oaf had a good idea

[suzanne]

> The Big Issue, is apparently only sold, by hobos and homeless people.
> You need to prove you're one to be a vendor.

"i'm sorry, but you don't look crusty enough..."

> Talking from experience?

not me personally

> How was it to wake up to the BIG news.
> They sure took the steam out of it, by delaying it so much.

at least they finally said something. i was beginning to wonder if it was a hoax.

> Why don't we settle on boxes and smilies.

and enter it in the Sick and Twisted animated festival

> Yeah, no one wants to wake up in the morning to do those,
> just wackos.

that's why i would have a late night show like Stuart Maconie used to have...or am i getting him confused with somebody else??

> Network executives, should be shot. or maybe I should think of
> a better and original way to terminate their lives.

anarchy!

> Well maybe I'll watch some repeats.
> But if I don't laugh, you're the one to blame.

hey, i really don't like to watch it that much, but then again, i don't really care to watch most network TV.

> I thought people here use it as some sort of an offensive remark.
> I have no problem with Texas.

they think its offensive. i don't. so its kinda crazy that they toss it around like that. not like they're hurting my feelings any.

> It really is a rich state and not that bad to live in, I think.
> Correct me if I'm wrong, please.

its where i've been all this time. i might give it up for Berkeley (San Francisco) or Paris or a farmhouse in vermont if i had the means to do it, however...i found my niche.

[nonesoever]

> "i'm sorry, but you don't look crusty enough..."

"I'm sorry. Come back when you have lost all of your money
and went bankrupt".
Look at the link bellow.

> not me personally

So you personally know someone who got expelled from kindergarten?
He's got to be one disturbed individual. Or is that the kindergartner we're
talking about.

> at least they finally said something. i was beginning to wonder if it was
> a hoax.

It can still be a hoax, who knows.

> and enter it in the Sick and Twisted animated festival

You're gonna be a star! or a box.

> that's why i would have a late night show like Stuart Maconie used to
> have...or am i getting him confused with somebody else??

So how are the negotiations going? Who's your sidekick?

> anarchy!

I think that if you'd give people anarchy for only one day,
they'd get bored. It's the thought of having what you don't have,
that thrills people.

> hey, i really don't like to watch it that much, but then again, i don't
> really care to watch most network TV.

Do you really have a choice?

> they think its offensive. i don't. so its kinda crazy that they toss it
> around like that. not like they're hurting my feelings any.

It's not like you have feelings ...

> its where i've been all this time. i might give it up for Berkeley (San
> Francisco) or Paris or a farmhouse in vermont if i had the means to do it,
> however...i found my niche.

How's your niche, comfy?




The Big Issue UK

[suzanne]

> "I'm sorry. Come back when you have lost all of your money
> and went bankrupt".
> Look at the link bellow.

does that mean we'll see andy out there one day?

> So you personally know someone who got expelled from kindergarten?
> He's got to be one disturbed individual. Or is that the kindergartner
> we're
> talking about.

it was a private kindergarten, and it was in my sister's class. they had this boy who was a real troublemaker and had boots with real spurs on the back of them that he wore to school.

> It can still be a hoax, who knows.

its a mass conspiracy to draw boz out of his lair to refute another rumor.

> You're gonna be a star! or a box.

which will be even more amazing since i can't draw and i don't have film equipment, but why should i let that stop me? maybe i could just pass the script out to the audience and let them imagine it.

> So how are the negotiations going? Who's your sidekick?

i am my own sidekick. my show airs via two tin cans and a string to the cats outside.

> I think that if you'd give people anarchy for only one day,
> they'd get bored. It's the thought of having what you don't have,
> that thrills people.

it worked for iraq.

> Do you really have a choice?

considering i have about 7 channels on my tv and about half of them are in spanish, not really.

> It's not like you have feelings ...

i'm a product of years of torture. i know the difference between evil and silly, and he's just plain silly.

> How's your niche, comfy?

if i can't make it here, i can't make it anywhere...

[nonesoever]

> does that mean we'll see andy out there one day?

Badly Drawn Boy, uses him as a freak show for now.

> it was a private kindergarten, and it was in my sister's class. they had
> this boy who was a real troublemaker and had boots with real spurs on the
> back of them that he wore to school.

He wanted to ride his fellow students. What's wrong with that?

> its a mass conspiracy to draw boz out of his lair to refute another rumor.

It's one of his duties as a mail delivery boy.

> which will be even more amazing since i can't draw and i don't have film
> equipment, but why should i let that stop me? maybe i could just pass the
> script out to the audience and let them imagine it.

Put it on the web, maybe Steven Spielberg would see it and make it into
a movie. ET and Jaws aren't exactly masterpieces.
Toy Story was though.

> i am my own sidekick. my show airs via two tin cans and a string to the
> cats outside.

Your neighbors have good reception, I bet.

> it worked for iraq.

Exactly, the thought of having a new dictator, thrills them and keeps
them going.

> considering i have about 7 channels on my tv and about half of them are in
> spanish, not really.

I bet Malcolm in the middle is actually funny in Spanish.

> i'm a product of years of torture. i know the difference between evil and
> silly, and he's just plain silly.

What forms of torture were you submitted to?
and Malcolm in the middle doesn't count.

> if i can't make it here, i can't make it anywhere...

It depends on your definition of "making it"

[suzanne]

> Badly Drawn Boy, uses him as a freak show for now.

yeah, but people were still wanting to put his music stream up for sale.

> He wanted to ride his fellow students. What's wrong with that?

they were all about 4 years old?

> It's one of his duties as a mail delivery boy.

bad news delivery

> Put it on the web, maybe Steven Spielberg would see it and make it into
> a movie. ET and Jaws aren't exactly masterpieces.
> Toy Story was though.

i have a movie script, but i don't think it would make a film that kids would like to see.

unless i disneyfied it with animated sidekicks like talking guitars

> Your neighbors have good reception, I bet.

and they can't find the off button

> Exactly, the thought of having a new dictator, thrills them and keeps
> them going.

> I bet Malcolm in the middle is actually funny in Spanish.

"aieee malcolm!"

> What forms of torture were you submitted to?
> and Malcolm in the middle doesn't count.

morrissey

> It depends on your definition of "making it"

all of them. doesn't matter what.

[little miss non curious]

[nonesoever]

> yeah, but people were still wanting to put his music stream up for sale.

That's because he already sold it to them, silly.
He obviously doesn't want to buy it back.

> they were all about 4 years old?

I think the solution would be to let all his classmates
beat the hell out of him.

> bad news delivery

Boz's middle name.

> i have a movie script, but i don't think it would make a film that kids
> would like to see.

> unless i disneyfied it with animated sidekicks like talking guitars

Adding talking guitars to a porn movie, that's original.

> and they can't find the off button

It's called the "move to a better neighborhood" button.

> "aieee malcolm!"

malcolm, el grande cornolio loco geniuso.

> morrissey

How's that syndrome, where the victim falls in love with his assailant,
called? I think you have it and you just won't let go.

> all of them. doesn't matter what.

I don't know.
I'm sure you can make whatever you're doing successfully now, in another place.

[suzanne]

> That's because he already sold it to them, silly.
> He obviously doesn't want to buy it back.

is there something else that hasn't been sold yet? has he tried checking his pockets for lint?

> I think the solution would be to let all his classmates
> beat the hell out of him.

this is school. the rules aren't fair like that.

> Boz's middle name.

> Adding talking guitars to a porn movie, that's original.

its not porn. its a "romantic comedy"

> It's called the "move to a better neighborhood" button.

can't even give me the illusion that i'm good..

> malcolm, el grande cornolio loco geniuso.

malcolm es el puto

> How's that syndrome, where the victim falls in love with his assailant,
> called? I think you have it and you just won't let go.

stockholm syndrome. and i had it before he ever did anything.

> I don't know.
> I'm sure you can make whatever you're doing successfully now, in another
> place.

right now, i'm an ant on a hill. i'm looking to feel even smaller..

and that does it for me. i'm going out of town for a couple of days...

[nonesoever]

> is there something else that hasn't been sold yet? has he tried checking
> his pockets for lint?

Apparently he sold all the things he could, no one is interested in
buying his name though.

> this is school. the rules aren't fair like that.

rules are meant to be broken, among other things.

> its not porn. its a "romantic comedy"

oh no, not another one of those. let me guess, they kiss and make
up in the end (just spared a hour and a half).

I've seen the page with your bio and I have to say, I see
you have NO future.

> can't even give me the illusion that i'm good..

You are responsible for your own illusions.

> malcolm es el puto

how much does he charge? rates went up after he became a movie star?

> stockholm syndrome. and i had it before he ever did anything.

stalkhim syndrome?

> right now, i'm an ant on a hill. i'm looking to feel even smaller..

an ant on the moon?

> and that does it for me. i'm going out of town for a couple of days...

If you don't want to talk to me, just say so.

[suzanne]

> Apparently he sold all the things he could, no one is interested in
> buying his name though.

i have 50 cents....

> rules are meant to be broken, among other things.

it sounds like the matrix.

> oh no, not another one of those. let me guess, they kiss and make
> up in the end (just spared a hour and a half).

nope. there is no romance in my universe.

> I've seen the page with your bio and I have to say, I see
> you have NO future.

well, yeah i know, but is that news? is there something else you don't know? like that JFK was assasinated? two hijacked planes crashed into the World Trade Center in NYC?

and what page is that? my journal?

> You are responsible for your own illusions.

i can't afford the drugs

> how much does he charge? rates went up after he became a movie star?

its not as much since he got older and the pedophiles aren't as interested.

> stalkhim syndrome?

stalking without being in the same time zone that he lives in....

> an ant on the moon?

an ant on Jupiter.

> If you don't want to talk to me, just say so.

hey, if i had a laptop computer...

[nonesoever]

> i have 50 cents....

I bet Andy I. would out bid you on that.
Anyway aren't you pleased with Suzanne Schroeder?
it's a good name ... if you're a serial killer.
Now I know why you didn't laugh at my German jokes,
that, or they really weren't that funny.

> it sounds like the matrix.

You can blame the Matrix for everything that's wrong in this world.
However, I think that if machines and computers would rule this
world, it would make an improvement.

> nope. there is no romance in my universe.

So how can you call it a "romantic comedy"?
"Church of the Unfounded Truth" sounds like a hit.

> well, yeah i know, but is that news? is there something else you don't
> know? like that JFK was assasinated? two hijacked planes crashed into the
> World Trade Center in NYC?

In the same day??? W O W.

> and what page is that? my journal?

no, this one:
http://www.geocities.com/suzsch@sbcglobal.net/snootywriter.html

you have a journal? prolific aren't we.

> i can't afford the drugs

Super glue will do just fine.
I don't think people should pay for damaging their brains, they
may very well do it on their own, for free.

> its not as much since he got older and the pedophiles aren't as
> interested.

It's amazing how all those "wonder children", end up so ugly when
they grow up. i.e. Macaulay Culkin.

> stalking without being in the same time zone that he lives in....

Haven't dwonloaded the documentary yet.
It doesn't sound good, from the word on this site.

> an ant on Jupiter.

I see, the moon isn't good enough for you.

> hey, if i had a laptop computer...

awww, that's so sweet.
although I do not appreciate the notion of somebody talking to me
while in the bathroom.

[suzanne]

> I bet Andy I. would out bid you on that.

i'm sure monopoly money doesn't work

> Anyway aren't you pleased with Suzanne Schroeder?

for doing what?

> it's a good name ... if you're a serial killer.

i don't think even they'd want it.

> Now I know why you didn't laugh at my German jokes,
> that, or they really weren't that funny.

can you hear me laugh all the way over there?

> You can blame the Matrix for everything that's wrong in this world.
> However, I think that if machines and computers would rule this
> world, it would make an improvement.

no use for me...i'd go home

> So how can you call it a "romantic comedy"?

because i don't know what else to call it. there are no aliens in it.

> "Church of the Unfounded Truth" sounds like a hit.

but would people stay beyond the title credits?

> In the same day??? W O W.

bigfoot was in the area

> no, this one:
> http://www.geocities.com/suzsch@sbcglobal.net /snootywriter.html you
> have a journal? prolific aren't we.

i have nothing better to do

> Super glue will do just fine.
> I don't think people should pay for damaging their brains, they
> may very well do it on their own, for free.

mine is already damaged

> It's amazing how all those "wonder children", end up so ugly
> when
> they grow up. i.e. Macaulay Culkin.

apparently i haven't changed a bit...

> Haven't dwonloaded the documentary yet.
> It doesn't sound good, from the word on this site.

oh they're just disappointed coz moz doesn't pose nude or anything.

> I see, the moon isn't good enough for you.

it has no atmosphere

> awww, that's so sweet.
> although I do not appreciate the notion of somebody talking to me
> while in the bathroom.

texarkana is a cesspool...not a bathroom

[nonesoever]

> i'm sure monopoly money doesn't work

It does in her world. Lord knows how she gained access to the Internet.

> i don't think even they'd want it.

Maybe a designer brand, although the abbreviation of Suzanne
Schroeder ( SS ) doesn't work very well.
Maybe for the skinhead population.

> can you hear me laugh all the way over there?

I have my sources
No. it's the little thing you do when you type.

> no use for me...i'd go home

A machine could never mimic your sarcasm and low work ethics.

> because i don't know what else to call it. there are no aliens in it.

"A Movie With No Aliens In It"?

> but would people stay beyond the title credits?

As long as they don't demand their money back, does it matter?

> bigfoot was in the area

Didn't see him, with all the planes crashing thingy.

> i have nothing better to do

That's an excuse for everything.

Haven't checked your journal yet, but I bet I won't be surprised.

> mine is already damaged

At least you got your brain damaged for free.
But you could always sue god, or Morrissey.

> apparently i haven't changed a bit...

Were you a "wonder kid"? Did your parents rob you of your fortune?
Actually I meant "TV/Movie wonder children".

> oh they're just disappointed coz moz doesn't pose nude or anything.

I can't say I'm disappointed with that myself.

> it has no atmosphere

Always finding little flaws in everything ...

> texarkana is a cesspool...not a bathroom

All sorts of remarkable creators grow in cesspools.

[suzanne]

> It does in her world. Lord knows how she gained access to the Internet.

probably supposed to be job training.

> Maybe a designer brand, although the abbreviation of Suzanne
> Schroeder ( SS ) doesn't work very well.
> Maybe for the skinhead population.

true. but my name isn't useful for anything long or short.

> I have my sources
> No. it's the little thing you do when you type.

what little thing?

> A machine could never mimic your sarcasm and low work ethics.

sure it could. you could turn off the computer. or let it be a 386 processor. slow and unreliable.

> "A Movie With No Aliens In It"?

its not science fiction!

well, if love did happen in it, i suppose that would also qualify as sci-fi.

> As long as they don't demand their money back, does it matter?

i'd want to live long enough to see a second movie come out???

> Didn't see him, with all the planes crashing thingy.

he doesn't want to be conspicuous.

> That's an excuse for everything.

its a good one.

> Haven't checked your journal yet, but I bet I won't be surprised.

its a short journal. i'm surprised you haven't seen it if you know the address to my other "Website" with my silly writer's bio. do you think if i posted my screenplay there, i would get something besides abuse?

> At least you got your brain damaged for free.
> But you could always sue god, or Morrissey.

yeah right. sueing moz would be the quickest way for me to write my own ticket to the funny farm.

"right...so did morrissey do this by sending invisible brain waves to you...?"

> Were you a "wonder kid"? Did your parents rob you of your
> fortune?
> Actually I meant "TV/Movie wonder children".

nope. i was more of a liability than an asset as a kid.

> I can't say I'm disappointed with that myself.

i'll live, i suppose, but then again, its still probably going to take me a month before i get to see it.

> Always finding little flaws in everything ...

always..

> All sorts of remarkable creators grow in cesspools.

creatures?

[nonesoever]

> probably supposed to be job training.

> true. but my name isn't useful for anything long or short.

Yeah well, it's main purpose is to enable people to call you, when
you're needed.

> what little thing?

a smilie I suppose. That's the thing you do when you laugh.
I don't know, it just sounded good when I wrote it.

> sure it could. you could turn off the computer. or let it be a 386
> processor. slow and unreliable.

Does your boss know about this?
After reading your journal I have to say I'm amazed that people
and not computers do the timelines for the shows and adverts/promos.
Seems ridiculous to me.

> its not science fiction!

it's actually really a romantic comedy.
Any comedy which revolves around the exclusive relations between
a boy and a girl, qualifies as such in my book.

> well, if love did happen in it, i suppose that would also qualify as
> sci-fi.

aren't we pessimistic. If you don't give them a happy ending,
it just won't sell. That's Americans for ya.

> i'd want to live long enough to see a second movie come out???

now that's science fiction.
As you've described in your journal, people would go to see any movie.
It's just the amounts of people that change.
Going to the movies is a social thing.
I don't see a point in it really. You can't talk to other people
while watching, so although it's social, it's really isn't.

> he doesn't want to be conspicuous.

Yeah, a gigantic beast roaming the streets of New York, who'd notice?

> its a good one.

so is "I tried and I failed" or "I didn't try" or "Excuse me, I know my limits".

> its a short journal. i'm surprised you haven't seen it if you know the
> address to my other "Website" with my silly writer's bio. do you
> think if i posted my screenplay there, i would get something besides
> abuse?

I got to your bio page, through one of your comments.

Anyway, read your journal and realized you were serious about
all that screen play business.

I hate movies that can be summed up in two short sentences and
usually hate movies that revolve around one nice, but basic idea,
which should have remained as such.

Not many people here read the journals, so from the few who do,
I think you'll receive constructive criticism.

It seems to me that a lot of people in that business are
Smiths/Morrissey fans, but I don't know if they frequent this site.

I always thought people who want to succeed in this business,
move to Hollywood and not San Francisco.

I also feel, you should write about something you have vast knowledge
about and personal experience, but what do I know, I write this with no
knowledge or experience.

> yeah right. sueing moz would be the quickest way for me to write my own
> ticket to the funny farm.

> "right...so did morrissey do this by sending invisible brain waves to
> you...?"

"He made me feel comfortable with what I am and that's a crime."
There was a nice article, which perfectly articulated the damage Morrissey has inflicted on many young people's lives.

> nope. i was more of a liability than an asset as a kid.

Bad investment?
Well and now as an adult, have things really changed?

> i'll live, i suppose, but then again, its still probably going to take me
> a month before i get to see it.

Still didn't find it. I hope someone hosts it soon.

> always..

> creatures?

yeah sorry for that, bit tired.
creators are odd and remarkable creatures.
How many famous people came out of Texaco or Texarcade uni (or whatever)?
George Bush?

[suzanne]

> Yeah well, it's main purpose is to enable people to call you, when
> you're needed.

aren't generalities like "hey, moron" enough?

> a smilie I suppose. That's the thing you do when you laugh.

i didn't realize that i laughed.

> I don't know, it just sounded good when I wrote it.

> Does your boss know about this?
> After reading your journal I have to say I'm amazed that people
> and not computers do the timelines for the shows and adverts/promos.
> Seems ridiculous to me.

its a combination of both. the computer places things, but ultimately, somebody has to go in behind it and space things out. also, the system we have doesn't actually go in and time out the shows itself. someone has to type that stuff in.

> it's actually really a romantic comedy.
> Any comedy which revolves around the exclusive relations between
> a boy and a girl, qualifies as such in my book.

*cough*

what about a girl between two boys?

> aren't we pessimistic. If you don't give them a happy ending,
> it just won't sell. That's Americans for ya.

i keep thinking there is a european market for it...

> now that's science fiction.
> As you've described in your journal, people would go to see any movie.
> It's just the amounts of people that change.
> Going to the movies is a social thing.
> I don't see a point in it really. You can't talk to other people
> while watching, so although it's social, it's really isn't.

that's perfect for me. i hate people, and i run out of things to say very quickly. i even enjoy going to movies by myself.

however, the art of making movies is not really that easy. sure, they say that there is a dirth of material out there to film, but the way its done is guaranteed to chew people up and spit them out.

i didn't spend too much time worrying about my screenplay. i figure that if someone buys it, it will be rewritten several times anyhow because that's standard.

> Yeah, a gigantic beast roaming the streets of New York, who'd notice?

maybe in LA, but not in NYC.

> so is "I tried and I failed" or "I didn't try" or
> "Excuse me, I know my limits".

a little bit of choices A and C. well, at least back in the days when i was doing music stuff. it became apparent after a few years that i wasn't really anything special.

however, i never gave a full crack at screenwriting, novel writing, or journalism (which i've scratched off my list pre-emptively). so for this other stuff, i'm not exactly sure what i'm capable of yet.

> Anyway, read your journal and realized you were serious about
> all that screen play business.

not really too serious. i did it just to do it. i might write another one or i might just forego it and write books.

> I hate movies that can be summed up in two short sentences and
> usually hate movies that revolve around one nice, but basic idea,
> which should have remained as such.

> Not many people here read the journals, so from the few who do,
> I think you'll receive constructive criticism.

heh heh heh

> It seems to me that a lot of people in that business are
> Smiths/Morrissey fans, but I don't know if they frequent this site.

that would be a complete faerie tale ending if one of them showed up waving a contract, but as i've tended to notice about how things play out around here, and watching how people lift ideas for articles from things that are posted here, they'd probably just hijack the idea for themselves and that would be the last i'd see of it.

> I always thought people who want to succeed in this business,
> move to Hollywood and not San Francisco.

i don't want to move to san francisco to be a successful anything, although i can't ever seriously consider moving there unless something else has changed like if i came into money, or there was some really cool and lucrative opportunity that would be a once in a lifetime thing.

anyhow, stephen king has managed to live in New England for his entire career.

> I also feel, you should write about something you have vast knowledge
> about and personal experience, but what do I know, I write this with no
> knowledge or experience.

yeah, and i have little knowledge about everything...

> "He made me feel comfortable with what I am and that's a crime."

*cough*

> There was a nice article, which perfectly articulated the damage Morrissey
> has inflicted on many young people's lives.

he can do that.

> Bad investment?
> Well and now as an adult, have things really changed?

things never change. i discovered that this weekend.

> Still didn't find it. I hope someone hosts it soon.

its taking eons just to download the snippets from the BBC website. i can't imagine trying to download an hour long program.

> yeah sorry for that, bit tired.
> creators are odd and remarkable creatures.
> How many famous people came out of Texaco or Texarcade uni (or whatever)?
> George Bush?

Ross perot. Marcia Gay Harin, Renee Zellweger, Matthew Mccaughnhey (i know i misspelled that), Michelle Pfeiffer, Lyndon Baines Johnson, Robert Rodriguez...

[nonesoever]

> aren't generalities like "hey, moron" enough?

There are so many of them, it should be moron A, moron B ...
That's what names are for to differentiate between morons.

> i didn't realize that i laughed.

It was probably I, laughing at my own jokes. Don't take notice.

> its a combination of both. the computer places things, but ultimately,
> somebody has to go in behind it and space things out. also, the system we
> have doesn't actually go in and time out the shows itself. someone has to
> type that stuff in.

Are we in the 80s? I bet you aren't working for a modern TV station.

> *cough*

> what about a girl between two boys?

It won't work, it's still a romantic comedy.

> i keep thinking there is a european market for it...

> that's perfect for me. i hate people, and i run out of things to say very
> quickly. i even enjoy going to movies by myself.

I find it hard to believe you run out of things to say very quickly,
but the rest I can believe in.

> however, the art of making movies is not really that easy. sure, they say
> that there is a dirth of material out there to film, but the way its done
> is guaranteed to chew people up and spit them out.

There is a lot of material out there, but it usually isn't very good.
Look at the movies that come out. These are the prime screenplays that
get picked and filmed, how many of them are really any good?

> i didn't spend too much time worrying about my screenplay. i figure that
> if someone buys it, it will be rewritten several times anyhow because
> that's standard.

Yes, they would have to stick some aliens in there.

> maybe in LA, but not in NYC.

> a little bit of choices A and C. well, at least back in the days when i
> was doing music stuff. it became apparent after a few years that i wasn't
> really anything special.

Many people out there aren't special musicians, but that doesn't seem to stop 'em. although it should have.

> however, i never gave a full crack at screenwriting, novel writing, or
> journalism (which i've scratched off my list pre-emptively). so for this
> other stuff, i'm not exactly sure what i'm capable of yet.

> not really too serious. i did it just to do it. i might write another one
> or i might just forego it and write books.

Nobody reads books nowadays, just screenplays.

> heh heh heh

> that would be a complete faerie tale ending if one of them showed up
> waving a contract, but as i've tended to notice about how things play out
> around here, and watching how people lift ideas for articles from things
> that are posted here, they'd probably just hijack the idea for themselves
> and that would be the last i'd see of it.

I think it would be a great honor, if someone stole your idea and made a movie out of it.

> i don't want to move to san francisco to be a successful anything,
> although i can't ever seriously consider moving there unless something
> else has changed like if i came into money, or there was some really cool
> and lucrative opportunity that would be a once in a lifetime thing.

> anyhow, stephen king has managed to live in New England for his entire
> career.

I don't really like him or his writing.

> yeah, and i have little knowledge about everything...

That's good. I believe one should know a bit of everything, so one can
fool most people in casual conversation. That's pretty much all you need
in modern life.

> *cough*

> he can do that.

> things never change. i discovered that this weekend.

Oh, things change, just not for the better.

> its taking eons just to download the snippets from the BBC website. i
> can't imagine trying to download an hour long program.

I just moved to DSL, so it won't take me eons.
Don't you have a fast connection at work?
As you work at a TV station can't you just ask Channel 4 to send you a tape.

> Ross perot. Marcia Gay Harin, Renee Zellweger, Matthew Mccaughnhey (i know
> i misspelled that), Michelle Pfeiffer, Lyndon Baines Johnson, Robert
> Rodriguez...

I guess the Uni can take pride in some of these people and be very ashamed of others.

[suzanne]

> There are so many of them, it should be moron A, moron B ...
> That's what names are for to differentiate between morons.

it doesn't mean we were named properly...

> It was probably I, laughing at my own jokes. Don't take notice.

> Are we in the 80s? I bet you aren't working for a modern TV station.

i'm writing to you from the year 1985. Huey Lewis and the News are still on the radio...

> I find it hard to believe you run out of things to say very quickly,
> but the rest I can believe in.

yeah i sit there like a lump. even if i do have something to say, i have to fight to say about 1/4 of it.

> There is a lot of material out there, but it usually isn't very good.
> Look at the movies that come out. These are the prime screenplays that
> get picked and filmed, how many of them are really any good?

that's the thing. you really don't know. someone could have written a great one, but some producer might say, "this needs a comic relief character" or "Julia roberts wants this character to be a zoo keeper" or "its a good idea, but its not funny enough" any thing else you can imagine, and so they hunt down other writers and have them redo it.

> Yes, they would have to stick some aliens in there.

> Many people out there aren't special musicians, but that doesn't seem to
> stop 'em. although it should have.

some might actually get somewhere, but others tend to fall to the wayside. either way, i think i really lack the drive and the pushiness to succeed....well, that's very obvious these days because i haven't even played an open mic night in over 3 years.

> Nobody reads books nowadays, just screenplays.

that's what JK Rowling said, huh?

> I think it would be a great honor, if someone stole your idea and made a
> movie out of it.

yeah, it would be a "great honor" when you realize that nobody knows that you did it and you can't say, "i did this" without people thinking you're a paranoid and delusional lunatic.

> I don't really like him or his writing.

yeah, but he has a career.

> That's good. I believe one should know a bit of everything, so one can
> fool most people in casual conversation. That's pretty much all you need
> in modern life.

> Oh, things change, just not for the better.

> I just moved to DSL, so it won't take me eons.
> Don't you have a fast connection at work?

i personally don't have an internet connection at my desk. there is one computer in the room that has it, and i can just see someone else sitting down to use it with this downloading.

> As you work at a TV station can't you just ask Channel 4 to send you a
> tape.

i'm not in the news department...

> I guess the Uni can take pride in some of these people and be very ashamed
> of others.

oh i thought you just wanted to know who came from the state of texas...well, most of those people went to UT except for Ross Perot.

[nonesoever]

> it doesn't mean we were named properly...

I think a good name for a child, is "Genius".

> i'm writing to you from the year 1985. Huey Lewis and the News are still
> on the radio...

You can go see The Smiths perform.

> yeah i sit there like a lump. even if i do have something to say, i have
> to fight to say about 1/4 of it.

That's the cinema for you. Sitting in front of the TV with somebody,
on the other hand, can actually be enjoyable.

> that's the thing. you really don't know. someone could have written a
> great one, but some producer might say, "this needs a comic relief
> character" or "Julia roberts wants this character to be a zoo
> keeper" or "its a good idea, but its not funny enough" any
> thing else you can imagine, and so they hunt down other writers and have
> them redo it.

I somehow find it hard to believe.
If you have something good in your hands, it would in the end, come to light,
the same way it is with music.
Changing a character or the story line is part of the creative process.

> some might actually get somewhere, but others tend to fall to the wayside.
> either way, i think i really lack the drive and the pushiness to
> succeed....well, that's very obvious these days because i haven't even
> played an open mic night in over 3 years.

Well, playing the clarinet has hardly made someone a huge pop star or an idolized musician.
So you shouldn't be too disappointed with yourself.

> that's what JK Rowling said, huh?

I really don't get this phenomena.
However kids will buy anything you throw at them, as you've explained
with the Snow Dogs movie.
Harry Potter's success could be explained, by the fact there was a lack
of heroes for children in the last decade.

> yeah, it would be a "great honor" when you realize that nobody
> knows that you did it and you can't say, "i did this" without
> people thinking you're a paranoid and delusional lunatic.

Well, it wouldn't make much of a change to people's perception of me,
so I don't really care what they'll say.

> yeah, but he has a career.

Horror books or movies are just not my taste.
I find it hard to understand why someone wants and enjoys being
scared and stressed out.
I have enough of that in my life.
Life is always more frightening than fiction.
The same is with hot spices - it really isn't a flavor, it's just
a weird sensation in your mouth, I hate it.

> i personally don't have an internet connection at my desk. there is one
> computer in the room that has it, and i can just see someone else sitting
> down to use it with this downloading.

Are you ashamed of being a Morrissey fan?

So you can download it at home.
If you have a dial up connection, there's a smaller version to download.

> i'm not in the news department...

Morrisesy is hardly news.
Just send them an official paper, I'm sure they won't give it much thought.

> oh i thought you just wanted to know who came from the state of
> texas...well, most of those people went to UT except for Ross Perot.

I wouldn't take pride in attending the same uni as him.

[suzanne]

> I think a good name for a child, is "Genius".

"crazy person" "cuckoo head" "crack baby"

> You can go see The Smiths perform.

i knew there were good things about the 80's.

> That's the cinema for you. Sitting in front of the TV with somebody,
> on the other hand, can actually be enjoyable.

a different type of enjoyment...and i suppose it depends on how much you like them

> I somehow find it hard to believe.
> If you have something good in your hands, it would in the end, come to
> light,
> the same way it is with music.
> Changing a character or the story line is part of the creative process.

yeah, but you see...they usually don't go back to the original writer and ask them to change things. they always go to someone else.

> Well, playing the clarinet has hardly made someone a huge pop star or an
> idolized musician.
> So you shouldn't be too disappointed with yourself.

i was playing a guitar and singing. same result

> I really don't get this phenomena.
> However kids will buy anything you throw at them, as you've explained
> with the Snow Dogs movie.
> Harry Potter's success could be explained, by the fact there was a lack
> of heroes for children in the last decade.

if only i had thought of it.

> Horror books or movies are just not my taste.
> I find it hard to understand why someone wants and enjoys being
> scared and stressed out.
> I have enough of that in my life.
> Life is always more frightening than fiction.
> The same is with hot spices - it really isn't a flavor, it's just
> a weird sensation in your mouth, I hate it.

i like that sort of stuff. not stephen king per se, but i think i like it better as a movie.

> Are you ashamed of being a Morrissey fan?

its like being an alcoholic and hiding the liquor bottle

> So you can download it at home.
> If you have a dial up connection, there's a smaller version to download.

as i said, it will still take an eon. it took about 10-15 minutes for the :30 clips on the bbc website, so i suppose this would take all night.

> Morrisesy is hardly news.
> Just send them an official paper, I'm sure they won't give it much
> thought.

the problem is that i'm not adventurous enough to lie like that.

> I wouldn't take pride in attending the same uni as him.

actually, i attended the same community college that he did.