Stand Clear Of The Closing Doors
Well, it seems that another week has gone by without any input from me...I'm not saying that there isn't a place for this blog in my day-to-day life, but I just haven't been able to dedicate the necessary effort of late. Plus, it's been more difficult to write at work...I used to write when my boss was off at his meetings, but now I seem to be attending every meeting with him. And seeing as how this is still a time for me to be proving myself with my new responsibilities, it doesn't seem wise to be writing about my latest JDate escapade while there's work to be done. But again, my boss will be out after this week, so....
Anyway, although it's taking up a lot of real estate in my life right now, work isn't that interesting of a topic (especially since, as I've said before, I can't dive into it here the way I'd like). Suffice it to say, it was a hectic week, including a moment wherein I truly worried that I was going to be fired (which, thankfully, doesn't seem to be the case...knock on wood). And while my workload has drastically increased, I'm still not reaping the financial rewards...but my boss assures me they will come (as long as I stop fucking up...my words, not his).
But one reward I did reap this week was being allowed to attend a screening of our June hopeful-blockbuster, The Taking of Pelham 1-2-3, starring Denzel Washington and John Travolta and directed by Tony Scott. Had this been any other week, this would have been reason enough to blog immediately. However...that may not be accurate, as I can't really say anything about the movie right now. It's not a gag order from the higher-ups or anything...it's more that I would like this movie to make money to support the studio (and prevent further layoffs), and while I understand that comments on some random Vox blog won't exactly light the world on fire, well...I'll just save my opinion for after the movie's opening weekend. I'll say that I loved the original movie with Walter Matthau and that I dearly hope this remake prompts Fox/MGM to release the original in a special edition on Blu-ray (the current DVD is featureless and non-anamorphic). So...go see the remake in June, everyone! It has great art direction and location shooting! And Denzel is good!
And speaking of JDate adventures, I did actually get a response e-mail from a girl on the site. It was pretty surprising. I wrote to her first, she wrote to me, I wrote her back, she wrote to me, I wrote to her, and now the ball is in her court. It doesn't seem like much, but it's the most activity I've had since my last blind date in December. But we'll see...she seems nice and all, but...we'll see.
That's probably good for now. I should really get back to writing daily or every other day so that I'm not just covering the "big events" from the week in a Sunday recap (yes, these were the "big events" of the week...shut up). And I do have other topics to discuss...but they'll have to wait for another day.
