I haven't been as consistent in my blogging. I've been very busy. Busier than I thought I would be. I've got films to rip and compile, pamphlets to make, programs to deliver, subtitles to type, dvd's to burn, raffle donations to solicit, and sales calls to make. The sales calls are obviously what I am most excited for. The Northwest Film Forum is a non-profit and when they show films it is quite costly, so I have been assigned with researching each film and local businesses that may have an interest in sponsoring that film. I then get to call these businesses and try to get them to give me $500-$1000. I am pretty damn good at things like that. SO I AM PUMPED. I start making calls next week. I want to bring in an astonishing cashload, when I tell the other forum workers the amount I've raised I don't want them to say good job, way to go, or even wow. I want them to to simply exclaim, "...shit" and think I am lying. I will destroy this mission. I am a leviathan of fundraising capabilities. PREPARE TO BE FLABBERGASTED SEATTLE!
So that's work.
Let's talk Seattle shall we? 2 week thoughts. I like the town. It's big but not too big, has an amazing film community, tons of cool venues and beautiful sights. The town looks phenomenal at night with all the hills and lights and Puget Sounds. BUT It rains too much. It really does. I don't know that this could be my permanent home for that reason. When it's not raining it's wet from raining early, or preparing to rain. I don't like that I have to worry about being caught without an umbrella or that I fear pulling any electronics out in fear of them getting wet. POO!
NOW THE PEOPLE. Seattleites kind of suck. Now, to be fair, this is a preliminary assessment as an outsider simply going off the vibes I've gotten so far. My new pal Willie summed it up pretty well when he said there's a politeness but not a kindness. People are polite because they somehow think they are better, and that a better person would be polite. You can sense though that they are judging. Bastards. They all have an image too, I've found it rare that you see someone who is just going to wear jeans and a shirt. It's gotta be some sort of alternative attire. The normal is not present. I don't necessarily think this is a bad thing, maybe a little pretentiously self aware, but what it does do is make me feel like people are looking at me in my jeans and plain colored v-neck sweater as some sort of freak. Like I'm some sort of yuppie. THEY'RE THE YUPPIES DAMNIT. I think people in Seattle are extremely proud of themselves for living in Seattle, but wouldn't necessarily have Seattle Pride. It's a quiet pride. A nose in the air pride that includes some pride-loathing, which they are also proud of.
ALSO they are god awful drivers. Just terrible. It might be because Seattle has terribly labeled street signs and god-awful weird routes to get places but the people haven't learned. They stop where there are no stop signs and expect you to do the same. They cut you off, or nearly hit you while you aren't moving, and honk at you for something. Who knows? Very entitled drivers. They are driving the best and you are always driving poorly. But then again, look at what I'm saying. Also, parking sucks. Balls. There's lots of Asians too. and homeless people. and trannies.
HOW ABOUT MY SOCIAL LIFE?
It is beginning to exist. Slowly being born. I would now call myself pals with my basement rommates. The shy one is kind of odd, he stood in my doorway watching me play videogames the other night for like 30 minutes. I felt bad because I don't really have any multiplayer videogames except rock band, which he isn't a fan of. I also went out on the town the other night with a guy who also volunteers at the forum and his girlfriend. We had a great night and it left me in my bed until 4PM today. SUCCESS! I'm also meeting more of the volunteers at the forum. I met a guy who just directed a feature length film and submitted it to tons of festivals, he asked for my youtube account and I gave it to him. Pretty sweet. Also met a big time DJ in the area who was a DJ here when the whole grunge thing was happening, he says he has stories and I am going to try to hear them. Some of the "politeness" at the forum is disintegrating and people are getting cooler to chat with. SO YEAH it's on the up and up, I'm busy/ go to the gym all week, and have found things to do on the weekends. Pretty great.
IN OTHER NEWS
-I am pretty sure I saw my first prostitute. Cool.
-The other day I was in line at the QFC and there were two very flamboyant trannies kissing 2 people ahead of me, and the old woman between me and them looked absolutely furious. She was fuming and shaking her head. It's pretty funny. She'd have a much less stressful life if rather than get her shit in a fit she'd just think, "well look at that, that's neat"
-Tully's Coffee still sucks
-They have a football team here but nobody seems to care
- I learned a lot of LA radio DJs actually work out of Seattle
-Remember the twins a the gym I talked about? I see the skinnier one at the gym a lot more often without her heavier sister
-Is it ok to ask someone to take a picture of them because they look like a friend back home?
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