We switched to Comcast internet. They don't block our ports like some people who will go unnamed ... fuck it ... Chris was blocking our ports. God only knows what other, more illegal, activities he was pursuing. Of course, now that we've switched over and have had fantastic service for a week, the internet has slowed down considerably. Fantastic.
I'm considering writing to Oprah to tell her the story of my life and why she should make a charitable donation of $3,000 to my project. She'll probably never get to read my letter, and if she does, it'll probably be like three years from now, but it's worth a shot.
I thought I had an eye infection after waking up yesterday with a pain in my left eye/eyelid. The eyelid swelled up lightly by last night. Today I found out that it's not an infection - because I wear my contacts for too many days in a row without taking them out, my eyes don't get enough air. I can't wear my contacts for several days, which sucks because I hate wearing glasses. You have to turn your head to see things that you could usually just turn your eyes towards. Of course, the upside is that I look a little smarter (maybe) and somewhat more sophisticated (not really).
I went to submit an application today for a bartender position at a nearby hotel. One of the standard application questions is "What is your availability?" Now, as a student, it changes from semester-to-semester. Of course, throughout the semester, the hours will typically be the same. Except if you're a film student. I thought about my availability for next semester; I'm taking classes on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. So I figured that my availability would be Saturdays, Sundays, Mondays and Tuesdays. Of course, I don't have class on Saturdays and Sundays now. Then again, I'm spending almost every weekend from now until mid-December working on various film shoots or
Cheer-and-Dance-Extreme's competitions. And with next semester being such an important semester (the first half of senior year), including important classes like Advanced Production, I'm not sure if I will actually be able to guarantee an employer Saturday-Tuesday.
It's really hard to tell someone that you can work for them, but that since you're a film student, you may only be aware of someone's film shoot four days in advance. Most places prefer that you request off two weeks in advance - and that's not even a guarantee that your request will be granted. I somehow doubt that any of these places are going to hire me ... right now, my availability is pretty questionable. Film comes first, even if it's at the sacrifice of money. Money that I need to pay for, oh, say ... food. Or rent. Or utilities. Film comes first, because if I stop here and put my future on the backburner long enough to raise a few hundred bucks, when will I stop having to do that? When will I ever actually get the time to not concern myself with having money - to actually spend an entire semester without the concern that my film won't get made because there are other things that require my attention.
Making films is hard work. Making films without any money and without a job to get you money is even harder work.
