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With all the talk lately about illegal aliens and jobs and what-not, I can't help but wonder: If we need illegal aliens to do the jobs Americans won't do, why are we taking the jobs Americans will do and outsourcing them to other countries? And what jobs exactly won't Americans do? In states like Vermont and Wisconsin and Idaho where there aren't illegal aliens, they seem to run farms, restaurants and cleaning services just fine. From my seat, it looks like the only job Americans won't do is guard our borders.
So, with all the jobs going away from America, those of us still foolish enough to work for a living have to be a part of a service industry. And, I don't know if you've noticed, but part of providing someone with a service these days seems to involve nagging the crap out of them to spend more money. I am so unbelievably sick of having to explain to people what I don't want that I'm amazed when I get what I actually do want. If I want a Jumbo Jack and a shake, I shouldn't have to have a conversation where I tell the drive-thru clerk that I also DON'T want cheese on my burger and I DON'T want the meal deal and I DON'T want a desert item and I DON'T want to be here all freakin' night having a seven minute conversation just to order two damn items! Just give me what I asked for!!
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I used to rail against the ugly Courier 12 point typeface that everyone "requires" you to use for your script. IT'S UGLY!! WE HAVE OTHER FONTS!! I like New York 10 because it's just simple, and it looks good in its simplicity. I have never submitted a script in Courier 12 because it is just ghastly. And, the good news is, nobody ever complained. Nobody ever cared. In my mind, the people reading my script found it refreshing to be reading a smooth-flowing New York 10 rather than a hideous Courier 12. Hey, I'm doing that guy a favor.
You know what would be almost like a favor to me? If I could get exactly what I asked for and someone who didn't know me as well as I do didn't pretend like he knew what was best for me. And, that's a two-way street. If the guy reading my script wants it in Courier 12, here you go. If he wants my thumbprint in blood on the bottom of every page that's divisible by 17, then that's what he's getting. If he says no calls, then no calls shall he receive. If he says "I'm looking for thrillers," I'm not going to pitch him my monster movie, no matter how good I think it is. And if I say I want a Jumbo Jack and a shake, just give me the damn Jumbo Jack and shake. Don't do me any favors, and I promise I'll do the same for you. |
