-Honore de Balzac
"The Unknown Masterpiece"
This is one of my favorite scenes from a Frank Sinatra movie:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jcNyxxZvf8I
Here are the lyrics to one of my favorite movie scenes in which Frank Sinatra sings HIGH HOPES with little Eddie Hodges:
Next time you're found, with your chin on the ground
There a lot to be learned, so look around
Just what makes that little old ant
Think he'll move that rubber tree plant
Anyone knows an ant, can't
Move a rubber tree plant
But he's got high hopes, he's got high hopes
He's got high apple pie, in the sky hopes
So any time you're gettin' low
'stead of lettin' go
Just remember that ant
Oops there goes another rubber tree plant
When troubles call, and your back's to the wall
There a lot to be learned, that wall could fall
Once there was a silly old ram
Thought he'd punch a hole in a dam
No one could make that ram, scram
He kept buttin' that dam
but he's got high hopes, he's got high hopes
He's got high apple pie, in the sky hopes
So any time you're feelin' bad
'stead of feelin' sad
Just remember that ram
Oops there goes a billion kilowatt dam
They'll be bursted soon
They're just bound to go pop
Oops there goes another problem kerplop
Oops, there goes another problem kerplop
Oops, there goes another problem kerplop
Kerplop!
Twenty-five years ago today
February 4, 1986
Tuesday
I drove in to San Francisco and found a broken parking meter that remained constant with forty minutes remaining all day! That was a great freebie day for parking.
Work went smoothly until I learned some pretty shitty news. The job transfer requests that I submitted to Steph on January 9th were reviewed by me on January 16th; however, the Oakland Transfer Bureau says they received them on January 23rd. The San Jose and Los Angeles Transfer requests have not even been received yet! I’m pissed at Steph. Did she send them by mail or snail?
Steph said, “I sent all four transfers to Oakland.”
After a few more phone calls it was recommended by the Los Angeles and San Jose offices that I have them resubmitted. I may just do that. I need to talk to that little Steph boss of mine. That wench tees me off! And then she has the nerve to recommend ASR (Account Service Representative Executive) for me. I don’t think I’m ready for a move like that. I don’t care to sell complex CENTREX services or do ‘cold calling’ for my current products. I want to sell advertising space.
I did speak to Paul Atura in Los Angeles. He sounded promising. He made me feel the outlook was good for me (or perhaps it was just my own inner high hopes at play).
I went home and did an hour of aerobics, then headed out to the gym. I made it home to see “SINS” (that TV movie).
Stephanie Reddding called.
“I mailed your resumes and cover letters to RAND Info Systems and Digital Equipment Corporation today.”
“Oh thanks, I hope things work out. I’m ready to switch my career path.”
“That’s great,” Stephanie said.
“I called UC Berkeley and inquired about getting my teaching credentials so that I’ll have that ‘good paying’ option to teach…possibly at Armijo High.”
Stephanie laughed.
Chad telephoned at 10AM. We had a nice talk.
He said, “You know—I ran into Mike Miller.”
“You did?”
“Yeah, he’s kind of a geek but I still like him. I feel sorry for him.”
“I guess he can be a geek once in a while—but you don’t need to feel sorry for him. I like him, too.”
My new ESQUIRE Magazine was mailed to my mom and dad’s house. I will have to straighten that out.
Chad also said, “I can barely pay my bills.”
“That sounds familiar.”
“Yeah, well Larry and I had an argument tonight.”
“Why? What was it about?” I asked.
“He kept reminding me that I’m moving out in March.”
“Well, if you move out I guess you’ll have to get a job,” I said with a smile that he couldn’t see between phone lines.
Who knows? Maybe PacBell will hire him.
"What is your number? To walk away and live...?"
-actor, Shia LaBeouf as "Jake"
in "Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps", 2010
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