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I'm now an unemployed loser. Just like my mother.

Can you tell I'm a bit happy about it?

May 24th: My going away party!!

May 30th is move day!! About 10 am we're leaving now!!

June 1st: I move in @ the Pittsburgh address

June 9th: Classes start

Tonight? Aaron's making me dinner (he's grilling, but I'm not sure what) and we're getting dressed up...
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So they've announced who will be taking Dick Smith's place at the Savini school and it's none other than Gregory Nicotero... you might have seen his work in Kill Bill, Sin City, Army of Darkness, the new Indiana Jones, Transformers, Hostel, The Hills Have Eyes I and II (remake), the Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning, Planet Terror, Death Proof, Serenity, Land of the Dead, Austin...
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Fuck, I should give a better Pittsburgh blog, but I'm too tired. So here it goes:

Tom Savini's School for Makeup Effects: even more fucking awesome than I ever could have imagined. I'm more pumped than ever to go. Seriously.

The teachers: Energetic, friendly, helpful, enthusiastic. See now: Full of awesome.

My apartment: in a town called South Park. Forest in my back yard. With...
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I'll be gone till Sunday night. I'll be off getting ready to "set the artist free"



That's right, bitches, I'm actually doing this. Though I doubt I'll be able to get JB and KG to swoop in and encourage me to continue or tell me to stop... so I'll be counting on you fools. And my friends and family.

Sorry, I'm having a high moment...
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It was a good weekend filled with lots of amazing friends I'm going to miss dearly.

Right now? My heart and spirit feel so light... like they are dancing inside of me. I'm so happy and filled with hope.

What got me here? I don't know. Probably a mix of people telling me the crazy shit they'll miss about me (like how I keep my...
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I feel so worthless right now. My head is pounding from this stuffy sinus headache and my throat is so sore that I don't even want to open my mouth let alone talk or swallow. I keep sleeping and drinking water in little sips and it's not getting any better.

This is day 3 and it's even worse than day 1. It gives me the...
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I know I said I wasn't sure, but it's now official: I have paid money to be a part of this site.

Funny story? My account was a gift account, so I actually had to buy myself a gift account to keep "Riz" How funny is that?!

I had been thinking about leaving the site because I didn't think I needed the distraction while going...
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