Here's my thoughts on a few classic silents that I've seen lately ( Read more... )

Am saddened to hear about the loss of Elmore Leonard. He was such a great writer of crime and westerns. I mean, who doesn't love his witty dialogue in "Get Shorty" or "Out of Sight" or "Rum Punch" (which became Tarentino's excellent "Jackie Brown"). The man was cool as cool can be. I even liked his tips on writing - if only I was that talented. At ( Read more... )

The job hunt continues ever on. I'm getting weekly rejection letters, so that must prove to be progress, no? Work is becoming more and more stifling and depressing. It didn't help that one co-worker left after working 5 years and kept telling me just to quit without waiting for another job. That was easy for him to say - mr. i'm-going-to-grad- ( Read more... )

Looks they're cutting my hours once again. Might as well start measuring any cardboard boxes I can find for a home. It doesn't help that the job I really wanted, the library aid job, I didn't get. That's the upteenth millionth rejection in a row. I can't even get arrested in this town. I don't think I have that crap a resume, but apparently nobody ( Read more... )

My sister and her daughter have dropped unexpectedly into town, ruining everyone's plans once again. She doesn't want to be here, yet she says she can afford nothing else on her leave. All she does is sit around, watch crap tv, fiddle on her phone and let her daughter get into everything. I can't even talk to her. All she answers is grunts and ( Read more... )

There are days that I really do wish I was someone else. I wish I was someone special. I wish other people found me cool and kind. I wish guys wouldn't look at me like I was some kind of freak. I wish I had the guts of some grand diva that could snap her fingers and make anything she wanted come true ( Read more... )

Finally saw the movie "Silver Linings Playbook" after reading the book last spring. Before I review it, I have to say people are quite divided about it. You either love it or hate it. Everyone was deserving of their nominations and Jennifer Lawerence (though not her best performance) did deserve and Oscar. Like most times, I think the Academy was ( Read more... )

Very beautiful day today! Large fluffly white clouds rolling slowly across a vibrant blue sky. Lovely. A perfect day to grab a blanket and lay on the grass with a good book. I'm working on...let's see...THE HOBBIT, a bio on Mary Tudor, a bio on Isabella of France, THE AGE OF INNOCENCE, SENSE AND SENSIBILITY, THE LABOURS OF HERCULE POIROT, DUNE, and ( Read more... )

Job hunting continues, but no results yet. Not even rejections yet, so this must be a good sign. Too bad most of the jobs that would suit me (just your basic paper pusher jobs really) you need a degree in business, IT or sixty other things that I don't have. It's just so frustrating. It doesn't help that I still don't know what I want. I'm sorry, I ( Read more... )

The job search continues. I've sent a applications and keep checking online. It would help if every job didn't require an accounting degree or 500 yrs experience. I''ve got crap years in retail - that's enough experience for anyone in my book. I just need to keep trying. If only to get another part time job until my lease is up, then I can move to ( Read more... )