This is not on topic, so I apologize in advance. Since I'm not going to be around tomorrow (I'm getting married tomorrow and dealing with: a sprained ankle (the other one this time), my future father in-law being released from the hospital with two new heart stents and my mother falling on her face today, it has taken a lot of energy from me.
I just wanted to thank Gabe, I have been reading Videogum since 2009. It has kept my spirits up during very bleak times (2 years post-mba without a job, a broken ankle, etc) and has consistently made laugh.
Gabe, good luck.
Am I to believe that there is a filter on smartphones that makes it look like a crappy 8mm film from the 1960s? Complete with fake film slip to show the sprockets. That angers me.
Today was a bit of a let down only because how exciting the last two days were. First, I went through my first monsoon, which is odd because I live in Toronto. I only say exciting because I saw nobody died. Then on Tuesday I did my Jeopardy audition! It was a bit weird because I know I did really well on the test they gave us, but the mock Jeopardy game I went through I was picked last. Does this mean ANYTHING??? Am I too hot for TV? After that I met up with fiancee and did the last run through with our venue for our wedding which is on the 3rd (she upsold up us on gourmet popcorn). Then today, back to work, same old same old. Can't complain.
Super off topic but OH MY GOD: EVERYONE, go to British Vogue http://www.vogue.co.uk/ and enter the Konami code (hint: It ends B-A-ENTER). You'll be glad you did.
Here's my Encyclopedia Brown story, and its totally off-topic. I was friends with the kid who played EB on the HBO series, Scott Bremner. Scott was the son of the owner of the Calgary Flames and was a bit "bratty". We were in the same Legal Studies class during grade 11. He wasn't a bad kid, but just needed to fuck up in order for people to pay attention to him. He was a bad student, but a nice guy. He dropped out or stopped going to school the next year, but we kept in touch. I learned of his death on the week after Easter. He was driving to Ontario to live with his mom. The police said he fell asleep and hit a rock head on and died. He was the first person I had ever had a conversation with so close to their death.
Okay, everybody have a fun day!
Wait, did your supervisor call you a "hipster"?That's very unprofessional. And don't stop using big words, just be sure to inform the dullards you work with what those words mean. Also, avoid mentioning Animal Collective too much.
I cannot stress enough, I have only made it to the audition round. If, by some miracle or bus accident I am chosen to be on Jeopardy, I will definitely do some sort of inside joke. For example, if the final question was about architects and my answer had no bearing on the outcome I would answer "Who is Frank Lloyd Wrong?". And laughter will echo through the internet.
My day has been great. I'm taking tomorrow off, but that only means I will be spending a lot of money when I take my car in for a service. Also, I got the email yesterday inviting me to audition for Jeopardy!. This is one of my bucket list items (outdated 2010 references for $400) and I have no illusions that I will make it past the audition. Just seems like a fun thing to do.
For as long as I've remembered, I've always wanted to be the straight man on a podcast. Unfortunately, my voice has been described as both grating and repellent.
I've discovered this cartoon (I know, I'm an adult) about this family called "The Simpsons". I've marathon watched almost 100 episodes and I bet they keep getting better, year after year.
Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead because it was so dark when you drove to work at 6:30 and you weren't used to it because it wasn't like this on Friday.
Guys, don't pay to go to film school if you want to be a director. Get practical experience on sets in other jobs like Steven Soderbergh, David Fincher, PT Anderson and anybody who directed a film before 1960. Going to film school to be a director is like going to business school to become a CEO.
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