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Me too! I loved the after work gatherings. Sometimes it was a bit weird being the only girl because you know men ... they go off talking about the oddest of things. Things that did not interest me at all. For the most part though they were a wild bunch. Literally. After working at the company for sometime I found out that my team leader was an alcoholic, who admits that he's an alcoholic & needs help, but point blank refuses to stop drinking. And many of the other guys were often so high on cocaine they were almost bouncing off the walls. At the time I didn't understand why they were so high strung, but I found out soon enough. Coming from a big place like NY I shouldn't be this naive, but I was shocked at how prevalent drug use is in the professional world in the UK!

You will not regret! Summertime is one dark, hot movie.

Yeah, I know how it is in the City. I took a part of my MBA course at the Uni of Bath & after I finished I got my first job at an ad agency at London Bridge. I was the only female member of staff for like several months. It wasn't bad. My immediate colleagues treated me well, but the boss was a really weird guy. Would never greet or speak directly to any of the junior staff & when he was forced to speak to you he wouldn't look you in the eye. He had a very pompous air about him that spoke of a spoiled, privileged background. He was very dismissive, as if you were mere a mere servant underfoot (in some ways I guess we were since we all worked for him). When I started at the company I had a little crush on him, but by the time I left I disliked him immensely.

Oh, I'm the opposite. I have a very soft heart & cry easily at everything. People normally tell me how tough I am & blah blah. If only they knew. I project a tough front because I have to. You don't inspire confidence in people by being a crybaby. I'm very good at controlling my emotions in public, but when I'm alone I'm usually overwhelmed by them if I'm out of balance. If I didn't feel like I'd die if I wasn't making films or trying to make films, I would never be in this profession. But I love it so much that I can't not do it. I have a MBA that my parents thought 'I'd put to good use', but I quit my corporate job to make films because I was totally miserable putting up with all the usual abuses you face in the corporate world. What's ironic is that the film world is 3x harder, and it stresses the hell out of me, but when I come home at night I feel exhilarated instead of exhausted.

Thanks for request!
Wow, I see that you have seen A LOT! How long have you been an addict? Noticed also that you cite In the Mood for Love as one of your favs. It's one of my all time favs too! Man, talk about classic. One of best arthouse films ever made! May I ask in what region are you located?

Thanks for the request. Omo, what an eye candy manifest your profile is! I love it! I really got to watch a drama with Hyun Bin and Song Seung-hun. These oppas are FINE!!!

Yeh, a lot of people give Lie to Me a bad rap, but I liked it too. I like that the kisses were the real thing & not those dreaded frozen I saw a ghost nonsense. That's why I like Yoon Hye Eun ... she does amazing kisses in all the dramas I've seen her in! :)

Omo! I'm sitting here wondering the same damn thing...

Hiroshi Abe ... gosh ...

I think your job is even more inspiring because you're doing something that's very meaningful to humanity. I love kids, but I couldn't do what you do. I don't think I have the patience nor the emotional fortitude to be around suffering children on a daily basis. I'd probably have an emotional break down or something. My mom always wanted me to become a nurse because she says it's a stable profession, but I can't do it because I can't bear to see people suffer. Keep up the good work, you're doing a great job.

When it comes Asian dramas, I don't know if it's because they're still relatively new to me or if it's a mild case of OCD, but it's very hard for me to drop stuff. Once I start a drama I somehow have to keep watching even though it may start to piss me off. I always hold on to the foolish hope that things will get better. They usually never do. That's why I try to investigate a drama thoroughly before I invest in watching it. Once I do decide to drop, though, I rarely go back & watch it.
Ironically the same isn't true for Western dramas. I drop them like hot cookies if they're not going the way I expected. Why on earth there's a difference I can not explain but that's just how it is.
I have no preference when it comes to length. What's important is the story. If it's intriguing or addresses a topic I'm interested in I'll watch the drama no matter the length.

It is stressful, but there's no other work I'd rather be doing. When I manage to convince people of the merits of a project I conceived & developed and they agree to depart with their cash just to make it happen, it's an amazing feeling. It's like a mother who has just given birth - you immediately forget all the pain and hardship of labour the minute you see the child. And when I'm able to take off my producer's hat & put on my creative hat as a writer/director that's even better. I love the creative process slightly better than the business process, but they go hand in hand.

Anyway, we're still a way away from where we want to be. We're working hard to get our first feature film made. It's also our dream to make such a beautiful film as 3-iron even once in our lifetime.

I think you're getting your terms mixed up. Independent filmmaking & freelancing are not quite the same. Here in Norway the various gov funding bodies for the arts act like the big Hollywood studios. As an independent I try to finance my projects thru means other than the establishment. That's what it means to be an independent. The vast majority of filmmaking these days is done independently bcuz if you wait around for the studios to accept your projects you'll wait forever. Better to find your own financing & make the films you want to make. Sometimes it's inevitable, when we've exhausted all other avenues we have no other choice but to seek gov funding. I'm not a freelancer bcuz I'm not renting myself out to different companies. I own my own production company where we -- my partners and I -- develop, finance and produce projects we're passionate about.

Well, of course, you have to be careful about the sort of info you publish about yourself online. I was speaking more in terms of drama related likes & preferences, why you like asian dramas, hobbies, crushes and the like. You don't have to reveal your entire life story just to be friendly and chat with people. At least that's the way I look at it. I'm open as a book, but I'm prudent. I'm not going to tell strangers my address or where I work or other sensitive information like that.

LOL, yeah, you can tell a lot from people's list even when they attempt to stay anonymous. Lately I've been get a lot of friends request from some really young teenagers, 13, 14 yr olds & I have no idea why. Sometimes I can't tell their age, but like you can deduce how old they are by their list or reviews. I also prefer to accept requests from people who have something written on their profile just so you have an idea of who that person is. I don't like it when people are too secretive about who they are and what they like. This is a social network for drama lovers so I don't understand why some people refuse to share. I'm probably just biased since I'm as open as book. For better or worse, if anyone wants to know anything about me or my opinion on something I'll freely answer them.

Shows that I watch:
Scandal
Boardwalk Empire
Spartacus
Sons of Anarchy
American Horror Story
Treme

Shows that I hear are good, but haven't watched:
Walking Dead
Breaking Bad
Homeland
Mad Men
Dexter
Louie

Enjoy! :)

As for showbiz, it's all about who you know. If you're independently wealthy you can probably buy your way in if you have no network, but if you're a poor man's daughter like me all doors are closed to you unless you start producing your own stuff, which is what I do. I love cinema too much to sit around & wait for someone to give me a chance. That said, my job is perhaps the # 1 stress factor in my life. As an independent sometimes I'm able to pay myself well. If I manage to get full financing for a project. In such cases every1 gets paid, but if not my wages are the first to get cut becuz the producer must pay everyone else before s/he pays one's self. Most of my time is spent trying to convince people to invest or writing funding apps after funding apps to gov bodies. It's draining work & sometimes after all the effort you put in you're still not successful in getting the money.

My impulse to watch particular genres is driven by mood & emotions. Different moods call for a specific genre & I usually don't switch until that mood changes. Depending on my circumstances I can harbour the same mood for months or it can switch within days or weeks. Sometimes if I'm stressed bcuz of life & generally not in a good head space there are particular genres that give me escape & relief. If I have equilibrium I'm more experimental & open to try new things, but even so I won't change genres unless my mood changes. It's just that in this state of mind my mood tends to change more often. I hope I'm making sense. LOL I'm not bipolar, just a typical creative. Emotional, moody, the like.

The only reason I can remember him in anything is because he's certified eye candy. Bad acting aside, the man is super fine. Now you know, pucca, that I'm one shallow agasshi! LOL

I get it! I was in a slump all of December and most of January, but I made a come back somehow.

Nothing's wrong with a little variety so enjoy your time away! :-)

Hey, a new season of Game of Thrones starts tonight! Yay! I love this show & can't wait to start watching again. I hate that I have to wait a whole year to start watching my favourite shows after a season ends, but everything is everything.

Did you get a chance to start Spartacus? I think you'll like that one. No?

LOL, what knowledge exactly are you talking about? Do you mean the number of shows & movies I've seen?

I'm confident in what I enjoy so I seek out those dramas and movies & watch them voraciously. I'm rarely swayed by hype and will only take recommendations from people I know have the same or similar taste as my own. Otherwise I dance to be beat of my own tune. With that said though I don't think I'm more knowledgeable than anyone. I'm a creative and a cinephile so I probably watch more movies than the average person. :-)

When it comes to OST, music inspires a lot of the writing I do for film & that's how I use songs from the dramas and movies I watch. I create scenes based on the emotions they evoke. I usually don't notice the OST unless they transport me to a place beyond the actual drama.