2.10.2005
a new post. wow. ive been sitting here at work since 6 trying to get started on this, only to be constantly interrupted by people wanting to have conversations that demand my full attention. cant they see i just want to type in peace?
blockbuster today was amusing. vlado says i need to make a film with the tagline- "the death of common sense, the start of stupidity" a play on "the end of late fees, the start of more." people still look at you like you are an asshole when they ask "whats the deal with no more late fees?" and you answer "well, there are no more late fees."
here are a few interesting exchanges from the day-
(man walks through security gate and it beeps. he continues to leave)
vlado: excuse me
man: what?
v: do you have something in your bag that would set off the alarm?
m (annoyed): what do you mean?
v: something in your bag made the alarm beep.
m: i have movies from the library.
v: oh, ok, thanks.
(man begins to leave)
m: smart ass.
v: freak.
(man does a frantic double take and quickly exits.)
woman:whats the deal with no late fees?
vlado: there arent any late fees.
w: so i can just keep the movie as long as i want?
v: no, there are still due dates, you are still renting the movie from us.
other woman: there is no answer.
(woman notices other woman, they recognize each other, and begin talking)
ow: i was watching hamlet the other day with ethan...
(looks to vlado for his last name, vlado gives her a blank stare)
ow: .. hawke, i think. its set in the future, and hes in a blockbuster in the movie. to be or not to be. i guess blockbuster is involved in that.
(vlado and i are very confused and i walk away laughing)
people are nuts. why do people want to rent from corporate chains like that? why not support mom and pop? they actually care about their customers. as a c.s.r., i generally care, enough to help someone find a movie, but the corporation doesnt give a shit about them or us. people find comfort in these giant corporations, when, in actuality, they are the worst places to do business with. next week, corporate tightens its death grip on employees. 5-15 mins late, the store manager gets an email, good thing he doesnt care. but if you are more than 15 mins late, it gets emailed to the district manager, and hes a prick. you have to clock in and out individually for different types of breaks, and you can only take them at certain times. such bullshit. makes me want to quit... gotta line some other income up first.
on the plate:
jobs - cage, blockbuster, AT work, various freelance
projects - troy doc, andys film (almostdonethankgodihatedthisset), te 2049
class - directing project, feature script, stupid research paper
constantly in denial about how many hours are in a day, week, etc. priorities...
im not going to bitch about andys set cause id rather forget about it, heres a summary statement though - the worst set i ever worked on.
bird wanted me to explain some soccer goals, but i want to go work on my script. ill briefly explain one though because it was one of the best goals of my life. we were playing some shitty team as usual and were up by 5 goals or so. i already had 2, so i was a target for fouls. i got the ball from our goalie just on our side of the half circle. i had a guy on my back that i was shielding. he was pushing me and i kind of fell, but managed to keep the ball. by then i was double teamed, instead of passing it back, i turned schooled them both, dribbling right through them. one of the guys recovered quick and lunged in on me trying to take me out. i beat him again and made some progress down the field towards the last defender and the goalie. the defender fell for a fake shot and i flew past him and beat the keeper with a well placed ball to the corner of the net. i singlehandedly beat more than half of their team for my hat trick goal. that shut them up. it was a great feeling that i thought would carry me through the 2nd weekend of andy's set. it didnt though, cause set sucked too much.
we are resurrecting thursday nights tonight. caps, 10 cent wings, and coronas. time to get started.
blockbuster today was amusing. vlado says i need to make a film with the tagline- "the death of common sense, the start of stupidity" a play on "the end of late fees, the start of more." people still look at you like you are an asshole when they ask "whats the deal with no more late fees?" and you answer "well, there are no more late fees."
here are a few interesting exchanges from the day-
(man walks through security gate and it beeps. he continues to leave)
vlado: excuse me
man: what?
v: do you have something in your bag that would set off the alarm?
m (annoyed): what do you mean?
v: something in your bag made the alarm beep.
m: i have movies from the library.
v: oh, ok, thanks.
(man begins to leave)
m: smart ass.
v: freak.
(man does a frantic double take and quickly exits.)
woman:whats the deal with no late fees?
vlado: there arent any late fees.
w: so i can just keep the movie as long as i want?
v: no, there are still due dates, you are still renting the movie from us.
other woman: there is no answer.
(woman notices other woman, they recognize each other, and begin talking)
ow: i was watching hamlet the other day with ethan...
(looks to vlado for his last name, vlado gives her a blank stare)
ow: .. hawke, i think. its set in the future, and hes in a blockbuster in the movie. to be or not to be. i guess blockbuster is involved in that.
(vlado and i are very confused and i walk away laughing)
people are nuts. why do people want to rent from corporate chains like that? why not support mom and pop? they actually care about their customers. as a c.s.r., i generally care, enough to help someone find a movie, but the corporation doesnt give a shit about them or us. people find comfort in these giant corporations, when, in actuality, they are the worst places to do business with. next week, corporate tightens its death grip on employees. 5-15 mins late, the store manager gets an email, good thing he doesnt care. but if you are more than 15 mins late, it gets emailed to the district manager, and hes a prick. you have to clock in and out individually for different types of breaks, and you can only take them at certain times. such bullshit. makes me want to quit... gotta line some other income up first.
on the plate:
jobs - cage, blockbuster, AT work, various freelance
projects - troy doc, andys film (almostdonethankgodihatedthisset), te 2049
class - directing project, feature script, stupid research paper
constantly in denial about how many hours are in a day, week, etc. priorities...
im not going to bitch about andys set cause id rather forget about it, heres a summary statement though - the worst set i ever worked on.
bird wanted me to explain some soccer goals, but i want to go work on my script. ill briefly explain one though because it was one of the best goals of my life. we were playing some shitty team as usual and were up by 5 goals or so. i already had 2, so i was a target for fouls. i got the ball from our goalie just on our side of the half circle. i had a guy on my back that i was shielding. he was pushing me and i kind of fell, but managed to keep the ball. by then i was double teamed, instead of passing it back, i turned schooled them both, dribbling right through them. one of the guys recovered quick and lunged in on me trying to take me out. i beat him again and made some progress down the field towards the last defender and the goalie. the defender fell for a fake shot and i flew past him and beat the keeper with a well placed ball to the corner of the net. i singlehandedly beat more than half of their team for my hat trick goal. that shut them up. it was a great feeling that i thought would carry me through the 2nd weekend of andy's set. it didnt though, cause set sucked too much.
we are resurrecting thursday nights tonight. caps, 10 cent wings, and coronas. time to get started.
Comments:
That sounds like a pretty sick goal man, how about you make some of those in floor hockey. Make a lot of goals in floor hockey, and keep the puck away from me. My ass was so sore the next day...
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: February 16, 2005 at 10:50 PM
: February 16, 2005 at 10:50 PM