February 29th, 2008 Riley
Boy, that Obama train is really hard to ignore, isn’t it? It’s the train that most celebrities have boarded. It’s the train with the young, fun, energy-filled youth. Superdelegates are jumping off the train they are already on to board the Obama train instead. It’s hard to deny that the train has drawing power.
There is no proof of it, but it’s possible the train is even heading somewhere. It’s possible the train has a destination. It’s possible the train actually exists. It’s possible the train is new and shiny and has a really great dining car.
But I don’t want to get on that train.
When I think about what Hillary is doing this morning, I remember why I am keeping my seat on the train that I am on.
I know it’s destination. I like it’s destination. I feel safe onboard. I trust the driver.
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December 13th, 2007 Riley
The Secret could have been more careful with its use of imagery. If I put the words literally to the pictures ont he screen, I would think that the Chrysler Building is the infinite power. It’s pretty and all, but infinite power? That’s getting a bit ahead of itself.
Then, they said these words, “We are working with one law… the law of attraction” and it cut to horses pulling a cart.
Attraction to horses? What kind of movie is this?
Shawna claims that horses must be the vessel which brings to us our desires. I keep catching her at the door, checking to see if Laura Elena is galloping down the road toward us.
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December 11th, 2007 Riley
Our heat went out this week. Of course, it happened on the night when it was like sixteen degrees out. And, of course, it happened right at bed time, and we had to wait up for the maintenance man to come and fix it.
While he was waiting to see if the fix he had done was going to blow up or burst into flames, he was chatting with us. He remembered all the problems we had last winter with this apartment, including the lovely floor flooding. He remembered that we were new to the complex at the time. He remembered us.
If your maintenance man knows you, you are spending way too much time together.
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October 31st, 2007 team tripe
Muah, ha, ha,ha. That is correct. Team Tripe has hijacked this post. Why? One simple reason.
Smack talkin’.
Yes, I, Team Tripe, am renewing my vow to sell my tripey little unfinished script before you, one Random Riley, also known as Team Talent.
Godspeed.
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October 31st, 2007 Riley
It has been brought to my attention that comments have not been working. Not that this is generally one big comment fest, but still, if people have nice things to say about me, I want to afford them ample opportunity to do so. They should be working now. Let the praise recommence.
This means you Pam : )
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October 25th, 2007 Riley
This should be my headline on all job websites. It’s fair, as it lets employers know right up front exactly what it is that they will be getting for their measly, poverty-inducing wages.
Fast learner? Check.
Varied skills? Check.
Experienced? Check.
Hard-working? Eh.
Dedicated?
Okay, so maybe my pay at my last few places of employment has been fair after all… but I still don’t understand why insurance billing isn’t a commission job.
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October 18th, 2007 Riley
I have these two soft t-shirts that say ‘author’ on them in little felt letters. I made them when I published Bleeding Through Kingdoms, because I was excited and I am a nerd. There actually was a good reason for it, but the being a nerd part is all you really need to know.
Anyway, today I wore one of those ‘author’ shirts underneath a sweater, and when I took the sweater off, one of the letters came loose. At first I thought, “Oh my God. I’ve opened my heart to the universe and the first thing it wants to do is inform me that I am not an author? That sucks. Ass. It sucks ass.”
Then, it was brought to my attention that it was the ‘u’ that was falling off, and that my shirt now says ‘a thor’. There was dead silence, a profound moment when the significance of the message swept over me. I’m not supposed to be an author because I’m a superhero? I freakin’ knew it!
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October 12th, 2007 Riley
Today at work, while I was attempting to do something other than work, a task made much easier by the fact that my boss decided to cut out early to get a head start on her vacation next week (hooray for me), my new co-worker uttered the title phrase to me. She said it in a dramatic, sighing voice, with maximum flair. But it didn’t end there. She concluded with, “It’s supposed to be fun when the boss is gone.”
I didn’t bother to tell her that I was having a great time with the silence and the lack of interruption, writing five very good pages and getting that giddy little nerdy writer feeling.
The other day this same girl told me that she couldn’t believe that, on our first day working together, I didn’t tell her what time I took my breaks or ask her to go to lunch. Apparently, she would never have treated someone that way. That’s what she said.
Apparently, I am also slightly retarded, as I didn’t realize that not asking someone to spend the only personal time you have at work together constitutes “treatment”. Or that entertaining her was part of my job description.
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October 10th, 2007 Riley
Out of the thirty some odd screenplays I have written, I still fantasize the most of one. It’s odd. It’s one that has no potential to bring me great riches. It will never be a million dollar spec script sale. It will never be widely known or earn me industry accolades. It might, if I’m lucky, be cherished by a select few. So why it it the one that I so long to see put to film? Why is it the one that makes me giddy every time I open it? Why is it the one that I still think of as my proudest work?
Because it’s THE ONE.
It’s the one with the dream cast and the dream soundtrack, the one that reminds me that I can be both funny and profound, often at the same time. It’s the one that will content me like no other should I ever get to see it made the way I want.
And it reminds me every time that it’s not about the money. It’s not about any kind of celebrity or perks or swag. It’s about writing and creating and finding a way to make this one movie.
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October 9th, 2007 Riley
I have been rambling for months, I know. Half the time, I can’t even think of anything to write. Not. One. Single. Thing. And that is roughly unacceptable. And then when I do think of something to write, it has menstruation in the title. That’s just disturbing.
It hasn’t merely been in the random, sporadic posts though. My whole life has become one big, muddled mess. At some point, I veered drastically off-course and lost my sense of direction. It wasn’t all my fault. Bumps in the road will do that to you. It is aggravating that it has taken me this long to find my way back. I think my compass got broken. But it’s going to be okay. I don’t need it. I’ve never been much of a believer that technology equals a better life.
Now, I am learning to follow the stars.
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