I got a rejection letter today. I really think that was a bit excessive, but the Womens' Shelter felt the need to let me know that a. the position had been filled and b. my application would be kept on file in the event of another job opening. Hmph. Oh well. Nice try, I guess. I don't know. I want to know why I wasn't hired- lack of experience? Bad interview? What did I do wrong? There was no constructive criticism in that letter, just a 'not it' sort of note. Oh well. I guess it's not that big of a deal.
Yardsale today was stupendously uneventful. I helped drag a sofa and a printer out of their respective hideyholes in the closest thing this house has to a back-end of nowhere. Argh. Thankfully I didn't get printer toner all over my clothes, but we did nearly drop it twice- why was it so freakin' heavy? Oh- and the sofa was really annoying. It wasn't that heavy but it was a really awkward sofa shape and hard to actually get a grip on and keep from dropping it- so I looked like a real wuss trying to carry it for about five feet and dropping it frequently. Hated that...
So I laid out all of my stuff (winter clothes, beanie babies, VHS tapes, random uniform items) and we waited. And waited. In the heat. I gave up after a while and went inside and Guadalupe and WoodSmith guarded the sale. No one was beating down our doors to buy our stuff. KMelt thinks we overpriced things. I think they just didn't want to be bothered. We had the right stuff for our age group, but our potential customers (all... three? of them) were middle-aged women looking for... I don't know what. Apparently furniture.
Because lo and behold, I called a good one. I said "We'll have to pay someone to get rid of that awful sofa." The sofa and the carpet were the only things that sold today, for a net profit of $40, not a penny of which goes to me.
The goodness on the money front is that I have a babysitting job tomorrow, and provided no one's dead at the end of it, I get $20. Well, $15 after I comp WoodSmith for gas for her car. But anyway.
Tomorrow, I will think about featuring a list of "Things I have Learned While Having Zero Income".
Tonight, I will give my much anticipated (hah!) review of Kontroll
Plot/Theme:7.5
Characters/Acting:8
Cinematography/Music:8
Overall: 8
SuprNico and I stayed up 'til nearly one AM talking about this film. It moves at a leisurely pace for the most part, with some intense, very fast parts. Allegorically I found it very satisfying, though I realise that's because of my own interpretation and I'm definitely not ruling out other interpretations. The setting is interesting. This is definitely a movie that makes you think and think again. It's hard to avoid spoilers in a review for this film. It's dark too, but at the end you don't feel unsatisfied. The use of both appropriate music and silence are very good- I really noticed it in a way that complimented the movie. The main characters aren't white-hatted heroes, but you can sympathise with them and they do hold your attention. This film does a great job of drawing the viewer in, making you curious, and even taking you to the point where a lame joke has its intended effect of lowering the tension- not just on screen, but amongst the viewers. A thoroughly fascinating, multifaceted film. If I could change only one thing about it, it would be the swearing.
Sorry, this wasn't a very long review, but I'm tired and I don't want to put in spoilers for those of my audience who haven't seen it...
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