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Spending as much time with the folks as possible.
2004-11-30 16:55:42
Well, not only did my cousin Kathleen visit, so did her dad Mike and my other uncle John. The two of us got to spend some time together. Mom, Kathleen, Mike and myself went to the aquarium and river museum, the big tourist attraction we have in town. It's always nice going there whenever we do to look at the animals. The place now has an octopus, although it is very shy and doesn't like to have people clamor around it. I showed Kathleen the first episode of Escaflowne (I imagine she's seen the whole series) and the first episode of Invader Zim, she totally loved it. Since she was reading most of the time, she got me into a reading mood and I finally finished a chapter in LOTR: Fellowship of the Ring. I also took her to the new Borders store where she got some videos for her dad. The only downside to the whole thing was she lost a sweater and her umbrella. That was a bummer, maybe I should get her a replacement umbrella for Christmas. Even though I didn't see my relatives for too long, I still had fun being with them.
Finished watching The Professional: Golgo 13 after letting it sit around on my floor for over two months. Meh. Didn't really like it that much. Total guy movie, nothing else. Some of the characters had depth, but not a lot, barely any at all. And the plot was extremely thin: Golgo 13 kills someone, has erotic sex with some babe, kills someone, has erotic sex with some babe, more blood, more sex, big fight scene, movie's over with. Only three things I enjoyed about the movie. The big fight against the sick guy with two teeth in his head and the freaky dead pan guys. The style of the movie was really cool, since it was made in the late '80s, it had that glossy American, Miami Vice feel to it. The last good thing, the extremely early '80s CGI. The helicopters and buildings looked like cheap Lego figures. Kinda like the Money for Nothing music video from Dire Straights, only worse. I'm definitely not keeping this movie, nor do I have any interest in seeing the sequel from the 90s. The series I do want to keep is...
Key the Metal Idol. Finished the dubbed version. Man that was a great series. Even though the mood of the ending became really dark, I think it fit very well with the rest of the series. Really beautiful at the end. I know I've said it before, but I can't stress it enough. WATCH THIS SERIES. A.S.A.P. Even if you don't like dark and moody anime like this, I still think you'll enjoy it.
Huh? The laziest teacher I've ever had wants me to do a project for class next week? You mean I have to do actual work? In HIS class? Well it's going to feel weird, but I'll do my best.
-Current AMV Progress: Notes have been taken on episode 17. I'll try to get 18 done tonight.
-Current Writing Progress: Some writing has been done, not much. Am I really that lazy at writing? If I were paid to do my writing, you better believe I'd have a lot done by now. -
Rrrraaahhrrrrr! Work...BAD!
2004-11-22 17:45:27
It recently dawned on me why I was feeling so bummed out and depressed lately, and it was so obvious too. It's my job. I've gotten to the point where I'm really sick and tired of it. It's not what I do that gives me stress, it's WHEN I do it. Since I attend classes in the morning Monday through Thursday, the only time I can work is in the evenings. This prevents me from having the life I use to have. I can't watch as much anime, I can't go to the movies, I can't rent any movies and I can't perform in any stage productions at all. Last Thursday, Rich (one of the big theater guys here in town) saw me at the mall and wondered why I haven't auditioned for any plays recently. I told him, my job. This is one of the reasons why I need that position transfer. Plus, I can ask for morning hours on the weekends, which will help me out a lot better, even though I'm hardly a morning person.
Good news, one of my cousins is visiting for the Thanksgiving weekend. It's always great to see my cousins because they are the closest things I have to siblings. I'm not sure how long we'll be able to get together; I'm working on Thursday (ugh, off Friday though) and she also needs the time to study a lot. She takes her college courses very seriously, unlike me.
-No further progress has been made on the projects. Too busy watching anime I taped and playing video games. -
A year later, and I STILL left the lights on.
2004-11-18 16:14:34
I never really consider myself a stupid or ignorant person. We all make mistakes sometimes; little ones, big ones and some really stupid ones. One of the mistakes I made was (in my mind) a REALLY stupid one. Most people when they drive their car in the fog, leave their lights on. Not to see what's in front of them, but so others can see them better. I'm one of those people. Unfortunately, it's always so foggy out that you can't tell the lights are on anyway. After arriving to class on Monday and leaving my car in the parking lot, yep, left the lights on. The problem with my car is that it doesn't beep at you when you do something like that. So when I finally left school to go meet with my friends, the car didn't start. God I felt like an idiot. I had to call my mom to bail me out with the jumper cables. I don't see why my parents put up with me whenever I do something as boneheaded as this. I should just be thankful mom helped me out, and I need to buy some sort of emergency car starter so I don't have to bug her again, if, it ever happens again.
Sometimes I wonder if I'm ever too selfish. I try to be as helpful to others as I can. I usually offer to go somewhere with my friends. But my late hours at work prevent me from doing so. Part of me thinks that I should make up for it around X-mas time. I need to get my friends presents and get my parents some real presents, not the same lame cards I'm always buying. The other part thinks it just boils down to how I treat one of the cats, Doc. He considers himself my cat and no one else’s. Which is sad because I don't give him the attention he needs when I'm home. I usually just want to do more me stuff. I should start making up for it, maybe that will make me feel better.
One more episode to go before I finish watching Key: The Metal Idol. This series has turned out better than I thought it would, highly, HIGHLY recommended. The dub version wasn't really the greatest I've heard, looks like this was before the guys at Ocean Group got really experienced, like Brian Drummond (one of my fav. V.A.s), you can tell he was still experimenting with the high range of his voice in this series, before he got better with it as the original dub voice of Vegeta in DBZ. Can't wait to see how it wraps up, I am definitely using this series for a music video.
Hmm. Need to stop watching anime for a bit, lacking in my studies and I need to catch up, even if they are simple classes.
-Current AMV Progress: Up to episode 16 for note taking. Wha? Am I actually making progress for once?
-Current Writing Progress: Started the next chapter on Soul of Fire. Good start, but it's going to be a while before I really have something accomplished. -
Promotion! Yay!
2004-11-10 15:19:12
I was able to have a little interview with one of the supervisors from the food and beverage department at work yesterday. She came to tell me that my request for the job transfer has gone through. In a few weeks, I'll be a deli attendant. This is good for a few reasons. 1) I'm not going to be a dish washer anymore! 2) Even though I've been working at the river boat casino for a year now, I will now be working ON the river boat casino instead of in the building next to the river boat casino. 3) Same hourly wage...plus tips. 4) This would be the most important. Even though I'll still be working evenings, I'll punch in a little earlier than before. This means I can punch out earlier and have more time in the evening to do the things I want: hang out with my friends, watch anime and read manga and of course, work on my creative projects...like I ever worked on my projects when I had enough free time.
Last Saturday, I went to this free play called "Shoe Dog", about a man reminiscing about how when he was younger, he had a job in his father's shoe store and the experiences that came along with it. It was a pretty good play written twelve years ago, but the thing that bugs me most is that the author still considers it a work in progress. He spoke about how he's STILL making changes to it and he's not sure if he wants to make this latest version his final version. I just think if you're going to spend that much time on a play, either do two versions (original and a re-write) or just stop working on it and do another play all together. I also remember how he mentioned he changed the blocking on one of the scenes because he didn't want to make audience members uncomfortable with what was taking place. That goes against my ethics as an artist. An artist should do whatever he or she feels and not care about what anyone thinks. Anyway, I picked up a new word for my vocabulary after watching it: shoegasm, hee-hee. On a side note, I bumped into one of my theater friends, Lenore, and she's thinking about doing another radio play in the spring. If I see her again, I need to suggest doing some Red Skelton.
Up to episode 12 on Key: The Metal Idol. Looks like an interesting conclusion is coming up. The only problem is, I just hope there aren't a lot of unanswered questions that pop up, because I'm still scratching my head about a few things. But however it turns out, it's been a great series so far.
-Current AMV Progress: Took notes on Ep. 13. Going to try and take notes on Ep. 14 tonight. Alright, back to my standard slow pace.
-Current Writing Progress: My skit for No Shame is complete, but no one wants to perform it. I'll try to start the next chapter of Soul of Fire (my original, unpublished story) soon. -
Is it over yet? Is it over?
2004-11-03 13:33:40
The big presidential election FINALLY took place. At last, people and advertisments begging me to vote will disappear at last. But now we have Ohio to worry about. My parents and I voted for Kerry, but I doubt it's really going to matter, looks like Dubya bagged this one as well. I'm trying to go on with my life normally, but mom, the pesimest that she is, couldn't stop worrying about it. Oh, if Bush does become the official winner, then it's one step closer to making my president prediction coming true. From '88 to '92, we had a Bush. From '92 to 2000, we had a Clinton. From 2000 to the present, we have another Bush, and I'll bet you anything in '08, we'll have another Clinton.
I'm suppose to be getting a response from one of the higher ups over at work to conduct an interview for the position transfer I mentioned. I still don't have any problems with being a dishwasher, I just hate being treated like someone who can't do anything right. My supervisors, and my idiot co-workers, always tell me that I work too "slow". I've improved at my work over the year, but hardly anyone really notices, or cares. The real problem isn't that I'm slow, I'm too much of a perfectionist. Most of the people who say I'm slow don't notice that the extra effort I put in, really makes a difference. Well, maybe I'll get a little bit more respect when I'm at a higher position, or my co-workers wil at least hate me for being a traitor to the kitchen crew.
I got a call from River Lights Bookstore yesterday. My copy of Battle Angel Alita Vol. 6, original edition FINALLY CAME! I think I waited a good two months for it to arrive, it usually takes a book one week to arrive. Viz needs to get their act together and forget about these new edition prints on their manga. No need for a newer version for new fans to buy, just tell people it exists.
-Current AMV Progress: I'm up to the first half of episode 12. Might finish it tonight.
-Current Writing Progress: I want to work on one of the lines for one of the characters, but I'm pretty much done with the rough draft.
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