Wednesday, February 16, 2011

On to The Next...

“No sacrifice, no glory” a phrase I’ve heard countless times. Today it came hard into play and I have a new found respect for it. Let me just break down the story.

A couple of weeks ago there was a script that went into pre-production and I had gotten word about it. A portion of people on board for the project are ones I had worked with previously. Let’s call the story “Bunson”. So when I was slashing through scripts as I sometimes do, I come across an un-produced script called Bunson. After reading it several times and making my minor corrections to it, I had visually watched this story come to life in my head. I relayed the story to some people and it was one that didn’t really catch anyone else’s attention.

Time goes by and I catch wind that this magical script I loved is going into production, Bunson was going to be made!!!. NOW the entire crew was set to launch but what do you know, the directors and producers have a little problem with working together so the directors get the boot. This is what I heard, so me happy as ever the dream position opens up I get giggles and immediately begged for a chance to be a 2nd or 3rd AD. The passing around of my name and me waiting had me all anxious but deep inside I was confident I’d at least have the shot to impress producers with my storyboards and shot lists.

This is where depending on others gets a little rough and matters must be taken into my own hands. For the past two weeks I’ve been hearing from other sources that the start date had been pushed back and I was going to get an answer and a chance to be on this set. In my mind I was set on being a credited director for this film and nothing else.

So today 2/16 the opening comes-a-knockin. I was well prepared to take this position knowing that other candidates had better qualifications than I, but I was like “Fcuk em i’m goin for it gotdammit” and so I did. Skipping forward about an hour, I began to understand that I wasn’t going to be picked for this part. My ambition and confidence still landed me a role on the set BUT it was for a position I didn’t want. I respectively said “this isn’t what I signed up for and thank you for the opportunity” and ended it right there. It was a no go for me to be a part of Bunson but I felt so much better knowing exactly what I was going for and being mature enough to just walk away from it. Some may say it was my stubbornness that came into play and it could probably be called for. I’d rather sacrifice not being on the set instead of being tortured for the three weeks of shooting while someone is the cool AD.

In the end of it, it’s nothing that’s gonna stop the day from going on and for other projects. Maybe another Bunson will come up or DUHHH I could write my own Bunson. When I was waiting to hear about the details on Bunson I have to admit I was in that “negative town” state where it was all I could think about and in that mind set I was mean to a few people who were only trying to get me out of my funk and I’d like to apologize to all of them bastids.

ANYWAY, I do feel a lot better now and will continue on with LIIIIFE in a much more relaxed manor.

K BYEEEEEEEE

Thursday, January 20, 2011

Television Rules the Nation (Winter Shows)


These are the new shows I decided to tune in to this season. Shameless, a show about a drunk father and his six kids who pretty much are the trash family with class. Being Human is the show with 3 roommates and 1 is a vampire, 1 a werewolf and 1 a ghost and they all live together in an apartment in Boston. Next is The Cape, a show about a cop who was set up for multiple crimes and is now fighting back justice with a magical cape. After the first episode I’m not so sure I’ll be able to make it through an entire season. I was very interested when I read the pilot a few months back but after watching I uhhhh may have to make a switch. Million Dollar Money Drop is THE corniest game show ever but I love it. The purpose of the game is to make it through 8 rounds and keeping as much of the 1million dollars you start out with in the beginning. Fairly Legal airs tonight on USA. Honestly, the only reason I’m tuning into this show is because the lead is smokin’ and she wears court room attire AND she’s had a few one liners in movies I enjoy and I’ve always said “when will this woman get a lead” and voila she’s coming on tonight.

All these shows are the new ones I’ve decided to take a chance on so that I can keep my nightly tv/Frenzy time in order. There are many other shows I tune into but I just wanted to share the ones I’ve taken interest in for the winter season.

K BYEEEEEEE

Monday, January 10, 2011

Black & White: It's Just Movies


Coming into this new year the foist thing I decided to do was give my apartment a swift cleaning. Going through desk drawers and shelves on book cases. I came across an abundance of game and movie tickets. The games are of course very fun to be at BUT I find it more entertaining to be in the movie theaters watching each and every flick that comes out, or at least as many as possible.

This year what we hope to do is start up a review type web show on films we see. We meaning one of my sidekicks Mr. Lawrence Toscano who usually joins me in the theaters to catch many movies. Last year I saw over 30 films in theaters and this year I plan on doing much more than that and with our movie experiences we’ll share our outlook on each movie with a rating and our opinion if it’s worth a watch.

I pretty much have the structure written out so far but now it’s time for us to get our asses back in the theater. I’m a camera shy type person so I won’t be posting any videos alone “ugly face” so from now on I’ll give a written review on each film I see alone on my website. Each webisode will go no longer than 5minutes so it’ll be bearable.

Welp, it’s about time to hit the ol’ dusty trail...i’ll be back later this week so stay tuned

K BYEEEEEEEEEE

Tuesday, January 4, 2011

The Time Is Now - Documentary (Update)


This film is taking a little longer to finish than I anticipated. I just wanted to let everyone know when I began shooting this Documentary I literally had no experience in how to shoot/develop/edit a film. You can say I’ve been learning along the way. With help from professionals on other projects I worked on, i’m taking notes on a constant basis.

What I plan to do with this film is finish creating 5 different cuts and screen each one with a different audience once they’re completed. By getting reactions from the survey cards I created I will then put the opinions and my thoughts into one final version.

Once the final draft is complete I have to go through the distribution part which will be intense because of the legal portion and where it will be seen. I know a film doesn’t become a movie until it hits an actual theater so that’s my goal. Locking down a theater in NYC and one in State College, PA will be the foist.

Tomorrow i’ll be talking about a new project I’ll be producing this year talking movie reviews with one of my sidekicks Mr. Totes.

K BYEEEEEE

Monday, January 3, 2011

2011 It's a Sleepy Celebration


HAPPY NEW YEARS EVERYONE!!! I am amazed at how warm it was these past 3 days. Well let’s get to it. I am sorry that PSU had lost the Outback bowl. I wish I could comment on the game but I fell asleep mid 3rd quarter, or so I was told lol. Aside from that loss, all of my local teams came out with a W. The Giants didn’t make the playoffs so that’s a bummer. Jets post season action should be fun since the Colts are beatable this year.

OKAY let’s go with the official weekend recap. With my sleep struggles, I had made it a point to take sleep medications on Thursday evening so I could be well rested for the NYE party and continuing throughout the weekend. Of course the meds didn’t kick in until Friday afternoon when I was already in my “go time” stage. When you combine sleeping medications, drinking 5hour Energy and alcohol it can only mean one thing...the unexpected ultimate crash. At the start of the evening a group of friends and I went to dinner at Tao restaurant in Midtown East for an awesome meal. Typically I got FAT and enjoyed the hell out of it. Next stop was the pre-game where after two drinks I could easily feel my body struggling to stay awake and had no clue how I was going to make it out the entire night. Once I arrived at the party I was overwhelmed with how great it was so my reserve energy source had kicked in until about 1am.

Woke up on New Years day around 9am and was full of energy and of course had to hit 7A before the PSU game since it’s now considered one of my rituals. After one bloody mary the buzz hit right away. After arriving at Sidebar and having my first beer, I knew the exhaustion was going to kick in. BOOM! around the 3rd quarter I was asleep yet again.

On Sunday it was time for the Knicks game and I don’t even think I have to tell you but by the 8 minute mark in the 2nd qtr, I was K.O’ed. In all these event I was glad I had dependable people keeping me safe and luckily not being removed from all of these places.

It’s now 2011 and one could think that my new years resolution would be not to fall asleep in public places. That is just one thing I never care to resolve lol. I am more of a January 7th resolution guy because everyone seems to be busy working on their resolutions on the 2nd day and most will fail to follow them by the end of the first week.

Next blog will talk about the completion process of DC-17 Documentary The Time Is Now so stay tuned for that ladies and gents. Have a wonderful beginning to 2011 and live it up to the maximus.

K BYEEEEEEEEE

Monday, December 27, 2010

Snowed In


It’s Monday December 27th and most of us in the Tri-State area were snowed in today. I made the attempt to leave my apartment earlier but was knocked clean on my face by the wind of mother nature. 20” of snow is way beyond my limits of being outdoors and when you add 50 mph winds it’s definitely a no-no and I immediately went back inside. SO you may wonder, what did I do all day? I sat my ass in my room while talking and reading on the Internet all day. I also watched basic cable for about 12 hours and realized how much I despise the State Farm guy who is an almost look-alike of Charlie Sheen. Days like these remind me of high school when you would know a day would be cancelled so you’re allowed to stay up late because the news and weather channel guarantee intense conditions. I just felt like updating my blog for today and I hope everyone was able to stay warm up north and for my other buddies down in Florida right now, I do envy you haha. My next blog will probably talk about the holiday season and some other random stuff but who the hell knows when i’ll update again.


K BYEEEEEEEE

Thursday, December 2, 2010

November = Annual Hell Month


above is my ugly face...

After debating on writing & posting this blog, I decided what the hell. I wanted to share why I think November is my cursed month of every year. A month where I can never be quite myself because something always seems to go wrong with me or something I own. It dates back to sophomore year of college after we defeated Michigan State in our last game of the season and I drove home to NJ right after the game and a snow storm came down, then my gas tank froze shut. I know that doesn’t sound like a big problem but when a 3 1/2 hour drive turns to 7 hours and can’t refill the tank is hell. From then till now minor things have happened yet they were always in November dating back to 2005. Quickly, I've gotten towed the most, severe colds, horrible dates, bad reviews at work...all in the month of November.

This past November I was hit hard by the ugly gods. I was blessed with a cold sore, an ear infection, a very painful callus on my toe, sore throat and migraines all in the last 30 days. Lack of sleep probably does have a lot to do with these crusty defaults I encountered and of course I would love to sleep more but these are the typical November shitters. It was funny as I kept track of all these things and as soon as one would soon go away, another problem would emerge. Now i’m never one to complain or stop clinging BUT cures for all these cost money. Total price was well over $300 to fix myself up with meds and appointments. In a sense it’s roughly a weekend out so I had to sideline myself for a while. It’s funny that this all happens in Novembers because I kind of planned it after Halloween weekend. I’m glad to say I’m feeling and looking a little bit better. I’m shooting for that sexiest Blackmaiin alive come 2011 so staying atop my game is a must. < That clearly was a joke, but anyway I shall be back before the weekend begins.

K BYEEEEE

Monday, November 29, 2010

It's The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year


The holiday season has arrived. Decorations are out, people are shopping hardcore and multiple Santa's are posted up around the city taking my gotdamn loose change. This is the best time of year because everyone seems to be in a much lighter mood. It’s also great to see people out buying things again so it’s visible the economy is picking up. This year will be different than previous ones because I usually would go away for a few days (PSU bowl game) but I’m kickin it local this year.

I hope everyone’s Thanksgiving was superb. Mine was pretty relaxing, I cooked for myself and then ate ALL the leftovers a friend and my mother brought for me. After gaining 10-15 pounds I woke up on Friday morning with a gotdamn ear infection. My right ear closed up and Im pretty much deaf on that side. I ran over to a local clinic and got checked out and got some prescribed medications. It’s now feeling a little bit better but I’ve repeated the word “Huh” over 1,300 times the last 4 days.

Anyway, this week (Tuesday 11/30) will be my foist time going to the Christmas Tree lighting in Rockefeller so that should be exciting. I’ve always wanted to see it in person since Home Alone 2. Apparently it gets pretty intense with the crowd and NBC production taking place so we’ll have to get there early. I will most likely have my camera on hand so pictures will be posted from the evening festivities.

My next blog will talk about how November is always my most hideous month of the year every year for me. It may get a little graphic so brace yo’ selfs.

K BYEEEEE

Friday, November 19, 2010

Weekend Update

How’s everyone doing this Friday? I was having a very good and productive day until BOOM! I hit a mental wall. It could probably be because I was on the phone with a college roommate last night/this morning while watching Batman & Robin and commenting on every corny line of dialogue but who knows. SO you’re probably wondering what’s on tap for the Big Guy’s weekend, ooo you don’t care? I am gonna tell you anyways (i’m in a great mood as most of you can tell already) this evening I’ll be attending the Coaches vs. Cancer basketball tournament at MSG with a fellow bro and we’ll be watching Pitt vs Texas, should be interesting. My only concern is will they be serving alcohol during a college event? only time will tell...Afterwards probably a typical night out on the town for a little bit then home to watch my Avatar Uncut DVD.

Saturday will be a Solo Brolo one as I have set up my normal massage appointment along with a FAT breakfast at 7A before the PSU 12pm kick-off. I was actually on the brink of going to the game but there were too many things that needed to be done before departure and I wasn’t up for that rush since i’m all old now. I'll watch the game with Frenzy Benz & a nice mini keg of Heineken.

Sunday Funday is typical of course...Jets vs. Texans game followed by a possible movie (Due Date) then a whole new lineup of Animation Domination. The weather is looking good for all three days so that’s always a positive.

I hope everyone has a safe and fun weekend and if you see me around say HIIIIII

K BYEEEEEEE

Wednesday, November 17, 2010

Now Back To Me


It has been WAY too long. Seriously, two months and no blog updates is completely unacceptable on my part. I am truly sorry for that. Lets just cut to the chase and get you updated on these past 60 something days...i’ve worked on two films and got the opportunity to learn a lot on both sets. It was an awesome experience and a great way to progress in my filmmaking technique. The first film “The Other Soldier” and the second “In The Family”. I was at Penn State for the Michigan game and had my first encounter with Four Loko which will never happen again. I saw a friend of mine perform at the Joyce Theater in an off Broadway play. I also got myself back to the gym and attended a night club to dance with $9 beers in hand. A lot has been going on BUT now it’s back to me. Back in the office now & off the radar (for the most part) but feeling more confident in my work so that will help me move forward. I will try to have updates on liiiiife at least once a week. I will get in another update on Friday and find a random topic to chat about. All is well over here and I hope all of you readers are doing great also.

K BYEEEEE

Monday, September 13, 2010

I Made It!



Well well well, I made it through the month of August without drinking a single sip of beer. The challenge was pretty much useless but I like to do things out of the ordinary and this was something I didn't think I could do BUT I did it. The hardest part of the challenge was being down in Miami and only drinking liquor. I figured i’d give up as early as two weeks through but I stuck it out and i’m proud.
Last month I felt like I had a lot more energy and more refreshed every morning. Sleeping came a little easier but who knows if it was more of a mental thing or a health factor. Well this quick little blip was to let everyone know I made it 31 days without having my beloved brewskies. Now it’s back to beer with meals for the most part but I won’t be going overboard anymore on this high calorie drinks.

K BYEEEEE

Wednesday, September 1, 2010

Bros Take MIAMI


Hello everyone, I am back and peeling like a gotdamn orange right now. I had to sit down and actually re-cap what I was going to say in this blog. This was the first time I did a thorough run through of the weekend before updating. OK, so most of you know I spent the past weekend in Miami, FL. Of course people will say “it must have been fun” or “you got a lot of color” etc etc. Honestly there are no words to describe how brotacular this weekend was. Instead of saying how I feel about it, i’ll just break down play by play & day by day so you can decide a word or a phrase that can describe the type of raging that went down.

Day #1 We get to the hotel a little early and told Fontainbleu we wanted an early check in. Clearly our rooms weren't ready just yet so we went in the pool for a few hours. On the second attempt they had one of our rooms ready so we went up and BOOM the room reservation was all wrong. It wasn’t connecting nor was it a double. You can’t have bro’s sharing beds cause thats a no-no. Immediately one of the Bro’s went down to the front desk to complain about the mix up and five minutes later we’re in Penthouse suites for the entire weekend.

Day #2 I had posted a picture on facebook (as I always do) from our hotel room and it was easily recognizable to past visitors what hotel we were staying at. Moments later I receive a notification from a comment on the pic and one of my former teammates had said he knew people in the South Beach area. It’s always great to know people. ANYWAY, when asking around about where to go for nightliiiife every single person we talked to was saying “you have to go to LIV, it’s the best club in Miami”. My former teammate who commented on the pic knew one of the staff members that worked at LIV and he made a few arrangements to get us in...great. Here’s the awesome part, we get to the lobby of our hotel and it’s swamped with the most attractive people in the gotdamn world in one place. With a little alcohol flowing in the system we cut our way to the front of the massive crowd and called out a name of a person I’ve never met and BOOM the gates go up and the Bros enter the club with no fee and head straight for the VIP section with such company as Will I Am & Travis McCoy and many others and on top of that we receive ten free drinks and raged on the dance floor all night.

Day #3 On an amazing beach day the Bros en-route to the waterfront while recapping the previous night. We were not aware that the Saturday pool party is amongst the top events that take place in the entire city. As soon as the music kicks off in the mini pool (Power, Kanye West) we make our way over and begin the Bro rage in the pool. Drinks and camera were at hand for the action and the music was off the chains. By 3pm I was in full out Bro mode and felt the confidence to head over to the dj booth and spin a little bit. DJ Jay Sample was at the tables and welcomed me in the booth while he played the Power remix which made me and the fellows pretty much the liiiiife of the party. On top of that the Miami Dolphins 1st round pick AND my former teammate showed face briefly so that put icing on the cake.

Day #4 Closing out the best vacation i’ve ever taken we had a lot of photos and footage of the four days so me being the cool director that I am I’m going to put together a short film called “Bros being Bros: Miami” and watch it with the original cast and other while pre-gaming for the PSU vs Bama game on Sep. 11th.

Ending my longest blog ever I want to say that the weekend was absolutely amazing but could turn out to be the worst thing ever ONLY because at age 24 I may have maxed out the fun meter of any vacation that will take place in my future. Wow my fingers are tired...next blog i’ll tell you all about how I made it through my month without beahz.

K BYEEEEEE

Tuesday, August 24, 2010

Summer ends with a Bang


Every summer deserves a visit to the beach. This summer i’ve only been to the beach once and it was only for a couple of hours. Now i’m not a huge beach buff, but I should cap off the summer with some sort of exciting beach action. Why not go to South Beach, Miami. (said “beach” 5 times) Yezzir, this Thursday i’ll be flying down to Miami for a few days to soak in some sun and sip on fruity drinks with my shirt off lol. The initial reason for this blog post is not about the vacation so much but my style of travel.

This is the first trip i’ve taken in years with a group of people. I can’t really find the motivation to get excited about that part of it. Most of you know that I love to travel & travel alone. It’s not about the people i’m going with because they are all fun people but when I vacation I like to relax as much as I can. When you go with people it’s pretty much peer pressure to do something every night such as clubbing and lots of dancing. When I go somewhere I always realize that there's not a place to go where you can’t do exactly the same thing in NYC. Now I know it’s a completely different place but my type of “fun” differs from others. Some people don’t realize that fun for me can be laying around reading a script and listening to La Roux as opposed to going to a packed pool party and spending $15 on each drink. That’s the only problem I have with going away with groups.

It’s funny that i call this a vacation even though I know i’ll be working on several projects. I just can’t ever seem to get away from it. Taking me away from my work is like taking chocolate candy away from a savage baby. In any case I know i’ll have fun regardless of what I do and one thing I do know is that I will probably be intoxicated the entire trip but maintaining control so I won’t waste all my money on important things in life such as “women & drinks” hahaha

K BYEEEEEEE

Monday, August 16, 2010

I Love Me Some Tasty Food


If you are friends with me on facebook, you may notice the frequent picture posts and in that case you notice the food pictures I post. Clearly I love food and I love to eat out...at restaurants lol. For some reason it’s the toughest thing for me to go an entire week without going to a random restaurant. Usually I plan to eat in a different neighborhood at least once a week. Since I am frequently location scouting I take the liberty of checking out restaurants that look cool in general areas. At that point it’s time for me to jot down the name and address then head straight to my Zagat guide and see what the place has on the menu. When the time comes to eat and I have a craving for a certain kind of food...BOOM I look at my list and then I venture out. I don’t know if its 100% the food I love, but it’s fun being at new places. I always notice the looks from the regulars, probably thinking “what is this dark black giant doing here” haha but i’m in there for a new/different taste of the city.

Thursday, August 5, 2010

No Beahz?


This month, and this month only ladies and gentlemen i’m on a mission. A super challenge of which many don’t believe I can do. I will go the entire month of august without drinking a beer. Yes I’ve said it, the man who loves to have a beer with any meal (including breakfast) is giving it a month off.

Now this isn’t any typical challenge because beer is something that I love. It’s social abilities, the taste and the cool names and the ways I can hold them lol. It will be one of my toughest personal challenges to date. Usually i will challenge myself to weekly bearable things but I want to one up myself and see if I have enough self control.

There are pros and cons about this event. The good thing is that I will surely lose some weight because beer is a huge huge part of my untamed diet so that's a good thing. The cons are that I will either not be able to hang out in beer drinking groups nor will I be able to respond to the comment “what kind of beer is ya havin mr. black” in any sufficient way & of course no beer pong :( I can go with my old school response and just say “I have an ulcer” but then drinking straight vodka wouldn't cure that lol.

This month will surely be entertaining to see if i can keep up with the task. Of course I told my friends about what I was doing and all of them said NO WAY it’s possible, but those two words put together to me just transforms into “Watch Me” haha, well stay tuned till the end of the month when i give my true results.

Next entry i’ll be talking about dedication to friendships, old & new.

K BYEEEEEEEEEEE

Monday, August 2, 2010

How Sweet It Is


Oh man, oh man...I’m back everyone. It’s been a little while but if you didn’t know I was clinging to some tropical liiiife for the past week. I recently returned from St. Thomas and Tortola of the Virgin Islands. Now I say I was there just for filming but it was a trip initially for a family reunion. Of course I had to roll my solo course with my camera and take in the sites so that’s exactly what I did. I took the 7 day opportunity to film a short documentary called “How Sweet It Is”

It’s amazing how much more you appreciate things as you get older. When I think about how many things i’ve seen and done I didn't really see it as “wowing” moments at that time, but when I was on the islands just taking notice of the culture and scenery it just stops me in my tracks to catch my breath.

This documentary will be similar to that show “Life” that airs on the discovery channel. It will be many video sequences with music and my narration of my experience there BUT here’s the twist...after I put all the footage together i will freestyle the narration portions after and/or during a night of heavy drinking. It seems unorthodox but it’s the way I do things and in filmmaking there are no gotdamn rules lol. I’ll finish this film before the end of September so be patient. The next blog i’ll be talking about my challenge of not drinking beer for the month of August

K BYEEEEEEEE

Tuesday, July 20, 2010

EA Sports...It's in the Game


The time has come. My mostest favorite-ist video game in the whole wide world is now in my hands. NCAA 2011. This game has been in my system for over 10 years with the exception of last season’s. And by system I mean gaming system and not any other weird way some of you sickos may want to think lol. Anyway, this game has usually been my overall deciding factor in plans of most times. I remember last year when it was released I was excited to get it but I was working the typical full time job and I didn’t want something to keep me up past my bed time since this game does get addicitve.

Last year I took the high road and pushed it aside for any long term mental damage and spent the $65 probably more relevant things such as alcohol and women. No but really, this game will make decisions and change my mood at times. There are some instances where I’ll want to go out on a Thursday night to celebrate because in the video game I defeated an arch rival or I will turn down a party because I lost by a field goal. I’m telling you, it’s so corny but it’s something I believe in and you can’t fight your emotions right? In past years I remember (and you can ask my college roommates) I would consider my recruits in the game as real people. I’d give em backgrounds, likes and dislikes pretty much like creating characters who were believable.

Maybe that's what this game does for me...I get to choose what these characters and decide who does what, much like writing a script . It’s my own little world and i’m running the show. Well, yea that’s all I wanna talk about BUT this game can easily take over my liiiiiife so if in any case I’m not doing anything productive, you can contact EA Sports because I will probably be in a room glued to a PS3 controller and a tv living in a fantasy world.

K BYEEEEEEE

Wednesday, July 14, 2010

Straight Coolness


Tell me why I’ve been feeling so cool lately. It could be because of the new beard or the maniac dance moves or the outrageous views from certain rooftop venues or even the outdoor meals at fine restaurants or being baseline of an awesome basketball game. These are all events that occurred in the past four consecutive days. I said to my self “my low self esteem is at its all time high” lol. Honestly though, this summer so far has been the best one yet. I feel the most mature of all but that comes with age and experience. I remember last summer I was just a kid searching for the next mediocre thing to do and bailing out by 10pm due to work the next day. Now I feel like a new man who just exited a long relationship and is on the prowl for only the good shiznit.

I would get into every event that took place but it would take me forever to do so, I suggest following me on twitter to get in the action. I had a few minutes to write today so I just wanted to show some blog love. I will be making a video of the Basketball game later this week hopefully and will be posting it everywhere so you all get a chance to see it. I’ll holler...

K BYEEEEEEE

Friday, July 9, 2010

No More Festies :(

ArtsFest 2010 whooohooo!!! Oh wait, wait...I threw in the towel for such events. Being up in State College for just 18 hours I couldn't’t wait to get out of the area. I was starting to see the flyer's and cars rolling into town to set up for the weekend. I was worried that if I stayed any longer I’d get caught up in the vibe and purchase 3 bottles of hard liquor and call for 3 more days off lol. It’s always great to get back to see all my old teammates and all but I’ll save that for the regular season where it’s a much more controlled environment. I will say there are only two reasons why I couldn't’t be up there this year and probably never again for Festies. #1 I would now be the old guy at the parties/bars and clearly I can’t do that. I’d be the asshole who would get drunk and start telling stories like (back in my day) or something stupid along those lines and I refuse to be that guy. #2 Lulu’s, which use to be my favorite place in the entire world and it now ceases to exist. I’d then be a lost cause, there is another place “The Den” which I love also but it’s really hard going to the same place on consecutive nights UNLESS it’s Lulu’s.

Anyway, that’s all I have to say about that lol. OHH and I’m kind of upset about all these damn savages talking about LeBron making a bad move and all...seriously the only people complaining are clearly not and never have been real athletes. Maybe a little classless with the whole hour show thing, a simple Tweet of Facebook status update.

K BYEEEEEEE

Monday, July 5, 2010

We done gone to the Zoo


Alright so I haven't really been keeping up to date with the blog (as always) but c’mon son it’s the 4th of July weekend and the cool kids are in town. It’s been an eventful past couple of days with writing, filming, a zoo visit and baseball games. I’ll just focus on one of those topics since it’s something I haven't done in many years. Just this past Wednesday we went to the Bronx Zoo for free admission day on my lunch break which turned out to last about 4 hours...whoops lol. It’s always cool to check out the massive beasts, for example Frenzy Benz’s relatives etc. I got to see a sea lion show and just a bunch of other lazy animals laying around. The word is that the zoo keepers lock up the cool animals for the free admission days. I was looking forward to seeing the Madagascar creatures perform but i’ll have to toss in the $15 for such action.

I’ve been trying to keep my flipcam on hand just so I have random things to shoot and eventually edit and make into a “Summer 2KTeN” video and break it up into portions so I can track back on how epic this summer is going and will be. I have to get going though as one of my writer/producer buddies is sitting here with me and is anxious to get back to work on these here projects. My next blog entry i’ll be talking about how the Blackmaiin will not be at ArtsFest PSU this year. I threw in the towel lol.

K BYEEEEE