the joys of television

I've kept away from TV for the majority of the past month or so (which isn't saying much.... it's only because my shows have been in the rerun-phase for the holiday season)... but today marked a return to the couch.

After church, I set up camp & watched 2 episodes of the New Detectives, then The Karate Kid III (while updating my music library with the likes of Warrant (see previous post), Europe, the Wedding, and more), re-fueled on snacks, watched some pre-Golden-Globe coverage, then night one of the 24 season-premiere (2 hours tonight, 2 more hours tomorrow night)

Also, while catching my breathe during a commercial break for 24.... I had a moment of celebration when reading that Ledger posthumously won the Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actor......... well-deserved is a ridiculous understatement.

Welp... that is all. Just felt like providing a brief update on my lazy Sunday afternoon/evening.

Any thoughts on the Golden Globes and/or the first half of 24's season premiere??

kick back with a throw-back

sit back & relax on this lazy Sunday afternoon/evening...... and enjoy the big hair & flashy rock theatrics

"Wow... there's a reason I stopped doing that..."

Do you ever look back on silly, juvenile, yet very entertaining things you did in elementary and/or middle school..... and once in a blue moon take part in such activities for old times sake? Maybe it's playing Tetris on your original Gameboy... or eating ice cream and watching old cartoons on dvd... or maybe even building a fort out of sheets & clothes pins??

Well last night... a small posse & myself were rather bored after a rousing evening @ Aroma's playing cards (boredom is definitely NOT a good thing with us... especially since it's rare). We decided to make our way over to a nearby park and see what we could come up with to pass the time.

Well... one of those "silly, juvenile, yet very entertaining" things came up in our brainstorming of ideas... and being the stupid guys we are when around each other... we decided to ring some doorbells in a nearby neighborhood & scurry away like foolish young children, and then call it a night after such seemingly harmless nostalgiac fun. 3 houses later, we decided to head back to our cars. Our dumb fun was over, and it was cold outside. As we drew near to the path back to the park, I glanced over at a brightly-lit house to my right. In that very moment, I decided it would be more fun to have to run back to the park rather than casually stroll. With that spur-of-the-moment thought, I bolted for the house to quickly ring once more. In short, it was the worst timing possible... because a woman was coming out of the front door right when I neared the front stoop... screamed bloody murder when she saw me frolicking towards her house... slammed the door in sheer terror... and I hauled butt the other way in total shock & bewilderment.

I still feel completely horrible for probably scaring this poor woman half-to-death. There's no way she didn't call the police after locking herself in a room... tightly gripping some sort of blunt-force object. I don't blame her... at all. Hopefully the fear & confusion will subside so she can get a peaceful night's sleep very soon.... because I get the sinking feeling she is rather traumatized.

So uh.... yeah... there's definitely a reason I stopped doing that.

If you have a less-moronic story of a recent time when you took part in something you enjoyed from your youth, then by all means shaaaaare away. And of course... if its of equal-or-greater stupidity in comparison to mine... then definitely share that tale.

last place you'd think to find me

To say that 2009 has started off interesting...... well, that is what we categorize in my file labeled "Understatements".

Cause (of the situation) : my friend Jared from Va Beach posting on his facebook status that he was having a music video filmed for his new group's (The Silverust) first music video... and needed extras.

My Response (to the situation) : jokingly responding to said facebook-status with "can i wear little red running shorts?"

Effect (of my joking response) : Landing a starring role in a hip-hop video, wearing little red running shorts. With a pro video production crew doing the music vid (Scott Hansen Productions).


( the rest of the story )


Now just picture me in that outfit (from the previous post) busting into a party scene, looking for my "girlfriend" at this mock-fiesta, finding her with the rapper (Nickelus Fury) from the hip-hop duo, getting in his face, and then being broken up by 2 break dancers... who then proceed to battle it out on the dance floor.

Followed by dancing around like a fool for several takes behind the 2 guys (Nick F & Jared) rapping amongst the crowd.

The next day, we filmed more @ Scott's studio.. green screen hilarity ensued. We saw some of the footage in raw form.... looks AWESOME. This video is going to be epic hilarity. Last filming for the vid happening 2 weekends from now @ a skate park.


Here's some pictures to close this entry out


(L to R) Nickelus Fury, myself, and Jared Icarus Dessuit


















Scott filming the guys with the green screen backdrop

If ya dare wear short shorts.....

It's been a busy January so far.... I'll blog soon with a real update, but for now I'll leave you with a picture from this past Saturday.



The story behind this outfit was definitely an experience.... stay tuned.

cinematic excellence of '09

Every year... I look ahead to all the movies coming in the year that strike me as something to be excited for. Obviously this past year I was hyped the most for The Dark Knight... but movies like Iron Man, Hellboy II, Kung Fu Panda, Cloverfield, and others definitely filled out the rest of the year quite well.


As far as this year goes, here's just a few of the standouts:


Watchmen (March 6th, 2009)

(One of the most widely-acclaimed graphic novels... made into film. The bar has been set high, so this one has alot to live up to.... AND of course I'm worried about the Warner Bros/Fox legal battle over copyright claims.... I just hope it comes out on time...)
*gaze upon the trailer here


X-Men Origins: Wolverine (May 1st, 2009)

(I really hope this one lives up to it's potential to be an epic comic book movie.... but as long as it's better than X-Men 3, I'll be satisfied)
*official site w/ the teaser trailer


Star Trek (May 8th, 2009)

(I have almost zero interest in Star Trek...... and this looks AMAZING.... so that says alot for the phenomenal cast, cinematography, and everything else involved)
*beam yourself over to view the trailer


Terminator Salvation (May 22nd, 2009)

(I'm looking forward to this one... because 1) Christian Bale is the man, and 2) just watch the trailer.... it looks wicked cool)
*watchify the glorious preview here

she's so lucky (she's a star?)

here's another vid from those past years of more frequent video-making..... when it was common-place for us to meet up with an always random grouping of friends, throw out some varied ideas, and improvise a video on the spot.... the "good 'ol days", if you will