Temple-Inland Will Burn in Hell

So my presentation for my accounting class (which was on the company Temple-Inland) is over.

For the past week I've been through Hell, basically... overloaded to the extreme, and guess what? It's not over. "But wait!" you say, "You just said your presentation was over." This is true, but the Hell doesn't end there, my friends. I'm not going to sit here, however, and bore you to tears with the sad sad tale that is my life. Instead, I shall tell you about... hip-hop. Hip... hip-hop... hip-hop anonymous. Yes... that.

So I'm in my 192 class right now (Race, Class and Gender in American Film)... and now I'm back home because I got sick. This has been a really shitty week, I just want to let everyone know that... and it just got even shittier, but we won't talk about that.

Here's my revelation for the evening: "What doesn't kill you will make you stronger." That's what I'm going to use as my defense for... staying alive. And I will have my revenge, mind you. And it will be sweet. Everyone who has fucked me over will cry, and then shout "Why God?!?! WHYYYY?!?!?" when they will realize the errors of their way, then they will beg for my forgiveness. Okay so that won't really happen, but I WILL make sure they know how much I hate them. And that's a lot... so they have a lot of realizing to do... all in due time though.

There was this job with housing that I really really wanted... but I don't think I got it. They said the call would be today or Monday. My friend Tiff got her call... I got nothin'... so I don't think I got the job. So among other things... what a fittingly shitty end to an already painfully shitty week. Lates.

Summer, Numbers and Lyrics

I have approximately 20348203958043895720345 things to do by tomorrow... and yet I still have time to write this.

As life progresses closer to summer, my world is becoming exponentially complicated and hectic. Let's just look at this week: I have a take-home test due today, a huge presentation and a paper due Thursday, a film to plan for shooting this coming weekend, a huge paper due next Thursday, AND my head seems to be oddly shaped on the top, not to mention I've gained about 15 pounds which need to be lost instantly... OH, and I'm running a magazine on the side. But let's look at the bright side, I have the idea ready for my film, the presentation is a group presentation so it's not all me, and I went to a party Friday and came home with a working phone number in my pocket. Success!!!

That's right, Justin's a pimp... you might as well get used to it now before the day comes and it hits you all at once. So anyway, I'm experiencing some strange feelings right now so I'm going to take this opportunity to express them in a... poem... yes, a poem. An by 'poem' I mean 'song lyrics'... which I wrote myself. Ahem...

My thoughts lately
Vacant and blue
But I've been dreamin'
Only of you

But I won't take it
This loneliness anymore
Cuz it's gonna break me
Shattered on the floor

When you come
Into my mind
I'll throw you back out
That's a world I've left behind

And I won't
Take this loneliness anymore
Cuz it's gonna break me

That's all I'm writing for now... you'll just have to wait for me to finish the song to hear the whole thing for yourself. Weeeee!!! Oh and don't you doubt that there's a song... I've already started it. Muahahahaha! The sad part is I'm completely serious. I've actually started this song. I'm sure it's going to be horrible, because I'm singing... BUT you're just going to have to suck it up. Now I'm going to go get ready for my interview. I'm trying to get a job with USC Housing for the summer... free rent, baby. Lates!

Fourth Film... Mission Accomplished

So the fourth film is now finished... and though there are a few things I think I'm going to fix about it, it's now online for your personal satisfaction and viewing pleasure.

That's right, my movie is online (click here to watch it)... seriously folks, you have to understand how worried I was about everyone's response to this film. I was sooo incredibly nervous before I showed anyone the film. But apparently people liked it... and to further compel you to watch it, let's take a look at actual praises people wrote me about it in their critiques (DON'T read these before you watch the movie, it will ruin it for you):

"Good God Justin, you should have charged admission... I thought I was watching a "real" movie"..."Dude, the production quality of this film is amazing: lighting and composition of shots is particularly notable"..."You have a strong sense of visual style - it's evident from the opening title sequence which establishes the mood very strongly"..."Your use of locations is crazy - but in a good way"..."Really ambitious as far as scope of production. The hospital scene was awesome - it felt like a movie"..."This is the best produced 290 in the class probably"..."I felt your camerawork was great. The slow movements really create that eerie tension"..."Perfect editing - all seamless"..."The violence was believable... I liked the sunset shot"..."The entire film 'looked' like a film"..."Everything looked right - the shitty apartment, the mansion, the hospital, etc."..."A strong theme and character development in depth work wonders"..."The production value of this film is FUCKING incredible! I feel like a hack now"..."This was amazing Justin. I am very very impressed with your work"..."Awesome job on making this film look like a real movie while telling a whole story"..."I love your style - edits, music, super-impositions, audio design are MINT!"

That sounds so fucking pretentious of me to put that up, but just to balance things out... I'm putting up suggestions:

"Maybe the scope of the story was a little too grand for an 8 minute of less project"..."Some clarification of the dream sequence/ending to make the film more clear would have mad the tragedy a little more poignant"..."DJ Encore? Puh-leaze"..."The music in the attempted rape scene came on a little strong and it was distracting"..."I thought there was a jump in logic when she so easily gets into the 'pervs' car"..."Beginning could have been tied up in a much shorter way"..."I don't think you should have had the flash of her eyes mid-movie b/c i suspected she was in a coma already and then it totally confirmed it"..."The protagonist I think was underdeveloped. Show her quirks and idiosyncrecies"..."I thought they might be a little young for the part"..."A few shots seemed underexposed"..."Very long - did not understand the story totally"..."The montage with the map in the beginning was a little gimmicky for my tastes"..."You spent perhaps a little too much time building up to the dream"..."A few scenes (the dinner) were underlit - making it difficult to follow"..."I thought the story and the acting was weak, but only when compared to how amazing your film looked"..."I think you could have separated the two worlds a little more. I'm not sure I know what happened when, you know. That's all bullshit though, THIS WAS AWESOME!"..."I was a bit confused as to where the story was and what was happening around the middle"

So there you have it... the good with the bad. Hope you liked it... maybe you did, maybe you didn't. I don't really care at this point because my class liked it... the end. Lates!

Mr. Porter's Resurrection

I've been dead for a while... now I'm back. And better than ever. Except I have an ear infection... so my hearing's a little off. But other than that...

Hey now people! I know I haven't written in a while... in fact, I probably haven't talked to many of you in a while. Yeah, sorry about that, I've been pretty busy with school, work, and the magazine (which is online!). Wow it's actually been a complete month since I last wrote. Here's the sad thing... I have nothing to say. Not because my life isn't full of interesting things to blab about online, but merely because I don't like you. Muahahaha... oh just kidding. So here's the skinny, the 4-1-1, the good stuff, the dope, the... yeah you get the point.

So besides, the magazine... there are only four weeks of school left. Or five. I can't exactly remember, which is sad because I'm usually totally on top of that. This semester has just flown the hell by. Finishing up my fourth film for 290 (one of my cinema classes, for those of you not privileged enough to already know) as we speak, just have ONE SHOT LEFT!!! Woohoo! It's turned out pretty good, I guess. The only thing is... it's supposed to be 5-8 minutes... and it's 12. Hmmm... 'F'.

Nothing going on in the love life... and even if there was I probably wouldn't be at discretion to talk about that here... muahahaha. Guess you'll actually have to have a personal and human relationship with me to get the goods on that. I don't know why nothing's going on... I guess I'm just too busy. It doesn't even bother me though so it's fine... MEH!

I definitely need to pay more attention to my personal website. The problem is, with all this Harbinger business going on, I really haven't had any time to work on it. I really need about 10 of me. How hot would that be... 10 of me walkin' down the street... WATCH OUT!

Oh yes, the ear infection I mentioned... yeah... that's going on in my ear right now. I woke up one morning and wanted to cry because it hurt like nothing should, so I went to the doctor and she was like, "Apparantly you're 5 years old today and have an ear infection." It only hurt the first day, thank God... but it's still muffled and it's been like a week and a half. Thanks for the medicines that work, science...

So I think I want an animal... I know what you're saying. "YES JUSTIN... ADD ONE MORE THING TO YOUR LIST OF SHIT TO DO AND THINGS TO TAKE CARE OF." But I would just get something that wouldn't take a lot of energy to deal with... like a dog... or a baby. Simple things.

OH I have my own camera now... and I'm really proud of it. It's beautiful, and works like a charm. And that's all I really have to say about it. There's only so much you can say about a camera. If you want more info, let me know... and I'll put you on my list of weird people to ignore. Okay well because of fucking daylight savings, I have to get up an hour earlier now so I really should go to bed. Have a great day everyone! Lates!