Family Circus on the Financial Crisis
I don’t normally post on Sundays, but this definitely warrants an exception: When our current economic condition starts affecting the Family Circus, you know we’re in trouble.
Oh, Goody! My First Reader Question!
Reader Brian sent me a question, proving once again that “expertise” is a meaningless concept on the internet. I really enjoy your blog — thanks for all the info and frequent posting. That’s not actually part of the question. It just made me feel good. I just applied for a PA position at a network […]
My Last Political Post, I Swear!
This week, anyway. John Rogers has posted a clarification about the whole “self-pitying self-indulgent narcissist” thing. He didn’t mean for it to apply to all conservatives who feel bullied around town. Fair enough. I think he was referring to me to me when he wrote, “There was one commenter who noted that in some jobs, […]
Hollywood Conservatism
I should amend yesterday’s post. I made Hollywood’s liberalism seem monolithic, when that’s not completely true. I worked at a video production company where all the top people were conservative. They went to church. They had four or five kids each. They were married to the same person for decades. It was bizarre. The staff […]
I’m a Self-Pitying, Self-Indulgent Narcissist With My Head So Far Up My Ass That I Equate “Occasional Discomfort During Cocktail Party Conversations” With “Being on the Fucking Blacklist.”
Allow me to explain. There’s an article from the Hollywood Reporter making its way around the blogosphere, “Republicans in biz feel stifled, bullied.” (Their headlines are so creative.) Now, I don’t generally talk about politics, because that’s not what this blog is about. (Unlike John Rogers, who, in the last two months, has posted maybe […]
Updating IMDb
I’m trying to update my IMDb page because, even though everyone knows it’s totally inaccurate and completely unreliable, everybody uses it. It’s weird, I know. Updating is a pain in the ass. They expect you to update your TV credits episode-by-episode. That’s just bad web design. I’ve worked on more than sixty episodes of television […]
Job Search Update
Apparently, the Craig’s List ad I referred to in my last post has already been flagged. I’d like to think one of my readers took it upon themselves to mark it inappropriate. Yup, just doin’ my part to clean up Craig’s List. On a side note: while searching for other inappropriate ads to make fun […]
Job Search
I’m on a job hunt right now, much sooner than I’d expected. While perusing Craig’s List, I came across this ad. After the usual rigmarole about being diligent and hard working, the ad ends thusly: Please send a RESUME (with contact info)and a PHOTO. Wow. I like how he staunchly avoids using the feminine pronoun, […]
How to Get Your Script Read By Someone Other Than Your Mom
Okay, more detail may be required than that last post. Here’s what DJ actually asked: Can you describe how the process went with the writer reading your script? Did you ask or did he offer? How well did you know him? How long did it take for him to get back to you? Did he […]
Reading
DJ asks how I got a producer to read my script. I asked.
Sociopathy
Another part of Robert’s comment stuck in my head: The director is obviously doing what makes him happy…putting down caring souls such as yourself. I think this is a mistake people frequently make. Putting me down doesn’t make him happy. For that to make him happy, he’d have to care what I think. But he […]
If It Makes You Ha-ppyyyyy…
Robert commented on last Thursday’s post, but for some reason, WordPress thought it was spam. Strange, but whatever; it’s available to read, now. Go ahead and take a look. Robert gives us a lovely sentiment (in all caps, to emphasize his point), “DO WHAT MAKES YOU HAPPY.” I wish I could. I wish I was […]