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The 5 Stages Of Grief: A Requiem For A Friend
My Best friend Justin Ramos, died on August 9th, 2020. And it’s has had a profound effect on my life. The immediate effect was me falling into a deep despair! At the time, I was staying in a homeless shelter in Brooklyn, but in a “great place” mentally. Working a security job and waiting to […]
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Cui bono? Who Benefits?
I’ve reached a point where I know within 5 seconds of someone interacting with me whether I plan on interacting with them in the future or not. I used to second-guess that intuition, but now I let it guide me. Cui Bono – cui bo·no | \ ˈkwē-ˈbō-(ˌ)nō: 1: a principle that probable responsibility for an […]
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Executive Check-In #3
Executives, I’m out here just winging it! I’ve come to the realization that while there is a time and place for “riffing;” improvisation, and letting the “chips fall where they may,” what we need to start getting in the habit of, is not only setting a goal and itinerary but breaking down how to achieve […]
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The Frayed Ends Of Sanity: Or My Mental Health?
Executives, the last couple days I have dealing with a severe bout of depression. I’ve talked about this before but this isn’t the “I might do something terrible” dread but an overwhelming sense of responsibility, mixed with loneliness. On top of that, I’ve been falling out with people I care for left and right, and […]
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Executive Check-In #2
Executives, you’re beautiful! Beauty isn’t gender-specific and more importantly it doesn’t identify, but I’m rambling. Let’s get to this. Today We picked 3 index cards off of our board today and have worked on two. Goodfellas, which is of course the film, and the other was “What we started with vs What we should’ve” and […]
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50 Blog Topics(Beat Midnight)
Executives, I set out to Come up with 50 BLOG topics I came up with 50 BLOG topics. My goal for today was not only to come up with 50 but the actually record myself during the entire process which I did. To take it a step further I used all 3 cameras the 7Megapixel […]
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The Executive Check-In #1
Executives, it’s been 9 days since our last check-in. Here’s a truncated version of what’s been going on with me also this is officially the rechristening of the Check-in, so this will be considered the first one: 1. We’re finally doing consistent blog work, LITERALLY living a blogger lifestyle, I had to delete 1,200 photos […]
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You Really Like Me, Right?
An Observation On validation All my life, I’ve ALWAYS wanted to be a filmmaker… Since a child, I’ve rewatched my favorite movies to the point where the film’s dialogue becomes a part of my day-to-day vocabulary. Mannerisms; the way Vincent Vega; John Travolta’s Elvis-loving-heroin-addicted-hit man from “Pulp Fiction” touches the side of his nose while […]
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“The Assassination Of Jesse James By The Coward Robert Ford” The Prophet, The Coward and The Nobody: An Essay
DIRECTED BY: Andrew Dominik DIRECTOR OF CINEMATOGRAPHY: Roger Deakins SCREENPLAY BY: Andrew Dominik RELEASE: 2007 Intro From the outset of the film Bob and Jesse mirror each other, even if it’s a warped reflection. Dark suit, light shirt; Bob’s suit is “all over him” buttoned to the top implying a humble, negligent demeanor. He is […]
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Nine To Five Is How You Survive: Life According To Kai
Executives, I quit my job yesterday. I’m going to be honest, I have no immediate prospects. I will be monetizing the blog today, that’s right, we’re selling out, going “Black Album”… Not Jay-z… Metallica. Actually, at our level of quality and productivity we’re probably something more of a “Load”… A bloody discharge of something that […]