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  • "Moral of the story: Do not look at the gap. The gap is the mind-killer. Remember how Wile E. Coyote never fell down until he saw the chasm? It’s just like that." --Taylor "Tei" Lindstrom, Rogue Ink

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  • "I think we have come to find out that the Education system, run by Liberal Hippies that really couldn't find any other job that allowed them so much time off, the ability to do drugs, and to spout their rhetoric is alive and well. It is teaching out kids things like 'Abortion is Good,' 'Government is Bad.' We have educators that, for the most part, don't teach to the subject, they teach to their beliefs. It is really sad, and even sadder when you see highly intelligent children buying into it." --Kelli

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No Clever Title

March 20, 2005

Goodbyes
I said goodbye to both my volunteer job and my truck this week. Both were difficult, but both were necessary. I’ve talked about my volunteer job before. The reason I gave up my truck was two-fold. First, with gas prices increasing the milage I would be putting on it when I went back to work would eat up too much of my paycheck. Second, it was a lease vehicle which means I am only allowed 1000 miles each month. Going back to work would put me over my alloted miles, meaning I would pay a penalty when I turned it in. The truck only had 24,000 miles on it, and I loved driving it, so I’ll miss it.

New Stuff
So, turning in my truck meant that I had to get another car. Rob wanted me to look at the Toyota Scion line, but I was very skeptical. My dad had been a designer for many of the automobile companies here in Michigan, and is currently retired from Daimler-Chrysler, and my sister is currently a designer at Daimler-Chrysler. My father-in-law is retired from Ford. Looking at the cars from one of those competitor companies always seemed weird. However, I gave in this time and told Rob I would at least look at the Scions.

The Scion line is Toyota’s economy line, and I was sure I would think they were really junky. I was surprised by how much car I could get for such a small price though, and I ended up with the Scion tc. My gas milage this week was 28 mph. A HUGE jump from my 14 mph Dodge Ram. The tc uses 87 octane gas, while the Ram required 89 octane. My manual tells me that the tc should have an oil change every 5 months or 5000 miles. My Ram’s oil change schedule was the typical 3 month 3000 mile deal. I had to pay a bit to get out of my lease early, but I think it will pay off soon. Besides being happy with the tc from a money standpoint, I LOVE driving it.

Not Quite A Student Film Afterall
We had two final rehearsals for my film this week. Friday’s rehearsal lasted a few hours, yet we still didn’t get to rehearse the second half of the script. Ugh. On Saturday, we rehearsed for six hours and only barely got through the second half of the script. The bad part about being the last one to die is that I’m also the last one to leave when we rehearse. I don’t really mind it all that much though. I’m having fun! The director is going to make changes to the blocking before we film on Thursday. (Is it still called blocking in film? I do not know.) WE FILM ON THURSDAY!

The script the cast has ends with my character dying one way, but the director told me privately that there is a second secret ending which no one knows about. So, I get to die twice! Yay! I also learned that the film will be shown on public access television in three or four states. So far, it looks like it will show in Michigan, New Jersey, Washington D.C. and possibly Chicago. So yeah, I’m pretty excited about it all. :)
The new car and the film project are keeping me busy, so I haven’t been moping around missing my volunteer job yet. My director has asked me to work with her on another project in April and possibly one more over the summer, so hopefully my new hobby will take the sting out of losing my old hobby.

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4 Responses to “No Clever Title”

  1. D.T. Says:
    March 22nd, 2005 at 12:42 am

    Dang…I swear, your life is so cool… Everyday you’re doing something new.

    Buying a new car (are you the kind of person that gives its car a name?), being in a movie (you have so got to find a way to post that movie on here!), and maybe even having a career in student independent films…now that’s cool.

    Anyways, good luck on Thursday! Go break a leg! Not literrally, but figuratively….

  2. SpaceCase Says:
    March 22nd, 2005 at 10:59 am

    If the movie airs in Chicago, you *must* e-mail me the details so I can be sure to watch! Please!

    I hope filming goes well on Thursday. Break a leg!

  3. Whimsy Chick Says:
    March 22nd, 2005 at 11:11 am

    I admit it. I name my cars. Is it obvious that I’m that type of person? I name my computers too. :)
    I’m so thrilled about this film right now that I’m having a hard time focusing on anything else. It’s not that it will be shown to a potentially large audience (though, how cool is that???), but it’s more that I’m having too much fun for words. My volunteer job was one of my creative outlets. I already miss it terribly (I’m crying like a dumb baby reading through my email from well-wishers) so this film is a HUGE help to me right now.

    When I learn the details of where it will be shown, you can be sure I will let everyone know! Thanks for the encouragement!

  4. The Sister Says:
    March 23rd, 2005 at 4:11 pm

    Good luck with the film. I am proud of you. Make lots of money so your sister can come live with you when she is laid off from people like you wanting to drive little eggs around town. I want the HEMI shirts back.

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