february filler
I've said it before and I'll say it again...is February over yet?
It hasn't been a particularly BAD month, its just been a lot of filler. Sadly this year we even get an extra day of it, which will just be annoying.
There have been a few nice things about this month. Its good to be working again, we celebrated the birthday of the greatest President, Spring Training is underway, and the Oscars happened. Lets discuss.
Working is good, for lots of reasons. Today I enjoyed getting a little historical perspective from my boss. He's a good ol' 'SC alum, and it was interesting, if not a little sad, to hear how little had actually changed in the time between his tenure there and my own. One things I love about my business is that people who have been it for a long time have some of the best stories, and they love to tell them. Which works well for me because I like stories about which Producers or Editors liked to sneak of to whichever watering hole and get plastered before, during and/or after a mix/edit session/shoot day. Ahhh Hollywood.
Lincoln's birthday was a couple of weeks ago now. Since he and I share a hometown (he's still there) I feel a particular sense of pride in his Presidency. He was a complicated and troubled man who was, quite possibly, the only man for his time. He was more concerned with preserving the Union than with freeing the slaves, which is sometimes glossed over in History class. If you're ever in my old stomping grounds you should make it a point to check out his house, and the new Presidential Library and Museum there.
Spring Training is underway, and while we won't get a real sense of what the 25 man roster will look like until after the exhibition games get underway, I find this news of Anthony Reyes' newfound command encouraging. I'm a fan of Reyes, despite his awful season last year. He's had a series of obstacles including a manager and pitching coach who've tried to tinker with his pitching style, and undermine his confidence. I was pretty surprised he wasn't traded, but I hope he finds his way into the rotation. It doesn't hurt in my book of course that he's also a fellow Trojan. Scrimmage today, exhibition against SLU tomorrow..."games" start Thursday.
And finally, the Oscars were this past weekend, a mere two miles from my house. They really mess up traffic for several days by closing Hollywood Blvd, but thats just life in this town. I thought the show was really well done. Stewart did an admirable if not spectacular job of hosting, the show was brief, the winners were deserving, and the speeches were mostly short and heartfelt. The feel good moment of the year is seeing Stewart bring Marketa Irglova back out after the commercials to finish her acceptance speech, and her making good use of the extra time. I was rooting for There Will Be Blood and PTA, but I won't complain much.
Its a beautiful sunny day in Southern California. And, for February, life ain't bad.
It hasn't been a particularly BAD month, its just been a lot of filler. Sadly this year we even get an extra day of it, which will just be annoying.
There have been a few nice things about this month. Its good to be working again, we celebrated the birthday of the greatest President, Spring Training is underway, and the Oscars happened. Lets discuss.
Working is good, for lots of reasons. Today I enjoyed getting a little historical perspective from my boss. He's a good ol' 'SC alum, and it was interesting, if not a little sad, to hear how little had actually changed in the time between his tenure there and my own. One things I love about my business is that people who have been it for a long time have some of the best stories, and they love to tell them. Which works well for me because I like stories about which Producers or Editors liked to sneak of to whichever watering hole and get plastered before, during and/or after a mix/edit session/shoot day. Ahhh Hollywood.
Lincoln's birthday was a couple of weeks ago now. Since he and I share a hometown (he's still there) I feel a particular sense of pride in his Presidency. He was a complicated and troubled man who was, quite possibly, the only man for his time. He was more concerned with preserving the Union than with freeing the slaves, which is sometimes glossed over in History class. If you're ever in my old stomping grounds you should make it a point to check out his house, and the new Presidential Library and Museum there.
Spring Training is underway, and while we won't get a real sense of what the 25 man roster will look like until after the exhibition games get underway, I find this news of Anthony Reyes' newfound command encouraging. I'm a fan of Reyes, despite his awful season last year. He's had a series of obstacles including a manager and pitching coach who've tried to tinker with his pitching style, and undermine his confidence. I was pretty surprised he wasn't traded, but I hope he finds his way into the rotation. It doesn't hurt in my book of course that he's also a fellow Trojan. Scrimmage today, exhibition against SLU tomorrow..."games" start Thursday.
And finally, the Oscars were this past weekend, a mere two miles from my house. They really mess up traffic for several days by closing Hollywood Blvd, but thats just life in this town. I thought the show was really well done. Stewart did an admirable if not spectacular job of hosting, the show was brief, the winners were deserving, and the speeches were mostly short and heartfelt. The feel good moment of the year is seeing Stewart bring Marketa Irglova back out after the commercials to finish her acceptance speech, and her making good use of the extra time. I was rooting for There Will Be Blood and PTA, but I won't complain much.
Its a beautiful sunny day in Southern California. And, for February, life ain't bad.
posted by Kenneth at
3:27 PM
3 Comments:
yeah we got president's day off which was just tragic.
and my comments say ms. requa since on my other blog I'm a teacher... but it is a bit frightening. I'm still working on getting used to calling myself that.
yeah that's a little weird.
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