Post-Grad: Week 2
Mood:  chillin'
Topic: Post-College
It's been one ginormous torrential downpour all weekend and everyone in LA is going nuts. Please. I dont understand why people in this city get so nervous in the rain. Today people from Veritasiti say it took them almost 3 hours to get to work, so I assume thats because everyone who keep their cars in their garrages the entire weekend are driving extra slow today, and its not even raining that hard! Sigh.

Ok, fine, the rain makes me a bit nervous too, but not this nervous. Snow is a lot worse, but at least East Coasters know what to do in it!

My receptionist position is very relaxing. I dont know what to do with myself. I know I should be writing a script, but I need a good concept. I wrote a treatment for a film for Emerson, maybe I should just write that for practice.
I'm a little nervous that my ambitions and movement towards film are going to slow down. I'm enjoying this low-stress period, but I cant get distracted by it.
I'd really love to work on-set as an assistant.

Post-College
Mood:  bright
Topic: Post-College
Well, I did it. I graduated college. Finally. It hasn't quite hit me yet. I am so excited about being done with writing papers! And, I received all A's...well, one A and two A-'s. Phew!

Today I start my job at Veritasiti, a company that rates films and video games. You can check out their website at: http://currentattractions.com/index.html
It's really neat. You can see what kind of profanity, violence, and sexuality is in films and video games before you see or play them.
I am working as a receptionist, which isnt ideal, but it's a nice way to make money and relax.

A while ago I emailed a bunch of female filmmakers whose addresses I found in the DGA contact book. That was a good month ago, and I only received a few back...actually, a total of 2. Oh well. It's still exciting to hear back period. Today Dennie Gordon (New York Minute, What a Girl Wants) wrote and she even asked if I'd like to have coffee! How exciting. Hopefully that will happen. I'd be a little star struck. Female filmmakers are so important to me.

So I plan to write as much as possible now. Really I have nothing to do but work, and this job is not too demanding. How relieving not to have any school work on my back...well, I have a lot of bills to worry about. I need to start working those out...

Update
Mood:  chillin'
I made a film a few weeks ago and I'm almost done editing it. I present it in my directing class this Monday and I'm excited and a little nervous. My friend Evan Cohen shot it on Mini DV and it looks wonderful. I had a composer (Don Bodin) write original music, which was very exciting; it sounds great.
I'm writing a treatment about baseball for a class. Its a Romeo and Juliet comedy and it's a lot of fun.
I'm looking for an apartment now. Today I saw a great place and my potential roomate is also a vegetarian, so I think we'd be a good match.
I'm looking for a job, both in and outside of the film industry. I wouldnt mind doing something non-film related for a few months to give me a chance to enjoy LA and make money. I have complete faith my career will come in good time.
So I still love LA and I'm still very positive about being a filmmaker. Never give up!

Job Search
Money is going down the tube! I'm desperately looking for some way to make money. I've been babysitting, but somehow that isnt helping. It's all this damn gas and food I've been consuming.

The internship is going well. I love reading scripts. I should be writing my own though. I've been so lazy. Really lazy.

I'm pretty lonely. I miss my family and friends back east. I feel like I need to get up and do something.
It doesn't look like I'll be moving to the apartment I found in Mar Vista, so I have to start looking again. I'd like to be by the beach.

Veganism is going well, and I have my supportive friend Nik to thank. I'm trying to figure out what I'll have to eat for Thanksgiving. I just bought 2 pairs of non-leather shoes!

It's been too long
Mood:  not sure
It's been a while.
In short: LA has been great. Beautiful weather (warm, not a single rain drop). Traffic is lousy.
My internship at Parkchester Pictures is going very well. I love the staff; they're very kind.

The bad news is, my computer was lost or stolen in the mail. Can you believe that? I sent it through the post office, priority with insurance. Only my monitor and printer showed up. I'm devastated. This was almost a month ago, and no sign of it. It's a bit scary.

My classes are going well but to be honest I'd rather just work. They're ok when I'm in them, but I dont look forward to them and I hate homework. I'm so glad this is my last semester.

My roommate, Kelley, has been great. I think her boyfriend Irving is visiting tonight, all the way from NYC. I miss my boyfriend, Casey. He'll be visiting from Boston over Thanksgiving.

I've found an apt. for January in Mar Vista. It's wonderful and so is the roommate. I'm worried about finding a nearby job though. I dont want to drive too far.

As far as filmmaking goes, I don't have any new news. Besides being in LA and working at a production company, life is pretty much the same. That's ok for now. I'm not ready for anything big. I just want to adjust and figure things out. As long as I can make money and support myself...now thats the hard part!

No home computer
Mood:  not sure
Topic: First Week In LA
So, I finally arrived!
I love the Oakwood apt.s! It's like living in a hotel. My roommate Kelley and I get along well.
The weather has been very hot, but it's better than being cold! I love all the palm trees and mountains and seeing the entire sky (no tall buildings!).
I'm in heaven...though, I'm kinda stressed.
My beetle isn't here yet, but it may get here tommorrow or Sunday, which is earlier than I expected. The drivers from Specialty were very nice and I hope they're keeping good care of my bevolved car!
I miss my boyfriend Casey and Novemeber, when we next see eachother, seems like forever.
I start class on Monday (directing) and I'm trying to end my screenwriting procrastination. I have so much free time but no desire to write. I hate that.
I had my first 2 interviews today, with Oil Factory and A Band Apart, both music video/commercial companies. I really like Oil Factory, but was slightly disapointed by the feeling I got about internship at A Band Apart. I was excited about it because it's Tarantino's company and so many great directors are associated, but the internship doesnt seem that great. I have a few more companies to get in touch with, so we'll see. I'd like to work at Oil Factory though...
Well, I have a lot of work to do and the only computer I have access to is a public one in the clubhouse that everyone wants to use. Internet is expensive and I dont even have my computer yet.

Last Day of Work
Mood:  not sure
I'm exhausted.

Today is my last day at work. I'm not really sad. I have one hour left and that seems like an eternity.

I've had to commute to Boston the past two days, and everytime I'm in traffic I think, "this is preparing you for LA". I'm not looking forward to the traffic. If traffic is such an infamous quality of LA, why can't anything be done about it? What if we drove smaller cars? I should get a doll and put it in the passenger seat so that I can drive in the car-pool lane...Car pools would save time, money, and the environment. I should look into that...Craigslist is the best.

I spent a few hours researching vegan restaurants on the internet. What better place for a vegan to live than California? I'd really like to incorporate veganism into my films.

Mood:  happy
Topic: Moving
It's my second to last day working in the Television, Radio, and Film Office at Emerson College. I've been working as an office assistant here since January. They gave me flowers today and stood around in a circle telling me how they'll be looking for me at the Oscars. It was uncomfortable.
Ever since I started showing my interest in filmmaking people say, "you'll be a star one day and I can say I knew you" or "you better invite me to your first Hollywood screening". Does every filmmaker hear this? Do people actually believe in me, or is it their ignorance of the hardships in the film business that makes a film seem so easy to make?

I'm leaving for LA next Tuesday, that's 6 days away. I moved out of my old apartment last night, which wasn't so weird. I'm so exicted to move on and actually move to LA, and anxious to get it all over with.
I'm still working on the internship process, I start interviewing next week. I'm excited about that.
I've always been so excited and positive about filmmaking, I hope I don't become jaded in LA. I doubt I will.

Originally I had plans to drive across country, from Boston to LA, but I couldnt find anyone to go with me. My parents suggested I ship the car, which turned out to be quite expensive and difficult.
After days of research on auto transportation companies, I finally choose Specialty Mobile, which had stellar reviews. I spoke to a very positive and sweet rep. named Deana (or something like that), whose great attitude convinced me to go with the company.
I'm so nervous that either my car will be scratched or it will take too long to get there.
I booked the car on Monday, and got a call on Tuesday (from Jon), which was very fast. It's scheduled to be picked up next Monday, which means it should arrive around a week after me...if I'm lucky. I'm worried about what I'm going to do in LA with interviews and shopping to do without a car...

I need to write a script for my directing class, but as usual, I'm procrastinating. I am determined to act in this. I need to discover if I can really act and direct at the same time...