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[Type_A_Tiff]

Posted: 3/30/06 at 7:01pm

Hola ladies!

Claire, I think you mean Matt Davis, not Matt Dallas, from Legally Blonde. (I'd rather see Matt Davis nekkid, personally. )

Coincidentially, Bruce Thomas (the UPS guy) from Legally Blonde is in the show though.

So the...the...prettier hand twin is on Leno, ehhhh? *eye twitch* I wrapped "Black Christmas" on Tuesday and the make-up guy there was the one from "The Cleaner" who told me my right index finger was "mangled", "disfigured" and for me to "get more vanities!" He asked me, "How are your hands doing?" and saw that, indeed, my right index finger cuticle is broken. Horror of HORRORS!

The wrap was SUCH a disappointment! No fantastic meal (we had steak and lobster tail on "She's The Man" - we had roast beef and potatoes on this! Boo.), no swag! (Not even a cap!) No speeches, no hugs, no small talk, no speeches, no pats on the back, no lingering, no thank you, no nothing! What. The. Hell.

How did "cock sock" not get edited?! And really, maybe it's just because it was 55F out, but I think the use of a "sock" would be a bit...optimistic.

Coldplay concert sounds fun! (I'm not crazy about Coldplay or Keane, but I think I like Coldplay a bit more...unless those are Keane songs that I'm listening to...*headspin*) Long Island?! That's commitment. How were your seats? $80 for 17 songs is pretty sucky! I've never heard of Richard Ashcroft before (if you hadn't told me, I would've assumed he was a politician!).

Updated On: 3/30/06 at 07:01 PM

[#1Elphie]

Posted: 3/30/06 at 7:42pm

Ah, you're right, Tiff; I was thinking of Matt Davis.
Sorry the wrap party wasn't too exciting for "Black Christmas."

Nic, I'm glad you enjoyed Coldplay. The setlist sounds really short for that much money, though! I like Richard Ashcroft, so seeing him must have been cool. I loved his Live8 performance with Coldplay.
Updated On: 3/30/06 at 07:42 PM

[Type_A_Tiff]

Posted: 3/30/06 at 7:46pm

So what's been going on with yoooou?

[#1Elphie]

Posted: 3/30/06 at 7:56pm

What's going on with me...boring schoolwork. I seriously haven't had any time to do anything fun. Stupid papers. And reading. If only college had nothing to do with education. Oh, my friends and I got an apartment for next year, so I'm excited about that. Basically, though, my life is about as exciting as a fish's who is stuck in a fishbowl.

[Type_A_Tiff]

Posted: 3/30/06 at 7:58pm

New apartment? That's exciting! By next year, do you mean this fall or literally next year? Why didn't you and Nic ever considering moving in together?

[#1Elphie]

Posted: 3/30/06 at 8:03pm

No, I mean this fall (it'll be for the next school year).
I want to live in NYC after I graduate (next May), and Nic is looking for an apartment for the very near future. But I'd love to live with her if she needs a new roommate next year! (by next year I mean summer '07 and onward).
Updated On: 3/30/06 at 08:03 PM

[Type_A_Tiff]

Posted: 3/30/06 at 8:14pm

*bouncing up and down excitedly* And if I follow this current trend of getting rejected everywhere (I just got my second rejection yesterday), the three of us could be roomies some time! We could braid each others' hair, get into pillow fights in our underwear, soak each others' hands in warm water when we're asleep, steal the toilet paper and saran-wrap the toilet seat, all that stuff!



(Okay, maybe not. But the message is still the same!)

[mabel]

Posted: 3/30/06 at 8:47pm

Seriously, if I had to just tide myself over someplace crappy this coming year, I'd be game to find a place with y'all! It would be a lot of fun!

Nothing much new with me. I did some fairly inane research at work today. Zzzzz. A bunch of th gang are still in Vegas, so there's not much to do. They even called the two interns that live a train-ride away (forget where exactly) and told them not to bother coming in. I still have to, but I have a feeling I probably won't end up staying the whole time. It's just as well that they asked me to come in, because I wouldn't have known what to do with the "you don't have to come in tomorrow, but you can if you want," because I wouldn't really want to come in, but it'd look good (so, what to do?!?).

I like older Coldplay (not so thrilled with the new album, though I do think they play better live than they do on the album). The seats were in a 200 section near the stage. Surprisingly good, though probably still not worth the money. I wouldn't have bought them for myself, but they were a gift and I did have a good time (though if given a choice, I would have much preferred a pair of tix to FF/Death Cab).

Tiff, sorry to hear that the wrap party was so blase', and sorry to hear you're so overwhelmed with work, Claire. I feel ya though. I've got two 200+ page books to read by Wednesday, not to mention all the Dylan stuff I need to dig into. Guess what I'll be doing this weekend?!?!

Oh, and I got free tix to see Sarah Jones' Bridge and Tunnel. That should be fun. I've heard good things about it, and maybe that'll get me back going seeing shows. I know I have a lot on my plate, but there are so many shows I want to see. Like a dozen. Booo! Literally too many shows and too little time!

ETA: You'll be happy to know that thanks to a sale on amazon, I picked up HP 2 and 5. So, now I'll have 1-5, and that should keep me amused for a while this summer.

Updated On: 3/30/06 at 08:47 PM

[Type_A_Tiff]

Posted: 3/31/06 at 2:00am

Do 3 BR apartments even exist in NY?? Cuz I'd be game in sharing a room with y'all, but I snore like Darth Vader in the winter! See, now you guys are getting me all excited!

What are you going to wind up doing at the office today? Has it been all you hoped it would be?

(though if given a choice, I would have much preferred a pair of tix to FF/Death Cab)

Eeeee!!! 4 more weeks! (BTW, The Strokes are coming to Vancouver in May, and now I don't have money to see it! Just my luck, right? It's okay, I give Franz the slight edge, but MAN! Maybe I'll bring a picnic basket and sit outside the venue - it's outdoors - and listen anyway.)

What books do you have to read now? Anything sparknotes.com can help you with?

You'll be happy to know that thanks to a sale on amazon, I picked up HP 2 and 5. So, now I'll have 1-5, and that should keep me amused for a while this summer.

*applauds* That will last you, oh, a week? (Seriously, they're like crack. You can finish the first 3 books in 1 day each, then allocate 2-3 days for HP4, 3-4 days for HP5, and 2-3 days for HP6, and that's if you "take your time".) And then you'll be clawing yourself in anticipation until you get your hands on HP6, and then you'll be like the rest of us, chomping at the bit until HP7!

[mabel]

Posted: 3/31/06 at 8:58am

Off to work in a few. Yesterday was pretty tame, and I'm not sure what they've got in store for today. Like I said, they called two of the interns and told them not to bother coming in. I hope the 4th Friday girl is there, because at least if I've got nothing to do, I'll have someone to chat with. I love when they have "research" for us to do, because that miraculously can take anywhere from an hour to all day, if there's nothing else to do.

Oh, and there are definitely 3 bedroom places in NYC. I haven't looked for any on their own, but looking for rooms that are shared on craigslist I'd say there are just about as many that are 3 bedroom shares as 2. It'd be doable, I think. And I think you tend to get a lot more for your money the more rooms you're looking for.

...Have fun at FF/DCfC. I'm going to start looking seriously on craigslist when it gets closer to the day of the show. Hopefully prices will drop. It's so hard to tell. The first set of Coldplay dates, the tix were WAY above face. This time they were below by the day before. Arcade Fire had been asking obscene prices for the $30 tix, and they dropped to face the day of...I don't think The Strokes ever really dropped off though, which is kind of surprising, since they played 3 dates. Guess we'll see.

Let's see...for this week, I have to read Norman Mailer's The Armies of the Night for my 60s class and then Virginia Woolf's To the Lighthouse. I'm sure I've also got a bunch of stuff to read for my film/critical writing classes, but I haven't read any of that in ages! I've also got to polish off a Dylan and Philosophy book and then plow through two others. Plus, I've got a couple of documentaries to watch. *headdesk*

Guess that's about it. Gotta run!

[#1Elphie]

Posted: 3/31/06 at 1:29pm

*squeak* The three of us living together would be so much fun! We should totally do that.

Guess what? I must not have seemed like a *total* idiot at my Roundabout interview, because I got a follow-up! It's a phone interview with Ticket Services. You guys were incredibly helpful in helping me prepare for the first one, so I'd love some more advice. Ticket Services wasn't my first choice of departments, Education was (but I told them I'd do anything; I basically said I'd be happy cleaning their toilets), and in my initial interview I talked a lot about how I'm passionate about educational theatre. What do I focus on for ticket services? "I'm very passionate about tickets. There's nothing more beautiful than a tiny piece of paper with a seat number written on it."
And do y'all have any suggestions as to what some good weaknesses are? Last time I said something about being a perfectionist and too detail-oriented, but I feel like that came off as a cop-out answer. You guys know me, so just tell me what's wrong with me but isn't bad enough to prevent them from hiring me!

[mabel]

Posted: 3/31/06 at 6:00pm

Would ticket serivices be like dealing with members who are ordering tickets (or swapping dates...I know most membership theater clubs, the members always have the option of swapping dates out for other ones). If that's the case, maybe dealing with irate customers? I don't know. You seem too nice to put a bitchy patron in their place. I don't know. I'd imagine they were probably drawn to your meticulousness for ticket services. It seems like that'd probably be a good quality for that department. Then again, I don't know what one does in ticket services, so what do I know?!? I guess you'll be able to ask them a bunch of questions about what that sort of position would entail (always a good thing).

Sorry the education dept didn't seem to work out, but hey, at least it's something!

Off to take a little nap before heading out to see Sarah Jones' Bridge and Tunnel. At 3, they sent me and the other intern out to wander the streets and hand out flyers to guys with long hair. It was...less than fun. Now my feet hurt (I didn't wear good trucking around shoes today).

[#1Elphie]

Posted: 4/1/06 at 3:00pm

According to Roundabout, "Responsibilities include assisting with data entry, subscriber records, customer mailings, and general maintenance of approximately forty-thousand annual subscriptions." So I guess it's general office stuff.

How was Bridge and Tunnel?

Handing out flyers to guys with long hair? Were you specifically asked to find guys with long hair to give them to? Sorry you were forced to walk a lot. Is the weather nice there? Hopefully you at least got to wander around in the sunshine! It's in the 80s here and I hate being stuck inside writing essays.

[mabel]

Posted: 4/1/06 at 3:50pm

Eh, office-type stuff can be boring, but it's better than nothing, right!? I don't know why they wouldn't have taken you for the education internship, since that's what you do. Maybe they had an equally qualified senior, so they got priority?

Yeah, the walking was not the best. I had these shoes on (not plaid though) and they weren't meant for long distance walking (not that we even walked around that much...


And yeah, we had to scope out men with long hair and then approach (aka harass) them. Actually, we probably did a less than stellar job at it. There were some guys that we chatted with and really tried to sell the idea on, but then there were lot of others who we'd just give the flyer to and quickly jet off.

Bridge and Tunnel was really good. If you're ever kicking around the city and don't know what to see, it's definitely worth checking out.

Oh, and the weather's nice here. It's kind of overcast today, but it's still lovely out temp-wise. I think it's been in the mid-upper 60s. Very comfy.

ETA: Ugh! How do I get the picture not to be at the top?? Oh well, I don't really care that much. You get the jist.

Updated On: 4/1/06 at 03:50 PM

[Type_A_Tiff]

Posted: 4/2/06 at 4:26pm

Bumping this up to the top - you guys online?

Now I'll go and reply! (Congrats, Claire!)

[mabel]

Posted: 4/2/06 at 4:42pm

I'm here...for a few. I have to get back to reading in a bit, but I can spare a little time for you, Tiff.

What's up with you? Anything new and exciting on the PA front? Any law school news? Packing your bags for Toronto...or New York?

[#1Elphie]

Posted: 4/2/06 at 4:42pm

I'm here!

[mabel]

Posted: 4/2/06 at 4:45pm

Hey, Claire! When's your phone follow-up interview? Sometime this week?

Have either of you seen any movies lately. I think I'm going to venture out and see my first post-Oscar flix on Tuesday (probably V for Vendetta and Thank Your for Smoking).

[#1Elphie]

Posted: 4/2/06 at 4:47pm

Interview's on Tuesday.

I haven't seen any movies lately. I wish I had the time. The last one was Failure to Launch. You'll have to let me know what you think of V for Vendetta and Thank You For Smoking, because I really want to see both of them.
ETA: Actually, I watched my Walk the Line dvd yesterday and of course I loved that! Updated On: 4/2/06 at 04:47 PM

[Type_A_Tiff]

Posted: 4/2/06 at 4:51pm

Point form, because there's too much to talk about!

- How much is a 3BR in Manhattan on craigslist? Can someone check? (Or I can do it.)

- Again, yay on your follow-up interview, Claire! Even though Ticket Services isn't your first choice, it looks great on your resume to say you interned for Roundabout at all! (Plus, at the very least, your ego is redeemed that your interview couldn't have gone that badly!)

"Responsibilities include assisting with data entry, subscriber records, customer mailings, and general maintenance of approximately forty-thousand annual subscriptions." So I guess it's general office stuff.

They'll probably ask you questions on your computer and data entry proficiency and experience, your customer service and PR experience, whether you can talk on the phone effectively, pay attention to detail, write well and be able to multi-task.

Guys with long hair? And NO ONE wanted to be on Queer Eye? Are they crazy? I would be thrilled to be on a make-over show (regardless of the implication that it means I'm in dire need of a make-over!). I always wanted someone to sign me up for What Not To Wear - $5000 spending spree!

Nothing too exciting on the PA front - just did a couple of long days on "Kyle X/Y" and talked a bit to the producer, so I'm hoping to make a connection to him (he's LA-based so if I get an "in" with him, hopefully I can relocate to his production company there!). No law school news so far. I'm now hoping for Toronto, LA or NY, job-wise.

[mabel]

Posted: 4/2/06 at 4:52pm

I got the Collector's Edition of WtL too. Have you listened to the director's commentary? It's really interesting. Most of the deleted scenes are pretty decent too. I wish more DVDs would go the Almost Famous Route and have the second disc with the entire film, with the deleted scenes inserted in.

You'll have to keep us posted how the interview goes on Tuesday. I think I've only done one phone interview. It's kind of different, but you can make yourself some little note cards to glance at, which is kind of nice.

[Type_A_Tiff]

Posted: 4/2/06 at 4:53pm

No movies lately, either. No one will see "She's The Man" with me, and I blew off my friends who saw "V for Vendetta" on the weekend because I had to work. I also want to see "Thank You For Smoking". Is Icon Production producing it still?

[Type_A_Tiff]

Posted: 4/2/06 at 4:55pm

*cringe* Oooh, phone interview? That sucks. The only phone interview I had was that nightmarish one as a legislative assistant. The plus is, like Nic said, you can have some little note cards to refer to. (Or if you're like me, print out 8 pages of notes to frantically rifle through! ) The negative is you can't read the interviewer, so you don't know how they're responding to you and whether you should keep talking and if they're making fun of you on the other end.

[#1Elphie]

Posted: 4/2/06 at 4:58pm

Yeah, I'm kind of nervous about it being a phone interview. It is nice that I can have some notes, but I'd definitely prefer a face-to-face conversation.

Tiff, what happened with Icon? Did you ever end up applying?

I haven't listened to the WtL director's commentary but I watched the deleted scenes, which I enjoyed.

[mabel]

Posted: 4/2/06 at 5:01pm

I don't have the patience to weed through a bunch of postings on craigslist, but here's the 2nd listing that was up there for a 3 bedroom with a $3000 max:

Probably wouldn't be the best of options, since the F isn't the most convenient subway line in the world, but I'm sure if you scrounge around some, there's more to pick from...or even probably some decent lofts in Williamsburg. Let me take a quick peek at that.
3-Bedroom apartment near Chinatown.