Ok, maybe the word "scam" is a bit harsh, but I still think it's fitting. There is no other profession that requires potential applicants to spend so much money just to be considered for a job. If you had to spend $25 a month just to send in a resume for a company, you would think, "WTF this is a huge scam!" If you were required to get your business cards and resumes reprinted, professional touched up and completely redone every few months just to stay current in the workplace, there would be a huge revolt or legislation passed to end this oppressing practice. Well let me just tell you how scammy the entertainment world can be...at least from a newbie prospective.
Headshots:
I have had my headshots taken 4 times over the course of 10 years. And 2 of those times within the past year. An actor simply MUST have headshots in order to be taken seriously at all. And in LA, they better be the best damn picture of yourself that can ever be taken. Headshot sessions can range from $100-400+ just for the photo session. Then, out of that you may only get access to 1 or 2 of your final pictures. I was uber lucky this past time and stumbled upon a sweet deal with an awesome photographer. Luckily, the shots turned out amazing!
This past time I paid: $100 for the headshots + $100 for a makeup artist = $200
I should expect to get my headshots redone every year, if not sooner.
Headshot Printing:
Oy, printing is so damn expensive. There are lots of places to get your headshot 8x10 printed and they range wildly in prices. Oh, and for those that don't know, for every audition you go to, you always need to bring at least 1 printed headshot and resume. Some places, like shutterfly, will charge $4 per 8x10, plus shipping. Then there are places like Reproductions that charge $60 for 50 headshots (of the same picture) plus a $18 set up free. I've kinda bunked the system and said screw 8x10s, I'll just print out letter size headshots cause I can get those for real cheap. However, that is clearly not industry standard and you can end up looking like an idiot when yours is the only one in the pile of headshots that is bigger than everyone elses. But I'm all about CHEAP! So I get mine printed at VistaPrint.com and then spray glue my resume on the back whenever I go to an audition.
25 headshots: $15 plus shipping.(I always have a Vistaprint coupon)
ActorsAccess:
ActorsAccess is a version of Breakdown Services available to actors. Breakdown Services is where agents and managers receive breakdowns of all the different things that are casting so they can submit their clients. ActorsAccess is a fee based membership that actors (those who don't have agents or those who just like to take matters into their own hands) sign up in order to submit themselves for various projects. ActorsAccess is one of the few reputable places that does this, so don't be fooled by MANY of the other websites that claim to offer this service, most of them are scams. Note: Not all projects are open to ActorsAccess members. In fact, the vast majority of breakdowns, including most major ones, are only available to agents. Anyway, there are 2 ways to go about this. You can pay a yearly membership fee or pay $2.00 for ever role you submit to.
I pay the yearly membership fee: $68/year
Photos and Video on ActorsAccess
This is where they really get you. AA allows you to have 2 photos in your profile for free. If you want to add an additional photo, it's $10 per picture! I haven't done this, I only use the 2 free ones. The video part is truly frustrating. First, if you already have a demo reel of your work, you can upload it to AA for $50 for the first minute. If your demo is longer than 1 minute, plan on spending $22 per additional minute!! Now, say down the road you add a clip to your demo reel and want to replace the video on AA, well not so fast it's $22/minute to replace your reel. UGH! This is something that's in the works for me and I will eventually have to pay these outrageous fees. Why is a demo reel important you ask? Well, for one it sells you a lot better than just a still photograph. And second, a HUGE second, is that those actors with a reel in their profile, automatically go to the top of the list of people submitting. So, casting directors will see the people with reels first even if they submitted days after you. And with potentially thousands of people submitting for the same role, it certainly pays to be at the top of the list.
Future costs: $50 for a demo reel, $22 for an additional minute = $72
LACasting:
Exact same service as ActorsAccess with a slightly different set-up. This too has a version that is only available to agents and this is where my commercial agent submits me for things. However, just like AA, it has a service available for actors to self-submit to projects. Since my agent is only for commercials, I need to self submit for TV and film. I recently joined this service because I wanted to make sure I was submitting to everything I could. This membership is monthly, plus fees for pictures and video.
Monthly membership: $9.95/month
Photographs: You get 1 free one. Then if you need to change that picture or add more, they start charging you. $25 for the first additional picture and then $15 per picture after that. = $40
Video: If you want to add your reel, they charge you $5/month. I haven't done this yet.
Backstage West Subscription:
Backstage is a magazine that has lots of entertainment stuff in it, but we primarily use it for auditions. It's mostly for theatre (and much, much bigger in NYC) but there are also some indie and student film auditions here. While they do have a way to submit through their website, often times there is an email address where you send your headshot and resume for an audition. Evan finds a lot of his theatre auditions here.
Monthly online only subscription: $17/mo
Classes:
Of course classes are all different and can vary in quality. In LA, there is absolutely no shortage of people willing to take your money to teach you something. You really have to do your research to make sure you're taking a good class and that it's worth your money. Because I hate to drive, I narrowed my class search to only ones in Burbank. Luckily, I picked 2 that are awesome and very different from each other. Still kinda pricey though.
Eastin Studios: Awesome class tought by a real hollywood veteran. In fact, if you saw Up in the Air, Steve Eastin was the guy who got fired by Anna Kendrick over the computer. He also has an IMDB page that's about 5 pages long. He's awesome and his class is unlike anything I've ever experienced.
I pay: $195 for 4 classes. Classes are once a week. (I've taken a few weeks off from this class because I started another and I am waiting before I spend another two hundred bucks. But I do intend on going back)
Weist Barron Hill: I take a commercial acting class here and I really like it. It teaches everything from the very basics to nailing the audition. I love that I learn things that I just wouldn't think matter that actually affect casting decisions.
I pay: $225 for 10 classes. Classes are once a week.
Other things I could pay for, but I refuse...at least I refuse right now:
-Casting Director Showcases: this is where you go and perform in front of casting directors and sometimes agents in order to be seen. Who knows if the people attending this things are legit, but they are everywhere and they charge actors anywhere from $100-300 to attend!
-Dues Paying Memberships at Theatres: There seem to be a lot of theatre's around that have memberships. This means there is this pool of actors that are considered for each show because they PAY to be a part of the membership. This is insane to me. If it guaranteed me a role, then maybe I'd pay a tiny amount, but just to be considered? You've got to be kidding me.
-Then of course are all the super scammy agents and managers that require you to take their classes, use their photographers and so on (to get a kick-back of course) and then take much more than the usual 10% agents take from the work you book. And yes, I have been approached by these people. Thankfully, I've done my research and know to stay far away.
Then there are the other miscellaneous things like gas, parking, postage (mailing headshots to agents, casting directors, etc) and whatever else that will certainly add up. Speaking of add up, let's get a total, shall we? So since I've been in LA here is what I've spent:
GRAND TOTAL: $848.00! (not including future costs to add my reel)
And let's remember that I've only been here 6 months. There are people that have been at it for decades! So where has all this blown cash gotten me...absolutely NO WHERE!! I have not had 1 real audition since I've been out here. In fact, I've only auditioned for 2 things: a student film and some random indie where I was the only one who showed up. And the sad part is, that this is how it's done. Until you have any real credits, no agent will look at you. And you can't get any real credits without doing all the things I've been doing. Well unless you are the son or daughter of a celebrity or just insanely lucky. Sigh...and when you think that it costs crazy amounts of money just to live in CA and there are thousands, upon thousands of gorgeous and talented people competing against you, it's really easy to get depressed and bitter quick. I'm not down and out quite yet, but putting all the costs and (lack of) rewards down really puts things in perspective. Ugh. Someday when I book a national commercial that pays $2,000 for a day's work, then I'm sure my tune will change. :)
Wednesday, March 31, 2010
Wednesday, March 17, 2010
An Evan Adventure: The California DMV...bum Bum THUD.
Hi, I'm Evan. Linda's husband and lifecoach. I thought I'd take over Linda's blog for a moment and recount my day(s) at the DMV for your reading pleasure. It's funny in the last line of Linda's DMV blog, she mentions "horror stories." This is one of them. Here's my DMV (in Glendale) experience:
• I scheduled my DMV appointment for 2:20pm on Monday.
• I arrive at the DMV at 2:10pm. I drive around for a literal 20 minutes trying to find a parking spot.
•Meanwhile, I have never seen worse driving then I do when I visit the DMV. People are cutting other people off, going the wrong way down one-way isles, not signaling, road rage, etc. I think the DMV should have a camera on the parking lot and automatically fail anyone who is being an idiot. There would be a lot of fails.
• I finally find a spot, on the street, about 3 blocks away from the office.
•I finally get in the appointment holder line at about 2:40pm. I'm given a license form to fill out and get my ticket; A029.
• While, I'm waiting, I overhear that the computers are down so there will be a slight hold up. This is a reoccurring theme with the Glendale DMV.
•I try to figure out the order in which they are calling numbers. The numbers are labeled A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H and J (no I, for some reason). G's got called at a higher frequency than any other number. There was a good 30 minutes between them calling A028 and my number, A029.
•I make note that no one around me is speaking English.
•After an hour or so (at 3:40pm), my number is called.
•I tell the lady I need to get California plates and get a California license.
•Time for the eye exam. I cover my left eye. I read the sign perfectly. I cover my right eye and briefly can't figure out why I'm having trouble seeing the sign. Is my left eye that much worse than my right, even with glasses on? No, you idiot. You still have your left eye closed. Ah. That's better. I am stupid.
•The lady informs me that the written driver's exam will stop testing at 4pm. So I have less than 20 minutes to get in line to take my picture and get in another line to take the test. Super.
•Also, since I am registering my car, she tells me I need to have it inspected by one of their people. Only they stop the inspections at 4:30pm. So assuming I get into the driver's test before 4pm, I have to take the test and then go walk 3 blocks to retrieve my car and bring it back to the building all within a half hour.
•I get in line to get my photo taken. The line, to my surprise, moves fairly quick.
•They tell me to take my glasses off for the photo. I've always found this odd since I am legally required to drive with my glasses on. Plus, it's my signature look.
•I get in line for the test. By this point it's minutes away from closing, but I make it in it! A few of the poor saps behind me, do not.
•The test facilitator (with a clear disdain for humanity) gives me the two-sided test and marks the back with a green line. Maybe he explained what that line was, but if he did, his accent (combined with his vocal apathy) prevented me from understanding.
•Like Linda I had studied using their (deceitful) practice test on their website. And after Linda told me about her test, I knew their was a good chance I wouldn't pass.
•The first side was easy. I thought to myself, maybe I'll pass after all! Then I got to the back side (with the green line through it). The questions were so vague and ambiguous that I didn't know what to choose. For example, one question talked about a scenario with a man and a white cane. It took me at least 5 minutes to figure out that he's a blind man! I thought he might be a stylish and sighted pedestrian who carries a white cane. No where does it say the word "blind" in the question. Is that not P.C?
•I finish, not feeling great about the ordeal, and get in line to hand in my test. I look at the clock. It's 4:25pm. I know I'm going to have to comeback tomorrow and start my registration process all over again. Joy.
•While in line, I notice other people have green lines through their tests. I also notice that those people didn't fill out the answers on that side. Does that mean I didn't need to do that side? Cuz that would be great. That side sucked.
•I get to the front and he starts grading. I miss 1 one the first side and he throws the test away. Huh. Maybe I didn't need to do the back side after all! Cuz, again, that side sucked.
•He looks at his computer, furrows his eyebrows, and pulls my test out of the trash. He flips it over to side two. Curses. I can't look. I can hear him making marks. He turns the test over, and puts an illegible number (letter?) on my test and throws it away again. I assume I passed, since he didn't tell me to come back tomorrow. It would've helped if the man actually cared enough to speak to me.
(As a side note, obviously the DMV doesn't care about you knowing the answers to these tests, otherwise he would told me which ones I missed.)
• The guy prints out my temporary license and sends me on my way (not with words though, as he still wasn't speaking to me).
• It's now 4:45pm. I head out the door deading that I have to return to the DMV the next day. This time, without an appointment.
• It's Tuesday. I get to the DMV 9am and go straight to the area where they do the VIN # inspections. The inspection goes quick. Apparently I should have done this the first thing yesterday. Would've been nice to know.
• Not bothering with the parking lot, I head 3 blocks away to my "usual" spot.
• I get in line with the non-appointment people at 9:30am.
• I get my number, B068, at 9:50am. I look at the screen to see the numbers and see that B017 had just been called. This can't be good.
•Uh-oh. Computers went down again. Big surprise, Glendale!
•I wait an hour and a half before a lady (who just arrived) sits down next to me and we start chatting. She tells me her number is J015. They just called J014. We figure out that the J's must be for people with a handicap and are called at a higher frequency for some reason. Within a half hour, they call her number and she is helped. Handicap people have all the luck!
•There's a lady doing a Holy Bible Crossword puzzle.
•At 12:50pm, 3 hours after I got my number, they call me up. I hand them my stuff.
•The guy has an issue because some of the things on my form are crossed out and corrected. I explain that the lady yesterday told me to intial it, and it would be okay. He said "I'm not her." Okaaay. It's going to be one those.
•He checks with is manager, and she says my chicken strach is fine. He processes the paperwork. I pay him a large sum of money, he hands my plates and I am on my way out.
Success?
I'd like to address a few points of the last paragraph of Linda's DMV blog:
-No, Linda, registering your car isn't just paperwork. It's a suckfest.
-Sometimes you have to go in without an appointment. When you do, it's a suckfest.
-No body likes spending time at the DMV . It's a suckfest, after all.
-It took you an hour? Hooray for you? Pfft. I'm not being your life coach any more.
Respectfully submitted,
Evan Gray Marquez
• I scheduled my DMV appointment for 2:20pm on Monday.
• I arrive at the DMV at 2:10pm. I drive around for a literal 20 minutes trying to find a parking spot.
•Meanwhile, I have never seen worse driving then I do when I visit the DMV. People are cutting other people off, going the wrong way down one-way isles, not signaling, road rage, etc. I think the DMV should have a camera on the parking lot and automatically fail anyone who is being an idiot. There would be a lot of fails.
• I finally find a spot, on the street, about 3 blocks away from the office.
•I finally get in the appointment holder line at about 2:40pm. I'm given a license form to fill out and get my ticket; A029.
• While, I'm waiting, I overhear that the computers are down so there will be a slight hold up. This is a reoccurring theme with the Glendale DMV.
•I try to figure out the order in which they are calling numbers. The numbers are labeled A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H and J (no I, for some reason). G's got called at a higher frequency than any other number. There was a good 30 minutes between them calling A028 and my number, A029.
•I make note that no one around me is speaking English.
•After an hour or so (at 3:40pm), my number is called.
•I tell the lady I need to get California plates and get a California license.
•Time for the eye exam. I cover my left eye. I read the sign perfectly. I cover my right eye and briefly can't figure out why I'm having trouble seeing the sign. Is my left eye that much worse than my right, even with glasses on? No, you idiot. You still have your left eye closed. Ah. That's better. I am stupid.
•The lady informs me that the written driver's exam will stop testing at 4pm. So I have less than 20 minutes to get in line to take my picture and get in another line to take the test. Super.
•Also, since I am registering my car, she tells me I need to have it inspected by one of their people. Only they stop the inspections at 4:30pm. So assuming I get into the driver's test before 4pm, I have to take the test and then go walk 3 blocks to retrieve my car and bring it back to the building all within a half hour.
•I get in line to get my photo taken. The line, to my surprise, moves fairly quick.
•They tell me to take my glasses off for the photo. I've always found this odd since I am legally required to drive with my glasses on. Plus, it's my signature look.
•I get in line for the test. By this point it's minutes away from closing, but I make it in it! A few of the poor saps behind me, do not.
•The test facilitator (with a clear disdain for humanity) gives me the two-sided test and marks the back with a green line. Maybe he explained what that line was, but if he did, his accent (combined with his vocal apathy) prevented me from understanding.
•Like Linda I had studied using their (deceitful) practice test on their website. And after Linda told me about her test, I knew their was a good chance I wouldn't pass.
•The first side was easy. I thought to myself, maybe I'll pass after all! Then I got to the back side (with the green line through it). The questions were so vague and ambiguous that I didn't know what to choose. For example, one question talked about a scenario with a man and a white cane. It took me at least 5 minutes to figure out that he's a blind man! I thought he might be a stylish and sighted pedestrian who carries a white cane. No where does it say the word "blind" in the question. Is that not P.C?
•I finish, not feeling great about the ordeal, and get in line to hand in my test. I look at the clock. It's 4:25pm. I know I'm going to have to comeback tomorrow and start my registration process all over again. Joy.
•While in line, I notice other people have green lines through their tests. I also notice that those people didn't fill out the answers on that side. Does that mean I didn't need to do that side? Cuz that would be great. That side sucked.
•I get to the front and he starts grading. I miss 1 one the first side and he throws the test away. Huh. Maybe I didn't need to do the back side after all! Cuz, again, that side sucked.
•He looks at his computer, furrows his eyebrows, and pulls my test out of the trash. He flips it over to side two. Curses. I can't look. I can hear him making marks. He turns the test over, and puts an illegible number (letter?) on my test and throws it away again. I assume I passed, since he didn't tell me to come back tomorrow. It would've helped if the man actually cared enough to speak to me.
(As a side note, obviously the DMV doesn't care about you knowing the answers to these tests, otherwise he would told me which ones I missed.)
• The guy prints out my temporary license and sends me on my way (not with words though, as he still wasn't speaking to me).
• It's now 4:45pm. I head out the door deading that I have to return to the DMV the next day. This time, without an appointment.
• It's Tuesday. I get to the DMV 9am and go straight to the area where they do the VIN # inspections. The inspection goes quick. Apparently I should have done this the first thing yesterday. Would've been nice to know.
• Not bothering with the parking lot, I head 3 blocks away to my "usual" spot.
• I get in line with the non-appointment people at 9:30am.
• I get my number, B068, at 9:50am. I look at the screen to see the numbers and see that B017 had just been called. This can't be good.
•Uh-oh. Computers went down again. Big surprise, Glendale!
•I wait an hour and a half before a lady (who just arrived) sits down next to me and we start chatting. She tells me her number is J015. They just called J014. We figure out that the J's must be for people with a handicap and are called at a higher frequency for some reason. Within a half hour, they call her number and she is helped. Handicap people have all the luck!
•There's a lady doing a Holy Bible Crossword puzzle.
•At 12:50pm, 3 hours after I got my number, they call me up. I hand them my stuff.
•The guy has an issue because some of the things on my form are crossed out and corrected. I explain that the lady yesterday told me to intial it, and it would be okay. He said "I'm not her." Okaaay. It's going to be one those.
•He checks with is manager, and she says my chicken strach is fine. He processes the paperwork. I pay him a large sum of money, he hands my plates and I am on my way out.
Success?
I'd like to address a few points of the last paragraph of Linda's DMV blog:
-No, Linda, registering your car isn't just paperwork. It's a suckfest.
-Sometimes you have to go in without an appointment. When you do, it's a suckfest.
-No body likes spending time at the DMV . It's a suckfest, after all.
-It took you an hour? Hooray for you? Pfft. I'm not being your life coach any more.
Respectfully submitted,
Evan Gray Marquez
Thursday, March 11, 2010
The California DMV...bum Bum BUM!
Some of you may recall a few months ago that Evan and I tried to go to the DMV 3 times. Each time we went, over a course of 2 weeks, the computers were down. Then, Evan had an appointment to go a 4th time, but that morning my car died and he had to come rescue me from the side of the road and he couldn't make his DMV appt. So, needless to say, the DMV was kinda on our bad side. Well, finally I had my 4th DMV appointment this past Tuesday. Maybe I should back up. Appointment you say? Yup, here in jolly California, you can get appointments to the DMV. Because there are so many damn people here, they figured out that people didn't have a day to waste at the DMV and they set up the appointment system. I give it a thumbs up! And here's my DMV (in Van Nuys) experience.
• I scheduled my DMV appointment for 8am (the time they open) on Tuesday
• I arrive at the DMV at 745am to discover a line wrapped around the building.
• Because the DMV wasn't open yet, I just figured this was the line to get in the door.
• I had suspicions that this line wasn't for appointment holders, but I wasn't about to lose my place in line to find out.
• So I wait...around 805am the line starts moving...slowly.
• At 815am I make it to the door where an employee is handing out numbers.
• I tell said employee that I have an appointment. He says, "What are you waiting in line for? Just go through those other doors."
• I think there should be a sign that explains not to wait in line if you have an appt, but nonetheless I merrily step out of line, pass all the suckers still waiting outside and head in.
• Lo and behold, there is a little sign inside that says "Appointments Only" right next to one that says "No Appointments" (with the line wrapped around the building). So I bounce right up to the Appointment counter because no one else is there.
• I explain that I'm there to transfer my out of state license. He hands me a form to fill out and attaches a number to my form.
• I turn around to discover that every chair and every bit of counter space to fill out forms is taken…or completely over crowded. Luckily I had my handy dandy planner and used it to fill out the form while kinda standing in the way of everyone else.
• I get as far as filling out my address and my number is called. Sweet! Off to the desk I go. I tell the lady I’m not done filling things out so she says just fill it out here and I’ll wait. Ok cool.
• So I fill out the form and I was writing so fast that I can’t guarantee that I didn’t accidentally check Republican in the voter registration box and I hand it in.
• She asks for my passport and CO license, I take an eye exam, pay $31 and I was sent to get my picture taken.
• I was shocked to discover that no one else was in line at the camera so I stepped right up, said cheese and that was done.
• Then, it was time to take the written test and this is where it gets difficult.
• It is now 830am. The DMV website has 5 practice tests to help you prepare for the written exam. Well, they didn’t do a damn bit of good. The test was HARD and I’ve been driving for a decade now!
• As a new CA driver, I could only miss 6 out of 30 questions and still pass. You really have to read the test carefully because the multiple choice answers are all worded to sound correct. The test takes me a good 40 minutes to complete and double check.
• So now I’m waiting in line to have the test graded. There are 2 people in front of me. 1st guy: Misses so many on the first side of the test that the guy doesn’t even grade the rest – FAIL. The girl right in front of me: Misses 8 questions – FAIL. Now it’s my turn and I’m nervous. If you fail the written test you have to come back the next day to take it again. I only miss 3!! I don’t know how that happened, but I guess I’m a lucky guesser!!
• The guy prints out my temporary license, punches a hole in my CO one and off I go! I step out of the DMV which is CRAWLING with people and still has a line wrapped around the building at 915am.
SUCCESS! Now of course I still have to go back one more time to register my car, but that’s just paperwork. What I can’t understand is why hundreds of people don’t try to get appointments! It’s not hard, just go to the website, select a date and time and that’s it. Maybe people just really like spending time at the DMV out here. I’m still kind of amazed that it only took me an hour considering all the horror stories I’ve heard. Hooray for me!
• I scheduled my DMV appointment for 8am (the time they open) on Tuesday
• I arrive at the DMV at 745am to discover a line wrapped around the building.
• Because the DMV wasn't open yet, I just figured this was the line to get in the door.
• I had suspicions that this line wasn't for appointment holders, but I wasn't about to lose my place in line to find out.
• So I wait...around 805am the line starts moving...slowly.
• At 815am I make it to the door where an employee is handing out numbers.
• I tell said employee that I have an appointment. He says, "What are you waiting in line for? Just go through those other doors."
• I think there should be a sign that explains not to wait in line if you have an appt, but nonetheless I merrily step out of line, pass all the suckers still waiting outside and head in.
• Lo and behold, there is a little sign inside that says "Appointments Only" right next to one that says "No Appointments" (with the line wrapped around the building). So I bounce right up to the Appointment counter because no one else is there.
• I explain that I'm there to transfer my out of state license. He hands me a form to fill out and attaches a number to my form.
• I turn around to discover that every chair and every bit of counter space to fill out forms is taken…or completely over crowded. Luckily I had my handy dandy planner and used it to fill out the form while kinda standing in the way of everyone else.
• I get as far as filling out my address and my number is called. Sweet! Off to the desk I go. I tell the lady I’m not done filling things out so she says just fill it out here and I’ll wait. Ok cool.
• So I fill out the form and I was writing so fast that I can’t guarantee that I didn’t accidentally check Republican in the voter registration box and I hand it in.
• She asks for my passport and CO license, I take an eye exam, pay $31 and I was sent to get my picture taken.
• I was shocked to discover that no one else was in line at the camera so I stepped right up, said cheese and that was done.
• Then, it was time to take the written test and this is where it gets difficult.
• It is now 830am. The DMV website has 5 practice tests to help you prepare for the written exam. Well, they didn’t do a damn bit of good. The test was HARD and I’ve been driving for a decade now!
• As a new CA driver, I could only miss 6 out of 30 questions and still pass. You really have to read the test carefully because the multiple choice answers are all worded to sound correct. The test takes me a good 40 minutes to complete and double check.
• So now I’m waiting in line to have the test graded. There are 2 people in front of me. 1st guy: Misses so many on the first side of the test that the guy doesn’t even grade the rest – FAIL. The girl right in front of me: Misses 8 questions – FAIL. Now it’s my turn and I’m nervous. If you fail the written test you have to come back the next day to take it again. I only miss 3!! I don’t know how that happened, but I guess I’m a lucky guesser!!
• The guy prints out my temporary license, punches a hole in my CO one and off I go! I step out of the DMV which is CRAWLING with people and still has a line wrapped around the building at 915am.
SUCCESS! Now of course I still have to go back one more time to register my car, but that’s just paperwork. What I can’t understand is why hundreds of people don’t try to get appointments! It’s not hard, just go to the website, select a date and time and that’s it. Maybe people just really like spending time at the DMV out here. I’m still kind of amazed that it only took me an hour considering all the horror stories I’ve heard. Hooray for me!
Sunday, March 7, 2010
Oscar Quick Picks
So I kinda waited till the last minute on this one, but it's tradition, so here are my Oscar quick picks. And since time is of the essence and I gots things to do, no explanations, just the winners.
Best Picture: Avatar
Best Director: James Cameron
Best Actress: Sandra Bullock (ok personally, I'm routing for Merryl, but I think Sandra might win due to the america's sweetheart effect)
Best Actor: Jeff Bridges
Best Supporting Actress: Mo'Nique
Best Supporting Actor: Christoph Waltz
Best Animated Picture: Up (Evan thinks this might not win because it is also up for Best Picture which might split the votes. Since it's up for the other category, people might think another animated movie should win this category)
I thinking I might score 100% this year, so we'll find out tonight.
Best Picture: Avatar
Best Director: James Cameron
Best Actress: Sandra Bullock (ok personally, I'm routing for Merryl, but I think Sandra might win due to the america's sweetheart effect)
Best Actor: Jeff Bridges
Best Supporting Actress: Mo'Nique
Best Supporting Actor: Christoph Waltz
Best Animated Picture: Up (Evan thinks this might not win because it is also up for Best Picture which might split the votes. Since it's up for the other category, people might think another animated movie should win this category)
I thinking I might score 100% this year, so we'll find out tonight.
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