| Of Loud Music, Tiredness & Homesickness |
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Posted by Rivka on February 11th, 2009 @ 8:48pm
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I'm thinking that quiet hours mean nothing to people in the dorms. Or, at the very least, someone on my floor. I have an idea who and I'm contemplating filing my teeth into points. Very sharp points. So if I were you, I'd cut it out.
New York was fun but it's the same as when I visit home. Coming back always makes life feel a little lacking. I'm tired and sort of let down by the averageness of existence here. I miss the city. It's hard to go from vibrant and alive to downright dull. I've got some great footage though that I want to edit into a short and I think I've landed a gig doing a video for a band that you've probably never heard of, but one day you will. However, I'd like to become one with my bed at the moment, should my walls stop vibrating. Right now, I'll even settle for leaning left.
If only sushi could be delivered directly to bed.
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| On the Superbowl |
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Posted by Rivka on February 1st, 2009 @ 3:10pm
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You know what? I hate the Superbowl. Seriously. It's not just the normal annoyance that flickers in the back of my mind. I loathe the Superbowl and its blatant commercialism. I mean, it's just a football game, but people hold it up as the holy grail of sports or something. And the way companies SPONSOR stadiums now? They spend so much money on useless SHIT. I just don't get it.
You know what else really yanks my chain? The fact that professional athletes make so much. I don't think I would be so resentful if it weren't for the fact that you're always seeing someone in the media talking and you can tell that half of them are dumber than dirt. Yet you see all these really intelligent people who make practically nothing in comparison. We should be paying our teachers more!
That's my rant for the day. Whatever.
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| Of Computer Tans, Twitter, And Junk Food |
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Posted by Rivka on January 30th, 2009 @ 1:53am
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So I think that, some day, I may be forced to take my powerbook and sit outside. Is it possible to be so white you're blue? I blame it on monitors. I walked by someone today and said I wanted to suck her blood, totally joking, and she ran away making this horrible little screech that sounded more like a beep than anything. Really, so annoying. I guess you're either born with a sense of humor or you aren't. She wasn't.
So, I'm checking my twitter on my phone, which is a normal occurrence in my day, and I get this tweet that cracks me up. It's from some swiss band or another that I'm following. You have to read it to believe it. But apparently Switzerland is fining naked hikers because they're having a problem with people trekking in the buff. I'm thinking next vacation, I'm telling dad we need to go to Switzerland for artistic purposes. This would make a great documentary. The plight of those trying to express themselves and be one with nature against the Swiss who are not quite so neutral when it comes to nudity. And, because I can't help it, I started going through links and ended up on a story about Angela Merkel's bare butt in the British tabs under the title "I'm Big in the Bumdestag" or something. I think I'm beginning to like foreign media more than ours. Every time I look at the BBC, there's something about a peeping tom. Is Britain populated by pervy men with nothing better to do? It's my impression now. I always think Stephen Fry is peeping in my dorm room and Ricky Gervais is clearly hiding in the showers.
So I got in more terra chips for my loud crunching action. And that's great, but even better? I got in my monthly caffeine shipment from ThinkGeek! I got my Jolt, my Mana, and some great weasel puke coffee. Then there's the caffeinated energy strips, the energy gum, and, of course, the caffeinated lip gloss. The soap doesn't work, I don't care what they say. I think I'm going to get an aeropress next month though. Need more coffee.
Have I mentioned that I can't sleep lately? I think my bed is tilted. It's like sleeping in a car that's always going downhill. I feel like I'm always leaning now. You're out there, all sleeping in your comfy beds, and I'm over here getting possible spinal cord damage. It's no wonder I stay in the editing bays.
Hey, does anyone know anything about voodoo?
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| Of Oscars, Dumbass Underclassmen, and Beauty Pageants |
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Posted by Rivka on January 24th, 2009 @ 10:34pm
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So I'm in the bay editing, as I am likely to be just about every Saturday, and I'm on one of the school macs. I'm minding my own business, editing my newest production when this kid comes by that I vaguely remember as a sophomore. I don't know it, mind you, because it's not easily identifiable as a boy or a girl AND it's not in my major, so I don't even know what it was doing there. But I had my laptop set up next to the work station, watching a streaming copy of, er...something. I am not getting myself in trouble here and it was streaming anyway, so that's not pirating. Anyway, I'm watching this and I have my headphones on so it's not like anyone can hear. I don't even have the volume up loud. And this kid walks by and glares and then says something loudly on its way out about people watching movies in the editing bays. Word of advice if you read this, kid. I WILL EAT YOUR FACE.
Now, onto important stuff. Oscar nominations. My somewhat ambitious plan is to watch every* Oscar nominated film before the ceremonies, so I can see who is deserving and who sucks balls. I have a full list for anyone who wants to use it as a reference. Avi, I was thinking of you here. I've already crossed off the ones I've seen and italicized the ones I've found links to, but yeah.
( Cut to save your flist )
I've decided that I'm going to try, in addition to getting my audition film for NYU ready, to get something together for Sundance submissions. It was Fred that really inspired the idea, but I want to do something that delves into the differences between the male and female psyches as well as the degradation of beauty pageants. As such, if you think you're at least a B+, please give a shout-out to Fred. We'll see how the project works out but, if it goes as planned, I may be able to make you a star. Just be real. This is a documentary.
Also...war.
*I am not watching Hellboy II because that's just RIDICULOUS that the franchise could be nominated for ANY award, even if it IS just make-up. And I am also leaving off Australia because I am not watching something that completely glosses over the horrors the aboriginal people of Australia suffered. BOO TO YOU, BAZ LUHRMANN.
[Added later] Please make the B+ into males who are B+ or higher. Thanks.
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