Fun vs Money
Posted by: dashtosomewhere on: June 24, 2009
So today starts the time in my life when I have to start deciding what to do next. Why you ask… Today I got the “seeing if you’re interested in coming back’ email from Sundance…. Sundance…. look for a full time job…. Sundance… real job… party with movies stars and see films for free… dental insurance and a steady income…
Damn it.
Give Me a W!
Posted by: dashtosomewhere on: June 23, 2009
Today before work I went to Wal-Mart. At this Wal-Mart at about 8:45, they do their little morning meeting. This always leaves me annoyed, as I’m typically the sixth person in line at the Express Lane, yet I’m watching 40 something employees stand around the produce section doing absolutely nothing. Well, I shouldn’t say nothing… they do things like cheers and stretches- none of which get me through the line faster.
So I get up to the cashier, and she asks how I am. “Eh, alright,” I respond, then ask her how she’s doing. Now whether she saw me glaring at the annoying morning meeting, read the annoyance on my face, or just thought I looked like a person she could share this with I don’t know, but her response kind of shocked me. “Okay,” she replied, “but I’ll be a lot better when this meeting is over. ‘Give me a W! Give me an A! And arm circles… Really? Yeah, I’ll be better when this stupid shit moves away from my station.”
BEST Wal-Mart Cashier. EVER.
The Song
Posted by: dashtosomewhere on: June 22, 2009
Well clearly for a while I failed at this blog. And a lot of things have changed since I wrote last, both in my life and the other blogs I read (which I haven’t really kept up with either). But every once in a while- like now- I have something that I need to throw out into the blogosphere. Here goes…
At the end of my second ship contract, I dated a musician, probably against my better judgement. It was one of those situations where he liked me more than I liked him. I was the first person he dated since he’d gotten divorced, he was… well,… not the first person I’d been with that contract. Anyway, we dated for about a week, which in ship life is closer to 2 months. During this week, he wrote me a song. Now, this is awkward for two reasons 1.) because we aren’t really on the same like-each-other level, and 2.) because it is always awkward to have someone sing a song to you. Trust me, I’m not really a romantic type of girl, and in no way is this cute.
Anyway, I broke up with him, but that didn’t really seem to sink in. I only had one week left on my contract, and spent it hanging out with my friends, intentionally keeping myself pretty busy. I got an email or two right after I got off the ship, but after a couple less-than-warm replies, I figured he’d given up.
A year later, I got a message on MySpace from him, saying that he recorded the song and asking if I wanted a copy. I didn’t reply. Really, a year later? I had pretty much forgotten about the whole thing, and not wanting to encourage any rekindling type of behavior, figured that was the best move. It was kind of an awkward choice to make, as I’m friends with most of my exes and we have many friends in common.
Today, I logged onto mySpace to find a couple friend requests and a message. I hardly ever use the account, but once in a while get on and catch up. In my inbox, was a message from him. I got through enough to read that the song is now posted on his site before I logged off MySpace. I didn’t even want to read the rest.
Damn technology….
Hello, this is 24.
Posted by: dashtosomewhere on: April 1, 2009
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Today 24 called me. Not Jack Bauer personally, but almost just as cool.
I’m sitting at my desk and my phone rings. It’s a woman from Fox in New York. They saw on my work website that my favorite show is 24. Clearly, I think this is a giant April Fool’s joke. But it wasn’t. And I can’t tell you what it was about, but the important thing is that Jack Bauer loves me.
Clearly…
Posted by: dashtosomewhere on: March 19, 2009
Clearly, this whole new job/ keep blogging thing isn’t working out very well. Turns out, having a real grownup job makes me tired. I got to work, sometimes the gym, watch TV and go to sleep. And next week I get to work 12 hours a day. Every day. Yes, that includes the weekend. Awesome.
That being said, there are parts of my job that I really like. There are also parts that I really hate. Mostly sales. I don’t even think I can explain how much I hate calling people and trying to make them buy tickets. My typical sales conversation goes something like this:
Hi! Would you like to hear about our ticket packages?
No.
Okay, bye.
I’ve also learned that I work with a handful of people that are really annoying. Most of them work in seperate parts of the office, but one in particular works within 15 feet of me. Another coworker and I like to make fun of him via Facebook chat, and it’s pretty much the only way I get through the day. Not only is he regularly annoying, but he’s the loudest person I’ve ever met. I often wonder if he realizes he speaks louder than anyone else on the planet in the office.
But there is some joy in my life, in the form of March Madness. Aside from the PAC-10, I’ve done pretty well with my bracket. And since I love winning, the situation puts me in a pretty good mood.
Anyway, I promise I’ll start blogging more. I also promise hope that the entries will be better than this one.
American Idol: Stacked
Posted by: dashtosomewhere on: March 4, 2009
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When the Top 36 voting rounds of American Idol start, I always figured that they took they best 9 people and divided them into separate groups. This way, they hopefully do well and the producers have the Top 12 show they want. I think there is no way these groups are randomly divided. What if a group was full of not-so-good people?
In Rounds 1 and 2, I looked at the group and went, “This person, this person and whoever sings best are making it through.” And I’ve been right, or at least pretty close. Danny Gokey? Check. Adam Lambert? Check.
Since I didn’t have TV during the Round 2 week, I didn’t know who was in group 3. (I know, I could have looked it up on the internet when I got internet service this weekend. I didn’t- mostly because I didn’t even think about it.) But damn… Group 3 was stacked!
I missed Von, but from the looks of the clips at the end, I feel like he might have over sang a bit. But besides him, there are 7 or 8 people that I wouldn’t mind putting through to the next round. Who do I think is in for sure? Lil Rounds and Scott MacIntyre. Lil was the best of the night and has been consistently good. Scott wasn’t the strongest guy last night, but he’s gotten way too much coverage on the show for him to not make it through. The better question is who makes it through in the third spot? Kristin McNamara- who has also had a lot of coverage and sings well consistently? Felicia Barton- who, just like Ejay Day from Season 1 made it through after the fact? The “Cute as a Button” girl- who didn’t sing well, but is cute? Jorge Nunez? Kendall Beard? Nathaniel Marshall?
Finally….
Posted by: dashtosomewhere on: March 2, 2009
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I have finally rejoined the land of internet and television. I kept on thinking “I haven’t had internet in FOREVER,” but really, it was 4 days. I don’t know how people live without the internet. Seriously.
Well, after two days in the car, I started my new job on Tuesday. Man, do I have a lot of work to do. But it’s actually things I enjoy doing, so it alright.
Well, I don’t have a ton of time to update, but just wanted to rejoin the blogging world for a little bit…
Have a good one!
Brittney’s Oscar Picks
Posted by: dashtosomewhere on: February 20, 2009
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I love awards shows. If my dream job wasn’t working at the Olympics, it would be coordinating awards shows. They’re so glitzy and random. I was going to write a little something about the Oscars, until I realized that I have seen exactly TWO of the nominations- Robert Downey Jr in Tropic Thunder for Best Supporting Actor and Kung Fu Panda for Best Animated Feature. No I haven’t even seen Dark Knight. It’s on my counter sitting in it’s NetFlix envelope. I’m getting to it, okay?
But I figure why let ignorance stop me from voicing my opinion- we’re in America right? Plus I’ve totally seen commercials for most of them.
Best Motion Picture of the Year- Slumdog Millionaire will probably win it, but I’m going to go with Milk because it’s the only one I really wanted to see.
Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role- Mickey Rourke- his dog just died, give him something.
Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role- Angelina Jolie. Because I kind of want to be her.
Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role- Heath Ledger. Does anyone else even have a chance?
Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role- Penelope Cruz. She’s hot. I’m shallow.
Best Achievement in Directing- Stephen Daldry
Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material Previously Published- The Reader
Best Achievement in Cinematography- Changeling. Because all the other films will win something else.
Best Achievement in Editing- The Dark Knight
Best Achievement in Art Direction- The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Best Achievement in Costume Design- The Duchess- It just sounds like it had the best costumes.
Best Achievement in Makeup- Hellboy II: The Golden Arm- Come on, it’s the film’s only chance.
Best Achievement, Original Score- Milk- I’m a fan of Danny Elfman
Best Achievement, Original Song- Slumdog Millionaire- I’ve got a 66% chance.
Best Achievement in Sound- WALL-E. My aunt saw this film and said the only thing Wall-E did was make noise. It’s gotta be good for something.
Best Achievement in Sound Editing- Wanted. No reason.
Best Achievement in Visual Effects- Iron Man.
Best Animated Feature Film of the Year- Bolt
Best Foreign Language Film of the Year- Okuribito
Best Documentry, Features- Man on Wire. Is this about trapeze artists? I like the circus.
Best Documentary, Short Subjects- The Final Inch
Best Short Film, Animated- Presto
Best Short Film, Live Action- New Boy
Date Christian Men
Posted by: dashtosomewhere on: February 20, 2009
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I know several people who have tried online dating, some with more success than others. One of the things that keep me from online dating is when I watch the commercials, I think “Are these people even real?”
I’m am listed on Facebook as single, and if you’re listed as single, you get a billion “Date these men” ads on your screen. I get ‘em all- Date Millionaires, Date Black Men, Date Chrsitian Men, Date Anyone Please- you get the picture. Today, I get this ad-
Find A Christian Guy
The Perfect Shotgun
Posted by: dashtosomewhere on: February 19, 2009
Sleepers need not apply.
With 3 days left before I hit the road for yet another cross country trip to California, I look back on my other road trips. While I’m doing this one on my own, and just driving straight through with no fun touristy stops, I’ve driven I-40 more times than needed to stop and see most things along the way.
One of the most important things in a roadtrip is the shotgun. Not an actual gun, obviously, but the person riding in the passenger seat. I’m pretty picky when it comes to my shotgun, because I know that I can entertain myself on my own if it were a solo trip. Windows cracked, stereo loud, and belting like a pop star… you get the idea. But I wouldn’t inflict that noise on anyone, so this is pretty much out of the question when there is another person in the car. The exception being if you can turn the stereo up loud enough to drown out both of you.
Anyway, I’ve come up with a few rules for the next time someone graces my other seat for a long ride:
1. You can not be a sleeper. This is a big one. Having a shotgun takes away the ability to keep everything you need piled in the front seat- food, CDs, purse, etc. If you’re asleep, you can’t get any of these things for me. I also have to have the radio turned down, and my entertainment options become very limited.
2. No smelly food. There are some foods that don’t belong in cars. Period.
3. Do your job. My shotgun has three jobs- personal assistant (getting things from my purse, making my food, etc.) temperature control, and radio scanner. If I’m driving your ass across time zones, you can do this.
4. Radio scanner is one of the more important jobs. My shotgun has to know the difference between a good song and a good radio station. If you find a good station, leave it. Yes sometimes this station may play a song by your srch-nemesis Chris Brown. But sitting through 3 minutes of a song you don’t particularly care for is better than scanning through every other station available.
5. Okay, maybe there is another job. Direction reader. Read off the MapQuest sheet. The words, “Well, we were only supposed to go .3 miles, so we may have passed it.” should not come out of your mouth 4 miles down the road.
6. The right conversation- The conversations that happen on a road trip fall into three categories- “Things you would never normally talk about,” “fluff,” and “would you rather?” Road trips are not the time to discuss your opinion of the stimulus bill.
