There is allegedly some sort of storm for the ages heading towards Boston so school was cancelled half-way through the day. Yes, I’m rocking out to School’s Out by Alice Cooper.
This is a fantastic visual effects video of a destroyed space shuttle orbiting Earth. Apparently it was only made with some still images, photoshop and after effects. Very impressive. This guy should market himself to special effects houses.
I am out of green tea. Alert the authorities.
I loved Avatar. Not like I love my girlfriend, but more like how I love nachos. And I LOVE nachos! For those who don’t know Avatar is about a parapalegic former marine who gets to go to the forest moon of Endor Pandora thanks to the untimely death of his twin brother and walk around the lush environment pretending to be a 10-foot-tall Blue Cat Person that the film insists on calling the Na’vi. ”Isn’t this FernGully?” you ask. Well, no, it’s more like Dances With Wolves, but that’s beside the point. It’s entertaining.
Like pornography.
In fact it was better than pornography, sort of, because not only was it nice to look at, but it had a story worth following. Although there wasn’t a money shot (Not yet) Avatar did have the odd distinction of getting me and the rest of the audience to root AGAINST humans and FOR some Blue Cat People that were, in reality, made in a computer. That’s impressive. What James Cameron and his crew of, I’m guessing here, trillions accomplished was a spectacle. For that he and the film should be commended.
It wasn’t a perfect movie. As hinted above it treads on themes that have been walked on before even by James Cameron himself (corporate greed = bad, science = good. See other Cameron films: The Abyss, Terminator 2, Aliens), the movie runs a half-hour longer than it needs to and, honestly, the 3D presentation was OK not mind-blowing. But I was entertained, I left the movie theater smiling and, frankly, I can’t ask for anything more.
I finished the demo for EA’s Dante’s Inferno on the Xbox 360. I liked this game better when it was called God of War. On the Playstation 2. Five years ago.
1. Eating undercooked hamburger
2. Having your body fight back from being fed undercooked hamburger.
3. Going through this while on a five and a half hour bus ride to Boston.
It felt like my intestines were trying to escape from my body using a fistful of rusty knives.
The good news is Thanksgiving went well. Pictures soon.
My New York improv group Casual Sex Offenders do shows all the time. Often multiple shows a week. I’m rarely there due to the fact that I live in Boston. Makes it tough to participate, you know? However, every now and then I make the trip south to New York get onstage and do the funny. This past Sunday was one of those times.
My good friend Adam Schoen got married in La Crosse, WI over the weekend. Liz and I made sure this event actually happened.
The Shake Shack in Madison Square Park has the best burger I’ve ever eaten in my life. Hat tip to Shake Shack.
On September 19th I was back in New York and did another Casual Sex Offenders show this time at Gotham City Improv. The video evidence is below. Please note that there is a glitch in the clip towards the end.
I was a bit disappointed with my performance and felt we all did better in an earlier show. There is a lot to be learned from this clip like how I need to be more aggressive with my backline support and commit to my characters more fully. But I won’t bore you with that. Instead I’ll bore you with this.
On September 11th, 2001 I was a freshman film stduent at NYU. I lived at Carlyle Court which is on Union Square near 14th street and University Place. Class had started just one week earlier. Then on that Tuesday morning I stepped out of my dorm and saw this. These stills are taken from a video I shot that day. At the moment I can’t find the actual video.
This is my fantasy football roster this week. I’m up against my good friend Adam whom Yahoo thinks is going to beat me. We’ll see about that, Yahoo!
QB – Philip Rivers, San Diego Chargers
WR – Vincent Jackson, San Diego Chargers
WR – Hines Ward, Pittsburgh Steelers
WR – Wes Welker, New England Patriots
RB – Adrian Peterson, Minnesota Vikings
RB – Chris Johnson, Tennessee Titans
K – David Akers, Philadelphia Eagles
DEF (team) – Chicago Bears
D – Ed Reed, Baltimore Ravens
D – Ray Lewis, Baltimore Ravens
DB – Nick Harper, Tennessee Titans
DL – Osi Umenyiora, New York Giants
On the bench this week: QB Tony Romo, Dallas Cowboys, QB Carson Palmer, Cincinnati Bengals, QB Brett Favre, Minnesota Vikings, RB Knowshon Moreno, Denver Broncos, WR Devin Hester, Chicago Bears, and WR Davone Bess, Miami Dolphins.
Not manly enough for you? Check this: I got a tetanus shot at BU’s Student Health Center so I won’t be a victim to Lockjaw. After I took the shot like a man they gave me a bad-ass band-aid.
On September 6th I was briefly back in New York City. Why? Well, to see my girlfriend, but also to do a show. My new improv group, Casual Sex Offenders, had it’s first show that day at The Creek and The Cave in Long Island City, Queens. This video is the unedited ~20 minutes set. Yours truly first shows up about three and a half minutes in. Enjoy.
The GREAT MOVE TO BOSTON has occurred and school has begun. Special thanks to my parents and my girlfriend Liz for making the move possible. Contained below are a few photos from my first week at BU. As usual, more photos can be found on my Flickr page.