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Jan. 18th, 2003
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Jan. 18th, 2003 01:24 amSaturday, January 18, 2003
Terry Gilliam talks about the Good Omens movie at Scifi Wire http://www.scifi.com/scifiwire/art-film.html?2003-01/17/12.00.film.
Personally I don't really think the Good Omens movie is dead. I think of it as lying in a glass coffin with white lilies on its chest and with mournful dwarfs all around it, all of them waiting for a prince to ride up on a big white horse, carrying with him about sixty million dollars.
posted by Neil Gaiman 1:19 AM
I would be that prince if I could! (Or if I had that kind of money....)
Terry Gilliam talks about the Good Omens movie at Scifi Wire http://www.scifi.com/scifiwire/art-film.html?2003-01/17/12.00.film.
Personally I don't really think the Good Omens movie is dead. I think of it as lying in a glass coffin with white lilies on its chest and with mournful dwarfs all around it, all of them waiting for a prince to ride up on a big white horse, carrying with him about sixty million dollars.
posted by Neil Gaiman 1:19 AM
I would be that prince if I could! (Or if I had that kind of money....)
Some people just look ever so spiffy. I can't help but envy them. I just kinda glance over and wish to myself that I was even half tht cool. Occationally a random voice in the back of my ehad tells me tht if I had just a little self confidence I could easily pull it off. But I ignore it. Maybe I should try lsitening to it...
Though it's hard to have confidence when I'm constantly getting shouted at. Like my early shift at work today. A man starts yelling at me because all the vacuums in our building are broken. He acted like it was my fault that we had no vacuums. Excuse me, but try the stupid residents who suck up the worst things. THAT'S why your stupid daughter can't vacuum her floor.
And then just a few minutes ago, a man called asking me to get his clothes for him that he left in the lounge. I explained very politely that I wasn't allowed to leave the desk. He started trying to cajole me into getting it, but I explained again politely that it was against policy for me to hold any personal posessions behid the desk. So he starts yelling at me and demanding to know what I was going to do about his clothes. I held my temper and suggested he come pick up his clothes, I would let him in the building to do so. He starts screaming at me that he can't come pick up his stuff and that I have to go get it for him. I explained again that I couldn't. And at that point I told him there was nothing to do. He hung up on me.
Really now, what have I done to the world today to deserve everyone's wrath? *sigh*
Oh well, guess I should not worry about it. Nothing I can do. I should just focus on my readings. They're for my comm class. I completely understand that this is exactly what I need to know for what I want to do after college. But the readings make me so cynical about the news.
Then I was thinking. Maybe they do taht on purpose. Maybe it is tos tir me into trying to change how the news works when I go into the field. To prevent me from simply falling into the status quo.
Probably not, but it's a nice idea. That maybe we're being trained to actually make the world a better place. :P
Well, that's enough of a break I guess. One more reading and then I'm completely on track. Not ahead in anything, but definitely not behind. Hard work paying off for once.
Though it's hard to have confidence when I'm constantly getting shouted at. Like my early shift at work today. A man starts yelling at me because all the vacuums in our building are broken. He acted like it was my fault that we had no vacuums. Excuse me, but try the stupid residents who suck up the worst things. THAT'S why your stupid daughter can't vacuum her floor.
And then just a few minutes ago, a man called asking me to get his clothes for him that he left in the lounge. I explained very politely that I wasn't allowed to leave the desk. He started trying to cajole me into getting it, but I explained again politely that it was against policy for me to hold any personal posessions behid the desk. So he starts yelling at me and demanding to know what I was going to do about his clothes. I held my temper and suggested he come pick up his clothes, I would let him in the building to do so. He starts screaming at me that he can't come pick up his stuff and that I have to go get it for him. I explained again that I couldn't. And at that point I told him there was nothing to do. He hung up on me.
Really now, what have I done to the world today to deserve everyone's wrath? *sigh*
Oh well, guess I should not worry about it. Nothing I can do. I should just focus on my readings. They're for my comm class. I completely understand that this is exactly what I need to know for what I want to do after college. But the readings make me so cynical about the news.
Then I was thinking. Maybe they do taht on purpose. Maybe it is tos tir me into trying to change how the news works when I go into the field. To prevent me from simply falling into the status quo.
Probably not, but it's a nice idea. That maybe we're being trained to actually make the world a better place. :P
Well, that's enough of a break I guess. One more reading and then I'm completely on track. Not ahead in anything, but definitely not behind. Hard work paying off for once.
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Jan. 18th, 2003 10:57 pmFinally finished my readings! Woohoo! Right on schedule! :D
Now, what did I do today? Ah, yes. I went to work and finished all my math homework. Then Kelly, charlie, and greg came and picked me up and we all went to Thrift City. I found an amazingly ugly poofy dress that I'm going to canibalize into an amazingly ugly poofy skirt. I'll wear something on my top, with the light black cover shirt I got and I'll attempt to make myself look somewhat jrock.
Suggestions, and offers to help, would be greatly appreciated.
Afterwards, we ate king cake. And tried to decide on something interesting to do. It was finally decided to rent a movie. They got A Clockwork Orange, but I didn't know that until we got back later. Before we got back we had to pick up salsa. I stared longingly at the food that I had no money for. There were TAQUITOS!!!! *giggle*
We got back, people ordered food except me because I ahve no money, and we started watching the movie. I had to leave early in order to get to work on time. Oh well, it should be showing on campus soon. I'll go see it then.
I realized I was a pretty messed up kid, reading A Clockwork Orange at such a young age. What kind of sick freak am I?
Anyway, tomorrow I'm going to try to get up early to get to the language lab before work. I want to get my japanese assignment done and out of the way. Then I've got work, where I'm going to try to read ahead for tuesday and wednesday classes. When I finish work, I'm going out for dinner with my nonexistant money.
Yes, opening a bank account was very important, but it also meant that I have no money until my next paycheck. I took some out of my savings, but I'll ahve to put that back afterwards. Payday will not come soon enough. Not until the 31st! So I'm going to be good and careful and try not to spend my money on stupid things.
So why did I buy an outfit to go out next friday then? Cause I'm an idiot.
Oh, and does anyone own a pair of nice black gloves? I don't mean for cold weather. I mean dress gloves. Either wrist ones, or elbow ones. I'm not picky. They'd go pefect with my outfit. And I'd take good care of them and return them right away!
Monday will be entirely free so far. I might plan stuff later, but right now if all goes well all I'll ahve to do are two essays. One page essays! Good and easy! :) Hopefully I'll finish them early!
I wish I had dinner....When I get home I'll cook some pasta.
Now, what did I do today? Ah, yes. I went to work and finished all my math homework. Then Kelly, charlie, and greg came and picked me up and we all went to Thrift City. I found an amazingly ugly poofy dress that I'm going to canibalize into an amazingly ugly poofy skirt. I'll wear something on my top, with the light black cover shirt I got and I'll attempt to make myself look somewhat jrock.
Suggestions, and offers to help, would be greatly appreciated.
Afterwards, we ate king cake. And tried to decide on something interesting to do. It was finally decided to rent a movie. They got A Clockwork Orange, but I didn't know that until we got back later. Before we got back we had to pick up salsa. I stared longingly at the food that I had no money for. There were TAQUITOS!!!! *giggle*
We got back, people ordered food except me because I ahve no money, and we started watching the movie. I had to leave early in order to get to work on time. Oh well, it should be showing on campus soon. I'll go see it then.
I realized I was a pretty messed up kid, reading A Clockwork Orange at such a young age. What kind of sick freak am I?
Anyway, tomorrow I'm going to try to get up early to get to the language lab before work. I want to get my japanese assignment done and out of the way. Then I've got work, where I'm going to try to read ahead for tuesday and wednesday classes. When I finish work, I'm going out for dinner with my nonexistant money.
Yes, opening a bank account was very important, but it also meant that I have no money until my next paycheck. I took some out of my savings, but I'll ahve to put that back afterwards. Payday will not come soon enough. Not until the 31st! So I'm going to be good and careful and try not to spend my money on stupid things.
So why did I buy an outfit to go out next friday then? Cause I'm an idiot.
Oh, and does anyone own a pair of nice black gloves? I don't mean for cold weather. I mean dress gloves. Either wrist ones, or elbow ones. I'm not picky. They'd go pefect with my outfit. And I'd take good care of them and return them right away!
Monday will be entirely free so far. I might plan stuff later, but right now if all goes well all I'll ahve to do are two essays. One page essays! Good and easy! :) Hopefully I'll finish them early!
I wish I had dinner....When I get home I'll cook some pasta.