He's Baaaaaack

Jesus Christ, it's been a long time, hannit? I almost feel like going all Dr. Frankenstein on this beast: "Live, liiive, LIIIIIIIVVEE!!! Almost.

Truth to tell, it's been a bit odd reading back through these entries. I feel like I went through an all-fired bitch of a year, and yet so little seems to have changed. Bollocks. You'd think I could've at least got something out of all that hell.

Well, maybe a little more cynicsm, an appreciation of British magus' and their swears, and the good sense to see that some of the writing below sucks a whole lot. Oh, and a job that blows just as much as the last one, but pays a lot less. Thus the following rant:

Best as I can figure call center employees only have the attention span of a freaking mosquito. I can't speak for all call centers of course, just the two shite-holes I've worked at, but I have yet to find an exception to the rule. They ask about movies, I mention Atonement and Juno were both awesome (saw them yesterday), they're already staring out the window talking about the Audi R8 on display in the lobby. WHO GIVES A FUCK?!? YOU'LL NEVER BE ABLE TO AFFORD ONE ANYWAY SEEING AS YOU GET PAID THE WAGE EQUIVALENT OF A FUCKING JANITOR! AND STOP WITH THE CAREER-ADVANCEMENT BULLSHIT. A CALL-CENTER IS NOT A MOTHER-FRAKKING CAREER!!!!

And so it goes. I hate my life right now.

But Juno and Atonement were both pretty awesome. Juno is clever and funny and has a surprising amount of heart (while championing/featuring a heap of good ole' sarcasm), while Atonement was surprisingly powerful and deeply sad. Both were good reminders why I love movies in the first place, and why I want to make them so badly (Email me at kenny@sheridanstreet.com if you have funding to offer).

The two-fer made a wierdly affirming double-feature, no doubt offering far more enjoyment and edification than all you poor saps watching Men In Pads Slapping Each Others Asses (doesn't that star Charlie Sheen?) and getting fat off bad dip. And the best part? I recorded Petty's kick-ass Halftime show. The best of both worlds.

Eat it cubicle-bound, Michael Bay-loving, couch-bound world. I don't need your nonsense.

Except on payday.