The Here and Now

Freelance Writing Pay?

2009-02-07T02:16:51Z

So, I have come across an opportunity to do some freelance writing for Skelanimals . I know, cool, right?

Well, I am sending in a resume and a sample poem, but they also want to know what my rate of pay would be...What is a reasonable rate of pay for this kind of thing? I have experience doing poetry, I have even been paid to perform before ($100/ 2 hours at a school), but I've never done this freelance writer/poet thing.

Any suggestions?

F*cked

2008-12-08T09:03:30Z

So, sometime between about 9 PM last night and a couple of hours ago, my phone committed suicide. I am no longer accessible via any method except email or Allison's phone.

Hopefully I get a replacement soon....

Growing Older

2008-10-07T05:26:14Z

Because I'm not Growing Up, I'm already too tall.

It has been too long and an update is definitely needed. So, things have going absolutely marvelously recently. I was able to take care of the whole giant utilities bill that I got shafted with a week and a half ago and I have been getting by well, and will continue to do so until my next pay check comes in next week. So financially things are looking up and that makes me very happy. Things are going to be getting even better soon too, as lilium_vitiate should be moving in by the end of the week or early next week at the latest (knock on wood) and that will help cut down the cost of the room quite a bit between the two of us. That and us living together is going to be amazing anyways...

In other news, my 21st birthday was this weekend and it was quite an amazing weekend (and in this sense I consider my weekend to have lasted from Wednesday night to about two hours ago). It all started Wednesday night with Her showing up here earlier in the week than she usually does. Thursday was work, followed by a night of relaxing at home (couldn't make it out to Perversion this week, but we should next week) and then Friday was work again (I haven't minded work so much recently, been working on Civilization Revolution stuff recently). After work, came home to Her again (which I absolutely love doing. I don't think I will ever get tired of it.) and made dinner before heading out to a great low key party where it started raining just minutes after midnight for my birthday (it was amazing). There was much fun to be had at the party and I had wonderful birthday beginning. For the day part of Saturday we simply slept in, hung out, I made dinner again (served with the first legal drink I bought, a great bottle of White Zinfandel) and we watched Across the Universe before heading to Rocky. That night was mine and theteabegreen 's year anniversary on cast, and we performed together and had a good ol' time (which consisted of a number of people making or buying me drinks throughout the night). I performed slightly intoxicated and I didn't miss any cues, screw up any blocking, or fuck up in any noticeable way; it was a good show. After getting home after the show, We slept in till very late on Sunday, wasting most of the day in bed (which I cannot complain about in the slightest) before heading out to Clue rehearsal at the Nuart. It went well, the show looks good, and there was much snogging to be had in the back rows while not on stage (mainly by Us, no one else seemed to find it appropriate snogging time). Today was work again (man, why is this game still so fucked and already out in stores?) and then coming home to Her (still amazing) and taking a slight nap before making dinner for Her, Her family (which I invited over for dinner tonight a) to show them that I am a good guy and that I will take of her and b) because we have all never had a chance to sit and dine together). Dinner went very well, even if I was a ball of nerves the entire time (apparently it was cute and endearing).

Now, I sit here after seeing them all off, missing Her, revelling in the memories of this weekend, and wishing the We were living together already. It's funny, it has only been a couple of days, but I actually do feel older since my birthday. Not that is a bad thing, just...noticeable. I wonder what it means?

We Are Ours

2008-09-05T15:36:17Z

I am the luckiest guy in the world.

Last night was the best night of my life.

....This is really happening.

trigger_poisal @ 2008-09-02T21:14:00

2008-09-03T04:23:54Z

Because it looks like it will be quite interesting to see : My Johari Window

My Nohari Window

Fill them out and give me some insight into me.

W(h)ii-ning

2008-08-27T18:51:22Z

My arms hurt. My back hurts. God damn this is uncomfortable.

I hate testing games on the Wii.....give me back the 360 or PS3, please?

Credits

2008-07-28T23:49:53Z

I saw my name for the first time in the credits of a game I worked on today. It was awesome to see. *squee* Too bad the game is still broken as hell....*sigh*

I hope that they don't plan on submitting it soon.

One Year

2008-07-28T01:02:04Z

I give myself one year, 365 days give or take a month, to save up, to get my shit together, and to be ready to disappear. Myself and a couple of others want to pack up, take what we can carry with us and just....go. Runaway from everything and explore the world, explore life, and see just where the winds take us. It sounds so amazing that I simply must make it happen.

So, this is a heads up. I don't know if it is going to happen, or if it possible yet, but I want this to happen and I am going to work my ass off to make it work... here is to dreams....

Belong

2008-07-25T10:05:27Z

I belong.

In all senses of the word.

From Work

2008-07-06T06:48:59Z

Since I can't really stand up in the middle of the office and shout it out loud, I must simply post it here in bold capital letters:

I AM A GENIUS!!!

That is all.

Birthday hmmm....

2008-07-02T05:02:49Z

My mom just called me a couple of minutes ago and said that she won Santana concert tickets for the day before my birthday. Sounds like a good birthday present to me :).

A Tad Late...

2008-06-29T23:55:17Z

After some nights I just wish I had someone to come home and cuddle with....

From the comfort of my living room...

2008-06-21T13:03:24Z

I am writing this via my PS3, typing ever so slowly with the controller. I need to get a keyboard for this thing since it is the closest thing I have to a computer at the moment.

Oh no you didn't....

2008-04-13T19:42:03Z

So, I was browsing the internet today instead of packing like I thought I would be doing and I came across something that could endanger my future in my chosen profession (well, the one that I want to go into).

If you, or anyone you know, is an artist of any sort, please, please, please read this article and see what the government is trying to do to the artistic community to make money for themselves.

The Orphaned Works Act

Homeless Coming

2008-03-26T12:23:21Z

So, as of this Saturday at around 4PM PST, I was told that I have 30 days left at my current residence and then I am out of there. I don't know where I going, I don't really know where I can go. I don't have a job right now, I have no money saved, almost no money in my wallet at this time, and still no license or car.

At this moment I am pretty surely fucked.

Anyone have any ideas? Please?

AAARRGGGHHHH!!!!

2008-02-26T08:28:07Z

Tonight fucking sucked.

Not only have I not driven a car in seven months and I still don't have my license, my friend decides to take me with him to a pool hall where he proceeds to get smashed off his ass, then give me his keys and tell me to drive home since we have no one else to drive. Luckily I have excellent memory and I can fake it damn well, so we made it home piece, but it was such a stressful drive that I think I developed another ulcer during the twenty miles from there to here. I'm glad we stayed close and didn't decide to go to Hollywood like originally planned.

Fuck this noise,
~Adam

Insomnia Night 18428

2008-02-14T10:09:23Z

I haven't slept yet since my last post, about 22 hours ago. I nodded for maybe a minute in my directing class tonight and that completely reenergized me......fuck. I don't know if I am going to get any sleep again tonight. I hate this so much.....

Insomnia Night 18427

2008-02-13T12:25:45Z

My insomnia has once again defeated me. Sleep does not stand a chance against the beast that is my restless mind. You know, I should be used to this by now; I should be used to a complete lack of sleep, a lack of restful nights, the havoc that this wreaks upon my immune system, and the sickness that comes along with it.

trigger_poisal @ 2008-02-12T04:30:00

2008-02-12T12:34:01Z

Running into people while going out to get a bite to eat is a great coincidence. Then spending four hours with them just shooting the shit and playing pool and smoking far too many cigarettes is even better.

It is nights like these that I really really enjoy my life.

Resolutions the Day After

2008-02-09T12:43:49Z

I was looking back through my old posts and I realized just how little and how few and far between my posts usually are. And well, that just isn't me. I am a writer, I should write. I mean, I used to keep a daily pen and paper journal all throughout high school (well that was little off and on too, but I kept it up) so why can't I keep up a web journal? Don't answer that, it was rhetorical (and that was direted at myself more than anyone else).

Anyways, here I am, with a new found want and drive to post more often and with more content.....

Wow, that was fulfilling.

Ok, so my post last night was probably more than a little melodramatic and depressing, but you know what? I thought about deleting, I really did, but I decided against it. You know why? Because if I leave it there it will remind me how I get when I am alone and I drink and I write....and if that is all it takes to keep from doing it again, then I will gladly take the drunken humiliation that comes with it.

Another good thing that came out of my depressing stupor that was last night was this morning. I awoke feeling better than I have in awhile and I had a want to be productive which I don't usually have, especially in the mornings. I got up, picked up my pencils and giant art board and pads and I sketched. I drew and I drew and I drew. And it felt great. Since I have started taking art classes I haven't had the real desire to sit down and draw outside of them, where I have to sit down and draw for hours on end. But today I did, and it felt great to do it again of my own free will. Now if I only had a scanner so I could actually show it people and put it on my deviantart.

On another note, I feel as though I should be looking for somewhere new to live soon. Neither Zhani or his parents have said as much to me, but his brother just moved back from the Army and this used to be his room and I don't know how long I am going to be able to occupy it and he the couch downstairs. I mean, he is family and I am just....well, I am the guy they like enough to let live here. So, I really to get my shit together and get some money together because I don't know how long I am going to be where I am and I honestly have no clue where I would go if I wasn't here.....

Well, that is enough for one night and the guys are going to be over in about 8 hours for our weekly Star Wars game, so I need to get some sleep.

From This Side of the Monitor,
~Adam

Insomnia Night 18426

2008-02-06T09:43:04Z

Why is it that whenever I have class early in the morning, the night before I cannot seem to sleep a wink? Really now, this is just painfully evil to my health and my grades...

Sometimes I hate the way my insomnia works, I really really really do. Fuck this noise.

Time Meme

2008-02-06T06:59:08Z

stolen from lilium_vitiate and queen_of_words

That sounds just about right too.

Poetry Away!!!

2008-01-23T08:12:21Z

So things have been looking up for me recently, going surprisingly well actually. Last Wednesday I performed as the Moorpark College headlining poet at the monthly Poetry Read on campus. It was by far the biggest turn out that the performance has ever received (and I like to think that it was in part inspired by me) and I did a great job during the show. The professional poet who also headlined the show said that I was amazing and that if I do a couple of open mics at some venues she performs at that I would likely get offers to headline there as well.

Also, in March I am being paid to perform poetry at a Literature Festival in Moorpark for two hours, which would mean that I would now be an officially paid performing poet.

And today was great too. I got invited to go and teach a class on Performance Poetry at Royal High School in Simi today and the class went splendidly. The students are getting for the High School 'Poetry Out Loud' competition, which could eventually take them nationally if they win, so it was great to be a part of that. And then tonight I went with some friends from The Read to The Cobalt Cafe in Canoga Park and performed there on the open mic as well. That show went well too and a number of people seemed really interested in my stuff. I am so psyched about my poetry career actually progressing more and more.

PS. On a completely unrelated and disjointed topic, Heath Ledger died today. Just thought I would add to the general consensus of people posting about it. I am only really sad that he is not going to be able to reprise his role as the Joker at any later date now. Also, I had the biggest crush on him for awhile. That is all.

New Year's

2008-01-01T09:22:02Z

Happy new years....

I hate being here at home, alone.
I tried to get out to Santa Monica to go to Chris' party, but I couldn't find a ride out there for it. I am very sad that I missed it.
I hope you all had a good New Years, I sure didn't....

In Boredom, I bamf

2007-12-30T01:27:45Z

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70%

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65%

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65%

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60%

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55%

Cyclops

45%

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45%

Beast

40%

Colossus

40%