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| who hasn't posted in forever? that's me. who hasn't read updates in forever? shit! that's me, too. when i fall off the radar, i really go all out, don't i?
so what's been going on?
started my new job at georgetown. it's going. the first month kind of lagged with not much to do, but it's picking up now. i definitely needed that. otherwise it's like being locked in prison for doing nothing wrong.
i've been trying to keep things on track generally. there's been a lot of stress for rbt in the past month, but i think we're coming out of it. amazingly, i continue to sleep well and stay mostly healthy. i'm happy i haven't gotten too stressed. that's made things easier. i noticed during this stressful period, i was saying fuck off to the various stressors, and it actually seemed to work this time. it wasn't like they weren't on my mind, but they didn't get me in my stomach. they didn't keep me up at night. they didn't keep me from working. i'm very pleased about this. dealing with stress doesn't mean i'm not going to be in bad moods or not thinking about things. it means that despite the stress, life goes on anyway, and i continue to do the things that are important to me.
rbt and i are going to london soon. we leave april 16 and return april 25. hopefully my bridesmaid dress for leah's wedding will arrive in the mail soon. if i'm going to get it altered, it's going to need to arrive. i still haven't booked lodging (ack!) but that is happening within days - today, if i can manage. i'm excited to get out of the country. it's been a long time. i'm probably going to end up working one day while we're there, but that's good because that's one less unpaid day i have to take. (i get 16 paid days a year, but they accrue over the course of my working. i'll only have 2 days by the time london rolls around.) and of course, i'm excited to see everyone. i'm glad leah's marrying sandy - he's a great guy - and that i get to be there.
the dream of having a dog friend live with us seems closer every day. who knows still if it's possible, but the conversation is happening more and more regularly. there was a break in next door two nights ago, and a dog would be a good security system, as well as being generally awesome. we've been shooting at the washington animal rescue league for two psas we're doing for them, and so we've had some significant dog time two weekends in a row. a dog would be a handful, but i think it would be worth it. there's one dog who totally melted my heart, but it's not going to work out (boooooo!). she was adopted once, but the house training wasn't working out, so she was brought back. it's apparently a pretty significant problem with her. if i wasn't out of the house 8 am - 7 pm, i would say fuck it and train her. but i can't. she's such a sweetheart, and i'm almost certain she would get along fine with the cats. i want her to get adopted. we're shooting again this saturday, and i'm pretty sure she'll still be there. sigh.
i guess i should do work since i'm here. i miss all my friends.
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| i have a silent to-do list that is piling up. i haven't written it down because i'm afraid of its length. i'm going to have to write it down soon, though, so i don't forget it.
but my china fam chicas, we need to catch up. i just tried to catch up on your blogs, and i'm getting pulled away. blah! blogs are no good as a substitute. feel free to call or email. i am stuck in the great snowpocalypse of washington. it is complete snoverkill. i'm not doing much but ignoring my to-do list, watching movies, eating excessively, and shoveling. | | |
| dearest little xanga,
i didn't tell you the news. i got the job. i start in a little less than 2 weeks. also, robert and i are shooting a psa for an animal rescue shelter.
i went shopping for clothes today for the new office and finally had some success. that took long enough.
also, i went to the phillips collection with carrie tonight and saw some cool czech avant-garde short films. they made me want to make a short film featuring the cats. i also want to make a short film of making dinner if i get ahold of a macro lens. that might sound mocking, but it isn't. people have recycled and made tired a lot of the techniques and ways of seeing that were featured in these short films, but for once, that didn't diminish the experience of watching them for me. thank god for the 20s and 30s and the art that came out of those decades. i can pretty reliably go back to that time and not feel bored. | | |
| haven't posted in a while. things have been busy.
we've got a bunch of air dates for robert's film. i find myself typing out the full title with such ease now that we've been promoting for so long. lots of internet marketing as well as direct mail to press. our press release is getting good circulation on blogs, and as of right now we're over the 200 mark for fans on our facebook page. that's not a lot in the grand scheme of facebook, but it's not bad considering that we got a late start. getting some good feedback on the film as well. california newsreel is going to distribute it for purchase, which is really exciting. that was our top choice. that will be good for academic markets. there's been lots of good news on that film's front.
also, yesterday i did my second round interviews for a job at [place i'll mention later] creating a video unit for their media relations department. i don't think i'm going to get the job, but not for lack of skill or experience on my part. i interviewed with four people total between yesterday's marathon 2-hour session and my first interview last week. the 2nd and 4th people i interviewed with seemed nice and interested. they seemed open to new ideas. the 1st guy was also fine, but i got the sense he had reservations about me. perhaps i sounded too go-it-alone for his tastes. i thought it was important to emphasize, however, that i can go the whole process alone since a) it sounded like the job description, and b) i can and have previously. that doesn't mean i don't work well with others. i love working with others. it just didn't sound like that's what this job would be. but anyway, then there was the 3rd guy. i don't know if it's my age or what, but he seemed utterly unconvinced that i have the experience i have. it was a good half hour of being condescended to. the guy seriously tried to explain pre-production, production, and post-production to me like it was his idea and it was the first time i was hearing it. he asked me questions with answers so obvious that i literally did not even understand that he was asking me questions at all. but we'll see. it really is their loss if they don't offer me the job - i've done this job before and found it enjoyable - but my guess is that it's a loss they're going to take.
sorry everybody. i'm not 30 and i'm not a dude. i'm not a sports fan. i like doing my own camera work. i don't like working with people who think i'm probably incompetent and don't make a secret of it. i have directed and edited my own film, edited two short films, directed/edited/produced/written more shorts than i'm able to keep track of anymore, and run a successful promotional campaign on a film i contributed to. i've also started a video department from scratch. sorry if that's unbelievable at 24 when i majored in chinese and only graduated 2 years ago. i like to keep myself busy. that's why the requirements of the job don't scare me, no matter how many different ways they're phrased. i like my work, and i like having work to do.
so i guess i'll just be looking elsewhere. | | |
| so i don't forget, here are my new year's resolutions, in no particular order.
1) be more trusting.
2) i have a business - run it.
3) learn how to execute squats properly and do them.
4) build more film equipment w/ robert.
5) make the next film.
6) continue good budgeting. get to the financial point where i can save money.
7) create the viable possibility to have a dog.
8) continue cooking. learn some eastern european recipes.
9) participate more on social networks (this ties into #2).
10) make friends in the area and work on feeling more vibrant. | | |
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