Wednesday, September 18, 2002

Message to Dave: Don't let the flamers get to you. Some people thrive on conflict, and have a perverse love for "in your face" language. They're young and/or stupid, and are on the wrong side of the signal/noise ratio. It takes brains to disagree in a friendly, professional way, and not everybody qualifies. 8:32:03 PM

Found a good way to satisfy my Sopranos jones - I've been renting the DVDs at Blockbuster, starting with the 1st season. It's pretty violent, but a great series. Badda bing. 8:21:43 PM

Shit. Shit. Got a call this morning from The Firm, offering me a full time position. The work sounds interesting, right market segment, and the financial potential is outstanding, but it's a full time commitment, requiring me to divert from my current track. Don't know what will be worse - taking it or turning it down. This is one of those questions you'd rather not have to answer. 8:06:44 AM

Saw a great little movie last night on DVD: Orange County. It's a coming of age story of an OC surfer dude who becomes inspired to be a writer, wants to go to Stanford, but his hilariously dysfunctional Socal family sabotages him at every turn. It had special meaning for me due to the destructively clueless high school counselor, an archetype I had the misfortune to encounter in those same years. The cast is littered with the progeny of stars. Tom Hanks' son (recognized), Larry Kasden's son (recognized), Sissy Spacek's daughter (not recognized, but now that I know I can see the resemblance). Recommended. 7:40:18 AM

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