You must unlearn what you have learned.

I spent yesterday with a well meaning DP and his artist pal doing lighting tests on glasses and tumblers and decanters made by some racist Euro about fifty some years ago. Yeah, it was like watching paint dry and really, I don't see why this needs to take all week. They're all excited about this project because it's going to be shown as an installation at a museum in Spain with a selection of fourteen pieces of this clowns glassware. The artist on this project is uptight and a little bit of a perfectionist and the DP is right there with him but still funny and nice enough. The problem, really, is that we're making a two day shoot into a four day shoot because they want to have time to get "experimental." Good lord, every time I hear someone say that all I can think is "Ah, you have less than no idea what you want to do." Go for long boring days at half my day rate and no overtime. When will the industry come back? Where oh where is the stimulus package? Oh right, in the coffers of BofA, Citibank, and a host of other sorry bastards over on Wall Street. I think Yoda was right, we have to unlearn our unholy allegiance to the monied class and redesign the system so that people in banks and at investment firms are kept in check. Banking should not mean you become a billionaire at the expense of your so-called customers. Besides, I'm tired of living in a country that complains about the evils of socialism while simultaneously socializing risk and privatizing gains. It's fucking bullshit!

Sigh. I'm going to make hot sausage and grits and then walk my damn dog. At least I don't have to be back to work until 11am as the powers that be need time to review the test footage and then decide on their next "experiment."

Peace out, bitches!