Send it off in a letter, to yourself
Which is a good idea to save all the phone numbers on your cell phone. Or simply just make a spread sheet on excel, which is something I keep meaning to sit down and do, because I know that ever since I had the idea to do that, each day that I don't do it brings me one step closer to losing my phone and needing to re-get all the phone numbers again. As anyone who has ever lost their phone, or simply just lost the use of it, knows how much that sucks. Nothing is more crippling then losing your cell phone, and I don't even use it that much. It's just that it is the only phone I have, so if I were on the road or something, noone could reach me. Funny thing is, I lived perfectly fine without a cell phone for the first 20 years of my life, so how am I so dependant now? Plus being able to save the phone numbers on a cell phone has for some reason completely eliminated the need for a personal phone book where one would write down their friend's phone numbers and addresses. Maybe families still do it, so they can keep track of eachother, but as a single person, you don't see too many people whipping out a small book to take down a number. Maybe I'll take care of the spread sheet today at work at some point. Just a good/old idea that needs to be done.
Hope everyone (who matters) had a Happy Rosh Hashana. Mine was nice, had a very excellent dinner at Dave and Brooke's, cooked by Brooke. The only thing that was misisng was the Challah, but that's what happens when you send a goy to do a Jew's job.
Well right in the middle of that last paragraph I was asked to make copies of these documents for an agent. A lot of copies. We are talking about 4 packets, each with about 300 pages, and 9 copies of each. You can do the math if you want, but that is a lot of time being spent infront of the copy machine so far today, and I am just over half-way done. I am on my lunch break now, which is the first time since I got here this morning that I have been at my desk. I like being able to work at my desk, it feels nicer on my brain. Then when I finish these copies, I have another thing to copy, a considerably smaller board package, possibly 150 pages give or take a few, but it is in sections, which means I have to throw in colored divider pages and such as I go through, adding to copying time. Anyway, back to the entry.
Also for the second night of Rosh Hashana (or as I like to call it Safety Rosh Hashana, because in America, the only reason we have two celebrations/an extra New Years Day, is to make sure that we celebrate it the same time as Israel and other Jews around the word, hence Safety Rosh Hashana), I went with Dave to see "The Black Dahlia". Pretty disapointing, definately not even close to being one of De Palma's best, the movie lacks most of his usual flair and style. The only thing that stands out is the way he portrays his female characters, but really a million and a half directors treat their female leads like sex objects (because that's what they are, am I right? jk, don't hurt me), so that can't really be pointed at and proclaimed destinctly his. He's probably better off for that too, since, once again, the movie was pretty DOA, much like the Dahlia herself. One thing I would definaltey like to find out about are the director's voices in the screen test sequences. There were three, and each one had a different voice, and by the second one, I realized that I knew the voices (you never see the faces of the directors), and the reason I knew them was from years of commentary/behind the scenes movie extras. The only problem is, the voices where not credited in the credtis, so I left the movie wondering who it was who lent their voices. Of course IMDB doesn't list who the voices were either. It's also a shame to see James Ellroy's work be butchered so, especially since LA Confidential was so well done. Perhaps it was the casting of Josh Hartnet (the wrong kind of dry for a 40's era cop in LA) and Scarlett Johansson (who although hot, can not do any character who isn't a whinny girl from the modern day east coast), or maybe it was the 14 different endings to the movie, or maybe it was the 15 minutes at the beginning of the movie that not only didn't need to be there, but their presence actually started the disinterest that lasted throught the movie, except for a few "De Palma" scenes here and there.
Nothing else going on really. I actually did some artowkr that I am going to get paid for (if the deal goes through). My dad is working on a client, and wanted to come up with a web design, but couldn't really think of the right one, so he tapped me. I came up with apparently not only a great concept, but also some pretty good basic designs to eventually be turned into a working webpage by people who actually can do that kind of stuff. It's pretty exciting, and definately pushes me more into the direction of actually going to school for advertising design.
Ok, the copy machine is calling for me. :*(
Today's Word:
Slofa - a feeling of extreme lagging, leaving one with the urge to lay down on a loveseat, reclinging chair, or sofa.
"I am stuck here doing this work, and I am totally slofa."
Hope everyone (who matters) had a Happy Rosh Hashana. Mine was nice, had a very excellent dinner at Dave and Brooke's, cooked by Brooke. The only thing that was misisng was the Challah, but that's what happens when you send a goy to do a Jew's job.
Well right in the middle of that last paragraph I was asked to make copies of these documents for an agent. A lot of copies. We are talking about 4 packets, each with about 300 pages, and 9 copies of each. You can do the math if you want, but that is a lot of time being spent infront of the copy machine so far today, and I am just over half-way done. I am on my lunch break now, which is the first time since I got here this morning that I have been at my desk. I like being able to work at my desk, it feels nicer on my brain. Then when I finish these copies, I have another thing to copy, a considerably smaller board package, possibly 150 pages give or take a few, but it is in sections, which means I have to throw in colored divider pages and such as I go through, adding to copying time. Anyway, back to the entry.
Also for the second night of Rosh Hashana (or as I like to call it Safety Rosh Hashana, because in America, the only reason we have two celebrations/an extra New Years Day, is to make sure that we celebrate it the same time as Israel and other Jews around the word, hence Safety Rosh Hashana), I went with Dave to see "The Black Dahlia". Pretty disapointing, definately not even close to being one of De Palma's best, the movie lacks most of his usual flair and style. The only thing that stands out is the way he portrays his female characters, but really a million and a half directors treat their female leads like sex objects (because that's what they are, am I right? jk, don't hurt me), so that can't really be pointed at and proclaimed destinctly his. He's probably better off for that too, since, once again, the movie was pretty DOA, much like the Dahlia herself. One thing I would definaltey like to find out about are the director's voices in the screen test sequences. There were three, and each one had a different voice, and by the second one, I realized that I knew the voices (you never see the faces of the directors), and the reason I knew them was from years of commentary/behind the scenes movie extras. The only problem is, the voices where not credited in the credtis, so I left the movie wondering who it was who lent their voices. Of course IMDB doesn't list who the voices were either. It's also a shame to see James Ellroy's work be butchered so, especially since LA Confidential was so well done. Perhaps it was the casting of Josh Hartnet (the wrong kind of dry for a 40's era cop in LA) and Scarlett Johansson (who although hot, can not do any character who isn't a whinny girl from the modern day east coast), or maybe it was the 14 different endings to the movie, or maybe it was the 15 minutes at the beginning of the movie that not only didn't need to be there, but their presence actually started the disinterest that lasted throught the movie, except for a few "De Palma" scenes here and there.
Nothing else going on really. I actually did some artowkr that I am going to get paid for (if the deal goes through). My dad is working on a client, and wanted to come up with a web design, but couldn't really think of the right one, so he tapped me. I came up with apparently not only a great concept, but also some pretty good basic designs to eventually be turned into a working webpage by people who actually can do that kind of stuff. It's pretty exciting, and definately pushes me more into the direction of actually going to school for advertising design.
Ok, the copy machine is calling for me. :*(
Today's Word:
Slofa - a feeling of extreme lagging, leaving one with the urge to lay down on a loveseat, reclinging chair, or sofa.
"I am stuck here doing this work, and I am totally slofa."