Two days of casting for the part of Walter in my film. Day one went okay -- we saw 2 actors who I'd called (of 8) and both were decent. Then just as I was on my way out at the end of the casting it just chanced that I saw two teenage boys horsing around doing basically exactly what I needed, so I auditioned...
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heartbaker:
Hope everything works out
Good news -- on Tuesday I am arranged to take a look at the opera's costume stock! That's not quite the same yet as getting the costumes, but it's a step in the right direction -- if they're willing to deal with me at all it means they're more likely to lend the goods. Thanks to my dad for making the winning phonecall.
The insurance...
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The insurance...
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At this point with my movie, nothing good happening is the same as something bad happening. I still have no costumes. Last night I went and tried my luck contacting a reenactment group in Arizona offering anyone with their own correct-period outfits who wants to be in the film and come up and be so, but unfortunately even they don't seem to have much of...
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Let's play a game! I learned this new passtime a few weeks ago -- what you do, is you choose a movie you don't ever intend to see so won't care if it's "spoiled" for you. Then, you reconstruct the plot using only negative reviews.
This is my effort at figuring out How To Train Your Dragon. It actually has very few negative reviews which...
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This is my effort at figuring out How To Train Your Dragon. It actually has very few negative reviews which...
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Still no new progress on my movie. Have to contact the opera again and see about the costumes, and if the person in charge will actually answer me this time, but I don't feel too hopeful really. I guess I need to increase the budget somehow so I can sew outfits for everyone. Even another $100 - $150 might be adequate if I just do...
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grayness:
I use the classic measures- coffee and tea. And adrenalin and stomach acid.
Suddenly finding yourself responsible for getting a piece of software that you've never looked at before working, when it's not, and about a thousand people are waiting on you, will provide the latter pair in abundance.
It's even more fun when it may not even be a problem with the software in question, but an environmental issue, or problems elsewhere in the production system. It gets to be rather like a frantically-paced murder investigation, where if you solve the crime, the victim comes back from the dead. And where you (or the person you are standing in for) may have been the murderer.
It's always best when you exonerate yourself, of course.
Suddenly finding yourself responsible for getting a piece of software that you've never looked at before working, when it's not, and about a thousand people are waiting on you, will provide the latter pair in abundance.
It's even more fun when it may not even be a problem with the software in question, but an environmental issue, or problems elsewhere in the production system. It gets to be rather like a frantically-paced murder investigation, where if you solve the crime, the victim comes back from the dead. And where you (or the person you are standing in for) may have been the murderer.
It's always best when you exonerate yourself, of course.
tireoghain:
But being elbow deep in a girl isn't always the motivating factor in attraction. Not all the time at least.
FYI, the book hunting date ended up being a 10 hour long conversation and my housemate was REALLY worried about me coz i left my phone at home and she was wanting to know if i wanted thai take out for dinner.
She's now in a drunken stouper. BEST HOUSEMATE EVER
FYI, the book hunting date ended up being a 10 hour long conversation and my housemate was REALLY worried about me coz i left my phone at home and she was wanting to know if i wanted thai take out for dinner.
She's now in a drunken stouper. BEST HOUSEMATE EVER
Looks like I'm back at square one with trying to borrow costumes for my movie. CSF doesn't have any wigs, and those are too important for 18th century outfits.
Overall I think we're at the point I had hoped this wouldn't get to -- I am not having a good time trying to get this together. I hoped at least getting everything together wouldn't be...
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Overall I think we're at the point I had hoped this wouldn't get to -- I am not having a good time trying to get this together. I hoped at least getting everything together wouldn't be...
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aristophanes:
It's true we have here in Santa Fe a particularly lame Renaissance Faire that seems to think 18th century pirates = Renaissance, but unfortunately I think they get their costumes from that same horrible costume shop I already dealt with. (Thus probably why the people are convinced 18th century and Renaissance are the same thing, because that lady that runs the shop doesn't know the difference either.)
tireoghain:
network out of town/state?
Well, I am already not feeling hopeful about the College of Santa Fe costumes, because it's been an entire day and all that's happened is I passed email info on to the girl in charge of costumes, meaning if I'm lucky I'll hear back from her tomorrow. Things can't move this slowly -- I need to know I have costumes before I can cast the...
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Maybe for good, maybe for bad -- College of Santa Fe got in touch to let me know they might have costumes, BUT, I will have to finish the movie (or at least the filming of the movie) by May 15th which is the last day the school is open before summer vacation; no one is on staff after that, so it is the absolute...
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grayness:
Good luck with everything- this seems no less an undertaking than it would be for a general planning his campaigns (perhaps Napoleonic wars...? )
)Uhhhnnnnnn...
Still on the costume hunt for my film. Still not heard back from the opera, and I have heard some discouraging news about them to boot (basically that they put multi-thousand dollar insurance values on their costumes, meaning that even a snagged thread or popped button could be considered $900 in damage.) Still, they seem my best hope -- they're the only place in...
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Still on the costume hunt for my film. Still not heard back from the opera, and I have heard some discouraging news about them to boot (basically that they put multi-thousand dollar insurance values on their costumes, meaning that even a snagged thread or popped button could be considered $900 in damage.) Still, they seem my best hope -- they're the only place in...
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Bought up a new domain for my occult shop at Lucky-Temple.com -- I now have to figure out a way to put up content. I am hoping to avoid using that WebSite Tonight crap that GoDaddy offers for free, as I've not only found it generally very unpleasant to use, but also I don't like how the free version limits you to 5 pages AND...
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tireoghain:
wordpress is a good Content Management System, that is easy to use and allows for a fair bit of control. All you need is for it to be configured and away you go.
My current thought about the tarot site is maybe I will dump the TaliasTarot.com domain, and buy up a new address and try to start afresh there with a new fortune telling site that hopefully will attract a better class of customer. This way I could still make money doing the only thing I've ever found that makes a penny, while hopefully not having to...
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tireoghain:
Thor?
The Brannagh film?
I Hope fortune turns in your favour miss.
The Brannagh film?
I Hope fortune turns in your favour miss.
tireoghain:
I was kinda looking forward to that film til I read he was at the helm. He really irritates me.
Did you get to wear furs? *wants furs*
Did you get to wear furs? *wants furs*
I'm contemplating the possibility of trying to make the tarot site a bit more worthwhile by just massively jacking up the prices -- $100 per reading or so. Even if I got less business, it might make it feel less hellish whenever I would get business. Or maybe I'd still do better to just shut it down completely. I definitely don't get any pleasure out...
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