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Saturday, April 30, 2005

Went to see Kung Fu Hustle today. let me just say, it was fucking great. I mean, seriously. Came back to the room, and proceded to cut and dye my hair. yay! Watched law and order and then Shaolin Soccer (which also rocks). A good evening. But I took a nap this afternoon, and now I'm not tired.

know what...Amber is a very frustrated girl. Frustrated sexually, academically, socially...mostly sexually tho. In the words of the ever wise Tarcy, I need me a man to mack on, I needs some bootay. I am currently accepting applications for a lover.

so yeah...that's about it. end of transmittion.

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Wednesday, April 27, 2005


This little dude hangs out in our dining hall. kinda creepy...I like it. I'm planning on buying a digital camera soon, so hopefully I can put up some more cool pics later.

So, I've been playing around with the template again. I found this one, and it just totally fit. This is what I did last week, and it was beautiful. And like I said, Garden State really makes me want to make movies. I mean, of course it's not perfect, I'm not gonna say it's the greatest film ever made. But it really embodies what I would do if I could make movies. I love the color, and the sound track, and the characters...it just really makes me want to make movies, to show the world my dreams.

Anyway, though I liked the Lain skin, it was just too dark, and that's not the feel I want in my blog. I think this will do just fine for now.

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Monday, April 25, 2005

Well, I think everything's gonna be alright. I've still got assloads upon assloads of work to do, but still... I was walking across the quad today, and it just struck me, everythings going to be alright. I can get it all done and I'll be ok. So, here's whats up:

Exam for Cinema 219 tomorrow
Shoot for my final film sometime this week before Sunday at midnight
5-10p. paper due for Adaptation Friday
10-15p. script rough draft monday with the finished draft next Thursday by 2pm
group presentation for Adaptation Monday, most of the work is done
Edited final film due by the following tuesday
Astronomy exam the following tuesday

After that, senior week. After that, I'll be home for a few weeks. After that, I'll be livin it up on campus for the summer! It's still pretty stressful right now, but it's really gonna be ok. alright, back to work.

Ian updated his blog :-D He's gonna be home soon!!!! I can't WAIT!!!! ;)

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Sunday, April 24, 2005

So, I should be doing work. Instead, I think I'll list the things I've bought in the past week:

Boxers - for no-pants-day. see http://www.nopantsday.com/ for details.
1 coloring book
2 boxes of hair dye - red (naturalish color). Haven't done it yet tho.
Wild at Heart DVD
3 rolls of Film - i ran out of film for my class...$60, thanks mom!
The Presidents of The United States of America CD - i'm not sure if this really counts, cause I got it with my book store schollarship money.
A birthday card for my Granny
a bear claw from Jolly Pirate Donught
1 bottle of tequilla
1 bottle of rum
1 bottle of tripple sec
3 limes
coconut milk
margaritta mix
Pre-ordered the 1st season of Scrubs from amazon

um...I think that's it. See, some people deal with stress by over eating, others smoke...I shop. I consume, I friviously spend money. I have no excuse, but it sure is theraputic. I get to the point, where I just need the smallest bit of sanity and simple joy, so I buy things thinking, 'fuck it, I deserve this'. The last few weeks of the semester are sooooo unhealthy for me. Especially since I have almost completly given up caring in my classes. I have ceased to care about this semester. I no longer care about my GPA. I just want it all to be over. Of course I want to have a good GPA to get in Taylor, and keep my schollarships and all that shit. And honestly, I don't think its actually suffering very much. I am actually trying really hard in these classes. I think that's the problem. I've been busting my ass all semester, and now I'm just burnt out.

This week has been kinda interesting...On thursday I had to take Noah to Urgent Care. He cut himself doing a wood print. He's ok, 2 stitches. We had fun reading Highlights Magazine in the waiting room. Friday night was the foam party. Went with Elia. Saw just about everyone. Elia ditched early, but I stuck around. I ended up meeting one of the girls from the dance party a few months back. Turns out her name is Carol. We went to bug Adrienne at her radio show. It was fun, and apparently I'm invited to her party next weekend, so thats cool. After that, I came back to the room, and Elia and Vasare and I went to Wally World. God I love 24hour WalMarts. We also went to Jolly Pirate. What kind of people hang out at JPD at 2am? Well, apparently creepy old men do.

Yesterday was mostly work. After dinner, Noah went with us to buy booze, and we made mixed drinks and watched Cirque De Sole (or however the frenchies spell it). I believe the evening also included: coloring, watching Nip/Tuck, harassing various people on the phone, watching Mansquito on SciFi, and Adrienne taking 1 tequilla shot too many and passing out on my lap. Oh, and I cut my finger trying to cut a lime while intoxicated. All in all, an enjoyable evening.

ok, enough procrastinating. must do work. MAKE IT STOP

oh, ps...April 24th, and its SNOWING?! WTF OHIO?

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Thursday, April 21, 2005

I have been the worst ever with procrastinating this week. I did get my Edwardo film done and turned in. I think it actually turned out alright. But I haven't started on my final yet, and I'm really freaking about that. I also have a paper to write for next friday,and a script to work on, and an exam to study for tuesday, and (oh shit I just remembered) an exam tomorrow.

And of course...I got nothing productive acomplished yesterday. But that's ok, it was a delightful day none the less. It rained yesterday, our first spring storm. So I went outside, cause I love thunderstorms. Timmy was hangin out, and we ended up dancing in the rain. We decided that we needed to yell, like on Garden state, so we walked down to the over look by the stairs and stood on the wall. We were just yelling at the top of our lungs, and dancind, and laughing and singing. It was so amazing. People were running about with umbrellas, trying to get out of the rain, and there we were soaking wet and loving it. It was so good. It was like one of those really pure moments, you know the kind when the beauty and simplicity of life seems so clear. Everything was perfect, nothing mattered. Apparences, social ediquet, dead lines, everything, all of it was nothing. The only thing that mattered was that I am alive and that life is beautiful. It was so perfect.

Later, I watched Pee Wee's Playhouse with Noah, Abby and Phil. Its such a fun show. We also went to Tee Jays, and watched Wild At Heart. It was a great night all around. But I'm gonna pay for it now, I have so much work to do. I just have to keep telling myself...the semester's almost over.

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Tuesday, April 19, 2005

To put things into perspective, here is why I cannot wait to have my own bathroom next year:

This morning, while going to the bathroom I was confronted by two long, curly, dark pubes stuck to the wall of the bathroom stall. And if that wasn't enough, someone had vomited, missed the trash can, and gotten it all over the wall. Utterly disgusting. Clean up after yourselvs, fuckers.

The more you know!

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Monday, April 18, 2005

I was going through some of my old easyjournal entries, and boy was I ever angsty. I mean really. I'm so glad things aren't like that anymore. Situations have changed, but more importantly, I have changed. Angst is very overrated. I'm serious. People seem to think that its cool, and they convince you that it is, but really its just needless depression. It's really sad to see that depression has become fashionable. Don't get me wrong, I do like some emo...but a lot of it is just too much.

I don't mean to belittle anyone's depression, cause I know what I went through was real at the time, but if you just take a step back and think about things for a second, you see that life isn't as bad as you think it is. Sure things in my life aren't perfect, but I'm not unhappy. We all have our bad days, but on the whole, life is good. I wish I could show all those sad people how good life really is. But I guess it's just something you have to work through on your own.

But honestly, I'm so much happier now than I was this time last year. My entire outlook is just generally more positive. If I ever become as angsty as I was then, someone please slap me. Life is too short for angst.

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Saturday, April 16, 2005

Ok, so here's a slightly optimisic cinema story:

I was editing part of my film yesterday when this dude came in. He was apparently an allum and started asking me all kinds of questions about my film and the class and everything. I was really frustrated, so I basically said "I'm making a shitty film". And he said, "Don't worry about it. I got a D in 219, and now I own my own production company." Yeah, apparently he was visiting Denison to interview a Senior who wants to work for him. It was really cool. It made me feel a little better. Maybe this isn't God's way of telling me to choose a new career. I'm still frustrated with the class and the project, but I don't feel like its going to dictate the rest of my life any more.

Now I'm off to do more reshooting. Salude!

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haha...i'm drunkl.
tonight was pretty fun.
there seemed to be a lot of couples around tonight, it was kind of weird. it made me feel rather awkward. i dunno what the deal is, it just makes me wanna vomit when i see other people being all 'couple-ish'. but then, i want someone to do the same with. i'm weird. i don't know what im talkin about.

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Wednesday, April 13, 2005

so it appears that this has become my Cinema blog. So in keeping with the theme:
100 MORE FEET OF MY FILM WAS DESTROYED!!!!

That's right. The processor ate 100 more feet of my film. Which is due tuesday.
The good news is that my 'accidential' reshoot footage from last sunday actually comes in handy now.
The bad news is that footage won't cover everything and therefore I need to reshoot FOR A THIRD TIME. When everything is all said and done I will have shot every scene of this film at least twice.

This class is slowly eating my soul. I have an ulcer, and I have named it Marc Wiskemann.

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Tuesday, April 12, 2005

More filmaking woes:
I reshot some of my film on sunday. Talked to my professor today. As it turns out, only 1 roll of my film was lost, but it was the roll that I DIDN'T RESHOOT! therefore, I have wasted a roll and a half on film I didn't need to reshoot, and I have to reshoot the one that was destroyed sometime this week. Oh and also - Laura got her footage back, and for some reason unbeknownst to her, it was in slow motion. This was footage shot before the camera even fell. So who knows what the hell is going on with it, or if the rest of the footage is in slowmotion as well.

If I survive this semester, it will be only through divine intervention.

But when it's over, oh man...its gonna be fucking sweet.

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Monday, April 11, 2005

one more cronicle in the ever growing list of my misadventures in filmaking:
A light bulb burned out. No biggie, I was able to film. Went to the cinema anex, and they didn't have the right bulbs for my light. Not necessiarly a big deal, but just a pain in my ass. It just reinforces my belief that I have the Crap Midas touch when it comes to this class. Maybe I'm not meant to make movies after all...

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Saturday, April 09, 2005

Oh my gosh I think I'm gonna fucking kill myself. Today was perfect, lovely...until I checked my email. Remember the film I'm making? The one which durring the shoot a lens got broken? The one which I had to half kill myself, skip classes, and cajole elia into shooting in order to get it filmed and turned in on time? Yeah, well it's been destroyed. Apparently they're having problems with the processor in the Cinema anex, and 3 people's footage was completly ruined. And I just so happened to be one of those lucky people. Now I have to RESHOOT ALL OF MY FUCKING FILM!!!!!!! AAAAHHH! I fucking hate this, it's like the fates have conspired against me to make this class completly miserable for me!

At least yesterday was good. I bought a pass to the Warped Tour! I know 15 of the bands that are gonna be playing in Columbus. Including the Dropkick Murphies! I'm really excited, it will thourghly rock.

Elia and I went shopping yesterday. I got this shirt I've been wanting forever, it was on sale. I also got some hott high heel shoes and Raising Arazona (only $8 at FYE!). We got Chineese food for dinner, that was cool. After that we went to anime, the first series we're watching is really good. Its very creepy. The other series are kind of boring, so we left after the first one ended. We spent the evening hanging out with Noah, watching movies and playing DDR. I think we left around 4:30 in the morning. It was quite enjoyable. So yeah, yesterday was proof that my life isn't total crap, just my luck with this film class I guess.

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Wednesday, April 06, 2005

I officially have summeritis. (I would say senioritis, but its way to early in my career to have that). All I can think about is this summer and how hard its gonna rock. Jenna's staying on campus too, we're gonna live together. I'm gonna run a Cthulhu game, we're gonna go on road trips, go to ceder point, do all sorts of exciting and fun things. I just absolutly can't wait for summer, I can't stop thinking about it.

And next year is gonna rock hardcore too. Elia, Vasara and I are living in TAYLOR! For those of you who don't know, Taylor house is fucking sweet. We have the 3 man suite. There are 2 bedrooms, a bathroom and a living room! The kitchen is right across the hall, and we don't have to be on the meal plan!! It's so fucking awsome I can't wait.

So this semester is a lost cause. I don't mean that in a bad way, I just mean I'm ready for it to be over cause summer and next year will thourghly rock. Oh, and I'm gonna be living with Mandy for senior week! that's gonna be fucking awsome too...can't wait!

Good Lord, it's ll:45 and I'm so tired. I think I'm gonna go to bed (I'm getting so old! what is this) Speaking of getting old -- Happy birthday Ryan!

night all!

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Sunday, April 03, 2005

that's it. It's official. Today was a bust. Total shit.

Sin City is highly over rated. I was so excited for it, and I honestly didn't like it. I wanted to so much, but I just didn't. Don't get me wrong, the cinematography is amazing. Stylistically it is great. Miller set out to make a comic on film, and thats exactly what he did.

However...the dialogue is, for the most part, TERRIABLE. Yes, there were some good parts, but those are lost amongst the piles of crap. The acting is HORRID. bruce willis is ok, and benicio del torro is cool, but other than that, horriable acting. There are NO redeeming female characters. Even the Amazon Warrior Prostitutes ultimatly need a man to come to their rescue. Terriable characterization of women. And the constant violence is over the top. Don't get me wrong, I'm not one who's easily squimish at violence in films, but this is just out of my legue. There are some really awsome shots of violent acts, you know, the glorious stylized type violence that we all really love. But those are lost in the constant non-stop violence. If just some of it wasn't there, then those awsome stylistic moments would really pop. But as it is, its just too much for me to really enjoy any of it.

There were some good parts, but its lost in the midst of all the crap. I'm disappointed, and I wish I didn't spend 2 hours, $6.25, and gas to go see it. Just the shitty ending to a shittastic day. the end

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Saturday, April 02, 2005

Today is really shitty...
The weather is horrid.
I broke the lens on my camera for cinema. Because of this, I didn't finish filming, and I'm not sure if I will.
Life is all around shitty right now. I just want someone to give me a hug, cause this day just sucks.

On a lighter note, the homestead party was fun last night. I always meet awsome people at homestead parties. And they always have good wine.

Tonight we're going to see Sin City. I'm excited, but seeing how this day has turned out, I wouldn't be suprised if we got lost, it was sold out, or if my car exploded on the way there. It's just been one of those days.

I've been playing around with the template for the blog again. I got haloscan, cause the comments haven't been working. So someone better leave me some love and make me feel better.

back to my regularly scheduled shitty day.

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I love homestead parties. I really do.
hahaha...good times.

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