119 posts tagged “work”

FIRST OF ALL: If you think I've stopped blogging, you're bananas. I'm just over here at Tumblr: molls.tumblr.com

I moved there because Vox won't let me host ads. I could make up some excuse about the interface being better, but it's really not that great in my opinion. I liked Vox a lot but I simply cannot afford to work on something all day that can't pay me.

If you haven't been following my blog over at the new spot, let me catch you up on my life right now. The Molls Show is kicking butt and we just released Episode 2 today and soon you'll be able to find it on Hulu and many other sites that syndicate the top content on the web. I have been going on some auditions, pitch meetings and other creative/general meetings although nothing has fully paid off yet. During the day I've just been trying to keep the blog fresh and poppin' per usual while applying for jobs on Craig's List, knitting scarves to sell on Etsy and vlogging. And ya know, just keeping it real as always. I feel like in some sense I've become the prime example of how this recession is affecting people in my field left and right. I am smart, capable, experienced and ready to work... yet there are no jobs for me. I'm trying the best I can right now to pay the bills in a creative way so that I don't have to abandon blogging and my readers. Part of me knows that if I wasn't so consistent with my blogging I would lose some of the presence that I have worked hard to build and that's a big fear for me. I'm not Britney Spears. I can't take off and live a "normal life" for two years and then release an album and be back on top. I gotta keep my slow climb going, ya know?

On that note, I am now offering a new service. I am selling custom made videos to my readers and followers who might like that sort of thing. Here is what I have printed in my Etsy ad:

OK, so some of you guys probs know me from my super awesome internet videos. If you don't, you're crazy! Get with the now! I'm all over the place! I actually don't even think that highly of myself, it's just a freakin' fact.

So check this: If you buy one of these vids, I will personalize a video with either the topic of your choice or anything I feel like doing that I'm pretty sure you'd enjoy. Then I'll set it up for you on Vimeo with a password protection (or for open viewing if you choose) and then you can do whatever the hell you want with it.

Here are some occasions you might like to order a video for:

-Valentine's Day
-A loved one's birthday
-Your own birthday
-Masturbation (hey, man- whatever!)
-Getting a promotion at work
-Having a particularly shitty day
-Finding out your tumor has shrunk

I will also break up with your signif oths for you, tell your mom your gay, lie to your professor and say that you interned for me or tell you that you're special and that you mean something to me in a convincing enough manner that it will boost your self-esteem. Whatever you want. I'll do it... EXCEPT:

-Nothing pornographic or that makes me uncomfortable on that level.
-Learn a dance routine. C'mon. That's worth more than 50 smackers.

Videos will run about 2 minutes in length and no more than 5 minutes (the standard for web videos. Trust me. Go to Funny or Die or YouTube. Most successful videos don't run over that length.) If you would like me to say, read you a chapter book, you will have to purchase multiple videos. I will not purchase any costumes and/or props, but I do have a huge collection of "hilarious things" that I will likely incorporate in to the video.

That's pretty much it. If you have questions you can email me at mollymcaleer [!at] gmail.com

I love you.

So far I've filmed a couple of motivation speeches/cheer up videos, I'm working on a parody that should go up later tonight or tomorrow and this music video which I filmed all day yesterday and had a total blast doing:

And keep in mind, I will make you a video for ANYTHING! You're a DJ who wants a good viral video to pimp your track? Give me 24 hours and an idea of what you want and I'll make you a video. Gotta special someone and you want a unique way to surprise them? Have the internet's most shameless lady give her props. Running for Mayor of your small town? How about a big-time internet endorsement from your girl Molls? Want to get back on Weight Watchers but you can't get over that initial hump? I'll give you all the moral support and/or tough love you need. Basically, you want it, you got it. *And don't forget, homies. My blog got 51k hits in January and it climbs every month. You're not just paying for a video, I also can provide you with an outlet for your video to be SEEN!*

CLICK HERE TO ORDER A VIDEO.

Also, if you don't care for a video but you want to help out your main bitch and her puppy, you can now make a donation to Wagandstuff's College Fund.

I love you. Deeply.   

So I was talking to one of the people who I'm working on my new show with and I was being a superhag and talking trash about people who I think suck at their jobs/acting/living in LA/attempting to pursue more than mediocrity and she sent me this in regard to the type of person I was talking about:

“‘Is she unhappy?’
‘Girls of that age are always unhappy.’
‘Love, I suppose.’
‘I don’t think she’s had love yet. She feels she’s somebody very special and she’s just beginning to realize that she’s not very talented.’
‘That sounds like the human condition.’”
—
Iris Murdoch, The Black Prince

Like, it never really feels good to shit talk people, you guys. It never really like, gets my rocks off or what have you, but when people get under your skin and you express it and someone else is able to justify why that person makes you wanna slap 'em in the face real hard, it feels awesome.

[Update: My b! Apparently it all comes back to the awesome Tyler Coates.]

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I'm sitting here in two hoodies and a freakin' Defamer shirt. I felt like a dork wearing it when I worked there and now I'm feeling pretty passe. Holla. 

Oh yeah it's one of these.

I'm up late working and I look like a boy and my son is wearing a sweater that looks like it's from Abercrombie. 

Top Chef trying to join the Boner Party.

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I had the great pleasure of working with Ned of Boner Party fame on a video for Idolator last night at the She & Him show. Alexis and I bought tickets to the show when they went on sale a couple months ago, but when I found out Ned was going to be there, I pitched a video to Maura and she picked it up. Anyone who knows Ned or cares to take a look at either of his blogs knows that his ultimate Fantasy Dream Boner Girl is Zooey D 4eva. He and I both teared up during Sentimental Heart. I did because the song has a lot of personal meaning to me, while Ned was probably weeping due to a mixture of pain and amazement. Anyway, good times. I will link to the video when it goes up later this week.