It's very early in the morning and I haven't slept yet. I got home a couple of hours ago from a party. I'm a little drunk, but moslty tired. I hope i'm not hung over tomor....today. god that would suck. I turned all the furniture upside down. That's funny to me. probably won't be invited back. I kept snuggling that cat and it didn't like it. And I was intentionally mean to this nineteen year old girl that was funny. Eric B. is gonna give her some. That's funny too. I've been listening to this song over and over again. I want to go to Japan. That would be so great. I talked to Bush on web cam with jake. I miss Boosh need to go to Japan sometime soon. I have a great affinity to the eastern cultures. Even though my Kung Fu blog didn't work out. Possibly moving Tendrillar to Tumblr. but am very lazy. Very lazy. Need get rich quick scheme. Haha, all their chairs are upside down. They gonna be mad. May have stole some shit, not sure.
Okay I need sleep now.
Sunday, February 24, 2008
Tuesday, February 19, 2008
This'll be my Kevin Smith Post. So deal with it.
Yo. What up?
Just, you know? Hanging around.
God, I think every Blog monger I know posted that Pineapple Express trailer. The information age folks. Not to be taken lightly.
I just watched Clerks II. I think it was my third time. And the other day i watched Dogma. Previous to this and for most of the weekend and the few days of this week that have passed, i've been listening to Kevin Smith's Podcast with his producer Scott Mosier. I think at this point, 40 podcasts deep, I'm just going to go ahead and call myself a fan. The podcasts are funny as hell and it's pretty captivating to hear these guys talk about bullshit for an hour a pop. The thing I like about Kevin Smith is how candid he is. He'll talk about anything, absolutely anything no matter how incriminating or embarrassing. Obviously if you've seen his movies you know this already, but as far as the podcasts, called "SModcasts", you have no idea. Already i've heard hours upon hours of some of the most funny and insightful anecdotes I've ever heard.
It reminds me so much of my small group of friends from back home. We just talk about anything at all no matter how sickening and retarded. Most of the time we're just calling each other gay, or picking away at any insecurities we may let loose by accident. It's those hours of ribbing and playful insults that I think makes us strong as friends. I've been thinking about this lately. None of us are out to hurt each other, but we are often brutally honest about each others, flaws or transgressions. But, always in a way that's entertaining to everyone. Goddamn I miss that. I really do. My friends here aren't really like that. I love my friends but it's a different kind of friendship. At this age it feels like we have to be so concerned with keeping our lives on track we really don't have the same kind of atmosphere if not the time to just sit around lazily and rip into each other and tell candid anecdotes about our adolescence. It seems like most of the time were just hearing about each others day or trying to impress one another with some crazy bit of knowledge. We get into it a bit, but I for one feel like I have to holdback somewhat. There have been instances where you take it too far and get the "What the fuck?" look from one of your cohorts. Or the "oooookay...." remark. That burns me up sometimes. But, I realize my friends now haven't had the same type of upbringing as my friends and I back home. I guess I loose sight of that sometimes and forget who I'm talking to. My roommate is different and i"m grateful for that. You could talk to that guy about anything and rib back and forth. Not to say he's better than my other friends or anything. Like I said I love my friends. But, he's got no qualms about anything nor does he give a shit what people think. So we can often go to great lengths with the most inane nonsense. Even still, it's not like the people you grew up with and shared your upbringing. Hmm... I'm not sure if I've made my self clear.
This is probably a bad example, but it's the only thing that comes to mind:
I remember my first quarter at college, my friends and I were driving someplace and I was sitting behind the driver. Mind you, i've only known these people for a few months and I get a little too comfortable. I remember we were on a stretch of road and I put my hands over the drivers eyes for a second as a joke and he flipped the fuck out. As stupid and horrible as that idea was, I was genuinely surprised by his reaction. He was pissed off. I was only surprised because as a teenager driving around with my friends we'd do this shit all the time. On the highway no less And, we'd all laugh. I'm not saying my friend was in the wrong or anything, I just really didn't expect his reaction at all. It was an amazing moment when I saw my world crash horribly into the world of someone else.
I know that was quite a tangent but, coming back to Kevin Smith, I feel like I can relate to him and his friends shootin' the shit. And am reminded of days when I would just bullshit with my best friends to the point where I didn't feel like I was being compartmentalized into their lives like, sadly, it seems is the case now. I don't know maybe I just have too much free time to think about these things.
So if you're at all interested in the smodcast you can download or listen to them at:
http://www.quickstopentertainment.com/
There really funny for the most part.
Right now Kevin Smith is shooting his new comedy Zack and Miri Make a Porno. Starring Seth Rogen and Elizabeth banks.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zack_and_Miri_Make_a_Porno
A bit of Apatow camp and the candid nature of Kevin Smith. To me this is a match made in Heaven.
Here's a great story Kevin Smith told at last years Comic-con, that's also reiterated, in length on the SModcast. Enjoy.
Smodcast version is better. So that was just a little taste.
Yeah it's official I'm a huge Kevin Smith fan. Not to a sickening point but I think I'll look forward to anything he does. I even really want to see Jersey Girl. And I will. Zak and Miri is going to be interesting as it will be his first non-View Askewniverse comedy. Then, not too long after that he'll be doing a film called Red State, which he refers to as a "Horror" movie. I only quote it because there has been some confusion as to how this film will fit into any genre. Very excited.
Okay well, I'm tired of this tonight.
I hope the above post didn't offend anyone. Wasn't my intention. Just need to get some thoughts off my chest homes.
Talk to you soon.
Just, you know? Hanging around.
God, I think every Blog monger I know posted that Pineapple Express trailer. The information age folks. Not to be taken lightly.
I just watched Clerks II. I think it was my third time. And the other day i watched Dogma. Previous to this and for most of the weekend and the few days of this week that have passed, i've been listening to Kevin Smith's Podcast with his producer Scott Mosier. I think at this point, 40 podcasts deep, I'm just going to go ahead and call myself a fan. The podcasts are funny as hell and it's pretty captivating to hear these guys talk about bullshit for an hour a pop. The thing I like about Kevin Smith is how candid he is. He'll talk about anything, absolutely anything no matter how incriminating or embarrassing. Obviously if you've seen his movies you know this already, but as far as the podcasts, called "SModcasts", you have no idea. Already i've heard hours upon hours of some of the most funny and insightful anecdotes I've ever heard.
It reminds me so much of my small group of friends from back home. We just talk about anything at all no matter how sickening and retarded. Most of the time we're just calling each other gay, or picking away at any insecurities we may let loose by accident. It's those hours of ribbing and playful insults that I think makes us strong as friends. I've been thinking about this lately. None of us are out to hurt each other, but we are often brutally honest about each others, flaws or transgressions. But, always in a way that's entertaining to everyone. Goddamn I miss that. I really do. My friends here aren't really like that. I love my friends but it's a different kind of friendship. At this age it feels like we have to be so concerned with keeping our lives on track we really don't have the same kind of atmosphere if not the time to just sit around lazily and rip into each other and tell candid anecdotes about our adolescence. It seems like most of the time were just hearing about each others day or trying to impress one another with some crazy bit of knowledge. We get into it a bit, but I for one feel like I have to holdback somewhat. There have been instances where you take it too far and get the "What the fuck?" look from one of your cohorts. Or the "oooookay...." remark. That burns me up sometimes. But, I realize my friends now haven't had the same type of upbringing as my friends and I back home. I guess I loose sight of that sometimes and forget who I'm talking to. My roommate is different and i"m grateful for that. You could talk to that guy about anything and rib back and forth. Not to say he's better than my other friends or anything. Like I said I love my friends. But, he's got no qualms about anything nor does he give a shit what people think. So we can often go to great lengths with the most inane nonsense. Even still, it's not like the people you grew up with and shared your upbringing. Hmm... I'm not sure if I've made my self clear.
This is probably a bad example, but it's the only thing that comes to mind:
I remember my first quarter at college, my friends and I were driving someplace and I was sitting behind the driver. Mind you, i've only known these people for a few months and I get a little too comfortable. I remember we were on a stretch of road and I put my hands over the drivers eyes for a second as a joke and he flipped the fuck out. As stupid and horrible as that idea was, I was genuinely surprised by his reaction. He was pissed off. I was only surprised because as a teenager driving around with my friends we'd do this shit all the time. On the highway no less And, we'd all laugh. I'm not saying my friend was in the wrong or anything, I just really didn't expect his reaction at all. It was an amazing moment when I saw my world crash horribly into the world of someone else.
I know that was quite a tangent but, coming back to Kevin Smith, I feel like I can relate to him and his friends shootin' the shit. And am reminded of days when I would just bullshit with my best friends to the point where I didn't feel like I was being compartmentalized into their lives like, sadly, it seems is the case now. I don't know maybe I just have too much free time to think about these things.
So if you're at all interested in the smodcast you can download or listen to them at:
http://www.quickstopentertainment.com/
There really funny for the most part.
Right now Kevin Smith is shooting his new comedy Zack and Miri Make a Porno. Starring Seth Rogen and Elizabeth banks.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zack_and_Miri_Make_a_Porno
A bit of Apatow camp and the candid nature of Kevin Smith. To me this is a match made in Heaven.
Here's a great story Kevin Smith told at last years Comic-con, that's also reiterated, in length on the SModcast. Enjoy.
Smodcast version is better. So that was just a little taste.
Yeah it's official I'm a huge Kevin Smith fan. Not to a sickening point but I think I'll look forward to anything he does. I even really want to see Jersey Girl. And I will. Zak and Miri is going to be interesting as it will be his first non-View Askewniverse comedy. Then, not too long after that he'll be doing a film called Red State, which he refers to as a "Horror" movie. I only quote it because there has been some confusion as to how this film will fit into any genre. Very excited.
Okay well, I'm tired of this tonight.
I hope the above post didn't offend anyone. Wasn't my intention. Just need to get some thoughts off my chest homes.
Talk to you soon.
Tuesday, February 12, 2008
You're like a robot.
Now here's something to blog about:
I sure hope you enjoyed that as much as I did. August seems so very far away at this point. The Apatow crew, in full steam, cranks out another soon to be classic. This time directed by soul searching, dramatist David Gordon Green. I remember way back reading about how he'd gotten involved and how he wanted to branch out into comedy. I didn't expect it to stray too far away from the tone of previous Apatow flicks, but there's something really distinct here something setting it apart. And obviously enough it's because DGG is a pretty badass, and visionary director. I watched George Washington the other night. And just at a glance you can almost see the line where Apatow camp ends and where DGG begins. And in my mind and, again, from only two viewings of the trailer, you can see that it's a marriage of styles seemingly made for each other. I'm pretty excited, as you can tell.
Total and complete tool for anything any of these guys are doing.
I forget where I read or heard about how this project got started, but I remember Seth Rogen talking about how Apatow would infrequently call him and Evan Goldberg and present them with a weakly or bi-weekly writing challenge. The way Seth told it went something like this:
Ring...Ring...Ring..
Seth: Hello?
Apatow: WEED. ACTION. COMEDY. *click
And so here it is. Pineapple Express.
I always thought that was a great story. Maybe it was the Knocked Up commentary. I can't be sure.
SO.....
I had a birthday this last weekend. And, for 24 years of age I have been using the same feet to walk, the same hands to grab,grip, lift, slap, throw, etc. Ultimately the same body for the duration of my long, yet still perspectively short life. And that blows my mind. I feel pretty good about it too. I used to get depressed as shit thinking about aging and not doing anything with my dreams or talents. When I was 17 or so. So I've just been kinda bitchy about it for most of my life. Something about the special attention it breeds, lends a disingenuous atmosphere to the whole day. If I get any attention i want to earn it. Or at least pry my way into the spotlight against the wills of others. I just don't like the idea of people being nice to me for no other reason than it's my birthday. A lot of times it seems like people are ultimately just trying not to fuck up my day. Which I do appreciate, but where the fuck were you the rest of the year?
Anyway, that's how I used to feel cause I was angsty and a shitty "know-it-all" teenager. These days I'm more laid back about it. If people want use me as their reason to drink and eat cake I'd be more than happy to oblige. In fact I should get two birthdays a year. One for winter and one for summer. We can have themes and not have to wear coats. These days I have to fuckin' work for that kind of attention. Constantly having to be handsome and funny, insightful, takes a lot out of me. So fuck I look forward to Birthday like it's a holy holiday. Get out the booze and cake. let's fuckin' play some ping pong.
We had a huge bash here at the apartments. We sang the Star Spangled Banner to kick off the games of ping pong. Tapped a keg, danced, sang, ate. Jill and Natalie sang a song from Once. Oh, I saw some titties! and all in all it was a pretty successful kegger in the dead of winter, on my behalf. I've got some amazing fucking friends. And that's what it comes down to.
Also for not having a steady job, girlfriend or grasp of the coming months. I feel really damn good. I'm writing more than ever and finishing what I start. I'm getting a lot of time with good friends and I no longer feel like I'm wasting away ( I say this now with the worst case of cabin fever, due to the unstoppable three day snowstorm). I plan to get a lot of shit done through spring and summer which would ultimately lead me to make some power moves on this filmmaking dream of mine. More on this later, later.
http://www.bananazfilm.com/
Gorillaz documentary coming out soon. Can't wait.
Also:
Full trailer for The Forbidden Kingdom, starring Jet Li and Jackie Chan for the first time in a film together.
http://movies.yahoo.com/feature/theforbiddenkingdom.html?showVideo=1
Do yourself a favor and watch it in HD.
OH shit! I gotta go and watch the latest episode of Terminator.
Have a good one.
P.S.
Go register at www.hulu.com
I sure hope you enjoyed that as much as I did. August seems so very far away at this point. The Apatow crew, in full steam, cranks out another soon to be classic. This time directed by soul searching, dramatist David Gordon Green. I remember way back reading about how he'd gotten involved and how he wanted to branch out into comedy. I didn't expect it to stray too far away from the tone of previous Apatow flicks, but there's something really distinct here something setting it apart. And obviously enough it's because DGG is a pretty badass, and visionary director. I watched George Washington the other night. And just at a glance you can almost see the line where Apatow camp ends and where DGG begins. And in my mind and, again, from only two viewings of the trailer, you can see that it's a marriage of styles seemingly made for each other. I'm pretty excited, as you can tell.
Total and complete tool for anything any of these guys are doing.
I forget where I read or heard about how this project got started, but I remember Seth Rogen talking about how Apatow would infrequently call him and Evan Goldberg and present them with a weakly or bi-weekly writing challenge. The way Seth told it went something like this:
Ring...Ring...Ring..
Seth: Hello?
Apatow: WEED. ACTION. COMEDY. *click
And so here it is. Pineapple Express.
I always thought that was a great story. Maybe it was the Knocked Up commentary. I can't be sure.
SO.....
I had a birthday this last weekend. And, for 24 years of age I have been using the same feet to walk, the same hands to grab,grip, lift, slap, throw, etc. Ultimately the same body for the duration of my long, yet still perspectively short life. And that blows my mind. I feel pretty good about it too. I used to get depressed as shit thinking about aging and not doing anything with my dreams or talents. When I was 17 or so. So I've just been kinda bitchy about it for most of my life. Something about the special attention it breeds, lends a disingenuous atmosphere to the whole day. If I get any attention i want to earn it. Or at least pry my way into the spotlight against the wills of others. I just don't like the idea of people being nice to me for no other reason than it's my birthday. A lot of times it seems like people are ultimately just trying not to fuck up my day. Which I do appreciate, but where the fuck were you the rest of the year?
Anyway, that's how I used to feel cause I was angsty and a shitty "know-it-all" teenager. These days I'm more laid back about it. If people want use me as their reason to drink and eat cake I'd be more than happy to oblige. In fact I should get two birthdays a year. One for winter and one for summer. We can have themes and not have to wear coats. These days I have to fuckin' work for that kind of attention. Constantly having to be handsome and funny, insightful, takes a lot out of me. So fuck I look forward to Birthday like it's a holy holiday. Get out the booze and cake. let's fuckin' play some ping pong.
We had a huge bash here at the apartments. We sang the Star Spangled Banner to kick off the games of ping pong. Tapped a keg, danced, sang, ate. Jill and Natalie sang a song from Once. Oh, I saw some titties! and all in all it was a pretty successful kegger in the dead of winter, on my behalf. I've got some amazing fucking friends. And that's what it comes down to.
Also for not having a steady job, girlfriend or grasp of the coming months. I feel really damn good. I'm writing more than ever and finishing what I start. I'm getting a lot of time with good friends and I no longer feel like I'm wasting away ( I say this now with the worst case of cabin fever, due to the unstoppable three day snowstorm). I plan to get a lot of shit done through spring and summer which would ultimately lead me to make some power moves on this filmmaking dream of mine. More on this later, later.
http://www.bananazfilm.com/
Gorillaz documentary coming out soon. Can't wait.
Also:
Full trailer for The Forbidden Kingdom, starring Jet Li and Jackie Chan for the first time in a film together.
http://movies.yahoo.com/feature/theforbiddenkingdom.html?showVideo=1
Do yourself a favor and watch it in HD.
OH shit! I gotta go and watch the latest episode of Terminator.
Have a good one.
P.S.
Go register at www.hulu.com
Tuesday, February 5, 2008
I DID IT!
Holy God! Two to three years in the making, even more in the conception.
A labor of love. And I fucking did it!
The first draft is done. Done.
My god it's done.
A labor of love. And I fucking did it!
The first draft is done. Done.
My god it's done.
Friday, February 1, 2008
Tomorrow there will be ice and more ice....
I can't sleep. What I mean is I don't want to sleep. I feel like I should do something useful. agh.. I don't know.
Had kind of a shitty moment within a seemingly decent day. Turns out the place i've been interning at is thinking of hiring an intern who just started a few weeks ago. I've been there for about seven months. I thought I was busting my ass getting noticed and doing some good around there. To this guy's credit though he's been getting a lot of attention/side-jobs from the editors and assistant editors and doing a great job. I feel like that could be me and that I didn't get my chance to shine. But, perhaps I did and just missed it. I'm kind of torn as to what I'm gonna do now. The brash, emotional side of me want to just say "fuck it" and stop volunteering my time to them, maybe try and get a "real" job. Whatever that might be. The other side of me, the logical and strategic side, want's me to take a more pro-active and vocal action towards getting hired. I just don't know how to do that. I don't want to waltz up to the boss and demand a job, overstepping my bounds and get kicked the hell out. Well, at this point i've not a lot to lose with that approach. But also I lack the confidence to do so. Maybe that's holding me back. I don't know. I tell you it's been a trying few hours for me since returning home for the night. I had all these feelings I wasn't sure how to deal with, still not sure. This adult life is harsh man, It sure isn't easy like it used to be. Wanting just isn't enough anymore. I can see the lesser side of my self esteem rear it's beastly head. Consuming me. A part of me wishes that my friends, who work there, would pull for me a little more. But, they've got their own concerns I guess. And I'm sure they feel they've paid their dues as I should. The other thing that upsets me, is that I'm worrying about a job that's so far from my intended goals, that at this point seems ridiculous. I don't want to work in the add industry. I couldn't think of a more uninspired and creatively desolate business to be a part of. I just want to hang out with my friends and get paid for it. I guess really I'm not that hurt that I most likely will not get a job there. I'm just hurt that I can be so oblivious to the world around me, that it takes a friend with no tact to shake the truth out right in front of me. I'm kind of pissed at my friend too. He knows how I've wanted to work there for some time, as he spouts praise for this new kid and plans for a future working environment without me. I suppose this is the emotional side talking. But, even in my most logical, it still sucks.
Had kind of a shitty moment within a seemingly decent day. Turns out the place i've been interning at is thinking of hiring an intern who just started a few weeks ago. I've been there for about seven months. I thought I was busting my ass getting noticed and doing some good around there. To this guy's credit though he's been getting a lot of attention/side-jobs from the editors and assistant editors and doing a great job. I feel like that could be me and that I didn't get my chance to shine. But, perhaps I did and just missed it. I'm kind of torn as to what I'm gonna do now. The brash, emotional side of me want to just say "fuck it" and stop volunteering my time to them, maybe try and get a "real" job. Whatever that might be. The other side of me, the logical and strategic side, want's me to take a more pro-active and vocal action towards getting hired. I just don't know how to do that. I don't want to waltz up to the boss and demand a job, overstepping my bounds and get kicked the hell out. Well, at this point i've not a lot to lose with that approach. But also I lack the confidence to do so. Maybe that's holding me back. I don't know. I tell you it's been a trying few hours for me since returning home for the night. I had all these feelings I wasn't sure how to deal with, still not sure. This adult life is harsh man, It sure isn't easy like it used to be. Wanting just isn't enough anymore. I can see the lesser side of my self esteem rear it's beastly head. Consuming me. A part of me wishes that my friends, who work there, would pull for me a little more. But, they've got their own concerns I guess. And I'm sure they feel they've paid their dues as I should. The other thing that upsets me, is that I'm worrying about a job that's so far from my intended goals, that at this point seems ridiculous. I don't want to work in the add industry. I couldn't think of a more uninspired and creatively desolate business to be a part of. I just want to hang out with my friends and get paid for it. I guess really I'm not that hurt that I most likely will not get a job there. I'm just hurt that I can be so oblivious to the world around me, that it takes a friend with no tact to shake the truth out right in front of me. I'm kind of pissed at my friend too. He knows how I've wanted to work there for some time, as he spouts praise for this new kid and plans for a future working environment without me. I suppose this is the emotional side talking. But, even in my most logical, it still sucks.
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