to-do, to-do

Checklist for the Homecoming To-Dos:

1. contact someone re: the next project
check. just waitin here for the phone call that would signal the beginning of a new tenure. after my saigon (career-related) realizations, the enthusiasm over rackets like this has waned somewhat. not exactly pullin at the days. money is money, of course, but something else needs my attention: Homecoming To-Do # 8. aside from the fact that I'm still on vacation mode, of course. BUT you gotta do what you gotta do. so i'm on-call.

2. collect my last paycheck from my tenure at Da Haus
dang. if i remember right there still was one collectible left for one week's work. i don't know. maybe i should double check this. sayang din yun.

3. go shopping!
not planning on making any big spree in the near future. maybe just the essentials. masyado naman akong na-excite when i put this on the checklist.

4. get on a weight loss plan (argh, i think i gained weight in the past two months)
ongoing, ongoing!

5. get a haircut
this i have to do next week. the hair has been getting a little heavy on my shoulders lately.

6. meet friends for coffee
i have met a bunch of friends, but not for coffee. met with highschool bestfriend Sappho two nights ago for a night with Keanu Reeves at the movies (yes, I saw the Lake House and actually liked it). and last night was videoke time with Beatlebum, Monj, and Waterfowl.

7. go on an out-of-town vacation
a Baguio trip is on the plan for the 24th (let's hope this does push through). fresh air would be most welcome...and I'd definitely make sure to purchase a pair of rechargable batteries for my digital camera for this trip.

8. write a film (lord, please please)
currently trying my darndest to work on it, little by little each day. i hope i get to finish a first draft of the new script by the end of the month. because this one is something i would really want to make. something that i really believe in.

btw, our film GeeGee at Waterina managed to get itself included among the ten short film finalists for Cinemalaya. and whoever has been spreading these press releases has somehow managed to reduce my first name to a mere initial (maybe i'll go with that screen name from here on, mukha kasing misteryoso. hehe). well, despite whatnot, despite my personal impressions on the film, i still hope and pray that the heavens would be extra nicer to us again this time. who knows. baka magka-milagro!

9. do videoke (miss ko na to!)
last night was happy hour althroughout til around 1 am. the fun thing about videoke with the usual crowd is that it's not only about the sheer joy of singing but also the goofiness that goes along with it. we recorded our "performances" on beatlebum's camera phone and the clips were pretty hilarious. definitely for the UTube archives!

10. make more copies of the demoreel
argh. this requires some work. not up for it now, but will have to do something about this soon.