I'm a 24 year old girl, working in the meeja and generally enjoying life. I love t'interweb and reading other blogs and most of all - sharing the love. This blog is cheesy peas :D
I keep seeing the ad for ‘RudeTube’, a programme due to air tonight on E4 about various (in)famous videos on the internet, but hadn’t got a clue what the end clip was until I googled ‘weightless dog’ and found this:
The poor ould mutt probably didn’t have a clue what was happening to him! Bless
“In 2005, a film-making body in New York issued a challenge to America’s assistant film editors - take an existing movie trailer, and re-edit it in an entirely different genre. The winner was 25-year-old Robert Ryang, who took Stanley Kubrick’s psychological horror The Shining and turned it into a breezy romantic comedy, set to the tune of Peter Gabriel’s Solsbury Hill. So so good. I love how it shows how editing and music can completely change the tone of a film.”
It relates to this i.e. a school who when placing their class photos online (why?) put smiley faces over the kids faces to hide their identities. This brings up many questions in my mind - 1) what’s the point of putting them online in the first place? they have a newsletter for the parents to look at. 2) smiley faces? why? so some mammy can look at it and say ‘oh there’s my Johnny, see - he was wearing odd socks that day’. Weeeeird.
Ok 2 questions aren’t many questions but as I said - I’m tired. So. Unbelievably. Tired.
EDIT: Sky News are relating the smiley faces to acid which is slightly OTT, no?
And just because they’re only gorrrrgess - here’s my 2 new fave girls from the new season of America’s Next Top Model (season 10, they’re a whole ‘cycle’ ahead over there)
Or so some professor says which is good enough for me anyways.
Apparently, the most depressing day of every year is the third Monday of January or ‘Blue Monday’ i.e. today. And this is because we’ve spent all our money over Christmas, have crap weather and haven’t stuck to our New Years resolutions. All boxes I can tick I’m afraid to say.
And whatever you do - don’t leave your mobile phone on at night because this will make you sleep even worse! It’s definitely something I’ll have to change as I always sleep with my mobile on. I have no idea why. It’s not that I’m expecting a call or even want anyone to call me at night but still… it’s just that cutting off that link to the outside world. And sometimes drunken late night calls are funny, especially when the other person can’t even remember ringing you. I probably should consider turning it off now though.
EDIT: Apparently everyone knows about Blue Monday. How have I never heard of it before?!
Herbert A. Millington
Chair - Search Committee
412A Clarkson Hall, Whitson University
College Hill, MA 34109
Dear Professor Millington,
Thank you for your letter of March 16. After careful consideration, I
regret to inform you that I am unable to accept your refusal to offer me
an assistant professor position in your department.
This year I have been particularly fortunate in receiving an unusually
large number of rejection letters. With such a varied and promising field
of candidates, it is impossible for me to accept all refusals.
Despite Whitson's outstanding qualifications and previous experience in
rejecting applicants, I find that your rejection does not meet my needs at
this time. Therefore, I will assume the position of assistant professor
in your department this August. I look forward to seeing you then.
Best of luck in rejecting future applicants.
Sincerely,
Chris L. Jensen
