27 April 2013

Thing about friends....

NEW DAWN, NEW DAY, DAY 116:

Two of the hardest, but most liberating lessons I had to learn: one, sometimes I am just going to have to accept being friends with two people who will never again be friends or friendly and it is not my job to "fix it". Two, there are just some people that will never accept my attempts at making amends for past actions and I have to accept their decision and stop giving them space in my heart, head and life.

18 April 2013

Living Alone, Older, or By Yourself A Lot?

Something that I just thought of -- if living alone, by yourself a lot, or uh.... 'older', create a system of communication with a network of family, friends, and neighbors that you trust so if they don't hear from you within an established time frame, they can start worrying about you and do the necessary things to make sure you're OK. You don't have to divulge in details, just send a sign that you're fine.

Whole lot of stupid

A whole lot of stupid, coming from a whole lot of idiocy. Deep breaths.... But be warned, if one hits that stupid button way too many times today, I might just have to wreck their career, even before it starts.  Fighting the urge to run to WalMart to get a Nerf baseball bat right now. Need to uh, hit some balls. Yeah, that's what I was going to do. Hit some balls.... Tired of dealing with this whole lot of stupid.

11 April 2013

NEVER DO THIS TO A PERSPECTIVE EMPLOYER, PART 2 (donny003@cfl.rr.com/Donald "Donte" Culp)

From donny003@cfl.rr.com:


Donte Culp
3:09 PM (1 hour ago)

to me
Dear Disrespectful Dipshit,

Go fuck yourself. Who tha fuck r u????
Funny thing just like me, nobodies ever heard of u, what do u do donkey??????
Small world and nobody knows who u r just some dipshit trying to make something out of nothing with interns meaning you can't afford shit ur a low brow studio.
Frankly after reading and looking at ur pathetic website(I have too, oh)this I can tell ur a book smart pussy with no ideas, read another book and try and steal people's ideas to make them urs.
How many people do u employee??????
My resume may not be what ur looking for yet book smart pussies can't handle life or what comes out,I've lived and partied like a rockstar but I still don't act like I am better than people cause people disappear all tha time.
Very rude buddy think ur better than people, GO FUCK URSELF+UR COMPANY SMALL TIME NOBODY!!!BITCH!!!

GO FUCK URSELF,
       DONALD:)
P.S. I ALREADY GOT INTERNSHIP:) TESTING

Another email from him

TIME WILL TELL WANNA BE, JUST CAUSE U PUT IT WITH NO CURSE WORDS U THINK U CAN DISRESPECT SOME+CALL IT CONSTRUCTIVE, I GAVE U CRITICISM WHICH OBVIOUSLY U CAN'T TAKE, TAKE UR OWN ADVICE TO HEART….COCKY BASTARDS LIKE U GIVE INDUSTRY A BAD NAME+R TOXIC, IF THEY KNEW UR NAME….GOOD LUCK;)


My response

Donald,

With that attitude, you will not go anywhere.

People like you give the industry a bad name.  And because we rejected you and gave you constructive criticism, and gave us nastyness in return, means you will not go far.  Belittling someone or a company because you didn't like what you read, will also get around, as people in the industry talk to each other.  You just committed a serious sin.

People like you are wannabes, and will never get anywhere, because wannabes are toxic to the profession and industry.  Until you decide to change your mindset and attitude, no one will want to deal with you, that is how toxic you are.

I would take the same advice you just gave us, and take it to heart. 

Good luck with your pursuits. 



My original email with critique and feedback



Donald,

Thank you for your submission.  We have received your resume. 

After reviewing it, a few questions come to mind:

What do you know about us?
Have you done any research about what we do?
How do your skills apply to what we do?
What have you done in the industry?
Why are you interested in what we do?
Why do you want to learn what we do?  Are you passionate about learning about special effects?
What are your proficiencies in what we do?
Where are you at in your professional development/training/
education?  What relevant coursework have you taken?

How will this help you in pursuing your art/craft?

Frankly, after reading this, I'm glad that you can potentially build a set for either stage or film/TV, are experienced in the field of customer service, and have applicable computer skills, you have not told us why we would be a good fit.  Nor have you told us what you can bring to our organization, or even, apply your work experience, education and knowledge to what we do.  It looks like you just saw the word internship on our website, and sent us a letter of interest with experiences that have NOTHING to do with Special Effects, without showing the respect to the person reading this.  By sending a 'blanket' letter of interest and a general resume, it comes across like you don't care.  Which means, we don't either. 

Should you be embarrassed by what you have submitted to us?  Yup.  This may sound cold, but our training as professionals have taught the individuals that work for for us the importance of self promotion, image presentation, and professionalism. What you have submitted does not inspire or compel us to continue the conversation.

We offer these suggestions for future job and internship searches:
Do your research.  You need to tailor whatever you submit, to the prospective company.
Tie your experiences into how they can be used in their business.
We don't care about your work experience in real life.  We care about the experience in the industry.  A list of credits of what you've done AND a website, a comp sheet or a DVD demo reel that displays your work goes a long way to demonstrate skills and committment.
Tell the perspective company these things:  why you want to work with them, what you can offer,  how your experiences can help them, AND where you're at in your professional development and education. 

You must sell yourself and your professional skills very quickly, regardless of how you contact someone -- the first paragraph of an email or letter sets the tone about how the reader feels about your submission -- or we don't care, and the resume ends up in the trash or deleted.

We will keep your resume on file, in the event we can use you in the future.

Thank you for taking the time to write to us.  We hope the suggestions and critique will assist you in the future.

05 April 2013

There are limits to posting publically

I allow a lot of latitude to what my Facebook peeps post on my wall, allowing for a diverse exchange of trains of thoughts and opinions, there are just some things that are just unacceptable and downright offensive. I exercise the right to hide said posts, limit how much I see from you, or just outright unfriend you, freely, and the feelings are reciprocal. 

Lesson here is: please remember in the online world, there are still limits of what is acceptable to post publicly.  I strive for a PG-13 rating at all times.

Besides, this is what blogs and websites are for:  To express oneself in a forum that is considered their space and which is not necessarily public, where the audience actually wants to specifically read what you post -- uncensored and unrestricted -- and the ratings and responses of said posts, are more than PG-13.

01 April 2013

Happy Easter 2013

Love,
Me and my pug