We can't escape it.
Es..cap...eh.
looks like escape!
Tuesday, June 30, 2009
Sunday, June 28, 2009
Writing
For some reason writing has been especially difficult for this particular chapter of Mercator. I'm thinking it, have something to do with me being afraid to finish the book. Probably because if I finish it, edit it, and then start trying to hock it I might discover that it really isn't good and no one will pick it up.
Or maybe I really am afraid of success, and as much as I hate being stuck in this middle place between school and success I'm comfortable with my life and not really being expected to be anything, or deliver anything, or be a certain way. I can just go on being the person I've become over the course of college.
But I'm ready. I'm willing. And I'm tiered of this comfortable no place that I've developed.
I just hope that God will use me and my imagination soon.
Friday, June 26, 2009
How much do I love this????? LOTS!!!
Oh-Maria
Hail holy Queen enthroned above,
Oh Maria,
Hail mother of Mercy and of Love,
Oh Maria,
Triumph all ye cherubim!
Sing with us ye seraphim!
Heaven and Earth, resound the hymn!
Salve (salve), salve, salve Regina!
(Clapping Hands)
Hail holy Queen enthroned above,
Oh Maria,
Hail mother of Mercy and of Love,
Oh Maria,
Triumph all ye cherubim!
Sing with us ye seraphim!
Heaven and Earth, resound the hymn!
Salve, salve-salve, salve Regina!
(Piano)
Our life, our sweetness here below,
(Oh-o-o)Oh Maria,
Our hope in sorrow and in woe (woe-oh-oh),
Oh Maria,
Triumph all ye cherubim (cherubim),
Sing with us ye seraphim (seraphim),
Heaven and Earth resound the Hymn!
Salve, salve-salve, salve Regina!
A-le-lu-iah
Mater ad mater inter marata
Sanctus sanctus dominus
Virgo respice mater ad spice
Sanctus sanctus dominus
A-le-lu-iah (A-le-lu-iah)
Our life, our sweetness here below,
Oh-o-oh-o Maria,
Our hope in sorrow and in woe,
Woh-o-oh-o Maria,
Triumph all ye cherubim (cherubim),
Sing with us ye seraphim (sweet seraphim)
Heaven and Earth, resound the Hymn!
Salve, salve-salve, salve Regina! (Salve yeah)
Salve Regina! (woh-o-oh)
Salve Regina!
Thursday, June 25, 2009
Michael Jackson - Gone Too Soon
So true.
I have long thought Mr. Jackson one of the most tragic figures in modern music.
A boy who lost their childhood and was burdened with the weight of fame at an age better spent on imaginary stages rather than the bright lights.
A man who once held the world in his palm fallen from grace.
No mercy from the ones who once sang his highest praises. In his darkest hour largely abandoned.
Now on the verge of possible comeback he is stolen from this world.
As tragic as it gets.
"Now cracks a noble heart. Good-night, sweet prince;
And flights of angels sing thee to thy rest."
Shakespeare- Hamlet Act V
Best Movies of all time?
I have to say that they're missing a few. And have accidentally added some that are by no means good enough to be on any "of all time list," but its still a cool graphic.
Taken from /Film, where I get most of my movie news. Although I think I'll be switching to the trades seeing as I need a job pretty badly.
Wednesday, June 24, 2009
Friday, June 19, 2009
What I do.
Excellent look at what a day in movie land is like.
Toward the beginning they introduce the Scripty. 'Tis what I do good gentles. And do well. She sums it up pretty gooooooood.
Some day I'll be the big wheel. But first I must prove my mettle as an Excellent Script Supervisor.
Or Script Wizard, the title I prefer.
Ugh. Must find job. Surely I can.
Toward the beginning they introduce the Scripty. 'Tis what I do good gentles. And do well. She sums it up pretty gooooooood.
Some day I'll be the big wheel. But first I must prove my mettle as an Excellent Script Supervisor.
Or Script Wizard, the title I prefer.
Ugh. Must find job. Surely I can.
Tuesday, June 16, 2009
Blah blah snore.
Bored. Plenty of things I COULD do, but none I feel pressured to.
Except for Mercator and strangely, though I know what to write, I cannot seem to make my fingers work on his story.
Just finished The Left Hand of Darkness. It was alright. I understand it's place in sci-fi literature history, but it did not impress me much. Its success is in how alien yet familiar the culture of the planet Winter was. That and in the explorations of how miscommunication might occur between species. Other than that it was alright, not my cup of tea. I usually prefer a little more adventure. Or perhaps it was just the style of writing. I don't know. And don't really care.
Except for Mercator and strangely, though I know what to write, I cannot seem to make my fingers work on his story.
Just finished The Left Hand of Darkness. It was alright. I understand it's place in sci-fi literature history, but it did not impress me much. Its success is in how alien yet familiar the culture of the planet Winter was. That and in the explorations of how miscommunication might occur between species. Other than that it was alright, not my cup of tea. I usually prefer a little more adventure. Or perhaps it was just the style of writing. I don't know. And don't really care.
Friday, June 12, 2009
Star Trek
Terribly good I'm afraid. Terribly.
Reminded me how I'm an interstellar explorer born out of time. My fondest dream and longest standing desire does not exist and won't for a very long time...
but then again. I did read that article that said that quite possibly those of us under 40 will have the chance to extend our lives perhaps even to a 1000 yrs...
I'm not sure I want to live that long.
Woe to us who dream of the future and long for the past.
We are living in H.G. Wells' future, but to us it will always just be the present.
Reminded me how I'm an interstellar explorer born out of time. My fondest dream and longest standing desire does not exist and won't for a very long time...
but then again. I did read that article that said that quite possibly those of us under 40 will have the chance to extend our lives perhaps even to a 1000 yrs...
I'm not sure I want to live that long.
Woe to us who dream of the future and long for the past.
We are living in H.G. Wells' future, but to us it will always just be the present.
Wednesday, June 10, 2009
I love this place but the traffic sucks
At Portfolios. My favorite Coffee shop in the known universe. Very much like the one I hope to someday be a founding member of. It makes me Happy.
Tuesday, June 9, 2009
Sunday, June 7, 2009
Thursday, June 4, 2009
Shadowman
Shadowman- the title of the flick I just got off of on Wed. The crew was great. Much better and more smooth running than the one from my second show.
I totally messed up, though. It was only on the first day, so I don't have to feel too bad about it. I honestly thought the shoot started on Wed the 27th, but lo and behold it started on Tue the 26th. Oops.
It's not fun to be woken up at 8:30am by the producer wondering where you are. Or the resulting panic that follows realizing that you are completely unprepared for the day. So, jump out of bed and frantically try to make your printer and computer play nicely so that you can get the script preped in 15 min to head out the door. Only to realize once you get on to set that they never gave you the most recent version of the script, which isn't even reeally the shooting script. Nice. So basically you just struggle through the first couple of days almost faking it, but when you're good you still don't have to fake it... Yeah I'm goooood. Anyway.
Survived the first couple of days and had two off before going back for the last four. Hardly got anything done on the two days off. Why? 'Cuz I just got back from war and was still completely beat up and tiered from that.
And I thought I was being all responsible and stuff by leaving war a day early so that I'd have a day of rest and a day of prep. Good thing I left early.
After that the shoot was smooth. Although I got really bored whenever we weren't actually shooting. 12 hr days are HARD if you AREN'T GETTING PAID. It's really hard to give 110% then. But I don't slack on my job, but I'm not exactly going to go out of my way to shlup heavy stuff around.
Now, this really only applies to student shoots. I'm going to be working on a professional spec thing the next couple of weekends. I'm stoked about it.
I'm kinda under the weather at the moment though. It's hard to take good care of your self and eat right and all that jazz when you're on set for 12 hrs. Even if a lot of that time is waiting. I'm sure I'll get it all straightened out.
Supposedly the SAG drama should be over in the next week or so and productions will be going into final prep mode.
With some providence I'll be landing one of those jobs in the next couple of weeks.
I totally messed up, though. It was only on the first day, so I don't have to feel too bad about it. I honestly thought the shoot started on Wed the 27th, but lo and behold it started on Tue the 26th. Oops.
It's not fun to be woken up at 8:30am by the producer wondering where you are. Or the resulting panic that follows realizing that you are completely unprepared for the day. So, jump out of bed and frantically try to make your printer and computer play nicely so that you can get the script preped in 15 min to head out the door. Only to realize once you get on to set that they never gave you the most recent version of the script, which isn't even reeally the shooting script. Nice. So basically you just struggle through the first couple of days almost faking it, but when you're good you still don't have to fake it... Yeah I'm goooood. Anyway.
Survived the first couple of days and had two off before going back for the last four. Hardly got anything done on the two days off. Why? 'Cuz I just got back from war and was still completely beat up and tiered from that.
And I thought I was being all responsible and stuff by leaving war a day early so that I'd have a day of rest and a day of prep. Good thing I left early.
After that the shoot was smooth. Although I got really bored whenever we weren't actually shooting. 12 hr days are HARD if you AREN'T GETTING PAID. It's really hard to give 110% then. But I don't slack on my job, but I'm not exactly going to go out of my way to shlup heavy stuff around.
Now, this really only applies to student shoots. I'm going to be working on a professional spec thing the next couple of weekends. I'm stoked about it.
I'm kinda under the weather at the moment though. It's hard to take good care of your self and eat right and all that jazz when you're on set for 12 hrs. Even if a lot of that time is waiting. I'm sure I'll get it all straightened out.
Supposedly the SAG drama should be over in the next week or so and productions will be going into final prep mode.
With some providence I'll be landing one of those jobs in the next couple of weeks.
Tuesday, June 2, 2009
Monday, June 1, 2009
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