RL Update
I've spent this week cleaning out the office and trying to get ready for the upcoming term. Cleaning has been hysterical because I've been in the office (with the door open) blasting music and cleaning. There is a sign on my bulletin board that says "NO office hours until Wednesday, 25 August." and a little (Canadian?) stop sign at the bottom. So when students kept poking their heads in and asking if the professor was around, I didn't feel bad about telling them "no." Mostly because it should've been obvious that it was my office.
According to Dr. Shields, normally, we have meetings all day Monday, get all day Tuesday to prepare for classes, and start on Wednesday. This term we're starting on Tuesday so I had meetings all day today and have more all day Monday. So I've been trying to get ahead of the ball, especially since I know myself; I always end up behind on grading. Mostly because I enjoy making the class interesting to the students so we get *SUPER* off-topic and discuss what they want.
I've been working on a script for a while now. This whole time I thought I was writing a coming-of-age story about a guy who works at a coffee shop because he can't do anything with his degree without going to grad school and he didn't get into grad school because he doesn't test well. I'm about halfway done.
A couple of days ago, I realized it's a hipster rom-com. My hipster coffee shop guy and his geeky toy store working best friend are totally going to end up together at the end of the film; it's the only thing that makes sense. This whole time I've been seeding foreshadowing that they're in love without realizing it, WITHOUT REALIZING IT. I'm not sure if that makes me really great or really crappy.
Fortunately, they've both dated other people in the script. And the other people haven't been dicks/bitches. They've been (fairly) realistic people with good and bad points; they've just not been the person for the main characters. The girl is also bisexual. But it was introduced in a low-key way, and the guy doesn't make a big deal about it because he knew before the audience did. I'm a little worried that may make it seem like "Ha ha! Dating other chicks was a phase; you have to be with someone of the opposite gender to be happy!" but I'm going to try to write her as someone who likes boys and girls and just so happens to be in a long-term relationship with a boy. If he was a girl, the story would be the same. At least, that's what I'm going for.
I also had a realization of a very different type while writing this script. A big part of hipster culture is the music so I've been seeding music into the scenes in order to show the audience the differences between characters without coming out and saying, "She's contemplative! He's bouncy and happy!" I've also been describing the outfits in detail because clothing is also a big deal in hipster culture. Wearing leggings and a miniskirt says something completely different from wearing jeans and a t-shirt with "SHIRT." written on it.
You've probably already figured out the realization I came to. I have enough knowledge of hipster culture to dress all my characters; I have enough pretentious indie rock (that I like!) to score the whole movie. Currently, the soundtrack is fifteen songs: 14 indie rock bands and "Teddy Bears' Picnic." (Don't judge me!) I've seen enough pretentious art/indie films (that I also like!) to include references and have multiple movie nights. I've had enough bizarre conversations to write entire chunks of dialogue between art students who are "so boho right now." And I loved Scott Pilgrim vs. the World, which is pretty much hipster culture with anime trappings. (A review is coming!)
Guys, I think I'm a hipster.
Nullas anxietas, though. I have awesome hair. So everything will be all right. But I absolutely refuse to start liking PBR!
According to Dr. Shields, normally, we have meetings all day Monday, get all day Tuesday to prepare for classes, and start on Wednesday. This term we're starting on Tuesday so I had meetings all day today and have more all day Monday. So I've been trying to get ahead of the ball, especially since I know myself; I always end up behind on grading. Mostly because I enjoy making the class interesting to the students so we get *SUPER* off-topic and discuss what they want.
I've been working on a script for a while now. This whole time I thought I was writing a coming-of-age story about a guy who works at a coffee shop because he can't do anything with his degree without going to grad school and he didn't get into grad school because he doesn't test well. I'm about halfway done.
A couple of days ago, I realized it's a hipster rom-com. My hipster coffee shop guy and his geeky toy store working best friend are totally going to end up together at the end of the film; it's the only thing that makes sense. This whole time I've been seeding foreshadowing that they're in love without realizing it, WITHOUT REALIZING IT. I'm not sure if that makes me really great or really crappy.
Fortunately, they've both dated other people in the script. And the other people haven't been dicks/bitches. They've been (fairly) realistic people with good and bad points; they've just not been the person for the main characters. The girl is also bisexual. But it was introduced in a low-key way, and the guy doesn't make a big deal about it because he knew before the audience did. I'm a little worried that may make it seem like "Ha ha! Dating other chicks was a phase; you have to be with someone of the opposite gender to be happy!" but I'm going to try to write her as someone who likes boys and girls and just so happens to be in a long-term relationship with a boy. If he was a girl, the story would be the same. At least, that's what I'm going for.
I also had a realization of a very different type while writing this script. A big part of hipster culture is the music so I've been seeding music into the scenes in order to show the audience the differences between characters without coming out and saying, "She's contemplative! He's bouncy and happy!" I've also been describing the outfits in detail because clothing is also a big deal in hipster culture. Wearing leggings and a miniskirt says something completely different from wearing jeans and a t-shirt with "SHIRT." written on it.
You've probably already figured out the realization I came to. I have enough knowledge of hipster culture to dress all my characters; I have enough pretentious indie rock (that I like!) to score the whole movie. Currently, the soundtrack is fifteen songs: 14 indie rock bands and "Teddy Bears' Picnic." (Don't judge me!) I've seen enough pretentious art/indie films (that I also like!) to include references and have multiple movie nights. I've had enough bizarre conversations to write entire chunks of dialogue between art students who are "so boho right now." And I loved Scott Pilgrim vs. the World, which is pretty much hipster culture with anime trappings. (A review is coming!)
Guys, I think I'm a hipster.
Nullas anxietas, though. I have awesome hair. So everything will be all right. But I absolutely refuse to start liking PBR!