E.J.

"Skavenger$" is the title of our 36 hour video project. We shot most of the footage today, but will shoot one more scene tomorrow morning. Our genre was "children?s programming" which threw us for a loop at first, scavenger hunt story we conceived had a bit of adult content in it, but it ended up working nicely. The prop we got was a small, frog bubble-wand necklace, and the line of dialogue was "I didn't want to say this earlier, but I might as well tell you now." Our unit started out on lake Eola in Orlando, and both teams ended up on Coco beach, out behind Ron John's surf shop. It was a long, fun filled day that included swan shaped paddle boats, a guy in a monkey suit, and a run in with the Department of Homeland Security. I'll tell you all about it soon, I promise. Right now I need to shower, sleep and get up again tomorrow bright and early to shoot one more scene that we want to drop in after the credits, and then I work a double shift at Hard Rock, followed by the wrap party for "Skavenger$". Who knows, I might even stop by House of Blues if the wrap party doesn't run late.

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Just to recap...

I have some friends participating in the "36 hour video race". It's happening this Saturday. The way it works is... right after we sign up at 9am, the moderators give us a genre, one prop and a single line of dialogue. Then we have until 9pm Sunday night to write, film, and edit a short movie using all 3 of those elements. I was asked to play the lead actor in one of the 3 units...

But I am Scheduled at Hard Rock on Saturday!

I had called every single host that was off that day and everyone was busy with other jobs or party planning. Then I thought that maybe one of the openers would want to work a double. Wouldn't you know it, everyone who opens on Saturday is already working a double! So I go to our lead scheduler and make a pest out of myself trying to find out if there is anyone who is cross trained in another department. I was desperate, but I found my hero!

Reba!!!

She is one of our bussers, but she has hosted before and is going to cover my shift. She was a little reluctant at first until I told her what it was for. Then she says, get this...

"Hell yeah I'll work for you! You don't need to be working when you have an opportunity to do something like that!"

Hee hee, I think I'm in love!

Another interview, these questions courtesy of crayolaphoenix

1. You moved away from Miami, where your family and most friends are, and started over in Orlando. What prompted that move, and are you better or worse for it?
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2. You and I have a common former friend, who is now living with your former room mate. Do you still talk to her, and do you see yourself talking to him again? Why, or why not?
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3. Tell me 5 things that, if everything else were taken away, you could not do without. Essential staples of survival and basic hygiene do not count, nor does your computer.
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4. I've decided to come to Florida, sans kids, for some R&R.; Where's the first place you'll take me, and why?
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5. We all have that "one person" that we'll never completely get over. Call her your one true love, the one that got away.. whatever... but, tell me about her, and what made her so wonderful?
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Well as you probably have noticed, I haven't been doing a lot of blogging lately, mostly just interview and me-me stuff. I really haven't got a lot to say though. My car is running all right with the rebuilt transmission, I am LOVING my new job at the Hard Rock, and Movie Gallery still sucks ass.

There are a couple new things though. First off, I was cast in the Mardi Gras parade at Universal studios. The theme this year is all Egyptian to celebrate the opening of the new "Revenge of the Mummy" attraction. It's evidently going to be some new amalgam of a roller coaster and story ride. A story ride being any of the Disney rides that are themed around one of their movies. My role is called a "Fishmonger". Don't ask me what that is exactly, I didn't name it! I'm looking forward to working the event, even though only about half of the people I know actually made the cut at the audition. The rehearsals are on Feb. 11 and 12, then opening day is on the 14th. Yup, that's Valentines day! Hopefully the opening will help keep my mind off of how painfully single I am again this year.

Also going on this week, I have some friends participating in the "36 hour video race". (I had a link to the web site somewhere, but I can't find it now.) It is happening this Saturday, the way it works is right after we sign up at 9am, the moderators give us a genre, one prop and a single line of dialogue. Then we have until 9pm Sunday night to write, film, and edit a movie with all 3 of those elements. My friend Steve has taken it upon himself to produce this thing. We had a meeting on Monday, and we have 3 separate units who will run around all day Saturday shooting scenes for this movie. I was asked to be the lead actor for the second unit. Yay me! It all sounds like good fun right? One problem, I am scheduled at Hard Rock on Saturday evening, and I can't find anyone to cover the shift yet! I called everyone on the schedule who is off that day, and no one actually has that evening free. There are a few others who work in other departments who could feasibly cover the shift for me, but I won't get my hopes up.

Sometimes, I hate having responsibility.

This was freakin' awesome!!!!

Check out "Heroes"

Thanks for sharing msswitzerland!

Questions concocted by bak2oz
1. At what age were you drawn to acting? What attracted you?
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2. Which member of your family is your greatest influence?
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3. Tell me about the most embarrassing experience you ever had in public.
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4. You have just been told that you can live anywhere in the world; where ever you desire, but you must leave right now, and never return to your current residence. You may only take your clothing and one other personal possession with you. Where would you want to live? What would you take?
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5. Which Kevin Smith character do you relate to most? Why?
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Today's questions are brought to you by reytheist, and the number 5...

1- What is your fondest Chessmasters memory?
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2- For as long as I've known you, Calvin and Hobbes have been a fixture in your life. What attracts you to that strip? Any others you love?
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3- The chips have landed in your favor, and you get a job on a major motion picture. What's the job? What's the movie about? Who's in it?
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4- What's your fondest EJ and Rey memory, if you have any?
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5- What five female celebrities are on your "list"? If you have a similar list with men, list them as well.
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Yoinked from the ever lovely emmyshimmy...

1. What's your middle name? Joseph, that's what puts the "J" in "E.J."
2. What color are your eyes? light brown
3. What perfume/cologne do you wear? "Mountain Frost" from bath and body works, and that's only because they discontinued their "Canyon" scent which I wore for years!
4. What's your favorite activity? Anything, as long as I'm doing it with a large group of good friends
5. What is your best memory? The glory years in ChessMasters.
6. Who's your best friend? Right now I would have to say my roommate, mrmcjoe. I can really say I trust the guy.
7. Who's your best friend of the opposite sex? Ariana, but the loser never calls me!
8. What's your favorite TV show? The question assumes I watch TV.
9. What's your favorite song? "Danny's Song" by "Me First and the Gimme Gimmes"
10. Where were you born? New York city.

The fantasy

11. If you were to have four people at a dinner, who would they be and why? Wow, only four? I love to cook and I love to watch people enjoy my food. Anyone who wants to eat is welcome to dinner in my house.
12. If you were on an island, what two things would you bring? A Wal*Mart and a credit card.
13. If you could have one talent, what would it be and why? Singing, because I love to sing and wish I was better at it.
14. If you could learn one skill (yes, that's different than a talent), what would it be and why? Automobile and/or motorcycle repair. I would save thousands and thousands of dollars on car repair, and I could help my friends with theirs.
15. What would your dream night be? Falling in love again, for an entirely new reason, with the woman who has been my companion for decades.
16. What would your dream vacation be like? Traveling around the globe and living like a native in each location for a month at a time.
17. Where do you want to visit? California, Lebanon, Japan, New York, and Hawaii.
18. If you could meet one celeb, who would it be? Sandra Bullock
19. If you could meet one person that you haven't met yet, who would it be? My first grandchild.
20. If you could be anywhere right now, where would you wanna be? Right here, right now.
21. What's your sweet spot? My tummy and my ponytail.
22. Where are you going to sleep tonight? In my bed, alone. *sigh*
23. Who would you wanna sleep with, most, on this planet? Wow, anyone? Angelina Jolie! She seems freaky.
24. What's the best place to have sex? Outside, on a blanket under the sky.
25. What's your fantasy? A threesome with my significant other and a random hot chick that she brought home. Yes I know it's a typical male fantasy, SUE ME!
26. Where would you wanna be in ten years? Married with children.
27. Would you want to be a member of the mile high club? YES!
28. Be honest, do I make you horny baby? With every sexy post woman.
29. If you could and would, what would your Playboy centerfold pictorial look like? It would look like someone else! LOL, no one wants to see my fat ass naked!
30. And, for shits and giggles, one last serious question. What would be your only regret if you died today? That I never learned to play an instrument.

Now it's your turn, do the copy/pastey thing if you like.

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*edit* I just got off with AOL tech support and hopefully have fixed the problem. But if you posted a reply that you think I ignored, please let me know in an e-mail.

I was happy. My girlfriend and I had been dating for over a year, and so we decided to get married. My parents helped us in every way; my friends encouraged me... and my girlfriend? She was a dream!

There was only one thing bothering me, very much indeed, and that one thing was her younger sister. My prospective sister-in-law was twenty years of age, wore tight mini skirts and low cut blouses. She would regularly bend down when quite near me and I got many a pleasant view of her underwear. It had to be deliberate. She never did it when she was near anyone else.

One day little sister called and asked me to come over to check the wedding invitations. She was alone when I arrived. She whispered to me that soon I was to be married, and she had feelings and desires for me that she couldn't overcome and didn't really want to overcome. She told me that she wanted to make love to me just once before I got married and committed my life to her sister .

I was in total shock and couldn't say a word.

She said, "I'm going upstairs to my bedroom, and if you want to go ahead with it just come up and get me." I was stunned. I was frozen in shock as I watched her go up the stairs. When she reached the top she pulled down her panties and threw them down the stairs at me. I stood there for a moment, then turned and went straight to the front door.

I opened the door and stepped out of the house. I walked straight toward my car. My future father-in-law was standing outside. With tears in his eyes he hugged me and said, "We are very happy that you have passed our little test. We couldn't ask for better man for our daughter. Welcome to the family."

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I have written before about my observations that certain jobs can make a person sexy. I just thought I'd share this most recent experience with you...

The other night at Hard Rock, my second day of training actually, a married woman was flirting with me.

She approached me originally to ask me about, and compliment me on my hairstyle. Then the fact that I was still training came up. She was surprised to hear this, she saw me walking around and actually thought I was a manger or something. I guess I just have that presence. She continued to flatter me, but then said. "I don't mean to seem like a flirt here. I'm married, with kids." Ever the scoundrel (and really craving the ego boost) I say, "It?s ok, you can flirt if you like, I don't mind" That?s when she looked around for a moment, took hold of my arm, said "I really think you're HOT!" then walked out of the restaurant.

Initially I was flattered, it's really nice to know that people think you?re attractive. Then of course my brain kicked in, no woman has been this forward with me in ages. Actually the last time it happened was when I used to work as a bouncer. So I wonder, is it me, or the job, that she found sexy?. If this woman ran into me at Movie Gallery, would she have been as forward? Would she have even noticed me? While I love the attention, this sort of behavior really baffles me. If a person is attractive, shouldn't they be attractive no matter what they do for a living? Are any of you guilty of this sort of thing? Not that I think there is anything wrong with it, but I'm curious because I really don't understand it. Has there ever been a person that you knew, that you were not attracted to until you saw them at their job?

With questions by secretsguardian.

1: What is your dream job and why aren't you doing that?

I don't know that I have a dream job. I can be happy doing anything really. I would have to say the most fun I ever had at any job was when I was a Production Assistant for Halloween Horror Nights back in 2002. That is a seasonal position however, and, in spite of all the praise I got, I didn't get asked to do it again last October.

2: What was your favorite childhood toy or activity, and do you still have/do that today?

My Lego bricks. I had this huge denim bag that would open out into a flat circle about 4 feet across. I would sit there and play with them for hours. They are in a closet at my parent's house back in Miami. I don't have the heart to get rid of them.

3: We met through the PRG journal, yet you never post about playing or GM'ing. Do you still play or GM games?

I don't, but it's not for lack of wanting to. I miss playing RPG's terribly, I just haven't been able to find a group here in Orlando. I tried out a few groups, but they either sucked, or took the game far too seriously for my tastes. So there isn't much I more I can do except wait until I find a group of like minded people.

4: You like looking gruff or freaky. Do you have any ink or steel to go along with the street punk/biker look you've cultivated, and if so what are they/where?

It's not that I like looking gruff or freaky, I just know that this is how some people perceive me. I don't see myself that way at all. I look in the mirror and I still see the short, fat kid with bad hair and glasses that I used to be.

The look I try to cultivate is one of individuality. I like to be unique and I don't like to follow trends. I originally shaved my head when it was an unusual thing to do. I kept the goatee because I like having facial hair and didn't think a full beard looked good with a shaved head. Then the whole shaved head/goatee look became trendy and I wanted something different again. So I grew out a braid on the back of my head. Since then I have seen the same look on 3 other people and it really irks me.

To answer your question though, I don't have any ink and I have one piercing in my left ear.

5: What presidential candidate are you going to vote for in 2004 and why?

I know I am going to catch hell for this, but I don't vote. It's not out of laziness though, I choose not to vote. I refuse to make decisions out of ignorance, and I don't feel like I could ever know any of the candidates well enough to feel comfortable about selecting them to lead my country. So, rather than making a poor choice, I prefer to keep my hands free of it.

Those were some great questions Drew! Thanks. Now the rest of you all probably know the deal, but in case you don't...

1 - Leave a comment, saying you want to be interviewed.
2 - I will respond; I'll ask you five questions.
3 - You'll update your journal with my five questions, and your five answers.
4 - You'll include this explanation.
5 - You'll ask other people five questions when they want to be interviewed.

So the transmission shop called and woke me up this morning to give me the news about my car. I was guessing that it would probably be in the neighborhood of $1000 to fix. Seeing that the labor to take the thing apart was $300, it couldn't be that much more to put it together and then that leaves a few hundred for parts.

Boy, was I wrong!

Luckily, I was still lying in bed when he started rifling out numbers and then gave me the grand total of just under $2000. Isn't that wonderful? That's for the repair with used parts, new parts would run me an additional $300.

I don't have the money... but luckily, I don't ever carry a balance on my credit card, and I have enough credit to cover the cost, but I am going to be paying that bitch off for awhile.

Oh, and more bad news, it's not going to be ready until Saturday, and I have training all this week at Hard Rock. Nice.

Now it's easy to read this post as a rant, but don't. I'm not looking for any pity, I actually think the whole thing is kind of funny. It's the kind of problem that can't be avoided so there's really no point in me getting upset, just roll with the punch and laugh away the pain. I'm just going to have to work my fat ass off over the next few months, either that, or I could rob a bank...

Wish me luck.

The GOOD; Orientation rocked! I had to leave just before dawn in order to get there at 7:30. I was told to be there at 7:45, but they didn't tell me the orientation didn't start until 8. Anyhow, it was me and 2 others, both girls, going through the orientation. Two of the managers, one woman from England and one from Brazil, were in charge of our class. I have been through orientations like this before, once (many years ago) at Disney, and once at Universal. Both those were very informative and lots of fun. This one today was even better, simply because the trainers were cussing up a storm! They had some great stories too. I could go into more detail, but just know that we all had a great time, and unless they were blowing smoke up our asses all day, I am really going to love working for this company.

The BAD; On the way home I decide to do some shopping. I need some non-skid shoes and some black jeans for work tomorrow. I start my actual host training at 4pm. On the way to Payless my car is acting a bit funny. I notice it isn't accelerating properly. That and when I take my foot off the brake, the car doesn't slow roll until I actually push on the gas. As I'm pulling into the parking lot at Payless, I decide I should take my car in soon to get it looked at.

The FUGLY!; Normally, when you put your car in reverse, it rolls backwards, right? Not today! I put it in reverse and the thing wanted to jump forward initially, but would just sit there after a momentary jolt. Not good. I put it in neutral and get the same results. I decide to push it back out of the parking spot and see if it will roll forward. It does. *Whew*, at least I can get it to a repair shop. I barely made it to the shop, I literally coasted in as I had no acceleration by the time I got there. Now I'm just waiting until 10 am tomorrow when the transmission shop is going to call me and tell me to put my firstborn son on hold for them.

Why can't I just tell someone how I feel? I waited too long and now she's gone and found someone. Worse yet, he's a really nice guy. Yes, that's a bad thing because it means she won't kick him out on his ear after a week, thus giving me another chance to... well to chicken out again.

This woman is a good friend of mine, I avoid telling her of my romantic interest for fear of estranging her as a friend. Now that she has found someone I am more compelled then ever to tell her. But that would just be selfish, wouldn't it?

Don't get me wrong, I'm not saying I'm in love with this woman, but the more I get to know her, the more I want to know her, and I wish we could explore the possibility.

Damn, why can't these things be easy.

So you may have noticed a lack of entries about my looking for a new job, or even that I had applied. This is because I have found that whenever I tell people about something that I really, really want, that manages to jinx it somehow. Don't ask me, that?s just the way my world works. Its kind of like when I used to watch hockey regularly with my friends. The Panthers would score a goal, with uncanny reliability, whenever I would leave the room for something. Naturally, if our team was behind, my friends would send me out of the room for beer, or chips, or "ANYTHING! Just leave the room so we can score ass-bag!"

So back to my new gig at the Hard Rock...

For the longest time I have been thinking about how cool it would be for me to work there. I get all the benefits of being a Universal Studios employee, plus I don't have to cut off my ponytail or trim my goatee. I never actually went in to apply because in my experience with the hospitality industry you always have a better shot if you have a friend who works there sing praises about you to their managers before you actually apply, especially if you have little experience in the position you are applying for. So I figured I would wait and let it come to me. I'm sure you can imagine my glee when my friend Brian told me he had been working at the Hard Rock for about a year.

I went in last Monday and filled out my application, then spoke to one of the floor managers for a bit. The host manager was not in, but he did call me later that evening and we set up my interview for Wednesday. I later learned that they have a 3 interview process, and typically if you make it to the third one you're pretty much in.

I don't normally interview well, I have always been my own worst critic and as a result very self conscious. On the day of the interview I was remarkably calm and comfortable. When the interviewer asked me a question that I didn't immediately have an answer for, I would stall by asking them to explain the question further. I think I really sold myself well, then again I may have been being perceived as a bullshit artist, I really can never tell in these situations. When they asked me if I had time to stick around for my third interview, I almost did a cartwheel. I was scheduled at the Movie Gallery that evening, but to hell with them! I called in late!

So my orientation is on Tuesday, and I get my schedule for the rest of the week that day as well. I really cant wait to start and I will keep you all posted on how things go.

1.Sex is a beauty treatment. Scientific tests find that when women make love they produce amounts of the hormone estrogen, which makes hair shine and skin smooth.

2. Gentle, relaxed lovemaking reduces your chances of suffering dermatitis, skin rashes and blemishes. The sweat produced cleanses the pores and makes your skin glow.

3. Lovemaking can burn up those calories you piled on during that romantic dinner.

4. Sex is one of the safest sports you can take up. It stretches and tones up just about every muscle in the body. It's more enjoyable than swimming 20 laps, and you don't need special sneakers!

5. Sex is an instant cure for mild depression. It releases endorphins into the bloodstream, producing a sense of euphoria and leaving you with a feeling of well-being.

6. The more sex you have, the more you will be offered. The sexually active body gives off greater quantities of chemicals called pheromones. These subtle sex perfumes drive the opposite sex crazy!

7. Sex is the safest tranquilizer in the world. IT IS 10 TIMES MORE EFFECTIVE THAN VALIUM.

8. Kissing each day will keep the dentist away. Kissing encourages saliva to wash food from the teeth and lowers the level of the acid that causes decay, preventing plaque build-up.

9. Sex actually relieves headaches. A lovemaking session can release the tension that restricts blood vessels in the brain.

10. A lot of lovemaking can unblock a stuffy nose. Sex is a natural antihistamine. It can help combat asthma and hay fever.

This message was brought to you by the "Get E.J. Some Nookie" society.

Thank you,
E.J. Younes; President; Founder; Chief Benefactor.

My orientation is on Tuesday.



*big cheesy grin*