Working day

Did some freelance work on the job from hell today. Finally we're so close to (re) delivery!

I've got Crystal Castles jamming as I compress videos for agency approval, an old custom from my days at Paranoid where work nights at 11pm/3am were no stranger...

Luckily though I've had great company and help today from one of my coworkers here who gave me a hand in navigating some Final Cut Pro nightmares. And I managed to bite my tongue and keep on "reasonable face" with the director. What a victory!

The rest of this week will be a fantastic blur as I wrap this baby up and ship her out. Friday my dear cherie Elsa arrives in from Paris for a one night layover in the big pomme and Saturday my caro Italiano Tommaso arrives for a last minute Bloody Beetroot show! What a nice way to cap off this week.


Et apart de tout ca j'avais une tres bonne conversation avec zaza sur skype aujourd'hui. Elle etait triste a cause des nouvelles: son ex amoureux a retrouve' l'amour avec une autre. Je comprends trop bien que ca craint. Pour ma parte me sens rien. Je suis vide. Personne me touche, personne m'emoue, je suis en mode zombie. Je pense que a ma petite carriere de merde et rien d'autre. Ca va prendre du temps.


Tant que j'attends de resentir quelque chose j'ai ma famille, mes amis proches, et tout ce qui me plait.
Art/ Musique / Cinema / Danse / Litterature

Aaaaaand I'm Back!

After a few years hiatus I've returned to blogging.

Why? Because no one reads this so I can blabber as much as I'd like to. With photos.

Where am I now?

New York City. I've been here for a few months now.

WORK:

Had some job offers and took a really creative one (freelance) upon first arriving. It turned out to be the project from hell. The director, I found out after being hired, was also the animator. Not only is he unqualified to be what I consider a competent animator, he is also a very fatiguing person to work with. Every simple task that comes up is like pulling teeth.

PERSONAL:

I moved here post-Ramzi as a way to get far away from Los Angeles. I'm still disappointed that the relationship didn't work out. It wasn't meant to be, but damn! what a lot of time and energy.

I'm hoping one day that someone will want to fight for me. And have a family. Qui sait?

C'est pas moi qui va trouver l'homme de mes reves. Je sais qu'il faut que je pense a ma carriere. Et quand ca sera bien carre' cet homme va arriver.

Fin, j'espere.

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IN THE MOMENT:

Current thoughts are I have way too much excess time/energy and no direction to focus it on. A jack of all trades and master at none. At the moment I'm man-less, job-less, and between apartments (read "couch gnome"). Life's a big adventure and I'm ready to get things going. Hopefully the 10 million meetings I've been to will pay off. I feel so scattered in different directions. Maybe it was the wrong time to move here. Maybe I moved for the wrong reasons. But I'm a success fiend. How can I leave before I have conquered the city??? The first couple months here were so wildly awesome and since then it's been such shite. Every office is too slow or budgetarily constrained to hire me. Every dude I've gone out on a date with has been a disappearing disappointment. Peut etre je suis pas fait pour cette ville de merde. Il y a toujours une autre ville de merde. Comme Paris. Ou Bassano.

Or I'll just go to Chile. And learn Spanish. Then I'd have 3.5 languages under my belt ;)

Once Upon A Time in America

I've started to just start writing a little post about all of the films I see and really enjoy.

First on the list: Once Upon A Time in America by Sergio Leone, 1984

This was a very long, but very much epic crime film by Sergio Leone, one of the great Italian auteurs who has been cited as an influence to many film directors today.

The film stars Robert De Niro as "Noodles," an anti-hero from a NYC Jewish burrough who grows up on the streets with his gang of buddies. De Niro is by far the most impressive actor in the film. He's hard and complex, going to prison at a young age for many years after a revenge murder when his character is 12ish. He comes out from prison with his gang now being at the top during the Prohibition era.

What makes this film so great for a modern cinephile is seeing how many films today reference it (most heavily Quentin Tarantino's spaghetti flick Kill Bill).

A number of people in my own age catagory (20s) criticize this film for being so long. It has an intermission about two hours in and there's a full hour or so after that.

None of the characters are entirely lovable but some are definitely detestable. The story is so well laid out, though that you can't help but be drawn in to the story of Noodles-- his child like love for Deborah (it should be noted that "young Deborah" played by Jennifer Connelly is much more talented than "adult Deborah" in the film) his relationship with the slightly psychotic and power hungry Maxy, and his over zealous approach to sexuality.

Why love De Niro's character? You want him throughout the film to be with Deborah, you want him to keep Maxy under control and do something more in his gang than he does. But, perhaps because he plays a "partner" like figure in the gang and yet seems to do nothing involvement wise as an adult you can keep hope that he's really not a mobster for life.

The film is shot beautifully with scenes from the era that don't exist anymore in the open (opium dens) and has a couple shot transitions that are just incredible for the time.

This is a must-see for not only it's cinematic impact but the story in general.

vacation

yaaay in on vacay

Another Christmas idea...

... for those of you still concerned about my "picky" tastes...

along the lines of jewelry- i also like watches! funky, old school, whatever (as long as it's not sporty or made of plastic).

just an idea

but yeah, tights and silk scarves are still on there...nail polish... a nice black wallet...and lots of books in french/about business (in french, re:france)


CAN'T WAIT for turkey day with Grandma and Grandpa!!!!!!!!

Overzealous for the holidays

So I've started compiling my Xmas list...

It will soon be available in .doc format and also feel free to link to my amazon wishlist for ideas (mom).. though I'm probably less picky than I used to be =)

Dream items include (as usual) a porsche, a cartier watch, hermes scarf, mac notebook, and christian louboutin shoes in 7.5 (euro size 38 haha) But I suppose these non-necessary items can probably wait

Must haves: things I'm already getting! Yay Christmas with G and G VM and YaY the B-day with the parentals and immediate fam!

So excited to see everyone.

And also highly anticipated turkey day with G and G at their casa

new blog post

http://www.trashmenagerie.com/blog/ check it out! SOULWAX interview up =)