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A New Hampshire Yankee in Los Angeles. Will Oggy find fame and Fortune? Will Oggy get his car to run? Will Oggy even find a job? Probably not, but won't it be funny to read about how close he gets?

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Thursday, November 10, 2005

jobs

Oggy worked at Paramount studios for a while. He served soup. Chicken Breasts. Salads with grated cheese. He bought the motorcycle and decided he would be better off if he fixed it instead of working.
so that is what he did.
then he worked some temp jobs at the airport lugging boxes.
then he got a job writing online poker strategy columns. why not?
then he thought he would be a school tutor. but the materials were horrible. and he had to drive miles and miles to tutor. it didn't add up. then his students got cancelled. so he quit.
then he got a job soldering beauty products. hairsensations.com might tell you something about it.
hair extension heater units. insane.
he is an electrician
and he worked in the art department of a film that was soft core porn. he didn't know. he bought the chinese food that is in one of the scenes. and he has been invited to be an extra in an S&M party scene in a movie called "trapped in perfection" awful movie. awful title. there is bondage. middle class angst. stupid. Oggy will walk around with a leather cock ring and his girlfriend will lead him through the party. for 50 dollars. he needs the money.

he wrote a play that is pretty good. The Sons of Job.
he'll post the play one day because this is the only place that anyone will ever see it.
and a sit com
and some stories.

Oggy takes what he gets. he has been playing a lot of poker online. that is why he started writing the columns. here is an example:

Killer Flops
By Oggy Bleacher

If a flush flop falls and you are not holding a relevant suit then you have some quick decisions to make. Bet heavy to represent a flush draw or allow your opponent to lead. This decision is made all the more difficult when you are holding a high pocket pair.
Learn your lesson: This is where betting early with top pairs or royalty makes sense. (See my pre-flop strategy column)
By the time the flop comes it is too late, but betting with top pair will drive out the odd hand that is helped by unusual flops. That is the point of betting. Sure, someone will call a bet with suited cards, but not with off suited connectors. So if you are still facing four or five opponents then you can only blame yourself for not betting before the flop.

blah blah.
interesting stuff. it might pay enough to allow Oggy to lose it all gambling.
Still Oggy is on the lookout for new jobs.
did he mention that he writes movie reviews for the 213 magazine?
check it out. you might have to magnify the picture, but there he is under his pen name in the Los Angeles Times calender section.