your secret is safe with me
I'm torn between the life of a rebel and the life of a slacker

lol I'm a rebel without a cause and increases the chance of my slacker life

Merry christmas to all huh

I can show you the ropes of being a slacker, i'm getting pretty good at

I'm presently unemployed, and NOT because I'm a slacker, too-

I work in the film industry here in L.A., which has been decimated on a number of fronts the last couple of years.

- We've had to contend with "runaway production" where slimy producers take their productions to other, cheaper locations just so that they can score more a bigger stash of coke to snort from. The dawning of "tax incentives" meant to start up and entice productions to those other locations has also essentially screwed things up, as it effectively amounts to legalized bribery- "film in OUR city/state/country, and well give you (up to HALF) the money you spent in taxes back!!!". And since most tv and film producers rank lower on the humanity scale than most ambulance-chasing attorneys, politicians, and used-car salesmen, you KNOW they're gonna go to those markets.

What also sucks is the one-sided nature with regard to who can and cannot work in those other areas, either- most places have their own laws as far as who can work in their city/state/country, which will effectively leave people like me out in the cold. However, when the situation is changed and a foreign company needs to film in L.A., they're allowed to with little in the way of friction. Hardly fair at all.

- The onset of "reality TV" has also essentially killed off the film and television industry out here, as NOT ONLY has it lowered the quality of programming to disgusting levels (if I ever hear of another episode of "Rock of Love with Bret Michaels" again, I'll explode), but it (as does "runaway production") lower the talent pool who produce and create shows. After all- today's reality TV producer will be tomorrow's motion picture producer, and if he or she doesn't have the skills to do the job in the first place, then how are they gonna step up to a REAL project?

- The continuing tail-spin that is the out-of-control revenue debacle in the State of California is also choking the industry here, as taxes are abnormally high here to the point that it's simply not advantageous for industry to do business here. And it's only getting worse too, as state government continues to grow while the industry continues to vamoose for other parts.

It truly is a sad state of affairs here in Cali. In fact, it makes you wonder if Cali will become another Michigan (especially as it pertains to Detroit).

I'll read that later right now it would kill my eyes, i think i should start wearing my classes, and hey might as well be happy you may be enemployed but you should have enough money to be a slacker now .........

do eet!

Slack!

Ya know you want to

morning unemployed slackers, and unemployed who aren't slackers, and those who are employed but secretly admire us slackers, morning!!

good mornin fellow displaced workforce

Awwwwwwwwwww hell I got laid off after working at the same place for 12 years on 3/16 but........SLACKER
noooooooooooooo way hell I do more work at home then I did at work since I have been laid off.

Besides call me crazy kind of enjoying this time off have worked all my life raised 2 kids alone.