September 28, 2006
My Legs Are Killing Me!
Not only that. Now I’ve got a sharp pain on my wrist joint from falling on the stairs while walking down the counter to order a burger, my only lunch for the day.
Kim, the newly-appointed Production Team Head, and I spent the morning roaming around Raon and the electronic strip down G. Puyat Street in search of lights for the church anniversary; unfortunately, all we saw were the big, high-tech gadgets used in theaters and discos which were too powerful for the small set we have in the building. We ended up canvassing materials in Ace Hardware in SM Megamall. Yeah, you heard me right. A friend of ours applied for an online English-tutoring job in Ortigas and asked if we could meet. We probably agreed after deciding that we wouldn’t be able to buy anything with the funds given to us, and even if we did have the funds, the lights were too powerful for our stage anyway.
So the decision was to replace the existing lighting fixtures of the stage, buy a few flood and spotlights, and create our own floor lights with incandescent bulbs lined up in a row.
When to replace it is an entirely different problem, which we would not deal with today.
The only refreshing time was when we went up to the fourth floor of Megamall to view the galleries, and even then it wasn’t refreshing since my artistic instincts were shouting at me for not taking care of the talent. My apologies.
All these happened the whole day; so much for work. Right, work. It slowly reminds me of the disciplines needed to get things done, in a painful way.
September 25, 2006
I'm Still Alive, Thank You Very Much
Sorry for not blogging for a while. I got caught up with redesigning the layout.
Anyway, what's new?
I found a job writing e-learning tools. And since it has something to do with writing, I'm not complaining, nor have they given me a reason to complain yet. And they have a good track record of paying the people who work for them, so that's a good sign.
My freelance online blogging gig is coming to an end this September. I'll miss working early in the morning.
The music team is getting more and more organized as we implement a lot of changes regarding the submission of the lineups and chords. At this rate, they wouldn't need an adviser by the end of the year.
That's a good thing, if you're wondering.
Now, all I need to do is write. Oh, and before I forget, NaNoWriMo is almost two months away! Be sure to visit the website (www.nanowrimo.org) this October and sign up for the forums. The Philippines now has its own forum thanks to the actions of concerned participants last year.
September 12, 2006
Talk About Frustrated
I am at the end of my wits. There is no substantial development in our company, Melchman's Stuff Entertainment, and to think that I spent the whole weekend doing nothing but music for sample games for mobile phones. I have a deadline this Friday and I haven't even finalized the plot yet. Argh!
I want to think that it isn't me. Really. If only I could blame someone else.
Loser.
I am not getting anywhere. I have an idea on how to get things moving. It's reverting back to my former self. I don't want to do that. I hate my past. Sometimes, I hate life.
September 08, 2006
Getting Ready for NaNoWriMo
I got two books today from BookSale: One is CV by Damon Knight (TOR); the other, 20,001 Names for Baby by Carol McD. Wallace (Avon). Nobody's having a baby; I, as a writer, need a list of names to give my characters. This should be a great help for NaNoWriMo. Oh wait, I forgot. I'm doing fantasy.
Speaking of NaNoWriMo, I reinstalled a journal program I kept a long time ago, before I started blogging. Now I was looking at my past updates, and I was surprised to see that I saved the winning icons for 2004.
I dunno. Now I can officially say that I participated and finished NaNoWriMo two years ago?
A friend invited me to another friend network site. I joined out of courtesy (it would be better to say I didn't want to offend anyone) but really. Do I need to join every network site online? I could barely keep up with the ones I've already signed up with. Yes, Friendster's a little too much for me already. And how many friends do I have over there? Less than 80. That's how antisocial I am. It's not too antisocial though; I have no plans of living as a recluse. Yet.
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September 03, 2006
Christmas Already?
The internet cafe just played "Jingle Bells" and a horde of Christmas carols followed.
Talk about having an early Christmas.
Meanwhile, the weather is still deciding whether it's still summer or the rainy season.
