I'm moving along. I had been posting in multiple locations but I'm too busy and important to do that. My new central blog is at
http://kylee.nathanandkylee.com/
Update yer links, see ya later.
Sunday, August 31, 2008
Wednesday, August 20, 2008
Proof against China
Some smart guy that knows how computers work took the time to research one of the Chinese gymnast's records and has come up with official government documents that list her birthday as 1-1-94 which makes her 14. This is conclusive evidence that at least one gymnast is underage. It's so cool how he found this because it's so easy to do. Check it out before he's killed by Chinese government spies.
http://strydehax.blogspot.com/
China, you suck.
http://strydehax.blogspot.com/
China, you suck.
Thursday, August 14, 2008
Summer is almost over..
It's been over a month since I blogged because I suck at life. I've been busy between work and summer classes, probably busier than I will be this fall. This is what I've been up to this past month.
*I got a call to intern at MTV/VH1 this fall. I applied back in late winter this year and they just now got back to me. Unfortunately it's a little too late to make arrangements to live in NYC for 10 weeks (no time to save up and find housing and figure out job related matters since I wouldn't keep the one I have, already set up for fall, lease signed, etc.) I also got a call from Nickelodeon Studios in Burbank. WTF. Why can't they call at a reasonable time! Oh well.
*I finished up my Summer II classes.I got a B+ in Noir in Digital Culture (which turned out to be much more difficult than I hoped it would) and an A- in Video for Web 2.0.
*I went to a wedding for Nathan's best friend in the Chicago area. We were there for 3 days in the Gurnee area. It was fun.
*Went to Cincinnati for a couple days with some friends. We went to the Cincy Zoo and Newport Aquarium. Cincinnati is so blah. I would never want to live there. It was a beautiful afternoon and there was NO ONE out on the streets downtown. That's scary. We stayed at the Millennium hotel which was nice but not worth full price (we paid less than half through hotwire.com). I loved the Cincy Zoo - it's huge and they have a ton of cats. We did the penguin encounter too and got to meet three black footed penguins up close and touch them.
*Went to the state fair a couple times. The first time was with Michelle to go see the backstreet boys. It was freakin awesome. A lot of the people there were our age and obviously just aging fans from their hey-day because the older songs were much louder than the new ones. Everyone was so excited to be there. It was more fun than the last time I saw them even though it was severely scaled down. It was probably the loudest concert I've ever attended as well.
The second time was with some friends. It was a good night.
*I came down with a sinus infection this last week and have had lots of fun with that.
*I've been watching the Olympics nonstop. I love the Olympics. I like the idea of everyone coming to compete for the best in the world, even if I'm not an athlete personally. I like when they showcase non-superstars or favorites from tiny countries that have no chance but are competing anyway. There's such a variety of events that happen in two weeks and it's the only time I can watch gymnastics - I can never find it on any other time.
*I'm going to be volunteering at a local cat shelter. I'm going to do shelter tasks as well as do some video for them.
*I joined ChaCha and was accepted as an SMS Guide. That means when you text a question to 242242, I'm one of the people on the other end answering it. It's a lot of fun because you learn a lot of random stuff and you're allowed to add your own personal touch. There are a lot of retarded questions like 'Who is this person from this high school' which end up being funny because 9 times out of 10, you can find SOMETHING on that person. Just about everyone is on the internet in some way by now. I get paid 10 or 20 cents per question depending on accuracy and volume completed. The system has been funny the last two days but despite that I've managed to make $14. When it hits $100 it will load into my bank account :-D
*I also did a little bit of wedding related stuff. We booked our DJ and started collecting everyone's address. I also bought some ribbon. Productive.
So now I need to catch up on some other things while it's raining outside. I'm off until Monday, then I probably don't have a real whole day off for a while.
*I got a call to intern at MTV/VH1 this fall. I applied back in late winter this year and they just now got back to me. Unfortunately it's a little too late to make arrangements to live in NYC for 10 weeks (no time to save up and find housing and figure out job related matters since I wouldn't keep the one I have, already set up for fall, lease signed, etc.) I also got a call from Nickelodeon Studios in Burbank. WTF. Why can't they call at a reasonable time! Oh well.
*I finished up my Summer II classes.I got a B+ in Noir in Digital Culture (which turned out to be much more difficult than I hoped it would) and an A- in Video for Web 2.0.
*I went to a wedding for Nathan's best friend in the Chicago area. We were there for 3 days in the Gurnee area. It was fun.
*Went to Cincinnati for a couple days with some friends. We went to the Cincy Zoo and Newport Aquarium. Cincinnati is so blah. I would never want to live there. It was a beautiful afternoon and there was NO ONE out on the streets downtown. That's scary. We stayed at the Millennium hotel which was nice but not worth full price (we paid less than half through hotwire.com). I loved the Cincy Zoo - it's huge and they have a ton of cats. We did the penguin encounter too and got to meet three black footed penguins up close and touch them.
*Went to the state fair a couple times. The first time was with Michelle to go see the backstreet boys. It was freakin awesome. A lot of the people there were our age and obviously just aging fans from their hey-day because the older songs were much louder than the new ones. Everyone was so excited to be there. It was more fun than the last time I saw them even though it was severely scaled down. It was probably the loudest concert I've ever attended as well.
The second time was with some friends. It was a good night.
*I came down with a sinus infection this last week and have had lots of fun with that.
*I've been watching the Olympics nonstop. I love the Olympics. I like the idea of everyone coming to compete for the best in the world, even if I'm not an athlete personally. I like when they showcase non-superstars or favorites from tiny countries that have no chance but are competing anyway. There's such a variety of events that happen in two weeks and it's the only time I can watch gymnastics - I can never find it on any other time.
*I'm going to be volunteering at a local cat shelter. I'm going to do shelter tasks as well as do some video for them.
*I joined ChaCha and was accepted as an SMS Guide. That means when you text a question to 242242, I'm one of the people on the other end answering it. It's a lot of fun because you learn a lot of random stuff and you're allowed to add your own personal touch. There are a lot of retarded questions like 'Who is this person from this high school' which end up being funny because 9 times out of 10, you can find SOMETHING on that person. Just about everyone is on the internet in some way by now. I get paid 10 or 20 cents per question depending on accuracy and volume completed. The system has been funny the last two days but despite that I've managed to make $14. When it hits $100 it will load into my bank account :-D
*I also did a little bit of wedding related stuff. We booked our DJ and started collecting everyone's address. I also bought some ribbon. Productive.
So now I need to catch up on some other things while it's raining outside. I'm off until Monday, then I probably don't have a real whole day off for a while.
Thursday, July 3, 2008
Thursday, June 26, 2008
my youtube recommended videos
these are the three videos youtube has recommended for me:
Techno Kittens
Mets Rick Roll
TV news anchor gets rick roll'd
wow. i suck.
ps they're all full of win. especially the mets one, because people on the internet voted for the 'mets song' for the season and 4chan slightly skewed the results.
Techno Kittens
Mets Rick Roll
TV news anchor gets rick roll'd
wow. i suck.
ps they're all full of win. especially the mets one, because people on the internet voted for the 'mets song' for the season and 4chan slightly skewed the results.
Tuesday, June 10, 2008
why is it so hot
why has it been so hot and stormy? i think it's making up for lost time since we haven't had good storms for a year or two. i hate night storms because they just tend to annoy me and make the power go out.
i made a deposit on our wedding, so now it's happening at valle vista fo sho. june 14th at 4:30 instead of the 7th because it was taken. lame.
i've been getting kind of annoyed at finding an officiant and photographer. officiants charge $300 or more and their websites so are ugly. they talk about how great their service is and how it's personalized but really, come on. everybody knows it's just a template they pull and that's all we WANT, why charge for "personalization" that doesn't exist? that doesn't seem very Christianly. If anyone wants to officiate for a free meal, I'm all for it.
and photographers are frustrating because all the good ones are way expensive, but the crappy ones are still sort of expensive.
we did decide we're going to do our rehearsal dinner at an original waffle house that's on the south side. hahaha.
and in nonwedding news, this friday is zoobilation. that means i'll be outside all day, go home and sleep, and then clean all night. $21/hr aaaawesomee. then i have saturday off.
two more summer class meetings, then it'll be summer II. then i'll have THREE classes to worry about through july. sweet :P the things i do for a degree. when i get my degree next spring, i'm going to cry.
in fact, next spring is going to be extremely busy and emotional:
-May 1st - capstone presentations
-May 4th - last day of college FOREVAAAAAuntil maybe grad school? oh well not for now.
-May 10th - commencement
-june 12th - rehearsal
-june 14th - ceremony
and then somewhere in there i have to do all the final details of the wedding, find a job, and work on moving if i need to relocate. so june 15th we'll either be taking off for our honeymoon or taking off for our new home.
and i'm not letting anything get in the way of relocating far away. i know my mom will be all 'if you stay here in indy and get a job, you will be able to do a honeymoon!' or something. yea, 1 week vacation vs. adventure in new state/city/country. yes, i said country, you never know. i am applying to a few production houses in london for the hell of it. that would be the bomb.
i should go outside but augh, it's so much work to get dressed and go downstairs, and i have nothing to do really. wow i'm pathetic.
i made a deposit on our wedding, so now it's happening at valle vista fo sho. june 14th at 4:30 instead of the 7th because it was taken. lame.
i've been getting kind of annoyed at finding an officiant and photographer. officiants charge $300 or more and their websites so are ugly. they talk about how great their service is and how it's personalized but really, come on. everybody knows it's just a template they pull and that's all we WANT, why charge for "personalization" that doesn't exist? that doesn't seem very Christianly. If anyone wants to officiate for a free meal, I'm all for it.
and photographers are frustrating because all the good ones are way expensive, but the crappy ones are still sort of expensive.
we did decide we're going to do our rehearsal dinner at an original waffle house that's on the south side. hahaha.
and in nonwedding news, this friday is zoobilation. that means i'll be outside all day, go home and sleep, and then clean all night. $21/hr aaaawesomee. then i have saturday off.
two more summer class meetings, then it'll be summer II. then i'll have THREE classes to worry about through july. sweet :P the things i do for a degree. when i get my degree next spring, i'm going to cry.
in fact, next spring is going to be extremely busy and emotional:
-May 1st - capstone presentations
-May 4th - last day of college FOREVAAAAAuntil maybe grad school? oh well not for now.
-May 10th - commencement
-june 12th - rehearsal
-june 14th - ceremony
and then somewhere in there i have to do all the final details of the wedding, find a job, and work on moving if i need to relocate. so june 15th we'll either be taking off for our honeymoon or taking off for our new home.
and i'm not letting anything get in the way of relocating far away. i know my mom will be all 'if you stay here in indy and get a job, you will be able to do a honeymoon!' or something. yea, 1 week vacation vs. adventure in new state/city/country. yes, i said country, you never know. i am applying to a few production houses in london for the hell of it. that would be the bomb.
i should go outside but augh, it's so much work to get dressed and go downstairs, and i have nothing to do really. wow i'm pathetic.
Monday, May 19, 2008
what's been up
haven't updated for a while. here's what's been up.
-started summer class. flash animation has been good, very easy so far. i could see myself getting into this. it's good to start thinking in keyframes as well. visual basic was easy to get back into from high school until i got to the coding view. i might be effed.
-took our engagement pictures last week. it was cold and rainy so we went to the botanical gardens at the zoo instead. they haven't been finished yet, but here's one of my favorite shots that doesn't need much photoshopping, if any.
- we visited valle vista and i freakin loved it. it's NICE. the ceremony site is connected to the reception room. the ceremony room is even nicer than expected, and actually quite unique. the reception room is pretty typical of a country club or banquet hall, but it's classy. i like the fact they do everything for you, and i've heard good things about them. so i'm pretty sure we're going to go with that place and get a deposit on it asap. looks like we're going to be getting married june 7th 2009 at 4:30 pm. now we just need to find a freaking officiant.
-michelle and i have embarked on a new zoo-related project - an interactive web-based guide to the animals at the zoo, with personal information about the popular ones. we're doing it on the side throughout the summer and we'd like it to be flash based with some video clips and photos. yea, it's kind of ambitious.
-i don't really plan on getting out that much this summer, but michelle, jason, nathan and i are thinking of going on a two day trip to cincinnati as well. we want to visit the cincy zoo and newport aquarium. and then we're going to steven's wedding in july. i think that'll be it. i really wish we could go to a more interesting state than ohio, or even a weekend in chicago would be nice, but who can afford it. meh,
-355 days til graduation! i've also decided to keep a new countdown on my dashboard - days until i start applying for real jobs. 195 days until i start harassing people hardcore.
oh yea, i've outlined a 10 year plan for your amusement.
2009 - graduate, get married, get a job, move to southern california.
2009-2011 - work for a trailer production house
2012 - 2015 - if the mayans are wrong, work as an assistant editor on a tv show or with movies
2015 - reconsider my options and decide whether or not i should go to grad school for digital effects or color grading or something like that
2015-2017 - assistant editor/senior editor OR grad school (some combination)
2017-2019 - senior editor/leadership role
of course, if i do end up in hollywood (and the more i think about it, the more the lifestyle of southern california does appeal to me in every way and always has), things can move a lot faster than this (or go in a completely different direction), so this isn't really my map. it's just a possibility i wouldn't mind - would be nice to be at a director of post level by my early thirties.
-started summer class. flash animation has been good, very easy so far. i could see myself getting into this. it's good to start thinking in keyframes as well. visual basic was easy to get back into from high school until i got to the coding view. i might be effed.
-took our engagement pictures last week. it was cold and rainy so we went to the botanical gardens at the zoo instead. they haven't been finished yet, but here's one of my favorite shots that doesn't need much photoshopping, if any.
- we visited valle vista and i freakin loved it. it's NICE. the ceremony site is connected to the reception room. the ceremony room is even nicer than expected, and actually quite unique. the reception room is pretty typical of a country club or banquet hall, but it's classy. i like the fact they do everything for you, and i've heard good things about them. so i'm pretty sure we're going to go with that place and get a deposit on it asap. looks like we're going to be getting married june 7th 2009 at 4:30 pm. now we just need to find a freaking officiant.
-michelle and i have embarked on a new zoo-related project - an interactive web-based guide to the animals at the zoo, with personal information about the popular ones. we're doing it on the side throughout the summer and we'd like it to be flash based with some video clips and photos. yea, it's kind of ambitious.
-i don't really plan on getting out that much this summer, but michelle, jason, nathan and i are thinking of going on a two day trip to cincinnati as well. we want to visit the cincy zoo and newport aquarium. and then we're going to steven's wedding in july. i think that'll be it. i really wish we could go to a more interesting state than ohio, or even a weekend in chicago would be nice, but who can afford it. meh,
-355 days til graduation! i've also decided to keep a new countdown on my dashboard - days until i start applying for real jobs. 195 days until i start harassing people hardcore.
oh yea, i've outlined a 10 year plan for your amusement.
2009 - graduate, get married, get a job, move to southern california.
2009-2011 - work for a trailer production house
2012 - 2015 - if the mayans are wrong, work as an assistant editor on a tv show or with movies
2015 - reconsider my options and decide whether or not i should go to grad school for digital effects or color grading or something like that
2015-2017 - assistant editor/senior editor OR grad school (some combination)
2017-2019 - senior editor/leadership role
of course, if i do end up in hollywood (and the more i think about it, the more the lifestyle of southern california does appeal to me in every way and always has), things can move a lot faster than this (or go in a completely different direction), so this isn't really my map. it's just a possibility i wouldn't mind - would be nice to be at a director of post level by my early thirties.
Tuesday, May 6, 2008
grades yo
despite this being the most grueling semester yet (and i didn't think anything could top spring 07), i got some sweet grades. i did 16 credit hours, 13 hours/week at the museum interning, and 20 hours minimum at the zoo (usually 30) and spent the rest of my time at school in the labs. since this is my blog im going to brag. eat it suckas.
Client-side Web Programming : B- (extremely difficult labs, this class blew. i got behind in feb and effed it up a bit)
Intro to Yoga - A-
Internship - A
Intermediate Sound - A- !!! (This was the most honestly difficult class I've had so far and it took the most effort.)
Software Project Management - A+ (Didn't know they gave A+'s in college. It makes my plain ol' A's look shabby, but that's ok.)
Lighting and Field Production - A-
My major GPA still holds close to a 3.9, my semester is around 3.6, and my cumulative is around 3.4 or 3.5. And since my GPA doesn't matter to any employers, I don't really care.
No celebrations though since Visual Basic (osigwjmvgklemgjvwnbvolnwv) and Intro to Flash start tomorrow, and it'll be 7 weeks of regular semester work shoved in my brain and stirred around.
in other news, i voted for obama in the indiana democratic primary today. we went to the obama rally last night. it was sweet.
EDIT: i got better grades than i thought. Yoga is an A and Client-side is a B+! omfgwut. So all A's and one stinkin B+. WOOP WOOOOOP!
Client-side Web Programming : B- (extremely difficult labs, this class blew. i got behind in feb and effed it up a bit)
Intro to Yoga - A-
Internship - A
Intermediate Sound - A- !!! (This was the most honestly difficult class I've had so far and it took the most effort.)
Software Project Management - A+ (Didn't know they gave A+'s in college. It makes my plain ol' A's look shabby, but that's ok.)
Lighting and Field Production - A-
My major GPA still holds close to a 3.9, my semester is around 3.6, and my cumulative is around 3.4 or 3.5. And since my GPA doesn't matter to any employers, I don't really care.
No celebrations though since Visual Basic (osigwjmvgklemgjvwnbvolnwv) and Intro to Flash start tomorrow, and it'll be 7 weeks of regular semester work shoved in my brain and stirred around.
in other news, i voted for obama in the indiana democratic primary today. we went to the obama rally last night. it was sweet.
EDIT: i got better grades than i thought. Yoga is an A and Client-side is a B+! omfgwut. So all A's and one stinkin B+. WOOP WOOOOOP!
Thursday, May 1, 2008
wedding dresses
yesterday me and breanne went wedding dress shopping for the first time. it was pretty weird. in david's bridal all they play is wedding music. and when you are trying stuff on, you are on a little stage with pedestals, like dolls. wedding dresses are uncomfortable and heavy. but they are so pwetty. i actually think i found the one i want. here are the ones i tried on:
my favorite is the last one. it's pretty much exactly what i had in mine when i started looking at dresses online - no beads or sparkly things - all the design aspects are built into how the fabric stretches and is cut. i wasn't crazy about the flower but i kind of like it now. however, i'm going to ask my mom if there's any old brooches or clips i could replace it with that belonged to her mom or someone in our family. i think it would look very classic and antique with something like that there. this picture has the dress in ivory but i would likely order it in white. i also like it because it has a sweep train, which is a little bit of fabric on the back - nothing to bustle. and it's flattering. ha.
i tried on two other dresses that were full of fail that you can see in the flickr recent pictures on nathanandkylee.com. i do not look good in strapless.
so yea im pretty sure i want to get that dress. it's like $349. eh.
my favorite is the last one. it's pretty much exactly what i had in mine when i started looking at dresses online - no beads or sparkly things - all the design aspects are built into how the fabric stretches and is cut. i wasn't crazy about the flower but i kind of like it now. however, i'm going to ask my mom if there's any old brooches or clips i could replace it with that belonged to her mom or someone in our family. i think it would look very classic and antique with something like that there. this picture has the dress in ivory but i would likely order it in white. i also like it because it has a sweep train, which is a little bit of fabric on the back - nothing to bustle. and it's flattering. ha.
i tried on two other dresses that were full of fail that you can see in the flickr recent pictures on nathanandkylee.com. i do not look good in strapless.
so yea im pretty sure i want to get that dress. it's like $349. eh.
Monday, April 28, 2008
stimulate this (that's what she said)
the economic stimulus package thing is such crap. mainly because i don't get anything and neither do my parents.
my parents claim me as a dependent so i can stay on their insurance and they pay for a lot of crap. so they claimed me on their taxes this year.
people will be getting $300 per dependent child. any child who was claimed does not get the payment themselves.
however, you have to be under the age of 17.
basically if you're in college and still claimed by your parents (as a majority of college students are), you get nothing and your parents get nothing. you could even be in high school and not get anything.
i'm a full time college student and i earned about $14,000 last year which translates to like a billion tax dollars paid, but noooo. i don't get my freebie borrowed money (that i will surely be paying back in my lifetime).
eff.
my parents claim me as a dependent so i can stay on their insurance and they pay for a lot of crap. so they claimed me on their taxes this year.
people will be getting $300 per dependent child. any child who was claimed does not get the payment themselves.
however, you have to be under the age of 17.
basically if you're in college and still claimed by your parents (as a majority of college students are), you get nothing and your parents get nothing. you could even be in high school and not get anything.
i'm a full time college student and i earned about $14,000 last year which translates to like a billion tax dollars paid, but noooo. i don't get my freebie borrowed money (that i will surely be paying back in my lifetime).
eff.
Wednesday, April 16, 2008
ufo in kokomo?
some weird stuff went down in kokomo tonight. some weird weird stuff. basically around 10:45, there were lights and fire in the sky, and a loud boom. cameron freaked out and alerted me to this, and of course we began listening to the kokomo police scanner. it began going insane and nobody knew what was going on. people were saying it must have been an airplane crash. they were searching everywhere for it. they were all over the place, nobody knew where to start looking. the faa says all planes are accounted for, and the military bases say there are no crafts in the area. they went to western to meet and start a search, then apparently messed up and were to be at northwestern. then there was a fire reported, it was on the news, someone called and said they smelled a gas leak, alarms went off at the business surrounding the area. then they said it was a meteorological event and called everything off.
now...what? here is the timeline as i understand it:
10:45 - fireball in the sky splits into 4 perfectly lined up blobs, along with a loud boom that was intensely felt through all of the kokomo, not just one specific area. cameron craps his pants. katee is freaked out because she just got home from work and saw the fireballs and thinks it was a ufo.
10:50 - no idea where to look still since witnesses are calling from everywhere. mention of calling in nationl guard. people reporting debris and cloud of smoke.
10:53 - mention of ground troops
10:56 - mention of switching to emergency (not broadcast) channels for some personnel (so they can talk freely and not be heard on the scanner)
11:10 - mention on news via tv and internet
11:30 - start to call it meteorological event (one officer says he doesn't believe it is one since it was too intense) same thing happened in cass county two days earlier.
11:45 - search is called off
if i were a sci-fi conspiracy theorist, i would say it's interesting that they were speaking freely until they were asked to move to the emergency channel, and that they stopped talking about military as soon as that occurred. and then they couldn't find anything and gave up relatively quickly. if i were into that sort of thing, i would say kokomo is the roswell of our time.
but what's likely the truth? somebody (a pilot) mentioned seeing F-16s heading back to the base in Fort Wayne tonight. he said he figured they were shooting flares and one of them went super sonic, accounting for everything we saw. of course, the air force bases denied having crafts in the area but they always do. so that's what probably happened and somebody is getting yelled at for going super sonic over kokomo at night and causing a panic. but it doesn't explain the debris first reported, the cloud of smoke, or the fact an entire area was blocked off for a while. flares? smoke? not the same.
but if i were you, kokomo, i'd be watching out for super soldiers, the black oil, or some little green men. if i was in kokomo tonight, i would totally go on a wild goose chase.
now...what? here is the timeline as i understand it:
10:45 - fireball in the sky splits into 4 perfectly lined up blobs, along with a loud boom that was intensely felt through all of the kokomo, not just one specific area. cameron craps his pants. katee is freaked out because she just got home from work and saw the fireballs and thinks it was a ufo.
10:50 - no idea where to look still since witnesses are calling from everywhere. mention of calling in nationl guard. people reporting debris and cloud of smoke.
10:53 - mention of ground troops
10:56 - mention of switching to emergency (not broadcast) channels for some personnel (so they can talk freely and not be heard on the scanner)
11:10 - mention on news via tv and internet
11:30 - start to call it meteorological event (one officer says he doesn't believe it is one since it was too intense) same thing happened in cass county two days earlier.
11:45 - search is called off
if i were a sci-fi conspiracy theorist, i would say it's interesting that they were speaking freely until they were asked to move to the emergency channel, and that they stopped talking about military as soon as that occurred. and then they couldn't find anything and gave up relatively quickly. if i were into that sort of thing, i would say kokomo is the roswell of our time.
but what's likely the truth? somebody (a pilot) mentioned seeing F-16s heading back to the base in Fort Wayne tonight. he said he figured they were shooting flares and one of them went super sonic, accounting for everything we saw. of course, the air force bases denied having crafts in the area but they always do. so that's what probably happened and somebody is getting yelled at for going super sonic over kokomo at night and causing a panic. but it doesn't explain the debris first reported, the cloud of smoke, or the fact an entire area was blocked off for a while. flares? smoke? not the same.
but if i were you, kokomo, i'd be watching out for super soldiers, the black oil, or some little green men. if i was in kokomo tonight, i would totally go on a wild goose chase.
Tuesday, April 15, 2008
its BLOG BLOG BLOG
so what's up with everyone and their mom in kokomo getting a blog all of the sudden? did something occur at an event that inspired everyone to blog? i always find it funny when this phenomenon happens because it dies out after a few weeks or months and then there are a bunch of dead blogs laying around (thank god the internet doesn't generate waste, our planet would be covered in sludge from all the dead websites). sometimes one or two blogs make it through to continue living but most of the time, rest in peace.
i've been blogging since before "blogging" was a word (oh, aren't i amazing?) in various venues on a regular to semi-regular basis. my first online journal was on deadjournal.com in 8th grade, i think. the continuous blogging picked up in 9th grade for sure. i've been on deadjournal, livejournal, xanga, blogger, myspace, facebook, blogspot, and in various places on my own. it's entirely possible to trace my online presence from place to place over the years (though it's getting harder with inactive accounts getting deleted all the time).
now i update a blogspot account, nathanandkylee.com, and sometimes myspace. they all reach different audiences, so i cross post. i think it's amusing how easy blogging and generally keeping everyone updated on your life is nowadays. when i was in hs, we all depended on aim away messages. now we have the ability to text our status to facebook or twitter in real time. blogs themselves are way more user-friendly than before - it's so easy to have an amazingly awesome layout with no knowledge of web at all.
do you think that if i ever got famous, people would find my old blogs from when i was 15 and publish them and everyone would pick apart my words and somehow declare me a psycho?
i forgot my point, but welcome to the blahg world, whoever. i hope you survive.
i've been blogging since before "blogging" was a word (oh, aren't i amazing?) in various venues on a regular to semi-regular basis. my first online journal was on deadjournal.com in 8th grade, i think. the continuous blogging picked up in 9th grade for sure. i've been on deadjournal, livejournal, xanga, blogger, myspace, facebook, blogspot, and in various places on my own. it's entirely possible to trace my online presence from place to place over the years (though it's getting harder with inactive accounts getting deleted all the time).
now i update a blogspot account, nathanandkylee.com, and sometimes myspace. they all reach different audiences, so i cross post. i think it's amusing how easy blogging and generally keeping everyone updated on your life is nowadays. when i was in hs, we all depended on aim away messages. now we have the ability to text our status to facebook or twitter in real time. blogs themselves are way more user-friendly than before - it's so easy to have an amazingly awesome layout with no knowledge of web at all.
do you think that if i ever got famous, people would find my old blogs from when i was 15 and publish them and everyone would pick apart my words and somehow declare me a psycho?
i forgot my point, but welcome to the blahg world, whoever. i hope you survive.
Wednesday, April 9, 2008
interviews suck
So......we all hate this project. Not the final product I mean (my group hasn't even seen it yet), but this assignment. We all hate interviewing. It's the most boring thing imaginable. I wasn't able to be present at either of the interviewing shoots since my life is so busy right now, so I took on the task of editing. I kind of took a VH-1 sort of style to this video to make it bearable. Of course I only spent a couple hours on it (mostly looking for my camera cord to capture with) so I didn't emulate that style to the best of my ability, but it's not bad. I think the pacing is ok - slows down a bit in a couple spots because I was PMSing and didn't care - and I'm wondering how it'll be received in class. The whole purpose behind the project was the lighting and field production techniques behind these types of interviews and I think our shots were good.
Here it is on youtube. Let me know what you think. PS I think it's kind of on crack.
Here it is on youtube. Let me know what you think. PS I think it's kind of on crack.
Monday, April 7, 2008
22 days...
...til the end of the semester, and here are my due dates for the rest of the semester.
4/9
Interview video
4/12
Software Peer Review Lab
Gettin' Testy Lab
4/18
Quiz 12 - Cookies
Cookie Lab
Software Peer Review Lab
Gettin' Testy Lab
4/23
Yoga Center Visit 2
4/24
Chorus Powerpoint
Give That Back Lab
4/25
341 Final Project
Goin Goin Gone Lab
4/28
505 Evaluation/TY Letter/Postings
Green screen video
4/29
341 Final Exam
5/1
Foley Project
Optional Due by 4/28
UML Modeling Quiz
Coding Standards Quiz
Software Peer Review Quiz
Software Testing Quiz
Software Release Quiz
Software Maintenance Quiz
Project Closeout Quiz
Even though I'm taking summer classes, I can't wait for this to be over.
4/9
Interview video
4/12
Software Peer Review Lab
Gettin' Testy Lab
4/18
Quiz 12 - Cookies
Cookie Lab
Software Peer Review Lab
Gettin' Testy Lab
4/23
Yoga Center Visit 2
4/24
Chorus Powerpoint
Give That Back Lab
4/25
341 Final Project
Goin Goin Gone Lab
4/28
505 Evaluation/TY Letter/Postings
Green screen video
4/29
341 Final Exam
5/1
Foley Project
Optional Due by 4/28
UML Modeling Quiz
Coding Standards Quiz
Software Peer Review Quiz
Software Testing Quiz
Software Release Quiz
Software Maintenance Quiz
Project Closeout Quiz
Even though I'm taking summer classes, I can't wait for this to be over.
Wednesday, April 2, 2008
guitar hero
i was going to blog about how awesome guitar hero 3 on wii is but just thinking about it has triggered a desire to play it that i can't supress, so i'm going to go do that instead.
more later.
maybe.
more later.
maybe.
Tuesday, April 1, 2008
open letter to churches.
Dear churches,
There is a problem with churches nowadays. I assume that it has always existed but I'm not an expert in this field by any means, so I don't know (or care to know). These are just my observations with the problems churches have now - from a patron's perspective as well as an employee/volunteer perspective from one or two churches ONLY. Remember, I never said this is all churches - I consider myself to be a Christian. These are my experiences only. So save your snark for another day.
1. Pushing faith on others
At one point in a person's faith as a Christian, the Bible asks for you to more or less "recruit" people. Many people are good at this. Many more are not. I don't believe you should do this unless you know what you are doing, because it tends to have the opposite effect on people - most often permanently. You and your sad pitch-for-jeebus are all they will remember. I think turning people away from God by being a douche should be a bigger sin than not sharing your faith with others.
2. All up in your grill
Whether as a volunteer, employee, or patron of a church, once you go there for a while and take the next step in your faith to get involved, it seems like everyone suddenly takes this as an invitation to get up in your personal grill. This step doesn't involve opening up and sharing all your hidden sins but that's how it seems. Honestly, I would love to know why people who work for a church feel it's their personal duty to talk to you on behalf of God. Obviously if you have reached this point you have a pretty open channel. Which leads me to my next point..
3. Judgy-judgerson
The more you are involved in a church, the more it seems you are judged. And the more it seems like people think you are open to being judged. God is the only one who should ever judge, because his judgement is the only one that matters. Churches really don't get this. They often veil judgement by calling it something like accountability or consultation - calling you into a meeting and asking you personal questions that you should only share with God himself.
4. Shady business practices
I won't go into details, but the experiences I've had have been oh so shady. I realize a church is a business, and is the source of income for many people. I realize that certain things must be done in business to keep a profit turning. But whether you are a church, a McDonalds, or a locally owned specialty shop, there are things you just don't do. You don't give people raises in shady amounts, you don't do things to get tax cuts, you don't screw or take advantage of your employees, and you don't ask your own patrons to donate more when you yourself don't take a pay cut in order to keep living above the standard in your posh 100k+ home in the suburbs.
5. All fluff, no stuff
Many churches are catching onto the modern worship sort of style. These churches build huge buildings, have elaborate audio/visual setups, spend all their time on branding their sermons and marketing them, incorporate specialty crowd draws like a coffee bar, or research the best meeting times to get the most attendance. All this stuff is used by few churches in the right way. The rest of the copycats just fail, and their problem is the staff. They think they are willing to take risks - have controversial topics, risky formats, interesting and new techniques - but they only go halfway. They stay in the safe territory too much and just look foolish. If you are trying to brand your church as a new wave, modern worship but you have attendees that may not be comfortable with this, you need to be prepared to have a traditional service AND a modern service. You have to have the staffing and resources for that. The modern service needs to be filled with young, independent, and very open-minded individuals who have experience in ALL faiths but a deep commitment to God. They need to be great at multimedia, storytelling, and incorporating all sensory experiences into one package. If you can't do this without compromising your standards, you shouldn't try (which goes back to number 1 - permanently scarring people from attending church ever). The churches I have attended fail at this, but I know there are some that exist successfully.
6. God god god god god godogdogodogod
God is in everything, that's true. But then churches chalk EVERYTHING that happens up to God, it becomes contradictory. "God gave us this gift of money." One week later. "God took away this gift because *some long winded explanation.*" It's never "Shit happens." And if I understand free will, I would assume that there would be some "shit" that would "happen" in between God's doings (shady business practices perhaps?) I admit I could have this point all wrong, but imagine how this looks to someone who has little knowledge of Christianity and what it entails. It just makes you look stupid, like instead of thinking for yourself you dismiss it as God's doings.
I'm not perfect - nobody is or can be except God. Some people are more imperfect than others. I think the one thing most missing from the teaching of Christianity in the US is the principle of OPEN-MINDEDNESS. I have found much better company in people outside of my church, with mixed faiths, beliefs, morals, and histories, than I ever did at my past churches.
I don't really think that's just a coincidence.
Love, Kylee
There is a problem with churches nowadays. I assume that it has always existed but I'm not an expert in this field by any means, so I don't know (or care to know). These are just my observations with the problems churches have now - from a patron's perspective as well as an employee/volunteer perspective from one or two churches ONLY. Remember, I never said this is all churches - I consider myself to be a Christian. These are my experiences only. So save your snark for another day.
1. Pushing faith on others
At one point in a person's faith as a Christian, the Bible asks for you to more or less "recruit" people. Many people are good at this. Many more are not. I don't believe you should do this unless you know what you are doing, because it tends to have the opposite effect on people - most often permanently. You and your sad pitch-for-jeebus are all they will remember. I think turning people away from God by being a douche should be a bigger sin than not sharing your faith with others.
2. All up in your grill
Whether as a volunteer, employee, or patron of a church, once you go there for a while and take the next step in your faith to get involved, it seems like everyone suddenly takes this as an invitation to get up in your personal grill. This step doesn't involve opening up and sharing all your hidden sins but that's how it seems. Honestly, I would love to know why people who work for a church feel it's their personal duty to talk to you on behalf of God. Obviously if you have reached this point you have a pretty open channel. Which leads me to my next point..
3. Judgy-judgerson
The more you are involved in a church, the more it seems you are judged. And the more it seems like people think you are open to being judged. God is the only one who should ever judge, because his judgement is the only one that matters. Churches really don't get this. They often veil judgement by calling it something like accountability or consultation - calling you into a meeting and asking you personal questions that you should only share with God himself.
4. Shady business practices
I won't go into details, but the experiences I've had have been oh so shady. I realize a church is a business, and is the source of income for many people. I realize that certain things must be done in business to keep a profit turning. But whether you are a church, a McDonalds, or a locally owned specialty shop, there are things you just don't do. You don't give people raises in shady amounts, you don't do things to get tax cuts, you don't screw or take advantage of your employees, and you don't ask your own patrons to donate more when you yourself don't take a pay cut in order to keep living above the standard in your posh 100k+ home in the suburbs.
5. All fluff, no stuff
Many churches are catching onto the modern worship sort of style. These churches build huge buildings, have elaborate audio/visual setups, spend all their time on branding their sermons and marketing them, incorporate specialty crowd draws like a coffee bar, or research the best meeting times to get the most attendance. All this stuff is used by few churches in the right way. The rest of the copycats just fail, and their problem is the staff. They think they are willing to take risks - have controversial topics, risky formats, interesting and new techniques - but they only go halfway. They stay in the safe territory too much and just look foolish. If you are trying to brand your church as a new wave, modern worship but you have attendees that may not be comfortable with this, you need to be prepared to have a traditional service AND a modern service. You have to have the staffing and resources for that. The modern service needs to be filled with young, independent, and very open-minded individuals who have experience in ALL faiths but a deep commitment to God. They need to be great at multimedia, storytelling, and incorporating all sensory experiences into one package. If you can't do this without compromising your standards, you shouldn't try (which goes back to number 1 - permanently scarring people from attending church ever). The churches I have attended fail at this, but I know there are some that exist successfully.
6. God god god god god godogdogodogod
God is in everything, that's true. But then churches chalk EVERYTHING that happens up to God, it becomes contradictory. "God gave us this gift of money." One week later. "God took away this gift because *some long winded explanation.*" It's never "Shit happens." And if I understand free will, I would assume that there would be some "shit" that would "happen" in between God's doings (shady business practices perhaps?) I admit I could have this point all wrong, but imagine how this looks to someone who has little knowledge of Christianity and what it entails. It just makes you look stupid, like instead of thinking for yourself you dismiss it as God's doings.
I'm not perfect - nobody is or can be except God. Some people are more imperfect than others. I think the one thing most missing from the teaching of Christianity in the US is the principle of OPEN-MINDEDNESS. I have found much better company in people outside of my church, with mixed faiths, beliefs, morals, and histories, than I ever did at my past churches.
I don't really think that's just a coincidence.
Love, Kylee
Monday, March 31, 2008
meat eating revelation
today i was driving behind a stinky truck to go to lunch.
as i was sitting at a stoplight, i saw the occupants of the truck.
a little pig was sniffing around and sticking his little nose out of the side of the truck. i could see his little feet walking around too.
at that moment, i said to myself 'how can we eat such cute little things?'
and i began to question my carnivoriousness.
then i went to lunch and ate beans with pork in them.
maybe someday.
as i was sitting at a stoplight, i saw the occupants of the truck.
a little pig was sniffing around and sticking his little nose out of the side of the truck. i could see his little feet walking around too.
at that moment, i said to myself 'how can we eat such cute little things?'
and i began to question my carnivoriousness.
then i went to lunch and ate beans with pork in them.
maybe someday.
Saturday, March 29, 2008
wedding updates
i thought i would update you all on the status of our wedding. diana, feel free to avert your eyes.
we (or i) have decided on sunday, june 7, 2009. why sunday? well, it's a lot cheaper. like 50% cheaper. and much easier to find places. also, it makes more sense to me to get married on the "sabbath" because you usually have your rehearsal the day before and it would be best for most of our bridal party to do this on saturday instead of a weekday.
the time we're planning on according to the venue we're looking at is 3 PM. yes, it's earlier than "regular weddings". eff that. i like the afternoon. people are less likely to wonder why we aren't serving alcohol (ps we don't want to) and less likely to want a full dinner. also, since it's a sunday, people could spend the weekend in indy, make the wedding the finale, and have enough time to drive home (not drunk since we aren't serving alcohol) and go to bed at a decent time so they can work monday (not hungover because we aren't serving alcohol).
the location i found and currently favor the most is valle vista golf club and conference center in greenwood. it's about 20 minutes south of downtown. i went to see the exterior today to see if it would be worth touring and it's in a very nice area down the street from the greenwood park mall. if the outside is anything like the inside, WANTS. it's not "too much" for my taste - nice and classy, and best of all - freakin affordable. the ceremony is $425 and the reception is $16.95/person. that's it. and it includes everything - chairs, linens, staff, food. the food included actually sounds good too, especially for an afternoon event. deli sandwich station with potato salad and hummus and pita bread, cheese, fruit, veggies, three hot appetizers, and drinks. awesome.
so more about the location. valle vista is a golf course, but they have this little area called the veranda. it overlooks the golf course and it's technically indoors and covered, but the walls come down to make it like you are outside. it's perfect for someone like me who is a freakin psycho about weather. it's basically useable no matter what kind of weather you have. and it's REALLY pretty. see:
they offer horse and carriage rides for the bride and her father to the ceremony, and then for the husband and wife afterwards. i haven't decided if that would be totally awesome or if i would feel like a douche.
michelle, one of my bridesmaids, has already bought her freakin dress. she bought it to wear to a prom so she could get more use out of it, but i still find it amusing she bought it already. the colors for the wedding are marine and silver, so the dresses are marine and im letting them choose their own styles in that color. here's the one she chose:
Diana, Katee, and Bre - you have to pick different styles than that. it can be similar, but not that exact one. nyah nyah.
i think that's it for updates. we're planning on engagement pictures may 14th and looking at dresses for the first time around then as well. so with the help of david's bridal dress your wedding fun tool, here's what our wedding is looking like:
From the far left, that's Michelle, Diana, Katee, Bre, Me, and Nathan to the best of my ability using the limited hair/skin combinations. I'm not saying who the groomsmen are yet since lazynathan has yet to tell them.
we (or i) have decided on sunday, june 7, 2009. why sunday? well, it's a lot cheaper. like 50% cheaper. and much easier to find places. also, it makes more sense to me to get married on the "sabbath" because you usually have your rehearsal the day before and it would be best for most of our bridal party to do this on saturday instead of a weekday.
the time we're planning on according to the venue we're looking at is 3 PM. yes, it's earlier than "regular weddings". eff that. i like the afternoon. people are less likely to wonder why we aren't serving alcohol (ps we don't want to) and less likely to want a full dinner. also, since it's a sunday, people could spend the weekend in indy, make the wedding the finale, and have enough time to drive home (not drunk since we aren't serving alcohol) and go to bed at a decent time so they can work monday (not hungover because we aren't serving alcohol).
the location i found and currently favor the most is valle vista golf club and conference center in greenwood. it's about 20 minutes south of downtown. i went to see the exterior today to see if it would be worth touring and it's in a very nice area down the street from the greenwood park mall. if the outside is anything like the inside, WANTS. it's not "too much" for my taste - nice and classy, and best of all - freakin affordable. the ceremony is $425 and the reception is $16.95/person. that's it. and it includes everything - chairs, linens, staff, food. the food included actually sounds good too, especially for an afternoon event. deli sandwich station with potato salad and hummus and pita bread, cheese, fruit, veggies, three hot appetizers, and drinks. awesome.
so more about the location. valle vista is a golf course, but they have this little area called the veranda. it overlooks the golf course and it's technically indoors and covered, but the walls come down to make it like you are outside. it's perfect for someone like me who is a freakin psycho about weather. it's basically useable no matter what kind of weather you have. and it's REALLY pretty. see:
they offer horse and carriage rides for the bride and her father to the ceremony, and then for the husband and wife afterwards. i haven't decided if that would be totally awesome or if i would feel like a douche.
michelle, one of my bridesmaids, has already bought her freakin dress. she bought it to wear to a prom so she could get more use out of it, but i still find it amusing she bought it already. the colors for the wedding are marine and silver, so the dresses are marine and im letting them choose their own styles in that color. here's the one she chose:
Diana, Katee, and Bre - you have to pick different styles than that. it can be similar, but not that exact one. nyah nyah.
i think that's it for updates. we're planning on engagement pictures may 14th and looking at dresses for the first time around then as well. so with the help of david's bridal dress your wedding fun tool, here's what our wedding is looking like:
From the far left, that's Michelle, Diana, Katee, Bre, Me, and Nathan to the best of my ability using the limited hair/skin combinations. I'm not saying who the groomsmen are yet since lazynathan has yet to tell them.
Tuesday, March 25, 2008
gobama
sean astin was at iupui today.
oh, and so was chelsea clinton. snore.
they were campaigning for hillary, of course. she is like her mother - well-spoken, but you can tell that she's been trained well and has bitchiness hidden just below the surface so beware. basically she fed the crowd a bunch of BS and they applauded. and she took questions and fed more BS and they applauded. i stood in a conspicuous place near the front of the crowd looking bored, unmoved, and disagreeable. i hope my peaceful protest made a bigger difference than the ron paul supporter who showed up and stood outside.
edit: go to facebook or nathanandkylee.com to see the pictures. blogspot cuts them off weirdly.
oh, and so was chelsea clinton. snore.
they were campaigning for hillary, of course. she is like her mother - well-spoken, but you can tell that she's been trained well and has bitchiness hidden just below the surface so beware. basically she fed the crowd a bunch of BS and they applauded. and she took questions and fed more BS and they applauded. i stood in a conspicuous place near the front of the crowd looking bored, unmoved, and disagreeable. i hope my peaceful protest made a bigger difference than the ron paul supporter who showed up and stood outside.
edit: go to facebook or nathanandkylee.com to see the pictures. blogspot cuts them off weirdly.
Saturday, March 22, 2008
im in ur oven, time lapsin ur cookies.
we had to do some time lapses for our lighting and field production class and they turned out great.
the matrix is on. that's one of the first movies i ever watched the hours of dvd extras on and realized how much thought was put into post production. i luvs it.
i decided i need to make a pseudo-list of everything i need to do in the next 39 days (the rest of the semester):
Software project management
-A lot of little easy labs and quizzes
Client-side web programming
-A few retarded labs and quizzes
-A final website
Lighting and field production
-Interview shoot
-Mood/Chirasciro video
-Composite green screen video
Intermediate Sound
-Powerpoint about chorus effect
-Foley project - the most difficult project I may have ever been requested to do in the history of college. basically, you know the roof scene in the matrix (ha) with the spiffy 360 degree bullet time sequence? ok, i have to take that, delete the sound, and then create all the sound again (dialog, music, and sound effects) from scratch. im gonna puke.
Yoga
-uhhh go to class and do retarded book assignments
-one more outside yoga center visit
Internship
-Evaluation and thank you
-Finish postings
-Random stuff at the museum...Indian culture video mainly.
monday is my registration appointment as well so i'll need to make sure i finalize my classes and get my proposal for my independent study done. from this point on, my life is an indefinite jumble of crazy.
the matrix is on. that's one of the first movies i ever watched the hours of dvd extras on and realized how much thought was put into post production. i luvs it.
i decided i need to make a pseudo-list of everything i need to do in the next 39 days (the rest of the semester):
Software project management
-A lot of little easy labs and quizzes
Client-side web programming
-A few retarded labs and quizzes
-A final website
Lighting and field production
-Interview shoot
-Mood/Chirasciro video
-Composite green screen video
Intermediate Sound
-Powerpoint about chorus effect
-Foley project - the most difficult project I may have ever been requested to do in the history of college. basically, you know the roof scene in the matrix (ha) with the spiffy 360 degree bullet time sequence? ok, i have to take that, delete the sound, and then create all the sound again (dialog, music, and sound effects) from scratch. im gonna puke.
Yoga
-uhhh go to class and do retarded book assignments
-one more outside yoga center visit
Internship
-Evaluation and thank you
-Finish postings
-Random stuff at the museum...Indian culture video mainly.
monday is my registration appointment as well so i'll need to make sure i finalize my classes and get my proposal for my independent study done. from this point on, my life is an indefinite jumble of crazy.
Monday, March 17, 2008
YAY
spiffy news. i talked to my advisor and she said as long as I take summer classes and get decent grades in all my courses, i’ll be able to graduate in may 2009. so we figured out what i needed to take and when, and i essentially have the rest of my college career planned out. it’s weird to see the sheet they started for me freshmen year with all these checkmarks all over it. it doesn’t feel like i’ve done this much. so here’s the tentative last 2 (3) semesters:
Summer I
N485 - Introduction to Flash - Online
N305 - C Programming (or some other computer science class) - Online
Another computer science class if I need it - Online
Summer II
N485 - Video Production for Web 2.0 - 6-915 MW (yikes)
N485 - Noir and Digital Culture - Online
N342 Server Side Programming - Online
Fall 08
R110 - Speech - Online - 2 Saturday meetings
N485 - Sound for Video - 6-840 R
P370 - Digital Effects - 12-115 MW
N490 - Independent Study - Whenever
N399 - Directed Study III (Building your portfolio) - 4 Saturday meetings
S355 - 2D Interactive - Online
Spring 09
N499 - Capstone - Whenever
A451 - Advanced Video
A490 - Advanced Sound Design
A481 - Advanced 3D
S360 - 2D Animation
she said depending on how it all works out, i might have 4 credit hours to take the summer following graduation. however. i’ll still be recognized in the may ceremony and i’d get my official degree as soon as the class finished, so it wouldn’t be a big deal. as long as i get the important classes done, i might have to do 1 or 2 BS classes after the fact. as long as i don’t have to wait ’til 2010, i’m good.
Summer I
N485 - Introduction to Flash - Online
N305 - C Programming (or some other computer science class) - Online
Another computer science class if I need it - Online
Summer II
N485 - Video Production for Web 2.0 - 6-915 MW (yikes)
N485 - Noir and Digital Culture - Online
N342 Server Side Programming - Online
Fall 08
R110 - Speech - Online - 2 Saturday meetings
N485 - Sound for Video - 6-840 R
P370 - Digital Effects - 12-115 MW
N490 - Independent Study - Whenever
N399 - Directed Study III (Building your portfolio) - 4 Saturday meetings
S355 - 2D Interactive - Online
Spring 09
N499 - Capstone - Whenever
A451 - Advanced Video
A490 - Advanced Sound Design
A481 - Advanced 3D
S360 - 2D Animation
she said depending on how it all works out, i might have 4 credit hours to take the summer following graduation. however. i’ll still be recognized in the may ceremony and i’d get my official degree as soon as the class finished, so it wouldn’t be a big deal. as long as i get the important classes done, i might have to do 1 or 2 BS classes after the fact. as long as i don’t have to wait ’til 2010, i’m good.
Monday, March 10, 2008
my vitals
My results from when I gave blood last week are in.
150 cholesterol level
B-positive blood type
Pulse 60
Temperature 97
Blood pressure 98/66
My cholesterol is in a good range, and my pulse, temperature, and b/p are the lowest they can be without falling out of the "heathy" range. I think it's kind of strange that my pulse and blood pressure were so low, as they were taken right before I was going to get stuck by a needle and drained of a pint of blood whilst on my period. I didn't feel nervous but you know how your dumb body responds to stuff without your permission. I guess I truly don't care about needles. That's good. Someday when I get an epidural I'll be set. I'm also kind of surprised that my family history of heart disease has yet to show up.
That being said, I'll probably just get hit by a car.
150 cholesterol level
B-positive blood type
Pulse 60
Temperature 97
Blood pressure 98/66
My cholesterol is in a good range, and my pulse, temperature, and b/p are the lowest they can be without falling out of the "heathy" range. I think it's kind of strange that my pulse and blood pressure were so low, as they were taken right before I was going to get stuck by a needle and drained of a pint of blood whilst on my period. I didn't feel nervous but you know how your dumb body responds to stuff without your permission. I guess I truly don't care about needles. That's good. Someday when I get an epidural I'll be set. I'm also kind of surprised that my family history of heart disease has yet to show up.
That being said, I'll probably just get hit by a car.
Friday, March 7, 2008
a traitor to my party
i've always considered myself some form of conservative. when i was younger, i was pretty straight conservative. as i went through high school, and got exposed to all kinds of different people, i became a little more moderate-ish. not a lot, but a bit. at one point, i considered myself libertarian (and I still do actually). i've kind of strayed from that title during this election because of ron paul and his minions acting like they are saving the world. when it comes down to it, i'm socially liberal and economically conservative - a libertarian with a slight right tendency.
that being said, i think i'm going to vote for obama this november. weird, eh?
the thing is, mccain is such a liberal conservative that he and obama are actually extremely similar. i compared their voting records, beliefs, and all that, and realized that their differences are small. the biggest thing that separates them is their view on the iraq war. obama didn't support it, mccain did. obama wants a plan for leaving, mccain wants to stay for 100 years or more. my opinion? i think they should be there until it's done. this doesn't really fit with either person. and to be quite honest right now, the iraq war isn't what's important to me. i know that sounds like a typical dumb ego-centric american, but i feel like they did a good thing by going into iraq and pwning hussain and his nutjob regime, and i think they've made an impression, don't get me wrong. however, part of me does believe that maybe we should aim to leave sooner rather than later, because it seems like maybe people in that area don't appreciate the help. but i'm not exactly an expert.
what's more important to me is how much mccain hates the media and internet. he doesn't support net neutrality, he wants to censor all this stuff, he blames violence in children on video games and television, he wants to regulate the crap out of everything. obama does not. that matters to me.
pretty much all their beliefs other than that are the same, except maybe for gun control (which i've decided i don't really care about, i could probably get a gun no matter if they were banned someday).
so there you go. i guess i'm voting libtard unless something changes before november.
yikes.
that being said, i think i'm going to vote for obama this november. weird, eh?
the thing is, mccain is such a liberal conservative that he and obama are actually extremely similar. i compared their voting records, beliefs, and all that, and realized that their differences are small. the biggest thing that separates them is their view on the iraq war. obama didn't support it, mccain did. obama wants a plan for leaving, mccain wants to stay for 100 years or more. my opinion? i think they should be there until it's done. this doesn't really fit with either person. and to be quite honest right now, the iraq war isn't what's important to me. i know that sounds like a typical dumb ego-centric american, but i feel like they did a good thing by going into iraq and pwning hussain and his nutjob regime, and i think they've made an impression, don't get me wrong. however, part of me does believe that maybe we should aim to leave sooner rather than later, because it seems like maybe people in that area don't appreciate the help. but i'm not exactly an expert.
what's more important to me is how much mccain hates the media and internet. he doesn't support net neutrality, he wants to censor all this stuff, he blames violence in children on video games and television, he wants to regulate the crap out of everything. obama does not. that matters to me.
pretty much all their beliefs other than that are the same, except maybe for gun control (which i've decided i don't really care about, i could probably get a gun no matter if they were banned someday).
so there you go. i guess i'm voting libtard unless something changes before november.
yikes.
Wednesday, March 5, 2008
sigh
i hate watching people try to use a mac. they just try and minimize everything and get frustrated because it's not at all like windows. they think it's crappy. but once someone shows them the magic of command + H, it's like OH! IT *IS* BETTER!
beotch.
beotch.
Monday, March 3, 2008
my updated beliefs
...according to beliefnet.com
1. Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (100%)
2. Bahá'í Faith (80%)
3. Liberal Quakers (78%)
4. Mainline to Conservative Christian/Protestant (76%)
5. Orthodox Quaker (72%)
6. Reform Judaism (72%)
7. Orthodox Judaism (67%)
8. Christian Science (Church of Christ, Scientist) (64%)
9. Unitarian Universalism (64%)
10. Islam (62%)
Number one is perfectly correct.
http://www.beliefnet.com/story/80/story_8028_1.html
1. Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (100%)
2. Bahá'í Faith (80%)
3. Liberal Quakers (78%)
4. Mainline to Conservative Christian/Protestant (76%)
5. Orthodox Quaker (72%)
6. Reform Judaism (72%)
7. Orthodox Judaism (67%)
8. Christian Science (Church of Christ, Scientist) (64%)
9. Unitarian Universalism (64%)
10. Islam (62%)
Number one is perfectly correct.
http://www.beliefnet.com/story/80/story_8028_1.html
Tuesday, February 26, 2008
random thoughts?
so i interviewed for an internship at a company in new york city. i would like to get it, it sounds really cool. the only issue would be housing (finding a sublet). nyc is so much more expensive than when I last researched it (when I was like 13) as expected. it's kind of frightening how expensive teeny tiny studio apartments can be ($90/day, $3000/month, that sort of thing). but i haven't looked too much into it because i don't really want to think about it unless i have to. i've been kind of lucky finding housing so far, so maybe i'd get lucky there.
i got a lot of good advice at this interview. the company is basically in times square, so that would be a trip.
i applied for a post production internship at NBC Universal too. The only post production position listed was for post production with Battlestar Galactica. If I was a post intern with BSG, I'd probably lose control of my intestinal track (upper and lower).
I had a weird thing happen tonight. I looked at my recent visitors to my portfolio website and noticed a company based in Emeryville, California was looking at my site just then. About 10 minutes later, I got a call on my cell phone from turnhere.com (based in Emeryville) asking to give them a call because they have shoots coming up in Indianapolis and they'd like to talk to me about working for them. I can remember applying to them because I think Diana and I both applied at the same time, but I can't remember when that was. I thought it was bizarre getting a call out of the blue. I will probably them back tomorrow and see what's up. When I applied I had nothing going on and now I have a tight schedule, so I might not be of use to them. Oh, turnhere recruits filmmakers across the country as freelancers - there wouldn't be any moving to work for them.
This career field is so crazy sometimes. Every once in a while I want to drop everything and get a degree in accounting. But then I remember how bored I would be.
i got a lot of good advice at this interview. the company is basically in times square, so that would be a trip.
i applied for a post production internship at NBC Universal too. The only post production position listed was for post production with Battlestar Galactica. If I was a post intern with BSG, I'd probably lose control of my intestinal track (upper and lower).
I had a weird thing happen tonight. I looked at my recent visitors to my portfolio website and noticed a company based in Emeryville, California was looking at my site just then. About 10 minutes later, I got a call on my cell phone from turnhere.com (based in Emeryville) asking to give them a call because they have shoots coming up in Indianapolis and they'd like to talk to me about working for them. I can remember applying to them because I think Diana and I both applied at the same time, but I can't remember when that was. I thought it was bizarre getting a call out of the blue. I will probably them back tomorrow and see what's up. When I applied I had nothing going on and now I have a tight schedule, so I might not be of use to them. Oh, turnhere recruits filmmakers across the country as freelancers - there wouldn't be any moving to work for them.
This career field is so crazy sometimes. Every once in a while I want to drop everything and get a degree in accounting. But then I remember how bored I would be.
Sunday, February 3, 2008
superbowl commercials
My favorites:
Fedex Pigeons! ROFL
Bridgestone screaming animals
Doritos with man in mouse suit. WIN.
Tide screaming stain - what a great concept.
Justin Timberlake. I fail, but that was funny.
Also ok:
Audi/Godfather
Thriller lizards - stupid concept, but I like dancing lizards.
Roxbury/Pepsi. Made slightly amusing by Chris Kattan cameo. Otherwise retarded.
Planters made me uneasy. WTF peanut juice on the cleavage. Gross.
Bridgestone Richard Simmons
Epic fail:
Doritos with dumb girl singer
Sales genie WTF?
Mencia..don't know what the ad was about, but he sucks.
Shaq/Vitamin Water...annoying
Also, I'm so glad the freaking patriots lost. That was an awesome game.
Fedex Pigeons! ROFL
Bridgestone screaming animals
Doritos with man in mouse suit. WIN.
Tide screaming stain - what a great concept.
Justin Timberlake. I fail, but that was funny.
Also ok:
Audi/Godfather
Thriller lizards - stupid concept, but I like dancing lizards.
Roxbury/Pepsi. Made slightly amusing by Chris Kattan cameo. Otherwise retarded.
Planters made me uneasy. WTF peanut juice on the cleavage. Gross.
Bridgestone Richard Simmons
Epic fail:
Doritos with dumb girl singer
Sales genie WTF?
Mencia..don't know what the ad was about, but he sucks.
Shaq/Vitamin Water...annoying
Also, I'm so glad the freaking patriots lost. That was an awesome game.
Friday, February 1, 2008
Spazzin out
I'm beginning to have a spaz attack about school.
I want to graduate in May 2009. No, I WILL graduate then. School is pointless and stupid and I want to leave and get a real job and make real money. I was looking at what I have left to do and getting spazzed out because it's a lot of stuff. If I take summer classes, I'll have 6-9 credit hours over the summer (including an on campus freaking class), 16 credit hours in the fall, and 17 credit hours in the spring. That's a LOT. The recommended (and minimum) amount for new media is 12. I'm doing 16 this semester and it's not bad. There are just a few things that concern me about this last year:
-The classes the last two semesters are offered at weird whatever times. Unlike in the beginning when almost all intro new media classes are offered 6-840, these are only offered maybe 3-430 twice a week, or 11-2 twice a week. This completely ruins the whole day for working or interning. So it looks like I won't be able to get any work hours in if I do all these classes, which means I'll be completely poor.
-If the classes that are offered at weird times conflict, I'm screwed because they are probably only offered in spring OR fall.
-I was looking at last year's offerings and two classes were not even listed on either semester. I hope they will add them for me, or I'll be stuck in school forever.
-I wanted to intern at at least one more place, like Road Pictures, but I doubt I'll have the time.
-17 credit hours during the last senior semester is insane considering I will also be working on my capstone. Great.
I don't want to be a 5 year student - I think 4 years is too long for this BS. I need to meet with my advisor and check to see if I really need to take all these classes, but I'm sure she'll try to tell me it's impossible to graduate in 2009. She can throw herself out the window because I'm registering for everything I possibly can.
I want to graduate in May 2009. No, I WILL graduate then. School is pointless and stupid and I want to leave and get a real job and make real money. I was looking at what I have left to do and getting spazzed out because it's a lot of stuff. If I take summer classes, I'll have 6-9 credit hours over the summer (including an on campus freaking class), 16 credit hours in the fall, and 17 credit hours in the spring. That's a LOT. The recommended (and minimum) amount for new media is 12. I'm doing 16 this semester and it's not bad. There are just a few things that concern me about this last year:
-The classes the last two semesters are offered at weird whatever times. Unlike in the beginning when almost all intro new media classes are offered 6-840, these are only offered maybe 3-430 twice a week, or 11-2 twice a week. This completely ruins the whole day for working or interning. So it looks like I won't be able to get any work hours in if I do all these classes, which means I'll be completely poor.
-If the classes that are offered at weird times conflict, I'm screwed because they are probably only offered in spring OR fall.
-I was looking at last year's offerings and two classes were not even listed on either semester. I hope they will add them for me, or I'll be stuck in school forever.
-I wanted to intern at at least one more place, like Road Pictures, but I doubt I'll have the time.
-17 credit hours during the last senior semester is insane considering I will also be working on my capstone. Great.
I don't want to be a 5 year student - I think 4 years is too long for this BS. I need to meet with my advisor and check to see if I really need to take all these classes, but I'm sure she'll try to tell me it's impossible to graduate in 2009. She can throw herself out the window because I'm registering for everything I possibly can.
Thursday, January 31, 2008
Freaking audio.
I spent 12 hours on audio crap today.
At my internship I spent 8 hours on an audio project. It's a soundtrack with narration for an interactive workshop. My day was spent mixing the tracks, attempting to make other effects sound right, and finding more tracks. Then I went to my sound class and spent 3 hours on my song, learning foley stuff and midi keyboard stuff.
I didn't even want to listen to my cd player on the way home. My brain is fried.
But then I remember that several years ago, I was stuck in a high school learning useless crap like US history and math for 8 hours. So I guess it isn't that bad.
But brain still isn't functioning.
At my internship I spent 8 hours on an audio project. It's a soundtrack with narration for an interactive workshop. My day was spent mixing the tracks, attempting to make other effects sound right, and finding more tracks. Then I went to my sound class and spent 3 hours on my song, learning foley stuff and midi keyboard stuff.
I didn't even want to listen to my cd player on the way home. My brain is fried.
But then I remember that several years ago, I was stuck in a high school learning useless crap like US history and math for 8 hours. So I guess it isn't that bad.
But brain still isn't functioning.
Wednesday, January 30, 2008
I hate Avid.
I hate Avid.
Ok, maybe I don't HATE Avid. We're not on friendly terms I guess. Avid is friendly and useful once you get to know it. It makes sense for the most part after a few projects. But it makes me feel RETARDED - like the worst editor in the whole world. Like I'll never be able to get a job in the industry because I'm a complete moron.
Oh yea, Avid is a film and video editing software. Like Final Cut or Adobe Premiere, but it's sort of still considered the "industry standard" I guess. Some (me) argue that Final Cut is way more available and widely used and will likely surpass Avid, especially because it rocks, but whatever. A lot of people still use Avid and swear by it, and think it's the greatest thing ever.
And it's used at my internship site, the museum, so I must use it too.
I think I'm a good editor. It's really what I'd like to do with my career, post-production. When I edit with Final Cut, I'm precise, fast, and understand how to sculpt a short film or whatever. It's all intuitive because it's the interface I've used for years.
Then I go and use Avid and I feel like I've never done it before. It's not intuitive. I don't know where anything is. It's just not a very easy to understand quickly type of a program. And it makes me SO EFFING MAD.
Luckily the concepts of editing are the same no matter if you are using Avid, Final Cut, or a linear editing machine. Unfortunately it just takes me 5 times as long and 10 times as much effort to produce the same results.
Ok, maybe I don't HATE Avid. We're not on friendly terms I guess. Avid is friendly and useful once you get to know it. It makes sense for the most part after a few projects. But it makes me feel RETARDED - like the worst editor in the whole world. Like I'll never be able to get a job in the industry because I'm a complete moron.
Oh yea, Avid is a film and video editing software. Like Final Cut or Adobe Premiere, but it's sort of still considered the "industry standard" I guess. Some (me) argue that Final Cut is way more available and widely used and will likely surpass Avid, especially because it rocks, but whatever. A lot of people still use Avid and swear by it, and think it's the greatest thing ever.
And it's used at my internship site, the museum, so I must use it too.
I think I'm a good editor. It's really what I'd like to do with my career, post-production. When I edit with Final Cut, I'm precise, fast, and understand how to sculpt a short film or whatever. It's all intuitive because it's the interface I've used for years.
Then I go and use Avid and I feel like I've never done it before. It's not intuitive. I don't know where anything is. It's just not a very easy to understand quickly type of a program. And it makes me SO EFFING MAD.
Luckily the concepts of editing are the same no matter if you are using Avid, Final Cut, or a linear editing machine. Unfortunately it just takes me 5 times as long and 10 times as much effort to produce the same results.
Tuesday, January 22, 2008
oscar picks
is it too early? i don't care. my picks are starred (*).
Performance by an actor in a leading role
George Clooney in "Michael Clayton" (Warner Bros.)
Daniel Day-Lewis in "There Will Be Blood" (Paramount Vantage and Miramax)
**Johnny Depp in "Sweeney Todd The Demon Barber of Fleet Street" (DreamWorks)
Tommy Lee Jones in "In the Valley of Elah" (Warner Independent)
Viggo Mortensen in "Eastern Promises" (Focus Features)
Performance by an actor in a supporting role
Casey Affleck in "The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford" (Warner Bros.)
**Javier Bardem in "No Country for Old Men" (Miramax and Paramount Vantage)
Philip Seymour Hoffman in "Charlie Wilson's War" (Universal)
Hal Holbrook in "Into the Wild" (Paramount Vantage and River Road Entertainment)
Tom Wilkinson in "Michael Clayton" (Warner Bros.)
Performance by an actress in a leading role
Cate Blanchett in "Elizabeth: The Golden Age" (Universal)
Julie Christie in "Away from Her" (Lionsgate)
Marion Cotillard in "La Vie en Rose" (Picturehouse)
Laura Linney in "The Savages" (Fox Searchlight)
**Ellen Page in "Juno" (Fox Searchlight)
Performance by an actress in a supporting role
Cate Blanchett in "I'm Not There" (The Weinstein Company)
Ruby Dee in "American Gangster" (Universal)
**Saoirse Ronan in "Atonement" (Focus Features)
Amy Ryan in "Gone Baby Gone" (Miramax)
Tilda Swinton in "Michael Clayton" (Warner Bros.)
Best animated feature film of the year
"Persepolis" (Sony Pictures Classics): Marjane Satrapi and Vincent Paronnaud
**"Ratatouille" (Walt Disney): Brad Bird
"Surf's Up" (Sony Pictures Releasing): Ash Brannon and Chris Buck
Achievement in art direction
"American Gangster" (Universal): Art Direction: Arthur Max; Set Decoration: Beth A. Rubino
"Atonement" (Focus Features): Art Direction: Sarah Greenwood; Set Decoration: Katie Spencer
"The Golden Compass" (New Line in association with Ingenious Film Partners): Art Direction: Dennis Gassner; Set Decoration: Anna Pinnock
**"Sweeney Todd The Demon Barber of Fleet Street" (DreamWorks and Warner Bros., Distributed by DreamWorks/Paramount): Art Direction: Dante Ferretti; Set Decoration: Francesca Lo Schiavo
"There Will Be Blood" (Paramount Vantage and Miramax): Art Direction: Jack Fisk; Set Decoration: Jim Erickson
Achievement in cinematography
"The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford" (Warner Bros.): Roger Deakins
"Atonement" (Focus Features): Seamus McGarvey
**"The Diving Bell and the Butterfly" (Miramax/Pathé Renn): Janusz Kaminski
"No Country for Old Men" (Miramax and Paramount Vantage): Roger Deakins
"There Will Be Blood" (Paramount Vantage and Miramax): Robert Elswit
Achievement in costume design
"Across the Universe" (Sony Pictures Releasing) Albert Wolsky
"Atonement" (Focus Features) Jacqueline Durran
"Elizabeth: The Golden Age" (Universal) Alexandra Byrne
"La Vie en Rose" (Picturehouse) Marit Allen
**"Sweeney Todd The Demon Barber of Fleet Street" (DreamWorks and Warner Bros., Distributed by DreamWorks/Paramount) Colleen Atwood
Achievement in directing
"The Diving Bell and the Butterfly" (Miramax/Pathé Renn), Julian Schnabel
**"Juno" (Fox Searchlight), Jason Reitman
"Michael Clayton" (Warner Bros.), Tony Gilroy
"No Country for Old Men" (Miramax and Paramount Vantage), Joel Coen and Ethan Coen
"There Will Be Blood" (Paramount Vantage and Miramax), Paul Thomas Anderson
Best documentary feature ??
"No End in Sight" (Magnolia Pictures) A Representational Pictures Production: Charles Ferguson and Audrey Marrs
"Operation Homecoming: Writing the Wartime Experience" (The Documentary Group) A Documentary Group Production: Richard E. Robbins
"Sicko" (Lionsgate and The Weinstein Company) A Dog Eat Dog Films Production: Michael Moore and Meghan O'Hara
"Taxi to the Dark Side" (THINKFilm) An X-Ray Production: Alex Gibney and Eva Orner
"War/Dance" (THINKFilm) A Shine Global and Fine Films Production: Andrea Nix Fine and Sean Fine
Best documentary short subject ??
"Freeheld" A Lieutenant Films Production: Cynthia Wade and Vanessa Roth
"La Corona (The Crown)" A Runaway Films and Vega Films Production: Amanda Micheli and Isabel Vega
"Salim Baba" A Ropa Vieja Films and Paradox Smoke Production: Tim Sternberg and Francisco Bello
"Sari's Mother" (Cinema Guild) A Daylight Factory Production: James Longley
Achievement in film editing
"The Bourne Ultimatum" (Universal): Christopher Rouse
**"The Diving Bell and the Butterfly" (Miramax/Pathé Renn): Juliette Welfling
"Into the Wild" (Paramount Vantage and River Road Entertainment): Jay Cassidy
"No Country for Old Men" (Miramax and Paramount Vantage) Roderick Jaynes
"There Will Be Blood" (Paramount Vantage and Miramax): Dylan Tichenor
Best foreign language film of the year
"Beaufort" Israel
"The Counterfeiters" Austria
"Katyn" Poland
**"Mongol" Kazakhstan
"12" Russia
Achievement in makeup
"La Vie en Rose" (Picturehouse) Didier Lavergne and Jan Archibald
WTF:"Norbit" (DreamWorks, Distributed by Paramount): Rick Baker and Kazuhiro Tsuji
**"Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End" (Walt Disney): Ve Neill and Martin Samuel
Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original score)
"Atonement" (Focus Features) Dario Marianelli
"The Kite Runner" (DreamWorks, Sidney Kimmel Entertainment and Participant Productions, Distributed by Paramount Classics): Alberto Iglesias
"Michael Clayton" (Warner Bros.) James Newton Howard
**"Ratatouille" (Walt Disney) Michael Giacchino
"3:10 to Yuma" (Lionsgate) Marco Beltrami
Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original song)
**"Falling Slowly" from "Once" (Fox Searchlight) Music and Lyric by Glen Hansard and: Marketa Irglova
"Happy Working Song" from "Enchanted" (Walt Disney): Music by Alan Menken; Lyric by Stephen Schwartz
"Raise It Up" from "August Rush" (Warner Bros.): Nominees to be determined
"So Close" from "Enchanted" (Walt Disney): Music by Alan Menken; Lyric by Stephen Schwartz
"That's How You Know" from "Enchanted" (Walt Disney): Music by Alan Menken; Lyric by Stephen Schwartz
Best motion picture of the year
"Atonement" (Focus Features) A Working Title Production: Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner and Paul Webster, Producers
**"Juno" (Fox Searchlight) A Dancing Elk Pictures, LLC Production: Lianne Halfon, Mason Novick and Russell Smith, Producers
"Michael Clayton" (Warner Bros.) A Clayton Productions, LLC Production: Sydney Pollack, Jennifer Fox and Kerry Orent, Producers
"No Country for Old Men" (Miramax and Paramount Vantage) A Scott Rudin/Mike Zoss Production: Scott Rudin, Ethan Coen and Joel Coen, Producers
"There Will Be Blood" (Paramount Vantage and Miramax) A JoAnne Sellar/Ghoulardi Film Company Production: JoAnne Sellar, Paul Thomas Anderson and Daniel Lupi, Producers
Best animated short film ??
"I Met the Walrus" A Kids & Explosions Production: Josh Raskin
"Madame Tutli-Putli" (National Film Board of Canada) A National Film Board of Canada Production Chris Lavis and Maciek Szczerbowski "Même Les Pigeons Vont au Paradis (Even Pigeons Go to Heaven)" (Premium Films) A BUF Compagnie Production Samuel Tourneux and Simon Vanesse
"My Love (Moya Lyubov)" (Channel One Russia) A Dago-Film Studio, Channel One Russia and Dentsu Tec Production Alexander Petrov
"Peter & the Wolf" (BreakThru Films) A BreakThru Films/Se-ma-for Studios Production Suzie Templeton and Hugh Welchman
Best live action short film ??
"At Night" A Zentropa Entertainments 10 Production: Christian E. Christiansen and Louise Vesth
"Il Supplente (The Substitute)" (Sky Cinema Italia) A Frame by Frame Italia Production: Andrea Jublin
"Le Mozart des Pickpockets (The Mozart of Pickpockets)" (Premium Films) A Karé Production: Philippe Pollet-Villard
"Tanghi Argentini" (Premium Films) An Another Dimension of an Idea Production: Guido Thys and Anja Daelemans
"The Tonto Woman" A Knucklehead, Little Mo and Rose Hackney Barber Production: Daniel Barber and Matthew Brown
Achievement in sound editing
"The Bourne Ultimatum" (Universal): Karen Baker Landers and Per Hallberg
"No Country for Old Men" (Miramax and Paramount Vantage): Skip Lievsay
**"Ratatouille" (Walt Disney): Randy Thom and Michael Silvers
"There Will Be Blood" (Paramount Vantage and Miramax): Matthew Wood
could also go with this one, since robot sounds are hard to make -->"Transformers" (DreamWorks and Paramount in association with Hasbro): Ethan Van der Ryn and Mike Hopkins
Achievement in sound mixing
"The Bourne Ultimatum" (Universal) Scott Millan, David Parker and Kirk Francis
"No Country for Old Men" (Miramax and Paramount Vantage): Skip Lievsay, Craig Berkey, Greg Orloff and Peter Kurland
**"Ratatouille" (Walt Disney): Randy Thom, Michael Semanick and Doc Kane
"3:10 to Yuma" (Lionsgate): Paul Massey, David Giammarco and Jim Stuebe
"Transformers" (DreamWorks and Paramount in association with Hasbro): Kevin O'Connell, Greg P. Russell and Peter J. Devlin
Achievement in visual effects
"The Golden Compass" (New Line in association with Ingenious Film Partners): Michael Fink, Bill Westenhofer, Ben Morris and Trevor Wood
"Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End" (Walt Disney): John Knoll, Hal Hickel, Charles Gibson and John Frazier
**"Transformers" (DreamWorks and Paramount in association with Hasbro): Scott Farrar, Scott Benza, Russell Earl and John Frazier
Adapted screenplay
"Atonement" (Focus Features), Screenplay by Christopher Hampton
"Away from Her" (Lionsgate), Written by Sarah Polley
"The Diving Bell and the Butterfly" (Miramax/Pathé Renn), Screenplay by Ronald Harwood
**"No Country for Old Men" (Miramax and Paramount Vantage), Written for the screen by Joel Coen & Ethan Coen
"There Will Be Blood" (Paramount Vantage and Miramax), Written for the screen by Paul Thomas Anderson
Original screenplay Oh man, this category is full of too much win. I'm going to have to go with Juno since Diablo Cody rocks in other mediums than film as well.
**"Juno" (Fox Searchlight), Written by Diablo Cody
"Lars and the Real Girl" (MGM), Written by Nancy Oliver
"Michael Clayton" (Warner Bros.), Written by Tony Gilroy
"Ratatouille" (Walt Disney), Screenplay by Brad Bird; Story by Jan Pinkava, Jim Capobianco, Brad Bird
"The Savages" (Fox Searchlight), Written by Tamara Jenkins
Performance by an actor in a leading role
George Clooney in "Michael Clayton" (Warner Bros.)
Daniel Day-Lewis in "There Will Be Blood" (Paramount Vantage and Miramax)
**Johnny Depp in "Sweeney Todd The Demon Barber of Fleet Street" (DreamWorks)
Tommy Lee Jones in "In the Valley of Elah" (Warner Independent)
Viggo Mortensen in "Eastern Promises" (Focus Features)
Performance by an actor in a supporting role
Casey Affleck in "The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford" (Warner Bros.)
**Javier Bardem in "No Country for Old Men" (Miramax and Paramount Vantage)
Philip Seymour Hoffman in "Charlie Wilson's War" (Universal)
Hal Holbrook in "Into the Wild" (Paramount Vantage and River Road Entertainment)
Tom Wilkinson in "Michael Clayton" (Warner Bros.)
Performance by an actress in a leading role
Cate Blanchett in "Elizabeth: The Golden Age" (Universal)
Julie Christie in "Away from Her" (Lionsgate)
Marion Cotillard in "La Vie en Rose" (Picturehouse)
Laura Linney in "The Savages" (Fox Searchlight)
**Ellen Page in "Juno" (Fox Searchlight)
Performance by an actress in a supporting role
Cate Blanchett in "I'm Not There" (The Weinstein Company)
Ruby Dee in "American Gangster" (Universal)
**Saoirse Ronan in "Atonement" (Focus Features)
Amy Ryan in "Gone Baby Gone" (Miramax)
Tilda Swinton in "Michael Clayton" (Warner Bros.)
Best animated feature film of the year
"Persepolis" (Sony Pictures Classics): Marjane Satrapi and Vincent Paronnaud
**"Ratatouille" (Walt Disney): Brad Bird
"Surf's Up" (Sony Pictures Releasing): Ash Brannon and Chris Buck
Achievement in art direction
"American Gangster" (Universal): Art Direction: Arthur Max; Set Decoration: Beth A. Rubino
"Atonement" (Focus Features): Art Direction: Sarah Greenwood; Set Decoration: Katie Spencer
"The Golden Compass" (New Line in association with Ingenious Film Partners): Art Direction: Dennis Gassner; Set Decoration: Anna Pinnock
**"Sweeney Todd The Demon Barber of Fleet Street" (DreamWorks and Warner Bros., Distributed by DreamWorks/Paramount): Art Direction: Dante Ferretti; Set Decoration: Francesca Lo Schiavo
"There Will Be Blood" (Paramount Vantage and Miramax): Art Direction: Jack Fisk; Set Decoration: Jim Erickson
Achievement in cinematography
"The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford" (Warner Bros.): Roger Deakins
"Atonement" (Focus Features): Seamus McGarvey
**"The Diving Bell and the Butterfly" (Miramax/Pathé Renn): Janusz Kaminski
"No Country for Old Men" (Miramax and Paramount Vantage): Roger Deakins
"There Will Be Blood" (Paramount Vantage and Miramax): Robert Elswit
Achievement in costume design
"Across the Universe" (Sony Pictures Releasing) Albert Wolsky
"Atonement" (Focus Features) Jacqueline Durran
"Elizabeth: The Golden Age" (Universal) Alexandra Byrne
"La Vie en Rose" (Picturehouse) Marit Allen
**"Sweeney Todd The Demon Barber of Fleet Street" (DreamWorks and Warner Bros., Distributed by DreamWorks/Paramount) Colleen Atwood
Achievement in directing
"The Diving Bell and the Butterfly" (Miramax/Pathé Renn), Julian Schnabel
**"Juno" (Fox Searchlight), Jason Reitman
"Michael Clayton" (Warner Bros.), Tony Gilroy
"No Country for Old Men" (Miramax and Paramount Vantage), Joel Coen and Ethan Coen
"There Will Be Blood" (Paramount Vantage and Miramax), Paul Thomas Anderson
Best documentary feature ??
"No End in Sight" (Magnolia Pictures) A Representational Pictures Production: Charles Ferguson and Audrey Marrs
"Operation Homecoming: Writing the Wartime Experience" (The Documentary Group) A Documentary Group Production: Richard E. Robbins
"Sicko" (Lionsgate and The Weinstein Company) A Dog Eat Dog Films Production: Michael Moore and Meghan O'Hara
"Taxi to the Dark Side" (THINKFilm) An X-Ray Production: Alex Gibney and Eva Orner
"War/Dance" (THINKFilm) A Shine Global and Fine Films Production: Andrea Nix Fine and Sean Fine
Best documentary short subject ??
"Freeheld" A Lieutenant Films Production: Cynthia Wade and Vanessa Roth
"La Corona (The Crown)" A Runaway Films and Vega Films Production: Amanda Micheli and Isabel Vega
"Salim Baba" A Ropa Vieja Films and Paradox Smoke Production: Tim Sternberg and Francisco Bello
"Sari's Mother" (Cinema Guild) A Daylight Factory Production: James Longley
Achievement in film editing
"The Bourne Ultimatum" (Universal): Christopher Rouse
**"The Diving Bell and the Butterfly" (Miramax/Pathé Renn): Juliette Welfling
"Into the Wild" (Paramount Vantage and River Road Entertainment): Jay Cassidy
"No Country for Old Men" (Miramax and Paramount Vantage) Roderick Jaynes
"There Will Be Blood" (Paramount Vantage and Miramax): Dylan Tichenor
Best foreign language film of the year
"Beaufort" Israel
"The Counterfeiters" Austria
"Katyn" Poland
**"Mongol" Kazakhstan
"12" Russia
Achievement in makeup
"La Vie en Rose" (Picturehouse) Didier Lavergne and Jan Archibald
WTF:"Norbit" (DreamWorks, Distributed by Paramount): Rick Baker and Kazuhiro Tsuji
**"Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End" (Walt Disney): Ve Neill and Martin Samuel
Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original score)
"Atonement" (Focus Features) Dario Marianelli
"The Kite Runner" (DreamWorks, Sidney Kimmel Entertainment and Participant Productions, Distributed by Paramount Classics): Alberto Iglesias
"Michael Clayton" (Warner Bros.) James Newton Howard
**"Ratatouille" (Walt Disney) Michael Giacchino
"3:10 to Yuma" (Lionsgate) Marco Beltrami
Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original song)
**"Falling Slowly" from "Once" (Fox Searchlight) Music and Lyric by Glen Hansard and: Marketa Irglova
"Happy Working Song" from "Enchanted" (Walt Disney): Music by Alan Menken; Lyric by Stephen Schwartz
"Raise It Up" from "August Rush" (Warner Bros.): Nominees to be determined
"So Close" from "Enchanted" (Walt Disney): Music by Alan Menken; Lyric by Stephen Schwartz
"That's How You Know" from "Enchanted" (Walt Disney): Music by Alan Menken; Lyric by Stephen Schwartz
Best motion picture of the year
"Atonement" (Focus Features) A Working Title Production: Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner and Paul Webster, Producers
**"Juno" (Fox Searchlight) A Dancing Elk Pictures, LLC Production: Lianne Halfon, Mason Novick and Russell Smith, Producers
"Michael Clayton" (Warner Bros.) A Clayton Productions, LLC Production: Sydney Pollack, Jennifer Fox and Kerry Orent, Producers
"No Country for Old Men" (Miramax and Paramount Vantage) A Scott Rudin/Mike Zoss Production: Scott Rudin, Ethan Coen and Joel Coen, Producers
"There Will Be Blood" (Paramount Vantage and Miramax) A JoAnne Sellar/Ghoulardi Film Company Production: JoAnne Sellar, Paul Thomas Anderson and Daniel Lupi, Producers
Best animated short film ??
"I Met the Walrus" A Kids & Explosions Production: Josh Raskin
"Madame Tutli-Putli" (National Film Board of Canada) A National Film Board of Canada Production Chris Lavis and Maciek Szczerbowski "Même Les Pigeons Vont au Paradis (Even Pigeons Go to Heaven)" (Premium Films) A BUF Compagnie Production Samuel Tourneux and Simon Vanesse
"My Love (Moya Lyubov)" (Channel One Russia) A Dago-Film Studio, Channel One Russia and Dentsu Tec Production Alexander Petrov
"Peter & the Wolf" (BreakThru Films) A BreakThru Films/Se-ma-for Studios Production Suzie Templeton and Hugh Welchman
Best live action short film ??
"At Night" A Zentropa Entertainments 10 Production: Christian E. Christiansen and Louise Vesth
"Il Supplente (The Substitute)" (Sky Cinema Italia) A Frame by Frame Italia Production: Andrea Jublin
"Le Mozart des Pickpockets (The Mozart of Pickpockets)" (Premium Films) A Karé Production: Philippe Pollet-Villard
"Tanghi Argentini" (Premium Films) An Another Dimension of an Idea Production: Guido Thys and Anja Daelemans
"The Tonto Woman" A Knucklehead, Little Mo and Rose Hackney Barber Production: Daniel Barber and Matthew Brown
Achievement in sound editing
"The Bourne Ultimatum" (Universal): Karen Baker Landers and Per Hallberg
"No Country for Old Men" (Miramax and Paramount Vantage): Skip Lievsay
**"Ratatouille" (Walt Disney): Randy Thom and Michael Silvers
"There Will Be Blood" (Paramount Vantage and Miramax): Matthew Wood
could also go with this one, since robot sounds are hard to make -->"Transformers" (DreamWorks and Paramount in association with Hasbro): Ethan Van der Ryn and Mike Hopkins
Achievement in sound mixing
"The Bourne Ultimatum" (Universal) Scott Millan, David Parker and Kirk Francis
"No Country for Old Men" (Miramax and Paramount Vantage): Skip Lievsay, Craig Berkey, Greg Orloff and Peter Kurland
**"Ratatouille" (Walt Disney): Randy Thom, Michael Semanick and Doc Kane
"3:10 to Yuma" (Lionsgate): Paul Massey, David Giammarco and Jim Stuebe
"Transformers" (DreamWorks and Paramount in association with Hasbro): Kevin O'Connell, Greg P. Russell and Peter J. Devlin
Achievement in visual effects
"The Golden Compass" (New Line in association with Ingenious Film Partners): Michael Fink, Bill Westenhofer, Ben Morris and Trevor Wood
"Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End" (Walt Disney): John Knoll, Hal Hickel, Charles Gibson and John Frazier
**"Transformers" (DreamWorks and Paramount in association with Hasbro): Scott Farrar, Scott Benza, Russell Earl and John Frazier
Adapted screenplay
"Atonement" (Focus Features), Screenplay by Christopher Hampton
"Away from Her" (Lionsgate), Written by Sarah Polley
"The Diving Bell and the Butterfly" (Miramax/Pathé Renn), Screenplay by Ronald Harwood
**"No Country for Old Men" (Miramax and Paramount Vantage), Written for the screen by Joel Coen & Ethan Coen
"There Will Be Blood" (Paramount Vantage and Miramax), Written for the screen by Paul Thomas Anderson
Original screenplay Oh man, this category is full of too much win. I'm going to have to go with Juno since Diablo Cody rocks in other mediums than film as well.
**"Juno" (Fox Searchlight), Written by Diablo Cody
"Lars and the Real Girl" (MGM), Written by Nancy Oliver
"Michael Clayton" (Warner Bros.), Written by Tony Gilroy
"Ratatouille" (Walt Disney), Screenplay by Brad Bird; Story by Jan Pinkava, Jim Capobianco, Brad Bird
"The Savages" (Fox Searchlight), Written by Tamara Jenkins
Friday, January 18, 2008
random stuff
1. cloverfield was still AWESOME.
2. i was elected communications coordinator for the national broadcasting society. we’re starting a chapter on campus. woo hoo.
3. yoga is surprisingly awesome. it makes your muscles feel like jello. we tried an upside down pose and i almost fell over though.
2. i was elected communications coordinator for the national broadcasting society. we’re starting a chapter on campus. woo hoo.
3. yoga is surprisingly awesome. it makes your muscles feel like jello. we tried an upside down pose and i almost fell over though.
Thursday, January 17, 2008
cloverfield. bring a poop bag.
cloverfield.was.AWESOME.
we went to the midnight showing.
it was SO much better than I expected it to be. i figured with all the hype, it would end up being pretty cool, but forgettable in the end. no way. it was so well done. there were so many nuances - the level of detail, the storyline, the monster itself. totally inspirational. for being "found footage", they still managed to craft an amazingly well paced and at times, beautiful story.
it freakin’ rocked. at the end of the movie i realized my chest and stomach hurt from holding everything in because i was afraid to breath. nathan and i are still decompressing. we are way too wired to go to sleep. ok maybe not but freaking wow. freaking effing tight.
yea, go see it.
in the words screamed by the nerd sitting in the front when the movie ended, “THAT WAS AMAZING!!!!”
we went to the midnight showing.
it was SO much better than I expected it to be. i figured with all the hype, it would end up being pretty cool, but forgettable in the end. no way. it was so well done. there were so many nuances - the level of detail, the storyline, the monster itself. totally inspirational. for being "found footage", they still managed to craft an amazingly well paced and at times, beautiful story.
it freakin’ rocked. at the end of the movie i realized my chest and stomach hurt from holding everything in because i was afraid to breath. nathan and i are still decompressing. we are way too wired to go to sleep. ok maybe not but freaking wow. freaking effing tight.
yea, go see it.
in the words screamed by the nerd sitting in the front when the movie ended, “THAT WAS AMAZING!!!!”
Tuesday, January 15, 2008
Now a new entry - movies!
Ok, I'm done sticking up back entries. Now for a real entry. How delicious.
I saw two great movies this week and I thought I'd spend the next several minutes telling you that you need to go see them.
Sweeney Todd
This movie was visually amazing. Johnny Depp and Helena Bonham Carter's voices were shockingly awesome for the songs. The lyrics were well done and clever, the score was amazing, and the plot was disturbing. I really want to see this again in theaters. Tim Burton + Johnny Depp = Automatic WIN. The blood effects were perfect in how over the top they were - very theatrical. I loved it. It was so gross.
Juno
This movie is SO SWEET. It's about a 16 year old girl who gets pregnant, but it's not a typical Lifetime "15 and Pregnant" movie. The way the main character handles her situation, and her whole personality are very unique. The storyline doesn't go in the direction that you might think it would. I read Diablo Cody's book "Candygirl: A Year in the Life of an Unlikely Stripper" and as soon as I heard she wrote this movie, I knew I'd have to see it. I highly recommend this book to everyone. It's her chronicles of the year she spent as a stripper. Anyway, Juno is excellent. The casting is perfect and the soundtrack is amazingly good. The ending song is so perfect.
I can't wait til Cloverfield this weekend!
I saw two great movies this week and I thought I'd spend the next several minutes telling you that you need to go see them.
Sweeney Todd
This movie was visually amazing. Johnny Depp and Helena Bonham Carter's voices were shockingly awesome for the songs. The lyrics were well done and clever, the score was amazing, and the plot was disturbing. I really want to see this again in theaters. Tim Burton + Johnny Depp = Automatic WIN. The blood effects were perfect in how over the top they were - very theatrical. I loved it. It was so gross.
Juno
This movie is SO SWEET. It's about a 16 year old girl who gets pregnant, but it's not a typical Lifetime "15 and Pregnant" movie. The way the main character handles her situation, and her whole personality are very unique. The storyline doesn't go in the direction that you might think it would. I read Diablo Cody's book "Candygirl: A Year in the Life of an Unlikely Stripper" and as soon as I heard she wrote this movie, I knew I'd have to see it. I highly recommend this book to everyone. It's her chronicles of the year she spent as a stripper. Anyway, Juno is excellent. The casting is perfect and the soundtrack is amazingly good. The ending song is so perfect.
I can't wait til Cloverfield this weekend!
another back entry
Actually a few back entries combined.
uh..
i just added a new class for the spring.
HPER-E-160 - Yoga I
Monday/Wednesday, 6-6:50 PM
I've always wanted to do yoga regularly, but I never had time. If it's a class, then I HAVE to take time, right?
What the hell do I take to class? Or wear? What have I done?
If anyone else wants to add this class for some extra fitness...please do it. I would like a buddy.
resolutions.......
i haven't really listed new years resolutions for a long time as far as i can remember. i know for sure i had none for 2007. i don't really know what the point is - the number of the year changing doesn't change anything. i guess it's just a nice starting point: the first day of the first month of 2008. however, these resolutions aren't beginning today because **too much information alert** i woke up with my period and it's a bad bad month, so im allowed to sit around today and tomorrow if i feel like it.
1. Weight management
I carry various weights better than some, and I feel like in the last year I've had to carry more than before. Ha. I think it's because this last year I was very comfortable with work and school and we had a lot of snacks at work all year. At work I guess we're going to make our own "biggest loser" competition, so obviously I want to win. I'm going to try to follow the body for life plan as well. It's a simple diet: controlled calories with exercise (2 days weight lifting, 2 days cardio, or something like that), and one day a week is a freebie. Supposedly this will trick one's metabolism or something and make you lose weight. The freebie day is also a day to remind you why junk food sucks - it makes you feel like crap and motivates you for the week.
2. Exercise regimen
With the body for life program, I have to do SOMETHING a few days a week (I need to find that book and figure out what). I am for sure doing yoga for 45 minutes twice a week, and I will be joined by Mandy (woohoo). I would also like to use my bike and the monon.
3. Clean
I really must not let the apartment become a landfill. After I conclude this, I'm going to come up with some kind of organization plan.
4. Don't get behind in a difficult online class before it even starts.
My php class was horrible. If I had tried harder earlier, I MAY have had a chance.
i must be a confused person. at least my mostly first choice ended up as my first result, and ron paul is at the bottom :P
67% John McCain
66% Mike Huckabee
62% Mitt Romney
58% John Edwards
57% Tom Tancredo
56% Rudy Giuliani
53% Hillary Clinton
52% Barack Obama
49% Bill Richardson
48% Dennis Kucinich
45% Chris Dodd
44% Ron Paul
uh..
i just added a new class for the spring.
HPER-E-160 - Yoga I
Monday/Wednesday, 6-6:50 PM
I've always wanted to do yoga regularly, but I never had time. If it's a class, then I HAVE to take time, right?
What the hell do I take to class? Or wear? What have I done?
If anyone else wants to add this class for some extra fitness...please do it. I would like a buddy.
resolutions.......
i haven't really listed new years resolutions for a long time as far as i can remember. i know for sure i had none for 2007. i don't really know what the point is - the number of the year changing doesn't change anything. i guess it's just a nice starting point: the first day of the first month of 2008. however, these resolutions aren't beginning today because **too much information alert** i woke up with my period and it's a bad bad month, so im allowed to sit around today and tomorrow if i feel like it.
1. Weight management
I carry various weights better than some, and I feel like in the last year I've had to carry more than before. Ha. I think it's because this last year I was very comfortable with work and school and we had a lot of snacks at work all year. At work I guess we're going to make our own "biggest loser" competition, so obviously I want to win. I'm going to try to follow the body for life plan as well. It's a simple diet: controlled calories with exercise (2 days weight lifting, 2 days cardio, or something like that), and one day a week is a freebie. Supposedly this will trick one's metabolism or something and make you lose weight. The freebie day is also a day to remind you why junk food sucks - it makes you feel like crap and motivates you for the week.
2. Exercise regimen
With the body for life program, I have to do SOMETHING a few days a week (I need to find that book and figure out what). I am for sure doing yoga for 45 minutes twice a week, and I will be joined by Mandy (woohoo). I would also like to use my bike and the monon.
3. Clean
I really must not let the apartment become a landfill. After I conclude this, I'm going to come up with some kind of organization plan.
4. Don't get behind in a difficult online class before it even starts.
My php class was horrible. If I had tried harder earlier, I MAY have had a chance.
i must be a confused person. at least my mostly first choice ended up as my first result, and ron paul is at the bottom :P
67% John McCain
66% Mike Huckabee
62% Mitt Romney
58% John Edwards
57% Tom Tancredo
56% Rudy Giuliani
53% Hillary Clinton
52% Barack Obama
49% Bill Richardson
48% Dennis Kucinich
45% Chris Dodd
44% Ron Paul
back entries..
I'm going to be updating this with entries that I also post on other blogs. That way everything will be in one place for my records later. Haha, that is so stupid. But it's interesting to read my thoughts from 5 years ago, so it'll be even more interesting when it's 10 years ago.
2007 has been one of the best years I can remember overall. Lots of cool stuff has happened, and I've seen and done more than ever before. I love my job. I work with some of the best people in the whole world. It's like our whole crew is a family, as stupid as that sounds. One of our supervisors said yesterday that we all act like brothers and sisters. It's great to go to a job you enjoy and still make money at. And school is great as well. It's getting so stressful, but much more fun. So here, with pictures, is my year in review:
January
We got Sprite.
The Colts won the Superbowl and I stayed downtown after interning to take pictures of the parade and rally. It was the coldest I'd ever been. I also won Superbowl tickets and sold them for $5000. I got an HD TV and a laptop, which has been vital to my existence this year.
And Mandy was released :D I baked her a cake. It says Stay Away from the Smack!
February
I did my first internship for the spring semester at Pathway Productions, which is the one place when I moved to Indy that I really wanted to intern it for sure. It was around the corner from Steak N Shake and whenever I would drive to work, I would go past it and remember I was going through this bullshit of working 12 hour shifts to earn money to live so I could intern there. And then I did! I learned so much about the production process and post production, met so many people, worked for many clients, and I'm on videojug.com (search for insomnia. i was a PA on many of those projects, and an actor unfortunately.) I also learned that it really is possible to attain things almost entirely just from wanting it.
That picture is at the 10th anniversary party. I'm holding one of their Emmys. Nope, not mine...yet.
March
I went to Chicago with a group of my favorite girls in the world. It was my favorite friends-trip ever. See a previous blog for our story of almost dying on the bus.
GET OFF THE YELLOW LINE!!!! We were at a train stop in Brookfield and Janel was standing on the yellow line and a lady came on the PA system and said to stay off it. We were almost in the middle of nowhere and couldn't see any cameras anywhere. We were perplexed. How did she know? It wasn't automated either, because she never said it again. WTF.
May
I did the Mini Marathon and the Race for the Cure! :D
I went to the Speedway for the first time (freakin crazy).
Oceans opened at the zoo, which is really the biggest thing that's happened there since I've worked there. Going in Oceans as one of the very first visitors (after seeing it only half done in the off season) was an amazing experience. We were really lucky to be able to go in there before the public.
June
I accidently went to a stripper clothing store.
I successfully organized a surprise bridal shower for Kim.
I worked a two day long shift..I think. Yea. I did 9am-5pm standing outside the zoo telling people we were closed while Zoobilation was set up, then I went home and slept a couple of hours, then I came back at 10 pm and worked until 4 am, then we went to Denny's, then I came home and slept a couple more hours and then I worked 11am-8pm. Michelle did it too. HAHAHA we were acting like we were coked out at the end.
My breakfast on that day:
I visited the zoo more than one person should be allowed to. I sat in the splash zone too.
I went to Cedar Point for Katee's birthday with Nathan and Michelle. We rode every coaster, including the Dragster twice. We stayed in a motel. It rocked.
July
I dyed my hair for the first time.
I went to the Kwik E Mart in Chicago and got a pink doughnut and some Buzz Cola.
And I went to the Rainforest Cafe for the first time ever.
August
I performed in Zoo Idol and won ... 0th place. We danced to the Backstreet Boys. It was EPIC.
I got a detailed tour of the zoo.
And I touched a lion (Mwangi).
And I got a closer look at behind the scenes in the marine mammal area.
And I touched a dolphin.
And I went to the state fair.
Me, Tommy, and Michelle created a Stargate Atlantis music video and won 6th place, and this signed DVD set straight from MGM.
I was a production assistant on a feature film that will be in the Heartland Film Festival - A Time for the Heart.
September
I got engaged :D:D:D:D
And I got a new car.
And I turned 21.
I met Drew Seeley from high school musical (lol)
I asked Bre to be my maid of honor.
I went to the coolest Goodwill EVER (and most dangerous)
October
I assisted with shooting a documentary at the zoo.
I helped plan and execute Zooboo and our Monster Bash theme, and created a video played at the front gate with flyers.
November
I had everyone over for cards, fondue, and wine.
I produced a short film for our 300 level video class.
December
And we entertained ourselves through Christmas at the Zoo.
I ended the semester and didn't fail any classes. I carry a 3.91 GPA in my major. Slightly lower when you figure in all classes outside my major.
Yay Christmas. The End for now.
On the agenda for next year:
Let's start this off with a review of 2007:
2007 has been one of the best years I can remember overall. Lots of cool stuff has happened, and I've seen and done more than ever before. I love my job. I work with some of the best people in the whole world. It's like our whole crew is a family, as stupid as that sounds. One of our supervisors said yesterday that we all act like brothers and sisters. It's great to go to a job you enjoy and still make money at. And school is great as well. It's getting so stressful, but much more fun. So here, with pictures, is my year in review:
January
We got Sprite.
The Colts won the Superbowl and I stayed downtown after interning to take pictures of the parade and rally. It was the coldest I'd ever been. I also won Superbowl tickets and sold them for $5000. I got an HD TV and a laptop, which has been vital to my existence this year.
And Mandy was released :D I baked her a cake. It says Stay Away from the Smack!
February
I did my first internship for the spring semester at Pathway Productions, which is the one place when I moved to Indy that I really wanted to intern it for sure. It was around the corner from Steak N Shake and whenever I would drive to work, I would go past it and remember I was going through this bullshit of working 12 hour shifts to earn money to live so I could intern there. And then I did! I learned so much about the production process and post production, met so many people, worked for many clients, and I'm on videojug.com (search for insomnia. i was a PA on many of those projects, and an actor unfortunately.) I also learned that it really is possible to attain things almost entirely just from wanting it.
That picture is at the 10th anniversary party. I'm holding one of their Emmys. Nope, not mine...yet.
March
I went to Chicago with a group of my favorite girls in the world. It was my favorite friends-trip ever. See a previous blog for our story of almost dying on the bus.
GET OFF THE YELLOW LINE!!!! We were at a train stop in Brookfield and Janel was standing on the yellow line and a lady came on the PA system and said to stay off it. We were almost in the middle of nowhere and couldn't see any cameras anywhere. We were perplexed. How did she know? It wasn't automated either, because she never said it again. WTF.
May
I did the Mini Marathon and the Race for the Cure! :D
I went to the Speedway for the first time (freakin crazy).
Oceans opened at the zoo, which is really the biggest thing that's happened there since I've worked there. Going in Oceans as one of the very first visitors (after seeing it only half done in the off season) was an amazing experience. We were really lucky to be able to go in there before the public.
June
I accidently went to a stripper clothing store.
I successfully organized a surprise bridal shower for Kim.
I worked a two day long shift..I think. Yea. I did 9am-5pm standing outside the zoo telling people we were closed while Zoobilation was set up, then I went home and slept a couple of hours, then I came back at 10 pm and worked until 4 am, then we went to Denny's, then I came home and slept a couple more hours and then I worked 11am-8pm. Michelle did it too. HAHAHA we were acting like we were coked out at the end.
My breakfast on that day:
I visited the zoo more than one person should be allowed to. I sat in the splash zone too.
I went to Cedar Point for Katee's birthday with Nathan and Michelle. We rode every coaster, including the Dragster twice. We stayed in a motel. It rocked.
July
I dyed my hair for the first time.
I went to the Kwik E Mart in Chicago and got a pink doughnut and some Buzz Cola.
And I went to the Rainforest Cafe for the first time ever.
August
I performed in Zoo Idol and won ... 0th place. We danced to the Backstreet Boys. It was EPIC.
I got a detailed tour of the zoo.
And I touched a lion (Mwangi).
And I got a closer look at behind the scenes in the marine mammal area.
And I touched a dolphin.
And I went to the state fair.
Me, Tommy, and Michelle created a Stargate Atlantis music video and won 6th place, and this signed DVD set straight from MGM.
I was a production assistant on a feature film that will be in the Heartland Film Festival - A Time for the Heart.
September
I got engaged :D:D:D:D
And I got a new car.
And I turned 21.
I met Drew Seeley from high school musical (lol)
I asked Bre to be my maid of honor.
I went to the coolest Goodwill EVER (and most dangerous)
October
I assisted with shooting a documentary at the zoo.
I helped plan and execute Zooboo and our Monster Bash theme, and created a video played at the front gate with flyers.
November
I had everyone over for cards, fondue, and wine.
I produced a short film for our 300 level video class.
December
And we entertained ourselves through Christmas at the Zoo.
I ended the semester and didn't fail any classes. I carry a 3.91 GPA in my major. Slightly lower when you figure in all classes outside my major.
Yay Christmas. The End for now.
On the agenda for next year:
- Start planning the wedding stuff more majorly beginning in May.
- Get engagement photos.
- Intern at the Indiana State Museum
- Be a production assistant on the Quantum Leap fanfilm
- Work at the zoo
- Start my capstone
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