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Monday, February 28, 2005
Greeting :)
2/28/2005 11:17:00 AM Thank you for calling the Webster University Help Desk. This is _______ how may I help you? Closing Thank you for calling, please call back if you have any other questions. And remember, SMILE :) Okay, so I don't know what to type today...and I'm at work, so I kind've cheated and started typing stuff from signs in front of me. Remember Time Clock! Does this not count as real bloggin? No...? Okay. So who watched the Oscars last night? I don't know about you, but I was fricken laughin mah butt off! And because I was being crazy and laughing at stuff, Will started laughing and being crazy with me, and then other people across the hall, or down the hall would start laughing at us (because every single person in the dorm was indeed watching the same show). It was great. I read that Beyonce was gonna perform all 5 of the nominated songs, so everytime someone was on, and it sounded like they were getting ready to intro a song, I would shout "Beeyoonceeeeee!" and Brittney across the hall would start laughing (every fricken time..that's why I kept doing it)and then Abby would yell at me for being crazy and making her roomate giddy. I liked the song she sang in French with the little boy choir. And then the one time that they showed Prince randomly in the audience, for some reason Will and I were laughing our asses off, cause why was he there? Then Beyonce sang again (and by this time Will had caught on to the yelling game)and then when she sang the 3rd time he was yelling because of Josh Groban. He HATES Josh Groban. So he kept yelling that he was in pain during the whole thing. Then finally the Best Actress came, and Will and I started yelling for ...crap I don't remember now, but we made a rash decision of who we wanted as our favorite (and it wasn't Hilary Swank, cause she had won before--oh! I think it was Kate Winslet just because she had the only funny clip in the bunch, and she is still an Oscar virgin) and anyway, Hilary Won, and we started REALLY yelling, and everyone and their dog was laughing, cause we were just shouting random things, and the Oscars are always more fun when you hear an uproar starting in the next room. Then Abby started yelling back at us because she likes Hilary Swank (which we do too,but she wasnt our last moment pick) but she just didn't like that dress, so I (still yelling crazily) was like, "Exactly, she shouldn't have won because that dress is RIDICULOUS!"...yeah, so none of the stuff we were shouting about made sense, but it was hilarious. Then Antonio Banderas and Santana sang, and I was (really loud) like, "THAT'S NOT BEYONCEE?!??" (how badly did they butcher that song by the way? Badly enought that the writer obviously felt compelled to sing it as his acceptance speech to try and do it justice after that performance. And what was with the presenting in the isles?!! That was just awkward (even if it saves time) so Will and I decided to get angry at that too. And then later we were laughing again at Oprah because when Jamie Foxx was talking about African American's you could see this shot of her in the Audience raising her fist all righteously, but it was SOO funny, cause she's just surrounded by all these white people. It was great. And Will and I had Peanut Butter and Jelly Sandwhiches. And they were good. And I hadn't had one for a long time. So they were REALLY good. Wednesday, February 23, 2005
Bladitty Blah Blah
2/23/2005 05:31:00 PM wait......this isn't working on my Film Review...uhhh..crap. I know I know, I'll quit procrastinating and go start on it. ...maybe? Tuesday, February 22, 2005
I'm CURED!
2/22/2005 06:54:00 PM Guess what!? I think all I needed to do to cure myself of my self-deprivating-dream-recollection illness was to get it out and tell someone. Cause last night I had a really wierd ass dream, and I remembered it this morning, and was lying in bed thinking that was wierd as hell, I should post about it. Anyways, not to go into great detail, but in the condensed version, my mom and marc picked me up from Lincoln, and as we drove across the no-longer-so-My-Antonia-pretty prairie that is Nebraska (by the way, did you know that was filmed in NE? That's awesome, Douggie Howser was in NE!..that makes me happy), and anyways, I spotted this giant creature thing that was like a big cow but shaped more like one of those cartoon baby goats with the big round heads..you know what I mean? Anyways, it upright in the air on 2 feet walking over the fields (and this was a giant freaking cow..I may have to scan a drawing later to help you picture it). The strange part was that I realized this "cow" had what appeared to be fingers...but upon closer examination I realized that it was in fact four miniature cow legs (hoofs and all) on this round ball of a hand...yeah I think I may be able to explain this later, you see, over the past I have realized that events from my day work themselves into my dream. So to continue, I was like freaking out in the backseat, and my mom and marc were like, oh yeah, while you've been away (or paraphrased as "Since U Been Gone" which I believe was playing in the dream, courtesy to my Live KC/Mraz cd that I was listening to on repeat while I slept..also occured later when I saw Tyler and Reid, and Tyler was playing the guitar to "Shy That Way" and I was impressed that he knew the song and sounded so much like Mraz in singing it)..yeah, so..anyways, apparently I had been gone for like 100 years or something, because while I was away, Conan (said as if a local) had bred it that way. At this I was confused, and they were like, "Yeah, it was his special project..actually his first one was Teddy (who in my mind looked the same as this giant cow, but this flashback was in sepia color, and "Teddy" was wearing a giant sized cowboy hat) But unfortunately Teddy was in an accident where his giant barn he lived in burnt down. So Conan had to start over, and somehow this involved using parts of different animals and putting them together to create this new giant cow/thing. I don't remember why, but somewhere in there I remember a bunch of blonde girl's heads sitting in wood crate, jabbering about something. And then, as if I were watching this on TV the whole time, Conan cut to a commercial break, and said we would be right back with his biography on A&E. Okay, so here's the interesting part, the part where all of this untangles itself to make sense to me. Okay, first off I was looking up Eva Marie Saint, and actress I saw in my Film Class, and saw that she was in My Antonia, and discovered that the "beautiful" scenery was filmed in NE, so that explains why we were on a ride through the middle of the prairie. Then I think the many sets of cow feet on each hand of this creature/beast came from the many many many times I heard the word "filangees" yesterday while editing my video interview I filmed with Ruth and Kristin (I convinced Ruth--the host who didnt want to use her own name, to use, Regina Filangee...Maggie will appreciate that). The Teddy cow, died in a barn burning accident, because I had finished writing my essay on the short story "Barn Burning" (yeah, that one wasn't so subtle to figure out, huh) by William Faulkner. Then last night Reid called me, and while we were on the phone, Tyler called him, and was going crazy, so that explains why Tyler out of nowhere appeared in my dream. And then of course, the songs he was singing came from my stereo that I leave on at nights. And lastly Conan O'Brien, was the last face I saw before I went to sleep. His face is on my computer desktop, and I shut my monitor off before crawling into my bunk. See...it's all good. I'm now back to "normal" :) (PS, Maggie, I definitely feel your pain with the whole Mrs. Bond thing. I would have cried behind my shed too...and I'm sure its paper/stress related. Remember all the wierd dreams I started to have about wars, and things from Mr. Henry's class my Junior Year? Those were awesome. I think Kayla had a few too. Mine was a war in Kings, and Kayla's was in her yard around a tree? Which involved Shirley too, somehow I think...haha)
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Monday, February 21, 2005
I think there's something wrong with ME too!
2/21/2005 12:50:00 PM Well, I was reading Maggie's latest post again, about her strange dream, and found myself not jealous, but wanting of a strange dream too. I haven't had any in a long time. Well, I know that's not a correct statement, so I'll say, that I haven't been able to remember my dreams for a long time. I think what it is, is that, before I would wake up with the fresh dream lingering in my mind, and make mental notes to tell you all about it at the lunch table in the morning. But now I don't see you guys at the lunch table every morning, and so when I wake up I don't instinctively have the urge to remember my dreams. Which is sad, cause even if I don't tell you about them, I still want to remember them so I can maybe post about them in my blog...I don't know, maybe I'm just being an idiot. That seems to be the case 98.7% of the time.
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Friday, February 18, 2005
Good Day Today
2/18/2005 05:49:00 PM So far today has been great in comparison to my last two weeks. Everything has been so hectic lately. Today isn't any different, but I finally feel as if I've got a hold on things and adjusted to my new schedule. Last night I got home at 9, wrote my film review, and still had time to fight with Will in the hallway, and read a few chapters of "Lucky" (Alice Sebold) before I went to bed listening to my live Jason Mraz sleepy-time tunes. Then this morning I got up at 8:00 am, had time to grab a bowl of canteloupe on my way to the editing booth (first time I've had breakfast since coming back from break), worked on my video project untill 12:00, had time to go to lunch for about an hour, and another hour to read a short play due monday, before I headed to work at 2:00. And today I was the only one for a while, untill 3 or 4 when I met a new co-worker...who is from CANADA! Yeah, she's awesome. We disscussed celebrities, and she even said, "Eh?"..isnt that cool! Today had been really busy for a Friday, but I'm happy because I've only had to ask one question about a phone call, and for the rest I've been able to actually solve their problems. So that's cool. Today has been my favorite/best day at work! And now it is like 6:00, and I have one more hour to go, before I go home (we had a lull in calls, so I figure I better update while I can). That means I have at least 5 hours to watch a eat some dinner while watching 2 hr film, write the review, and do some final editing to my radio commerical. Which is actually more time than I thought I would have. So it's actually a good thing. And then tommorrow morning I'll be in the studio recording for a while, but then after taking care of some more stuf I get to see KEANE! Hopefully this weekend will end up great. Jam packed, but hopefully I'll get some good work done, and out of the way. It's amazing how much you learn to not miss sleep when you get up early every day. So it's probably a good thing that I don't have time to sleep in on weekends anymore, otherwise I would die Monday. Plus it's great for the ego when you are complaining about being so busy, compared to complaining cause you feel so worthless about getting nothing done in a day. I don't like that feeling, so having a routine schedule is good for me. Except now I feel more like my mom than ever, carrying around my little day planner, rushing off to everywhere all energetically ;)
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Saturday, February 12, 2005
I have a newfound respect
2/12/2005 01:52:00 PM for all producers, audio engineers, and all the sound techs and assistants that come into play, working in the studio. I now understand why it takes days continuing into the night, and then wee hours of the mourning, and then repeat that for a week or two to record one song. I was in the studio all morning and just got out. And I'm hungry, I didn't eat breakfast or lunch. It took us freakin two hours just to set everything up (cause the console has to be all shut down and reset at nothing each time you leave) and get things working. And we weren't even setting any special settings for a specific "sound" or relying on any talent recording vocals or instruments where you need multiple takes until you're satisfied. It almost makes me glad that half of those artists who just go in and "sing" make so much money for being so overproduced on cds and in the studio, because of all the work that those engineers and producers must go through to get them to sound as good as they do. It also makes me appreciate sound guys at like concerts and stuff alot more too, and all the dudes running around hooking stuff up. I remember being really pissed at how long it took to do the sound check at the Rooney concert, and being mad that they didn't have it done ahead of time, but dammnnnnn, there are ALOT of freaking things you have to go through to troubleshoot before you find where the problem is. Today we could get signals that the mikes and music were being sent to the console, and to the DAT recorder, but we could hear nothing from the speakers, or when we played back the recordings. Which is a much smaller problem than not getting anything to record at all. At least we know we can do that ;) But we could not figure it out, so we left 2 hrs early and are gonna go back next Sat and Sun. I feel like its 8 in the morning....time flies in the studio. Which is bad when you need to get things done, and it takes hours but seems like 5 mins, and those hours cost you thousands of dollars. Heehee, one upside to being a student. You get so much free stuff :)
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Friday, February 11, 2005
What is one to do when bored at work?
2/11/2005 05:14:00 PM Look up concerts of course. I have been here for 3 hrs, with 2 to go, and I've only had 3 calls...Friday's are slow. SO you can't blame me...really...I would have eventually run out of things to do. Okay, well, to start off; Today I heard that Kelly Clarkson is going to be in St.Louis on a theater tour (rather than arenas--which is awesome, closer, more intimate>>now don't take that in a dirty way...I am strictly speaking as a concert goer and my better musical experiences), and I wondered to myself which venue she would be at instead of the Savvis Center, and that made me think of The Pageant where I will be attending the Modest Mouse concert in 2 weeks. So I went to the Pageants website, just cause I'm bored at work, and who's name do I see listed above the Sold Out Modest Mouse date? KEANE!! Apparently they are going to be there next Sat. and tickets are still available....and I decided I AM GOING!! How can I not!? For $17.95 and a $2 door charge? OF COURSE! So now I get to see Keane, and Modest Mouse, and Holly and Charley are going to shoot me. Their fault they weren't geniuses and dropped out of high school to come live with me in the STL. So THEN, I was like, hmmm, I wonder who else is gonna be in the area that I haven't heard of yet. (This one is more my own particular pleasure as the first chick mentioned, but I need to express joy nonetheless) So I went to this cool web-site Will told me about once, which lists any and all performances at any venue for any number of upcoming dates. And halfway down the page into April/May, I see ALICIA KEYS!! Which is great alone, but she's playing at the FOX!!! Where I haven't been yet, but Mica has described and recommended it to me, as well as a multitude of music and stage lovers (and my professors), and apparently its amazingly beautiful (think Shakespearean balconies and stage setup) and has GREAT acoustics. K, pictured that? Now add Alicia Keys with a baby grand piano....huh? Now doesn't that seem like an opportunity too grand to pass up? Well, I think it is. So basically, in conclusion, I will be poor throughout my stay here in the city, and will have to keep missing Gimore Girls and Alias, to attend work to earn more money, which I will so desperately need, but then spend on more concerts....yep. That should sum it up ;) Tuesday, February 08, 2005
Today at work:
2/08/2005 10:54:00 AM Okay, so I know I posted this on the group blog, but I wanted it here too, so ehh (you can't see right now, but I'm sticking my tongue out at you) Anyways, we sit at computers in a row answering calls and etc, and today I at next to the shift leader Brian, who is EXACTLY LIKE ME!!! I swear he IS me...only taller, and in male form, of course. So first of all, he talks out loud while working on the computer, when he is typing in the work orders, like "oh crap, she's not gonna be very happy with that", or like, to the computer, "quit it, what are you doing? Stop that" you know things I do, which I thought was funny. AND THEN, he started singing too, and very random songs at random moments, kinda like I do. It started with "I Want It That Way" (I think there's some wierd Backstreet Boys something going around), then later he was just quiet for a while typing, and then all the sudden he's singing, "DID YOU EVER KNOW YOU WERE MY HEEEERROOOOOO" and then "Somewhere Out There" from Fival Goes West, and finally before I left, "Hey Jude" hahahaha. I think I now have to add a "Work-Lobster" to my list. It was too funny. And way too Steph-ly random.
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Monday, February 07, 2005
I know what you want...
2/07/2005 05:03:00 PM I wanna take you to a Midnight Show tonight, if you can keep a secret. Okay, that's an outright lie. In fact I didn't even write those words myself. But I just felt like posting DRIVE FASTER BOOOooOOooOOOYYYYYYY!!!!!!! Umm, yeah I should be reading and taking in this funky vocabular before my quiz in 20 mins...BYYE!!! A-FASTER! A-FASTER! A-FASTER! Oh No no nono!...yeah I gotta stop now. (if you can keep a secrettt, I can keep a secccrrreettt) Thursday, February 03, 2005
FEB 8TH!
2/03/2005 04:30:00 PM THE NOTEBOOK! BUY IT! (who says I have obsessive tendencies?) Wednesday, February 02, 2005
Well..Here We Are
2/02/2005 01:56:00 PM Yes, Here We Are Aren't We... It is once again a Wednesday, and I am once again in my Interactive Media class, wishing I could be anywhere else (but more specifically somewhere fun, maybe back in class with my crack teacher....I miss her). Hey, you should be glad I'm here at all. I could have skipped and gone shopping with Will at the Galleria...okay, I'm not fooling anybody..I would never skip to go "shopping"...and especially not at the "Galleria"...im just not that person. And I don't have the excuse of going on a "College Visit" anymore either, so that sucks. You guys should use that one all you can while ya got it ;) Well, the teacher is here now... I suppose I should pull myself away long enough to raise my hand during roll, however I may be back later during break...or during the middle of the freaking class, we'll see how it goes. |
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