Friday 25th of March 2005

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The Award Winning

A , posted by Anthony in the evening.

I have acquired a PSP. It’s research. For work. I actually have done some work for a forthcoming title, so I may get a free game, and it would be foolish not to be able to play it. Right? And I had to get it on the day of release, or else it might have sold out.

I didn’t stay up all night. I was in the city to collect a cheque from the NYFA, so I thought I’d pick one up. I got the last one in Circuit City on Union Square. They were gone from the shelves, but an assistant was wandering around with a plastic bag calling “PSP? PSP?”. I made sure I wasn’t being ripped off, and got it. “You’re a lucky man”, she said to me. I did feel slightly ripped off – the package included the three year extended warranty. I would like to feel that I got the last PSP in NYC, but I just came back from the Best Buy in Astoria and they still had a few.

It’s pretty amazing. I’ve been getting envious stares on the subway. It makes a nonsense of the commute. It came with the movie Spiderman 2, so I watched it. It’s just like watching a DVD in the palm of your hand! The speakers are pretty crappy, but it comes with headphones so that’s ok.

My only complaints would be that my hands hurt, and that it’s difficult to play under certain circumstances. You need two hands, so it’s difficult to play when standing on the subway when it’s crowded. You need to be able to hug the pole, a definite faux pas during rush hour. Also, it’s hard to play while walking, or eating, or working – this can only lead to a sedentary, hungry and increasingly unemployed lifestyle. I’m hopeful that Sony will fix these problems with some kind of downloadable software upgrade.

Anyway, that’s pretty much it for me in terms of human contact or productivity for a while. It’s been fun.

I’ve won an award from NYU – “Best Sound Design in an Undergraduate Film” – for A Reasonable Hypothesis. I did this over a year ago, right when I was having my crisis. This is my first award. There’s a piece of paper, apparently. Jack (the director) accepted for me – I didn’t even know I was nominated. He didn’t want to make a big deal out of it in case people were disappointed.

This is my first award. I’ve decided to put the phrase “The Award Winning…” in front of all references to myself. I am now Anthony Litton, The Award Winning sound editor. The Award Winning Anthony Litton. Anthony Litton, The Award Winning PSP owner. You get the idea. I trust that you all will follow suit.

Comments on "The Award Winning"

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    Comment ID: 2660

    At 8:46 pm on Friday 25th of March 2005, Gerrysan wanted everyone to know

    Allow me to be the first comment to offer congradulations one on the award and two on the fact that you are now a proud owner ofa PSP. Way to go
    Cheers Gerrysan

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    At 11:10 am on Saturday 26th of March 2005, D professed

    Congratulations AWAJAW on the award; I understand NYU film school is universally known as the Dun Laoghaire Institute of NY.

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    At 8:16 pm on Saturday 26th of March 2005, Nigel testified

    You mean you’ve tired of me referring to you as “the enviable stare attracting playboy Anthony Litton” and want me to adopt the rather mundane “the award winning Anthony Litton” instead?

    Oh well, as you wish.

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    Comment ID: 2665

    At 9:25 pm on Saturday 26th of March 2005, Anthony wrote

    What’s wrong with “the enviable stare attracting award winning playboy Anthony Litton”?

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    Comment ID: 2667

    At 5:23 am on Sunday 27th of March 2005, BF channelled

    Awards, eh? Nice work!

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    At 3:40 pm on Sunday 27th of March 2005, Hubert Mahony typed

    Congrats to my award winning nephew allways knew you could do it so Happy easter to the award winning Anthony Litton.

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    Comment ID: 2670

    At 9:16 am on Monday 28th of March 2005, Jon realised it was important that we all should understand

    “To have caught a glimpse of the legendary sound designer Anthony Litton…...”

    Bray 1999

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    At 1:27 pm on Monday 28th of March 2005, Vanessa attested

    Oh.. so now I have an Award Winning Roommate! Not bad, not bad… I feel empowered.

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    At 8:32 pm on Monday 28th of March 2005, Alexa was compelled to share

    All the wonderful new gadgets. It’s like Sony’s answer to the iPod. Good thing you got the warranty, I’ve been hearing about dead pixels on the screen.

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    Comment ID: 2673

    At 10:03 pm on Monday 28th of March 2005, Anthony felt the urge to write

    I’ve heard a lot about dead pixels on the old internet, but nobody I’ve met has one. It’s just a vocal minority, I feel. Anyway, the manufacturers warranty would cover it, or even a fifteen day store warranty. I don’t really feel I need one for three years.

    And it’s soooo much better than an iPod.

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