Tuesday, November 18, 2008

marlboro lights & coffee & red shoes

instant quiz and a funny conversation with an old friend (whom I haven't seen in ages). on network writing. of course taking out other parts of the conversation that might incriminate other people ahehhe.

10:49:21 AM pam_miras: na pe=pressure ako taena,
10:49:26 AM pam_miras: aheheh
10:49:28 AM xero_roach67: basta less incidental puzzles better
10:49:36 AM pam_miras: pero dapat hindi, relax lang...
10:49:41 AM xero_roach67: yung puzzle mo yung mainthread
10:49:48 AM xero_roach67: ehehe...
10:49:55 AM xero_roach67: ako nagsusulat ngayon ng ********...
10:49:56 AM xero_roach67: pakshet
10:49:58 AM xero_roach67: tuyot na ako
10:50:07 AM xero_roach67: nag-aaway na kami ni ******
10:50:10 AM xero_roach67: ehehe
10:50:17 AM pam_miras: ah talaga? ahehe na-stuck ka na sa mga genre,
10:50:27 AM pam_miras: o baket?
10:51:23 AM xero_roach67: oo nga na -stuck na ako
10:51:25 AM xero_roach67: ewan...
10:51:31 AM xero_roach67: parang tuyot ako...
10:51:34 AM xero_roach67: gusto nilang palagyan ng emotions...
10:51:37 AM xero_roach67: ehhhh...
10:51:41 AM xero_roach67: basta...
10:51:45 AM xero_roach67: mahabang paliwanag...
10:51:47 AM xero_roach67: mag-aangst lang ako
10:51:50 AM xero_roach67: ehehe...
10:51:58 AM pam_miras: ang hirap ng emotions paniwalaan pag may costume aheheh
10:52:03 AM pam_miras: ok lang yan...
10:52:06 AM xero_roach67: oo nga eh...
10:52:09 AM xero_roach67: ngak...
10:52:13 AM xero_roach67: ikaw kaya nasa future...
10:52:18 AM pam_miras: kaya nga
10:52:23 AM xero_roach67: may taong puno
10:52:23 AM pam_miras: para akong ulul
10:52:32 AM pam_miras: mga gumagawa ng scifi ulul
10:52:33 AM pam_miras: ahehehe
10:52:34 AM xero_roach67: may set na weird...
10:52:40 AM xero_roach67: ahehehehe...
10:52:45 AM xero_roach67: okay lang iyan...
10:52:56 AM xero_roach67: una ma-aamaze sila dahil gusto mo gumawa ng kakaiba...
10:53:01 AM xero_roach67: then they will realize...
10:53:09 AM xero_roach67: ah eto yung story na ganito ganyan...
10:53:19 AM xero_roach67: galing nagawa niya yung story na iyon sa ganyang bihis...
10:53:24 AM xero_roach67: then magugulat sila...
10:53:29 AM xero_roach67: oh ganun pala gusto niya...
10:53:33 AM xero_roach67: oh ganun pala yun...
10:53:37 AM xero_roach67: oh... tats ako...
10:53:45 AM xero_roach67: oh... tara lets plant trees...
10:53:51 AM xero_roach67: sign up for green peace...
10:54:00 AM pam_miras: :))
10:54:06 AM xero_roach67: mag sesegregate na ako ng basura...
10:54:14 AM pam_miras: gagu ka***** ;))
10:54:15 AM xero_roach67: then... nagawa mo na yung purpose mo...
10:54:21 AM xero_roach67: tapos paguusapan ka...
10:54:32 AM xero_roach67: napanood mo na yung short film na enviromental ek ek
10:54:36 AM xero_roach67: galing pare
10:54:49 AM pam_miras: basta ayoko na gumawa ng pa-art, na handheld, na may dugo dugo!
10:54:56 AM pam_miras: aheheh
10:55:00 AM xero_roach67: ako may dugo pa rin...
10:55:08 AM xero_roach67: pero yung 'minsan may isang diwata'
10:55:12 AM xero_roach67: yun walang dugo
10:55:16 AM xero_roach67: yun ang gusto kong gawin...
10:55:24 AM xero_roach67: nkwento ko na yun sa iyo no
10:55:34 AM pam_miras: siguro..
10:55:39 AM pam_miras: di ko na maalala..
10:55:53 AM xero_roach67: lolo siya na gumagawa ng fairy tale books
10:55:59 AM xero_roach67: tapos may girlfriend siyang diwata...
10:56:07 AM xero_roach67: kaso hindi tumatanda yung diwata... tapos siya lolo na
10:56:27 AM pam_miras: dream yan ng mga dom ah?
10:56:29 AM pam_miras: aheheh
10:56:34 AM xero_roach67: ahehehe...
10:56:37 AM xero_roach67: oo...
10:56:39 AM xero_roach67: siguro...
10:56:44 AM xero_roach67: then the lolo lets go of the diwata
10:56:50 AM xero_roach67: kasi defeated na si lolo..
10:56:57 AM xero_roach67: wala na daw gumagawa ng fairy tales ngayon...
10:57:03 AM xero_roach67: horror stories nalang...
10:57:18 AM xero_roach67: eh yun lang ang alam niyang isulat... mga kwento nila...
10:57:23 AM xero_roach67: well anyway...
10:57:26 AM xero_roach67: parang ganun lang...
10:57:34 AM xero_roach67: story kung paano siya mag susuccumb sa old age...
10:57:49 AM pam_miras: parang pang Sandman nga eh
10:57:54 AM pam_miras: okey
10:57:58 AM xero_roach67: siguro...
10:58:06 AM xero_roach67: oo nga...
10:58:08 AM xero_roach67: ahehehehe...
10:58:12 AM xero_roach67: pang sandman nga
10:58:17 AM pam_miras: bat ang aga mo gumising?
10:58:22 AM pam_miras: o di ka pa tutulog?
10:58:24 AM xero_roach67: hindi pa ako natutulog...
10:58:31 AM xero_roach67: na-stuck ako sa isang eksena...
10:58:50 AM xero_roach67: pinipilit kong magkaroon ng emotions itong lintek na kwentong ito...
10:58:53 AM xero_roach67: bad trip kasi...
10:58:58 AM xero_roach67: ise-setup nila na walang emotions...
10:59:05 AM xero_roach67: tapos sa akin nila papalagyan...
10:59:07 AM xero_roach67: sus
10:59:15 AM xero_roach67: ayan... nag-angst tuloy ako
10:59:17 AM xero_roach67: ehehe
10:59:35 AM pam_miras: eh.. kaya mo yan
xero_roach67 disconnected (10:59:41 AM)
xero_roach67 connected (11:00:00 AM)
11:00:42 AM xero_roach67: nagtuturo ka ba ngayon?
11:00:49 AM pam_miras: as usual
11:00:51 AM pam_miras: ahehhe
11:01:19 AM pam_miras: nasa dos pa rin ako... pero may show na sa wakas
11:01:25 AM xero_roach67: wow...
11:01:31 AM xero_roach67: kumikita ka na?
11:02:21 AM pam_miras: heto brainstorm brainstorm... pero sabi ni ***** (headwriter ko) magsusulat na ako, one ep a month
11:02:30 AM pam_miras: aheheh... na blackmail ko,
11:02:33 AM xero_roach67: one ep
11:02:35 AM xero_roach67: ahahaha
11:02:39 AM xero_roach67: nice...
11:02:43 AM xero_roach67: pero kumikita ka na nga?
11:02:49 AM pam_miras: one week. ok na yun..
11:03:03 AM pam_miras: technically wala pa...
11:03:11 AM pam_miras: may 2 cheque ako nakatengga
11:03:15 AM xero_roach67: ahhh...
11:03:19 AM xero_roach67: pero okay na yan
11:03:21 AM xero_roach67: at least...
11:03:24 AM pam_miras: kasi di pa ayus papeles ko lech
11:03:36 AM xero_roach67: konti lang talaga magaling na writer...
11:03:43 AM xero_roach67: pagnagka reputasyon ka...
11:03:53 AM xero_roach67: tapos na semento yun... your made...
11:04:00 AM xero_roach67: at least sa showbiz a
11:04:06 AM xero_roach67: hehehe...
11:04:15 AM pam_miras: onga eh... ikaw youre almost there if not already...
11:04:23 AM xero_roach67: not...
11:04:27 AM xero_roach67: mga 3-5 years...
11:05:06 AM pam_miras: ako, gusto ko lang maging close kay ***** or ******, baka bigyan ako ng break magdirect or magsulat sa pelikula
11:05:16 AM xero_roach67: ahhh...
11:05:21 AM xero_roach67: patience lang...
11:05:21 AM pam_miras: parang route ni adolf alix, francis pasion... aloy...
11:05:33 AM xero_roach67: makukuha mo rin iyan...
11:05:35 AM xero_roach67: bata ka pa...
11:05:37 AM xero_roach67: ehehehe
11:05:39 AM xero_roach67: bwahahahahaha
11:05:39 AM pam_miras: hahahaha
11:05:47 AM pam_miras: gagu ka *****! ;))
11:05:54 AM xero_roach67: ndi seryoso...
11:05:59 AM xero_roach67: lalo na ngayon...
11:06:03 AM xero_roach67: hindi ka na ganun ka nega
11:06:08 AM xero_roach67: hihi
11:06:12 AM xero_roach67: :P

11:10:13 AM xero_roach67: 1. If i wasn't a writer, i'd probably be a...
11:10:26 AM pam_miras: director
11:10:28 AM pam_miras: aheheheh
11:11:04 AM xero_roach67: 2. 3 works you are most proud of
11:11:53 AM pam_miras: wala... proud ka lang after mo matapos pero after a year, kadiri na
11:12:10 AM xero_roach67: 3. Most brilliant TV series you wish you had written for
11:12:32 AM pam_miras: hmm..
11:12:39 AM pam_miras: the twilight zone
11:12:48 AM pam_miras: the xfiles
11:13:03 AM pam_miras: heroes season 1
11:13:04 AM xero_roach67: oh okay... next question
11:13:10 AM xero_roach67: 4. Movie/TV quote to end all quotes
11:13:17 AM pam_miras: laki na nga ng kita mo rumaraket ka pa! ahehe
11:13:33 AM xero_roach67: hehe...
11:13:39 AM xero_roach67: prodhouse sila...
11:13:50 AM xero_roach67: para pag gagawa ako ng pelikula may x deal
11:14:06 AM xero_roach67: sagutin mo yung 4
11:14:23 AM pam_miras: ay wala ako maisip. heto "..At ba't ako magrereport sa 'yo? Ano ako reporter" --
11:14:33 AM xero_roach67: ahahaha
11:14:36 AM xero_roach67: san iyan?
11:15:07 AM pam_miras: -- isadora, iisa pa lamang
11:15:13 AM xero_roach67: 5. My best brainstorming buddies
11:15:29 AM pam_miras: marlboro lights and coffee
11:15:42 AM xero_roach67: nice... last i heard they went full camp a few weeks before ending
11:15:44 AM xero_roach67: next
11:15:46 AM xero_roach67: 6. If I'm stuck in front of a blank screen and my fingers refuse to meet the deadline, my 'no-fail' muse that makes me cross the finish line to the "send' button is...
11:16:07 AM xero_roach67: marlboro lights and coffee - ooh.. i like, pa plagarize
11:16:08 AM xero_roach67: hehehe
11:16:24 AM pam_miras: two words. talent fee
11:16:34 AM xero_roach67: nice...
11:16:41 AM xero_roach67: ehehe... now i can write again
11:16:41 AM xero_roach67: hehehe
11:16:43 AM xero_roach67: 7. The best advice i can give to other writers hoping to get that 'by line' on TV is...
11:17:23 AM pam_miras: naku ang hirap niyan
11:17:32 AM pam_miras: wala pa kasi akong by-line sa TV
11:17:35 AM pam_miras: aahehhe
11:17:46 AM xero_roach67: errr... you got your films...
11:17:49 AM xero_roach67: draw from there...
11:18:04 AM pam_miras: tsk.
11:18:22 AM pam_miras: Audacity.
11:18:26 AM xero_roach67: were you never glassy-eyed hopeful...
11:18:33 AM xero_roach67: audacity... nice answer...
11:18:34 AM pam_miras: If they won't hire you, do it yourself.
11:18:40 AM xero_roach67: hah...
11:18:44 AM xero_roach67: very indie...
11:18:45 AM xero_roach67: hehe
11:19:13 AM pam_miras: all "indie" people want to break into the mainstream and get paid big time
11:19:24 AM xero_roach67: 8. How to best deal with Producers, Directors, Clients, "see my comments in blue"...
11:19:28 AM pam_miras: but the process is a killer, so we do it ourselves
11:19:29 AM xero_roach67: or red
11:20:42 AM pam_miras: eh di address the comments, correct what needs to be corrected
11:20:49 AM pam_miras: yun lang naman yun
11:20:54 AM xero_roach67: ehehe... i know this is getting to be adrag
11:20:57 AM xero_roach67: pero last 2
11:21:03 AM xero_roach67: simple questions
11:21:03 AM xero_roach67: 9. Song i'd like to make a movie of...
11:21:52 AM pam_miras: "Dorothy" ng Carnival Park... cinemalaya season 6 entry ko
11:21:54 AM pam_miras: wahahah
11:22:11 AM xero_roach67: kailan ba season 6
11:22:16 AM xero_roach67: eto na ba yun?
11:22:40 AM pam_miras: next year pa
11:22:48 AM xero_roach67: ahhh...
11:22:48 AM xero_roach67: ehehe
11:22:55 AM xero_roach67: ako din sali ako next year...
11:23:04 AM xero_roach67: 'halimaw sa siwang' title ko...
11:23:10 AM xero_roach67: pero hindi siya horror...
11:23:15 AM xero_roach67: parang donnie darcko siguro
11:23:18 AM xero_roach67: napanood mo na yun
11:23:19 AM pam_miras: aheheh
11:23:24 AM pam_miras: ayus ayus
11:23:49 AM pam_miras: tangena, kelangan ko gumawa muna ng tweetums bago mag-horror
11:24:03 AM xero_roach67: nyahehehe...
11:24:08 AM pam_miras: pag magaling na ako magpa-kilig, gagagaling na ako manakot
11:24:08 AM xero_roach67: napanood mo na donnie...
11:24:19 AM xero_roach67: oo nga... mas mahirap magpakilig
11:24:21 AM xero_roach67: hehehe
11:25:00 AM pam_miras: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b4RqCBHMc_A
11:25:08 AM pam_miras: ito yung song na dorothy...
11:25:22 AM xero_roach67: yeap...
11:25:25 AM xero_roach67: uploading...
11:25:32 AM xero_roach67: uy have u seen donnie darko...
11:25:46 AM pam_miras: uy i dont remember..
11:25:51 AM pam_miras: di pa
11:25:57 AM xero_roach67: pahiramin kita...
11:26:00 AM xero_roach67: promise...
11:26:01 AM pam_miras: sige sige
11:26:04 AM xero_roach67: when i was watching it...
11:26:10 AM xero_roach67: ikaw naisip ko...
11:26:13 AM xero_roach67: ehehe..
11:26:22 AM xero_roach67: parang hi concept sci fi...
11:26:26 AM xero_roach67: pero downto earth
11:26:38 AM xero_roach67: about space time continuum... ekek
11:26:47 AM pam_miras: yung mga books mo nga nasa kin pa
11:26:52 AM xero_roach67: ahhh...
11:26:52 AM pam_miras: yung tv writing book mo
11:26:53 AM xero_roach67: o
11:26:54 AM xero_roach67: ano?
11:26:55 AM xero_roach67: ah
11:26:57 AM xero_roach67: eheheh
11:26:59 AM xero_roach67: oo nga...
11:27:03 AM xero_roach67: tapon mo na iyan
11:27:09 AM xero_roach67: may bagong buk ako
11:27:12 AM xero_roach67: ehehe
11:27:14 AM pam_miras: oo, binabasa basa ko uli
11:27:15 AM xero_roach67: about writing ek ek din..
11:27:22 AM xero_roach67: joke lang wag mo itapon...
11:27:24 AM pam_miras: hmp. kainis naman to
11:27:54 AM xero_roach67: kilala mo si david mamet
11:28:05 AM pam_miras: uy di mo naman ipu-publish yung quiz no? if you do, wag mo lagay name ko...
11:28:12 AM pam_miras: oo acting actingg yun eh
11:28:26 AM pam_miras: i mean directing actors..
11:28:26 AM xero_roach67: ehehe...
11:28:28 AM xero_roach67: hindi kaya
11:28:34 AM xero_roach67: ahhh
11:28:41 AM xero_roach67: hindi ba sa talkie isya
11:28:41 AM pam_miras: ano? writer din sya?
11:28:45 AM xero_roach67: yeap
11:28:50 AM xero_roach67: mas kilala siyang writer
11:29:00 AM xero_roach67: pulitzer prize winners ang plays niya
11:31:13 AM pam_miras: ow..
11:31:21 AM pam_miras: sige pabasa na rin
11:31:41 AM xero_roach67: niwei...
11:31:41 AM pam_miras: uy sige, magsulat ka na
11:31:43 AM xero_roach67: galing niya...
11:31:45 AM xero_roach67: gagao siya
11:31:46 AM xero_roach67: teka..
11:31:49 AM xero_roach67: last quiestion
11:31:51 AM xero_roach67: 10. Title to the screenplay of my life...
11:32:22 AM pam_miras: ayoko nga sagutin yang ka-cheesy han question na yan ahhehehee
11:33:13 AM xero_roach67: sige na
11:33:15 AM xero_roach67: last na iyan eh
11:33:16 AM xero_roach67: sus
11:34:00 AM pam_miras: "it could have been a brilliant career"
11:34:09 AM pam_miras: -galing sa belle n sebastian
11:34:09 AM xero_roach67: woah
11:34:16 AM xero_roach67: hahaha...
11:34:21 AM pam_miras: aheheh la akong maisip
11:34:21 AM xero_roach67: yung source ba ang disclamer mo
11:34:44 AM pam_miras: kanta nga yan ng belle n sebastian
11:34:51 AM pam_miras: oo disclaimer siguro aheheh
11:35:24 AM xero_roach67: ehehe
11:35:27 AM xero_roach67: ayt dashit
11:35:33 AM xero_roach67: nyt
11:35:51 AM pam_miras: ayt gudnayt...


right now, i'm panicking. and when i panic, i procrastinate. yesterday i bought a useless pair of shiny red shoes. for no reason at all. and 100 bucks on colored pencils. colored pencils?!



and to think i am spending so much money on cab fares, food and drinks for meetings, other little things. this is bad... i need a progress report done, a script revision, a legible storyboard, all by thursday morning. goodluck

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