Congrats, man! Are you submitting it to any more festivals?Quote:
Originally Posted by TGM
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Congrats, man! Are you submitting it to any more festivals?Quote:
Originally Posted by TGM
Thank you, sir! As of right now it's definitely something I'm looking into. I'll definitely keep you guys updated as things progress, though. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Ivan Drago
Please do!Quote:
Originally Posted by TGM
I went to the Nashville Film Festival for all but one day when it was here a month ago, and for me, it felt like going to Disneyland. One of my best friends had a short film in it and it was well-received enough to be named a finalist for an audience award! The experience was so much fun and inspiring that I finished a short screenplay of my own in hopes of giving it a run next year. The festival experience is an absolute blast, and one you'd never forget!
Cap 3 tearing up box office, UFC heavyweight championship, Cavs in playoffs, Lake Erie Monsters heading for Calder Cup, Fast/Furious 8 filming.....Cleveland is hot right now! Love it.
What does Cap 3 have to do with Cleveland?
Parts of the movie took place there, and it's the Russo Bros' hometown.
I abandoned northeast Ohio for Pittsburgh for the summer. Must be the reason.Quote:
Originally Posted by Skitch
Youre a pilgrim in an unholy land. :D
I know we have some folks living in NY. I'll be in NYC for a couple of weeks starting around Tuesday or Wednesday. Anything special going on that I should know about? Will be staying in Manhattan and working quite a bit but ya never know; hopefully will have some reasonable down time evenings and weekend if I'm lucky.
If you're a beer fan I recommend checking out the Heartland Brewery and Chop House!
My roommate of almost exactly a year lost her mother this morning. She had been ill but it's still a terrible shock. Roommate had already planned to be down with her family for the long weekend anyway but now I don't know what the next steps are. I'm so sad for her and not sure the best way to be supportive.
I'm not even sure she'll come home. She's living with me while completing a medical certification program and her program has not gone very well. She's been a great roommate and we really get along but I would understand if she wanted to be with family instead.
Also since her program is a school/work hybrid I don't know if she has any benefits/leave to take for time to grieve and the funeral and everything.
I'm so sad for her. She must be so overwhelmed right now.
Somewhat related. I saw someone respond to a Facebook status about a dead relative with "Chin up, buddy." Is it just me or is that kind of a shitty way to offer condolences? Guy lost a human being, not a promotion.
Depends entirely on the relationship between the two people involved, I would have thought.Quote:
Originally Posted by number8
Devoid of other context, that seems pretty callous.
Sort of think that "chin up" reads as patronising in any context.
Yeah. It was bound to happen sooner or later.Quote:
Originally Posted by Russ
Disagree.Quote:
Originally Posted by Winston*
Chin up, buddy.Quote:
Originally Posted by transmogrifier
Why you...!Quote:
Originally Posted by Winston*
*shakes fist*
"Chin up, buddy" is acceptable to use when consoling an 8-year old that just struck out in the last at-bat of a big Little League game. Even then, it's probably better to just get him a sno-cone.
"Buddy" is what I call boy-children that I do not know. Like if a boy-child runs into my cart at the grocery store, I'll say "Oops, careful, buddy."
Girl-children I do not know get called "friend" for reasons that I have never unraveled.
My main problems with "chin up":
a) It implies that there is something wrong with the way you are currently processing emotion that should be corrected. If someone says "I'm sad" and you reply "I'm sorry," that's empathetic. If you say "Chin up" it means they should be cheerful, and not sad. It's corrective. If someone has recently lost a family member, it's not appropriate to say "Don't be sad anymore."
b) There is also a suggestion that you are not being brave, which seems kind of rude to say to someone that is grieving.
We could also segue into my many, many problems with the weird-as-hell expression "Rest in Peace" or, worse yet, RIP. Like... rest in peace as opposed to what exactly???
Yup. For me the phrase has an unspoken subtext of "Aww, it's not that bad. You're okay."
Agreed on Chin up.
RIP boggles me too. I can see it being done in the context of a celebrity, but if it were a close friend of family, I couldn't see myself writing, "RIP Brother...."
To me, "rest in peace" is what you say to a body after you've driven an ash stake through its heart, severed its head, and stuffed its mouth with garlic. Like, may you now be at peace so you don't hunger for the flesh of the living.
When someone says it about just a regular ol' dead person, it makes no sense. Are you worried they are going to fidget in their coffin? Have bad dreams? Get corpse-insomnia?
Side note: my favorite weird bit of vampire folklore are the legends that if you drop something in front of them (a handful of grain, for instance) they will be compelled to stop and count it, giving you time to escape.