: Hey, I'm in costume.
Guy: You're wearing the wrong costume.
DT: What? I'm wearing the wrong costume? Oh, I feel so embarrassed.
DT puts his paws on his eyes and shakes his head. It was so cute with a bear acting embarrassed.
Sitcom reviews: My sister loves sitcoms, so I watched a couple of them with her recently. I'm not really a fan of sitcoms; I'm more into dramas.
Happy Endings: It stars Canadian actress Elisha Cuthbert. It's about a group of friends. It was well- shot and kind of funny. I was watching the season 2 premiere.
New Girl: It stars Zooey Deschanel. It's about a girl who moves in with 3 guys. I immediately thought of the other comedy show called About a Girl which is about a girl who moves in with 4 guys. It had 1 season and came out in 2007. It was on the N, a kids network.
Back to New Girl. I thought it was kind of funny, funnier than Happy Endings. The episode was called "Wedding" where they all go to a wedding between an interracial marriage of an Asian man and a white woman. It stars Max Greenfield. I saw a bit of him the week before when my sister was watching it. I thought he looked familiar, but I don't know where.
About 30 min later, I remembered he was Deputy Leo on Veronica Mars. Katie Cassidy (Gossip Girl) also guest- starred. At first my sister and I didn't recognize her, but after watching it a bit more, we both recognized her. This is the first TV show to get picked up for a full season. I do recommend you watch it, because it is funny.
Oct. 14 Script pitch: Someone emailed me asking to read my The Vertex Fighter script. I then emailed it to him. I really needed this. I haven't sent my script out to anyone in some months due to my job search.
The interview was okay. I don't think I really impressed the interviewer. She seemed to be looking for full-time people, but there may be a lot of part-time applicants. I heard that 80% of all restaurants close down within the first 2 yrs. This may not have good job security so that's why I want to keep my job while having a second one. A lot of employees at my work have a 2nd job.
What We Did That Night: I want to make a correction. I was talking about a TV movie called What Happened that Night, but the real title is What We Did That Night. Check it out:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0170801/
Microbusiness Training Centre: I got an automatic email from them, and I called them so I could attend their information session so I could open my TV production company. They said they don't have the sessions anymore, but will have them set up in a couple of months and will call.
Spooky headlines: It's getting close to Halloween. I got this from the Globe and Mail last year:
"Renovation goes wrong": "A family abandoned their bathroom fearing it had been possessed by the devil after an image of Satan appeared overnight-in a tile" reports Orange News UK. Laszlo Csrefko was renovating his bathroom in Bekasmegyer, Budapest. His wife Andrea took a shower, and then saw the horned head of the devil in one of the tiles. They can't clean it off and it wasn't there when they put the tiles. It appeared overnight and they can't move it.
The room is always cold, even when they turn the heat up. They stopped using the bathroom and are planning to get an exorcist for help. If it doesn't help, they'll never use the room again.
Oct. 13 Creepy: I got this from the Edmonton Journal.
According to Detroit News, Matt Olivarez is 27 yrs old, and from Redford township. Michigan. His family had a 10 yr old rottweiler named Mia. They had to feed the dog by hand because she can't walk. Olivarez decided to put the dog down. He took her to the Westcott Veterinary Care Centre in Detroit and the shot was administered.
He took Mia back to the garage and laid her on a pile of hay. He will bury it in the backyard. Cut to the next morning, Mia's body was gone. He turned around and saw Mia standing there and staring at him. He thought he was in a Stephen King novel.
Westcott officials speculated that the dose that Mia got wasn't strong enough to put her down. The euthanasia fee will be refunded. He is looking for someone else to take care of the dog because he doesn't think he can put down his dog the second time.
Headlines: I ran out of regular headlines I clipped from the newspaper. Looks like I typed it all up. I was watching Jay Leno earlier this week and here are some of his.
JL read a TV guide description of the movie The Prince and Me: "A premed student falls in love with a danish." Or was it "Danish"? Someone falling in love with a pastry. lol. I do like that movie. She falls in love with a Danish prince. It stars Julia Stiles and Luke Mably.
Panda commercial: I was watching this commercial last week. Cut to a couple talking about what they want for dinner. A panda appears in the living room and is selling microwaveable Chinese dinner. My sister was there.
S: They need a cuter panda.
Me: I thought the panda was going to have a Chinese accent.
S: That would be racist.
lol. That does remind me of a joke from Futurama. There's a Chinese New Year Parade, and there's a Chinese dragon dance. The dragon costume was blown off, and it's a huge centipede that was wearing the costume.
Centipede (in Chinese accent): Hey what is this? The Year of the Jerk?
Pandas: I was watching Chinese TV news a few months ago. Well my grandma was watching it and I saw this part of this Chinese scientist talking about pandas. He was playing with this baby panda by feeding him milk through a bottle, and playing with him like he's a human baby. It was so cute. Aww..
Funny bears: I was watching Jay Leno last night.
JL: Yesterday was "Bring your bear to work day." I thought it was "Wear your bear to work today." I was so embarrassed yesterday.
There was a little laughter.
Let's analyze this: JL should have showed it, instead of telling it. They should show JL coming to work wearing a bear costume and the other office workers say: "It's bring your bear to work day" and hold up their bears.
I saw this kind of joke on Tosh.O and it worked better. There was a Video Redemption segment. Cut to a clip of a guy dressed up as a knight and fighting in the woods.
Cut to Daniel Tosh wearing a bear costume with this cute, smiling face.
DT: Hey, I'm in costume.
Guy: You're wearing the wrong costume.
DT: What? I'm wearing the wrong costume? Oh, I feel so embarrassed.
DT puts his paws on his eyes and shakes his head. It was so cute with a bear acting embarrassed.
Sitcom reviews: My sister loves sitcoms, so I watched a couple of them with her recently. I'm not really a fan of sitcoms; I'm more into dramas.
Happy Endings: It stars Canadian actress Elisha Cuthbert. It's about a group of friends. It was well- shot and kind of funny. I was watching the season 2 premiere.
New Girl: It stars Zooey Deschanel. It's about a girl who moves in with 3 guys. I immediately thought of the other comedy show called About a Girl which is about a girl who moves in with 4 guys. It had 1 season and came out in 2007. It was on the N, a kids network.
Back to New Girl. I thought it was kind of funny, funnier than Happy Endings. The episode was called "Wedding" where they all go to a wedding between an interracial marriage of an Asian man and a white woman. It stars Max Greenfield. I saw a bit of him the week before when my sister was watching it. I thought he looked familiar, but I don't know where.
About 30 min later, I remembered he was Deputy Leo on Veronica Mars. Katie Cassidy (Gossip Girl) also guest- starred. At first my sister and I didn't recognize her, but after watching it a bit more, we both recognized her. This is the first TV show to get picked up for a full season. I do recommend you watch it, because it is funny.
Oct. 14 Script pitch: Someone emailed me asking to read my The Vertex Fighter script. I then emailed it to him. I really needed this. I haven't sent my script out to anyone in some months due to my job search.
Tuesday, October 11, 2011
I got published/ my production company/ comparisons
Oct. 9 I got published: Last week I was writing about literary magazines. I had gotten one short story ("TJ's Story") published last year. This year I got another short story published called "Chase." The same company the Poetry Institute of Canada is going to publish one of my stories again. I am very happy about it. I'm going to say, I needed this.
I had gotten my short story "Purse" rejected by them, so I feel good that my other short story is getting published. "Chase" will be published in the anthology called From Across the River.
Salary: Also the last email was talking about salary. Here's a website where you can determine how much you should be getting paid.
http://monsterca.salary.com/
Post Secret:
"I slept with someone so they wouldn't commit suicide."
Me: I guess that's good to prevent someone from committing suicide. Though it's dark.
A picture of Chris Colfer (he plays the gay kid on Glee): "He cured my mom of her homophobia :)"
Me: That's good.
"I don't know how to tell you this, but I can't become a military wife in fear that you will die."
Email: I'm currently serving in Afghanistan and the one thing that keeps the thought of death away, is knowing I need to get home to my wife.
"I am starting to believe true love is only for thin and beautiful women."
Email: Me too. I think it is because I watch too much The Bachelor.
Email: Beautiful and thin women end up attracting the wrong people who waste their time and break their hearts. True love seems much further away.
"I am living proof that your childhood does not have to determine your life!"
"I am afraid that if you stop doing drugs you'll realize you're insane to be with me."
"I attended the wedding of the woman I love, and my wife was sitting next to me."
Then there are secrets where people say they're getting exercise to have better sex and that they found a wedding ring.
My production company: I was going through this Edmonton magazine Frost Fire issue Fall 2007. I see this ad for Microbusiness Training Centre. It can help and train you to start a business. Then I thought: "I'll start my own production company." I emailed them and I'm waiting for their reply.
I'm sure a lot of you guys think: "That's a crazy idea. Why?" Well I've been pitching my script for nearly 4 years to all these production companies in Canada. I've been rejected by all of them. I might as well start my own company and produce this script.
Check out their website: www.microbusiness.ca
Oct. 10: I read the ad and it said that if you have been on EI in the past 3 yrs, I may qualify to get paid while I learn how to make my own business. It also said if I'm under 34 yrs old, I could qualify for business financing through the Canadian Youth Business Foundation. We'll see.
I have never thought to make my own production company until last week. I always thought of getting my script produced through a company or working at a studio.
Saying: I found this on the National Post business section on Sept. 27, 2011. There was a blog written by a recent graduate named Greg Illson. He wrote about getting an MBA and he said: "Sometimes the best way to get out of a rut is to make your own path."
When I was 11 yrs old, I did go to a TV audition and I got rejected. I then thought: "I'll write my own script and give a role for myself." I even remember years later Halle Berry even said that about how there should be more good roles for women, and to write the roles. I was at Deb Green Casting website recently and it said the same thing that HB said.
By creating my own production company, I am creating my own path.
Script pitch: I haven't done this in a few months, but I found some more contacts to pitch my The Vertex Fighter script to.
Oct. 11 Writing: I know I haven't been writing for a long time because I needed a break to get my creative juices flowing. I checked the last time I worked on Rain, and it's been 6 weeks. I am feeling the itch to write my script. If you go through my weekly emails/ blog, I've been busy with my job search instead of writing.
Comparisons: I shall now give you a batch of comparisons to get myself thinking up stories.
Throwing a dead body in the river or lake: It was done on I Know What You Did Last Summer. It was done on Buffy the Vampire Slayer season 6 where it seems like Buffy may have killed someone. Spike then threw the body in the river. It was done on the TV movie What Happened that Night with one body.
Burying a dead body: It was done on Desperate Housewives season 8 premiere, and What Happened that Night with another body.
Story starts off with ominous note: It was done on I Know What You Did Last Summer. The movie title was the ominous note. It was done on Desperate Housewives pilot and then it appeared again on the season 8 premiere.
Hiding a dead body in the trunk: It was done on Ringer episode 2, and Desperate Housewives season 7 finale. It was done in the old movie Arsenic and Old Lace. I remember watching that when I was in gr.11 for Eng. class.
Finding a dead body in the cement: It was on last night's Castle's ep "Kick the Ballistics" where construction workers are stirring the cement. Then they lift up an arm. It was done on CSI: NY before differently. Construction workers were fighting, one worker drilled into the hardened cement and it started bleeding. There was a dead body in there.
Criminal dies, and when police tell next of kin, the family members are blase about it: In the Castle episode "Heroes and Villains", Det.Kate Beckett tells the rapist's mom that her son is dead. She's like "whatever." It was done on an ep of Rookie Blue season 2 finale "God's Good Grace" where a drug dealer dies. Det. Traci Nash has to tell his 2 sisters about it and they're like "whatever."
Vigilante superhero on cop drama: It was also on Castle's ep "Heroes and Villains" about someone dressing up like a superhero and stopping crime. It was done Rookie Blue season 1 where this young black guy was dressing up a like a superhero to stop crime. But it was funnier and lighter. The cops decide to let him go because he really wanted to be a cop and if he gets arrested, he won't be able to be one.
Cop's badge or uniform stolen: On CSI: NY, Danny's badge was stolen from his locker while he was at the gym. It was done on Rookie Blue where one of Det. Gail Peck's uniform was stolen from her car. The criminals were pretending to be cops. It was kind of done on Prison Break, but the prison escapees needed to pretend to be cops so they could attend this event for fallen police officers.
Character is on cell phone and is being watched. As Character is talking on the phone, they are looking for the person who is also on a cell phone: I saw this on Ringer episode 3 "If you ever want a French Lesson" where Bridget is looking for the hit man who is talking to her on the phone. It was done on Scream 2 where Jamie Kennedy's character is on the cell phone as he's looking around for the killer. His other friends are going around the campus and picking up people's phones to find the killer.
I had gotten my short story "Purse" rejected by them, so I feel good that my other short story is getting published. "Chase" will be published in the anthology called From Across the River.
Salary: Also the last email was talking about salary. Here's a website where you can determine how much you should be getting paid.
http://monsterca.salary.com/
Post Secret:
"I slept with someone so they wouldn't commit suicide."
Me: I guess that's good to prevent someone from committing suicide. Though it's dark.
A picture of Chris Colfer (he plays the gay kid on Glee): "He cured my mom of her homophobia :)"
Me: That's good.
"I don't know how to tell you this, but I can't become a military wife in fear that you will die."
Email: I'm currently serving in Afghanistan and the one thing that keeps the thought of death away, is knowing I need to get home to my wife.
"I am starting to believe true love is only for thin and beautiful women."
Email: Me too. I think it is because I watch too much The Bachelor.
Email: Beautiful and thin women end up attracting the wrong people who waste their time and break their hearts. True love seems much further away.
"I am living proof that your childhood does not have to determine your life!"
"I am afraid that if you stop doing drugs you'll realize you're insane to be with me."
"I attended the wedding of the woman I love, and my wife was sitting next to me."
Then there are secrets where people say they're getting exercise to have better sex and that they found a wedding ring.
My production company: I was going through this Edmonton magazine Frost Fire issue Fall 2007. I see this ad for Microbusiness Training Centre. It can help and train you to start a business. Then I thought: "I'll start my own production company." I emailed them and I'm waiting for their reply.
I'm sure a lot of you guys think: "That's a crazy idea. Why?" Well I've been pitching my script for nearly 4 years to all these production companies in Canada. I've been rejected by all of them. I might as well start my own company and produce this script.
Check out their website: www.microbusiness.ca
Oct. 10: I read the ad and it said that if you have been on EI in the past 3 yrs, I may qualify to get paid while I learn how to make my own business. It also said if I'm under 34 yrs old, I could qualify for business financing through the Canadian Youth Business Foundation. We'll see.
I have never thought to make my own production company until last week. I always thought of getting my script produced through a company or working at a studio.
Saying: I found this on the National Post business section on Sept. 27, 2011. There was a blog written by a recent graduate named Greg Illson. He wrote about getting an MBA and he said: "Sometimes the best way to get out of a rut is to make your own path."
When I was 11 yrs old, I did go to a TV audition and I got rejected. I then thought: "I'll write my own script and give a role for myself." I even remember years later Halle Berry even said that about how there should be more good roles for women, and to write the roles. I was at Deb Green Casting website recently and it said the same thing that HB said.
By creating my own production company, I am creating my own path.
Script pitch: I haven't done this in a few months, but I found some more contacts to pitch my The Vertex Fighter script to.
Oct. 11 Writing: I know I haven't been writing for a long time because I needed a break to get my creative juices flowing. I checked the last time I worked on Rain, and it's been 6 weeks. I am feeling the itch to write my script. If you go through my weekly emails/ blog, I've been busy with my job search instead of writing.
Comparisons: I shall now give you a batch of comparisons to get myself thinking up stories.
Throwing a dead body in the river or lake: It was done on I Know What You Did Last Summer. It was done on Buffy the Vampire Slayer season 6 where it seems like Buffy may have killed someone. Spike then threw the body in the river. It was done on the TV movie What Happened that Night with one body.
Burying a dead body: It was done on Desperate Housewives season 8 premiere, and What Happened that Night with another body.
Story starts off with ominous note: It was done on I Know What You Did Last Summer. The movie title was the ominous note. It was done on Desperate Housewives pilot and then it appeared again on the season 8 premiere.
Hiding a dead body in the trunk: It was done on Ringer episode 2, and Desperate Housewives season 7 finale. It was done in the old movie Arsenic and Old Lace. I remember watching that when I was in gr.11 for Eng. class.
Finding a dead body in the cement: It was on last night's Castle's ep "Kick the Ballistics" where construction workers are stirring the cement. Then they lift up an arm. It was done on CSI: NY before differently. Construction workers were fighting, one worker drilled into the hardened cement and it started bleeding. There was a dead body in there.
Criminal dies, and when police tell next of kin, the family members are blase about it: In the Castle episode "Heroes and Villains", Det.Kate Beckett tells the rapist's mom that her son is dead. She's like "whatever." It was done on an ep of Rookie Blue season 2 finale "God's Good Grace" where a drug dealer dies. Det. Traci Nash has to tell his 2 sisters about it and they're like "whatever."
Vigilante superhero on cop drama: It was also on Castle's ep "Heroes and Villains" about someone dressing up like a superhero and stopping crime. It was done Rookie Blue season 1 where this young black guy was dressing up a like a superhero to stop crime. But it was funnier and lighter. The cops decide to let him go because he really wanted to be a cop and if he gets arrested, he won't be able to be one.
Cop's badge or uniform stolen: On CSI: NY, Danny's badge was stolen from his locker while he was at the gym. It was done on Rookie Blue where one of Det. Gail Peck's uniform was stolen from her car. The criminals were pretending to be cops. It was kind of done on Prison Break, but the prison escapees needed to pretend to be cops so they could attend this event for fallen police officers.
Character is on cell phone and is being watched. As Character is talking on the phone, they are looking for the person who is also on a cell phone: I saw this on Ringer episode 3 "If you ever want a French Lesson" where Bridget is looking for the hit man who is talking to her on the phone. It was done on Scream 2 where Jamie Kennedy's character is on the cell phone as he's looking around for the killer. His other friends are going around the campus and picking up people's phones to find the killer.
Sunday, October 9, 2011
literary magazines/ evaluating job offers/ experts
Oct. 1 Literary magazines: I got my short story "TJ's Story" published in a Poetry Institute of Canada anthology of short stories. I then went through my notes in Professional Writing. In 2007, I took a Short Fiction Forms class. One of the assignments is get into groups and research writing magazines to get published in.
Geist: This is a good website. There's a Post Card short story contest where you find a post card, and write a 500 word story or poem about it"
"Make your own postcard using photos, drawings or images in the public domain, write a story inspired by that postcard, then send us the image and the story. The relationship between image and story can be as subtle as you like, as long as the contest judges can see the connection."
http://www.geist.com/articles/8th-annual-literal-literary-postcard-story-contest
Notebook Magazine: I searched through my email inbox, and I got an email from this Edmonton writing magazine called Notebook Magazine. I submitted short stories to them through email, and he rejected them. The last email I got was back in Jan. 2008.
I then went to the website, and it said it was on hiatus. However, there is a piece about an artist named Murray Allen and he made all these crafts in his apartment before he passed away. Check out the pictures. The art is quirky and colorful:
http://notebookmagazine.ca/index.html
Oct. 2 Grain magazine: I bought this for my Creative Writing class. It's a literary magazine from Saskatchewan. The prizes are from are bigger than the usual, from $500-$1000. Others are less than $500.
http://www.grainmagazine.ca/index.html
Oct. 5 Puritan magazine: I had submitted some stories and poems to them. I did back when I was in college. I still get emails from them when new issues come out. I do like their website. Their graphics look frames on a wooden wall.
http://www.puritan-magazine.com/
Oct. 4 Evaluating job offers: I was at the career fair and learned about a info session called "Make me an offer! Tips on negotiating and evaluating job offers" at CAPS. I went there and I was the only one there. It's not as bad as throwing a party and no one showing up. lol. It's a info session.
I did learn some things that I didn't know. It was a power point presentation. One slide:
"Reflecting your budgetary needs and average salaries, your negotiation range starts a little higher than your bottom line and extends to a figure (within reason) that would make you very happy!"
When I apply for office assistant, administrative assistant, and receptionist position, the interviewer often asks: "What wage are you expecting?" I always say $11 or $12/hr. I should really give a range like $11-$14/hr or $23,000-$27,000. You need a range to negotiate with and say you're flexible.
Always do your research on how much the position you're applying for gets paid. I see in job ads and when I go into interviews, they do tell you how much the position pays.
Websites: You can learn about salary here:
www.wowjobs.ca/salary.aspx
www.alis.alberta.ca/wageinfo
www.salaryexpert.com (more USA)
Saying: One slide said:
"Something to think about?
We spend years in school. We spend a large sum of money getting that education. We spend hours writing resumes and cover letters and interviewing. But when we get to the last detail- money, perks, and benefits- we usually negotiate this in less than 5 min."
-Suzanne Green, management speaker
I did realize I am getting a little ahead of myself. I'm not at the negotiating stage yet, I'm in the applying and job interview stage. Negotiating is close because it's often talked about in the interview.
Oct. 5 Writer in Residence: I knew there was a Writer in Residence at MacEwan. I did a little searching last month, but I couldn't find the person. Then today I did some research and I found out it's Lynn Coady who wrote the book The Antagonist. She's nominated for the Scotia Bank Giller prize. I then congratulated her and emailed her part of my Rain script.
I then found out Greg MacArthur, the Writer in Residence at the U of A was nominated for the Siminovitch Prize. I congratulated him and then asked if he read my Rain script yet. I emailed him last month.
The Trouble with Experts: I saw this Doc Zone last week. It was good about how experts aren't really that knowledgeable about their subjects. I'm always cautious about who to listen to like my sister and friends like Angela and Jessica for career advice. They all graduated out of university and have careers, they have experience. They are knowledgeable.
Same goes for judges on reality-TV talent shows. They're all music producers, singers, dancers, and have been in the entertainment industry for years and made millions of dollars. They can judge talent.
Back to the documentary. They talked about wine experts. Some can't even tell white wine and red wine apart. The white wine had red dye in it. Most wine experts can't taste the difference. Regular people without any expectations could taste the difference.
They interviewed an artist that did copies of real paintings like Picasso. He was with another con man, and they sold all these paintings to museums. Part of the Art Experts want to believe they found something special, they lose sight of what's real art.
Financial gurus didn't predict the recession. They discussed the book The Management Myth: Why Experts keep Getting it Wrong about management gurus. There's a book called Wrong about experts getting it wrong.
There are nutritionists who know about health and what to eat. They promote cancer treatments that don't work. "Once you're getting paid, you don't become as objective."
They listed how experts make wrong predictions. One music producer says that "guys with guitars are on the way out" after seeing the Beatles.
Oct. 8 Job interview: The other day I went to a job interview. There were 100 resumes, and I was one of the 15 people being interviewed. So it's good to be considered to be good enough to get an interview. I thought the interview was average. We also talked a bit about my restaurant job and how she did go and eat there before, so that was different.
Flashback: I got this flashback of the actor Ian Ziering. He was in the original 90210 TV show in the 90s. A few years ago, he was being interviewed by Tyra Banks about how he got the role.
IZ: There are so many actors for very few roles. I needed to get an edge. So I went to this room to get the 90210 script. The office was empty and there was this big pile of scripts and a sign that said for every script that's been taken, you have to write down your name. So I wrote "Ben Dover" and then took the pile of scripts and ran away with it. I then managed to find a garbage can and throw them away.
The edge is that less actors got the script, so less competition. lol. Well I'm sure there were still a lot of actors going for that role, and he did audition and got the part because he was talented.
As a kid, I did want to get into acting and I knew there were a lot of actors for a few roles. Actors face a lot of competition. Now that I'm an adult, I learn it's not just actors but for a lot of other jobs.
Geist: This is a good website. There's a Post Card short story contest where you find a post card, and write a 500 word story or poem about it"
"Make your own postcard using photos, drawings or images in the public domain, write a story inspired by that postcard, then send us the image and the story. The relationship between image and story can be as subtle as you like, as long as the contest judges can see the connection."
http://www.geist.com/articles/8th-annual-literal-literary-postcard-story-contest
Notebook Magazine: I searched through my email inbox, and I got an email from this Edmonton writing magazine called Notebook Magazine. I submitted short stories to them through email, and he rejected them. The last email I got was back in Jan. 2008.
I then went to the website, and it said it was on hiatus. However, there is a piece about an artist named Murray Allen and he made all these crafts in his apartment before he passed away. Check out the pictures. The art is quirky and colorful:
Oct. 2 Grain magazine: I bought this for my Creative Writing class. It's a literary magazine from Saskatchewan. The prizes are from are bigger than the usual, from $500-$1000. Others are less than $500.
Oct. 5 Puritan magazine: I had submitted some stories and poems to them. I did back when I was in college. I still get emails from them when new issues come out. I do like their website. Their graphics look frames on a wooden wall.
http://www.puritan-magazine.com/
Oct. 4 Evaluating job offers: I was at the career fair and learned about a info session called "Make me an offer! Tips on negotiating and evaluating job offers" at CAPS. I went there and I was the only one there. It's not as bad as throwing a party and no one showing up. lol. It's a info session.
I did learn some things that I didn't know. It was a power point presentation. One slide:
"Reflecting your budgetary needs and average salaries, your negotiation range starts a little higher than your bottom line and extends to a figure (within reason) that would make you very happy!"
When I apply for office assistant, administrative assistant, and receptionist position, the interviewer often asks: "What wage are you expecting?" I always say $11 or $12/hr. I should really give a range like $11-$14/hr or $23,000-$27,000. You need a range to negotiate with and say you're flexible.
Always do your research on how much the position you're applying for gets paid. I see in job ads and when I go into interviews, they do tell you how much the position pays.
Websites: You can learn about salary here:
www.wowjobs.ca/salary.aspx
www.alis.alberta.ca/wageinfo
www.salaryexpert.com (more USA)
Saying: One slide said:
"Something to think about?
We spend years in school. We spend a large sum of money getting that education. We spend hours writing resumes and cover letters and interviewing. But when we get to the last detail- money, perks, and benefits- we usually negotiate this in less than 5 min."
-Suzanne Green, management speaker
I did realize I am getting a little ahead of myself. I'm not at the negotiating stage yet, I'm in the applying and job interview stage. Negotiating is close because it's often talked about in the interview.
Oct. 5 Writer in Residence: I knew there was a Writer in Residence at MacEwan. I did a little searching last month, but I couldn't find the person. Then today I did some research and I found out it's Lynn Coady who wrote the book The Antagonist. She's nominated for the Scotia Bank Giller prize. I then congratulated her and emailed her part of my Rain script.
I then found out Greg MacArthur, the Writer in Residence at the U of A was nominated for the Siminovitch Prize. I congratulated him and then asked if he read my Rain script yet. I emailed him last month.
The Trouble with Experts: I saw this Doc Zone last week. It was good about how experts aren't really that knowledgeable about their subjects. I'm always cautious about who to listen to like my sister and friends like Angela and Jessica for career advice. They all graduated out of university and have careers, they have experience. They are knowledgeable.
Same goes for judges on reality-TV talent shows. They're all music producers, singers, dancers, and have been in the entertainment industry for years and made millions of dollars. They can judge talent.
Back to the documentary. They talked about wine experts. Some can't even tell white wine and red wine apart. The white wine had red dye in it. Most wine experts can't taste the difference. Regular people without any expectations could taste the difference.
They interviewed an artist that did copies of real paintings like Picasso. He was with another con man, and they sold all these paintings to museums. Part of the Art Experts want to believe they found something special, they lose sight of what's real art.
Financial gurus didn't predict the recession. They discussed the book The Management Myth: Why Experts keep Getting it Wrong about management gurus. There's a book called Wrong about experts getting it wrong.
There are nutritionists who know about health and what to eat. They promote cancer treatments that don't work. "Once you're getting paid, you don't become as objective."
They listed how experts make wrong predictions. One music producer says that "guys with guitars are on the way out" after seeing the Beatles.
Oct. 8 Job interview: The other day I went to a job interview. There were 100 resumes, and I was one of the 15 people being interviewed. So it's good to be considered to be good enough to get an interview. I thought the interview was average. We also talked a bit about my restaurant job and how she did go and eat there before, so that was different.
Flashback: I got this flashback of the actor Ian Ziering. He was in the original 90210 TV show in the 90s. A few years ago, he was being interviewed by Tyra Banks about how he got the role.
IZ: There are so many actors for very few roles. I needed to get an edge. So I went to this room to get the 90210 script. The office was empty and there was this big pile of scripts and a sign that said for every script that's been taken, you have to write down your name. So I wrote "Ben Dover" and then took the pile of scripts and ran away with it. I then managed to find a garbage can and throw them away.
The edge is that less actors got the script, so less competition. lol. Well I'm sure there were still a lot of actors going for that role, and he did audition and got the part because he was talented.
As a kid, I did want to get into acting and I knew there were a lot of actors for a few roles. Actors face a lot of competition. Now that I'm an adult, I learn it's not just actors but for a lot of other jobs.
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