Everything is cinema.
I feel so dumb at times, thinking the way I do. In class we have an assignment that requires us to budget our futures: salary, home, travel, etc. But it all begins by choosing a career and building everything else off of how much you make doing that. Everyone is set, everyone's wheels are turning. We've got engineers plotting away in their seats, medical students, lawyers, people who know what it is they are after and its cost and benefits.
So a few days back, I was hired at Tommy Hilfiger. Two-ish days ago was my first day and here's how it went. Not to be a negative nelly... but I know this is going to get real boring as time goes on.
When I first got there, I got a complete rundown of the store and the back-stock (there is so much more space than the store lets on). And I worked for 2 hours, which went by pretty quickly.
The majority of the time after my training, I was folding shirts in a very orderly way. I got my own folding table and tidied every stack of shirts.
And WOW there are so many styles of clothing and it's honestly incredibly shocking how much I'll have to know by the end of the year probably.
What I'll be delving into today is what I'll call: The Buffalo '66 Dilemma: Ethics vs. Aesthetic Autonomy
Three years ago, I was a freshman and I'd also watched Buffalo '66 for the first time. It's a favorite film of mine, I could make a whole other post about why it's not just Stockholm Syndrome and how that aspect is not the "point." But having watched it for the first time also meant I learnt about the director, Vincent Gallo (a controversial man) for the first time. I discussed it with my friend in school (main topic of discussion: should we separate the art and the artist? Looking at Buffalo '66 as a model) and it evoke this feeling in me... I was one to separate the two, she was not. So after that heated debate, I wrote it all out. Some fragments of this are quoted or directly from the original note I dug up. Here we go...
I just want to start by saying welcome if you are new here~ We've got 13 new Cinebloggers at the time that I'm writing this and I am so grateful and excited for what's to come! I hope everything inspires you and more ♡
Now for the updates: The "Cinema" is now open!
I've added a new page called, "The Cine-Files" that I've put together with a variety of full-length films you can watch for free—no ads—straight from my blog. The five featured films are: Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961), Carrie (1976), Millennium Mambo (2001), Girl Interrupted (1999), and Crash (1996). Hope you all love it!
I am technically, basically, supposedly employed! I've got myself a real job that taxes my pay. I'm moving fast, zooom zoooom.
I'll be working as a sales associate at Tommy Hilfiger and I'm quite excited. Considering the months-long journey I went through to find a job where I'd hopefully get an interview, I cant even believe it was that easy. The manager—she is so, so nice—offered me the position on the spot. I guess I did something right?
I went through a period of reconstructing this blog. Why? I realized there was a lot of wasted potential in just sticking to a stagnant blog format. I miss it, I do. But the best thing is always what's next, remember that.
Hey Cineblogger ~
I realized I haven't properly introduced myself OR this page before jumping into things. If you are reading this, I am so excited that you're here, you are in for a treat 🧁
My name is Megan, I'm a senior in high school, and I'll be graduating next year!! I honestly can't believe that time has flown by so fast. I am also a little nervous for some odd, weird reason. Oh also I'm from California ♡
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