So as I was saying "yesterday", I don't know how Wheezy does it, and I am the worst BEDA blogger ever. I forget to post and I backfill and I am terrible.
It's a good thing I'm pretty sure no one reads this thing (other than myself and, apparently, Kris) because if I hadn't pointed it out in a post, no one would have noticed. Because no one reads this anyway.
"So why even do this project in the first place?" I hear no one ask in confusion.
I don't need people to read this blog to feel validated. The fact that I'm participating and writing for the sake of writing is important to me. As long as I'm doing it, I feel good about it. Whether I have readers or not.
Plus, this is an excellent place to rant.
On a bright note: I GOT MY iMAC BACK! The Time Machine backup is still loading all of my content onto the computer, and it's been at it for about 2 hours now, but it's almost done so yay! I'll get to watch TV shows and movies on the big screen again! And I'll be able to make my Taking The Tubes videos and ... WONDERFULNESS! JUST WONDERFUL!!!!
That's it. OK BYE.
Wednesday, August 11, 2010
Tuesday, August 10, 2010
BEDA Day 10: Oh Man.
I am the worst BEDA blogger ever. I just cannot do the "every day" thing. It's a good thing I didn't do VEDA because there is NO WAY that I would be able to make a video every day. I don't know how WheezyWaiter does it.
You know what, since I'm back filling this entry, I'm going to continue on the next post which will be for the current day.
BRB.
You know what, since I'm back filling this entry, I'm going to continue on the next post which will be for the current day.
BRB.
Monday, August 9, 2010
BEDA Days 7, 8 and 9
BEDA Day 7: August 7, 2010
5 hour drive up to Ottawa so that I can go to the Michael Buble concert. Worth it. Totally worth it -- though I wish I could have stayed in Ottawa longer because ...
BEDA Day 8: August 8, 2010
5 hour drive back down to Toronto after the Michael Buble concert in Ottawa. So tired. So effing tired. Fell asleep and forgot to book some days off of work that I totally meant to. Too late now, though.
BEDA Day 8: August 9, 2010
So I didn't write posts Saturday and Sunday. I was out of town and then out of it, respectively, OK?
Today the pre-orientation for my school started. It's an online program on Facebook where people can introduce themselves and have his or her questions answered about the program they're going into by students who are currently in the program.
So I wrote my little introduction thing (you had to write what you've done this summer, why you applied for the program and something interesting about yourself) and almost posted it in the wrong spot. See, the program I'm in has an Advanced Diploma program (the one I'm in) and a Grad Certificate program. I was reading people's posts from the Grad Certificate program and was like, "these people are awesome and sound pretty mature and intelligent. Look at the way they write! This is going to be great!"
Then I realized I was looking at the wrong program, so I found the right discussion board and was kind of disappointed.
Not to sound mean or anything but, people, you're going into a program that has a heavy emphasis on writing skills. If you can't capitalize an "I" when talking about yourself and your little piece is riddled with spelling errors and smilies and "haha"s and your summer apparently consisted of "partying it up" how am I supposed to take you seriously?
I'm disappointed because all I've seen so far of my future classmates is immaturity. And it's going to drive me nuts if this actually turns out to be the case when September comes.
5 hour drive up to Ottawa so that I can go to the Michael Buble concert. Worth it. Totally worth it -- though I wish I could have stayed in Ottawa longer because ...
BEDA Day 8: August 8, 2010
5 hour drive back down to Toronto after the Michael Buble concert in Ottawa. So tired. So effing tired. Fell asleep and forgot to book some days off of work that I totally meant to. Too late now, though.
BEDA Day 8: August 9, 2010
So I didn't write posts Saturday and Sunday. I was out of town and then out of it, respectively, OK?
Today the pre-orientation for my school started. It's an online program on Facebook where people can introduce themselves and have his or her questions answered about the program they're going into by students who are currently in the program.
So I wrote my little introduction thing (you had to write what you've done this summer, why you applied for the program and something interesting about yourself) and almost posted it in the wrong spot. See, the program I'm in has an Advanced Diploma program (the one I'm in) and a Grad Certificate program. I was reading people's posts from the Grad Certificate program and was like, "these people are awesome and sound pretty mature and intelligent. Look at the way they write! This is going to be great!"
Then I realized I was looking at the wrong program, so I found the right discussion board and was kind of disappointed.
Not to sound mean or anything but, people, you're going into a program that has a heavy emphasis on writing skills. If you can't capitalize an "I" when talking about yourself and your little piece is riddled with spelling errors and smilies and "haha"s and your summer apparently consisted of "partying it up" how am I supposed to take you seriously?
I'm disappointed because all I've seen so far of my future classmates is immaturity. And it's going to drive me nuts if this actually turns out to be the case when September comes.
Friday, August 6, 2010
BEDA Day 6: Dear 17 Year-Old Laura
Dear 17 Year-Old Laura,
You're 22 now, and there's a few things that I thought I should share with you since I know you're kind of freaking out about the future.
1) I know you're excited about university and becoming a filmmaker and going to film school to become one. But honestly, university film school is a waster of time. You'll go to film school anyway and it's a good experience because you'll live away from home but you'll hate all your classes except for sociology. Also: Latin is a waste of time and money. You'll fail it. When you get depressed with how unhappy you are at university, you'll apply to colleges and you'll switch into an awesome program that you'll love. Just remember to keep in touch with your university friends. They're kind of awesome.
2) You really don't need a boyfriend as badly as you think you do.
3) I know you're still mad at your ex-bestfriend Tallie, but that WILL pass in time. You'll add her as a Facebook friend when she requests it, but you won't actually remain friends. But that's OK. It turns out that she wasn't your type of person anyway. She was only slowing your awesome down.
4) I know you were disappointed with the Canadian Idol auditions, but don't be. You're actually a pretty good singer. Keep writing songs and playing the guitar. You get better at it.
5) You will never stop loving Harry Potter. You're obsessed right now, but it will wane a little bit. You'll stop being obsessed with the idea of going to England. Instead you'll want to live in New York City after you and The Sister go on holidays there for 4 days. You'll also really want to go to San Francisco, since Pixar's campus is in the bay area.
6) You're really going to want to work for Pixar. It's going to become your life goal.
I know things are confusing right now, and you're scared about university and stuff but don't be. You're awesome. I know you forget sometimes, but you'll realize it later on.
Sincerely,
22-Year-Old Laura
You're 22 now, and there's a few things that I thought I should share with you since I know you're kind of freaking out about the future.
1) I know you're excited about university and becoming a filmmaker and going to film school to become one. But honestly, university film school is a waster of time. You'll go to film school anyway and it's a good experience because you'll live away from home but you'll hate all your classes except for sociology. Also: Latin is a waste of time and money. You'll fail it. When you get depressed with how unhappy you are at university, you'll apply to colleges and you'll switch into an awesome program that you'll love. Just remember to keep in touch with your university friends. They're kind of awesome.
2) You really don't need a boyfriend as badly as you think you do.
3) I know you're still mad at your ex-bestfriend Tallie, but that WILL pass in time. You'll add her as a Facebook friend when she requests it, but you won't actually remain friends. But that's OK. It turns out that she wasn't your type of person anyway. She was only slowing your awesome down.
4) I know you were disappointed with the Canadian Idol auditions, but don't be. You're actually a pretty good singer. Keep writing songs and playing the guitar. You get better at it.
5) You will never stop loving Harry Potter. You're obsessed right now, but it will wane a little bit. You'll stop being obsessed with the idea of going to England. Instead you'll want to live in New York City after you and The Sister go on holidays there for 4 days. You'll also really want to go to San Francisco, since Pixar's campus is in the bay area.
6) You're really going to want to work for Pixar. It's going to become your life goal.
I know things are confusing right now, and you're scared about university and stuff but don't be. You're awesome. I know you forget sometimes, but you'll realize it later on.
Sincerely,
22-Year-Old Laura
BEDA Day 5: RIP Theater 1 Projector
So today at work, some guys from the projection company that fixes and installs our projectors were in, installing a new digital projector at theater 1.
This makes me sad.
First of all, the projector for theater 1 has always been my favorite. It's never caused problems for me with sound and it was always consistent when threading. It was easy to get the sound loop the right size (ooooh...technical jargon...mmm...). So anyway, I'm sad that we got rid of MY FAVORITE PROJECTOR in order to replace it with a digital projector.
Secondly, I don't like digital projectors because they make my job function basically useless and I kind of like my job. What's the point of having a projectionist if you have all digital projectors that need very little maintenance and starts on its own? Answer: there isn't a point.
Third: I like 35mm. I like watching film. I like the scratches and the dust flecks and the imperfections. People are so obsessed with perfect clarity of picture these days, and I could really care less. Buy this new HD TV! And this BluRay player! It's so sharp, you'll be able to see every single hair on Jessica Alba's face! Who knew she had a mustache!?
Side note: I'm sure Jessica Alba doesn't actually have a mustache. She was just the first person I thought of.
Anyway, I have a deep appreciate for 35mm. Especially since my favorite part of my job (as a projectionist, in case you haven't figured that out) is making up the new films. They come in these canisters and the movie is sectioned off onto 5-6 reels (or 10, if you're Avatar), see, and I need to tape all the reels together in the right order and I add the commercials and trailers too. I feel important when I do that. And it's kind of fun.
Finally, I don't like 3D and that's pretty much why digital projectors exist. So that movie companies can make shitty movies like Step Up 3D and make more money off of it because theaters charge a premium for 3D movies. Also: I get headaches from 3D. It's hard for my eyes to follow.
So that was my little rant.
Now, let's pretend that I got this post up in time. I wrote it when was still Thursday. THAT COUNTS! THAT COUNTS!
Good night, minions.
This makes me sad.
First of all, the projector for theater 1 has always been my favorite. It's never caused problems for me with sound and it was always consistent when threading. It was easy to get the sound loop the right size (ooooh...technical jargon...mmm...). So anyway, I'm sad that we got rid of MY FAVORITE PROJECTOR in order to replace it with a digital projector.
Secondly, I don't like digital projectors because they make my job function basically useless and I kind of like my job. What's the point of having a projectionist if you have all digital projectors that need very little maintenance and starts on its own? Answer: there isn't a point.
Third: I like 35mm. I like watching film. I like the scratches and the dust flecks and the imperfections. People are so obsessed with perfect clarity of picture these days, and I could really care less. Buy this new HD TV! And this BluRay player! It's so sharp, you'll be able to see every single hair on Jessica Alba's face! Who knew she had a mustache!?
Side note: I'm sure Jessica Alba doesn't actually have a mustache. She was just the first person I thought of.
Anyway, I have a deep appreciate for 35mm. Especially since my favorite part of my job (as a projectionist, in case you haven't figured that out) is making up the new films. They come in these canisters and the movie is sectioned off onto 5-6 reels (or 10, if you're Avatar), see, and I need to tape all the reels together in the right order and I add the commercials and trailers too. I feel important when I do that. And it's kind of fun.
Finally, I don't like 3D and that's pretty much why digital projectors exist. So that movie companies can make shitty movies like Step Up 3D and make more money off of it because theaters charge a premium for 3D movies. Also: I get headaches from 3D. It's hard for my eyes to follow.
So that was my little rant.
Now, let's pretend that I got this post up in time. I wrote it when was still Thursday. THAT COUNTS! THAT COUNTS!
Good night, minions.
Wednesday, August 4, 2010
BEDA Day 4: Things I Need to Do
Today:
- Call landlords to set up apartment viewings
- Go to work to help clean for walk-through
- Update resume
- Go to work - walk-through today!
- Watch Charlie St. Cloud with The Sister (lolZefrongiggle)
- Go to Ottawa to see Michael Bublé perform (*fangirl giggle*)
- Clean desk
- Settle on an apartment
- Send out resumes to get a part-time job
- Apply for work/study
- Graduate from college (again)
- Work for Pixar Animation Studios
- Win lottery
- Clean closet
Tuesday, August 3, 2010
BEDA Day 3: This post will make me look like a creeper
There are a couple of thoughts that I wish to convey to you, my dear minions. The first of which is this:
I miss my desktop SO EFFING MUCH. I mean, I'm lucky that I have a laptop that I can use in the mean time, but this thing is just so slow and it doesn't have my music on it or any of the programs that I use on a daily basis other than Firefox. For example, when I went to write this blog post, I needed to Photoshop something. I have Photoshop Elements on this computer, not CS4. I know. I know. I took a digital media course in school. PS Elements isn't REAL Photoshop and is pretty much a piece of shit. But it's all I have on here, OK?
I tried. I really did. And it just did not turn out well (please see statement about Elements being shit). Also: I can't write using a trackpad. It's just too hard.
Second thought (and this is really what this post is about. And also the reason I needed to use Photoshop today):
When I saw this after "liking" it on Facebook, that was my instant thought. "Laura likes Darren Criss". Wow. UNDERSTATEMENT.
It's more along the lines of "Laura loves Darren Criss A LOT."
He's my favorite musician right now. More so than Michael Buble (and that IS saying something, because I love Michael Buble).
His new EP, entitled "Human" (available on iTunes!) just gets me right here *points to heart* and here *points to stomach*.
Let me explain the stomach thing.
I've often said after watching a good movie or reading a good book or listening to a good album that I feel "full" afterwards. For me, it's like eating a good meal, and I just feel wonderful after experiencing it. That's how I feel with Darren's music. I feel like I just ate my most favorite food in the world and I don't even feel bloated afterwards. Does that make any sense? God, I hope so. Actually, I'm pretty sure it just sounds weird. Whatever. I hope you know what I mean.
My favorite track is the title track, "Human". I love its self-depreciating wit, honesty and realism. It's one of those songs where I listen to the lyrics and I know what he's saying and I know what he's feeling because I've felt that way too.
If you like acoustic soul-folk, you'll like Darren. And you should probably check him out.
Another thing: did I mention that he plays Harry in the immensely popular A Very Potter Musical, available on YouTube? No? Well, that, too, should give you some indication as to why I love him so much.
Have a good day, minions.
- Laura
I miss my desktop SO EFFING MUCH. I mean, I'm lucky that I have a laptop that I can use in the mean time, but this thing is just so slow and it doesn't have my music on it or any of the programs that I use on a daily basis other than Firefox. For example, when I went to write this blog post, I needed to Photoshop something. I have Photoshop Elements on this computer, not CS4. I know. I know. I took a digital media course in school. PS Elements isn't REAL Photoshop and is pretty much a piece of shit. But it's all I have on here, OK?
I tried. I really did. And it just did not turn out well (please see statement about Elements being shit). Also: I can't write using a trackpad. It's just too hard.
Second thought (and this is really what this post is about. And also the reason I needed to use Photoshop today):
When I saw this after "liking" it on Facebook, that was my instant thought. "Laura likes Darren Criss". Wow. UNDERSTATEMENT.It's more along the lines of "Laura loves Darren Criss A LOT."
He's my favorite musician right now. More so than Michael Buble (and that IS saying something, because I love Michael Buble).
His new EP, entitled "Human" (available on iTunes!) just gets me right here *points to heart* and here *points to stomach*.
Let me explain the stomach thing.
I've often said after watching a good movie or reading a good book or listening to a good album that I feel "full" afterwards. For me, it's like eating a good meal, and I just feel wonderful after experiencing it. That's how I feel with Darren's music. I feel like I just ate my most favorite food in the world and I don't even feel bloated afterwards. Does that make any sense? God, I hope so. Actually, I'm pretty sure it just sounds weird. Whatever. I hope you know what I mean.
My favorite track is the title track, "Human". I love its self-depreciating wit, honesty and realism. It's one of those songs where I listen to the lyrics and I know what he's saying and I know what he's feeling because I've felt that way too.
If you like acoustic soul-folk, you'll like Darren. And you should probably check him out.
Another thing: did I mention that he plays Harry in the immensely popular A Very Potter Musical, available on YouTube? No? Well, that, too, should give you some indication as to why I love him so much.
Have a good day, minions.
- Laura
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