thursday, october 31, 2002

not much to say- actually there is but i promised myself to go to bed. not one more 6 am night!! :P
highlights of thoughts:
my family back home bought a new car, a bug- for neat!
i get to visit my grandmother in a month because she invited me to fly out to the eastern sea board her treat
people on the streets are strange i caught the fastest glimpse of a man crying wearing a hood and two old men singing the mickey mouse club theme song today. beautiful in a way.
in other news, i reached a new level of nerdom today. went to the library and worked, for 4 or so hours- while listening to mozart! in one of those little cubby holes.
oh yes, i did say mozart. need mental help. crush getting no better.
wait till you see what i update eip with tomorrow then you will really think i need mental help! hee hee!
ok, now bed though- now bed.

suddenly i was @ 02:18 am

wednesday, october 30, 2002

queen of the night. how apt a piece for someone listening at 5am. well, this shall be a short entry, nothing much to say. today was a black hole of a day. i did ABSOLUTELY nothing. my biggest action was changing my computer desktop (not an easy task i assure you.) we've gone from compleatly lotr to compleatly amadeus. amadeus wallpaper, icons- tom hulce's laugh as my alert noise (though i miss gollum's "my preciousssssss" ;_;). all right baby.
yes. i have randomly formed this huge crush on mozart as of late. i know it's sad and pathetic, but it's true. i'm even listening to him right now. i had to fight urges to watch amadeus for the third time! <-- in three days.
sweet god.


quote from mozart:
"neither a lofty degree of intelligence nor imagination nor both together go to the making of genius. love, love, love, that is the soul of genius."


come on, how can such a statement not make you want to swoon?

suddenly i was @ 05:49 am

sunday, october 27, 2002

weeeeee! it's nearly seven am and i still haven't gone to bed yet! wee! but, pysch. essays are done, and i am nearly finished animating for the day- ohohoh! and i have had my junior mints.
i'm watching this monster movie (curse of the werewolf) and this woman has the biggest casabah mellons i have ever seen in my life. good lord.
i am,
so shutting up now.
:P


update: woman is supposedly supposed to be pregnant. whatever. i think it's the wolfman's baby. i can't prove anything but the woman and the crazy stranger (who so obviously is the wolfman) had a bit of a scuffle in the castle prison which i cannot account for.
did i mention this movie takes place in mexico?
sigh, you know, sometimes i like to pretend i'm smart and watch great films, but deep inside i really just like bad horror movies. we all know it.
yes! it is the wolfman's baby! the little guy just turned into a wolf. yes. i totally saw this coming.
did i tell you what else? i'm reading "the godfather" go mike corleone!
wow. i am so exhausted.

why does everyone in this movie's mexico speak with an english accent?


update part duex.
ok, now that i am nearly unconscious and the sun rising, i have finished my animation quota! weeness.
everytime i think i have this movie figured it takes a new turn. it started with a stranger guy roaming into town, somehow he ended up performing for the king, who bought the stranger guy for the queen, then the stranger guy was thrown into prison where he befriended the guard's daughter. flashforward. guard dies, daughter gorgeous, stranger guy very old and hairy, king crazy, queen dead. king chases daughter into prison. in prison stranger guy (who is in fact, wolfman) pillages daughter. daughter pregnant. daughter adopted by woodland couple. baby born, daughter dies. flashforward. baby is a boy and it is evident he is an evil wolf child. woodland couple decides to love him anyhow. flashforward. boy man now and striking out on his own. he is currently falling in love with a girl who looks like natalie wood in west side story. go figure.
what WILL happen next?
that's what i'd like to know.

suddenly i was @ 05:30 am

i'm drowning! so much work
2 hong kong cinema essays
5 physcology essays and a test next week
1 science paper and project
1 screenwriting assignment
plus 20 animation drawings a day, a rehaul on story board assignment, plus a whole new story segment! gah! AAAH!
i was so upset when no one wrote me, now everyone has and i haven't had the time to write them- i stay up until 5 am every night... sniff. please bear with me darlings as i make my way through midterms. all i want to do is write a letter!
sniff.
i still haven't written down my cool story here yet either... meh. later.
must get back to animation.


p.s. want jr. mints. 4 am and i want junior mints.

suddenly i was @ 02:55 am

saturday, october 26, 2002

my day began today when i woke up at 5.30 am (after going to bed at 3.48 am) to go buy tickets to the broadway show "the lion king." a few days ago my roommate and i inadventently found out lk was coming to town, and more over tickets were going on sale friday morning at 6am. we only live two blocks away and after much "i wish i could..." talk- we decided to bite the bullet and try to get seats!
by 5.50, we were out walking along the sidewalk to the box office. it was raining. i only had a sweatshirt and was cold- but i figured we weren't going to be outside for long.
ho ho ho.
we approached the theatre. we saw news cameras all around the doors and a great cluster of people, "what's going on?" my roommate asked. i shook my head. then we saw it. the line. the line for tickets- before six am, when they actually went on sale, extended around two blocks! i nearly fainted as we meandered to the end of the line.
the linewait, true, was cold and wet, but also very fun. my roommate and i told eachother stories, we sang songs and so many companies were giving out free things- as the morning progressed, we were given donuts, bagels, water- quality stuff too.
our only worry, as the line crept along, was class. we had class at 9 am. we kept thinking, surely, we will be through the line by 9. three hours wait time? no way. but as it got closer to the hour, we began to make alternate plans- "at 8.45 one of us runs and tells our teacher we'll be late" "at 9 we run-" but we were so close to the door at that point we didn't want to leave, so we stayed. by 9.30 am the oldies station set up camp, played music top volume (which i was merrily singing along to) and gave out free tshirts. "i'm a believer" bouncing of sunny cold windows of skyscrapers.
it was also about that time we witnessed a car accident. a man in a car tried to open his door into on-coming traffic, a mail truck didn't see him- crash! no one was hurt, but the car door was ruined.
eventually we made it inside the theatre (bliss!) and bought out tickets, which turned out to be fairly decent seats. the tickets are for may 7th. can you believe it? so far away.
on our way out we got a free lion king shirt for waiting. after leaving the theatre, we were milling about the enterance for a moment when a woman started to have a seizure.
it was very stange. i think it was a seizure, her eyes were rolling up inside her head. everyone began rushing out to help, so we stepped aside and left for class.
strange. if you stand in one area just long enough- you can see just about anything. early morning rain, sun rises, accidents, seizures- eventful.
we finally made it to class by 10.30- a mere hour and a half late ^^" but it was fine. we presented our storyboards, had crit, went to lunch PASSED out in the longue, went back to class, more crit then we watched out teacher's daughters' film "terror theatre." the girls are 8-12 i think. really funny.
then i went grocery shopping and had work, work, work to do. by seven pm we were both home and deadly tired. finally we both fell asleep, me on the floor, deeply for a few hours.
when i woke up i was delighted watch the godfather II. i don't know what my problem is- but i am really into the godfather right now.
luckily however, roommate has caught gf fever, and we have decided to have an honorary godfather night.
yes.

suddenly i was @ 04:30 am

wednesday, october 23, 2002

walking home for lunch
cars whipping through watered streets
there's a man yelling on the corner
jack hammer in cement
dust
smells like a sewer
belafonte in my ear
and the wine is fine anytime of year
men holding up a broken parking barrier
tourist girls laugh
a man is selling the paper

my walk home today at lunch. wee hoo. i have the coolest story to tell you guys later... ^^
but for now- animation. yes.
we shall succeed!

suddenly i was @ 12:47 pm

saturday, october 19, 2002

oh my god- i just went through the biggest black hole of my life yesterday.
6.30 pm, i get home decide to retype writing assignment for class
6.45 pm, discover ms word program is randomly diseased and that every other file saved using ms word, contains a small virus.
7.30 pm, inadvertently delete half of needed homework files
7.31pm-2.30am delete all word applications and files from computer, then decide to go hog wild and delete all MICROSOFT files as well, without thinking "gee weeds, MICROSOFT internet explorer" soon find upon mass file deletage, many things do not work. panic. back up everything. discover cannot access net favourites list. panic. try to start all over by restoring everything to factory settings, willing to delete entire harddrive and begin again, but cd will not recognize my harddrive as harddrive and claims i have none. will not even let me rename harddrive. decide to fileshare all "microsoft" extensions from roommate's computer to mine using intricate process of writing names and location on paper and moving files accordingly. transfer files, computers freeze, organize. things work again! even faves are saved! hooray! run virus scan, viruses gone! yaay! realize harddrive still not recognized as hard drive. will call experts tomorrow.

also have horrifying realization sent friend an ms word file five days ago. a VIRAL FILE. like a dormant carrier i have unwittingly infected those i love and am convinced have given her computer virus inadvertantly as i have not heard from her in days.

which means nothing really, as i have heard from no one email wise in over a week. have decided i do not like anyone anymore.

things i did not compleat due to computer crisis:
animation
storyboarding
rewrite paper
photoshop assignment
dinner
shower

time gone to bed
5.15 am.

on a more happy black hole note. my storyboarding class was also a void. went to class. talked to 10.30, someone mentions they forgot to bring something for their crit and wants to go retrieve it. teacher thinks, i coach- "why don't we go on break while he gets it?" teacher- "all right." break. back. talk to 11.30 teacher-"ah, the 30 minute stretch i never know what to do with this time." me-"can we go to an early lunch?" teacher-"all right"
back from lunch. 1 pm. talk. 2 pm watch Monsters Inc for rest of class. 3.50, get out of class early. Progress made on assignment: none.
what was the point of yesterday?

suddenly i was @ 02:56 pm

tuesday, october 15, 2002

ok, before anything else happens, i am going to share this story with you. i have been holding it since last thursday, and it is really becoming a thorn in my side. :P
my interesting story started in my animation, wherein i am the outcast, circa one week ago.
i was pencil testing and i could hear this girl behind me say, "does anyone know anything about birds?" i wasn't really paying attention, and thought the comment was going to lead to some sort of "because i'm animating this one flying..." but then she muttered something about about picking up a bird. i turned around in my chair and saw her holding a bagel box. i looked suprised, "do you have a bird in there?" i asked. she answered yes.
i peeked in the box, inside was the tiniest, sweetest little bird. only the size of a finch or so- with a funny, thin, dark curved beak and speckled feathers like those of a sparrow.
"what's wrong with him?" i asked, trying to figure out what kind of bird he was.
"i think his leg is broken" the girl said. she explained how he had been hobbling about in the street when she caught him.
my teacher came in and we all talked about there being a bird op place down the street.
the girl said she would take him, but first he needed water- but just as she was about the close the box's lid- flee!
the bird escaped and was flying about the room. everyone was watching and waiting for him to land, when he did people would try to grab him, but he would up and fly away again.
he began to droop as he tired, my teacher was afraid he'd give himself a heart attack from overexertion- just then he landed in the chalkholder of the chalk board- and guess who was able to pick up the little bird?
that's right!
mee!
i love little birds. he was so sweet.
anyhow, afterword i was trembling from the excitement. i hoped no one would notice... wait- no one would because i am the class outcast. that's right. though, for but a moment i was part of the community as i was applauded for grabbing the bird.
so! that was my exciting class day. i have been holding that story forever. last thursday was a good day- after class i tutored (i teach a lady how to work a computer)- it was fun. then i met with my old roommate and my other friend and we zipped off to chinatown to have dinner at this ABsolutely fabulous restaraunt called joyees. so delicious, i had pineapple fried rice and a banana drink! mmm.
after dinner, we came to the back to my place and started the "installation party" wherein i updated our OS programs and then installed the newest version of photoshop- photoshop 7- on all of our computers.
ps7 is great. i already went insane and d/led 10 new brushsets. anyhow, have to go exercise or something now. talk later- if anyone cares.
weeee!

suddenly i was @ 07:26 pm

thursday, october 10, 2002

today was john lennon's birthday! and by "today" you know i mean yesterday, for, of course it is after midnight- as always! i'm cleaning off my computer as we speak in preparation of installing a new OS program on dear old paul ferris the ruby imac.
pat pat computer.
i'm upping my OSes so i can install (sparkle) photoshop seven. weehoo!
i am so excited for tomorrow. not only am i going to be to allowed to indulge in my absolute nerdness by installing the newest version of my favourite program, i also get to be social and go out to dinner with my old roommate afterword! <-- we're having an installation party.
hooray, hooray.
god it's so late. time escapes me on wednesdays. i have my film writing class which goes from 6-9 pm, and it compleatly throws me off. i got home today and was too hyper to work, so i went and rode a stationary bike for 30 minutes, then i typed up an assignment, ate dinner- and by then it was already midnight!
jeez!
this girl also visited my room. she was talking about how she went to paris for the weekend. my roommate and i were quite floored, as- really! who takes weekend trips to paris in the middle of the school semester?
but i guess her mother is some famous fashion designer or something. she had a show there so she flew her daughter out to see.
i wish someone would fly me to paris!
sigh.

suddenly i was @ 02:12 am

tuesday, october 8, 2002

i went on an adventure to korea town today. bought me some kimchi.
mmmmmmmmmmm... fermented cabbage...

though, not certain why it is called korea town as it also plays host to serval arabic and mexican establishments. maybe it's really multicultural town.
speaking of towns- i'm listing to the halloween town song from "nightmare before christmas."

...

ok. i need to go to bed now. :P
night!

suddenly i was @ 01:00 am

monday, october 7, 2002

hi hi hi droogies, guess what i viddied last night? none other than the revered "clockwork orange" by stanley kubrick, my brothers. real horrorshow it was, though a bit disburbing what with all the ultraviolence and the old in-out in-out. but the malchick who played alex was suberb.
yes, i am now no longer the only person in the whole wide world who has read the book, but never seen the film. ^^ clockwork was playing downstairs, and as a student i got in free. it was fab.
of course tonight was sunday night movie night- tonight's selections were "the little mermaid" and "some like it hot." great stuff- though watching "little mermaid" on the 8 ft media centre screen was a little embarrassing everytime someone walked by- alas. i mean, we couldn't sing along with everyone watching!

oh and just in case anyone thinks, "what is this lse? always watching films- never working?" i assure you every moment outside these watchings were spent working. :p i have... no life.
hoo wee!
oh yes, before i forget- a plug for sephi, because she gave me one. ^_^

quote:
"i'm a man."
"well, nobody's perfect."

suddenly i was @ 02:24 am

saturday, october 5, 2002

welp welp. what a day. big rain, very tired- strange stomach pains.
yesterday as was predicted, was really boring. spent about six hours testing animation. true, i brought it on myself for not pencil testing for five weeks- but such does not lessen the inate boredom of the task. it was really strange. there's this girl in my class who drives me nuts. normally i sit nowhere near her, but as things were with me penciling testing, i had to sit right by her because the tester camera is behind her seat.
the day started off with her looking behind my shoulder then lamenting out loud to the class "why do the OLD animators have it all together?"
now i don't exactly know what she meant by this. true, i am physically probably a few months older than her, and true i am an advanced (already taken the top course offered) student who was forced to take the intermediate level again (though it's like an independent study) because scheduling people forgot to plan an advanced animation class for fall semester. but really- old?
then later, she pulled out a tiny portable radio. i looked at it an noticed i had one exactly like it (different colour actually) which i bought for 6 bucks at radio shack.
me: hey! radio shack- i got the blue one.
girl: target actually. sorry.
i turned around back to my work-
me: oh- ok.
girl (fake cough covering up word): nerd! ahem. sorry i guess i didin't mean that.
i just sat there. did she just... call me a name in a cough? what an idiot! what a joke! what did i ever do?
see if i ever speak to anyone in the class again. i will just be the OLD animator who sits in the corner and works silently then.
i had storyboarding class today, however. much more pleasant. love all peers in class. i have decided to adapt bob dylan's song "tangled up in blue" for my final.
translating songs to a storyboard medium can be amatuerish, but if done well- it doesn't matter, it will hold its own. i think i can do it well. the song itself is so wonderful.
also- on a semi disturbing side note:
i brought in a cd jewel case with "blood on the tracks" (<-- the "tangled up in blue" cd) in it along with several other cds for my listening pleasure- including the lotr soundtrack.
i had such fun listening to it with my roommate and found it to be good work music i brought it to class.
my teacher saw it and said- oh, you don't mind if i play this? *cd is spirited away*
suddenly i was there and my whole class was listening to my cd.
oh no! if this keeps up my horrible secret will be known by all! ;_;

suddenly i was @ 04:02 am

thursday, october 3, 2002

oh my god! am i actually listening to the lord of the rings soundtrack with someone else in the room- and not by my own volition, under the request of that same someone else?
i ♥ my roommate. ^^
well today (meaning yesterday of course!) was job interview day. even took a day off of animating to go do so. went well i think. i went to the museum, was ushered to secret hr headquarters, met with interviewer.
things were going swimmingly: i was congenial, made eye contact, made interviewer laugh and told several warm fuzzy stories of past job experiences- but then of course the bomb.

me:well, i might as well just mention, though it pains me- i will be gone during the holidays, december through january.
guy: might as well get it out in the open, eh?
me: everyone says to lie, but i can't! i rather just say so, i mean, what if i wanted to use you as a referrence?

talk about me blowing whole job opportunity with one sentence.
still-
hoping this conversation proves what a truthful honest person i am.
hoping am hired on basis of honesty and scintillating personality which clearly shines through despite wild humidity induced hair which is sticking up in all sorts of imaginative ways thanks to lake wind outside.
whaaaaaaaaatever.
we'll see.
ooh! then tonight in my writing for film class i got to read my dialogue. i really wanted to be chosen to read, i don't know why, but i did. i was so happy when my name was called. though, much to my horror, when i got my paper back to read i realized it was my rough draft! AAAAH! how embarassing. i had turned in a rough copy rather than my final draft. still, the teacher liked it even though it seemed to show my inability to tell the difference between the words "on" "in" and "it." sigh. this is the second time this has happened. i really have to watch what i print.
really sir! i can spell that word! :P
but hooray! got to read my work aloud!
bleh. got to get to bed, have long boring day ahead of me. pencil testing 5 weeks worth of animation.
joy.

p.s. hey! last entry got a comment. ;_; weep! thank you so much! such things make my day- er, night... er- very early morning. thank you sephi! ^^

suddenly i was @ 01:36 am

tuesday, october 1, 2002

sigh. too sad. my e-life has all but died. i mean, i never had much of a real life, but this was counteracted by the fact i always had my e-outlets to fill any voids.
normally, in past moments of boredom, i would have plenty of email letters to write or forum threads to check up on- but now? ha! i'm lucky if i get two new emails in a week and the forum i enjoy is being scoured.
i never get to talk to my internet friends, not to mention my flesh and blood ones. i'm just feeling a bit lonely. i miss chatting with people. i miss letters. i dislike waiting 3 weeks for a reply to a short question. sigh.
thank god for roommate who will sing "part of your world" from "the little mermaid" with me.
actually, with flesh and blood friends, things are all right. now just have to make special efforts to see them. absence does make the heart grow fonder.
so, anyhow. i feel the internet really has nothing to offer me right now.

well, except the ttt trailer! i found a nicer qt link and posted it on eip. i think gollum looks really creepily adorable. i'm a big gollum fan, i love him. i'm very excited to see him in the next film. he's looks so different from what i imagined, i can't wait to see how he is protrayed. he almost looks like a starving child in the trailer.
thought: i wonder if there'll be gollum action figures?

suddenly i was @ 12:47 am

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