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Two More Hours To Send Your Birthday Message To Emile

Mon, 02 Mar 2009 04:13:29 GMT

The Emile Hirsch Birthday Project

Hey all, it's Angela from EHW. I just wanted to remind you that there is about two more hours to send your birthday message to Emile! Hopefully you can all figure out what to say... I know I'm having trouble myself. Anyways, whenever you're ready, you can send the message by going to the Emile Hirsch Birthday Project. Good luck!

It's been awhile... I'm soo busy!

Thu, 05 Feb 2009 06:20:17 GMT

Whew, it's been quite awhile since I've posted I feel like. The only time I'm on here anymore is mark things off of my to-do-list that I made awhile back, haha. I've just been dealing with classes that started a week ago and my job and EHW and I have no time for anything else! Except the Superbowl and making time for real life, haha.

Seeing as it is my last semester, I am actually trying to do well. I did NOT have a good GPA last semester, and I know that doesn't really count for anything because I'm not going to grad school or anything, but it matters to me. I plan on doing incredibly well. I was in my class yesterday, and we had a pop quiz on our readings (it's only the second week of school!) and we had to write down what we want to get in the class overall, and I wrote 93%, and the teacher looks at me and goes,

"Are you doing alright, Angela?"

And I just smiled and said, "Yea, I'm fine." But I have NO idea what he meant. I mean, I had just written that down, so did he read that and wonder, "What is she thinking?"

I'm not sure, but really, I think (or maybe I hope more than I should) that I just looked terrible. That class is at 10:30 and I am always just so tired, I never where make up or even brush my hair... so maybe that's what he meant? I hope? Lol.

Anyways, my to-do lists have been very helpful, so I'm going to start one here, for my homework. So you can ignore it, because it's probably very boring, haha.

Social Problems In American Society (Thursdays)
~~+ read from Oasis~~
~~+ find out what "taxation without representation" means~~
+ Why Freedom Matters [29 pages]
+ Journal 1
+ Signers Assignment: Declaration of Independence & Constitution
+ work ahead: do some journal entries

Script Supervision
~~+ e-mail Mia~~
~~+ read chapters 3 & 4 & 5~~
~~+ look over "Set Etiquette" presentation~~
+ set up binder
+ e-mail Mia
+ e-mail director

Motion Graphics
~~+ buy book~~
+ find homework sheet
+ e-mail teacher
+ Synesthesia: 6 Compositions
+ FIGURE OUT WHAT's DUE

Philosophy of Love
+ read "Soul Art" & "Playing Like A God"
+ write Inquiry Circle in journal
~~+ Soul Art presentation~~
+ write an artist statement (1/2 page)
+ Inquiry Sheet (1 page)
+ Daily Meditation Log
+ Day of Mindfulness Journal Entry
+ e-mail teacher

Editing II
+ buy book
+ read book
+ work on film
+ find project

+ Apply for SLA
+ Apply for loans

This actually is very useful and gives me motivation. I just love knowing that I can cross it out with the crosser-outer-thing when I'm done! So I suppose I should log off and get this done so I can cross things out! ;)

No one's giving up quite yet... we've got too much to lose

Mon, 26 Jan 2009 22:02:01 GMT

I have been so incredibly lazy since yesterday. The problem was I could feel myself getting sick at work on Thursday, and by the time I was closing I couldn't stop sneezing. And then I had to work all day Friday & all day Saturday. So I got home at a quarter till midnight on Friday, had to be out of the house by 10:30 on Satuday morning, was sick & needed sleep... but my roommates had people over. It sucked, because they are all my friends too, but I was sick and went right to bed when I came home. And they were SOOO loud, and my room is right by the kitchen. And I really don't normally complain at all about stuff like this, but it just sucked. They didn't leave/go to bed until 6 in the morning. After work on Saturday I went to my friend's party even though I was sick, and there some of my friends apologized for keep me up, so that was nice.

Anyways, after the party, I've pretty much been in bed & stayed in bed. I'm just trying to get enough sleep. Plus it's cold outside. And I don't even have cable. So I couldn't watch the SAG awards last night. But I was on the computer, refreshing this page on IMDB that was recording the winners live. So I freaked out when Sean Penn won for Milk. I'm so happy for him!

While being lazy, I've managed to accomplish a few things at EHW.
+ i'm almost ready to unveil the new video gallery
+ i made a mobile version of the site (so if you visit it on your Blackberry, you don't have to wait for a ton of photos to load)
+ i've added forty photos from last night's events
+ i've added a ton more affiliates
+ you can now be our friend on Facebook
+ added a poll (PLEASE vote!)
+ i'm about to start work on a "secret project" ;)

There's so much more I still have to do though! If anyone has any Emile videos that they'd like to donate, please comment or message me. It would be greatly appreciated!

I think today I am actually going to accomplish something. I just don't know if I want to go all the way downtown to get my UPass... but if I don't get it then I'll be spending twice as much money because I want to go see a movie at the theater... Such tough decisions! I think I'm going to go take a shower && then see how I feel.

In the meantime, I leave you with some pretty-ness. (More can be found at EHW... & remember to vote please!)

I had to give it away... I had to give you away

Fri, 23 Jan 2009 09:09:21 GMT

More bullets, because that's how I feel right now, haha.

I've got quite a few things on my mind as I listen to "Bruise" by Jack's. Here it goes.
(Warning, there are quite a few Emile mentions, haha.)

Ahhhh, I booked a flight to Boston! I am going to meet my Sicilian roommate/best friend while abroad/husband (and I should mention she's not Sicilian herself... although I personally am partly, but we met while we studied abroad in Sicily). She came up to visit me in Chicago over the summer, so it is my turn to return the favor, and in fact go visit her in Boston. So funny though is the fact that I booked it from February 13th to the 16th, completely not realizing it will be Valentine's Day while I am there. I really didn't realize it at all until she posted it on my FB wall, haha. But her boyfriend of three years just broke up with her, so this will be good for the both of us I think. & besides, she is my hubby lol. (When were were flying through Europe once it had her name as "Mr. Amanda" & mine as "Mrs. Angela," it was hilarious.)
Today at work SUCKED. The box office boy & the usher called off of work; thankfully the usher found someone to replace him. But even so, there was only three of us there including the manager. And SOMEHOW, one hundred people came to see Slumdog Millionaire! That NEVER happens on a weekday. I think it was because the Oscar nominations were announced this morning. Speaking of which...
GO MILK! I'm so excited "Milk" got nominated for so many awards (eight!). I wasn't really too worried, but it was kind of hard, seeing as the Golden Globes didn't make "Milk" look so good. But the Oscars have always been different & not afraid to go their own way. Which is why I love them!
As far as EHW goes (you know I have to add something about it; it is my baby), right now I am trying my hardest to work on some kinks for trying to upload videos.
Oh, like my icon? I made it myself, haha. I'm pretty obsessed with that flower pattern (& Emile as well, of course)... you will find out just how much obsessed I am once I open the video gallery, haha. (Maybe that's yet another warning? Lol.)
I want to go home. I miss my mom's food! It's not the same. My mom makes the BEST (literally the BEST, just ask my friends who have dreams about it, seriously) popcorn... I tried making it today for me & my roommate, but it was just not right. I'm not sure what I'm doing wrong... hmm.. But I even miss her soup & stuffed cabbage. But I have NO IDEA when I will be able to go home. I will just have to wait it out, I suppose.
It feels really nice to have a new president. I didn't absolutely hate George Bush, I mean he made some mistakes that I definitely don't agree with, but I wasn't as against him as others were. And I'm definitely an Obama fan, but not his biggest one. But I was reading "A Long Way Down" (I finally finished it!) & George Bush was mentioned, and I couldn't help but think, "He's not the president anymore." And it felt like such a great relief. Like, it's all a part of our past. One day we will be reading (or probably our children) the history books, and George Bush's name will be mentioned right after Clinton and right before Obama. Just another president in the history of the United States. No longer OUR president. (Oh, by the way, I'm already a part of history. I was in Grant Park on election night. It was amazing, I want to post pictures soon!)
I saw "Benjamin Button" yesterday & it was SOOO good. I loved it. Go see it! It is worth the money (& it was nominated the most Academy Awards)... and I won't mention that I saw it for free cause I work at the theater... but I would have paid for it, lol. ;)
Emile was mentioned in a conversation today... and not by me, haha. Without giving too much private information away (as much as I want to because it's kind of crazy), I live next to the house where a certain famous controversy happened in Chicago (not Blagovevich or however you spell it!). The celebrity doesn't live there anymore, so it's empty, as in no one lives there. My roommate & I were talking and were saying how it would be cool if a hot bachelor moved in. (The place looks HUGE & we want to go in & see it!) And I was like, a famous hot bachelor. In my head, of course, I'm thinking "Emile Hirsch." And then my roommate says, "Emile Hirsch." And I said, "That's exactly what I was thinking." She's like, "You wouldn't move if he lived next door, would you?" And I just shook my head. Love my roommate, haha.
Oh, biggest news ever. My mom thinks that it may be cheaper just to buy a little house in California, rather than to rent an apartment. I'm like, wooowww. Lol. I can picture myself painted each room like really beautiful colors and decorating and planting flowers in a garden, lol. The house she found online is adorable too. I'm trying not to get my hopes up, but a girl can dream right?

Did you know they make chocolate covered Skittles now?

Tue, 20 Jan 2009 08:45:06 GMT

I stole this from my new friend begreane:

The first five people to respond to this post will get something made by me! My choice, for you.
This offer does have some restrictions and limitations:
- I make no guarantees that you will like what I make!
- What I create will be just for you.
- It'll be done sometime this year.
-You won't know what it'll be. It may be a story, or poetry, or I might even draw or paint something. I may bake you something and mail it to you (but probably not). Who knows? Not you, that's for sure!
- I reserve the right to do something extremely strange.
If you want to play along and have fun, put this in your journal too. We all can make stuff!

1. Grab the book nearest you. Right now.
2. Turn to page 56.
3. Find the fifth sentence.
4. Post that sentence along with these instructions in your LJ.
5. Don't dig for your favorite book, the coolest, the most intellectual. Use the CLOSEST.

Woww, did not do this one on purpose. The closest book to me is "Breaking Dawn"...
The music changed, and Charlie tapped on Edward's shoulder.

I worked pretty much all day today. It was fun times. Especially because the other girl who was supposed to concession with me called in sick. Apparently she sprained her ankle at work yesterday, but the box office guy begs to differ. So whatevs. I ended up working an extra few hours, so at least I made a bit more money.

And I did get off work all of five minutes early so that I could go see Gran Torino. I was disappointed to say the least. Sometimes I don't understand how movies get made. How people approve certain screenplays without fixing it up enough for the actors not to sound stupid. If it wasn't Clint Eastwood, I would have walked out. And I don't say that often.  At all. I don't want to discourage anyone from seeing it, because it is Eastwood and he is the man, but I don't know... something was off.

I got back at like 10:30, and I have spent the rest of my night until now working on this YouTube type think for EHW. It's taking me FOREVER, and I haven't even added videos yet!  (If anyone has any Emile videos they'd like to share, let me know, and I'll hook you up with a username and such to upload the videos before I open it to the public. Just comment me or message me or something.) Anyways, so I'm working on the layout right now, which I'm pretty into. I'm not quite as proud of it as the one for the Films section, but it's up there.

Oh, Twilight came up at work today, haha. And I DID NOT bring it up myself, an usher did. He was just like, "I want to watch Twilight." I just laughed, because he's a guy.  But then I agreed. I had forgotten that I came in on my day off last year to watch it at the theater and he had watched it with me while he was ushering. And then I remembered that all of the times that I would go in and watch the movie during break, him and another usher would be in there watching it too. So funny.

And I should mention another story, now that I'm talking about the theater & Twilight. Well before Christmas Twilight was playing at the theater and I would watch it & listen to it as much as I can, so I was always thinking about Twilight & Edward Cullen, haha. (There's a lot of free time in between movies at the theater, time to let your mind wander...) And then I took a two week break to go home for the holidays. But even when I came back, although Twilight wasn't playing there anymore, I still thought of Edward and such. And then one day, about a week ago, I didn't. I was enjoying the real world, haha. And I was making fresh popcorn, and doing that is dangerous. Popcorn and unpopped seeds often fly everywhere. And I wasn't paying attention, and a hot, unpopped seed goes right into my neck. It was sooo hot, it hurt so bad. And I like rub my neck, and I'm like, "Vampire." (I didn't say that.) And then the seed goes down in my shirt, and it was so hot. I still have a small mark on my neck. So yea... funny story, no? Lol.

Okay, I think that's all for now. I'm going to go back to trying to code this thing at EHW. (If anyone knows HTML well, let me know. I'm in a bit of a snag right now...)

Good night!

Wait, they don't love you like I love you...

Mon, 19 Jan 2009 08:03:47 GMT

Today was the best day I've probably had all year. I woke up at one because I heard Aladdin that someone had put on downstairs. So we watched that on VHS while we had breakfast. And then I called my mom, and she told me that the day I graduate we are roadtripping to California!!! I am so excited.

I told my parents over Christmas break that I was going to roadtrip to California. They thought I was crazy. But it's a goal I set for myself after watching "Into The Wild" a year or so ago. But they said no we're flying. And I felt LAME having to listen to my parents about what I was going to do after graduating college. But I knew that I had to. In five months I'm going to be out on my own. Paying for everything. But I think if I need the help, they'll help me out financially for a bit. So I'm trying to be nice to them.

But my mom called today and said she's been thinking about it, and has decided that we should, indeed, roadtrip it out there. First off, I'm going to have a ton of stuff. And with the bills you get for flying now, that would be insane. And I'm going to need a car when I'm out there. So we're going to by one back in Ohio and just drive that out there. It's going to be a long trip, 30 hours I think. But I'm so ready. If anyone has any suggestions on where to stop along the way, let me know!

My weekend wasn't all that terrible. We left Friday after my friend got off of work. I had to, like, run to Walgreens before hand and grab a new inhaler because I have asthma & all of eight of my friends that were going smoke. And then my iPod died while I was running to Walgreens, so I didn't have an iPod the entire time. But it was okay.

I call it the "Curse of GLA." I got my period on Friday. (Sorry if it's TMI...) My roommate got hers on Saturday, and our other friend got hers on Saturday night. So I tried to drink the boxed wine we bought, and I don't know if it's because it was boxed or because of my time of the month that I just felt sick drinking the wine both of the nights. I survived though, and that's all that matters. And I rocked at Cranium. Although I didn't do too well at Apples-to-Apples...

Yesterday we just went into town. And that was about it.

Maybe I'm more clever than a girl like her...

Thu, 15 Jan 2009 21:30:21 GMT

A short bullet list of randomness for my own benefit because I don't want to get ready for work in a half hour.

I still haven't quite grasped the fact that the high is -1. I'm sorry... this boogles my mind. I'm scared to go outside. But I have no choice seeing as I have to work. But work should be closed, I would think. Who else would go out in this weather unless it was necessary? Insane people who want to see movies in a freezing movie theater I suppose.
- I've been thinking of getting an internship. Thinking, as in I received an e-mail today (sent out to the masses) talking about an internship, and I thought... hmm, should I look into this? Idk, because I would still keep this job of about 20 hours a week, plus school... I'll have plenty of time to think about this decision at work tonight, I suppose.
- My roommates & I were talking today about how people we don't know are always throwing up in our apartment. It sounds gross, sorry... but it is! Even last night, with only one person who was not our friend, he was a friend through a friend, was the one who almost got sick. Thankfully our other friends ushered him outside. And all we did was play Circle of Death...
- I forgot that this weekend I am going a few hours away to a fairly remote land in Illinois. My roommate's grandpa is rich, so he has a house in this said location, so a bunch of us are going down there. It should be a weekend full of drinking... fun fun.
- I don't know how I feel about this weekend, to tell you the truth... With it being so cold, and me having so much to do, I would rather stay at the apartment, by myself. I think that's sad though? I don't know... I think it's just because I don't really connect with most of the people going. And I don't want to be forced to like "party" and laugh, like everything's cool. But I'm going to go, I'm not going to complain (other than on here), and I'm going to be completely open to have a good time. Really...
- I just realized today that in ten days I will have had taken over EHW for six months. That's pretty crazy. I have so much that I haven't gotten done. This stuff is a lot more time consuming than one would think. But I am sooo excited that I finally have a person helping me out. And she is so supportive. So now I can spend time working on new sections while she updates and add pictures, and when I go away for weekends I don't have to worry about missing out on any great news. It's awesome!
- Ahhh, I really don't want to go to work. I would much rather stay inside.
- Oh, guess what? It is so cold that the pipes are freezing and I can't take a shower. Thankfully my apartment has two showers, so I've been using my roommates' for the past two weeks. And the thing is they always said "the pressure sucks" in their shower. Um, no, girls, my has been wayyy worse, even when it was summer and the pipes were not frozen. I told them that, and they were like, "Oh." Whatever, as long as I can have a hot shower, I'm lucky.
- I don't think there is anything else to say much.
- Oh I want to make/find/figure out how to set up a new layout for this page. It's a bit funner than I thought, the whole livejournal thing, haha. And it's a nice way to vent every once in awhile.
- I suppose that is all, seeing as I have to start getting ready for work soon. Especially considering I have to add on five extra layers because it's going to be fricken cold having to wait for the train
.

Sunny with a high of negative one...

Thu, 15 Jan 2009 09:25:35 GMT

Today's high is -1. The low is -12.

This sucksss

This doesn't exactly make my life anymore wonderful. When it is this cold, what motivation do I have to actually get out of bed and bundle up and take on the snow and the cold?

I chose to go to school in Chicago three years ago, and I knew the consequences: it was cold, it was really cold, and it got really cold. But the thing is, I'm from Ohio... it's really, really cold there too. So I took the risk.

Chicago's winter really is pretty brutal. One of the coldest moments I ever had, was about two years ago from this day... my freshmen year. I was severely hung over from the previous night and on my way to do community service. I lived, literally, less than a block to the el station, which was in the Loop and therefore underground, so I didn't have to walk outside for very long. But even walking that half a block, by the time I was underground, I had tears falling and freezing under my eyes and my head had a literal brain freeze.

So the next winter--last winter--I left the country. I went to Sicily, in a place where there were many days that there was "not a cloud in the sky." To me, it was really heaven.

And now this winter... I think I have survived pretty well. I bought myself some decent gloves at Walgreens, and my mom bought my a very warm jacket at UO, where I had also bought a hat that kept my head surprisingly warm. I was warm most of the time. Walking four or five or ten blocks didn't bother me at all... I was thankful for the exercise.

But yesterday... I noticed my face was FREEZING! So cold! I've kind of been "out-of-it" since the summer, on medication and things, so like every day I start noticing more and more things that are completely normal. So I like thought that I was just now starting to notice just how cold it was.

But no. It reallyy was 3 degrees. And now it is like, what? Negative 9?
INSANE.

Things To Do @ EHW

Tue, 13 Jan 2009 18:40:44 GMT

So I run Emile Hirsch Web, which is a big part of my life, as I really love the work and ethics of Emile Hirsch & I want to make the best site possible. Making a list of things to do is on my main to do list, and I've been in the EHW updating mood, so I figured I should get this over with and it will help me be more focused.

1. e-mail Jen tutorials
2. decide what system to use for videos
~~3. find/add Emile videos!~~
~~4. make layout for films section~~
~~5. decide what content to have for films section~~
6. create that content!
~~7. e-mail "secret" project~~
~~8. make layout for "secret" project~~
9. make more "fans" interaction
10. gather more media (icons, etc.)
~~11. add screen captures~~
   - ~~Milk~~
   ~~- Imaginary Heroes~~
~~12. add new Critics Choice pictures~~
~~13. make layout for video section~~
~~14. upload video program fix video program~~
15. upload videos
   - WI
   - YT
16. make screen caps of videos
17. upload screen caps
~~18. message Jen~~
~~19. set up FB account~~
20. work on FB group/~~message group guy~~
21. fix layout
   - add elite affiliates
   + Kieren
   - add network panel
~~22. set up mobile site~~
~~23. activate c-forms~~
~~24. add FB links to SB~~
~~25. add poll to SB~~
26. fix gallery layout
27. organize gallery photos

Complete: 16/27
[[It's a never-ending process]]

{{I promise tomorrow, I will make an actual journal entry!}}

Movies I've Seen In 2009

Tue, 13 Jan 2009 03:29:22 GMT

I've always wanted to do this... make a list of movies I have seen, so here it goes...

Pineapple Express (01/09)
Rachel Getting Married (01/09) %
Valkyrie (01/10) %
Slumdog Millionaire (01/11) %
Donnie Darko (01/13) &
Aladdin (01/19) &
Lords Of Dogtown (01/19) $ &
Gran Torino (01/19) %
The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button (01/21)%

% saw it in theaters | $ own it | & seen it before

Reads In 2009

Tue, 13 Jan 2009 03:25:57 GMT

The list of books I have read in 2009:

New Moon by Stephanie Meyer
Eclipse by Stephanie Meyer
Breaking Dawn by Stephanie Meyer
A Long Way Down by Nick Hornby

Revolutionary Road by Richard Yates
Echoes by Maeve Binchy
The Ridiculous Race by Steve Hely & Vali Chandrasekaran

You should have known by now you were on my LIST

Sun, 11 Jan 2009 20:59:13 GMT

My to do list.

1. take a shower
2. eat
3. go & see all four movies playing at the theater I work at (can be done on different days):
   ~~- Valkyrie~~
   ~~- Slumdog Millionaire~~
   - Benjamin Button
   ~~- Gran Torino~~
   - Doubt
   - Revolutionary Road
~~4. e-mail Gertie Speed Racer caps~~
~~5. buy Revolutionary Road~~
6. read Revolutionary Road
7. go & see Revolutionary Road
8. make a new wallpaper/header for LJ
9. work on EHW film section
   - Imaginary Heroes
   - Into The Wild
~~10. figure out what else goes on this list...~~

11. clean my room!!
~~12. complete my homework for class tomorrow~~
   - ~~three hole punch script~~
   - ~~print out page on back of script~~
   - ~~underline correct objects, people, etc.~~
   - ~~redo breakdown~~
   - ~~work on tab dividers~~
   - ~~read foreword and preface~~
   - ~~read 1-48~~
   - ~~read 49-98~~
   - ~~read 98-157~~
   - ~~complete quiz~~
   - ~~do shot description sheet~~
~~13. make a complete list of things that need to be done @ EHW~~
14. finish reading:
   - ~~A Long Way Down~~
   - Echoes
   - a book I can't spell off the top of my head
   - the travel book
15. make list of films
16. add "lyric" to LJ
17. go to Trader Joe's
~~18. make Boston reservation~~
19. send Amanda beads
20. fix FASFA
~~21. buy books for Social Problems In America~~
22. buy AA batteries
23. organize school supplies
24. create a schedule

That should be it for now.

Complete: 9/24