When I was 10 years old, my family picked up and moved from Ohio to Georgia. It was a mild culture shock. I remember being slightly tickled at the way Georgians handled snow. Anytime snow fell from the sky to the tune of even a 1/4 inch, the entire state was thrown into chaos and turmoil. Schools closed, banks closed, people would begin to cart canned goods down into their cellars and invested in kerosene generators. TV preachers prayed for mercy and protection from this white, powdery onslaught. Grocery stores would empty out their shelves within hours. Dads would don their long underwear and thick flannels, peep out the window, and announce, "yup. She's a blizzard all right." Blizzard? BLIZZARD?! I'm from Ohio, man, and that's no blizzard... that's barely a fart.
When I was 26, my wife and I moved to Long Beach, California. And today, in Los Angeles County, it began to rain. Not even rain, really... it drizzled. It's about time, too, because it hasn't rained since we moved in and I was beginning to wonder if the weather was completely out of whack or if we were experiencing some sort of drought. But, the fact is IT JUST DOESN'T RAIN HERE. Carey flipped on the local news to find the top story: "Rain in LA". People are losing it. It's pandemonium. It just doesn't happen around here. A woman complained on-camera, "I guess it's a nice change of pace, but, oh God, I want my dry weather back! I miss it!" Oy vey. Are you kidding me with this? It's rain, sister! Splash around a bit, you'll like it!
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Still keeping ourselves alive on the freelance tip. A few websites have blown my way and the odd print design job here and there. I ended up not taking the art director gig offered to me by Western Badge and Trophy, but I have to say that Luis Padilla and his crew are some of the warmest folks I've met and I'm looking forward to doing some digital design work for them on a freelance basis. They produce badges, magnets, and other oddments in the way of promotional materials for clients like Disney, Universal Studios, and on down the line and they manage to always get it right the first time. Best of luck, Luis, and thanks for your consideration.
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Met a delightful bloke on Monday by the name of Josh Rous. Josh is a film student from South Africa who's produced a couple of shorts and it was great to talk film with him. He made the mistake of asking what my latest screenplay is about, however, and I ended up abusing his attention span to no end with the lurid details of my latest opus. I don't think he minded much, however, and he had some very interesting ideas of his own. While I haven't seen his work, his ethic was infectious and I imagine I'll go out of my way to check out his stuff. Cheers, Josh, here's hoping you hit it big. If you're ever strapped for a screenplay, you know who to call.
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Sadly, I spoke too soon about our DVD repair problems being over and the machine seems to be fritzed for good. Same problems, but popping the hood and manually spinning the disc doesn't seem to cut the mustard anymore. I'll need to bring it in for repairs, alas. It's the little things, really, that really chap my rump.
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That's it for now. I'm tired and I've more yet to do before I sleep.
When I was 26, my wife and I moved to Long Beach, California. And today, in Los Angeles County, it began to rain. Not even rain, really... it drizzled. It's about time, too, because it hasn't rained since we moved in and I was beginning to wonder if the weather was completely out of whack or if we were experiencing some sort of drought. But, the fact is IT JUST DOESN'T RAIN HERE. Carey flipped on the local news to find the top story: "Rain in LA". People are losing it. It's pandemonium. It just doesn't happen around here. A woman complained on-camera, "I guess it's a nice change of pace, but, oh God, I want my dry weather back! I miss it!" Oy vey. Are you kidding me with this? It's rain, sister! Splash around a bit, you'll like it!
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Still keeping ourselves alive on the freelance tip. A few websites have blown my way and the odd print design job here and there. I ended up not taking the art director gig offered to me by Western Badge and Trophy, but I have to say that Luis Padilla and his crew are some of the warmest folks I've met and I'm looking forward to doing some digital design work for them on a freelance basis. They produce badges, magnets, and other oddments in the way of promotional materials for clients like Disney, Universal Studios, and on down the line and they manage to always get it right the first time. Best of luck, Luis, and thanks for your consideration.
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Met a delightful bloke on Monday by the name of Josh Rous. Josh is a film student from South Africa who's produced a couple of shorts and it was great to talk film with him. He made the mistake of asking what my latest screenplay is about, however, and I ended up abusing his attention span to no end with the lurid details of my latest opus. I don't think he minded much, however, and he had some very interesting ideas of his own. While I haven't seen his work, his ethic was infectious and I imagine I'll go out of my way to check out his stuff. Cheers, Josh, here's hoping you hit it big. If you're ever strapped for a screenplay, you know who to call.
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Sadly, I spoke too soon about our DVD repair problems being over and the machine seems to be fritzed for good. Same problems, but popping the hood and manually spinning the disc doesn't seem to cut the mustard anymore. I'll need to bring it in for repairs, alas. It's the little things, really, that really chap my rump.
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That's it for now. I'm tired and I've more yet to do before I sleep.
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