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Djoser
09-14-2007, 02:39 AM
...I can't help feeling a twinge when he spends hundreds a week on books and CD's while I'm living like a Tibetan monk and still not getting anywhere...
I can't help this little twinge at how he gets to buy everything he wants and I'm having panic attacks over my car payment...
When I was in Austin, Tx., long before I even thought of being a SCDJ, I was trying to make it doing graphics and illustration. It was tough finding work because there were 40-50,000 students, and a lot of them were art students doing shit for free. Plus Austin was such a cool city that zillions of students wanted to stay after graduating, and would work for shit pay.
Long story short, I was hurting financially the majority of the time.
So I wound up living with this rich girl who was a dance student, she could buy whatever she wanted anytime. It used to bug me sometimes, sure.
Hang in there, Yekh, you'll be alright. You have intelligence and talent, and if you persevere you will find a way to profit from it, one way or another--via film, teaching (college maybe for bucks and travel opportunity, etc.), writing, or something different.
It's been a long hard road for me financially, partly due to a serious independent streak, and choosing art as an occupation--but it feels really fucking good to finally be able to buy whatever the fuck I want, whenever I want it. You will have this someday, I promise you.
Lysondra
09-14-2007, 03:27 AM
Me too.
Mostly cuz I want to beat your boyfriend. *cough* That and you are pretty cool and stuff.
I've never heard of the "glass and bottle" method. Usually it involves a coat hanger or something.
Well for you, it comes in the form of a shot....glass.
Lysondra
09-14-2007, 03:29 AM
I have decided for the rest of my life I am -only- having sex with men over thirty.
Mmmm.... yeah.
X Evan X
09-14-2007, 03:56 AM
Now if you would just make that a memo and pass it around, everywhere, that would be great.
That is all.
-E
Budai
09-14-2007, 04:46 AM
Now if you would just make that a memo and pass it around, everywhere, that would be great.
That is all.
-E
Amen, X-E-X!
Guys over 30, we're like duct tape. Why?
Duct tape is like 'The Force'. It has a light side and a dark side, and it holds the universe together...
hannah83
09-14-2007, 05:07 AM
my head hurts. :(
Budai
09-14-2007, 05:14 AM
my head hurts. :(
Sorry, hannah83,,,
Have you tried Advil? Or some duct tape? :)
britt244
09-14-2007, 05:14 AM
i feel bad shutting my cat out of my room but its the only way i can get any sleep. she sleeps with me for a little bit and after that shes into everything. wakes me up constantly. >:( i dont need to be up til 9:30 but here i am at 8:15, awake with a headache thanks to her.
Budai
09-14-2007, 05:53 AM
Always remember that you're unique. Just like everyone else.
The_Oceans
09-14-2007, 06:36 AM
Jet lag suuuuckkksss. So I got to my parents' house after 18 hours of traveling (and after not going to bed the night before, as usual), had lunch, played with my nephew on his Wii before and after dinner, sat down to watch SportsCenter with him at 8pm anndddd....conked out on the couch. I woke up at 2:30am with our dog barking in my face. And I haven't been back to bed since. Granted, if I were back in England I'd be up right now, but still!
britt244
09-14-2007, 07:21 AM
grrrrrrr why cant i ever be running on time? i wanted to leave 5 minutes ago and here i am not dressed, still on the computer.
Jezzebelle
09-14-2007, 07:24 AM
The slushi I bought is too big, Ill never get through this
TigersMilk
09-14-2007, 08:48 AM
I had the weirdest dream last night. I woke me up and here I am. I even got to body mod myself too :)
phillyvixen
09-14-2007, 08:58 AM
I have been having the most insane dreams ever. Pregnancy is a weird thing! In my last dream me and another dominatrix were going to cane my fiance for leaving paper plates in the sink??? WTF he woke me up before i could actually beat on him.. I told him about my dream and he apologized for waking me up at the good part LOL hahaha He gets such a kick out of them, every morning he wants to know what i remember. A few nights ago I was being chased and I had to shoot someone in the neck with his Desert Eagle. Weird!!
Djoser
09-14-2007, 09:11 AM
i feel bad shutting my cat out of my room but its the only way i can get any sleep. she sleeps with me for a little bit and after that shes into everything. wakes me up constantly.
She'll grow out of that--that's kitten mode. Soon she'll be an adorable fluffy full-grown kitty who will sleep with you and won't ever want to get up unless you make her.
OK, so some cats will try waking their owners up at certain times to feed them or whatever. But I have broken every cat I have had out of that habit very quickly, lol...
Yekhefah
09-14-2007, 10:48 AM
^^^ Yeah, my cat used to come in and wake me up before sunrise every morning. I broke him of that habit in about a week by smacking him on the nose and hissing every time he did it. Now he'll sit on the bed and cuddle me quietly, and he waits for me to open my eyes before he meows.
And thanks for your post to me. :)
britt244
09-14-2007, 10:58 AM
She'll grow out of that--that's kitten mode. Soon she'll be an adorable fluffy full-grown kitty who will sleep with you and won't ever want to get up unless you make her.
OK, so some cats will try waking their owners up at certain times to feed them or whatever. But I have broken every cat I have had out of that habit very quickly, lol...
yeah, she wont be doing the feeding thing. they have dry food & water down all the time, and they get wet food at night. so she better not, haha. jasper was crying at night and i thought it had to do with me(he wont sleep with me now that we have her), now i think its because olivia is with me and not playing with him!
Callyish
09-14-2007, 12:38 PM
Seriously where the hell is my period?! Its over a week late.
And why am I gaining weight when i've been running my ass off doing a zillion 18 minute high energy shows a day(like 6 - 10 shows a day) and not even stopping to eat :(
Fuck this shit im gonna pee on a stick in the morning bah.
Chicagoeditor
09-14-2007, 02:03 PM
Yay. Someone (a Jamacian!) recommended a Jamacian place near my house. I didn't know it even existed. I'm going to try an eat there this weekend. Or sushi.
britt244
09-14-2007, 02:46 PM
i should do a quick workout before i get ready for work. but im starvinggggg and dinner is cooking (yes, COOKING!) and i just dont wanna. maybe a really short workout, haha.
Lady Jade
09-14-2007, 03:36 PM
I'm officially looking into starting my own cookie business!
LuckyOne
09-14-2007, 03:44 PM
Family has just brought home newborn Adams:
Gomez Adams: He has my father's eyes
Morticia Adams: Gomez, take those out of his mouth
:rotfl:
New nanny (referring to Gomez Adams): Isn't he a lady killer?
Gomez: Acquited.
The lines in this movie are the BEST!
snoopy
09-14-2007, 04:16 PM
I'm officially looking into starting my own cookie business!name?
sxybrat07
09-14-2007, 04:32 PM
I'm glad stupid isn't contagious.
zxcire
09-14-2007, 04:52 PM
I'm glad stupid isn't contagious.
I have doubts about this, myself...
Yekhefah
09-14-2007, 04:55 PM
I think stupid is definitely contagious.
Another day, another audition. I'm getting really tired of this and I don't want to go. I'm sleepy. I want to curl up on the couch with a good friend, some good snacks, and a good movie. But I gotta go audition and hopefully work... G-d willing, I will make the $400 I need to get caught up for the week.
Chicagoeditor
09-14-2007, 08:29 PM
Just watched the first three episodes of "Heros," season one. I never watched this show for more than a couple minutes before. It's better than I expected.
I <3 the Wendy's 99 cent menu.
miss marina
09-14-2007, 08:56 PM
me too. mm bacon cheeseburgers are so good when you have been drinking!
Lady Jade
09-14-2007, 09:11 PM
name?
No idea yet. I'll figure that out eventually.
Ugh, I fell asleep on the couch again, and now I feel all gross and icky. Now I gotta drag my sorry butt into the kitchen and bake cookies...
Chicagoeditor
09-14-2007, 09:15 PM
Now I gotta drag my sorry butt into the kitchen and bake cookies...
Before you devote your life to baked goods, know this: Cookies are a jealous mistress.
Lady Jade
09-14-2007, 09:26 PM
Before you devote your life to baked goods, know this: Cookies are a jealous mistress.
No they aren't, but I know cookies will cheer Yekh up!
Embyr
09-14-2007, 09:52 PM
i'm sick sick sick. ugh. i slept all day. and i have to be better by tomorrow to work. blahhh.
Lady Jade
09-14-2007, 10:13 PM
I'm baking gingersnaps for Yekh! ;D
Yekhefah
09-14-2007, 10:19 PM
I hate my day job. The school is not accredited, and no wonder. The kids have no discipline and no structure, and the principal is a FLAKE of the first order. She has got to be one of the most irritating people I've ever met. I still don't know when I'm supposed to get paid my big whopping $40/day, but that's not surprising, given that half my students don't know what grade they're in. The class schedule changes on a day-to-day basis, mostly according to her whims. She just spent a whole week nagging me to show Grease, even though 1) it has no educational merit, and 2) the students are age 6-13!! :banghead:
I am thoroughly exhausted by this class and I can't do my job and teach anything. The kids all talk and shout over each other, which the other teachers deal with by using a shrill whistle several times in each class period, but I have no whistle and I shouldn't need one anyway. I've tried assigning homework and teaching material which I intended to quiz them on, but students wander in and out of the class for reasons I'm not sure of, and the principal's favorite method of punishment is to pull them out of my class, so I can't really expect them to know what we covered when so many of them aren't there when we cover it. I feel like I'm just there to babysit them and show them movies for the last part of the day, and I don't want to be a babysitter.
I need to think of a way to bail on this job. Part of me hates to do that to the kids, but fuck it, they have no structure anyway. I'd rather work a good dayshift at a club I like, and have my evenings free to write, than keep wearing myself out with this babysitting gig and have to force myself to go work all night so that I have no time for my own life.
Just venting 'cause, ya know, I wanna bail. I hate this woman so much and I don't want to work for her anymore. Oh, oh, did I mention that she makes the older female students prepare and serve lunch every day? Everything that needs to be done there, she has "the girls" do it. The boys are not required to do anything at all. Grrrr.
Yekhefah
09-14-2007, 10:19 PM
But eeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!!!!!!!! I just saw the new post!!! Gingersnaps!!!! :dance:
Lady Jade
09-14-2007, 10:29 PM
But eeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!!!!!!!! I just saw the new post!!! Gingersnaps!!!! :dance:
Haha See? I knew it would cheer you up! I'm gettin' ready to put the dough in the oven. They smell awesome already!
Yekhefah
09-14-2007, 10:34 PM
I can't wait! Perhaps I will celebrate the cessation of the terrible teaching gig by spending a whole evening sipping coffee and munching gingersnaps while working on my screenplay. That sounds like heaven right now!
I suppose nothing's stopping me from just quitting. I haven't signed anything, no contracts or anything... in fact I haven't filled out any payroll information or an application, even. She's got my resume and nothing else on me. I just feel bad for the kids who already did their homework. Oh well, writing a one-page movie review won't kill them.
Lady Jade
09-14-2007, 10:38 PM
This is so odd.
I used the same recipe I've been using for ages... yet I came out with a smaller batch than normal. Usually I get 36 cookies, but I only ended up with 33. The cookies are almost exactly the same size, so I have no idea what happened.
Yekhefah
09-14-2007, 10:40 PM
You ate three of them. :D
Lady Jade
09-14-2007, 10:41 PM
Haha Nah, there's raw egg in the dough, and I am not lookin' to catch salmonella! I just have no idea how I shorted myself 3 Tbs. of cookie dough! /:O
Yekhefah
09-14-2007, 10:59 PM
Maybe something's different in the weather and the egg didn't fluff it up as much?
Lady Jade
09-14-2007, 11:01 PM
I have no idea! Maybe... would that explain why it seems to be taking longer than normal to bake them? Usually it's 8 mins... it's been 10, and they aren't even browned yet! :-\
Lady Jade
09-14-2007, 11:53 PM
Yakh's cookies are all packed and ready to ship! ;D
Yekhefah
09-15-2007, 12:29 AM
*squirm* *dance back and forth from one foot to the other*
I'm so excited!!
:dance: :dance: :dance:
I know I've said I don't get excited about sweets, but cookies are the exception. When I was working in production, it was the cookies that would get me every time I walked past craft service. I dunno what it is since I don't much care for cake or other desserts, but I effing LOVE cookies, especially soft chewy spicy ones!
Lady Jade
09-15-2007, 12:39 AM
Well, Yekh, you get to be guinea pig because I fiddled with the gingersnaps recipe again. I hope they live up to your expectations! ;D
My wife has abandoned me. I haven't talked to her in so long. Where, oh where, has my wifey gone?!
PaigeDWinter
09-15-2007, 01:32 AM
Tomorrow (well, today really) we're doing a Celebrity Look-Alike thing at the bar. I'm going as Cher. I'm having such a hard time finding something to wear LOL!
Gretchen
09-15-2007, 02:21 AM
I finally signed the lease on my first apartment by myself--no crazy roommates finally. Even better, its in a nice but affordable suburban area of LA and massive. I totally lucked out after spending a week driving around hunting. I have no furniture and almost no housewares ('cept for baking) but I'm happy.
Time for to make some cupcakes....naked!
Lady Jade
09-15-2007, 07:22 AM
Tomorrow (well, today really) we're doing a Celebrity Look-Alike thing at the bar. I'm going as Cher. I'm having such a hard time finding something to wear LOL!
How about some fishnets, a leather jacket, and strategically placed electrical tape? You could be Cher from "If I Could Turn Back Time"! :D
britt244
09-15-2007, 09:37 AM
i just found out that one of my close friends from back when i worked at hooters, her husband died in iraq. we havent talked in a while and i dont know what to say to her. :-\ its so easy not to think about stuff like that til i happens to someone you know.
i am CRAVING pizza. i even had a dream about it!!
i cant go out tonight for one of my best friend's birthdays because i have to work. well, she used to be my best friend. both of us were bad friends to each other but shes the kind of friend that we can pick up where we left off. shes like my sister, really. we can be total bitches but its still gonna turn out ok. miss marina (i think it was you) will get this haha.. we always say we're like blair & serena from gossip girl, haha! which comes on wednesday, btw, and i'm hoping she wont be mad that i didnt go out tonight and we'll still watch it together! :P