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Saturday, December 22, 2007
Tuesday, December 18, 2007
I MAY BE DYING
So in the past 48 hours, I've gotten about 4 hours of sleep total. Those 4 hours came from two nights ago, because last night I didn't sleep at all... I laid in bed and kind of drifted into that weird state where you're still awake but you're in your head, and time goes by really quickly.
To make a long story short I've been cramming to finish the last of my assignments before winter break (TOMORROW NIGHT!!!). Last night I had to write a 7 page essay, but because I had gotten so little sleep the night before, I was feeling pretty drowsy. So I decided to resort to something I never ever do, which is consume an energy drink.
So I went to the store down the street and looked at their selection... Red Bull, Rock Star and NOS. I've tried Red Bull before, and I couldn't stop gagging. It tasted awful. Scratch that one. A kid back in high school who wore cowboy boots, had a Bush/Cheney sticker on his binder, and decorated a class project of his with beer cans, bullet casings, and another Bush/Cheney sign used to drink Rock Star... so scratch that one too. And that is how I was left with NOS energy drink.
I should have known I was getting myself into some shit when I saw that there was an actual WARNING LABEL on the can. It read, "CAUTION: POWERFUL. NOT RECOMMENDED FOR CHILDREN OR PREGNANT WOMEN."
But I had an essay to do, and one night to do it... so down goes the drink.
Good news? The essay got done, and that was the last bit of work I had to do for the semester.
Bad news? It is now 7:23 AM, and I attempted to sleep but failed horribly. Currently, my eyeballs are throbbing in their sockets and feel like paperweights. Numerous muscles through out my body, particularly in my neck and shoulders are refusing to stop twitching every 5 seconds. I am developing an acute headache that borders on nausea if I move my head too quickly, and most of all my body is exhausted but my mind WILL NOT shut down.
Oh yeah, and I have class in an hour and a half.
The moral of the story kids?
Steer CLEAR away from consuming anything that is named after a brand of Nitrous Oxide, used to boost cars during races, and made famous in the Fast And The Furious movies.
To make a long story short I've been cramming to finish the last of my assignments before winter break (TOMORROW NIGHT!!!). Last night I had to write a 7 page essay, but because I had gotten so little sleep the night before, I was feeling pretty drowsy. So I decided to resort to something I never ever do, which is consume an energy drink.
So I went to the store down the street and looked at their selection... Red Bull, Rock Star and NOS. I've tried Red Bull before, and I couldn't stop gagging. It tasted awful. Scratch that one. A kid back in high school who wore cowboy boots, had a Bush/Cheney sticker on his binder, and decorated a class project of his with beer cans, bullet casings, and another Bush/Cheney sign used to drink Rock Star... so scratch that one too. And that is how I was left with NOS energy drink.
I should have known I was getting myself into some shit when I saw that there was an actual WARNING LABEL on the can. It read, "CAUTION: POWERFUL. NOT RECOMMENDED FOR CHILDREN OR PREGNANT WOMEN."
But I had an essay to do, and one night to do it... so down goes the drink.
Good news? The essay got done, and that was the last bit of work I had to do for the semester.
Bad news? It is now 7:23 AM, and I attempted to sleep but failed horribly. Currently, my eyeballs are throbbing in their sockets and feel like paperweights. Numerous muscles through out my body, particularly in my neck and shoulders are refusing to stop twitching every 5 seconds. I am developing an acute headache that borders on nausea if I move my head too quickly, and most of all my body is exhausted but my mind WILL NOT shut down.
Oh yeah, and I have class in an hour and a half.
The moral of the story kids?
Steer CLEAR away from consuming anything that is named after a brand of Nitrous Oxide, used to boost cars during races, and made famous in the Fast And The Furious movies.
Sunday, December 16, 2007
ONLY IN NEW YORK
WHAT THE FUCK.
At 8PM I order some Thai food to be delivered.
At 9:30PM, nothing had arrived, so I called the restaurant. They told me that the delivery boy came, but could not figure out my apartment complex buzzer, so he just left.
I told them to send him back, they said they would.
By 11PM NOBODY HAD COME YET.
I called them again, and they proceeded to tell me that the delivery boy "did not want to deliver".
I said "what do you mean he doesn't want to to deliver?!"
They said "he refuses to deliver, does not want the hassle of figuring out the buzzer."
ITS NOT BIOCHEMISTRY ITS AN APARTMENT INTERCOM.
I told them to send someone else, they told me he was the only guy working.
SO AFTER THREE HOURS OF WAITING FOR MY FOOD, THE DELIVERY BOY REFUSES TO DO HIS JOB, AN THUS I AM LEFT WITH NOTHING.
I SWEAR TO GOD THE INCOMPETENCE OF PEOPLE HERE IS ABSOLUTELY ASTOUNDING. ONLY IN NEW YORK CITY COULD YOU EXPECT TO EXPERIENCE SOME SHIT LIKE THIS.
IN THREE DAYS I AM ON A PLANE GOING BACK TO PORTLAND, WHERE THERE ARE DECENT HUMAN BEINGS AND AN ACTUAL RESPECTABLE SOCIETY, AND I CANNOT WAIT.
At 8PM I order some Thai food to be delivered.
At 9:30PM, nothing had arrived, so I called the restaurant. They told me that the delivery boy came, but could not figure out my apartment complex buzzer, so he just left.
I told them to send him back, they said they would.
By 11PM NOBODY HAD COME YET.
I called them again, and they proceeded to tell me that the delivery boy "did not want to deliver".
I said "what do you mean he doesn't want to to deliver?!"
They said "he refuses to deliver, does not want the hassle of figuring out the buzzer."
ITS NOT BIOCHEMISTRY ITS AN APARTMENT INTERCOM.
I told them to send someone else, they told me he was the only guy working.
SO AFTER THREE HOURS OF WAITING FOR MY FOOD, THE DELIVERY BOY REFUSES TO DO HIS JOB, AN THUS I AM LEFT WITH NOTHING.
I SWEAR TO GOD THE INCOMPETENCE OF PEOPLE HERE IS ABSOLUTELY ASTOUNDING. ONLY IN NEW YORK CITY COULD YOU EXPECT TO EXPERIENCE SOME SHIT LIKE THIS.
IN THREE DAYS I AM ON A PLANE GOING BACK TO PORTLAND, WHERE THERE ARE DECENT HUMAN BEINGS AND AN ACTUAL RESPECTABLE SOCIETY, AND I CANNOT WAIT.
Thursday, December 13, 2007
2007: THE YEAR OF THE TASER
Watch as this Highway Patrol officer tasers a man in front of his pregnant wife and child over an alleged speeding ticket.
They later ruled that Officer Gardner acted "reasonably"... those bastards really look out for their own don't they?
Other interesting points, this video was made possible to be spread online because the victim filed it through the Freedom of Information Act. I guarantee if this video was not made public, he would have gone through hell trying to see any sort of justice for it.
Also, if you listen when the backup officer arrives, you hear Gardner say "he just took a ride on the taser"... clearly this must all be either routine or a joke to him.
Not that this will do any good, but if you feel like letting the Utah Highway Patrol know how you feel, here's the numbers to call:
(801) 965-4518 or (435) 789-3111.
Watch yourself out there.
Saturday, December 8, 2007
SANDPEOPLE
Check out this new Sandpeople video, pretty awesome, and showcases my city quite nicely.
For those not in the know, Sandpeople is a 10-man Hip Hop group out of Portland...
Rob (or OnlyOne, 3rd verse) went to high school with me...
We shot a lot of scenes for Burnside in some of the same locations in this video too...
Thursday, December 6, 2007
SHUFFLE, PART 1
So here's what we're gonna do.
Set your iTunes or iPod on shuffle, and talk about the first 5 songs that come up!
01. "RED LANTERN GIRLS" BY VETIVER
I just saw these guys in concert in October when they opened for The Shins, but I that wasn't my introduction to them. Cameron had put me onto these guys last year, coincidentally after seeing them live here in NYC as well. It was an awesome show, but I was getting frustrated with the crowd because it seemed like none of them really knew Vetiver, and weren't giving them the participation and attention they deserve. I love the first half of "Red Lantern Girls", but when it suddenly changes instrumentation halfway through I usually skip to the next track.
02. "SUMMER SMOKE" BY GIRL TALK
I honestly don't know anything about Girl Talk, but my brother sent me a bunch of their stuff over the summer and its all pretty cool. Mostly just these crazy ass mash-ups of like a million different songs, all sampled into one. "Summer Smoke" for instance layers Kanye West's "Gold Digger" over Pilot's "Magic" LOL.
03. "NO ONE" BY ALICIA KEYS
I've wanted to marry Alicia Keys for as long as I can remember her being around. She's just incredible. Her albums have always coincidentally been released at really interesting times my life, where I was in the middle of learning and changing. Her first one came out during the crescendo of life in Tokyo, her second right in the midst of adjusting to living back in America. I've found I don't listen to a great deal of R&B anymore, but of course I picked up her new album. "No One" is amazing, and I hear something profound in her voice that wasn't there before.
04. "OPEN HEART SURGERY" BY THE BRAVERY
We used this song in our film "Twilight", so of course that's what it primarily reminds me of. As soon as the first chord comes in, I immediately envision the sped-up shot driving across the bridge at night, going into the scene with Aaron and Cole. If you've seen the movie you know what I'm talking about. "Open Heart Surgery" has lyrics that are basically just professing love, but the music itself is super melancholy, or as Cam's brother eloquently put it like "suicide music" hahahaha. I love The Bravery though.
05. "THE SLEEPLESS" BY THE SHAKY HANDS
All bias aside, Portland Oregon has shit on lock. Who else is really touching us, musically? The Shaky Hands is one reason for that. "The Sleepless" was the first song of theirs I heard, and it remains my favorite. It reminds me of a sunny day back home, one of those days where there isn't much to do but you're perfectly content with just lounging around your neighborhood.
Set your iTunes or iPod on shuffle, and talk about the first 5 songs that come up!
01. "RED LANTERN GIRLS" BY VETIVER
I just saw these guys in concert in October when they opened for The Shins, but I that wasn't my introduction to them. Cameron had put me onto these guys last year, coincidentally after seeing them live here in NYC as well. It was an awesome show, but I was getting frustrated with the crowd because it seemed like none of them really knew Vetiver, and weren't giving them the participation and attention they deserve. I love the first half of "Red Lantern Girls", but when it suddenly changes instrumentation halfway through I usually skip to the next track.
02. "SUMMER SMOKE" BY GIRL TALK
I honestly don't know anything about Girl Talk, but my brother sent me a bunch of their stuff over the summer and its all pretty cool. Mostly just these crazy ass mash-ups of like a million different songs, all sampled into one. "Summer Smoke" for instance layers Kanye West's "Gold Digger" over Pilot's "Magic" LOL.
03. "NO ONE" BY ALICIA KEYS
I've wanted to marry Alicia Keys for as long as I can remember her being around. She's just incredible. Her albums have always coincidentally been released at really interesting times my life, where I was in the middle of learning and changing. Her first one came out during the crescendo of life in Tokyo, her second right in the midst of adjusting to living back in America. I've found I don't listen to a great deal of R&B anymore, but of course I picked up her new album. "No One" is amazing, and I hear something profound in her voice that wasn't there before.
04. "OPEN HEART SURGERY" BY THE BRAVERY
We used this song in our film "Twilight", so of course that's what it primarily reminds me of. As soon as the first chord comes in, I immediately envision the sped-up shot driving across the bridge at night, going into the scene with Aaron and Cole. If you've seen the movie you know what I'm talking about. "Open Heart Surgery" has lyrics that are basically just professing love, but the music itself is super melancholy, or as Cam's brother eloquently put it like "suicide music" hahahaha. I love The Bravery though.
05. "THE SLEEPLESS" BY THE SHAKY HANDS
All bias aside, Portland Oregon has shit on lock. Who else is really touching us, musically? The Shaky Hands is one reason for that. "The Sleepless" was the first song of theirs I heard, and it remains my favorite. It reminds me of a sunny day back home, one of those days where there isn't much to do but you're perfectly content with just lounging around your neighborhood.
Tuesday, December 4, 2007
FAME IN AMERICA
I was watching TV and I saw Lauren Conrad (star of MTV reality shows Laguna Beach/The Hills) getting interviewed on a talk show... and it made me think about how seriously strange American celebrity culture is. Nowhere else in the world does it quite like we do. On the talk show, she basically talks about stuff like what she's currently studying in college and what her internship is like... I guess thats what really made me stop and be like - wait a second, I'm doing all the same things she's doing, going to school and interning... why is she on a late night talk show again?! This girl's life really isn't drastically different from many other's, besides the camera crew following her around. It's not like she's "Paris Hilton-rich" either.
I don't know, it's not like I've been unaware of how fame in this country works, but in this one instance it really stood out to me. You could have closed your eyes and basically have no clue who the host was talking to... seemed like it could have been any 20 year old girl going to college. Was just weird to me.
I guess I don't really have a conclusion about it, I don't really see it necessarily as negative cultural trait... its just peculiar. How today you can become a celebrity for what seems like no reason at all. I mean shit, I would support Lauren Conrad's "celebrity status" over Paris Hilton's, because at least Conrad is where she is off her personality and charisma (well, and her looks) while Paris just lucked out into being born rich.
The one thing that does kind of... worry me, I guess you could say, is how much influence celebrity culture has over people. I'm just as affected as anyone else. But in this country, celebrities have a power over people that no politician or world leader have. I suppose the thing to remember is that the whole celebrity "world", "lifestyle", "image", whatever you wanna call it, is in many ways manufactured. It's not natural. Don't automatically subscribe to it's standards of beauty, measures of success or projected way of life. It's all entertaining, but understand it for what it essentially is while you enjoy it.
I don't know, it's not like I've been unaware of how fame in this country works, but in this one instance it really stood out to me. You could have closed your eyes and basically have no clue who the host was talking to... seemed like it could have been any 20 year old girl going to college. Was just weird to me.
I guess I don't really have a conclusion about it, I don't really see it necessarily as negative cultural trait... its just peculiar. How today you can become a celebrity for what seems like no reason at all. I mean shit, I would support Lauren Conrad's "celebrity status" over Paris Hilton's, because at least Conrad is where she is off her personality and charisma (well, and her looks) while Paris just lucked out into being born rich.
The one thing that does kind of... worry me, I guess you could say, is how much influence celebrity culture has over people. I'm just as affected as anyone else. But in this country, celebrities have a power over people that no politician or world leader have. I suppose the thing to remember is that the whole celebrity "world", "lifestyle", "image", whatever you wanna call it, is in many ways manufactured. It's not natural. Don't automatically subscribe to it's standards of beauty, measures of success or projected way of life. It's all entertaining, but understand it for what it essentially is while you enjoy it.
Monday, December 3, 2007
THE KEY TO RESERVA
WOW.
Are you ready to be blown away?!
I shouldn't even set this up, just watch it:
What a BRILLIANT tribute, and an INCREDIBLE advertisement.
Are you ready to be blown away?!
I shouldn't even set this up, just watch it:
What a BRILLIANT tribute, and an INCREDIBLE advertisement.
UNTAGGERS, DIE
I HATE when people untag themselves on Facebook.
Seriously. Why are you so uptight. We all look ridiculous from time to time, learn to laugh at yourself once in a while.
Besides, if someone clicks on your profile pictures and sees a bunch of pretty pictures, thats only going to give them an unrealistic view of your appearance. And when they see you in person you'll have only heightened their disappointment.
Oh, and another semi-Facebook related rant:
If you throw up "the shocker" in photos, you deserve to have your hands cut off and your future offspring auctioned to the sex slave trade.
Seriously. Why are you so uptight. We all look ridiculous from time to time, learn to laugh at yourself once in a while.
Besides, if someone clicks on your profile pictures and sees a bunch of pretty pictures, thats only going to give them an unrealistic view of your appearance. And when they see you in person you'll have only heightened their disappointment.
Oh, and another semi-Facebook related rant:
If you throw up "the shocker" in photos, you deserve to have your hands cut off and your future offspring auctioned to the sex slave trade.
Sunday, December 2, 2007
12/2/07
3:28 AM.
So much going on right now. Basically, I have only 2 and a half weeks left until winter break (and my glorious return home to Portland), which is fantastic... except the amount of stuff I have to do before then is insane.
Basically I have a final project due in my screenwriting and production classes, which essentially means I need to bang out a new short film. This new short film is also needed as part of my application to Art Center and Cal Arts, which I guess I haven't even mentioned until now. Basically, I'm trying to get the hell out of here a year early. Regardless of what happens, after I graduate next year I plan to move to California. But I'm honestly desperate enough that I'd ideally like to transfer, despite only having one year left. So I'm applying to Art Center in Pasadena, and Cal Arts which is also just outside of LA.
Anyways, this new short needs to get done. And I have like no time left. I suppose I'm at fault for waiting until the last minute, but I haven't been procrastinating really. At least not in the traditional sense lol. I've literally had an extremely hard time committing to a single idea to pursue. This whole year I've struggled to really be inspired, and its frustrating because its not like I'm feeling lazy... I've been yearning to create, but my brain has been in this crazy mental block all year. The one breakthrough I had this year was getting the first draft of "The Sun & The Sea" out of my system, which is a film that I plan to shoot next semester. I was concentrating on that for a while (and still am, got a lot more drafts to go), and kind of before I knew it I found myself where I am right now. I can't do "The Sun & The Sea" this semester (especially in 2 weeks lol) obviously, due to the length of it and the planning it requires. So I have to create something new.
I've come up with stuff, thrown it away, come up with new stuff, fallen out of love with it, come up with more new stuff, realized it wouldn't be possible... finally I think I've got something I can make happen, but still, I'm just now writing it so no matter how you slice it this is gonna be a miracle to pull off lol.
On top of that, I've got papers that I have to write for other classes, and essays I have to do for Art Center and Cal Arts applications... Its going to be a stressful and frazzled next 2 and a half weeks, but getting on that airplane knowing I'm on my way home home is going to be the most incredible feeling ever.
So much going on right now. Basically, I have only 2 and a half weeks left until winter break (and my glorious return home to Portland), which is fantastic... except the amount of stuff I have to do before then is insane.
Basically I have a final project due in my screenwriting and production classes, which essentially means I need to bang out a new short film. This new short film is also needed as part of my application to Art Center and Cal Arts, which I guess I haven't even mentioned until now. Basically, I'm trying to get the hell out of here a year early. Regardless of what happens, after I graduate next year I plan to move to California. But I'm honestly desperate enough that I'd ideally like to transfer, despite only having one year left. So I'm applying to Art Center in Pasadena, and Cal Arts which is also just outside of LA.
Anyways, this new short needs to get done. And I have like no time left. I suppose I'm at fault for waiting until the last minute, but I haven't been procrastinating really. At least not in the traditional sense lol. I've literally had an extremely hard time committing to a single idea to pursue. This whole year I've struggled to really be inspired, and its frustrating because its not like I'm feeling lazy... I've been yearning to create, but my brain has been in this crazy mental block all year. The one breakthrough I had this year was getting the first draft of "The Sun & The Sea" out of my system, which is a film that I plan to shoot next semester. I was concentrating on that for a while (and still am, got a lot more drafts to go), and kind of before I knew it I found myself where I am right now. I can't do "The Sun & The Sea" this semester (especially in 2 weeks lol) obviously, due to the length of it and the planning it requires. So I have to create something new.
I've come up with stuff, thrown it away, come up with new stuff, fallen out of love with it, come up with more new stuff, realized it wouldn't be possible... finally I think I've got something I can make happen, but still, I'm just now writing it so no matter how you slice it this is gonna be a miracle to pull off lol.
On top of that, I've got papers that I have to write for other classes, and essays I have to do for Art Center and Cal Arts applications... Its going to be a stressful and frazzled next 2 and a half weeks, but getting on that airplane knowing I'm on my way home home is going to be the most incredible feeling ever.
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