May 16 Funny: Today I went to work and talked to Ray about Kevin Federline and how he can't make ends meet with $40, 000 a month.
Ray: There are people who make $40,000 a year, and they can live off it. He could put a down payment on a house in a nice neighborhood to raise his kids. He could put $1500 a month for mortgage payments. He must be eating out and drinking every night.
Me: If he spends $2000 on food, he may have to feed his nannies.
Ray: I don't know about him feeding his bodyguards.
I also told her I saw Flashpoint yesterday, and remembered that in the military alphabet, the B means Bravo. On the show they were using it.
Crazy news: I read on Yahoo news about this man who tried to buy a prostitute for his 14 yr old son. I was like "Oh my God." Sheesh, I can laugh at K- Fed for not knowing how to handle money, but this man trying to buy a prostitute is funny, but at the same time kind of not. The prostitute they picked up was an undercover cop. From the article: "The man, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was handed a 10-month prison sentence, suspended for a year, after he admitted a charge of trying to solicit a woman to have sex with a child, the Press Association reported.
Judge Jonathan Teare said he would spare the father jail because of his excellent character and that he believed he did not mean any harm to his son. 'You have a duty of care to your son and that is to look after his moral welfare, not as you might think to break him in to the ways of sex through a prostitute,' he said."
Excellent character? More like stupidity. The boy is still allowed to live with his dad.
Oh my God, now that reminds me of this old MADtv sketch from 2002. I thought this kind of stuff only occurs on TV shows, not in real life, but it looks like life is imitating art. The sketch was where this nerdy high school kid is talking to his dad.
Dad: Well go buy yourself a prostitute.
Son: I don't want to lose my virginity to a prostitute. I want to lose it to someone who I love and care about.
Dad: That's nice son, but I lost my virginity to a prostitute. Go ask your mother.
The audience laughs. That's the kind of joke you say: "Ohhhhhh."
Writing: Yesterday I got rejected from this guy who I wanted him to be in my movie. That's okay. I then contacted this other guy, and he says he read most of my script. I came home and Flash Gordon and Harper's Island wasn't on. That must be a sign to go and work. I then sent out 17 emails trying to get my script produced. I had the radio on in the background, and then the MADtv series finale was on too.
May 17 Inspiration: I found this on www.postsecret.com where the creator Frank is talking to a graduating class at Berkeley. He asks everybody to write one sentence that people should hear on graduation day. Here are a few:
Be wise enough not to be reckless, but brave enough to take great risks.It’s okay to fail – learn from it and you will succeed.It’s better to be pissed-off than pissed-on.
As I said before, my life revolves around TV. I'm trying to cut down. Sure I just saw the Desperate Housewives season finale, but then there are all these new shows coming on like The Listener (June 4), and So You Think You Can Dance, this Thurs, May 21.
Job: On Friday I passed my resume to Crown Plaza. It's the place where they have that revolving restaurant on the top floor. The woman at the front desk told me to go to human resources on the 4th floor to pass my resume, and that's how I learned of the restaurant. There was a sign in the elevator.
I remember way back in 2000, my friend Leslie told me she went there with her boyfriend. She put a penny on the side of the window, and one hour later the penny came back. lol. I told Ray this, and she said it goes around once an hour. If it goes faster, we would be getting dizzy and things would be falling all over the place. lol.
May 18 News: I read in the Globe and Mail life section, about how pregnant women are smug. There are these 2 girls who wrote a song about how pregnant women won't tell anyone what the gender of the baby is, and what their names are going to be. Also how they talk about they don't care what the gender is, as long as it's a healthy baby.
Then this 40 year old guy talked about how his wife was smug throughout all 5 of her pregnancies. He says: "I know she doesn't care if the baby has 18 fingers, as long as it's a girl." The song is on the internet, and everybody says "So True" even women who are pregnant.
They say that pregnant women are smug because women get a lot of negative attention. If they find some positive attention, they will capitalize on it. It kind of reminded me of when Jennifer Garner first got pregnant, and she was on Jay Leno.
Jay: Is it going to be a boy or a girl?
Jennifer: Well it's definetely going to be one or the other.
The audience laughs.
I don't see her as smug, I thought that she was a celebrity who wanted to keep one part of her life private.
Cut to later in the interview.
Jennifer: I thought I was getting bigger and bigger and she-
Right then she points to her stomach. Then she realized what she just said. The audience laughs and cheers.
Jay: So it's going to be a girl.
Pump Casting: There was this bit on Jay Leno. It's where this news reporter is telling the news, and the TV is on the gas pump in the gas station. The reporter then talks to the people who are pumping gas.
Cut to this 20- something year old guy pumping gas.
Reporter: How about you sir?
Guy looks up at the TV screen.
Reporter: Yes, you.
Guy: Is this really happening?
Reporter: Yes. What's your job?
Guy: I'm an actor. When I'm not working, I'm doing whatever it takes to make money.
Reporter: What movies and TV shows have you been on?
Guy: I was on a CBS TV show called Close to Home.
Cut to the clip that Guy was on.
I thought that was so cool. I totally forgot about that crime drama.
Shopping: Today I finally had a day off from working on those long weekends. I worked on Thanksgiving, and Easter weekend. I went to West Ed mall today. I haven't been there in some months. That cheap theatre Cineplex Odeon closed down, and has been replaced by a Hakim Optical and another Urban Behaviour will come along. There is already a UB at the other food court.
The Chinese fast food restaurant Oriental Delight had gotten renovations. They look really good. WEM treasures also opened. It sells souveniers of the mall. There used to be a Ben and Jerry's, but now it's replaced by Yogen Fruz. There is a new store called Fossil that sells bags, sunglasses, high end stuff. I don't remember seeing a Hugo Boss the last time I was there, but there is one now. Another new store was Geox which sells shoes.
That Apple store no longer can let us listen to music with their ipods. They only have iPhones out without headphones.
Prior to it, I did some writing and I went out to lunch with my parents and grandma.
Quotes: I went to Chapters and they sold these bags with these inspirational quotes:
"Go confidently in the direction of your dreams! Live the life you've imagined." -Thoreau
"Go into the world and do well. But more importantly, go into the world and do good." -Minor Myers Jr.
Monday, May 18, 2009
Friday, May 15, 2009
saying/ charity/ stupid & funny
May 12 Saying: I remember this other saying. It may have been from an old TV show. Some guy said this: "If you want to make money, you get a job that you like. If you want to make a lot of money, you get a job that you hate." I told this to my co-worker Jennifer, and she agreed.
Well it did happen to me. I like working at the Soup place. I got a job at a bank, which I hated to make a lot of money. Wait, I do remember this other saying from 2001. I was watching The Matrix Revisted dvd. It's about the making of The Matrix. Keanu Reeves said: "There is an old Chinese saying: 'Find a job that you like, and then you don't have to work for the rest of your life.'"
Positive: I woke up this morning and thought that it's a good thing that I didn't work at Treats last year. After school ended, I went to Treats to get my job back from the manager Aziz, but they already changed managers. If I did work there, I would probably be doing the same thing with a little amount of hours. Even if I did do split shifts to increase the hours, it would have still been part- time.
I then got a job at Xcetera which did give me full- time hours. There was still enough time for me to go and look for a office job on the side. I will have to look at money in a certain way. I got a lot of money back in my tax refund which would make it $15, 000 income. Then I also get tips twice a year from my job in June and December. I also get my money from my family during special occassions.
Work: I was talking to Jennifer about jobs today. I was then inspired to be more aggressive and go on the internet and look for jobs. I then found some websites and people to contact to produce my script. I sent out 10 emails. During this time I had 90210 and Deadliest Warrior on in the background.
May 13 Charity: I read that Emimen is treating 200 laid- off autoworkers on an all- expense paid trip to LA to see him perform on Jimmy Kimmel. He's also doing a meet and greet, and sign autographs. That is so nice of him.
I also see that Titanic stars Leonardo Dicaprio and Kate Winslet, and the director James Cameron have donated $30, 000 to the last Titanic survivor who is 97 yr old Millvina Dean. She was only 9 weeks old when she was on the ship. She has a hard time paying for her bills at the nursing home, and she was selling her autographs to make money.
Lie to Me: I was reading an article in 24 about the TV show. It said this: "Actually Cal Lightman has more in common with House's Dr. Gregory House in terms of how their series are built- i.e., largely unrealistic situations held together by an intriguingly complex main character who values brain over brawn." An intriguing main character is what I need for my script.
The season finale was really good. It was about these terrorist attacks occuring in Washington. It kind of reminded me of those sniper attacks back in 2002. There was this sniper who shoots random people in random locations in DC. Then in the middle of the ep we realize that the young men weren't terrorists. They were guys who were wearing backpacks with bombs planted in them and they didn't know it.
I remember back in 2002, I was at my friend Leslie's house and we were watching the news about the sniper. Leslie's mom says: "I think it's terrorists." I didn't think it was. It was scary that it was occuring in the US. It occurs in Afghanistan and the Middle East and that's what they have to deal with everyday.
Analyze: Today I was reading some more bad news about the recession in the business section. It's like a trainwreck, it's so bad, but I can't stop looking at it. It's like when I watch the teen pregnancy eps on Tyra. It's kind of like when I used to watch Maury and Dr Phil. However, I don't read bad news or watch Tyra to get my hate on. I don't purposely watch Maury and Dr Phil to get my hate on anymore. I stay away from it.
Emotions: Today I was watching Criminal Minds and it looks like Reid (Matthew Gray Gubler, this actor who I emailed, and he emailed me back) seemed to be infected by this anthrax. It looks like might not survive it so he asks to be recorded on a voice message so his mom could hear him. He says: "Hi mom, it's Spencer. I want to let you know that I love you. Everyday I'm proud to be your son." Tears sprang to my eyes when I was watching it. I didn't cry, but I felt really emotional during that scene.
May 15 Writing: I submitted my article about donating to charity to the 24 newspaper.
Funny & stupid: I was reading in the Metro that Kevin Federline can't make ends meet when he gets $40, 000 a month from his ex- wife Britney Spears. She pays $20, 000 a month for child support, and $5000 a week when she's on tour. The National Enquirer says this:
$7, 500 for rent
$2,000 for food
$1, 500 for utilities
$800 for alcohol
$2, 800 for a nanny
$3, 000 for bodyguards
He should use that $40, 000 a month and buy a home. What's with $2, 000 on food? Does he eat out a lot? He should learn to cook, and go grocery shopping or at least hire someone to do that and cook. He might able to save some money there. He needs to cut down on the alcohol. He may have to hire some nannies who don't cost that much, same with the bodyguards.
Government: I got these 2 letters from the Conservative government. They sent this to me before. They ask who is good for the govt., and I always check NDP and send it back to the Conservatives. No postage required.
Lookalike: It's weird. Last night I was watching Parks and Recreation, and I realized who the actor Chris Pratt looks like. Nialle Travnik looks like him. I used to work with Nialle at Ipsos from 2005-2006. I saw CP on The OC from 2006-2007 and I've been watching Park for the past few months. CP and NT have the same face with the same hair colour and texture, and beard. They look like they could be brothers.
I then added him as my friend on Facebook and he confirmed it. lol.
Movie: I had Fantastic Four: The Rise of the Silver Surfer on in the background. Did you know that this movie was shot in Vancouver? Well there was a scene where they are in the forest, so you know it's got to be in BC. I remember going to Vancouver in 2001 for a band/ choir trip and we drove there from Edmonton. There were trees everywhere.
Prison Break: I saw the Prison Break 2hr series finale and it was crazy. The bad guys all got their come- uppance. The ending was bittersweet with the lead character Michael dying from his disease. At least he helped his friends, and he had a son with the same name as his.
It was unpredictable. I was thinking M's brother Lincoln was going to die after getting shot, and M will name his son Lincoln. Well that's what they did on the Alias series finale. Sydney's dad died, then S named her son after him. I read earlier today that a lot of old people are coming back on the show. I knew Sucre was coming back, but I totally didn't expect C- Note, Sophia, and Kellerman.
Well it did happen to me. I like working at the Soup place. I got a job at a bank, which I hated to make a lot of money. Wait, I do remember this other saying from 2001. I was watching The Matrix Revisted dvd. It's about the making of The Matrix. Keanu Reeves said: "There is an old Chinese saying: 'Find a job that you like, and then you don't have to work for the rest of your life.'"
Positive: I woke up this morning and thought that it's a good thing that I didn't work at Treats last year. After school ended, I went to Treats to get my job back from the manager Aziz, but they already changed managers. If I did work there, I would probably be doing the same thing with a little amount of hours. Even if I did do split shifts to increase the hours, it would have still been part- time.
I then got a job at Xcetera which did give me full- time hours. There was still enough time for me to go and look for a office job on the side. I will have to look at money in a certain way. I got a lot of money back in my tax refund which would make it $15, 000 income. Then I also get tips twice a year from my job in June and December. I also get my money from my family during special occassions.
Work: I was talking to Jennifer about jobs today. I was then inspired to be more aggressive and go on the internet and look for jobs. I then found some websites and people to contact to produce my script. I sent out 10 emails. During this time I had 90210 and Deadliest Warrior on in the background.
May 13 Charity: I read that Emimen is treating 200 laid- off autoworkers on an all- expense paid trip to LA to see him perform on Jimmy Kimmel. He's also doing a meet and greet, and sign autographs. That is so nice of him.
I also see that Titanic stars Leonardo Dicaprio and Kate Winslet, and the director James Cameron have donated $30, 000 to the last Titanic survivor who is 97 yr old Millvina Dean. She was only 9 weeks old when she was on the ship. She has a hard time paying for her bills at the nursing home, and she was selling her autographs to make money.
Lie to Me: I was reading an article in 24 about the TV show. It said this: "Actually Cal Lightman has more in common with House's Dr. Gregory House in terms of how their series are built- i.e., largely unrealistic situations held together by an intriguingly complex main character who values brain over brawn." An intriguing main character is what I need for my script.
The season finale was really good. It was about these terrorist attacks occuring in Washington. It kind of reminded me of those sniper attacks back in 2002. There was this sniper who shoots random people in random locations in DC. Then in the middle of the ep we realize that the young men weren't terrorists. They were guys who were wearing backpacks with bombs planted in them and they didn't know it.
I remember back in 2002, I was at my friend Leslie's house and we were watching the news about the sniper. Leslie's mom says: "I think it's terrorists." I didn't think it was. It was scary that it was occuring in the US. It occurs in Afghanistan and the Middle East and that's what they have to deal with everyday.
Analyze: Today I was reading some more bad news about the recession in the business section. It's like a trainwreck, it's so bad, but I can't stop looking at it. It's like when I watch the teen pregnancy eps on Tyra. It's kind of like when I used to watch Maury and Dr Phil. However, I don't read bad news or watch Tyra to get my hate on. I don't purposely watch Maury and Dr Phil to get my hate on anymore. I stay away from it.
Emotions: Today I was watching Criminal Minds and it looks like Reid (Matthew Gray Gubler, this actor who I emailed, and he emailed me back) seemed to be infected by this anthrax. It looks like might not survive it so he asks to be recorded on a voice message so his mom could hear him. He says: "Hi mom, it's Spencer. I want to let you know that I love you. Everyday I'm proud to be your son." Tears sprang to my eyes when I was watching it. I didn't cry, but I felt really emotional during that scene.
May 15 Writing: I submitted my article about donating to charity to the 24 newspaper.
Funny & stupid: I was reading in the Metro that Kevin Federline can't make ends meet when he gets $40, 000 a month from his ex- wife Britney Spears. She pays $20, 000 a month for child support, and $5000 a week when she's on tour. The National Enquirer says this:
$7, 500 for rent
$2,000 for food
$1, 500 for utilities
$800 for alcohol
$2, 800 for a nanny
$3, 000 for bodyguards
He should use that $40, 000 a month and buy a home. What's with $2, 000 on food? Does he eat out a lot? He should learn to cook, and go grocery shopping or at least hire someone to do that and cook. He might able to save some money there. He needs to cut down on the alcohol. He may have to hire some nannies who don't cost that much, same with the bodyguards.
Government: I got these 2 letters from the Conservative government. They sent this to me before. They ask who is good for the govt., and I always check NDP and send it back to the Conservatives. No postage required.
Lookalike: It's weird. Last night I was watching Parks and Recreation, and I realized who the actor Chris Pratt looks like. Nialle Travnik looks like him. I used to work with Nialle at Ipsos from 2005-2006. I saw CP on The OC from 2006-2007 and I've been watching Park for the past few months. CP and NT have the same face with the same hair colour and texture, and beard. They look like they could be brothers.
I then added him as my friend on Facebook and he confirmed it. lol.
Movie: I had Fantastic Four: The Rise of the Silver Surfer on in the background. Did you know that this movie was shot in Vancouver? Well there was a scene where they are in the forest, so you know it's got to be in BC. I remember going to Vancouver in 2001 for a band/ choir trip and we drove there from Edmonton. There were trees everywhere.
Prison Break: I saw the Prison Break 2hr series finale and it was crazy. The bad guys all got their come- uppance. The ending was bittersweet with the lead character Michael dying from his disease. At least he helped his friends, and he had a son with the same name as his.
It was unpredictable. I was thinking M's brother Lincoln was going to die after getting shot, and M will name his son Lincoln. Well that's what they did on the Alias series finale. Sydney's dad died, then S named her son after him. I read earlier today that a lot of old people are coming back on the show. I knew Sucre was coming back, but I totally didn't expect C- Note, Sophia, and Kellerman.
Tuesday, May 12, 2009
saying/ The Listener/ crazy news
TUESDAY, MAY 12, 2009
saying/ The Listener/ crazy news
May 9 Saying: I was thinking about this old saying I got when watching an Nysnc interview. The boy band was at Muchmusic back in 2001.
Chris: It's not about the money, it's about the idea of it.
I'm going to admit that I made almost $15, 000 this year. I could think of it as in there are millions and billions of people who don't have any money whatsoever like people in Africa. On in 2007, I read an article in Russia where a family lives off $500 a month. In Canada, that's not possible.
Yeah, and the fact that the most I ever made in a year was like $7000 in 2005 where I was working part time for 9 months. I certainly made more money than in 2007. It was the summer where I had the worst luck in getting a job.
Call Centre #3 gave me training for one day, and decided to not hire me because it would take too much time to train me, and they went with someone else. Then I ended up working part- time at Treats. It was nice sitting around a lot, and talking to manager Aziz, and watching TV there. I didn't get paid a lot like $8/hr for 20hrs a week. At least I got a lot of free food.
I'm getting this flashback of Joe Millionaire. This guy Aaron was a construction worker who made $19,000/ yr. He did pose in swimsuits to make money. Anyway, at the finale he told the woman that he wasn't a millionaire, and they were together for awhile, but it ended. They also each got $500,000 each so that's good. The woman also didn't make a lot of money either.
Actually Aaron did make an appearance on the comedy show She Spies where the girls have to find a criminal at this speed dating event. Of course, Aaron was one of the guys there, who later gets shot in the ep. A also made an appearance in The Simpsons. He was in a play called "Joe Millionaire and a Cherry Orchard."
A then tells a woman: "I don't have a cherry orchard."
The Listener: It's so exciting. Today I was watching Flash Gordon, and there was this commercial for the new TV show The Listener. It stars Craig Olejnik. I've been writing about this show since I first heard it in June 2008. I was just going through my blog and reading about it. Then I joined The Listener group on Facebook in Jan 2009.
The commercial came on, and I squealed with excitement. The show will be on Space Channel coming on Thurs. June 4. I went and wrote it down on a big piece of paper. I'm so happy.
Tyra: I'm also going to admit I was watching Tyra Banks on Youtube. I think I was looking up about teen pregnancy because that's why I watch the show. However, it lead me to watching the ep called "Gay for Pay" where straight guys do gay porn. The ep wasn't trashy and in a way, it did qualify for the other reason I watch this show: prostitution. It was an interesting ep.
I did feel kind of sorry for this one guy. He got a job at Subway and told the manager about what he did. They were cool with it, and hired him. Later customers said that if he's working there, I'm not eating there. Then they fired him. Well as long as he's wearing gloves when making sandwiches, I'm cool with it.
Shopping: Did you know that the store Where It's Art also closed down? It used to be in one location, and then it moved to another location, and now it's gone. There's also a clothing store called ZZ Style that opened up where the Calendar Club was. Why open new stores in the recession? Maybe because there is really low rent for the stores?
Analyze: I then got a flashback of reading a YM magazine back in 2001. There's this artist who makes $15,000/ yr. In brackets it said: "She lives very cheaply." Maybe she has a roommate to live with and share the rent. I don't know.
May 10: I was watching an ep of Lie to Me and Sean Patrick Thomas's character appears and was talking to Loker: "You can get a job anywhere. If Torres gets fired, she's going back to the airport getting paid $12/hr and dealing with bad people all day." $12/hr sounds good to me. Their idea of it is low.
Job: Well Shirley only worked one day, and she quit because she got a new job where she actually uses her education. I then used the time to sit, write, read, and think of my writing. A good thing about this job is that when they give me money to buy food at Shoppers Drug Mart for the restaurant, they let me put the points on my Shoppers Optimum card. If I get enough points, I can redeem it for $5, $10, or $25, etc.
Funny: Today I was watching The Mentalist, and my dad came by. There is a scene where Patrick pretends to read a kid's mind.
P: You're thinking: "I hope he can't read my mind and know that I was the one who vandalized the house by throwing paint at it." If you didn't want me to read your mind, you shouldn't have been thinking that.
My dad laughed at that. lol.
May 11 Music: Today I saw the video called "Day N Nite" by Kid Cudi. This is the slower and original version. I like the fast version to it so I can dance to it. The video has some cool animation thrown into with live action.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tln5gGCs1cU
Crazy news: Today I read about a female rookie officer shooting a guy because he was reaching for her male cop partner's gun. There is this weird coincidence because I saw on Jay Leno last week, they showed this video of the same thing happening. The video was scary at first, but kind of funny:
This woman cop was going to arrest a bad guy. He reaches for her gun and takes it. Then a man walks by and manages to take the gun right out of his hand. The cop is then trying to hold the guy down, while the man is pointing the gun at him. Then a overweight woman comes along and sits on him.
Jay: Yeah, he totally felt the weight of the law on him!
lol.
I just saw a promo for The Listener that will be on CTV also on June 4.
Dating: I read an article about lies on the first date. "On a first date, this girl blurted out that she gets bored easily and never keeps a guy around long. She should've stamped player on her forehead." - Terence
"I had only known a girl for a few days when she hit me with 'I need you to meet my parents, because if my dad doesn't like you, we're done.'" - Omar
lol. It seems like her parents run her life, well at least her dating life. I'm trying to please my parents with finding a good job.
"I went on a blind date with a woman who knew my brother, and the first thing she said was 'Your brother is so fine... You guys look nothing alike.'" - Don
That was my favorite. lol. It was like she was dissing him unless she added, "But you're also good looking too."
May 12 Nate Richert: For some reason, I thought about this old celebrity crush Nate Richert. He played Harvey on Sabrina the Teenage Witch. I looked him up on imdb.com and it looks like he hasn't gotten any work since 2004. That's a long time. It also says he's married, but it's unknown for how long.
Movie: Last night I borrowed Fantastic Four and the Silver Surfer. I saw the first movie in the theatres and liked it. This one I found to be average like 3/5 stars. It's funny and cool to watch, but it seemed pretty light. This movie is 92 min. long and it's PG. I find X-Men to be a little darker, because it's PG- 13.
I was surprised that Laurence Fishbourne is the voice of the Silver Surfer.
Chris: It's not about the money, it's about the idea of it.
I'm going to admit that I made almost $15, 000 this year. I could think of it as in there are millions and billions of people who don't have any money whatsoever like people in Africa. On in 2007, I read an article in Russia where a family lives off $500 a month. In Canada, that's not possible.
Yeah, and the fact that the most I ever made in a year was like $7000 in 2005 where I was working part time for 9 months. I certainly made more money than in 2007. It was the summer where I had the worst luck in getting a job.
Call Centre #3 gave me training for one day, and decided to not hire me because it would take too much time to train me, and they went with someone else. Then I ended up working part- time at Treats. It was nice sitting around a lot, and talking to manager Aziz, and watching TV there. I didn't get paid a lot like $8/hr for 20hrs a week. At least I got a lot of free food.
I'm getting this flashback of Joe Millionaire. This guy Aaron was a construction worker who made $19,000/ yr. He did pose in swimsuits to make money. Anyway, at the finale he told the woman that he wasn't a millionaire, and they were together for awhile, but it ended. They also each got $500,000 each so that's good. The woman also didn't make a lot of money either.
Actually Aaron did make an appearance on the comedy show She Spies where the girls have to find a criminal at this speed dating event. Of course, Aaron was one of the guys there, who later gets shot in the ep. A also made an appearance in The Simpsons. He was in a play called "Joe Millionaire and a Cherry Orchard."
A then tells a woman: "I don't have a cherry orchard."
The Listener: It's so exciting. Today I was watching Flash Gordon, and there was this commercial for the new TV show The Listener. It stars Craig Olejnik. I've been writing about this show since I first heard it in June 2008. I was just going through my blog and reading about it. Then I joined The Listener group on Facebook in Jan 2009.
The commercial came on, and I squealed with excitement. The show will be on Space Channel coming on Thurs. June 4. I went and wrote it down on a big piece of paper. I'm so happy.
Tyra: I'm also going to admit I was watching Tyra Banks on Youtube. I think I was looking up about teen pregnancy because that's why I watch the show. However, it lead me to watching the ep called "Gay for Pay" where straight guys do gay porn. The ep wasn't trashy and in a way, it did qualify for the other reason I watch this show: prostitution. It was an interesting ep.
I did feel kind of sorry for this one guy. He got a job at Subway and told the manager about what he did. They were cool with it, and hired him. Later customers said that if he's working there, I'm not eating there. Then they fired him. Well as long as he's wearing gloves when making sandwiches, I'm cool with it.
Shopping: Did you know that the store Where It's Art also closed down? It used to be in one location, and then it moved to another location, and now it's gone. There's also a clothing store called ZZ Style that opened up where the Calendar Club was. Why open new stores in the recession? Maybe because there is really low rent for the stores?
Analyze: I then got a flashback of reading a YM magazine back in 2001. There's this artist who makes $15,000/ yr. In brackets it said: "She lives very cheaply." Maybe she has a roommate to live with and share the rent. I don't know.
May 10: I was watching an ep of Lie to Me and Sean Patrick Thomas's character appears and was talking to Loker: "You can get a job anywhere. If Torres gets fired, she's going back to the airport getting paid $12/hr and dealing with bad people all day." $12/hr sounds good to me. Their idea of it is low.
Job: Well Shirley only worked one day, and she quit because she got a new job where she actually uses her education. I then used the time to sit, write, read, and think of my writing. A good thing about this job is that when they give me money to buy food at Shoppers Drug Mart for the restaurant, they let me put the points on my Shoppers Optimum card. If I get enough points, I can redeem it for $5, $10, or $25, etc.
Funny: Today I was watching The Mentalist, and my dad came by. There is a scene where Patrick pretends to read a kid's mind.
P: You're thinking: "I hope he can't read my mind and know that I was the one who vandalized the house by throwing paint at it." If you didn't want me to read your mind, you shouldn't have been thinking that.
My dad laughed at that. lol.
May 11 Music: Today I saw the video called "Day N Nite" by Kid Cudi. This is the slower and original version. I like the fast version to it so I can dance to it. The video has some cool animation thrown into with live action.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tln5gGCs1cU
Crazy news: Today I read about a female rookie officer shooting a guy because he was reaching for her male cop partner's gun. There is this weird coincidence because I saw on Jay Leno last week, they showed this video of the same thing happening. The video was scary at first, but kind of funny:
This woman cop was going to arrest a bad guy. He reaches for her gun and takes it. Then a man walks by and manages to take the gun right out of his hand. The cop is then trying to hold the guy down, while the man is pointing the gun at him. Then a overweight woman comes along and sits on him.
Jay: Yeah, he totally felt the weight of the law on him!
lol.
I just saw a promo for The Listener that will be on CTV also on June 4.
Dating: I read an article about lies on the first date. "On a first date, this girl blurted out that she gets bored easily and never keeps a guy around long. She should've stamped player on her forehead." - Terence
"I had only known a girl for a few days when she hit me with 'I need you to meet my parents, because if my dad doesn't like you, we're done.'" - Omar
lol. It seems like her parents run her life, well at least her dating life. I'm trying to please my parents with finding a good job.
"I went on a blind date with a woman who knew my brother, and the first thing she said was 'Your brother is so fine... You guys look nothing alike.'" - Don
That was my favorite. lol. It was like she was dissing him unless she added, "But you're also good looking too."
May 12 Nate Richert: For some reason, I thought about this old celebrity crush Nate Richert. He played Harvey on Sabrina the Teenage Witch. I looked him up on imdb.com and it looks like he hasn't gotten any work since 2004. That's a long time. It also says he's married, but it's unknown for how long.
Movie: Last night I borrowed Fantastic Four and the Silver Surfer. I saw the first movie in the theatres and liked it. This one I found to be average like 3/5 stars. It's funny and cool to watch, but it seemed pretty light. This movie is 92 min. long and it's PG. I find X-Men to be a little darker, because it's PG- 13.
I was surprised that Laurence Fishbourne is the voice of the Silver Surfer.
Friday, May 8, 2009
writing/ money/ dollhouse
FRIDAY, MAY 8, 2009
writing/ money/ dollhouse
May 5 Writing: It turns out this 9- year- old boy Alec Greven wrote a dating book called How to Talk to Girls and it got published.
I WROTE THE BOOK OF LOVE
I'm getting a flashback of 2004 when I was at NAIT. The assignment was to write a instruction manual. I wrote a dating manual. You know what, I could probably fluff it up, and get it published. However, there needs some credibility of why you should take my dating advice.
I just saw him on Jay Leno, and AG talked about his new books called How to Talk to Mom, and How to Talk to Dad. AG is so cute. He is well- mannered, sweet, and nice. He was wearing a white shirt, and a nice dark blue button down shirt over it, and khakis. He was supposed to bump his fist with Howie Mandel's fist. Right before AG does it, he pulls out hand lotion from his pocket and rubs them all over his hands. Like, seriously.
May 6 Music: I borrowed the cd from the rock band Rise Against. I don't really like rock music, and I wasn't really interested in the cd. I borrowed this Leona Lewis cd called "Best Kept Secret" today. These songs are from 2005 before she got big when she released her ballad "Bleeding Love." The songs are dance and R&B which I like.
It's kind of like when Christina Aguilara got big. She released her cd, then later she released this other cd with songs she recorded before she got big.
Staycation: I heard of this word staycation in The Globe and Mail. It means when you don't have a lot of money to go on vacation, you go to somewhere close or stay at home. Right now I'm on a staycation. Sure I still go to work, but it's really my sister who is traveling to Europe. It's her life long dream to go there.
My staycation is getting away from her. It's like that ep on The Simpsons where Homer is teaching a class on marriage and he was talking to that guy in the job interview: "Anything to get away from all the whining, and complaining... of a loving family."
May 7: I emailed some Saskatchewan production companies earlier this week. One of them said it's not their "cup of tea", but I still emailed them the script. Another said this:
"Thanks for your email and your interest.
Unfortunately, your script is similar to one we already have in development, in that it deals with the same subject matter so we'll have to decline on that basis,
Thanks for your interest and by all means let us know if you have anything in the future"
Damn. Not only did I get rejected, there is a script that's similar to it. Maybe same subject matter, but different story.
Money: In other news I got way more money back in the tax refund. Well I did work full time for the past year. I usually work part- time to full- time in the summer between school years. Every time I get a check from the govt., I have to quote from The Simpsons: "It gets easier every week."
The episode where Marge becomes a real estate agent. Then at the end of the ep, the family goes to this place to get a check.
Marge: $500 for doing nothing? I feel like such a crook.
George Bush: It gets easier every week.
You know, because presidents get paid even when their term ends.
May 8 Motivation: Maybe it's a good thing that I got my tax refund back, because I got to see how much money I really made. Let's just say on the good side, it's the most I ever made in a year. That's because I worked full- time for months and I didn't stop because I had school.
On the bad side, it's still less than $25 000. This will provide motivation for me to get a career.
Job search: I went and deposited my check. Then I went to Centre High. I haven't been there since I used to go there from 2003-2004. Then I visited there in 2005 when NAIT didn't work out. It's 2009, and it's totally different. There used to be a food court in there, and now it's some sort of office that helps people with careers. They said it isn't a temp agency. Though they did build a temp agency for trades people in the other hallway.
It's fine that there isn't a food court. There is still a convenience store, and a little coffee place in there. Not to mention the two food courts in City Centre mall that's right by there.
I then passed my resumes to 9 places. I had to really go around downtown to search for places. I applied to Stantec, some beauty salons, hotels, dental clinics, and this health clinic. That's what I did in the afternoon. In the morning, I was working on my script, and trying to improve the dialogue before I resubmit it again. I'm still waiting for a reply from this one guy who said he will get back to me by the end of the week. It's Friday so I called him and left a message.
Dollhouse: The season finale was crazy. They did a rewind of how it kind of all started. Let's start off with some random stuff like for the military alphabet, W is for Whiskey. I was like: "Oh yeah." That sure brings back memories of working at Ipsos.
Basically Dr. Saunders (Amy Acker) used to be a doll named Whiskey. She was the number 1 doll. Then the doll Alpha attacked her, and cut her face. There was already a Dr. Saunders, but he was a guy. Later he retired, and since Whiskey was a broken doll, they put Dr. Saunders personality into her.
The Dollhouse started out with prisoners who were serving long prison terms, and Alpha was going to become a serial killer. Alpha had attacked a woman, and he was in for attempted murder. That reminds me of the TV show She Spies. A group of 3 women who are serving prison sentences work for a secret govt. agency to shorten their prison terms.
After A attacked W, he was put into the chair to wipe his mind out. Topher then put 48 different personalities imprints out. A then attacks his handler, and Topher accidentally put in all 48 personalities into A's head. That made him go crazy. A then escaped. Now in the finale, A comes back and kidnaps Echo and he imprints all her personalities into her head and calls her Omega.
E then rebels and fights A. The doll November is permanently deactivated and can go and live a normal life. The agent Ballard who's been trying to bring down the Dollhouse, is now working for them. I do like the part where E talks to her original self Caroline. E tells C that doesn't mean you sign a contract to be a slave, justify it, and that there is a black president.
Movie: During commercial breaks I saw Chasing Liberty (2003) where Mandy Moore plays the president's daughter. There are so many movies about the president's daughter. Then it made me think of Head of State where Chris Rock plays the first black president (2002).
Next week is the series finale of Prison Break. I'll give FOX points that they didn't cancel this show prematurely which they often do. I needed to see the promo that there is going to be a 2hr series finale of the show before I could believe it. C'mon, it's been around for 4 seasons.
1st season: Michael goes to prison to break out his brother Lincoln out of jail.
2nd season: Michael and Lincoln on the run.
3rd season: Michael goes to a ghetto prison in Mexico.
4th season: Michael breaks out and he and Lincoln have to find Scylla to get the bad guys called The Company out of their lives. The Company was the one who started it all.
They had a good run with good episodes. Good luck to all the actors and crew people.
I WROTE THE BOOK OF LOVE
I'm getting a flashback of 2004 when I was at NAIT. The assignment was to write a instruction manual. I wrote a dating manual. You know what, I could probably fluff it up, and get it published. However, there needs some credibility of why you should take my dating advice.
I just saw him on Jay Leno, and AG talked about his new books called How to Talk to Mom, and How to Talk to Dad. AG is so cute. He is well- mannered, sweet, and nice. He was wearing a white shirt, and a nice dark blue button down shirt over it, and khakis. He was supposed to bump his fist with Howie Mandel's fist. Right before AG does it, he pulls out hand lotion from his pocket and rubs them all over his hands. Like, seriously.
May 6 Music: I borrowed the cd from the rock band Rise Against. I don't really like rock music, and I wasn't really interested in the cd. I borrowed this Leona Lewis cd called "Best Kept Secret" today. These songs are from 2005 before she got big when she released her ballad "Bleeding Love." The songs are dance and R&B which I like.
It's kind of like when Christina Aguilara got big. She released her cd, then later she released this other cd with songs she recorded before she got big.
Staycation: I heard of this word staycation in The Globe and Mail. It means when you don't have a lot of money to go on vacation, you go to somewhere close or stay at home. Right now I'm on a staycation. Sure I still go to work, but it's really my sister who is traveling to Europe. It's her life long dream to go there.
My staycation is getting away from her. It's like that ep on The Simpsons where Homer is teaching a class on marriage and he was talking to that guy in the job interview: "Anything to get away from all the whining, and complaining... of a loving family."
May 7: I emailed some Saskatchewan production companies earlier this week. One of them said it's not their "cup of tea", but I still emailed them the script. Another said this:
"Thanks for your email and your interest.
Unfortunately, your script is similar to one we already have in development, in that it deals with the same subject matter so we'll have to decline on that basis,
Thanks for your interest and by all means let us know if you have anything in the future"
Damn. Not only did I get rejected, there is a script that's similar to it. Maybe same subject matter, but different story.
Money: In other news I got way more money back in the tax refund. Well I did work full time for the past year. I usually work part- time to full- time in the summer between school years. Every time I get a check from the govt., I have to quote from The Simpsons: "It gets easier every week."
The episode where Marge becomes a real estate agent. Then at the end of the ep, the family goes to this place to get a check.
Marge: $500 for doing nothing? I feel like such a crook.
George Bush: It gets easier every week.
You know, because presidents get paid even when their term ends.
May 8 Motivation: Maybe it's a good thing that I got my tax refund back, because I got to see how much money I really made. Let's just say on the good side, it's the most I ever made in a year. That's because I worked full- time for months and I didn't stop because I had school.
On the bad side, it's still less than $25 000. This will provide motivation for me to get a career.
Job search: I went and deposited my check. Then I went to Centre High. I haven't been there since I used to go there from 2003-2004. Then I visited there in 2005 when NAIT didn't work out. It's 2009, and it's totally different. There used to be a food court in there, and now it's some sort of office that helps people with careers. They said it isn't a temp agency. Though they did build a temp agency for trades people in the other hallway.
It's fine that there isn't a food court. There is still a convenience store, and a little coffee place in there. Not to mention the two food courts in City Centre mall that's right by there.
I then passed my resumes to 9 places. I had to really go around downtown to search for places. I applied to Stantec, some beauty salons, hotels, dental clinics, and this health clinic. That's what I did in the afternoon. In the morning, I was working on my script, and trying to improve the dialogue before I resubmit it again. I'm still waiting for a reply from this one guy who said he will get back to me by the end of the week. It's Friday so I called him and left a message.
Dollhouse: The season finale was crazy. They did a rewind of how it kind of all started. Let's start off with some random stuff like for the military alphabet, W is for Whiskey. I was like: "Oh yeah." That sure brings back memories of working at Ipsos.
Basically Dr. Saunders (Amy Acker) used to be a doll named Whiskey. She was the number 1 doll. Then the doll Alpha attacked her, and cut her face. There was already a Dr. Saunders, but he was a guy. Later he retired, and since Whiskey was a broken doll, they put Dr. Saunders personality into her.
The Dollhouse started out with prisoners who were serving long prison terms, and Alpha was going to become a serial killer. Alpha had attacked a woman, and he was in for attempted murder. That reminds me of the TV show She Spies. A group of 3 women who are serving prison sentences work for a secret govt. agency to shorten their prison terms.
After A attacked W, he was put into the chair to wipe his mind out. Topher then put 48 different personalities imprints out. A then attacks his handler, and Topher accidentally put in all 48 personalities into A's head. That made him go crazy. A then escaped. Now in the finale, A comes back and kidnaps Echo and he imprints all her personalities into her head and calls her Omega.
E then rebels and fights A. The doll November is permanently deactivated and can go and live a normal life. The agent Ballard who's been trying to bring down the Dollhouse, is now working for them. I do like the part where E talks to her original self Caroline. E tells C that doesn't mean you sign a contract to be a slave, justify it, and that there is a black president.
Movie: During commercial breaks I saw Chasing Liberty (2003) where Mandy Moore plays the president's daughter. There are so many movies about the president's daughter. Then it made me think of Head of State where Chris Rock plays the first black president (2002).
Next week is the series finale of Prison Break. I'll give FOX points that they didn't cancel this show prematurely which they often do. I needed to see the promo that there is going to be a 2hr series finale of the show before I could believe it. C'mon, it's been around for 4 seasons.
1st season: Michael goes to prison to break out his brother Lincoln out of jail.
2nd season: Michael and Lincoln on the run.
3rd season: Michael goes to a ghetto prison in Mexico.
4th season: Michael breaks out and he and Lincoln have to find Scylla to get the bad guys called The Company out of their lives. The Company was the one who started it all.
They had a good run with good episodes. Good luck to all the actors and crew people.
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Tuesday, May 5, 2009
writing/ question/ inspired
May 2 Writing: After a boring day at work, I went home. I immediately checked my email to see if those 2 people got back to me. They didn't. You know that saying: "Patience is a virtue." I have to be patient. I'm sure they have way more fun things to do on a Saturday than to read my script. Or they were busy. Maybe they were reading it for awhile, but took a break.
Question: My question is: If someone offered you to be in a movie, and you got a substantial part in it, and you will be paid well, would you take it? Or paid somewhat well like $15/ hr, would you take it? Or even $9.75/hr? I don't know if any of you are interested in acting, but isn't that like many people's dream job to be an actor?
When I was 11- 14 years old, I would love to do acting. Mainly for the admiration. Acting is hard work. Besides all the rejection, even if you do get a part, it's hard. I remember watching this actor Matthew Bomer on Jimmy Kimmel back in summer 2007.
JK: So prior to this show you were on a soap opera?
MB and I (unison): Yeah, Guiding Light.
MB: I had to remember 30 pages of dialogue 4 or 5 days a week, and you are only allowed 1 take.
I remember reading about Johnny Lang making an appearance in the movie Blues Brother 2000, and he was in one scene. It took 2 days to film it. I remember Eric Johnson who played Whitney on the TV show Smallville did a flashback scene on the show. It was 1 scene and it took 4 hours to shoot.
Music: I borrowed that new The Killers cd from the library. It was average. I'm not really interested in them, but it's still good to check them out.
I then went on twop.com and found out that there was a Making the Band 4 ep called "The Rise and Fall of Danity Kane." I had to go on youtube and check it out. There was never- before- seen footage. I never saw the MtB3 when they first made the group, so I saw that too. I actually felt sadness watching it like when Aundrea's boyfriend Rudy broke up with her over the phone.
Right before the group was formed, Aundrea was telling Aubrey how she is thankful that they met and went on this journey together. They cried and hugged, while the other girls started crying when they listened to Aundrea.
May 3: To add to the question: "Which would you prefer? Rich or famous?" I remember this interview, I think in 2006 or 2007. I was watching 20/20 and they interviewed Lance from Nsync. He was talking about being gay, and not telling anyone because it may hurt Nsync's popularity. He did mention that he wasn't getting paid that well even though he was famous and was performing every night. He said he was making $35 a day.
It's not very good pay, but that would be like $7/hr for a 5 hour shift. As a teenager, I guess I would have taken that job. Being famous, I could get admiration, and it would be fun to sing and dance every night. Now that I'm older, I kind of hesitate in taking that job.
Fun: Today I met my co- worker/ friend Sylvia's sister Shirley. She said I was funny. It turns out Shirley worked at the Holt Renfrew restaurant. Sh says that as hostess/ bus girl, she can make $10 in tips. As a server like a waiter, they can make $40- $50 in tips.What's interesting is that these sisters are quite alike in looks and voice.
Shirley: Do you know that show Arrested Development?
Me: Yeah.
S: I like Tobia Fuke.
Me: Oh yeah, I remember Sylvia saying that too.
We also did talk about what the minimum wage was over the years. In 2003, the min. wage went from $5.90/hr to $7/hr. Then in 2006, I think it went to $8/hr. Then in 2008, it went to $8.40/hr. Now it's $8.80/hr. Sh then makes a comment on how I have a good memory about this. lol.
Movie: We talked about bad movies and I said the worst movie I ever saw was Batman and Robin starring George Clooney and Chris O'Donnel. I then went to Wikipedia and it said the budget was $140 million. There was so much money put into it, but it also looked really bad and had a bad story. They did make $238.1 million which is good. However if you read the article, they did diss it like how it got a Razzie award. A Razzie is given to bad movies.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batman_%26_Robin_(film)
Weather: It was good weather today with 22 degrees. I decided to put all those winter jackets, hats, and gloves to the washer already. It's summer time, it hasn't been really cold in April. Sure it did snow for a little bit, and it felt like autumn, but now it's warm.
Funny: I was watching a new ep of Gossip Girl and one of them mentions the oil sands in Alberta. I thought that was funny. I didn't get a shout out of Alberta since there was an of How I Met Your Mother. One of the characters was in Red Deer, AB. Then in the same ep of GG, they go to the restaurant The Russian Tea Room. There's a restaurant by the same name on Jasper Ave.
May 4 Inspired: Today I talked to Jenna again who I went to jr. high and high school with. It turns out she works at TD as a teller, and gets paid $12/hr. She got the job 2 months ago during the recession. If she can do that, then so can I. I am inspired. I remember that she was in like low classes like Math 24 and Science 24. There was this kind of award or recognition given to the person who got the highest mark in all the classes.
It shows that though she may not have gotten good grades, she can still make it. Though I am kind of like that. I was in Social 23 with her. Then I had to take Social 20 in summer school. Then I took Social 33 in gr.12, but I took Social 30 in Centre High.
Today I emailed some production companies and started pitching. There are 2 emails that were sent to this manager, and there is some interest. Right now, I'm going over my script and trying to improve on the dialogue.
May 5: Usually when I say I'm inspired, it means I have something to write for my script. I do need to get inspired to look for a job.
Speak of the devil, I got an email from a production company after I pitched my script. It said this:
"Hi Tracy, at this point we are not taking on any new scripts as we have a surplus at the moment to deal with. I f you would like to send your resume I would be happy to pass it on to our HR department as we are always looking for talent."
Well it's in Saskatchewan. I do want to stick close to home. What if I do move to Saskatchewan and work in film? Well first I want to stick in Alberta and work in film. Then I'll try Saskatchewan. That happened once, where I did email my resume to production company. I did an interview, but they didn't have enough time to train me.
This brings a flashback of 2004 when I thought of going to college in Vancouver. There is a Vancouver Film School. However, I went on the internet and there were so many people who dissed it. There is an Art Institute in Vancouver. It's a good thing I didn't go. I need to have friends and family by me.
News: I got an email from the literary journal The Puritan, that they are closing down. I don't think I ever submitted any of my works to them before.
Question: My question is: If someone offered you to be in a movie, and you got a substantial part in it, and you will be paid well, would you take it? Or paid somewhat well like $15/ hr, would you take it? Or even $9.75/hr? I don't know if any of you are interested in acting, but isn't that like many people's dream job to be an actor?
When I was 11- 14 years old, I would love to do acting. Mainly for the admiration. Acting is hard work. Besides all the rejection, even if you do get a part, it's hard. I remember watching this actor Matthew Bomer on Jimmy Kimmel back in summer 2007.
JK: So prior to this show you were on a soap opera?
MB and I (unison): Yeah, Guiding Light.
MB: I had to remember 30 pages of dialogue 4 or 5 days a week, and you are only allowed 1 take.
I remember reading about Johnny Lang making an appearance in the movie Blues Brother 2000, and he was in one scene. It took 2 days to film it. I remember Eric Johnson who played Whitney on the TV show Smallville did a flashback scene on the show. It was 1 scene and it took 4 hours to shoot.
Music: I borrowed that new The Killers cd from the library. It was average. I'm not really interested in them, but it's still good to check them out.
I then went on twop.com and found out that there was a Making the Band 4 ep called "The Rise and Fall of Danity Kane." I had to go on youtube and check it out. There was never- before- seen footage. I never saw the MtB3 when they first made the group, so I saw that too. I actually felt sadness watching it like when Aundrea's boyfriend Rudy broke up with her over the phone.
Right before the group was formed, Aundrea was telling Aubrey how she is thankful that they met and went on this journey together. They cried and hugged, while the other girls started crying when they listened to Aundrea.
May 3: To add to the question: "Which would you prefer? Rich or famous?" I remember this interview, I think in 2006 or 2007. I was watching 20/20 and they interviewed Lance from Nsync. He was talking about being gay, and not telling anyone because it may hurt Nsync's popularity. He did mention that he wasn't getting paid that well even though he was famous and was performing every night. He said he was making $35 a day.
It's not very good pay, but that would be like $7/hr for a 5 hour shift. As a teenager, I guess I would have taken that job. Being famous, I could get admiration, and it would be fun to sing and dance every night. Now that I'm older, I kind of hesitate in taking that job.
Fun: Today I met my co- worker/ friend Sylvia's sister Shirley. She said I was funny. It turns out Shirley worked at the Holt Renfrew restaurant. Sh says that as hostess/ bus girl, she can make $10 in tips. As a server like a waiter, they can make $40- $50 in tips.What's interesting is that these sisters are quite alike in looks and voice.
Shirley: Do you know that show Arrested Development?
Me: Yeah.
S: I like Tobia Fuke.
Me: Oh yeah, I remember Sylvia saying that too.
We also did talk about what the minimum wage was over the years. In 2003, the min. wage went from $5.90/hr to $7/hr. Then in 2006, I think it went to $8/hr. Then in 2008, it went to $8.40/hr. Now it's $8.80/hr. Sh then makes a comment on how I have a good memory about this. lol.
Movie: We talked about bad movies and I said the worst movie I ever saw was Batman and Robin starring George Clooney and Chris O'Donnel. I then went to Wikipedia and it said the budget was $140 million. There was so much money put into it, but it also looked really bad and had a bad story. They did make $238.1 million which is good. However if you read the article, they did diss it like how it got a Razzie award. A Razzie is given to bad movies.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batman_%26_Robin_(film)
Weather: It was good weather today with 22 degrees. I decided to put all those winter jackets, hats, and gloves to the washer already. It's summer time, it hasn't been really cold in April. Sure it did snow for a little bit, and it felt like autumn, but now it's warm.
Funny: I was watching a new ep of Gossip Girl and one of them mentions the oil sands in Alberta. I thought that was funny. I didn't get a shout out of Alberta since there was an of How I Met Your Mother. One of the characters was in Red Deer, AB. Then in the same ep of GG, they go to the restaurant The Russian Tea Room. There's a restaurant by the same name on Jasper Ave.
May 4 Inspired: Today I talked to Jenna again who I went to jr. high and high school with. It turns out she works at TD as a teller, and gets paid $12/hr. She got the job 2 months ago during the recession. If she can do that, then so can I. I am inspired. I remember that she was in like low classes like Math 24 and Science 24. There was this kind of award or recognition given to the person who got the highest mark in all the classes.
It shows that though she may not have gotten good grades, she can still make it. Though I am kind of like that. I was in Social 23 with her. Then I had to take Social 20 in summer school. Then I took Social 33 in gr.12, but I took Social 30 in Centre High.
Today I emailed some production companies and started pitching. There are 2 emails that were sent to this manager, and there is some interest. Right now, I'm going over my script and trying to improve on the dialogue.
May 5: Usually when I say I'm inspired, it means I have something to write for my script. I do need to get inspired to look for a job.
Speak of the devil, I got an email from a production company after I pitched my script. It said this:
"Hi Tracy, at this point we are not taking on any new scripts as we have a surplus at the moment to deal with. I f you would like to send your resume I would be happy to pass it on to our HR department as we are always looking for talent."
Well it's in Saskatchewan. I do want to stick close to home. What if I do move to Saskatchewan and work in film? Well first I want to stick in Alberta and work in film. Then I'll try Saskatchewan. That happened once, where I did email my resume to production company. I did an interview, but they didn't have enough time to train me.
This brings a flashback of 2004 when I thought of going to college in Vancouver. There is a Vancouver Film School. However, I went on the internet and there were so many people who dissed it. There is an Art Institute in Vancouver. It's a good thing I didn't go. I need to have friends and family by me.
News: I got an email from the literary journal The Puritan, that they are closing down. I don't think I ever submitted any of my works to them before.
Friday, May 1, 2009
writing/ malls/ happy
Apr. 28 Writing: Well the company emailed me back after I asked questions like how to improve the script, and can I send it in again after I edited it some more. He said this:
"Tracy...
I've recommended you take some screenwriting courses and I've attached a list of books on screenwriting that might prove valuable as a resource.
As for us, I have to be honest and say that our slate of projects is quite full and what we are telling people is that we would rather look at projects that have some sort of "element" attached.
An element could be a star, some private financing, serious interest from a distributor or a broadcaster or a prestigious writing award.
If any of those conditions should arise, depending on the details, then we would be prepared to read the material again."
It's not over yet. I just emailed someone else to help me out.
Malls: I thought it was kind of funny reading 24 today. They're covering dead malls. Yesterday it talked about how Abbotsfield mall is really ghetto with gang activity and a stabbing. I got a flashback of meeting my friend Jessica for the first time back in 2003 and she talked about gang activity that was around her family's store.
Today they talked about Capilano mall. Then I got a flashback of 1999. I was talking to my friend Heather on the phone: "Capilano mall is such a dead mall." Cut to 10 years later, and it's exactly the same thing now. I know they can't really close it down because of a library, TD Canada Trust, Safeway, Walmart, and Winners.
Then it said tomorrow they will discuss Westmount Mall. I then talked to Jennifer at work about it. It won't close down because there's a Safeway, Dollarama, Shopper's Drug Mart, and a movie theatre.
Fun: Today I read that Hilary Duff was going to be on Law and Order: SVU, so I thought she was going to be the one who committed the crime. However, she didn't. Later my sister joined in and watched it with me by throwing in her law knowledge. lol.
Apr. 29: I was watching Criminal Minds today and Alex O' Laughlin guest- starred. At first I didn't recognize him. Then when I saw his name, I realized he was the lead in the cancelled show Moonlight. He had cut his hair, and was wearing glasses. Then ending teared me up.
AO plays a serial killer. He is a mentor to this blind boy. It turns out AO had killed the blind boy's mom 2 years ago. Later AO gets shot when confronted by a gang member. AO sustains injuries and takes Blind Boy to the carnival. They ride on the ferris wheel.
AO: You're special. You made me see things.
Aww... then AO dies from the gun shot wound.
Boy asks Agent Morgan: "Is Vincent the one who killed my mom?" So it looks like he was able to piece it together. In a way, Vincent was trying to redeem himself by being a mentor to the boy.
Apr. 30: I tried to register for the screenwriting class for this fall, but it says I can't. I emailed 2 other people trying to get my script produced.
Pics: Today I finally took some photos of myself on the camera and put it up on the computer.
May 1 Happy: I emailed 2 people today. I sent one of them my script with the new edits I made. Then just now, one of them emailed me back wanting more info about it. So I sent them my script too. Yay!
News: I read on Yahoo News that Maury is using his show to campaign to stop teen pregnancy. Did you know that May 6 is Teen Pregnancy Prevention day? The article said this: "Povich and his show are working with a nonprofit organization on the multimedia campaign aimed at educating young people about the health and social consequences of pregnancy." Well his show teaches people that if you don't use birth control, you'll end up on the show.
Health: I finally went to the doctor today and checked out this bump that was on my finger. It was there for months and didn't really affect my life. My sister said it was probably a wart. The dr said it was a wart and then he went and froze it. He put a needle in my finger.
Me: Is it going to hurt?
Dr.: It's not going to hurt me one bit.
It did kind of hurt. Well I guess I was trying to convince myself that it won't. I've taken needles in the arm, but never the finger.
Then I went home.
S: What was it?
Me: A wart.
S: Did he freeze it?
Me: Yes.
That was weird that S guessed it was a wart, and guessed how to remove it. Well not that weird because she's so smart. lol.
Food review: The new Chinese restaurant Flaming Wok opened today and gave everybody who came to them, a free entree of one meat, rice or needles, and mixed vegetables. The meal was probably worth $6. They were doing that from 11:30am-1:30pm. I got there at 11:40am and got served by 12:05pm. It was a long wait, but it was worth it. The food was good.
I do have to say Flaming Wok sure sounds like the other fast food place, in the other food court called Famous Wok. Well Beijing Beijing closed down, and Flaming Wok took over their space.
Dollhouse: I saw a new ep today, and it was really good. The guy who was supposedly a pothead who helped build the Dollhouse, he's actually was a doll Alpha. Alpha is a bad guy who murdered a lot of the dolls. He rescued Echo out of there. Man, it was crazy. The ep was written by Jane Espenson who wrote for Buffy like the ep "Superstar." It was in season 4 where Jonathan becomes like this superhero on the show. JE also wrote for Buffy actor Eliza Dushku's show Tru Calling.
Prior to that I saw Prison Break where the mother reveals to the lead character Michael that Lincoln is not his brother. I was like: "Get a DNA test" to prove if he is really your brother. You got to say that the actors Wentworth Miller and Dominic Purcell who aren't related, really do look like brothers.
Rut: I'm also trying to get out of my rut. I did email 2 people my script. I'm also reading the newspaper more since my family does subscribe to three of them. Seriously, I get The Journal, The Globe and Mail, and National Post. Reading is good. I'm also learning about the world, and getting smarter that way.
"Tracy...
I've recommended you take some screenwriting courses and I've attached a list of books on screenwriting that might prove valuable as a resource.
As for us, I have to be honest and say that our slate of projects is quite full and what we are telling people is that we would rather look at projects that have some sort of "element" attached.
An element could be a star, some private financing, serious interest from a distributor or a broadcaster or a prestigious writing award.
If any of those conditions should arise, depending on the details, then we would be prepared to read the material again."
It's not over yet. I just emailed someone else to help me out.
Malls: I thought it was kind of funny reading 24 today. They're covering dead malls. Yesterday it talked about how Abbotsfield mall is really ghetto with gang activity and a stabbing. I got a flashback of meeting my friend Jessica for the first time back in 2003 and she talked about gang activity that was around her family's store.
Today they talked about Capilano mall. Then I got a flashback of 1999. I was talking to my friend Heather on the phone: "Capilano mall is such a dead mall." Cut to 10 years later, and it's exactly the same thing now. I know they can't really close it down because of a library, TD Canada Trust, Safeway, Walmart, and Winners.
Then it said tomorrow they will discuss Westmount Mall. I then talked to Jennifer at work about it. It won't close down because there's a Safeway, Dollarama, Shopper's Drug Mart, and a movie theatre.
Fun: Today I read that Hilary Duff was going to be on Law and Order: SVU, so I thought she was going to be the one who committed the crime. However, she didn't. Later my sister joined in and watched it with me by throwing in her law knowledge. lol.
Apr. 29: I was watching Criminal Minds today and Alex O' Laughlin guest- starred. At first I didn't recognize him. Then when I saw his name, I realized he was the lead in the cancelled show Moonlight. He had cut his hair, and was wearing glasses. Then ending teared me up.
AO plays a serial killer. He is a mentor to this blind boy. It turns out AO had killed the blind boy's mom 2 years ago. Later AO gets shot when confronted by a gang member. AO sustains injuries and takes Blind Boy to the carnival. They ride on the ferris wheel.
AO: You're special. You made me see things.
Aww... then AO dies from the gun shot wound.
Boy asks Agent Morgan: "Is Vincent the one who killed my mom?" So it looks like he was able to piece it together. In a way, Vincent was trying to redeem himself by being a mentor to the boy.
Apr. 30: I tried to register for the screenwriting class for this fall, but it says I can't. I emailed 2 other people trying to get my script produced.
Pics: Today I finally took some photos of myself on the camera and put it up on the computer.
May 1 Happy: I emailed 2 people today. I sent one of them my script with the new edits I made. Then just now, one of them emailed me back wanting more info about it. So I sent them my script too. Yay!
News: I read on Yahoo News that Maury is using his show to campaign to stop teen pregnancy. Did you know that May 6 is Teen Pregnancy Prevention day? The article said this: "Povich and his show are working with a nonprofit organization on the multimedia campaign aimed at educating young people about the health and social consequences of pregnancy." Well his show teaches people that if you don't use birth control, you'll end up on the show.
Health: I finally went to the doctor today and checked out this bump that was on my finger. It was there for months and didn't really affect my life. My sister said it was probably a wart. The dr said it was a wart and then he went and froze it. He put a needle in my finger.
Me: Is it going to hurt?
Dr.: It's not going to hurt me one bit.
It did kind of hurt. Well I guess I was trying to convince myself that it won't. I've taken needles in the arm, but never the finger.
Then I went home.
S: What was it?
Me: A wart.
S: Did he freeze it?
Me: Yes.
That was weird that S guessed it was a wart, and guessed how to remove it. Well not that weird because she's so smart. lol.
Food review: The new Chinese restaurant Flaming Wok opened today and gave everybody who came to them, a free entree of one meat, rice or needles, and mixed vegetables. The meal was probably worth $6. They were doing that from 11:30am-1:30pm. I got there at 11:40am and got served by 12:05pm. It was a long wait, but it was worth it. The food was good.
I do have to say Flaming Wok sure sounds like the other fast food place, in the other food court called Famous Wok. Well Beijing Beijing closed down, and Flaming Wok took over their space.
Dollhouse: I saw a new ep today, and it was really good. The guy who was supposedly a pothead who helped build the Dollhouse, he's actually was a doll Alpha. Alpha is a bad guy who murdered a lot of the dolls. He rescued Echo out of there. Man, it was crazy. The ep was written by Jane Espenson who wrote for Buffy like the ep "Superstar." It was in season 4 where Jonathan becomes like this superhero on the show. JE also wrote for Buffy actor Eliza Dushku's show Tru Calling.
Prior to that I saw Prison Break where the mother reveals to the lead character Michael that Lincoln is not his brother. I was like: "Get a DNA test" to prove if he is really your brother. You got to say that the actors Wentworth Miller and Dominic Purcell who aren't related, really do look like brothers.
Rut: I'm also trying to get out of my rut. I did email 2 people my script. I'm also reading the newspaper more since my family does subscribe to three of them. Seriously, I get The Journal, The Globe and Mail, and National Post. Reading is good. I'm also learning about the world, and getting smarter that way.
Monday, April 27, 2009
rut/ movie/ "Cracked Actor" short story
MONDAY, APRIL 27, 2009
rut/ movie/ "Cracked Actor" short story
Apr. 25 Rut: Yesterday I was watching the series finale to The OC. The characters Seth and Summer were in a rut. That is the perfect way to describe my life. They were watching Briefcase or No Briefcase and The Valley which is a parody of Deal or No Deal and The OC. My life revolves around TV. It was like that when I was in school. After I do my homework or I schedule my breaks around TV.
It's been nearly a year since I graduated from college. My solution is to try something new, and do something exciting. Last month I finished my script. That was exciting. This month I auditioned for So You Think You Can Dance Canada.
Fighting: I was on imdb.com and reading people's comments on this movie. It got 6/10 out of 403 votes which is pretty good. The comments taught me on how to improve my own script. I laughed at this one comment:
"When Shawn is most in need of money, he still insists upon his code of honor and refuses to throw a match. This is utterly ridiculous considering his reason for fighting and the fact that the fights themselves are "anything goes." Where's the honor in that? Apparently the trophy for integrity outweighs the desire for food and shelter, especially for someone content with living like a derelict." lol. I did read a review that he does get more money if he throws the match. In my script, no one ever throws matches.
And here's another one:
"The movie doesn't exactly bridge between events either. When Shawn wins his first fight against the white dude that he knocks out with the water fountain, he is supposed to win $5000...but you never see him get it. The time you find out is when he is paying for Zulay's cab fare. They do this in another sense when they jump into the $100,000 Mercedes and are 'going somewhere'. The movie then jumps to Shawn in his bed and his phone vibrating from a text."
I also learned that Shawn's enemy is an old rival of his, and he has to fight him in the last fight scene. The same goes for Never Back Down. In my movie, the main bad guy isn't a fighter. Look, I'm going to admit it. Right now I'm stalling from writing any more things into my script. I'm waiting for a production company to get back to me on it. If they say yes, they will produce it, then I won't have to do anything to the script. Well the same goes for they say yes, but I will have to do some things to the script. For now I will wait.
I did write some additional scenes, but I didn't type it up yet. Typing it onto the disk is this next level of commitment to it.
Apr. 26 Writing: I had to work on Sunday and as usual it's boring so I got to write. Afterwards, I went home and actually typed up and edited some works on another script.
Movie: Last night I saw the movie The Devil's Advocate starring Keanu Reeves as a defense lawyer, and Charlize Theron as his wife. KR defends an obvious child molester. KR is then recruited to work at a law firm, that turns out to be owned by the devil played by Al Pacino. My co-worker Christine told me it was scary, and it was.
It kind of reminded me of the movie Next. If you want to avoid spoilers, skip this paragraph. In both movies, the majority of it was like a dream/ premonition. Then the lead character comes to, and prevents the bad thing from happening.
I did learn something today. There was a scene where KR ends up quitting the case in the middle of the trial. They said he might end up being disbarred. I asked my sister about it.
Me: Can you quit in the middle of the trial?
S: You can quit, but you will be disciplined. Well you can't get disbarred, but you could be suspended. You need to give notice before quitting.
Cracked Actor: Here is a short story I wrote when I was 16 back in 2001. I submitted it to www.ecrush.com under the section "Horror Date" where people tells stories about bad dates. I wrote a fictional story, and passed it off as true for the website. I submitted it and it got published a week later. Ecrush gave the title "Cracked Actor." It's been 8 years, but I still remember how it goes. Here it is:
So I met this guy named Jesse at the mall. He picked a cd I liked and we both started talking about. Then he asked me out. He goes to this performing arts high school which is in the innercity. Not a lot of people have good backgrounds there, but I didn't care. He went there so he could become an actor.
I went out with his friends to the movies. After the movie, his friend Sydney said there was a party going on. We went there. The house was rundown, and the walls had their paints peeling off. Two friends left and came back stoned. I stuck close by to Jesse.
It turns out it was a drug house, and it was like that all the time. The police came, and we all went to the police station. On the way there, I learned that Jesse had a police record. He was caught selling drugs, and he went to a juvenile detention centre. I was there for about 45 minutes. We did a drug test. Some of us who weren't high or drunk were driven home, which was very few of us.
The police dropped me off at my house, and my mom saw me through the window. I told her that one of my friend's dad is a cop, and he dropped me off after his shift. I then get an email from Jesse that his parents grounded him, and he may go to military school.
Later he went to Vancouver to start his acting career. He moved there so he would get away from his friends. We went out one more time before he left. I think a cop was staring at us. He emailed me telling me he got a part in a indie film. A few weeks later I was at the mall. Hey, isn't that one of his friends getting into a police car?
Ecrush: "It's great that this guy wants to get away from all the drugs and alcohol, but if he wants to get away from all that, then why is he going into....showbiz?"
lol. It's good that it got published. Also good that Ecrush pointed out how there was major flaw with the character Jesse. Maybe I should have written that he was into computers or something.
Anyway, looking back on it, there was a flaw with the police dropping off my character at her house, without talking to the parents. In real life, I'm sure the police would drop the kid off, talk to the parents and say that: "Your kid was at a drug house today. She may not have drank or did drugs, but she could be going to do it, but we busted the party, before she did. You should talk to your kid about drugs and alcohol."
Apr. 27: On the weekend, I emailed this production company to see if they finished reading my script yet. It has been a few weeks. They replied yesterday:
"Hello, Tracy...
We took a look at your script and first let me say that it is always an accomplishment to complete a feature-length screenplay. Many people start, but never finish.
Having said that, we think it is early work. In other words, the script needs more revision to get closer to being considered for production. If you are considering working in this field, it might be beneficial to take some courses/workshops and read several books on the craft of screenwriting, as well.
Thanks for sharing your work with us. We are returning it by mail."
I emailed them back asking after I revised and edited it, can I mail it again? And ask on how to improve it.
Onto lighter news, an old friend from jr. high has confirmed as a friend of Facebook. Mary Ann Maxwell. I went to her Halloween party in 1999, her bday parties in 2000, and 2001. Then after 2001, I didn't hear from her. Then in 2003, I bumped into her at Centre High and we chatted for a bit.
It's been nearly a year since I graduated from college. My solution is to try something new, and do something exciting. Last month I finished my script. That was exciting. This month I auditioned for So You Think You Can Dance Canada.
Fighting: I was on imdb.com and reading people's comments on this movie. It got 6/10 out of 403 votes which is pretty good. The comments taught me on how to improve my own script. I laughed at this one comment:
"When Shawn is most in need of money, he still insists upon his code of honor and refuses to throw a match. This is utterly ridiculous considering his reason for fighting and the fact that the fights themselves are "anything goes." Where's the honor in that? Apparently the trophy for integrity outweighs the desire for food and shelter, especially for someone content with living like a derelict." lol. I did read a review that he does get more money if he throws the match. In my script, no one ever throws matches.
And here's another one:
"The movie doesn't exactly bridge between events either. When Shawn wins his first fight against the white dude that he knocks out with the water fountain, he is supposed to win $5000...but you never see him get it. The time you find out is when he is paying for Zulay's cab fare. They do this in another sense when they jump into the $100,000 Mercedes and are 'going somewhere'. The movie then jumps to Shawn in his bed and his phone vibrating from a text."
I also learned that Shawn's enemy is an old rival of his, and he has to fight him in the last fight scene. The same goes for Never Back Down. In my movie, the main bad guy isn't a fighter. Look, I'm going to admit it. Right now I'm stalling from writing any more things into my script. I'm waiting for a production company to get back to me on it. If they say yes, they will produce it, then I won't have to do anything to the script. Well the same goes for they say yes, but I will have to do some things to the script. For now I will wait.
I did write some additional scenes, but I didn't type it up yet. Typing it onto the disk is this next level of commitment to it.
Apr. 26 Writing: I had to work on Sunday and as usual it's boring so I got to write. Afterwards, I went home and actually typed up and edited some works on another script.
Movie: Last night I saw the movie The Devil's Advocate starring Keanu Reeves as a defense lawyer, and Charlize Theron as his wife. KR defends an obvious child molester. KR is then recruited to work at a law firm, that turns out to be owned by the devil played by Al Pacino. My co-worker Christine told me it was scary, and it was.
It kind of reminded me of the movie Next. If you want to avoid spoilers, skip this paragraph. In both movies, the majority of it was like a dream/ premonition. Then the lead character comes to, and prevents the bad thing from happening.
I did learn something today. There was a scene where KR ends up quitting the case in the middle of the trial. They said he might end up being disbarred. I asked my sister about it.
Me: Can you quit in the middle of the trial?
S: You can quit, but you will be disciplined. Well you can't get disbarred, but you could be suspended. You need to give notice before quitting.
Cracked Actor: Here is a short story I wrote when I was 16 back in 2001. I submitted it to www.ecrush.com under the section "Horror Date" where people tells stories about bad dates. I wrote a fictional story, and passed it off as true for the website. I submitted it and it got published a week later. Ecrush gave the title "Cracked Actor." It's been 8 years, but I still remember how it goes. Here it is:
So I met this guy named Jesse at the mall. He picked a cd I liked and we both started talking about. Then he asked me out. He goes to this performing arts high school which is in the innercity. Not a lot of people have good backgrounds there, but I didn't care. He went there so he could become an actor.
I went out with his friends to the movies. After the movie, his friend Sydney said there was a party going on. We went there. The house was rundown, and the walls had their paints peeling off. Two friends left and came back stoned. I stuck close by to Jesse.
It turns out it was a drug house, and it was like that all the time. The police came, and we all went to the police station. On the way there, I learned that Jesse had a police record. He was caught selling drugs, and he went to a juvenile detention centre. I was there for about 45 minutes. We did a drug test. Some of us who weren't high or drunk were driven home, which was very few of us.
The police dropped me off at my house, and my mom saw me through the window. I told her that one of my friend's dad is a cop, and he dropped me off after his shift. I then get an email from Jesse that his parents grounded him, and he may go to military school.
Later he went to Vancouver to start his acting career. He moved there so he would get away from his friends. We went out one more time before he left. I think a cop was staring at us. He emailed me telling me he got a part in a indie film. A few weeks later I was at the mall. Hey, isn't that one of his friends getting into a police car?
Ecrush: "It's great that this guy wants to get away from all the drugs and alcohol, but if he wants to get away from all that, then why is he going into....showbiz?"
lol. It's good that it got published. Also good that Ecrush pointed out how there was major flaw with the character Jesse. Maybe I should have written that he was into computers or something.
Anyway, looking back on it, there was a flaw with the police dropping off my character at her house, without talking to the parents. In real life, I'm sure the police would drop the kid off, talk to the parents and say that: "Your kid was at a drug house today. She may not have drank or did drugs, but she could be going to do it, but we busted the party, before she did. You should talk to your kid about drugs and alcohol."
Apr. 27: On the weekend, I emailed this production company to see if they finished reading my script yet. It has been a few weeks. They replied yesterday:
"Hello, Tracy...
We took a look at your script and first let me say that it is always an accomplishment to complete a feature-length screenplay. Many people start, but never finish.
Having said that, we think it is early work. In other words, the script needs more revision to get closer to being considered for production. If you are considering working in this field, it might be beneficial to take some courses/workshops and read several books on the craft of screenwriting, as well.
Thanks for sharing your work with us. We are returning it by mail."
I emailed them back asking after I revised and edited it, can I mail it again? And ask on how to improve it.
Onto lighter news, an old friend from jr. high has confirmed as a friend of Facebook. Mary Ann Maxwell. I went to her Halloween party in 1999, her bday parties in 2000, and 2001. Then after 2001, I didn't hear from her. Then in 2003, I bumped into her at Centre High and we chatted for a bit.
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