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Jeremiah77

Jeremiah77

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The shit is hitting the fan y'all

Chaos. Fucking Chaos.

It's the holiday season here at my temp job. I'm a temporary assitant at a women's college here in New York. One of the assistants sent what has to be the dumbest email ever out yesterday. She requested that all the assistants put in $5 for a gift for our manager. My heart sank immediately. $5? Come on. I'm a temp but I've been here for almost a year. I'm a part of the group as much as anybody. I immediately comferred with some of my rogue assistant allies and we all agreed that we didn't want to pay the $5, citing that we would probably end up paying it so we decided to lay low and not reply to the email. Other assistants, not a member of my rogue alliance, e-mailed immediately on what a good idea it was and so forth. Then the assistant who started the whole mess this morning sends out another email that the card is ready to be signed. A secret all assistant went to go sign the card and she was the only one who had signed the card so far. She asked the assistant who started the mess how many people put in money, there were five people including the troublemaker, so all ina ll $25 was put into the gift fund. My secret ally then asked what the gift was and it's a neclace and a scarf that totally $60!

What the fuck, people? What the fuck?

Tomorrow we're having a meeting/lunch with all the assistants where the gift will be unveiled--as well as the card. See, if I go to sign the card, the troublemaker is going to ask me for the money. If I don't sign the card, my boss is going to see that I didn't sign it. Me and my two other rogue assistants stand united, but might have to crumble. As one of my allies stated, "We should have put in $2 a piece and got her flowers, at most!"

$5 is like lunch.
 
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Holy Shit, Hugs and Kisses from the Boss

So, the departmental assistant lunch happened and I didn't pay the $5 or sign the card nor did I make eye contact with the assistant who arranged it all. They were signing the card under the table right next to me and they didn't ask me to sign it. Can you believe that shit? Then they presented the card and the gift. Then the display of affection came. My boss doesn't strike me as touchy feely but she was so touched by the scarf and the neclace she went around the table and hugged and kissed all of us. We were all sitting down and she came around and hugged each one of us seperately and nobody got up to hug her. I was trying to figure out the mechanics of her coming over to hug me as I witnessed her coming aroudn the table but as she was coming I struggled not knowing wher to look andwhen I felt her touch I kept my arms at my sides and just kind of leaned into her. Her cheeck touched the ridge of my brow--I guess that was supposed to be the kiss, her cheek touching my head, no smacking of lips, not even a kiss sound--and it was over.

The meeting was bizarre. We had to go around the table and talk about what we were doing for our breaks and the boss talked about going to Florida and how there was nothing to do there and then someone said there was this parrot in FLorida that puts puzzles together. And I didn't let them get away with it. I kept asking if the parrot could really put together puzzles but my question was never answered. I think the person who mentioned the parrot putting together puzzles was serious and embarrassed that I wouldn't drop the subject.

Then there were a couple students who were employed as members of the "Flying Squad" they are like disposable help who can put up flyers and make copies--although one of my professors won't let me use them to put up flyers because she says that they put flyers in a "slapdash" manner. I was asking the Flying Squad member what the deal with it was, because I was temp and I didn't think i was going employed for much longer. I thought it was funny, but I think she took the flying squad a little more serious than I did.

Fuck the flying Squad, I put up my own flyers.
 
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Jeremiah77

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Happy Hollidays!

I'm safe and sound in New Mexico. I was a little nervous in flying here especially when we landed in Dallas and the plane see-sawed a little bit. Before that we flew past a thunderstorm. I didn't see any lightning bolts just clouds that looked like they were on fire.

I have a touch of altitude sickness and am a little light headed. It hasn't stopped me from making wisecracks about my mother's cooking or asking my Dad if he was going to give a sermon on "Baby Elvis."

It's good to see my folks. But I kind of feel like a tourist here in New Mexico. I'm not from here, my folks moved here when I was in college. My Dad is a priest and got a church here. So we really don't have any family around these parts. In any case, I can at least bum around their house.

I have a week off when I go back to the city next week, I'm kind of excited about what I'll spend the week doing. Any suggestions?

I need to get a new headshot the one I have now girls tell me it looks dumb, but guys tell me it looks great. I think I'll go with the ladie's opinion on that one.
 
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Temps for Dean

I made this Temps for Dean Poster for anyone who's a temp--and I believe we've all been temps at one point or another--who'd like Howard Dean to become the next president.

http://homepage.mac.com/wallacethebutler/tempsfordean.bmp

I won't press my politics on your, my faithful journal readers, but President Bush needs to get it to-friggin-gether. My goal for the nation is national healthcare and I think Dr Dean can get us there.
 
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#66
Update

Oh man, I haven't written here in a long time. Nothing much new is in the works. I'm taking a couple classes at the PIT. I just got on a team at the PIT.

The classes are going all right. One is a class all about the Movie. We're still trying to straddle the basics. the Movie seems very technical, but it looks pretty cool. I can see what it will look like when we can play with it after learning how its put together. There are A LOT OF PEOPLE in the class which I think stinks a little, but the subject matter so far is pretty interesting.

I'm also taking a sketch writing class with Ali again. I like it. I took a writing class with Ali in the fall and it helped me write a lot. So, I'm excited about writing some more sketches.

I saw Big Fish last night. It was pretty good. I started watching SNL they opened with a Howard Dean sketch but I don't think they got a good bead on him. I don't know how I would do a Dean impression either. So maybe I should shut the hell up.

ha ha ha I love using bad language.
 
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J(only) B(only)

Tonight I perform at the PIT on my new improv team, J(only) B(only). I've never performed with a team before. I'm a little nervous. I'm a little tired. I have to go back to the copy machine. Capeche?
 
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Appreciation

I'd appreciate a private message or two. I really would.

I am tired. I don't know what's up. i feel like my body is low on oxygen or something. Well, its almost time to leave.

Last night when I rehearsed with my new team we worked on environment and physicalizing characters. My goals for the performance tonight are: establishing an environment and not asking questions.
 
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What's been going on?

Hey Everybody! What's been going on? Sorry I havent been keeping this up to date. I've certainly been more active in the whole improv thing. I'm continuing to take the Level 4 movie class at the PIT. It's an interesting form. For a while I thought I was learning a new skill besides the standard scene based improv I've been more or less studying for the past however many years I've studied it. But then once we got a grip on the structure and techniques, we wove the scenework back into it. It's pretty fun. Our class is doing a show this Thursday, 2/5/04 at 7pm at the PIT. You should all come check us out. We'll be cut-to'ing, pull-back-to-reveal'ing, close-up-on'ing all over the place!

I like it because its story-based. I think the story gives me more to hang onto and to riff off of as an improvisor.

I also just joined with this Improv Team (again at The PIT) called J(only) B(only). I've rehearsed and performed with them twice so far. I've never been on a team before. So far I enjoy the rehearsing and performing stuff. I alos enjoy the hnaging out at the Triple Crown after the show thing. But I don't like the actual place The Triple Crown. It's so expensive. What the hey? Why do all these improvisors go there? I guess its because its so cheap. When I first moved here and did a show at T.Schrieber and had friends who did shows at T. Schrieber I would hang out at Triple Crown. It's an all right place. It's just a little pricey.

In performing with a team I see my flaws as an improvisor more so than in class. For instance. I see how I hesitate to edit, i play to edits, I don't pay as careful attention to what's going on as I should. I kind of start all scenes the same--I need physicalize activity more. I think I'll be able to patch up some of these problems the more I perform in front of an audience.
 
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Jeremiah77

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Friday is Freakin' Pizza Day

it's pizza day, y'all. Let us rejoice and and give thanks for it.

I had two shows last night at The PIT. I thought both were fun. I found myself laughing a lot from the backline. Is that allowed? Or am I a chump?

I really like this movie format. It relies a lot on the story and it gives you a lot to work with. I'd like to perform this as a group. Maybe I'll submit the idea as a fringe show and if it gets accepted ask people if they want to do it.

What's the deal with John Kerry? Why's everybody all crazy for him all of a sudden? Does the American voter have a predisposition for bland candidates?

Your PM's are welcome.
 
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Back Up

I was perusing the number of entries people have in their journals veruss the number of views they have. My views per entry ratio is relaly low. Is this because I'm not targeting the right market with details about my life or is it the fact that not that many people know who I am?

I need to write a sketch for sketch class on Monday. I don't know what to write. I also was thinking about sending in a submission for the fringe festival. Maybe throwing together someof the sketches I wrote and maybe using some oif the plays I've written. Just to submit.

I'm going to swear about my temp job now. I hate this fucking job. I wish i had a fucking cool job, like I was an adminsitrative assistant for the superfriends. Or I wish I had a job where I was all fucking excitied about it. FUck this office sitting down, ass spreading shit. What a fucking waste of my fucking time. I need to get it to-friggin'-gether. Damn this shit to hell. Fuck this. You can't fucking load a fucking envelope in your fucking printer? Address it by hand, fucking fuck fuck. Damn.
 
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God Bless Me

I just sneezed all over the place. You should have seen me. I was a champ. I noticed that Broken Lizard has a new movie coming out. Who are these guys? They made that movie Super Troopers. How do they get funded? Really, I want me and my friends to make a movie too.

I had two improv shows last night and I saw none of you there. Thanks a lot, folks. I'm glad we're all in one big supportive community. What do I have to do to get you to come see my shows? Come on. It's improv, you like it. There's people talking and using invisible props. You people love that stuff. And yet I didn't see you at my show. Any of you. Shame. Shame on all of you. I shake my less than medium sized fist at you.

The shows went all right. Thank you for asking. The movie class show had a couple wrong turns but it was our second one and the first one was really funny. But the next show is going to be FRIGGIN' AWESOME. Why? Because I'll be friggin' in it doi' crazy shit, indicating my where, making my scene partner look good, arriving late and leaving friggin' early--in your face!
 
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What the crap??!!!

Ignore the subject of this entry, it was merely mean to sucker your attention. I know what you're thinking: "Well played, Jeremiah, well played."

I recommend seeing Johnny Lunchpail (www.johnnylunchpail.com). i saw them this Friday at the PIT after I did the movie with some of my movie classmates. Johnny Lunchpail was one of the best improv shows I have seen. Ever. i was entertained and impressed. And if you know me, which not many of you people do since nobody reads this damn journal or sees my shows--I'm not all sappy about improv. I do the improv then kind of break away from it. It might be a bad philosophy but point being--I digged this improv show that these dudes put on and got all excited about improv.

I have all these little projects I want to work on but I think I'm overwhelmed and instead do nothing, excpet things that have deadlines.

This temp jb I have really takes up too much time in the day I could really use that time for writing or something. I feel now whenever I have free time I should be working on something. What the hell is that about?
 
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When I say sing and laugh, I mean so in a very masculine way.

I went to the doctor's to get a physical and they were playing Barry White's "You're My Everything." It really got me in the mood.
 
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I did a show last night at the PIT with Jonly Bonly. I didn't see many of you there and I haven't recieved any PM's yet today. What gives, folks? I'm awesome and you don't want to PM moi?

I have to say I was quite impressed with Hooch Puppy last night at the 29th Street Social CLub at The PIT. Great job, guys. Hilarious.

My PIT team, Jonly Bonly has just picked up a new coach in the form of Dan Goldstein. So far, the rehearsals have been great and muscle flexing.

Some things I have learned, been reminded of, picked up:

Go into the scene with something, don't be a total blank slate--character, action, or location
Trust yourself
Mime and practice miming
Always accept offers
Arguments can be saved by just agreeing
Focus on the other player
Don't censor yourself
Play towards something
Don't be afraid to play
Don't forget to act
 
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Jeremiah77

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I just came from a very successful show with my movie team, Midnite Matinee. I kicked ass. Would anybody care to discuss over some PM's?

To all my fans: I won't be there next week for Midnite Matinee. My apologies can be requested over PM's.
 
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Dear IRC,

I apologize for not updating my journal in a while. What can I say, when you're a small time celebrity such as moi--your dance card gets full and updating your journal becomes less of a priority and more of a nuisance.

I've been peforming at the PIT to praises and standing O's. Come and check me out (see my performance calendar below). Ladies get free winks. For the dudes, winks'll cost ya around $5 a pop.

I have since accepted a permanent position at my temp job. It's a drag, folks. Keep on dreamin' but don't go sleepin'.

My love to the children improvisers and their improvising parents.

Sincerely,

Jeremiah!

PS Vote for Kerry, please. And check out my websites.
 
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