Nobody Likes Me
The most embarrassing thing about me that I can possibly tell you is what happened on my first day of kindergarten. I don’t really remember what happened at school, only that I came home crying. My mom asked why, and, through choking breaths and a runny nose, I replied: “No <gasp> body <gasp> likes meeeeeee!” […]
Can’t Find a Job
I’ve called up everyone I know, even the ones I hate and swore I’d never work with again. I’m cruising all the usual websites, even my old alma mater’s job board (which never has anything good, despite being the oldest film school in the world). I finally resorted to a tactic I absolutely loathe. I […]
Glad That’s Over
Congratulations to Barrack Hussein Obama! Hopefully the Firefox spell checker will learn our new president’s name, soon. In local news, California passed Prop 8 but not Prop 4. I guess that means we’re in favor of unmarried promiscuity? Well, at least chickens can turn around. A friend of mine voted on the beach. Don’t you […]
Pettier Cash
A quick follow-up on Monday’s post. When I turned in my petty cash envelope to get some more money, the accountant told me not to turn in a bunch of change. I asked why, and she said the other PA gave her, like, $5 worth of quarters. She had to count all of that out. […]
What’s in a Name?
For tax reasons that I don’t really understand, studios generally create limited liability corporations for each individual film and TV show they make. Often, these LLCs are just “Stupid Michael Bay Movie, Inc.” or “Yet Another CBS Procedural, LLC.” Sometimes they’re jokey; I believe Starship Troopers was “Big Bug Productions.” Sometimes, if it’s a really […]
Election Day Bonus Post
For those of you who don’t like me talking about politics (Shawn), go ahead and skip this one. First of all, despite some reservations, I’m voting for Obama. Because Scott Adams told me to. Here in California, there are twelve ballot initiatives to vote on. (Surprisingly, not a record number.) I find Prop 8 the […]
Petty Cash
I’m balancing my petty cash today. I’m supposed to do it on Fridays, but… Well, there’s no way to finish that sentence. I just didn’t do it. Whenever I turn in my envelope, the accountants are always surprised at how little change I have. This is because, in general, I try to spend exact change. […]
Halloween
Hugo over at Polymathic Writings tagged me with a Halloween-y meme: List your top 10 selections and reasons for the selections. So, here goes, in no particular order– Halloween. Duh. Because it’s pants-shittingly terrifying. And don’t tell me it doesn’t hold up. Turn off the lights and watch it by yourself at night. I piss myself […]
Distro
One of the basic tasks of a PA is distributing paperwork that no one wants to read. (With good reason, usually; more than a few times, I’ve passed out a memo regarding the fact that the elevators in our building would be shut down… on Saturday. When no one was going to be there.) As […]
How to Impress
A friend of mine discovered I write this blog, and is now playing a rousing game of “Guess the Roman à Clef.” She hasn’t gotten them all right, so I’m glad my attempts at obscuring my identity have had some effect. Anyway, she had a tip for getting on the director’s (or anyone else’s) good […]
How to Move Up from Reality TV to Real TV
Reader Kelly writes: I love your blog, just wanted to say that. Thanks for writing it. Awwww. Well, that’s it for today! …Oh, wait, no. She also had a question: I have been working more and more in production, specifically most recently in reality. How do I get into being a P.A. in features or […]
Links in the Chain
WordPress has some neat features (much more so than Blogger or, God help us, Myspace, both of which I’ve used). My favorite, besides the chart showing me how many readers I have, is the “referrers” tool. I’m not sure how this is different than “incoming links;” if someone knows, please explain it to me. Anyway, […]