Sunday, September 10, 2006

=(

sad texas lost

=D

but happy i got to play football with matthew mcconaughey and jake gyllenhaal before the UT vs the buckeyes.

HOTTIIIIEEESS!!!!

Thursday, August 10, 2006

holding it in

i have to fart really badly but i'm at work and there are 2 girls next to me.

:(

sunny ranted about directions/taboo on his blogspot and i want to challenge the guys to a girls vs. guys game of taboo. but i just remembered that i don't have my girls in austin anymore :(

work has been good. i'm producing and editing an independent film about a registered sex offender getting out of jail and readjusting to civilian life. he also has obligations to the state such as counseling, seeing his parole officer, and finding a job. he also has to mend his relationships with his family and girlfriend. it's moreso a comedy and its' been really rewarding to work on.

we are ~65% shot, and 30% edited. we are hustling to finish the film for the september 25th sundance deadline..SCARY!

i'm still here at millenium lab, but sadly this job will end soon. for the summer session is coming to an end and i am no longer a student. sad sad sad. i need to find another job where i can eat/chat/watch movies and get PAID.. PIZZAID.

i need to fart so badly damnit~

Saturday, June 24, 2006

'daters

so a lot of people like to ask "what are you doing over the summer?" "are you working?"

answer:

i am a single woman working 2 jobs. sounds sad, but it's really not too bad. with the two jobs combined, i work about 45-50 hours/week. sounds rough but it's really not..

job 1:
i am the producer and editor of an independent film called "RSO". it's really rewarding to have such, power? and this is not your typical film where there are movie trailers, a large crew, etc. we have little man/womanpower but we have high hopes for the film

job 2:
i am still a lab proctor at millenium lab. it's easy money and i get paid to read/watch movies/post on my blog.

job 2.5:
whenever the accountant at burnt orange productions needs help, i am an accounting assistant..

it's sad that a lot of my friends have to leave austin in order to get jobs to support themselves. austin is a city where we WISH we could stay and work, but it's not a reality :P

in terms of film, there are many opportunities, but you have to know the right people. i had an interview with troublemaker studios (robert rodriguez, director of Sin City, Spy Kids, El Mariachi), and it went really really well. i tend to think i do well in interviews, though i do babble when i get nervous. i met with the accountant (random) who was gay, but very very friendly. then he introduced me to the 2 assistants i would be working with. each assist robert and his ex-wife 'the producer' elizabeth. if i were to get the job, i would be THEIR assistant. their BIA.

i didn't get the job. they said they really liked me, and i seem much more motivated than other interviewees...but i guess that's not good enough. sad huh? the film they are working on is called GRIND HOUSE and Quentin Tarantino and Robert Rodriguez are directing....





my future is so ...

Sunday, June 04, 2006

halp?

i will be in chicago July 20th-21/22. i don't remember who lives there anymore, but i'd like to see you!

anyone in austin know how to install a memory chip thingy into my laptop? i purchased it today...

i will compensate you extravagently.

on another note..

i stole these pictures from the company i paid $35 bucks for 3 pictures. i get to steal their thumbnails.






look at that baseball form!!

Thursday, June 01, 2006

nightmare..

i just woke up from 3 different horrible nightmares, and my eyes feel like i've been crying all night..

my first nightmare was horrible. for some reason i believe i was in switzerland..but my friends from america were there. my sister, collin and i *i believe it was these 3. were kidnapped by these 3 guys and they wouldn't let us go. we were in their car and i kept struggling to get us out. i was at one point hanging out of the car and i kept KEYING it for some reason, thinking that would help us. when the police come they don't believe our story at all. they believe the guys's story that we were trying to sexually molest them! i had written a note, because they forced me to, that said "I WANT YOU" in all caps. they told the police i forced them to write it.

i kept telling the police and my parents to look at their necks because i kept hitting them. one guy told the police that he was "raking leaves" and hurt himself. no one would listen to me and everyone believe in those guys until...i said. "wait. give me a piece of paper and tell him to write I WANT YOU in all caps". the guy attempted to do so, but his handwriting obviously differed from what was on paper.

the cops finally start listening to my side of the story...

2nd nightmare..
i was at some party and all of a sudden these guys raid the party and start shooting at us. i knew it wasn't going to be painful because they were fake bullets, but the guys started beating up everyone. before someone got to me, i hid under a blanket and found some excuse to leave the party. for some reason they let me! i even went back to get my little red north face backpack..

this is going to sound ridiculous when i'm fully awake.


3rd part of the nightmare..
i have a friend from CT that was my best friend in highschool. she got into college but her family didn't want to pay for it. so her life started going downhill...she got into trouble, she lived in the ghetto in Hartford and started sleeping with random guys..

i think she comes up in my dream because her counselor called me yesterday out of the blue and left a message. it's nice to know sonia is alive, i had no clue. we haven't spoken for over a year.

anyhow so in my dream, after the abduction and those guys trying to kidnap me..i remembered that sonia was there. she was either there at the party or saw what happened. she wouldn't tell the truth as a witness. i called her at her correctional institute and pleaded with her, not understanding why she would do such a thing. she blows up at me saying how i never helped her get out of jail, how i was spoiled..etc...i start crying. i think this dream has to do with the fact that i DO feel spoiled, and that i've had such an easy life. i DID try to help her, i lent her $2000 in highschool to buy a car in order to get a job. that car ended up dying on her 3 months later. i've never seen a cent, and nor do i expect it anymore.

that was more a part of the first dream.

the 3rd nightmare..
my mom and i were walking by a lake together. it was the lake in the backyard of my home in switzerland. we walked by peter won and his gf (not quite sure who she was, but she was lying on the ground and yapping his ears off). i was tempted in my dream to turn around and form the "yadda yadda she talks so much" sign with my hand.

my mom and i continue walking and on the right i see this nice hotel. people are on the balcony dancing and i see this couple who's really into each other. the guy is dancing on the OTHER side of the balcony for some reason, and i realize it's dangerous but he seems ok..then the girl climbs over and they stand on top of the 1st floor balcony's roof (does that make sense)? the guy slips and falls, he falls through the 1st floor's glass, and through more glass. i don't see anything from the basement view. then the girl slips.

for some reason someone calls downstairs and i hear that they died.
i feel guilty for i had the chance to yell at them to be careful.

in my dream i start crying again..

ok off to work all day :(

Wednesday, May 24, 2006

wow..

wow. i am speechless.

school is officially over. by the by, does anyone have pictures from my graduation? i somehow have no pictures..walking was a chore. it took 2 hours of sitting on my bum bum before i got to walk. with honors ;)

my mom, dad, sister and dad's parents (my grandparents) came into town. from CT, Seattle and NYC. i haven't seen my family in approximately a year, and it was great! my mom is still here and she is cooking good chinese food for me and my friends every night:)

i got an interview. i had the interview already as well. www.troublemakerstudios.com
2 days before this interview, i saw the director Robert Rodriguez at Central Market. what a coincidence. somewhat of a good omen? i introduced myself..yadda, and left him alone.

anyhow so the interview went really well. or so i think it did. i met with Robert's assistant and his ex-wife Elizabeth's assistant. we had some laughs and it was more of a conversation than an interview. Robert's asst said i seem more motivated than the other ppl they've interviewed, so i take it as a good sign.

the thing is however, that the pay isn't that great, and i will be working long hours 5 days a week. about 12 hour days on average. BUT this is an amazing opportunity to get my foot in the door. but will it be rewarding? is my dignity being compromised? i already have a gig producing an independent film where i am paid in cash. we are filming teasers with actors from LA to get more funding and interest. therefore the pay isn't as consistent, and it's not a "big name". but i have power, and i like that feeling ;P

the movie, if i get hired on TMS, would be Grind House. Quentin Tarantino is directing as well. he is gut.

CAR

i have my very first car EVER. it is a beauty ;)

2001 ACURA CL TYPE S. Silver with Black leather interior ;) it isn't stick however, but it has this measly sport shift.

the interior is almost flawless, as well as the exterior. there are new tires and everything was changed before i bought it. the dealer is also fixing up some minor cracks on the bumper and the somewhat "smoke smelling" interior.


FRIENDS

i will miss my friends leaving. i really wanted to stay in austin, but i forgot that most people are leaving..

shoutouts later. i haven't done that in...ever?

Tuesday, May 09, 2006

updates galore!





SHOWDOWN2k6 SUCCESS!!!

man-g showdown was a blast. i was worried at first because the weathermen kept telling me a big storm was coming. but we weathered the storm on and off the field and in the meantime raised money for www.utchinacare.org =D after t-shirt costs, i think we will be around $4000!

i miss all my girls :P it's funny what tackle football can do to friendships :)

JOBS

all signs point to me staying in austin. lots of people ask what i'll be doing after graduation. i've always wanted to stay in austin, and i think i'm going to do it. lots of projects are coming to austin (films) and i'm sending my resume to them all! my old internship @ texas film commission referred me to Troublemaker Studios (Robert Rodriguez's studio: Sin City) so we'll see if that goes anywhere.

ESPN never wanted to contact me back.
Bunim Murray is on hold. but i don't like LA.

IM SPORTS

finally. this is my IM year recap:

1 basketball championship lost by 1 point
1 football championship lost by 1 point
1 softball championship lost by 1 run

crazy huh?

also, 1 championship holiday tournament lost by 2 points in OT
4 on 4 loss in championships...

and FINALLY

1 championship shirt in softball =D

at least they are all the same...

CARS

as most of ya'll know i am the queen of "hey can i get a ride?". i don't have a car, and i've never had my own car. i have however, had 2 bicycles. well i'm currently on my 2nd.

since i'm gradating and sneaking off into the working world. i will need a car. i've been asking friends to borrow their cars for gigs left and right (thanks friends =D). so i'm now in the market for a used car:

1. under 20g
2. asian brand
3. stick

i have however been eyeing this pretty used BMW. i know nothing about BMW's but this one is stick and it's so pretty! http://austin.craigslist.org/car/159247728.html

can someone please be my car expert? is that a good deal?

also these are the cars i would like...

1. acura tsx
2. used bmw
3. scion

also what's up with these things:
http://www.stateauctions.org/carsearch.php?manufacturer=Acura&zip=78705&display=yes&B1=Continue

graduation
may 19, 3pm @ erwin center.