Debating applying to this next January. I really like being on sets and could see myself working as a 1st AD someday, taking the same path as Anders’ dad who is currently the 1st AD on Gossip Girl (previously Law & Order and some big budget films). I can’t decide whether I want to work on the sets and climb the production ladder, or if I want to pursue Screenwriting (i.e. USC, AFI, NYU, Columbia, Yale)… or UCLA’s Producer’s Program… or a top-tier Business school that isn’t focussed on statistical analysis (i.e. Harvard like my parents, Berkeley, Duke, or Dartmouth) and then I could re-route to a more-lucrative, more-secure industry. Bahhhh.
At least I have these options… I mean I think I do. Graduated from Johns Hopkins with honors, strong test-taker, and am gaining the experience. I just don’t know what the next step will be, and I get so distracted because I can’t fully devote myself to writing and explorative internships—there are bills to pay, and very expensive distractions that I just can’t avoid! In any case, I’m taking off 3 years between undergrad and grad school since I finished undergrad at age 20, and it doesn’t make sense to apply to graduate school during an economic recession when everyone is applying. I’ll get into a better school during an economic boom… with a lotta luck.
And I don’t mean to name-drop… I’m just trying to keep track of advice I’ve been given recently. For instance, the business schools mentioned above are more “business schools for poets” versus Wharton and UChicago, which are heavy on the stats-studying. I’d blow at that. Oh this is headache-inducing. Maybe I should just marry young hahaha.
I forgot who said this, but a famous starlet was once quoted responding to “Do you housekeep?” with:
“Of course, after every divorce I keep the house.”
“M&T bank takes off money when you don’t have a hundred bucks in your account… it’s like gee thanks, that’s exactly what I need right now. I bet there’s a guy in the company just skimming money out of our bank accounts. $3 here, $8 there…” -Charlie
Okay, so I had $50 or so in my account last spring when I graduated from Johns Hopkins. Haven’t used the account. Now I have -$3. Suppose I should have closed it instead of ignoring miscellaneous monthly charges. I called the bank today to see when they’re open so I can deal with it… M&T closes at 4PM. That’s earlier than any other bank. Argh.
Think I’m just going to hold on to the account and deposit all my checks there. I’m sorta in crisis mode because rent is coming up and I have a pile of checks to deposit, but don’t have an account in the city in which to do so—Citizen’s Bank (my home bank) doesn’t have a city branch, and I never made it home. Why do I always find myself in these pickles? Bah! I can’t even go tomorrow since I’ll be on the set of Taking the Pelham 1:23 all day. I am sooo frustrated!
Would very much like to see Woody Allen perform at the Rosewood Hotel’s Cafe Carlyle. I hear he performs almost every Wednesday, which is perhaps why it is impossible to get a reservation within a month of the date. The food isn’t particularly expensive either. I’d probably spend less there than out for sushi.
Hmmm perhaps I’ll book one for my birthday, Wednesday July 16th? I can’t do it sooo far in advance, but I’ll finagle something with the concierge. It would be fun to get a group together for the outing. Woody Allen is part of NYC history, I’d very much enjoy a front row seat!
I desperately want to post photographs from the Annapolis booze cruise last Friday, but alas, as I’ve said before, the camera cable remains in Connecticut. Until then, I have Sam’s documentation to enjoy. That’s him pictured above with his lovely girlfriend Lizzy. His friend Neil lurks just behind them, preparing for the kill. Sam sees Neil in the reflection of window, but it’s too late. Just one second after this picture was taken, dear Sam was murrrrrdered.
PS Hey Sam, I know you reeeead this HELLO HELLO HELLO and send this note to Lizzy for me: uandq ousv em isiterezv?
(it’s a very dorky code used for passing notes in class)
Stumbled across “the snail and the cyclops” photo stream. This image conjures memories of Alice in Wonderland. Beautiful!
Though it sorta creeps me out when people take and post images of their outfits, as this girl does on flickr. How much time do you have on your hands that you’re capable of the constant updating? I don’t have time to upload my photos the transfer cable; it’s at home in CT… Additionally, if I kept track of the clothes I wear on a daily basis, you’d quickly learn that I don’t ever wash my jeans. Sometimes they’re worn two three days in a row teeheehee. That’s what happens when you have an addiction to skinny jeans and a job that allows you to give in to your addiction!
“christiania, copenhagen’s autonomous favela, has just been given a new lease of life by the Danish government. no buildings will be torn down in the next year while negotiations on future developments continue. the fine examples of a modern architecture without architects like this glass house are safe for now.”
Click through for more information. I’ve always been intrigued by glass houses in the wilderness. Thus, my frequent searches on flickr for glass houses.
-Bart Simpsons
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