Hey, kids! So I've got a few things to say and they should be nice and quick.
AMCHD is a joke. How can a channel claim to be all about the preservation of American classic films and High Definition when it is in fact: Neither? None of the films that I have ever seen on AMCHD have had an HD transfer and the quality of transfer they do have borders on low-quality youtube clips. Most films are stretched to barely fit widescreen. It's horrendous. That's not even to mention whether the movies they show are even actually classics, in any country. Death Wish IV? Predator 2?! Really (And I like Predator 2, sorta)? You fucking suck.
If you're in a band, and you release your latest album on vinyl, I'm not going to buy it. And you suck. If Spielberg made a movie and released it on laser disc, that wouldn't make it retro and cool. It's just dumb. I know that records sound different and analog recordings tend to be richer than digital. I get it. But vinyl belongs on your wall (that is to say the band's wall, or walls, depending on the number of walls X band members / the numbers of houses +- PiR²). It's decorative, not practical. Find a way to improve the new audio formats (no small order) rather than reverting to the ancient in an effort to seem hip. You're not. And get a haircut.
Anyone watching Late Night With Craig Ferguson? You should, man. I think he's funnier than everyone else in late night. He's unscripted, and sometimes awkwardly so, but his attempts to right his ship and buck the "late night format" that's become so tired are quite hilarious. Sure he doesn't get the guests that Conan got, or that Jimmy Fallon's getting, but he does have something Jimmy Fallon doesn't have: charisma. And a funny accent. Give Craig a look and you might be surprised.
Well, that's it, kids. Heed my warnings lest your futures go down the shitter. ...??? Yep.
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Saturday, May 23, 2009
Friday, May 15, 2009
Jobbed
Hey, kids! Well, today was a big day for me. I worked my last night in Will Call at FotoKem. I haven't written a lot about my job on here, mostly because some things are confidential and I tend to forget when things are. So there was no sense in risking being wrong. Obviously, working in the film industry, and the subsequent fears my work and the studios have about piracy and info leaks, there is a certain amount of hush-hush so nothing intentionally (or unintentially) gets out to the public. That's not to say that I couldn't tell you in-person, but posting things on the internet could've cost my job. So I haven't mentioned too much about.
I think during my graveyard times I wrote a lot (when I wasn't sleeping, and you were say... eating dinner) about how that affected me. That was all cool.
Upon reading what I've written to this point, I realize that it reads like I'm working my way up to explaining why I was fired.
Whoops.
Nothing could be further from the truth, yet. I've actually been promoted and transferred to another department. So I worked my last night in Will Call, but I'll be starting my new position on Monday. I'm headed to the Digital Restoration Services dept. There, from what I understand, I'll be fixing films and TV shows (i.e. removing spots, scratches, dust, etc.) on a computer. Dust-busting, as it is (I hope) affectionately known. I'm pretty excited about it because it's a new software program that I've never used and FotoKem is putting a good deal of faith in me to hit the ground running (as opposed to stumble, fall, and break face). It also means a formidable pay-raise as well. Money is always good, especially with the cost of Blu-Rays and RockBand songs.
One major downside is that I may have to work graveyard again. That would be a bummer. But I may luck out, or hopefully, it'll only be temporary. You may remember (or you can look back at my blogs between March '08 and July '08) that I was pretty useless on the weekends (and in general). I'd rather not be useless...
So I'm happy, though it was tough to leave tonight. I think if people I was closer to were there when I left, it would have been harder. But a lot of those people have left too (or soon will be)! Plus, it was a shitty night. I thought that being a Friday it'd be it's usual slow night, but then I realized that if there is a God, he's an asshole, so the night followed suit. But whatevs, I'm home and that stuff's done. I did get a little misty as I walked through the parking lot and on the short drive home (some would say I cried, some would be a dick). But here's to the future, I say!
On a somewhat unrelated note: I heard the new Green Day album at work. I liked it. I'll probably buy it. Update: I did buy it.
That's all I've got for now, kids. Don't be strangers. Just get stranger.
:-P Pbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbth!!!
I think during my graveyard times I wrote a lot (when I wasn't sleeping, and you were say... eating dinner) about how that affected me. That was all cool.
Upon reading what I've written to this point, I realize that it reads like I'm working my way up to explaining why I was fired.
Whoops.
Nothing could be further from the truth, yet. I've actually been promoted and transferred to another department. So I worked my last night in Will Call, but I'll be starting my new position on Monday. I'm headed to the Digital Restoration Services dept. There, from what I understand, I'll be fixing films and TV shows (i.e. removing spots, scratches, dust, etc.) on a computer. Dust-busting, as it is (I hope) affectionately known. I'm pretty excited about it because it's a new software program that I've never used and FotoKem is putting a good deal of faith in me to hit the ground running (as opposed to stumble, fall, and break face). It also means a formidable pay-raise as well. Money is always good, especially with the cost of Blu-Rays and RockBand songs.
One major downside is that I may have to work graveyard again. That would be a bummer. But I may luck out, or hopefully, it'll only be temporary. You may remember (or you can look back at my blogs between March '08 and July '08) that I was pretty useless on the weekends (and in general). I'd rather not be useless...
So I'm happy, though it was tough to leave tonight. I think if people I was closer to were there when I left, it would have been harder. But a lot of those people have left too (or soon will be)! Plus, it was a shitty night. I thought that being a Friday it'd be it's usual slow night, but then I realized that if there is a God, he's an asshole, so the night followed suit. But whatevs, I'm home and that stuff's done. I did get a little misty as I walked through the parking lot and on the short drive home (some would say I cried, some would be a dick). But here's to the future, I say!
On a somewhat unrelated note: I heard the new Green Day album at work. I liked it. I'll probably buy it. Update: I did buy it.
That's all I've got for now, kids. Don't be strangers. Just get stranger.
:-P Pbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbth!!!
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