9-16-04
Where are the updates? I don’t know but I think it’s time for a redesign of the site. I’m sick of the black background and I want to add more content. All sorts of websites are linking me to. The coolest link so far is from the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago (Chi-town!!!). In their online exhibit, “Action! An Adventure in Moviemaking,” I’m listed as a resource for an introduction to filmmaking. While I don’t really believe that my resources are for the filmmaker newbie, I’m honored none-the-less to be listed with people like Ron Dexter and Bob Rodriguez.
Ooo, this weekend I'm helping a few friends shoot a spec commercial for a shoe company. If anyone has any idea how they could go about selling this idea to Nike/Pumma/Vans/New Balance, please let me know.
Work-wise, I have been really busy and continue to work with people that are famous, award-winning, beautiful, higher class, more important, and very recognizable (these are all things that are important in the ‘business.’) The last project I worked on, the director was on the cover of Variety the second day of our shoot. I’m realizing that, just like it’s not what you know but whom you know, it’s not what you’ve done, but who you’ve worked with. I hate that aspect of my job and therefore try not to schmooze, namedrop, or participate in any other Hollywood low-life activities unless it’ll help me get a job! Speaking of, work’s slowing down so now would be a good time to hire me. Also,
Ain’t technology great? I just got a new laptop computer. It’s the newer 17” PowerBook with as many hardware bells and whistles as I could pack into this one inch thick machine and all the video editing and compositing software apps that I use on my home computer. And, of course I had to get the best of all the different accessories. One of my favs is the Airport Express. Not only do you get wireless internet, but you can connect your printer to it to print documents wirelessly. But best of all is Airtunes. You can play your mp3s on iTunes wirelessly to your home stereo connected to the airport express. It’s extremely simple, but amazing—this is what apple is best at. And yes, my Microsoft controlled windows friends, it’ll work for you too. This laptop is great for work because I can be on set, on location, at the production office, or someone else’s home office and get all my work done. Just last job, I was in Hidden Valley, in the middle of nowhere, and was working on my laptop. I can connect to the Internet via modem, Ethernet, WiFi networks (which I’m known to leach off so watch out!), or even my Motorola v600 Bluetooth phone. That’s right, anywhere I have cell service (like on car trips), I can send emails and go on the web from the phone in my pocket (no wires). I’m such a geek, I love this kind of technology. Now I need to go to my local café and show off my new toy *cough* I mean tool.

8-08-04
I was hacked! I feel so cool. I was out of town and couldn't fix the website until today so the hacker got it's message out for 3 whole days. Work has gotten super busy so the website is neglected as usual. Plus, summer is almost over, I'm trying to enjoy the nice weather as much as possible. Cheers!

6-29-04
Over a million hits to the website. Yeah! I added FAQs to the end of some of the how-to's and I added another video. Leah's been bugging me for, like, six months to put Political Crossfire back up. Now, I encourage anyone to watch the video and email your thoughts about it to her. On another subject, I think it's great that Fahrenheit 911 is doing so well. I personally didn't like it as much as his bowling movie, or even "Rodger and Me." It wasn't as focused a story. Now, I can also understand why people may not like it, politically. But what I don't understand is why people claim that it's not a documentary. Hello? When did documentary become synonymous with 'fair and unbiased view'? Or even reality? Go watch "Bicycle Thief" or "The Thin Blue Line." Even Flaherty in Nanook of the North" directed the Eskimos to get a certain shot (he requested multiple take of some scenes) and even asked them to use hunting spears rather than the rifles they were accustomed to (because it looked more authentic). Just like reality TV and Fox News Corp., documentaries aren't always fair, unbalanced, accurate portrayals of real events. Oh, and on a last thought, how can a nation be fully sovereign when there's over a hundred thousand foreign troops still occupying it? Comment on this. Speaking of reality TV, my new most hated show is Fox's, "The Casino." Not only is it incredibly boring, but it's also incredibly over-produced. Like, they hire a "professional gambler" to come in and try and cheat the casino. But that's boring because Fox can't rig the games (damnit, NGC!), so they hire a (very unconvincing) transvestite to seduce the gambler because he claims to be a ladie's man. The big dramatic moment is that he hooks up with this transvestite. Like he couldn't tell she was a Fox plant because of the cameras following her around. And, c'mon, the guy couldn't be a 'ladie's man' and not know a lady. This show is way overproduced and way too not interesting. Fox needs to hire me to be a producer.

6-25-04
Where are the updates? I've finally added a few things. Things are moving and shaking for me, what can I say? LA Film Fest is in town, and I'm trying to take advandage of it as much as possible. I also have renewed my interest in exploitation and b-films. They are so much fun! I recently got the DVD, "Surf Nazis Must Die" (used at Amoeba - $9). It is put out by Troma . They have been providing the world with trash action, horror, skin flicks, and a combonation of everything for over 30 years. I just check their website and saw that they sell most of their titles for three bucks. You can get 3 titles for the same cost of one "Dodgeball" ticket at your local megaplex. I also want to publicly pay my respects to my favorite dive bar in Hollywood that is the latest victim to development around the Hollywood/Highland area. Yes, the Powerhouse is closing. This bar had everything: warm beer, neon signs, velvet paintings, darts, and one killer juke box. It's so sad to see the's icons of the past being plowed under to make room for the next 85 dollar-a-plate sushi resaurant or euro-trash night club-slash-bowling alley (lucky strike anyone?). So, if anyone has another good dive bar in the Hollywood area, let me know. Yeah, I guess I'm all about the non-mainstream consumerism right now. Cheers.

4-6-04
Where are the updates? I have been horrible. They'll be up soon.

2-15-04
My broadband connection is down and I'm connecting via a dialup. This is tragic. I've had some form of broadband for over six years now and I can't believe how slow dialup modems are. Blah! I just finished a music video and there was someone on set shooting behind the scenes stuff for a MTV show (yes, that one). Well, it was just one person and a Cannon xl-1s. That's it. Microbudget filmmakers will get a kick out of that. People have been emailing me saying how much they like my do-it-yourself section. That's cool. I wrote everything just assuming that the majority of my audience would be US based. It is, but I've had people from China, Japan, Australia, and all over Europe give feedback. Sometimes I forget this truly is the World Wide Web. ...and that the United States isn't the center of the world.

2-1-04
On my way to go 'network' at the Super Bowl Lingerie halftime show at the LA Convention center. Rock it! On another note, I did a vanity search, seeing how well my website publicity (or lack there of) is going and saw there's a Joren temple in Japan. Check it out. The only reason I mention it is because I only know of a half dozen Joren's in the world (most in Europe) and find it cool that the Japanese temple was named in the 1600s, while they were still isolationists. I wonder if that'll get me free sushi anywhere?

1-28-04
The Wallet is featured on the main page over at ReWindVideo.com. This is very exciting as they get thosands of visitors each day. Jon and the other fine staff of Rewind are good people! Also, a film by the production company I'm working with just got an Oscar nomination. Way to go, guys!

1-26-04
Soft Launch! Yeah. I realize that Internet Explorer doesn't like Java or Quicktime, so I had to completely redo the way the videos are presented. Darn, it looked so cool before. Those that know me will laugh at the picture of me on the main page. I couldn't figure out what to put on the main page, so I figured since I'm fully exploring my narcissistic nature with a website about myself, I’d put a picture of me there! I asked my brother what he thought of the website, and he said, “It’s great. No offense, but you need a tan.” Well, duh. I’ve been indoors working in front of a computer for the last month or two. So, being that I’m fully emerging into the Los Angeles lifestyle, I gave myself a fake tan. But not the way you normally do. I Photoshopped a tan onto the picture. Yes, everything and everyone is fake in LA.

1-19-04
I've gotten really busy with work (which is good for me, bad for the website). I have two commercials I'm about to work on, a small business office to network (ironically, it's an internet service provider), some freelance video work for a modeling agency I'm dealing with, and a real possibility of starting on that big studio feature in a few weeks. When it rains, it pours–in a good way. As for the website, I finished everything but the video pages. I realized I don't have any of my old archived video tapes with me so I'll only put the ones on my computer up for now.

1-12-04
Another 3:30am update to myself. I'm calling a UPM tomorrow (this morning) about working on my first studio feature. All fingers are crossed. I'm making progress with the website, but it's going slowly. The dialog section of do it yourself sound is 2200 words. That was after I completely threw away the first 1800 words I wrote the night before. I'm happy with it, but without pretty pictures noone's gonna read the whole thing. Oh well. F-em

1-9-04
It's 3 in the morning, but I finally made some progress. The links page is full enough. I'll add more latter to entice people to come back. Right, like anyone cares what websites I like to go to. I just realized this is very pitifull–I'm doing new updates to myself, since the website isn't up yet. No more negativity. On a lighter note, George W announced he wants to build a moon space station and send humans to Mars. Did NASA discover oil? Soon we'll be 'liberating' martians because they're a threat to national security. Wait, that movie was already made.

1-8-04
Okay, I hate blogger, so I'm gonna do the news manually. The web page is a disaster. Just when I think I'm getting somewhere, I get pushed back two steps. This is my test news update to see how it works. I can't think of anything to say because I'm so damn mad at blogger and dreamweaver and fireworks and safari and whoever invented the internet. I remember and miss the days of golfers and wais. As anyone can tell, I'm going to have to start using a spell checker or noones gonna wanna hire me. Oh well, I'm only a FTP away from updating the news now. Hopefully, I'll be able to fill this with somewhat more informing information next time.