Wednesday, November 4, 2009
Tuesday, January 27, 2009
Snow Day!!!!
Ah, snow storms in St. Louis. It's part winter wonderland, part Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome.
Snow always turns marginally bad drivers into complete lunatics who either do 15mph or 70. And don't forget the slamming of the brakes and the inevitable slide through stop signs.
My favorite is the news coverage of the snow storm, especially by Fox 2. Every snow storm is a momentous occasion that occupies 90% of the program. Luckily, Inauguration Day didn't occur during an ice storm, or Obama's oath would have been interrupted to let you know that MODOT has run out of salt.
Anyways, I'm taking a snow day to avoid the mess and watch stupid movies. This is the life.
Snow always turns marginally bad drivers into complete lunatics who either do 15mph or 70. And don't forget the slamming of the brakes and the inevitable slide through stop signs.
My favorite is the news coverage of the snow storm, especially by Fox 2. Every snow storm is a momentous occasion that occupies 90% of the program. Luckily, Inauguration Day didn't occur during an ice storm, or Obama's oath would have been interrupted to let you know that MODOT has run out of salt.
Anyways, I'm taking a snow day to avoid the mess and watch stupid movies. This is the life.
Wednesday, June 25, 2008
Sunday, June 15, 2008
CHICAGO!!!!!
I am in Chicago for a week with work and then I am going to compete in the 48 hour film project with Sam Martin up here. Should be fun. I've only been here about three hours and I realize how much I miss this city. Here are some things I've noticed that are different about Chicago as compared to St. Louis:
1) I walked one mile through downtown after dinner and didn't get mugged. While this may be a crucial step in building the dark psyches of superheros, I can live without it.
2)Fat, unattractive girls know that they are fat and unattractive.
3)My pizza didnt have a waxy buildup on top that someone is trying to pass off as cheese.
But I have to give some positives to St. Louis:
4) I can't orient myself by the smell of the brewery in Chicago.
5) Traffic only lasts for an hour or the length of the newest Fergie CD(not that I would know how long a Fergie CD lasts.....Shut up)
6) In Chicago, I dont know when a movie is starting without someone whispering "Wehrenberg".
1) I walked one mile through downtown after dinner and didn't get mugged. While this may be a crucial step in building the dark psyches of superheros, I can live without it.
2)Fat, unattractive girls know that they are fat and unattractive.
3)My pizza didnt have a waxy buildup on top that someone is trying to pass off as cheese.
But I have to give some positives to St. Louis:
4) I can't orient myself by the smell of the brewery in Chicago.
5) Traffic only lasts for an hour or the length of the newest Fergie CD(not that I would know how long a Fergie CD lasts.....Shut up)
6) In Chicago, I dont know when a movie is starting without someone whispering "Wehrenberg".
Thursday, June 12, 2008
The 48 hour film project
Last weekend, me and my friend Sam Martin competed in the 48 hour film project. For those of you who don't know or did know and then contracted amnesia(my condolences), you are given a genre, a prop and a line of dialogue and from that you have exactly 48 hours to make a movie in full. Sounds easy, right? Well screw you, it's hard.
We got thriller as our genre, which can be tricky to pull off, but we were not going to be intimidated. Sam was able to put together a great cast and they really shined?, shone?, whatever, they were shiny.
My favorite thing(and the most uncomfortable thing) was having Joneel Joplin screaming "Come to the Lord, sinner!" at the top of his lungs in front of my apartment. I think he converted three of my neighbors.
We screened on June 10 and we got a great response from the audience. Hopefully, we will be selected for the "Best Of" DVD, which would be a great treat.
We got thriller as our genre, which can be tricky to pull off, but we were not going to be intimidated. Sam was able to put together a great cast and they really shined?, shone?, whatever, they were shiny.
My favorite thing(and the most uncomfortable thing) was having Joneel Joplin screaming "Come to the Lord, sinner!" at the top of his lungs in front of my apartment. I think he converted three of my neighbors.
We screened on June 10 and we got a great response from the audience. Hopefully, we will be selected for the "Best Of" DVD, which would be a great treat.
Wednesday, June 4, 2008
How to Save Fuel
With gas prices nearing $4 a gallon on the average, I started thinking about ways a person could save a few bucks for the summer by using less fuel. Here is what I have so far:
*Get on a roof and jump while flapping your arms really hard. Then enjoy the free ambulance ride. Jump out at the nearest Bed, Bath and Beyond and load up on bath soaps. At some point, you will want to get your bones fixed from the fall, though.
*Skateboard behind cars like Marty McFly. However, be careful. This is incredibly dangerous and I cannot recommend this to anyone unless you have seen the movie at least three times. Check out Back to the Future II and III just in case you only have access to a hover-board. Or if you like stupid movies.
*Stop driving to make out point and have sex in a park like everyone else.
*Quit job. Get welfare.
*Start reading the Never Ending Story and ride that giant flying dog-worm around. Look out for his patches of mange, though. After a couple of months, sell him to science.
*Only go to places downhill. When you get to Death Valley, retire.
All of these beat driving 55 on the Interstate, guaranteed.
*Get on a roof and jump while flapping your arms really hard. Then enjoy the free ambulance ride. Jump out at the nearest Bed, Bath and Beyond and load up on bath soaps. At some point, you will want to get your bones fixed from the fall, though.
*Skateboard behind cars like Marty McFly. However, be careful. This is incredibly dangerous and I cannot recommend this to anyone unless you have seen the movie at least three times. Check out Back to the Future II and III just in case you only have access to a hover-board. Or if you like stupid movies.
*Stop driving to make out point and have sex in a park like everyone else.
*Quit job. Get welfare.
*Start reading the Never Ending Story and ride that giant flying dog-worm around. Look out for his patches of mange, though. After a couple of months, sell him to science.
*Only go to places downhill. When you get to Death Valley, retire.
All of these beat driving 55 on the Interstate, guaranteed.
Friday, May 23, 2008
Blog neglect
I promise not to neglect you little bloggy if you would just take me back. I won't stop drinking and screaming at you, though.
On a serious note, I got the last piece of the animation puzzle in today. My microphone and pop-filter. I went with the Blue Snowflake, which is a popular choice amongst podcasters. Plugs right into my USB so I can lay down audio directly into Garage Band.
On a serious note, I got the last piece of the animation puzzle in today. My microphone and pop-filter. I went with the Blue Snowflake, which is a popular choice amongst podcasters. Plugs right into my USB so I can lay down audio directly into Garage Band.
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