Monday, January 30, 2006

today i got a phone call from the dog sitting guy. he called because... i have a second interview! he told me that the main reason i have to come in tomorrow is so that the house keeper can tell me where to purchase the fresh squeezed orange juice that, as he told me during our first meeting, must always always _always_ be available in the house. so i think i am a shoe in. i'm considering stuffing my shoes w/ doggy treats in order to sway the canine vote. they do outvote him, afterall. unless the housekeeper gets a vote. but i am pretty sure that she liked me as well. i mean, the way to make someone like you is to smile and nod everytime they talk to you in portugese, right? i seemed like i was following the conversation well enough anyway.

another weird thing about today: the word of the day was obliterate, here is the sample sentence they used
to illustrate its usage:

To obliterate all thoughts of the blizzard outside, Terry lit a scented candle, put on some Vivaldi, and sat in front of the fire with her spring catalogs.

Saturday, January 28, 2006

There's no off switch to genius.
last night at about 3:30 in the morning i had an idea that i was certain was solid gold. and i knew this idea would be good to bounce off of my friend erin, who has worked on many tv shows. i decided i couldn't wait any longer, and called her immediately, thinking i would leave a message on her voice mail. here's the message:
erin: hello?
me: oh man, i woke you up. you sound like you're sleeping.
erin: what is it?
me: i had this idea for a show, i figured i would leave you a voicemail about it, because it would be perfect for us to work on. it's called monkey manicure, and
erin: i'm hanging up now.

i hope she sobers up and realizes that we need to act now. call me erin. i will accept your apology.

Friday, January 27, 2006

I just had a meeting with a gentleman to possibly house sit his house and watch his dogs for him. i think it went well. i feel that the dogs liked me, and that this is possibly the best thing that could have happened for getting this position. he loves his dogs. it's intense.