To the oceans white with phở

Sup nerds. I've been feeling a little bit too much like this lady on the left to write much in here lately. Let me tell you what is making me insane. Someone from my Former Place of Employment emailed me about doing some work, and since it was for a different department from the one I used to work for, I deliberated then decided, "OK, I will give this a shot." It should not have been such a difficult decision for me to make, but guess what? They find a way to make me regret doing it anyway. And these aren't even the people I expect to suck at all times! I gave them the benefit of the doubt! And they haven't even given me any WORK yet. Let me map this out for you, because I care about clarity and organization.

• Thursday, 10/14: "Hi Kim, remember me? I remember you. Would you like to do some work?"
  
• Friday, 10/15: "Why of course, tell me all about it."
  
• Monday, 10/18: Silence.
  
• Tuesday, 10/19: Silence.
  
• Wednesday, 10/20: "Hi this is Kim, please call me back and let me know if you got my response? OK great."
  
• Thursday, 10/21: Silence.
  
• Friday, 10/22: "Hi Kim, I'm a completely different person, I understand you used to do some work for [department], please send me your resume."

This is where I pause to rip my hair out for a second. I'm not even going to explain it. Rest assured that was not the approach that I expected nor deserved, but you know, apparently I seem to think I deserve more respect than others are willing to give me. It's CRAZY, I know.

• Sunday, 10/24: "Hi, here is my resume, which will inform you that not only was I senior staff at [department] for over three years, but also Before Your Time I did this exact job you're trying to fill for your exact department." [Paraphrased.]
  
• Monday, 10/25 [am]: "Hi Kim, we have work, would you like it? Tell me your schedule. Yay."
  
• Monday, 10/25 [pm]: "Sure, I'd love some work, here is my schedule, which is totally open. Yay."
  
• Tuesday, 10/26: Silence.
  
• Wednesday, 10/27: Silence.
  
• Thursday, 10/28: Silence.

So you see why I might be a little frustrated and not wanting to be near my computer, ever, because all it does is not give me any information about the work I'm supposed to be doing. Also, whatever happened to people picking up the phone and calling other people? I know, I hate talking on the phone too, but jeez, sometimes it's necessary. That's what I did on the 20th, and I only had one full day's silence before someone got back to me. Results, baby.

I saw Shaun of the Dead. It's adorable! The first hour was fantastic. The last half hour, it kind of fell apart and the tone shifted too far to "fighting zombies and fire and guns and explosions and gore" and lost the magic, I thought, but it's still highly recommended. You could tell they were sort of saving up all the gore shots for that one big disgusting part. That was kind of unnecessary. Still, highly recommended! The record collection fight scene, priceless. And Goblin's theme from Zombi is still the best zombie music in the world. Every zombie movie should use it. Zombie zombie zombie.

Also tonight we saw John Cale. He's adorable! I hadn't seen him for ages. Oh! He was great. Also great that he was supporting such a great great album that made the show even greater. There are few things as delightful as watching a 62-year-old man play a Flying V, and play it like he could use it to KILL PEOPLE. Oh! He's just the best. I wish I could remember the crazy time signature he was using for "Leaving It Up to You" because it was hot. He did "Frozen Warnings" and also "Venus in Furs" (!!!) which was not only awesome? But also great. Unfortunately it inspired some of the more learning-disabled people to begin shouting out requests for other VU songs. Yes, I'm sure he'd love to play "Heroin" just for you. At the table next to us were Harold and Kumar, I swear, and they were so happy to hear everything that came off their prized Close Watch: An Introduction to John Cale, so much so that when "Cable Hogue" started up, Harold suddenly contracted autism and began rocking violently back and forth in his chair with total disregard for the laws of rhythm. I'd never see anything like it. And for "Cable Hogue," even.

Afterward we went to Perkins and I had a ham and cheese omelette. The perfect end to the evening. Now I can look forward to people continuing to not get back to me before the weekend. Delicious!

Posted by Kim at October 29, 2004 01:51 AM | Etc. | Moving Pictures | Musics