mind games

we are a funny species. a funny thing about us, is that we get so proud when we find a good deal.

the best example i have of this - is finding cheap gas. that's right ladies & gentlemen, when we drivers find cheap gas prices AND gas up at that cheap gas price, we get cocky about it - for some odd reason. honestly - why is that?

so, i gased up today at 80.1. i thought that was pretty good. the night before, j-dawg gased at 84c/litre - so this shows the prices are continuing to drop. tonight - the prices were 78.9 in my area, and they were rumored to have been as low as 74.9 in the city throughout the day. the last time we saw gas this low, might have been last november - for a freak moment.

now, my friends, i sit here and wonder once again why we are all so happy about this - a mere two years ago we were gasing up for MUCH less. *sigh*

luckily, hurricane Ernesto did not find its way to the gulf this time around (it's been a year since hurricaine Katrina). ocean oil rigs were destroyed in that storm, and the gas prices shot up tremendously last summer. there were comments made on television today that the reason the gas is still dropping is because the hurricaine shifted away from that area.

whatever the reason may be for the falling prices, i wonder when it will shoot up again. kind of takes away from the enjoyment of the moment.

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ah, gas stations. reminds me of my trip to buffalo with Sarah & Magali a few Januarys ago - for the sole purpose of eating at an IHOP. On our way back, we drove through a US Tim Hortons to get directions back to the border. at one point, the server told us to drive between two gas stations - the Sunoco and the Noco - that were right across the street from one another. we were amused.

this moment is caught on tape - and is quite funny when viewed. not so effective in writing.

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the week's been chill - late nights at work (it's all good) - the late evenings bring out funny characteristics of different crew members. never a dull evening.

- end of show discussions happening (the stress of what to do next...) Glimmer might not start until the new year now...

- i am meeting up with the PM/Producer of the other show at the end of September. i'm praying that this one will work out - would be coordinating a documentary/re-enactment show in the new year if everything pans out...

- the fire alarm went off yesterday evening due to the use of sparklers in a scene...three fire trucks showed up, despite being warned by our locations department that our alarm was a false alarm immediately after they sounded (i must say it is an interesting way to put a hiccup in your day - when 3 truck loads of firefighters come searching through your school)

- we're on our last set of episodes. the show is almost over. and i'm really going to miss this group of people - sad.

- my partner in crime Chris (alt PA) left us last friday for another show (he has since been repl. by our Ted). Chris, however, did not leave with a bang - more like a bust (sorry dude). i kicked his butt at 'rock, paper, scissors' for like the first time ever (a method we used to use to determine who would be able to go on runs throughout the day). ALSO - i whooped him in bowling, scoring a 198 (online personal best) with a stellar series of strikes & spares. Hmmm- i'm being too proud. It was just such a strange day - very backwards. Oh chris, the office is different now that you're gone - hope you're having fun on the new show.

- shout out to Tom & Bethany who have both set out on their respective Eastbound travels for the next chapters of their lives. Tom will continue his travels to Halifax tomorrow as Bethany settles in Ottawa tonight. Good luck guys. We'll come visit soon. : )

- toronto internation film festival is coming. mike and i are working out our 10 coupon pass booklet as we speak. it's due friday by 1pm. i have ONE weekend of opportunity to see the films i'd like...this should be interesting. we might go see a WETA film about killer sheep - it looks hilarious. ah midnight madness flicks - the joys.

Pros & Cons of the TIFF - pros: i'm in film, i enjoy watching the films (but i'm not huge about it). it brings in good revenue for the city of toronto. we host the 2nd best festival in the world. the city is very lively. cons: (1)being in line ups (waiting for a film) with people who are comparing autographs they received from the same person - honestly, i have been there and it's not a pretty picture, (2) being surrounded by people who act all snooty about their knowledge of the industry when it's all a loud of poo (no offense to these people, but being in the industry, it can get to be too much listening to these people - they are very smart talkers these TIFF folks, but sometimes, it's not even close), (3) not being a star struck fan - yet being trapped in a flock of those who are. we went to a midnight screening once and the film just before us was staring Orlando Bloom. there was a flock of women (all ages) waiting to see his face, snag a photo of him briskly walking away...lucky for us, the super fans were all waiting at the main doors. UNFORTUNATELY there was a door directly to my right, and that was THE door that Orlando and others exited from. needless to say, a group of us hopped up onto this semi-tall cement wall to avoid being trampled on by the supa-crazed fans. I'm telling ya - i just don't understand this star struck nature.

I'm not a star struck individual in the least.

that is all i had to say for the evening. not the most blog worthy post - but that's because my mind is pre-occupied.

we move kim tomorrow. wish us luck.