Strawberry Fields

Peter's Principle #3: "Never invest in any idea you can't illustrate with a crayon."

I've spent the hours that I ride the bus back and forth from work reading books mostly about finance. This is probably one of the best quotes from this year's reading list. I just wanted to put it out there.

Lately I've had trouble writing my notes. I've been too tired. To unfocused on the simple things. I miss it. Putting my ideas down for myself to read later. I documented so much of my college life. So I thought why not continue. Why not prove how much I suck. I'm so emo.

Football. (Sorry I'm just not that into baseball) Fantasy Football is not my friend right now. I'm in two leagues and I'm choking. Also it was slightly annoying that Payton Manning was in that many commercials last year but now this year. Its just beyond stupid annoying. TOO MANY!! Seriously, I will refuse to buy products that he promotes. Besides Tom Brady is Jesus.

I just want to say to that pretty girls make the world go round. I just want to thank you for brightening my classes, bus rides and web surfing. If you are a pretty girl pat yourself on the back. If you used to be. Well....shit happens. Get over it.

Have you noticed on the classic Star Trek episodes that the women are smoking hot. Maybe its just the lightening but I'm usually impressed. I mean seriously the original Star Trek is about frat guys in space, but wow...to be Kirk with all those hot mamas.

Does anyone have great stories about their perfect one night stands? I'm writing a short film about it. Hopefully I will get to make it for class. Come on someone be my MUSE!

I'm thinking about switching my cell phone plan from AT&T to Verizon. Please let me know if you have Verizon or not cause who I call the most will play a major factor. Oh...and my current phone is broken. I can't answer calls. So leave a message or text me. Right now my best form of contact is Facebook. Isn't that sad.

Well I had lunch at Chipotle with an old friend last week. It was good to see her since it had been a couple of years. The conversation was more questions and answers then anything else. I guess its something I should expect. Its about catching up and not so much experiencing life together. How are things? Good I guess. I thought about how it would have gone if we were both single. I'm sure something about meeting up later would have been offered. A chance to walk down memory lane, yet in that moment. It didn't cross my mind. We're truly friends.

I like how I tried to go to bed at 1am and then Cowboy Bebop comes on. Great. Now I have to stay up and watch this. So irresponsible. I stay up too late, therefore I am tired.

I'm upset with some of my ex girlfriends right now. You guys are not taking care of yourselves or playing like champs and its making me look bad. Most guys appreciate it when another guy points out a chick and you're like yeah I used to date her and he high fives you. It's not a good thing when people find out that we used to date and they laugh at me. Claiming that I lost respect points with them or that I have no taste in women.

Reason #42 - She's the kind of girl you can bring home to mom.

For all you haters out there. You don't get it. I get along with her. I want spell it out for you but I think its a waste of my time. You're too quick to judge and I shouldn't point out your flaws. Its unfair. In the end...what you think really doesn't weigh much. It's a relationship between two people. Not 400.

My birthday is less then a month away. I'll be 24. Peace.


PS> When I heard about the news. All I wanted to do was give you a hug. The world seems too small these days. How fragile we are, yet I see brother you are strong. My prayers are with you.

Welcome my October

"Spock's Beard - A slang expression used mostly by Star Trek fans to indicate a concept that's so outlandish as to belong to another, warped universe. The term originates with the episode Mirror, Mirror of the Star Trek original series, where four Enterprise officers are exchanged with their counterparts in an alternate universe; the alternate version of Spock has a goatee." - Wikipedia

On Sunday, in the background I had a NFL game playing loudly. The announcer said something I thought I would never hear. "Next week...they play the undefeated Green Bay Packers." I was instantly sent into shock. I guess hell will be freezing over soon and I thought, "Spock's beard!"

Well this is the part where I suck it up and die trying. I've been too busy. Like at the point where you miss family events and stand people up who you were supposed to meet with weeks ago. I wake up sore and tired these mornings. Even right now I'm sore. Thanks to a diving interception I had at football practice last saturday my knees are killing me. I'm not sure Pi Kapp Mountain Day is a good idea, so I may need to train this week. Fellas, we're getting old and its only a sign that I cannot let my foolishness get the best of me.

I just want to say that the Jimmy Kimmel and Matt Damon gags have been hilarious. I love them so much. Such boyish humor.

NEW MUSIC MONDAY: Well sort of. I'm a little slow. Feist, you know the woman from the nano ipod commericals. "1...2..3..4..?" Well, thanks to MTV2 I saw the music video months ago and loved it. Music videos filmed in one take are the best. I LOVE Feist. She's bringing sexy back to Canada. Her music is amazing. Basically she is doing her own thing and rocking at it. But seriously "Let It Die" is one of those albums you should have bought like two years ago. My favorite song right now is "One Evening" and I've been watching the music video on repeat. I'm even writing a script based off the music video! Wow that's crazy! Yeap, so go buy here new album, "The Reminder." You won't be disappointed.
http://www.myspace.com/feist
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lqVKOilZO2A

I shot another film this past weekend. 16mm black & white. Once again the reasons to shoot with video out weigh the reasons to shoot with film. I'm sure everything will come out great, but when you are shooting action packed Pakour chase scenes you need more then two cameras! Film is expensive video is not.

Well, today is the 11 month anniversary of my relationship with my girlfriend. Pretty soon I will have to buy her something expensive and still have to take her out to dinner. Oh what fun. We celebrated this morning over microwaveable breakfast sandwiches with OJ and toast. Honestly, it doesn't feel like its been 11 months. I'm having too much fun. I was looking back at my past relationships wondering why they couldn't break the 3 month barrier. I guess it takes two to tango and when one party is just not that interested in a relationship, people get bored and leave. You got to want to seriously try. I guess I'm just looking forward to simpler days where the bull shit of being young doesn't affect the morals of others. Right now I'll just continue to enjoy her company and input in my life. Life is too short to make things complicated and she's perfectly simple enough for me. I hope I am for her.

Let's go Titans.

Peace.


PS> Keep praying for the Ladybug.

Ladybug Fields Forever

Thursday nights. The new Friday. I get home from a long day that just made it a long week. I think about tomorrow being Friday and that I don't have to go to class after work. Honestly its one of the best feelings.

Crap. I forgot how much I hate HW. So much of it is just to keep you busy. That's it! Those of you who want to be teachers. Do me a favor and come up with HW that actually helps. Really try please. I so want to rewrite how the system works so bad. Apprenticeships is the way to go. I swear.

Well I have three jobs. Sorta. My day job is with Georgetown Post which is not a paper but a video editing house. Where I edit videos and do other post stuff. Pretty cool. The other is a graphic designer for Rudeness Clothing. We're currently working on their second line. I'll post pictures when the shirts come out early next year. Hard work. Really. The third is a producer for the website VIMBY. In simple words its a start up and things haven't really kicked yet, but we shall see. I think its going to be big for a while on the West coast. Anyways....the way I got it set up is that my main job pays the bills and my other jobs give me that extra cash to get over the hump. But my main ISSUE here is how fast I burn my spending cash. WOW slow down. I budget and balance my checkbook, so I'm not spending rent money but I do have a discretionary fund that almost never makes it through a weekend. Its about self control people!

Um...did anyone see B.Spears on the VMA Awards (which sucks period but wasn't too bad this year. I wanted more Kanye for some reason.) Anyways...Spears is back or some really washed up version of her. She can't move. Can't dance. She needs to walk away from the game and try something new. I'm sorry babe. But your teenage years are behind you. Unlike Fergie who didn't rise until her 30s. You're done. Now go raise your kids....oh wait. You might loose them. Think twice about making your kids superstars at the age. They pay a price that most can't afford.

Music you should download: "Debbie" by Architecture In Helsinki

I'm trying to draw up that inspiration which produces the greatest of art. I'm trying to surround myself with that knowledge. Expect great things. I love it when people leave comments about my work.

Oh, no news yet on my sister. But the tests are done. We're just waiting to hear the results. Thank you all for the positive feedback. It is comforting knowing that there are so many people praying for my family. I will pass on your good karma to my sister. If anyone is wondering about the ladybugs. Well she really loves ladybugs.

In France, if you are sick and a ladybug lands on you, when it flies away, it will take the sickness with it.

Hope.

The Fullmetal Artist

A turtle was happily swimming along a river when a scorpion hailed it from the shore. "Dear friend turtle!" called the scorpion. "Please let me climb upon your back and swim me to the other side of the river!" "No," replied the turtle, "for if I do, you shall sting me, and I shall die." "Nonsense!" replied the scorpion. "If I kill you in the middle of the river, you shall sink, and I shall drown and die with you." The turtle thought this over, and saw the truth of the scorpion's statement. He let it upon his back and began swimming towards the other side of the river. Halfway across, he felt a sharp pain in the back of his neck. "Why have you stung me?!" cried the turtle as his body began to stiffen. "Now you shall die as well!" "Because it is in my nature," replied the scorpion as the turtle sank beneath the waters.

This was for me. Last weekend's fiasco of being hospitable should be a lesson learned. Labor Day weekend was one of those holidays I really needed. Good times hanging with friends and family. Catching up on my sleep debt and spending some quality time with the best girl in the world, was so worth it. Things won't be like that for a while.

These mornings I feel that I am getting sick. I think its my girlfriend's fault. Oh the fall must be here too. The allergies. Augh. Its like the last thing I need on my plate. So much to do and so little time. Work. Work. Work.

Music free me. Man, Sublime is one great band. They are definitely a hidden treat on my I-Pod Shuffle. (When you get a chance look up the I-Pod Touch. Its new. Its basically a super i-pod/i-phone without the phone part.) Well I've finally received a new CD from a friend of mine. We trade music hoping to inspire one another's tastes. Kind of special, so now you got me listening to Ratatat's song "Wildcat". Oh it makes me want to make music.

I know this is old news but why are you hating so much on Mike Vick? We all know the Vick boys can't seem to stay out of trouble. The worse part of being rich and famous is easily being media targets. They report on every little thing you do blowing it out of proportion so that us normies look down on you as if we would never do the same. But everyone pick's a poison at some point. I just think that you can't hate on Vick hard core and not take the time to save one of the dogs. Come on 53 dogs will be put to death if they don't find a home. (Actually I think they may have already.) If you really have the heart you should take one of these killing machines and play fetch. http://www.usatoday.com/sports/football/2007-08-22-1015712039_x.htm

So when did High School Musical take over the world and rule Disney like no other? I haven't seen it but I still don't think its worth the hype.

Dejavu I said. My legs stretched out and my hands upon my head. I was leaning back in my plastic chair listening to the conversation. Chris Palmer had made a joke about torturing his students and sure enough everyone in the class laughed. It was funny but not so much the second time around. Here I was. Sitting in a class I have taken before. Literally. This is an update about AU. The full one is coming later, but I'm back. Basically the probation they were originally suppose to give me has finally been granted. I need all A's and good grades for the rest of the school year and in the summer of 2008 I will finish my MA in Film & Video. I will be able to put education behind me and not deal with this total bs school money making system no more. But I'll be in debt for years to come. Come on Virginia Lottery. Bring it to me.

Why do I stay up so late? Must be a bad habit from college. Like drinking.

Peace.


PS> My creative forces are pushing the limits of my will. The eggs breaking. No it is hatching. Let's see what bright Phoenix arises. Yes indeed...the clothes, the music, the photos and the videos. Let it begin.