- I saw Blake Lively this weekend. I recognized her even though I've never seen that show. She's actually ridiculously pretty.

- I'm babysitting my directors kids tomorrow night. Yes, the ones with Australian accents. They're adorable and I'm pumped.

- Everyone who's read my opening scene has compared me to Beckett. It's kind of weird...maybe I should switch to plays ;)



Has anyone seen "Mirrormask"? I'm watching it now.

I'm a Celtics fan. I want them to win. This? It's getting uncomfortable to watch. I was hoping for a tight game with maybe a win in the last few minutes. This is a massacre. I am happy we're going to win (as happy as the fact that we won the year of my brith ;)) and I will celebrate tomorrow during the hectic post-shoot wrap, but for the moment I'm just kind of shifting uncomfortably on my couch.

Also, my teacher thinks I write like Beckett. This amuses me.


Maybe I should switch to plays?

A call out to all my smart friends...ok you're all probably smarter than me on this one.

I have a new computer. Got it for myself for xmas and now...I have no photoshop equipment except for what came with the computer which isnt' very good. I'm used to Paintshop Pro (8) which was good even if not the best. I miss graphics and I miss making icons. Help!


1) I forget the free one you can download. Fill me in please?

2) Are there good programs that don't cost much? Do they all take up a ton of space on a computer?

Any and all babble on this topic is so very appreciated.


I'm even going to use one of my own icons to celebrate the occasion (oh hush, I was never very good).

A meme...which should help those of you who can't follow myself after LJ and may have thought that I died last year.

Copied:

You know how sometimes people on your friend's list post about stuff going on in their life, and all of a sudden you think "Wait a minute? Since when are they working THERE? Since when are they dating HIM/HER? since when???" And then you wonder how you could have missed all that seemingly pretty standard information, but somehow you feel too ashamed to ask for clarification because it seems like info you *should* already know? It happens to all of us sometimes.

Please copy mine below, erase my answers putting yours in their place then post it in your journal! Please elaborate on the questions that would benefit from elaboration! One-Word-Answers seldom help anyone out :)


1. First Name: Dorothée...pronounced like Doratay in the US (I won't even try to type the French accent and how it sounds)

2. Age: 23 until October

3. Location: Brooklyn, on an oil spill by a sewage plant. You think I'm joking?

4. Occupation: Telephone monkey. Aka Office Manager (hopefully a coordinator in not too long) for a commercial production company. Yep, we film those lovely 15-30 second ads on TV. The good ones.

5. Partner?: Partner is strong but I'm with Nick and have been for 1.5 years. That's the sum up.

6. Kids: No no no! I can barely cover rent right now. I do like names though ;)

7. Brothers/Sisters: Only child. Well I apparently have a half-brother somewhere in Europe but I've never met him so he doesn't count.

8. Pets: My first pet on my own! Loki, whose a 3-year old Tuxedo kitty. The most talkative cat you'll ever meet. He used to be a big scaredy cat (har har) when I got him. Apparently the other cats used to beat him up. But now, after 7 months without other felines, he's starting to get bossy. He also is obssessed with laser toys. He'll follow that red dot anywhere.

9. List the 3-5 biggest things going on in your life:
Um...?

1) My job: Takes up a lot of my time. Would like to move up but I don't think they'll be an opening for a while. Looking around but it's hard to convince outside companies to promote you and I'll only switch for a promotion.

2) My online class: Screenwriting. It's giving me a good kick in the pants. I wish I'd picked a different idea to go forward on but it's still farther than I've gotten before. I'm hoping my motivation will stay with me afterwards.

3) The boy: Sounds pathetic but it's true. I've never had a relationship that really worked and made me happy. I hope this one lasts but for now I'm going to just try and enjoy it.


10. Parents? Mom. Raised by her. She's a good doobie even if overly emotional. Wish we lived closer to each other (she's in Maine).

11. Who are some of your closest friends? Um, I don't want to use their names lol. I only have a handful of friends, but they are good friends.

I have all my icons again!!


Actually I need to clear some out...and fill in some vacancies. But I have capacity again! I just need to get internet at home so I can start saving and not use my work computer. Bad me.


Also I filled out that MASH meme that's been going around and it turne dout pretty sweet but since I stupidly used the boy's full name I'm not going to post it. Instead I'll summarize: Living in a house in Nice (France) with a purple sting ray convertible. My living? A scriptwriter! Oh yeah baby. The downside? 13 kids. Now really! I am not popping out that many kiddos no matter how cute they are. And I'm not Angelina Jolie - I cannot possibly afford to adopt and take care of my own small country.

Writing for an online class is really hard. It's my critique week and I hate that I can't respond (yet). This is like creative writing when everyone in the room got to babble about your piece and ask questions but you weren't allowed to respond to anything until there were five minutes left. It's EVIL.

Granted, we haven't done much writing yet. This is just our story map. Because unlike short stories or novels, you can't meander your way through it and not care how long it is. Oh no, you have to plan it all and hope somewhere along the lines your creativity can shine through again.

But all the critiques now can say are...well I want to know about this? How about we entirely restructure it so this happens? Etc. And while that's great, it's not always relevant. Like, ok, I can talk about the father, but he's not so important that he's going to show up in the synopsis, sorry. Take your daddy issues somewhere else.

And also, I realize that my main character is suicidal, but that doesn't mean that her dad was an abusive alcoholic and her mother is a drug-addicted whore. She can have normal parents. People can get t low points because of major events without everyone in their life being a monster.

On the other hand, every single critique has been in love with my premise. Yay! Cause it's about all I have right now, lol. Even the woman who says she hates fantasy says she really liked it and wants to read more.

That's right it's a fantasy with a suicidal girl. If you can figure out my plot, I'll be very impressed.

Is June too late to have a New Years resolution? Yes? Dang, well, I will try to be better about LJ. I do miss people and I've probably lost half my friends list after disappearing.

So a quick sum up of my life right now:

1) Still in the same job. Office manager in a commercial production company.

2) Taking an online screenwriting class - about 8 more weeks to go.'

3) Volunteer on Saturdays with an animal rescue group - love my doggies!

4) Just at the end of 2 weeks of tonsillitis.

5) On a bit of a Bollywood kick right now. It's fun!

6) I have a total craving for dumplings right now.


Question of the day: What's one of your favorite guilty pleasure movies?

Tomorrow starts my first vacation in over a year!! And I'm taking a massive two days off!! But I'm pumped. I'm going home. My mom's birthday was Tuesday so it's really for her. Plus the Telluride Festival (they take 6 movies from the big Telluride festival and bring it to Portsmouth) is going on and my mom and I will be attending - 6 films! Woo! I will probably harass you with my reviews as well. I think the guy has a crush on Nicole Kidman though, he picks one of her films every year. Oh and the Bob Dylan movie! Yes, the one where he's played by several people including the amazing Cate Blanchett. I look forward to seeing how that turns out.

And tonight I have some screening/cocktail party to go to. It's work related and the films are shorts by commercial directors. Not sure if I'm looking forward to it or not but I feel I should go. It doesn't go very late anyway...still time to head home and double check the packing.

Also, I randomly decided that if I wrote a biography screenplay it would be on Louise Brooks. Probably no company would buy it since she's sadly not as well known as she should be but...sexy original flapper?! Maybe I could send to a famous actress instead ;)