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Tuesday, December 1st, 2009
poofterama
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12:43a
november 09 movie log
Bruno (DVD) Rating: B-
As one who couldn't quite agree with the assimilationist capitulation of Brokeback Mountain, I got some perverse kicks out of Bruno, who is, without a doubt, the most grotesque gay caricature in the history of cinema. Many parts of the film are unwatchable, but its sendup of that particular gay brand of vapidity is right on the mark.
Spread (DVD) Rating: C
It's nice that Hollywood can still be bothered to make films for the mature audience. However, having Ashton Kutcher try to act adult, and a script that keeps on wanting to pass off as worldly-wise, is not the way to do it.
Humpday Rating: C+
Sorry, I don't get it. Why is this funny?
Ken Park (DVD) Rating: B
Almost as shocking as the contents of this film, and what sets this apart from the rest of the American suburban freakshows, is the chilling documentary-like detachment on display – if Larry Clark relishes putting you through all that vileness, you wouldn't know it. But you also have to wonder: is that enough?
Fantastic Mr Fox Rating: A-
Just as you give up seeing something as tender, rueful and idiosyncractic as Rushmore from Wes Anderson, comes material that melds his preoccupations and sensibilities so perfectly, you're almost willing to put up with the inevitable tomfoolery in his next films just to see another one like this come by again.
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(comment on this) Wednesday, November 25th, 2009
sophiaysf
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1:44p
TOXIC
You will never know the wrath of having a lady boss until you really get a lady boss. I have always prized myself as being very straight faced and distance from my work. I let no emotions overtake me no matter how dire the situation maybe, neither do I allow myself to sink too deep into thoughts with the unnecessary insults or criticism that one has to endure during sometime into one’s career. It may deem unnecessary but you will never know especially when during tense scenarios involving egos and sometimes money.
And because of that, I take into assumption that I can handle the toughest of the lady boss. It’s like an open secret that lady bosses tend to use their heart to handle situations, never their brains and being the subordinate, one must know the art of behavior. The last lady boss that I reported to lasted only 3 months but during that 3 months, she wiggled her way to make me do something unthinkable and using my sensible mind, I hesitated my execution and confronted her about the consequences of a sneaky move. Shortly after that I left her and shortly after that she left the company.
She wasn't brave enough to face the customer with the issue even though it’s none of our fault. Nonetheless, I didn't bother to ask her how she settled the issue but I do know that my descendent had a hard time trying to figure her out.
So recently, I had another brush with the deadly lady boss toxin. It was out in the open, unexpected and totally PMS-ly she yelled at me but promised to continue the conversation the next day. I thank her even after that. If I were to flare up, I will be as low a level as her. The person just beside us told me that she’s like that. She needs to have ‘cool down’ periods before she can continue. I’m like what the fuck? It’s pretty much like an overheated laptop that needs to kick in the fan for the cooling process. This is so not professional.
Insanely, I checked on her schedule to reserve a suitable time to continue the conversation. Others told me to go straight to the management which I refused. I’m not willing to give up yet and I have some golden chips that I need to ‘show hand’. But I did ran through all the scenarios in my brain, striking situations where I might wake the dead again. It’s like walking on a goddamn grenade grass patch, you will never know if one is going to blow up right in your fucking face.
I wanted to draft an email but preferred face-to-face to avoid any misunderstanding. In the end I booked a time slot and apologized in the mail. She wrote back and said that she needed to apologize for her behavior as it was a bad day and she had a hard time sleeping after that. Yeah, like I wasn't affected but I didn't bother to indicate too much. Nobody likes to hear sob stories.
Anyway, we ended with a phone conversation and as usual, we did the apologies again. It was easy once you do the submissive role, sometimes it is necessary to get things done. In the end, she agreed to my transfer to another department and I’m so damn happy to finally release myself from her clutches. Later then I realized that there are lots of people that couldn’t work with her and left. I guess I’m the lucky one.
current mood:  optimistic
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