I've been working on getting resumes and portfolios to send out this last week, and it looks like when all is said and done, I will have sent out over 200 resumes.
How sad would it be if I don't get a single call back? I'm trying to think that way, but it is a real possibility. Finding work is a hard thing to do right now, especially in specialized jobs (e.g. photographers). I'm sending out resumes to just about any place that might need a photographer. Of course, I'm hitting the studios, but I'm also looking into modeling and talent agencies, newspapers, advertising agencies, labs, and even supply and equipment stores. Here's to hoping I get a nibble...
Saturday, June 10, 2006
Wednesday, June 07, 2006
A Rant
Two things are bothering me.
One: Who the hell brings a child less then 10 years old into an "R" rated movie? I went to see the remake of the Omen yesterday, and two parents come in a sit next to me with their young daughter. WTF? There were a couple parts in the film that I could see seriously traumatizing this kid. Damn. I kept looking over at her in disgust that the parents would even think about bringing her with them.
Two: Speaking of young girls... How many more of these child-predators things are they going to do on Dateline? It's all they report on anymore. I'm all for trying to bust people like this, but NBC is just doing this now for ratings. They don't actually care about "saving the kids." One other thing that bothers me about this is that, granted, these people are freaks, but still, they are being tricked into these situations, and I'm pretty sure there are laws against that.
*MANDATORY RANT ABOUT OUR FAILING GOVERNMENT SYSTEM*
Our current government is really bending the way laws are interpreted anymore. So many of our rights as citizens of this country are being taken away. Examples: it is now mandatory that all cell phones have a GPS system built in. They say its because of safety, but you can't help but think the government forced that law on companies. If they ever need to find somebody, call up the cell phone companies and say "find this person." Not only that, but the government is trying to get laws passed that state that all computers must have a special NSA spyware program installed, that way they can keep track of what everyone is doing online. We are quickly loosing our freedoms as Americans. I am tired of the Bush-controlled government and he needs to get the fuck out of the White House...
EDIT:
So more to add to this... I hate how the media tries to make everything out to be the "worst thing ever." Blah blah blah. It's just another part of the government trying to scare the public into believing the bullshit they are feeding us. Terrorism, the bird flu, MYSPACE... Are any other things REALLY destroying the world. No. In fact (and I've always found this interesting) out government is always trying to force this idea of terrorist living among us here in the US, but the fact is, American is the safest country in the world to live in when it comes from terrorist. You are more likely to get killed because of pollution then by a terrorist. There are many countries in this world where the leading cause of death in the country IS terrorism. Since its so safe here, why are they trying to make it sound like there are terrorist all around us?
One: Who the hell brings a child less then 10 years old into an "R" rated movie? I went to see the remake of the Omen yesterday, and two parents come in a sit next to me with their young daughter. WTF? There were a couple parts in the film that I could see seriously traumatizing this kid. Damn. I kept looking over at her in disgust that the parents would even think about bringing her with them.
Two: Speaking of young girls... How many more of these child-predators things are they going to do on Dateline? It's all they report on anymore. I'm all for trying to bust people like this, but NBC is just doing this now for ratings. They don't actually care about "saving the kids." One other thing that bothers me about this is that, granted, these people are freaks, but still, they are being tricked into these situations, and I'm pretty sure there are laws against that.
*MANDATORY RANT ABOUT OUR FAILING GOVERNMENT SYSTEM*
Our current government is really bending the way laws are interpreted anymore. So many of our rights as citizens of this country are being taken away. Examples: it is now mandatory that all cell phones have a GPS system built in. They say its because of safety, but you can't help but think the government forced that law on companies. If they ever need to find somebody, call up the cell phone companies and say "find this person." Not only that, but the government is trying to get laws passed that state that all computers must have a special NSA spyware program installed, that way they can keep track of what everyone is doing online. We are quickly loosing our freedoms as Americans. I am tired of the Bush-controlled government and he needs to get the fuck out of the White House...
EDIT:
So more to add to this... I hate how the media tries to make everything out to be the "worst thing ever." Blah blah blah. It's just another part of the government trying to scare the public into believing the bullshit they are feeding us. Terrorism, the bird flu, MYSPACE... Are any other things REALLY destroying the world. No. In fact (and I've always found this interesting) out government is always trying to force this idea of terrorist living among us here in the US, but the fact is, American is the safest country in the world to live in when it comes from terrorist. You are more likely to get killed because of pollution then by a terrorist. There are many countries in this world where the leading cause of death in the country IS terrorism. Since its so safe here, why are they trying to make it sound like there are terrorist all around us?
Don't Let Congress Ruin The Internet
Tomorrow Congress will attempt to pass a law that abandons the First Amendment of the Internet. Basically, the Internet will be split up into two tiers. This is mainstream medias way of declaring war on independent media. If we don't act now, there will be a difference between 'Free' and 'Open' Internet. The internet needs to be neutral.
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Tuesday, June 06, 2006
I'm In High School (A MySpace Survey)
- How tall are you barefoot? 74 in
- Have you ever been unfaithful in a relationship? Sadly, yes
- Do you own a gun? Nope
- If you had a mental disorder, what would it be? Who says I don't have a mental disorder?
- How many letters are in your crush's name? 5
- What do you think of hot dogs? Only good when sports are involved
- What's your favorite Christmas song? The Christmas Song
- What do you prefer to drink in the morning? Water
- Do you do push-ups? Yep
- Have you ever done ecstasy? I can't remember
- Do you have a boyfriend/girlfriend? Not technically
- Do you like the rain? Yes
- Do you own a knife? Yes
- What do you smell like? I guess I smell good most of the time
- Do you have A.D.D.? Not really
- Full initials? DJR
- Name 3 thoughts at this exact moment. I'm usually pretty empty headed. I like to live in the moment
- Name the last 3 things you have bought today. Nothing yet
- Name five drinks you regularly drink. Water, orange juice, beer, Gatorade, apple juice
- What time did you wake up today? Around 8:00 AM
- Can you spell? Nope
- Current worry? Finding a job
- Current hate? Same thing I've been hating for about a year now
- Favorite place to be? With someone I care about
- Least favorite place to be? Muncie
- Where would you like to go? Europe
- Do you own slippers? Nope
- Where do you think you'll be in 10 years? Hopefully married with a family, running a successful photography studio
- Do you burn or tan? BURN
- Yellow or blue? Blue
- Would you give up your current life to be a pirate? Don't think so
- Last time your cell rang? A little after 8:00 AM this morning
- What songs do you sing in the shower? Whatever I feel like
- What did you fear was going to get you at night as a child? Aliens
- What's in your pockets right now? Nothing
- Last thing that made you laugh? Probably something funny
- Best bed sheets you had as a child? Aztec patterned
- Worst injury you've ever had? Broken arm
- What is your GPA? 3.43
- How many TVs do you have in your house? Just the one right now
- Who is your loudest friend? My sister, but she's not really my "friend"
- Who is your most silent friend? I don't think I know anyone all that silent
- Does someone have a crush on you? Yeah, I'm pretty sure about that
- Do you wish on stars? I used to
- What is your favorite book? Slaughterhouse 5
- What song did you last hear? Some Christmas music thing
- What song do you want played at your funeral? Don't care to think about that
- What were you doing 12AM last night? Hahahahaha... hmmmm... *innocent face*
- What was the first thing you thought of when you woke up? I feel good and happy
Monday, June 05, 2006
Messed Up
My dreams are the weirdest fucking thing. Example:
I'm teaching at Purdue, and yet its slightly ghetto-ified. People I know are students there. There some rich business man type trying to marry this girl who is also being stalked by some L.A. Latino hoodlum kind of guy, all while she's secretly in love with me. She gets rid of the business man type by asking me if I would help her out. I say "sure" and she tells the guy that I'm her boyfriend. He gets pissed and says some shit and then leaves. Ok. So then I'm on my phone, and somehow I tap into this Latino guy's cell phone and I'm listening to his conversation and he's planning some kind of gang war or something because of this girl. I'm walking with this girl and her friend, and we get lost in the underground areas of Purdue, the whole time being followed by the gang. We get outside and it's some kind of eerie crap. The three of us walk for a little while, then somehow end up on bikes. We ride to my place where the friend leaves then the girl and I are about to go into my apartment. As we are walking through the parking lot, I noticed that I'm surrounded by Wild-Fucking-Kingdom's creepiest creatures on Earth. Fuck. They start trying to attack us and we are fighting them off the best we can.
Then I wake up.
Damn.
The even weirder part is that this dream was two parts, and I can't remember the first part. I can barely remember the first part having to do with moving into my new apartment and meeting this girl, I think.
I think there were ghosts too...
I'm teaching at Purdue, and yet its slightly ghetto-ified. People I know are students there. There some rich business man type trying to marry this girl who is also being stalked by some L.A. Latino hoodlum kind of guy, all while she's secretly in love with me. She gets rid of the business man type by asking me if I would help her out. I say "sure" and she tells the guy that I'm her boyfriend. He gets pissed and says some shit and then leaves. Ok. So then I'm on my phone, and somehow I tap into this Latino guy's cell phone and I'm listening to his conversation and he's planning some kind of gang war or something because of this girl. I'm walking with this girl and her friend, and we get lost in the underground areas of Purdue, the whole time being followed by the gang. We get outside and it's some kind of eerie crap. The three of us walk for a little while, then somehow end up on bikes. We ride to my place where the friend leaves then the girl and I are about to go into my apartment. As we are walking through the parking lot, I noticed that I'm surrounded by Wild-Fucking-Kingdom's creepiest creatures on Earth. Fuck. They start trying to attack us and we are fighting them off the best we can.
Then I wake up.
Damn.
The even weirder part is that this dream was two parts, and I can't remember the first part. I can barely remember the first part having to do with moving into my new apartment and meeting this girl, I think.
I think there were ghosts too...
Thursday, June 01, 2006
FUCK
This has not been a good morning.
It turns out that my student loans do NOT have a grace period, which means that I have to start paying them back now...
I don't have that kind of money just yet. I wasn't planning on payments for that until November, but I guess I need to find work now more then ever.
I spent a good portion of the morning on the phone arguing with somebody in India about these fucking loans. I couldn't understand a word the girl was saying, so I asked to speak with her superior. Talking with him was essentially the same thing. Why the hell do companies outsource their "1-800" numbers to other countries? That is just fucking ridiculous.
Anyway, I'm fucked and need to find work... FAST. If anyone knows of any kind of photography-related job that will pay about $10 per hour at least, please throw it my way. I mean, I still want to start up my own studio here, but that is going to take time.
:o(
It turns out that my student loans do NOT have a grace period, which means that I have to start paying them back now...
I don't have that kind of money just yet. I wasn't planning on payments for that until November, but I guess I need to find work now more then ever.
I spent a good portion of the morning on the phone arguing with somebody in India about these fucking loans. I couldn't understand a word the girl was saying, so I asked to speak with her superior. Talking with him was essentially the same thing. Why the hell do companies outsource their "1-800" numbers to other countries? That is just fucking ridiculous.
Anyway, I'm fucked and need to find work... FAST. If anyone knows of any kind of photography-related job that will pay about $10 per hour at least, please throw it my way. I mean, I still want to start up my own studio here, but that is going to take time.
:o(
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