I was morally offended by X3 and I suggest you download it illegally so that Fox makes no money off of it.
Bring back Singer.
Sunday, May 28, 2006
Sunday, May 07, 2006
New York is AWESOME!
Summer's Review: 5 Stars! The people are SO NICE, Manhattan is BEAUTIFUL, there's never a dull moment (ALWAYS something to do), there's SO MUCH VARIETY IN EVERYTHING, and honestly- even though New York has a bad rep for being dangerous, I feel safer here than I do in Miami and LA combined. There are always people around, everywhere. The lights are always on (which necessarily might not be a good thing, but for me it was pretty magical). The scenery is, well, STUNNING. And there isn't just one type of it, either- YOU CAN FIND EVERYTHING IN NEW YORK. The ocean, the park, downtown... almost every type of scenery you can think of. THE FOOD IS GREAT (and no one can match the abundance of it).
The only thing I can say that might deter anyone from going is: prepare to walk. Hard. Do not bring shoes you wouldn't find comfortable after 2 hours of being on your feet.
Ok... before anyone asks "Where are the pictures?" I just want you to know that I am still presently IN New York and am waiting an hour til 4AM when I have to take the cab to Laguardia for my flight home. I could sleep, but I'll be doing enough of that on the plane and I need to use my time wisely since my schedule for the upcoming week is pretty insane, so I decided to write. FYI:
Monday (today)
3PM Arrive in LA
3:30PM Drive to work
1AM Finish work, go home.
Tuesday, Wednesday, AND Thursday
8AM Wake up, get ready for internship
9AM Drive to internship
10AM-3PM Internship
3PM-MIDNIGHT Work
Friday
6:30AM Wake up, get ready for work
7AM Drive to work
5PM Finish work, drive to airport
6:50PM Take flight to next trip
Pretty rough, huh? *sigh* The lazy girl inside me is crying. That's why I decided that I should tell you a little about my New York trip now (since it's still fresh in my mind anyway) and LATER, when I get back from my trip next weekend, continue the story and post some pictures.
Actually, I think I'll only be able to tell you about my first day for now.
Ready? Set- GO.
Thursday
Flight to Phoenix:
-Sit between ambiguous Brooklinite Mark with a sensitive side and Anthropolitic Scientist/Catholic Dave on a mission to prove the world is not 6,000 yrs old.
-Mark tells me I will love East Village. He gives me great pointers on where to go.
-Dave teaches me the ultimate way to do Sudoko. It's a numbers game that newspapers & magazines are picking up to replace the usual crossword puzzle. VERY ADDICTIVE. Angel, I suggest you give it a try.
-We start to discuss our desires to help the homeless and eventually agree to meet up when we all get back to LA with Dave's church for some great volunteer work.
Flight to Maryland:
-Boring and uneventful
Flight to Laguardia Airport, NYC:
-It's only an hour connection so we get a small heli-plane flight. I sit next to an active Marine officer who is going home to surprise his dad on his birthday. Very nice. He had a "Learn Tagalog" book with him because he wanted to live in the Philippines. Weird, huh? He also gave me some pointers on where to go in NY.
-Took great photos of NY from the plane.
NYC 1st Day:
-Cabbie who took me to Dave's apartment was very nice. He went an extra 20 minutes out of the way for free to show me Time Square. HOW BEAUTIFUL!
-David and I rush to the Festival's Opening Day party. I get my first taste of the New York streets (Dave lives in the part of Manhattan called East Village). We see NYU, the subway (OH MY GOD HOW AWESOME IS THAT?!) and rush to the club that's holding the event.
-BTW: WALKING. EVERYWHERE. THATS ALL I HAVE TO SAY.
We get to the club and meet up with Peter (who came the day before) and start to mingle with Film Industry/Music/Art types, promoting our film and having a great time. There were two levels to the club and a huge stage, and every single inch of it that night was full of display booths for all of the filmmakers who wanted to push market their screening. (We didn't get a booth because it was *gasp* $600-$3,000 for one). THERE WERE SO MANY FILMS!! As I sold our film I grabbed flyers for some I wanted to check out:
"The Gift of Barong"
A documentary about 2 Filipino-Americans who grew up in the states and were trying to go back to their roots. I met with the filmmakers (all filipino-Americans) and they were so awesome. Some of them were from LA and I exchanged numbers with them so we could meet up when we all got back.
"Getting My Child Back: Fight Autism"
A documentary about a man who explored the world of autism after his son was diagnosed(spelling?) with it. I was a little iffy about that- the guy seemed a little strange to me but I decided I had to see it.
"Grace Quigley"
A KATHARINE HEPBURN FILM!!!! OMG!!! It was the first ever "writer's cut" of any film, and the writer himself handed the flyer to me. Apparently he didn't like the original version of the film and decided to take matters into his own hands. I'm not too sure how I feel about that idea.
Afterwards David (the best tour guide ever, btw) took us to a great restaurant (I'll give you the name later- Dave's asleep right now and I don't want to make a lot of noise looking for the card). I had some SLAMMIN Garlic chicken and got a taste of an authentic Tuna Melt from Dave's plate while Pete's chicken curry was to die for.
Then we went to this awesome bar (again, names later) that had a lounge in the back with red velvet victorian couches, matching walls, ang golden chandeliers and we had a couple drinks and talked. It's nice to see Dave again. (Geez- it's been what, like 2 1/2 years? So you know there was some 'catching up' chatting that needed to be done.)
Well by then you can imagine it was like 4am, and we all had early mornings the following day, so we decided to head back to Dave's apartment.
TO BE CONTINUED...
Next week = tune in for the rest of my New York trip and see some pics! For now, though, I think I'll rest a bit. Night all! See you in LA! :)
Summer's Review: 5 Stars! The people are SO NICE, Manhattan is BEAUTIFUL, there's never a dull moment (ALWAYS something to do), there's SO MUCH VARIETY IN EVERYTHING, and honestly- even though New York has a bad rep for being dangerous, I feel safer here than I do in Miami and LA combined. There are always people around, everywhere. The lights are always on (which necessarily might not be a good thing, but for me it was pretty magical). The scenery is, well, STUNNING. And there isn't just one type of it, either- YOU CAN FIND EVERYTHING IN NEW YORK. The ocean, the park, downtown... almost every type of scenery you can think of. THE FOOD IS GREAT (and no one can match the abundance of it).
The only thing I can say that might deter anyone from going is: prepare to walk. Hard. Do not bring shoes you wouldn't find comfortable after 2 hours of being on your feet.
Ok... before anyone asks "Where are the pictures?" I just want you to know that I am still presently IN New York and am waiting an hour til 4AM when I have to take the cab to Laguardia for my flight home. I could sleep, but I'll be doing enough of that on the plane and I need to use my time wisely since my schedule for the upcoming week is pretty insane, so I decided to write. FYI:
Monday (today)
3PM Arrive in LA
3:30PM Drive to work
1AM Finish work, go home.
Tuesday, Wednesday, AND Thursday
8AM Wake up, get ready for internship
9AM Drive to internship
10AM-3PM Internship
3PM-MIDNIGHT Work
Friday
6:30AM Wake up, get ready for work
7AM Drive to work
5PM Finish work, drive to airport
6:50PM Take flight to next trip
Pretty rough, huh? *sigh* The lazy girl inside me is crying. That's why I decided that I should tell you a little about my New York trip now (since it's still fresh in my mind anyway) and LATER, when I get back from my trip next weekend, continue the story and post some pictures.
Actually, I think I'll only be able to tell you about my first day for now.
Ready? Set- GO.
Thursday
Flight to Phoenix:
-Sit between ambiguous Brooklinite Mark with a sensitive side and Anthropolitic Scientist/Catholic Dave on a mission to prove the world is not 6,000 yrs old.
-Mark tells me I will love East Village. He gives me great pointers on where to go.
-Dave teaches me the ultimate way to do Sudoko. It's a numbers game that newspapers & magazines are picking up to replace the usual crossword puzzle. VERY ADDICTIVE. Angel, I suggest you give it a try.
-We start to discuss our desires to help the homeless and eventually agree to meet up when we all get back to LA with Dave's church for some great volunteer work.
Flight to Maryland:
-Boring and uneventful
Flight to Laguardia Airport, NYC:
-It's only an hour connection so we get a small heli-plane flight. I sit next to an active Marine officer who is going home to surprise his dad on his birthday. Very nice. He had a "Learn Tagalog" book with him because he wanted to live in the Philippines. Weird, huh? He also gave me some pointers on where to go in NY.
-Took great photos of NY from the plane.
NYC 1st Day:
-Cabbie who took me to Dave's apartment was very nice. He went an extra 20 minutes out of the way for free to show me Time Square. HOW BEAUTIFUL!
-David and I rush to the Festival's Opening Day party. I get my first taste of the New York streets (Dave lives in the part of Manhattan called East Village). We see NYU, the subway (OH MY GOD HOW AWESOME IS THAT?!) and rush to the club that's holding the event.
-BTW: WALKING. EVERYWHERE. THATS ALL I HAVE TO SAY.
We get to the club and meet up with Peter (who came the day before) and start to mingle with Film Industry/Music/Art types, promoting our film and having a great time. There were two levels to the club and a huge stage, and every single inch of it that night was full of display booths for all of the filmmakers who wanted to push market their screening. (We didn't get a booth because it was *gasp* $600-$3,000 for one). THERE WERE SO MANY FILMS!! As I sold our film I grabbed flyers for some I wanted to check out:
"The Gift of Barong"
A documentary about 2 Filipino-Americans who grew up in the states and were trying to go back to their roots. I met with the filmmakers (all filipino-Americans) and they were so awesome. Some of them were from LA and I exchanged numbers with them so we could meet up when we all got back.
"Getting My Child Back: Fight Autism"
A documentary about a man who explored the world of autism after his son was diagnosed(spelling?) with it. I was a little iffy about that- the guy seemed a little strange to me but I decided I had to see it.
"Grace Quigley"
A KATHARINE HEPBURN FILM!!!! OMG!!! It was the first ever "writer's cut" of any film, and the writer himself handed the flyer to me. Apparently he didn't like the original version of the film and decided to take matters into his own hands. I'm not too sure how I feel about that idea.
Afterwards David (the best tour guide ever, btw) took us to a great restaurant (I'll give you the name later- Dave's asleep right now and I don't want to make a lot of noise looking for the card). I had some SLAMMIN Garlic chicken and got a taste of an authentic Tuna Melt from Dave's plate while Pete's chicken curry was to die for.
Then we went to this awesome bar (again, names later) that had a lounge in the back with red velvet victorian couches, matching walls, ang golden chandeliers and we had a couple drinks and talked. It's nice to see Dave again. (Geez- it's been what, like 2 1/2 years? So you know there was some 'catching up' chatting that needed to be done.)
Well by then you can imagine it was like 4am, and we all had early mornings the following day, so we decided to head back to Dave's apartment.
TO BE CONTINUED...
Next week = tune in for the rest of my New York trip and see some pics! For now, though, I think I'll rest a bit. Night all! See you in LA! :)
Tuesday, May 02, 2006
Happy Self-Deprecating Day Summer!
8:13AM Wake up 2 minutes before alarm. Go back to sleep.
9:30AM Wake up an hour and 15 minutes after alarm.
9:31AM Step on broken nail by dresser. Explicitly remember reminding self not to step on nail the night before.
9:35AM Speed out of garage. No shower.
9:36AM Hit neighbor's trash bin. Spend 15 minutes putting saturated, moist trash back into bin.
10:15AM Arrive at internship late and smelling. Boss says no work today, go home.
10:45AM Run out of gas on Hollywood Blvd during rush hour.
11:00AM Nice man stops. Helps push car to gas station.
11:40AM Get home. Go to bed.
11:43AM Woken up by call from Vonage Customer Service Agent asking "Do I want another phone line?" when I dont even use the first one.
12NOON Get up. Get ready for work.
12:01PM Step on &#%@! nail AGAIN.
12:30PM While drying hair, gardener comes to door.
12:35PM Let gardener in through back gate. Leaf blower blows dead grass and insects into still-wet hair.
2:00PM Get to work early. Decide to get new ID & reimbursement for parking.
2:15PM New ID will be ready in an hour. Please come back.
2:20PM I cannot reimburse you. Please come back when my boss is here.
3:30PM Access to ALL IMPORTANT/URGENT Drive request cannot be found. Are you sure you filled one out?
3:45PM Access to ALL IMPORTANT/URGENT Drive request found. Was given to wrong department. Will do a rush order for you.
4:15PM New ID ready. Reimbursement ready.
4:20PM Get stuck in 3rd floor elevator lobby. New ID does not work.
4:50PM FINALLY get let into 3rd floor by random person.
4:55PM Cook lunch: Ramon Noodles
5:00PM Access to ALL IMPORTANT/URGENT Drive request cannot be filed. The drive you request does not exist.
5:30PM Finally convince IT drive DOES exist. IT BOSS promises to fix asap.
6:30PM Call IT. IT is closed, could you please leave a message and we'll get back to you in the morning?
6:38PM Ramon Noodels getting cold. Put in fridge.
6:40PM Get a hold of IT night person. We wont be able to do anything for you until the morning.
6:45PM Freak out in front of God and the whole world. Accidentally curse in front of big bossman as he strolls by. Random stares.
6:55PM Bryan and Sherman from engineering fix problem. YAY!!!
7:00PM Find out that new software that goes with ALL IMPORTANT/URGENT Drive is not set to correct preferences.
7:15PM Ask Shivaune how to set preferences. Preferences were set before she got there.
7:18PM Call UK Software company. We are not open at this time. Please leave us a message and we will call you back.
7:20PM Call Alex. No answer.
7:25PM Call Bryan. May have to do it the long way on Poliscript.
7:30PM &#%@! Remember to get keys from garage before they close for the night.
7:45PM Forget about broken New ID. Get stuck in 3rd floor elevator lobby.
7:55PM Go down to security. Sorry, I'm new- I don't know how to get you in. Could you wait until the next shift? It'll be in about 30 minutes.
8:30PM Get back into work.
8:31PM Remember Ramon Noodles! Go to fridge, contemplate ability to microwave noodles.
8:35PM Burn noodles.
9:00PM Spend lunch time writing in blog instead of eating.
9:30PM Motion-sensor lights in bathroom shut off only halfway through. Waving arms does nothing.
Mood : &@#^!&%
On the upside: I get to go to New York in 2 days. Now, if I can only figure out how to survive until then...
8:13AM Wake up 2 minutes before alarm. Go back to sleep.
9:30AM Wake up an hour and 15 minutes after alarm.
9:31AM Step on broken nail by dresser. Explicitly remember reminding self not to step on nail the night before.
9:35AM Speed out of garage. No shower.
9:36AM Hit neighbor's trash bin. Spend 15 minutes putting saturated, moist trash back into bin.
10:15AM Arrive at internship late and smelling. Boss says no work today, go home.
10:45AM Run out of gas on Hollywood Blvd during rush hour.
11:00AM Nice man stops. Helps push car to gas station.
11:40AM Get home. Go to bed.
11:43AM Woken up by call from Vonage Customer Service Agent asking "Do I want another phone line?" when I dont even use the first one.
12NOON Get up. Get ready for work.
12:01PM Step on &#%@! nail AGAIN.
12:30PM While drying hair, gardener comes to door.
12:35PM Let gardener in through back gate. Leaf blower blows dead grass and insects into still-wet hair.
2:00PM Get to work early. Decide to get new ID & reimbursement for parking.
2:15PM New ID will be ready in an hour. Please come back.
2:20PM I cannot reimburse you. Please come back when my boss is here.
3:30PM Access to ALL IMPORTANT/URGENT Drive request cannot be found. Are you sure you filled one out?
3:45PM Access to ALL IMPORTANT/URGENT Drive request found. Was given to wrong department. Will do a rush order for you.
4:15PM New ID ready. Reimbursement ready.
4:20PM Get stuck in 3rd floor elevator lobby. New ID does not work.
4:50PM FINALLY get let into 3rd floor by random person.
4:55PM Cook lunch: Ramon Noodles
5:00PM Access to ALL IMPORTANT/URGENT Drive request cannot be filed. The drive you request does not exist.
5:30PM Finally convince IT drive DOES exist. IT BOSS promises to fix asap.
6:30PM Call IT. IT is closed, could you please leave a message and we'll get back to you in the morning?
6:38PM Ramon Noodels getting cold. Put in fridge.
6:40PM Get a hold of IT night person. We wont be able to do anything for you until the morning.
6:45PM Freak out in front of God and the whole world. Accidentally curse in front of big bossman as he strolls by. Random stares.
6:55PM Bryan and Sherman from engineering fix problem. YAY!!!
7:00PM Find out that new software that goes with ALL IMPORTANT/URGENT Drive is not set to correct preferences.
7:15PM Ask Shivaune how to set preferences. Preferences were set before she got there.
7:18PM Call UK Software company. We are not open at this time. Please leave us a message and we will call you back.
7:20PM Call Alex. No answer.
7:25PM Call Bryan. May have to do it the long way on Poliscript.
7:30PM &#%@! Remember to get keys from garage before they close for the night.
7:45PM Forget about broken New ID. Get stuck in 3rd floor elevator lobby.
7:55PM Go down to security. Sorry, I'm new- I don't know how to get you in. Could you wait until the next shift? It'll be in about 30 minutes.
8:30PM Get back into work.
8:31PM Remember Ramon Noodles! Go to fridge, contemplate ability to microwave noodles.
8:35PM Burn noodles.
9:00PM Spend lunch time writing in blog instead of eating.
9:30PM Motion-sensor lights in bathroom shut off only halfway through. Waving arms does nothing.
Mood : &@#^!&%
On the upside: I get to go to New York in 2 days. Now, if I can only figure out how to survive until then...
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