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Bradford
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Dear Mr. Dopest,

The 100k was on my mind before I was even accepted, and indeed it's consumed the majority of my thoughts and conversations for the past few months. But in the end, it came down to this:

What if I declined AFI cause of the money and ended up never making it? Could I handle the possibility of living a life where I constantly wondered what might have been had I gone balls to the wall and risked the debt back when I had the chance?


Plus all my friends said I'd be a little ***** if I didn't.
 
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Monirle
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Has everyone who has to, already filed for all their loans? I need help.
 
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Ethan Ransom
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I'm done. How can I help?


Ethan Ransom
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Ethan Ransom
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Speaking of needing help, has anyone been able to find "The Tyranny of Story" by Ric Beairsto? I can't find it anywhere. I even e-mailed the publisher, the Vancouver Film School, to see if they could help. Anybody got any leads?

Peace,


Ethan Ransom
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Bradford
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Ethan,

I had the same problem with ToS. I came to peace with this though after Nadine revealed that the summer readings aren't really discussed once school begins. The fact that the bulk of the other books started to repeat one another helped too. Odds are the profs must not rely heavily upon a title if they didn't even notice it's currently OOP.

If I was responsible I would've long ago contacted someone at the school about this but, alas...
 
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Stephen Paratore
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quote:
Originally posted by ginakelly:
rkellyisthedopest -

first, my middle initial is "R" and my last name is "Kelly". how dope is that?

next, i adore Ethan Ransom's post in response to your concerns.

finally, i'm divulging some personal info in hopes of soothing your financial-soul: i've been lucky enough to stay out of debt completely for 23 years. i consider attending AFI as one of the best reasons to go into debt. that, and the pretty new car i finally bought.

it's the chance of a lifetime. let it be fun. find a way to settle your conscious and enjoy what we've been lucky enough to receive!

xo


haha, wow, im in the same boat. Debt free for the last 23 years, until AFI and my brand new car (VW Jetta in case you were wondering). I wouldn't divulge that personal information either, but I thought it was oddly comforting to know someone else was in the same boat.

But I definately agree with Bradford. I think its easier to take it now, then to look back 20 years from now and say "Well I had a chance back then." I can live with debt, but not regret.
 
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Monirle
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I think I have all my loan stuff squared away now, thanks. Can't wait to meet everyone on Sat. Can you belive this is all happening so soon?

This weekend is the suset junction street fair if any interested parties feel like an afternoon in the sun!

http://www.sunsetjunction.org/streetfair.html
 
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LilyRS
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To follow up on Monirie's comment... I just found out about Sunset Junction myself and there are going to be some awesome bands playing. Anyone like the Buzzcocks or Morris Day and the TIME (think Prince's Purple Rain) or Blonde Redhead?? I heard it was going to be around $10 to get in, sounds like a good deal to me. I'm very down to check this out!
 
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spygirl
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Hey Ransom:
I've found all the others, but, I can't locate the Bearisto book, either. Let me know if you have any luck -
Ariane Von Kamp
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Ethan Ransom
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Ariane and all,

I dug a little deeper. Apparently, even AFI itself had difficulty locating "The Tyranny of Story." They only have 2 copies in their library that they purchased used off of Amazon. They have one on hold for me to read sometime next week, but my thought is that if it's this difficult to find the book, no one's going to complain when most of us haven't read it. No word back from Vancouver Film School yet; but, if I turn up a lead, I'll be sure to pass it on.

Rockin',


Ethan Ransom
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Brian W
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Well, my bags are packed, my room is empty and my gas tank is full. St. Louis to Los Angeles...here we go! You guys should see my car, seriously, it looks like my last name should be griswold or something. Friggin awesome, though. I'm really excited. Looking forward to meeting everyone, see you soon,

- Brian
 
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Anayat
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My name's Anayat an I'm a screenwriting fellow for the '08-'09 year. I know it might seem late in the game but what everyones status on housing? I'm not quite sure where to look seeing as I haven't lived in LA. If anyone is still looking for a roommate I'm totally down. As long as your not head-case.
 
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