Well I decided that as one of only two remaining Dunedin members of that dark, grizzled, much maligned beast -"Last Year's Class," I should step up and take on the film school nerds at their own game.
Blogs?! In my day we didn't have no new-fangled blogs. We vented our feelings the old-fashioned way - in tight bunches of discontent down the gloomiest hallways of the zoology building!
Ahh, those were the days... .
To my far flung ex-compatriots, let me fill you in. Certain members of the new intake have been moaning about how much work they have to do, and apparently this is our fault. (well they reckon some of us were asking for more work.) It has got so almost every problem encountered can be, and usually is, accredited to us. This includes the phone, which has been disconnected due to our apparent abuse of the toll call privilege. Heck, some of the more socially aware members of the group have even suggested we may be to blame, at least partly, for global warming and ethnic troubles in the Middle east.
Phhh!!!
I'm sorry I can't fill you in on their film ideas, as being a member of aforementioned League of Ass****s, I was deviously excluded from their pitching session. However, Bad Andy (these days commonly referred to as Marshall Law) managed to infiltrate, and was by all accounts significantly underwhelmed by their attempts.
"Where's the spiralling down from high aerial to underwater gannet shot off the coast of White Island, coming back to talk conservation on the wharf at Tauranga with two Maori kids?" he was quoted as saying. "And where the catchy film titles?"
Phhh!
Anyway, I have to say that despite all their faults, some members of this year's class are becoming adequate soccer players, thanks largely to the hard work done my myself and Marshall Law to whip them into shape.
I encourage you all to blog your thoughts on life out there in the real world, that way you can keep yourself informed on the goings on here in the City of Dreams, including the traumatic progress of film school geeks and their projects!
Blogs?! In my day we didn't have no new-fangled blogs. We vented our feelings the old-fashioned way - in tight bunches of discontent down the gloomiest hallways of the zoology building!
Ahh, those were the days... .
To my far flung ex-compatriots, let me fill you in. Certain members of the new intake have been moaning about how much work they have to do, and apparently this is our fault. (well they reckon some of us were asking for more work.) It has got so almost every problem encountered can be, and usually is, accredited to us. This includes the phone, which has been disconnected due to our apparent abuse of the toll call privilege. Heck, some of the more socially aware members of the group have even suggested we may be to blame, at least partly, for global warming and ethnic troubles in the Middle east.
Phhh!!!
I'm sorry I can't fill you in on their film ideas, as being a member of aforementioned League of Ass****s, I was deviously excluded from their pitching session. However, Bad Andy (these days commonly referred to as Marshall Law) managed to infiltrate, and was by all accounts significantly underwhelmed by their attempts.
"Where's the spiralling down from high aerial to underwater gannet shot off the coast of White Island, coming back to talk conservation on the wharf at Tauranga with two Maori kids?" he was quoted as saying. "And where the catchy film titles?"
Phhh!
Anyway, I have to say that despite all their faults, some members of this year's class are becoming adequate soccer players, thanks largely to the hard work done my myself and Marshall Law to whip them into shape.
I encourage you all to blog your thoughts on life out there in the real world, that way you can keep yourself informed on the goings on here in the City of Dreams, including the traumatic progress of film school geeks and their projects!
posted by Bill at 8:26 PM
7 Comments:
Phhh!
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Dude, I would just like to add that it is two members of this years class who have scored the only goals in the soccer. Enough said! As for underwhelming ideas, well we haven't had the opportunity to drive for hours around the South Island racking up huge fuel bills looking for a story yet, we are actually trying the old research approach. I would also like to add that simply pointing a camera at wildlife does not a film make!
Welcome to the dark side. It was only time till you could no longer hold back your snarky comments fuelled by blog envy! Sadly your blog URL lacks in imagination, but great to see that you can now moan on your own site.
Do stay tuned to the dramas unfolding, always a great line dropper round the water cooler.
Keep us posted on your top five moans please! This technique seems to be working well for your blog hits.
Kia ora Bill, welcome to the blogosphere. Perfect timing, as I wanted to thank you for the paua!
Word to the wise though, from your first attempt the search engines are going to classify your blog by the keywords 'nerds' and 'geeks'. What kind of traffic are you trying to attract??
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What's with the spotty template Bill? I feel ill just looking at it - all I can see are spots spots spots... GEEZ who would use such a thing?!
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