Pointless Announcements

I will find Pepper, adn we will all have an adventure.

Noah, what kind of animal should I draw?

I just watched Snow White and the Huntsman.

I think I'm developing a teensy crush on Christ Hemsworth. See? I even learned his name. Before that movie he was just that guy who played Thor.

You have been drawing a lot of birds. So maybe a crow. The reason I say crow is because I was watching them today. Or a duck. I love ducks.
But if you want to get away from birds. maybe draw a rodent. A mouse, or a rat?
or An Emu?
I always like your drawings.

Something without feathers?

What should I draw? I havnt touched a pen in a couple days, maybe a week?

let's both draw a slow loris!

Deal

All the fucking drinks.

My friend just sent me the script for his movie. He's already shot it (although some reshooting is probably necessary), and he just needs to edit the whole damn thing. He's come to really trust my taste in film and writing, so he's brought me in to help edit everything and even offered me a co-creator credit. I think he's doing this out of fear, like he doesn't trust his own instincts just yet. I'm doing what I can, and it's a lot of pressure already, so I can only imagine all the stress he's been through with this thing, which he tells me is quite a lot.

Anyway, I'm excited to be thrown into a project. Gonna try to not fuck it up.

I have plans to go to Maine and stay with Ginny for the weekend next month. I am stoked. I also just got home for a 12 day break between quarters. dis gon b gud.

Yes.

Tell me when and I will find all the things to do, of which there are many.

Maybe this is ho Justin needs to go about these things.

He needs to shmooz and meet the right people. Network and stuff.

And yes.

One of these day's I am going to get on the cult drunk from somewhere random in the city and say Noah you asshole get your hiney down [wherever I am] right now you!!

And then if you don't I will make fun of you the next day.

When I have time. And we both have the same time. We will see eachother and drink, hopefully sooner rather than later.

Man, Giancarlo is not having a good day. Kid is dealing with a massive essay in which he has to write an abstract piece about elements in The Crucible, and his laptop just got screwed. He tripped over the power cord and dropped the laptop then landed on it with his knee. It's still working but the screen is messed up, permanent like. He's pretty upset because my dad gave him that laptop. I feel bad for him. He's also stressing about this assignment, but I'm confident in his ability to do it well.

The laptop, though. It was a total accident.

It's definitely a "who you know" kind of business.

Honestly most jobs worth working are, are they not?

Some more than others. But having the right people on your personal reference list as well as the right people to recommend you and think of you is a huge part of any game where doing something worth ones while to make money is involved.

Alecia wrote:

The laptop, though. It was a total accident.

That sucks.

PA: I'm totally strung out on homework and work. I have two essays due within the next week. I really need a weekend off but my friends keep taking the weekends off so I haven't had a chance to take a Friday or Saturday off. I keep missing out on family events and friends birthdays, it sucks. I really need my vacation soon. Thank god we're closing Thanksgiving and the Friday after. I'm hoping we get Saturday off too but we'll see.

1. Jaz, Mika, and Tuffy would so destroy Dago.
2. I'd have suggested hanging out but you're deathly frightened of me.

I hope you get some days off soon. You deserve a break!

I guess we might be going to northern california for Thanksgiving, to see James' family that lives in that area. Alternatively, tossing around him just flying down and me and the kids spending it with my sister (the point of the trip is not the holiday, but to see his uncle who isn't well since he will have four days off).

Thank you! We had a guest from the Romanian Cultural Institute last week and he mentioned this author as having majorly influenced him in his youth, but he was old and mumbling, almost, so I didn't catch the name and couldn't imagine the spelling. Now I know!

I am awesome like this all the damn time.

Poor kid! I remember that feeling, ugh...

PA - Dark when I go to work, dark when I go home again. Soon we'll be having just a couple of hours of daylight a day, eek.

PA: I went to bed early last night so I could get some extra sleep and I ended up waking up in the middle of the night from a nightmare. I don't even remember what it was about but this means that the stress is finally setting in.

One of my colleagues has this thing for Buckwheat. It's so bizarre, and while I don't care if he replies to internal emails with a picture of Buckwheat and the words "OOOOOTAY!!!", I think he's being seriously inappropriate when he sends something like to a client and copies me on it. Please do not involve me in your imminent HR problem, OOOOOTAY???

This joker is going to get us sued, I swear.

There's a picture of toddler me dressed in a giant dad-sized Buckwheat teeshirt doing the O-Tay! gesture. I had giant frizzy hair and my dad used to think it was hilarious for me to unknowingly be a little racist. I still think the old school Little Rascals are cute as Hell and I'm upset I can't get them anywhere.

Ugh.

I had all the drinks.

And a lot of very spicy Indian cuisine.

My husband has a Buckwheat t-shirt that he's had since college, but he doesn't wear it to work.

Norwegian teenagers are not afraid to use slang or smilies in emails they send to the university.

Buckwheat is borderline. He simultaneously broke down the lines of racism, while putting a whole new level of racism out there.

Black kids are cool and funny.
or
Black kids have funny hair, cool to laugh at them.

Its up in the air on that one. Definitely not cool for people you don't know well.

I've always wanted to do a blackface costume for Halloween but i never have the guts.

My eyeballs my choice. Unless you want to entertain me for 30 minutes every weekday afternoon, jester style.

I've never heard anyone call Justin a ho but I like it a lot. Especially because he's probably in the top 5 least ho-y cult members.

Also, Lib, what kind of movie is it? Is it the laughing kind, the bloody kind, or the crying kind?

I was a jester for Halloween.

Fuck. I'm going to have to stop watching The Daily Show.

Haven't finished reading it, but I'd say it's a dramedy. My friend's a goofy guy, but he loves dramas, sooo... I can't be sure what he's done with this script so far. I can't wait to see the actual scenes.

But it would be a farce like on Ghost World.

I had taco bell, so many regretts.

Next year, we should all go as Everyface. Blackface, yellowface, brownface, whiteface, redface. Unityface.

Bloodyface.

WHY DID YOU JUST TURN PEACE VIOLENT>!?

PUT HER IN THE BUNKER!!!

United Colors Of Benettonface.

dink this. had to edit.

You're such a sweetie. But that maybe a tad naive to tell folks that, and not expect a negative reaction.

Hey, its up to you. But that's going to be a tough sell. Once again, that's like above said costume of you, and you get offended and the person says, its in reference to some obscure movie and to disregard the ironic bigotry. Because, its ironic after all.

I liked the movie, but that part of Ghost World is about recognizing the juxtapose of racism and acceptance, in hindsight. And stereotypes are silly but mean jokes are difficult to erase when made part of commercial sales and common household products...etc. The poster is blatantly made to look ugly and silly of "coon" folk. And you can see for yourself, the effect of it visually is harsh and unrelenting. You get it.

Even Thora's first impression in the movie to Buscemi's black face poster was, "What are you a Klan's men or something?..."
She was trying to make a point of showing the history of bigotry for art project. She saw no humour in it.
Wouldn't it be down right ugly and insulting, if we started using that sort of merchandising again? Or made those posters or costumes again(for fun).
You can come up with something better. Perhaps smiley face?

The following is one of many newspaper articles about my best friend

YOUNG MAN FIGHTS FOR HIS LIFE
6th August 2012

A YOUNG man left fighting for his life after a serious assault remains in a critical condition in hospital. Shane Grogan (22) from Tuam, Co Galway underwent emergency surgery yesterday afternoon and remains unconscious in Beaumont hospital.

His father, Joe, said the family would continue to keep a vigil by his bedside in the hopes that he regains consciousness soon.

"We've met the surgeon again and there's no major change, but we are hopeful," said Joe.

"Shane is still unconscious, but we are hopeful of a slow but good recovery."

The Tuam businessman said the family had been overwhelmed by the support they have received since the attack in the early hours of Sunday.

"It means the world to us at this time. We will never forget your kindness."

Yesterday an 18-year-old man was charged in connection with the attack. Shane Byrne, of no fixed abode, was charged with assault causing harm.

Mr Byrne, originally from Dublin, has been living in Tuam since Christmas. He was arrested on Sunday and held in Tuam garda station overnight. The teenager wore a grey tracksuit and grey runners when he appeared at the special sitting of Galway District Court yesterday morning.

A request for bail was refused by Judge Gerard Furlong and Mr Byrne was remanded in custody to appear at Harristown court on Friday.

Shane Grogan had been walking his girlfriend home after a day at the races when the incident occurred at the Fairgreen on Milltown road at 3.30am on Sunday morning.

The GMIT graduate suffered serious head injuries and was taken to Galway hospital, but was transferred to Beaumont.

His parents Joe and Joan were joined by his sister Sarah who flew home from London yesterday on hearing the news.

Shane studied business at GMIT and has has been working in the finance department of Merit Medical in Galway city since 2010.

hnews@herald.ie

- Caroline Crawford

They are both named Shane and I'm getting confused trying to read that second half of the article. Either way I'm sorry about your friend.

I'm really sorry about your friend, it must be really hard, I hope he gets well. I've worried over someone in a coma before and it just takes over all of your thinking. I Remember I developed a twitch in both eyes.

....

My sister in law and her boyfriend apparently were planning on going as me and James for Halloween. Boyfriend was going to be me and she was going to be her brother.

It seems she first told me while I had a few drinks in me and I told her I "Would be Honored". Spent the rest of the month trying to figure out what the hell. it made no sense, they live in a different city and none of their friends know us and, um, we are anonymous as can be, not any sort of famous. But then that girl, she doesn't think correctly.

PA: Found out my friends surgery to have her tumor removed is first thing friday morning.

I know she has to have it out as soon as possible, but I'm still on edge about her going under the knife. *everything will be fine*

Fucking awful, Derek. Hope your friend recovers quickly.