Anyone who knows me knows that I enjoy poker. I love seven card stud and hold'em.
My game is more of a tournament style. I play very few hands and generally expect to win about a pot per hour. I'm a patient player with a slight aggressive streak. This leads me to what I would like to talk about. My style works in a ring or cash game but not as well. I have to keep very alert and pick my battles.
A excellent site.
This is Live At The Bike. The Bicycle Casino in LA that has a nightly live poker game per webcast that is unedited and interactive in that you can contact the hosts with questions about strategy or what have ya.
The webcast starts at 9pm Central time and goes about three to four hours. This is a very educational game since it is unedited instead of the edited games on tv. You see every hand played and how they are played.
This is generally a ring game with some high limits. One evening I was watching a 400-800 limit hold'em game with a three bump limit. Meaning if someone raised the maximum it would cost you $2,400 to see a flop. I witnessed some pots just under $20,000!!!! Now there are lower limit games as well, games I would be comfortable in playing.
You get to see the junk hands that some people play instead of the action hands that make it on Bravo, Travel Channel, and ESPN. This teaches you a lot about patience in a game and will improve your playing as you develop your own playing style.
There is a registration but it is free and you can opt out of any email which I always opt out of. I get enough spam as it is.
I am fascinated by this webcast and it really verifies that narrowcasting interactive web shows have a huge and bright future in this broadband age. People want to be part of the show, to have an effect on it. You really don't have much of an effect on this show however I have sent in a couple of email questions about plays that were made and why and they always get answered on the air. If they added an interactive chat room instead of relying on 2+2 poker forums for chat they would be golden!
Enjoy it my friends!
Monday, January 30, 2006
Sunday, January 29, 2006
Train Wreck....And That Ain't Bad
Flavor of love.
This is the first time I have actually been able to catch a episode of this show. It is horrible. It is petty. It is a absolute train wreck of a show and I can't stop watching it.
Just like the Surreal Life spinoff that had Flavor Flav and Brigitte Nielson and their further adventures in (cough) love.
Amazingly Flav is single so VH1 has decided to help a brother out and hook him up with some amazingly single women who seem to have low standards and dollar signs in their eyes.
There are such intellectual games like the five senses challenge where Flav gets to fondle, taste, hear, see, and smell, yes SMELL these poor women. When Flav exclaimed that one of them smelled like steak, I nearly lost it. It was a good thing I wasn't drinking something. I would have sprayed it all over whatever was in front of me.
Now why can't I turn this off?
Am I that shallow that I get enjoyment, the same kind of enjoyment that one would get from seeing the remains of a forrest fire. A horrible thing to be sure but that is feeling I get (and nausea) when I see Flav make out with these poor women and them actually throw themselves at him I see burning trees in my head.
Oh my, I do love pop culture but WOW this really pushes me to the edge of taste. I am the first to admit that my taste is eclectic. I love entertainment from Conway Twitty to Buck Rogers but I'm speechless after this show....but I can't stop watching it.
This is the first time I have actually been able to catch a episode of this show. It is horrible. It is petty. It is a absolute train wreck of a show and I can't stop watching it.
Just like the Surreal Life spinoff that had Flavor Flav and Brigitte Nielson and their further adventures in (cough) love.
Amazingly Flav is single so VH1 has decided to help a brother out and hook him up with some amazingly single women who seem to have low standards and dollar signs in their eyes.
There are such intellectual games like the five senses challenge where Flav gets to fondle, taste, hear, see, and smell, yes SMELL these poor women. When Flav exclaimed that one of them smelled like steak, I nearly lost it. It was a good thing I wasn't drinking something. I would have sprayed it all over whatever was in front of me.
Now why can't I turn this off?
Am I that shallow that I get enjoyment, the same kind of enjoyment that one would get from seeing the remains of a forrest fire. A horrible thing to be sure but that is feeling I get (and nausea) when I see Flav make out with these poor women and them actually throw themselves at him I see burning trees in my head.
Oh my, I do love pop culture but WOW this really pushes me to the edge of taste. I am the first to admit that my taste is eclectic. I love entertainment from Conway Twitty to Buck Rogers but I'm speechless after this show....but I can't stop watching it.
Food Network And Filmmaking
I have to confess this to you my friends, I love the Food Network and watch it a lot!
I know I should be living on IFC or TCM or something like that and sometimes I watch those as well but they are a different kind of network. What the Food Network does for my taste buds is something that I have a hard time explaining.
Let me try though. I know that 50% of everything they cook probably doesn't taste as good as it looks which brings in the romanticizing of food. You can't smell it or taste it so it is really up to you to make a trip to the store with a list of ingredients to see if it really tastes and smells as good as it looks.
Here is something else, it really isn't as easy as Emeril and Bobby Flay make it look. Their kitchen is always spill free, when I prepare some of these dishes there are messy dishes everywhere and the cabinets need serious scrubbing afterwards.
These guys as well as being good cooks are also entertainers. Emeril is a master at holding my attention and making a four course meal look as easy to cook as buying oreo cookies. I know that editing plays a huge part in making these shows good and making the food simple.
But when all is said and done I have a sense of empowerment that "yeah, I could cook that!" which is a large part of why I do watch. It makes me feel good that I have the knowledge to head into my kitchen and create what I have just seen and then enjoy the fruits of my cooking!
Now what this has to do with filmmaking is that I think that the world is ripe for a DIY filmmaking show. Not the Project: Greenlight kind (That show just irks me to no end!) more along the lines of "Here is my camera, script, and actor. Watch the magic happen!" kind.
A show that would take you from the beginnings of making a no budget film through every stage. Focusing on how to improvise over the common problems you will encounter along the way when you have sunk every dime into equipment and have nothing left to spend.
Nuts and bolts filmmaking at a one paycheck price. Yeah, that is the kind of show I'd love to see developed!
I know I should be living on IFC or TCM or something like that and sometimes I watch those as well but they are a different kind of network. What the Food Network does for my taste buds is something that I have a hard time explaining.
Let me try though. I know that 50% of everything they cook probably doesn't taste as good as it looks which brings in the romanticizing of food. You can't smell it or taste it so it is really up to you to make a trip to the store with a list of ingredients to see if it really tastes and smells as good as it looks.
Here is something else, it really isn't as easy as Emeril and Bobby Flay make it look. Their kitchen is always spill free, when I prepare some of these dishes there are messy dishes everywhere and the cabinets need serious scrubbing afterwards.
These guys as well as being good cooks are also entertainers. Emeril is a master at holding my attention and making a four course meal look as easy to cook as buying oreo cookies. I know that editing plays a huge part in making these shows good and making the food simple.
But when all is said and done I have a sense of empowerment that "yeah, I could cook that!" which is a large part of why I do watch. It makes me feel good that I have the knowledge to head into my kitchen and create what I have just seen and then enjoy the fruits of my cooking!
Now what this has to do with filmmaking is that I think that the world is ripe for a DIY filmmaking show. Not the Project: Greenlight kind (That show just irks me to no end!) more along the lines of "Here is my camera, script, and actor. Watch the magic happen!" kind.
A show that would take you from the beginnings of making a no budget film through every stage. Focusing on how to improvise over the common problems you will encounter along the way when you have sunk every dime into equipment and have nothing left to spend.
Nuts and bolts filmmaking at a one paycheck price. Yeah, that is the kind of show I'd love to see developed!
Saturday, January 28, 2006
A Chance To Be Struck By Lightning
At work I am in two seperate Powerball pools. I have been in one for a couple of years and the other one is new since Oklahoma joined the Powerball network.
I costs me about 21 dollars per payday.
Now here is why I am writing this. There are several people at work who don't really understand this. Why someone would even pay a dollar into something where you are about a 147 million to 1 chance of winning.
My response is simple. I have a chance to have lightning strike. It is worth the 21 bucks to be able to have the kind of fantasies that I feel I am buying for that money.
It certainly is a lot of fun to be able to have that chance. That huge one chance to be able to live your dreams. I don't mean your everyday dreams that I also have and work towards, I mean the incredible dreams that 20+ million can allow.
Yes my friends, it is worth it to be able to dream that big.
I costs me about 21 dollars per payday.
Now here is why I am writing this. There are several people at work who don't really understand this. Why someone would even pay a dollar into something where you are about a 147 million to 1 chance of winning.
My response is simple. I have a chance to have lightning strike. It is worth the 21 bucks to be able to have the kind of fantasies that I feel I am buying for that money.
It certainly is a lot of fun to be able to have that chance. That huge one chance to be able to live your dreams. I don't mean your everyday dreams that I also have and work towards, I mean the incredible dreams that 20+ million can allow.
Yes my friends, it is worth it to be able to dream that big.
Friday, January 27, 2006
Almost 100% Fixed
My PC that is. I have lost some information though. My email files are gone but I do have my address book.
All of my email including my email from Kevin Smith is history. Well that particular email does live on in my blog as a copy but you get the point.
I am happy to have my desktop PC back up and running though!
In Locker news, my camera is now sitting at the production house so they can use it to run a master DVD. As I earlier explained they believe that they don't have a tape head that will get a better transfer than my camera.
So here is keeping my fingers crossed that I will be holding a master DVD copy in the next few days!
All of my email including my email from Kevin Smith is history. Well that particular email does live on in my blog as a copy but you get the point.
I am happy to have my desktop PC back up and running though!
In Locker news, my camera is now sitting at the production house so they can use it to run a master DVD. As I earlier explained they believe that they don't have a tape head that will get a better transfer than my camera.
So here is keeping my fingers crossed that I will be holding a master DVD copy in the next few days!
Thursday, January 26, 2006
Ever Been Bored Before????
I mean the kind of bored where you figure out that you have 36 years until you retire from your job?
When you figure out something like that it really hits you....hard. You really start to think about if you can actually make it for another 36 YEARS. It starts to feel like a prison sentence.
You are hearby sentenced to 36 years of hard, boring, tedious labor without the possibility of parole. For those of you who are joining this blog in progress I feel the need to tell you that my job is a trap. Every year you get a little bit more in benefits and money so therefore it is harder to quit since you need to find a way to replace the income you would be losing and the pay is pretty decent so therein lies the trap.
That is also why I am trying so hard to express myself in a way that could lead into a new career such as filmmaking and the misadventure Locker has been so far. Not that I haven't had a good time with it. Some parts have been great but this last part. The getting the finished movie on DVD part seems to be the hardest and most stubborn yet.
The local production house has had a hard time with the tape conversion. So tomorrow I have to take the camera Locker was shot on to them to see if the original tape head will fix the problem and the conversion can continue.
If not then I don't know what will happen. I really don't, I am afraid to even think about the possibilities of it not working.
When you figure out something like that it really hits you....hard. You really start to think about if you can actually make it for another 36 YEARS. It starts to feel like a prison sentence.
You are hearby sentenced to 36 years of hard, boring, tedious labor without the possibility of parole. For those of you who are joining this blog in progress I feel the need to tell you that my job is a trap. Every year you get a little bit more in benefits and money so therefore it is harder to quit since you need to find a way to replace the income you would be losing and the pay is pretty decent so therein lies the trap.
That is also why I am trying so hard to express myself in a way that could lead into a new career such as filmmaking and the misadventure Locker has been so far. Not that I haven't had a good time with it. Some parts have been great but this last part. The getting the finished movie on DVD part seems to be the hardest and most stubborn yet.
The local production house has had a hard time with the tape conversion. So tomorrow I have to take the camera Locker was shot on to them to see if the original tape head will fix the problem and the conversion can continue.
If not then I don't know what will happen. I really don't, I am afraid to even think about the possibilities of it not working.
Tuesday, January 24, 2006
Time Travel And Filmmaking
Time traveling has been on my mind since I was a wee little kiddo watching Star Trek on TV when I was first exposed to the concept when the Enterprise goes to Earth and trap a fighter jet in their tractor beam. My interest was further increased in the legendary episode "The City On The Edge Of Forever" where a rudimentary Stargate is used in a library to jump from time to time.
I have often thought of the dynamics and applications of being a time traveler. I've enjoyed such shows as Quantum Leap, Sliders, and even Voyagers. I am consumed with the concept. I have pondered what I would do if I could travel backward or forward in time and for lengths such as a hour, a minute, a day, any length of time you could imagine.
Heck I'm even reading a great book called "The Time Traveler's Wife" by Audrey Niffenegger. It has been incredible so far and I'm engrossed with the possibilities!!!!
A few seconds could make a world of difference for me in a few cases. I've done some stupid things that I wish I had a instant rewind/erase button....or a time machine. I've thought about what it would be like to be a master of time without machinery. To will yourself to travel to anytime you wish without mechanical means could be a great way to pass a afternoon or a rainy day!
"What are you doing tonight?"
"Oh, I thought I'd see how the pyramids were built, what are you up to?"
"Not much, bring me back some sand."
This brings me to the story of John Titor. Time Traveler from 2036. You can even buy a t-shirt with his official military time traveling unit insignia on it. I first became aware of John's story in late 2003, well after John disappeared.
John's story although most certainly is a hoax, it is a elaborate and well constructed hoax. Probably one of the most detailed hoaxes in all of internet history!
Yes I do, somewhere in the dark recesses of my mind wonder just for a second if it were real what it would mean for mankind and of course myself in trying to sign up in 2036 to travel in time!
If John Titor exists (He is supposed to have been born a few years ago now) and if he accomplished his mission of obtaining a special IBM computer from the 1970's and if he safely made it back to 2036 then who knows if he could have come back and might be here in this time right now.
Elaborate to say the least. I won't give you a link. There are tons of sites out there if you just type in John Titor and all of them have a plethora of information on John and his mission.
What this has to do with filmmaking should come as no surprise. I have always had a couple of different time travel ideas in my head but have never even began to write them down. Time travel movies are sometimes complex....see Primer or DonnieDarko for prime examples. They can be picked apart in a heartbeat if you don't have every thread woven correctly.
They can be very intimidating if you start to figure out the physics of your story and the universe that your story takes place in.
I do feel I have a story in me but getting it on paper will be a different matter.
Speaking of which, I contacted the production company who currently has Locker and are converting it to DVD for duplication. They have had a few setbacks with it and I might have to bring the camera it was filmed on in to them to prevent the problems. I have to call them in the morning and see what they discovered.
I have often thought of the dynamics and applications of being a time traveler. I've enjoyed such shows as Quantum Leap, Sliders, and even Voyagers. I am consumed with the concept. I have pondered what I would do if I could travel backward or forward in time and for lengths such as a hour, a minute, a day, any length of time you could imagine.
Heck I'm even reading a great book called "The Time Traveler's Wife" by Audrey Niffenegger. It has been incredible so far and I'm engrossed with the possibilities!!!!
A few seconds could make a world of difference for me in a few cases. I've done some stupid things that I wish I had a instant rewind/erase button....or a time machine. I've thought about what it would be like to be a master of time without machinery. To will yourself to travel to anytime you wish without mechanical means could be a great way to pass a afternoon or a rainy day!
"What are you doing tonight?"
"Oh, I thought I'd see how the pyramids were built, what are you up to?"
"Not much, bring me back some sand."
This brings me to the story of John Titor. Time Traveler from 2036. You can even buy a t-shirt with his official military time traveling unit insignia on it. I first became aware of John's story in late 2003, well after John disappeared.
John's story although most certainly is a hoax, it is a elaborate and well constructed hoax. Probably one of the most detailed hoaxes in all of internet history!
Yes I do, somewhere in the dark recesses of my mind wonder just for a second if it were real what it would mean for mankind and of course myself in trying to sign up in 2036 to travel in time!
If John Titor exists (He is supposed to have been born a few years ago now) and if he accomplished his mission of obtaining a special IBM computer from the 1970's and if he safely made it back to 2036 then who knows if he could have come back and might be here in this time right now.
Elaborate to say the least. I won't give you a link. There are tons of sites out there if you just type in John Titor and all of them have a plethora of information on John and his mission.
What this has to do with filmmaking should come as no surprise. I have always had a couple of different time travel ideas in my head but have never even began to write them down. Time travel movies are sometimes complex....see Primer or DonnieDarko for prime examples. They can be picked apart in a heartbeat if you don't have every thread woven correctly.
They can be very intimidating if you start to figure out the physics of your story and the universe that your story takes place in.
I do feel I have a story in me but getting it on paper will be a different matter.
Speaking of which, I contacted the production company who currently has Locker and are converting it to DVD for duplication. They have had a few setbacks with it and I might have to bring the camera it was filmed on in to them to prevent the problems. I have to call them in the morning and see what they discovered.
Monday, January 23, 2006
Huh, What About That?!
I picked the two teams in the Super Bowl!
Now it is time to jinx one team and pick them to win. After some thought there is no clear cut favorite.
They both have equal strengths and few weaknesses. Strong D's, strong running games, and strong passing games.
Both teams have been on a roll lately. Pittsburgh has had the rougher path defeating every team in their path and the toughest teams in the AFC. Seattle has been struggling for respect all year long and feel they have been overlooked as a legitimate force. So who will win this game?
Seattle will.
They have a little less wear and tear and might have just a little bit more legs beneath them by playing one less game. I predict a very good game, hopefully with several lead changes and a spectacular finish!
Now it is time to jinx one team and pick them to win. After some thought there is no clear cut favorite.
They both have equal strengths and few weaknesses. Strong D's, strong running games, and strong passing games.
Both teams have been on a roll lately. Pittsburgh has had the rougher path defeating every team in their path and the toughest teams in the AFC. Seattle has been struggling for respect all year long and feel they have been overlooked as a legitimate force. So who will win this game?
Seattle will.
They have a little less wear and tear and might have just a little bit more legs beneath them by playing one less game. I predict a very good game, hopefully with several lead changes and a spectacular finish!
Sunday, January 22, 2006
Championship Day And Lunch
Yes my friends today is the day when the AFC and NFC determine their champions.
The NFL playoffs are some of the best football you can ask for. Personally I enjoy the week before the Championship games the best. There are four very good games on in two days. There is usually a very close game and a surprise game that make the pundits talk their heads off for a week with tons of predictions and guesses.
Don't get me wrong, the Super Bowl is great but it is just one game and it is really more of an event instead of a game in today's world. There are lots of commercials that are aimed at entertaining with humor and wit. There are always huge gatherings with food and drink. But the games before that are what a real football fan are waiting for.
These games are right up there with March Madness and the races at Bristol for me (and the NBA playoffs in the Jordan era). I'll write about those when they roll around:)
I had lunch today with my filmmaking partner in crime, Chris. We discussed a few ideas and kicked around a few others. Walked around Hastings and critiqued other movies which is a good thing for a filmmaker to do.
When you can figure out what you enjoy about a movie and duplicate the best parts you are well on your way to making a movie you enjoy!
Yeah I know that sounds simple bordering on stupid but that is a lot of filmmaking in a nutshell. If you can't make the kind of movie you want to watch then what is the point of being a filmmaker? That doesn't mean that you enjoy watching it after spending a couple of hundred hours working on it, it just means that it is the style of movie that you wished other filmmakers would make and would watch if it wasn't yours.
The NFL playoffs are some of the best football you can ask for. Personally I enjoy the week before the Championship games the best. There are four very good games on in two days. There is usually a very close game and a surprise game that make the pundits talk their heads off for a week with tons of predictions and guesses.
Don't get me wrong, the Super Bowl is great but it is just one game and it is really more of an event instead of a game in today's world. There are lots of commercials that are aimed at entertaining with humor and wit. There are always huge gatherings with food and drink. But the games before that are what a real football fan are waiting for.
These games are right up there with March Madness and the races at Bristol for me (and the NBA playoffs in the Jordan era). I'll write about those when they roll around:)
I had lunch today with my filmmaking partner in crime, Chris. We discussed a few ideas and kicked around a few others. Walked around Hastings and critiqued other movies which is a good thing for a filmmaker to do.
When you can figure out what you enjoy about a movie and duplicate the best parts you are well on your way to making a movie you enjoy!
Yeah I know that sounds simple bordering on stupid but that is a lot of filmmaking in a nutshell. If you can't make the kind of movie you want to watch then what is the point of being a filmmaker? That doesn't mean that you enjoy watching it after spending a couple of hundred hours working on it, it just means that it is the style of movie that you wished other filmmakers would make and would watch if it wasn't yours.
Saturday, January 21, 2006
Bacon And Eggs: One Of Life's Simple Pleasures
Few things in life are more satisfying than a breakfast of bacon and eggs.
Now for me I enjoy scrambled eggs. I don't mind fried as long as they are hard fried and not runny. Well and bacon....just the mere mention of the word "Bacon" leaves my mouth watering.
So this morning around 6:30 while in the state of between dreaming and being awake I developed a craving for breakfast. Probably a lot of that was due to my cats meowing and scratching at my door which in my state of slumber prompted me to think about how they were hungry and how I was hungry and needed breakfast.
I know it is a long way to get from point A to point B but when I'm almost sleeping/dreaming it seemed logical at the time.
So I decide to get up and feed the cats so they would stop screaming at me to feed them and explore the idea of one of life's simple pleasures....cooking bacon and eggs.
So after the cats had eaten it was time for me to shower up and make out a check for my water bill. So I went to the Suburban, let it warm up and turned on the Sirius receiver....while my mouth was already watering about the thought of breakfast.
Yes I was feeling like my cats were twenty minutes before I got up while they were howling at my door.
So I head out to the city hall to take care of the water bill and then head to the grocery store! I can almost taste them now by this point!
So I get to the store and find my bacon. With that done I went to find the eggs....I found them and decided to spice them up a little bit by getting some pepper jack cheese to add while they are getting cooked.
So with that and a few other odds and ends groceries I head back home all happy and ready to start cooking! I find the skillet and get everything heated up and put the egg mixture in to cook, I put the bacon in the microwave. It is microwaveable bacon and is very tasty and nearly free of grease when done.
While the bacon is cooking away and the eggs are bubbling away I start to ponder how nice this really is and how so many other people can't really enjoy something as simple as bacon and eggs for breakfast. Wether their lives are paced too fast or wether they just won't take a couple of minutes to cook such a small feast.
So do yourself a favor and scramble up some eggs, throw in some pepper jack cheese, cook some bacon, and enjoy one of life's simple pleasures my friends!
Now for me I enjoy scrambled eggs. I don't mind fried as long as they are hard fried and not runny. Well and bacon....just the mere mention of the word "Bacon" leaves my mouth watering.
So this morning around 6:30 while in the state of between dreaming and being awake I developed a craving for breakfast. Probably a lot of that was due to my cats meowing and scratching at my door which in my state of slumber prompted me to think about how they were hungry and how I was hungry and needed breakfast.
I know it is a long way to get from point A to point B but when I'm almost sleeping/dreaming it seemed logical at the time.
So I decide to get up and feed the cats so they would stop screaming at me to feed them and explore the idea of one of life's simple pleasures....cooking bacon and eggs.
So after the cats had eaten it was time for me to shower up and make out a check for my water bill. So I went to the Suburban, let it warm up and turned on the Sirius receiver....while my mouth was already watering about the thought of breakfast.
Yes I was feeling like my cats were twenty minutes before I got up while they were howling at my door.
So I head out to the city hall to take care of the water bill and then head to the grocery store! I can almost taste them now by this point!
So I get to the store and find my bacon. With that done I went to find the eggs....I found them and decided to spice them up a little bit by getting some pepper jack cheese to add while they are getting cooked.
So with that and a few other odds and ends groceries I head back home all happy and ready to start cooking! I find the skillet and get everything heated up and put the egg mixture in to cook, I put the bacon in the microwave. It is microwaveable bacon and is very tasty and nearly free of grease when done.
While the bacon is cooking away and the eggs are bubbling away I start to ponder how nice this really is and how so many other people can't really enjoy something as simple as bacon and eggs for breakfast. Wether their lives are paced too fast or wether they just won't take a couple of minutes to cook such a small feast.
So do yourself a favor and scramble up some eggs, throw in some pepper jack cheese, cook some bacon, and enjoy one of life's simple pleasures my friends!
Thursday, January 19, 2006
Locker News And Reality Rant
Yes my friends as of yesterday Locker is in the hands of a local production house and they are making me a DVD master copy to duplicate the many promised copies that were due out many moons ago!
Excitement doesn't cover my emotion accurately!
I haven't seen the show but I have seen thousands of commercials for Skating With The Stars....ho hum.
Since Dancing with the Stars was such a big ratings hit another network had to raise the pot and put untrained celebs on ice skates to see who watches to see who gets hurt. Which if everyone was honest with themselves that is why they would watch the show. To see Todd Bridges take a header into the boards or Debbie Gibson face plant.
That is why I enjoy the Surreal Life. Take a handful of washed up celebs with personality disorders and put them into one confined location with tasks to accomplish that will provoke them....Now that is entertainment!
And it is my biggest guilty pleasure. I hate that I like such a horrible show. It just don't make sense my friends!
It also makes me ponder where this trend is heading.
You have seen the Stars dance and ice skate but can they crash a car????
Yes! See Gary Coleman crash this 2006 RX-7 into not only a brick wall but with 50,000 volts of electricity running through it and a shark tank balanced on top!!!! Will Gary make it? Tune in to find out!
Molly Ringwald can drive this brand new Cadillac Escalade off of a three story parking garage at 80 miles per hour....but can she also diffuse the bomb in the backseat while on fire????
Corey Feldman and Corey Haim will drive these twin Corvettes in a game of chicken....from hell!!!! Which Corey will survive when they discover how to use the mounted .50 caliber machine guns....while wearing night vision goggles????
Now who wouldn't want to see that????
I know I know. Anyone who knows me knows that I would love to see Gary Coleman do almost anything. The guy fascinates me....as most has beens do.
I don't know why they are has beens. I don't know why they don't take some cash or use a connection or two and hire a writer and make a project happen!
Don't get me wrong, I'm happy they don't since it leaves more of a door for me to open.
I mean if every Scott Baio out there decided to make his own movie then there wouldn't be much of a chance that I could compete with the likes of Madonna....film director.
Excitement doesn't cover my emotion accurately!
I haven't seen the show but I have seen thousands of commercials for Skating With The Stars....ho hum.
Since Dancing with the Stars was such a big ratings hit another network had to raise the pot and put untrained celebs on ice skates to see who watches to see who gets hurt. Which if everyone was honest with themselves that is why they would watch the show. To see Todd Bridges take a header into the boards or Debbie Gibson face plant.
That is why I enjoy the Surreal Life. Take a handful of washed up celebs with personality disorders and put them into one confined location with tasks to accomplish that will provoke them....Now that is entertainment!
And it is my biggest guilty pleasure. I hate that I like such a horrible show. It just don't make sense my friends!
It also makes me ponder where this trend is heading.
You have seen the Stars dance and ice skate but can they crash a car????
Yes! See Gary Coleman crash this 2006 RX-7 into not only a brick wall but with 50,000 volts of electricity running through it and a shark tank balanced on top!!!! Will Gary make it? Tune in to find out!
Molly Ringwald can drive this brand new Cadillac Escalade off of a three story parking garage at 80 miles per hour....but can she also diffuse the bomb in the backseat while on fire????
Corey Feldman and Corey Haim will drive these twin Corvettes in a game of chicken....from hell!!!! Which Corey will survive when they discover how to use the mounted .50 caliber machine guns....while wearing night vision goggles????
Now who wouldn't want to see that????
I know I know. Anyone who knows me knows that I would love to see Gary Coleman do almost anything. The guy fascinates me....as most has beens do.
I don't know why they are has beens. I don't know why they don't take some cash or use a connection or two and hire a writer and make a project happen!
Don't get me wrong, I'm happy they don't since it leaves more of a door for me to open.
I mean if every Scott Baio out there decided to make his own movie then there wouldn't be much of a chance that I could compete with the likes of Madonna....film director.
Monday, January 16, 2006
The Colts Flop
Well the powerhouse team of the NFL bowed out of the playoffs yesterday. They were practically dominated for three and a half quarters by the Steelers. It would seem that they had the perfect opportunity with the playoffs going through Indy and the Patriots eliminated.
They went out with barely a whisper. The Colts had been taken out by the Patriots during their amazing run and you can just say that Tom Brady owned the Colts. The biggest Colt killer was gone.
Manning and Crew had a free run, you'd think. You would be tempted to call the Colts the New Bills except the Bills made it to four straight Super Bowls, the Colts have yet to make it in the modern era.
This reminds me of the Eagles and how everyone had anointed them pre-season as the champs except for those pesky games you have to play in between. It isn't that the Colts have talent, they just expected to have the Steelers lay down and lose to them.
Well Pittsburgh came to play and they dominated. With two bad calls going against Pittsburgh and the reliable Bettis coughing up the ball very late, they still won. Yes one of the most reliable kickers shanked a game tying field goal that was well within his range.
The kicker didn't lose the game for them. Yes he had a chance to tie the game but the most powerful offense in the NFL should have never been in the position to have to rely on Vanderjagt.
Yes Indy had lots of late season drama with the death of Tony Dungy's son which was tragedy but it simply wasn't the Colt's post season and they can't blame anyone but themselves.
Indy choked.
I think that Seattle will probably make the Super Bowl now. I really thought that Carolina would make it but with DeShaun Foster breaking his ankle it is looking less likely. I wouldn't be surprised to see Carolina in the Super Bowl, Steve Smith alone could carry them if he has to.
Denver vs. Pittsburgh. Now there is going to be a very good AFC title game! I hope to see a amazing struggle! However I think that the Pittsburgh D will contain Denver's offense and in very good game that will probably come down to some late minute heroics Pittsburgh will win.
Seattle vs. Pittsburgh in Super Bowl XL.
They went out with barely a whisper. The Colts had been taken out by the Patriots during their amazing run and you can just say that Tom Brady owned the Colts. The biggest Colt killer was gone.
Manning and Crew had a free run, you'd think. You would be tempted to call the Colts the New Bills except the Bills made it to four straight Super Bowls, the Colts have yet to make it in the modern era.
This reminds me of the Eagles and how everyone had anointed them pre-season as the champs except for those pesky games you have to play in between. It isn't that the Colts have talent, they just expected to have the Steelers lay down and lose to them.
Well Pittsburgh came to play and they dominated. With two bad calls going against Pittsburgh and the reliable Bettis coughing up the ball very late, they still won. Yes one of the most reliable kickers shanked a game tying field goal that was well within his range.
The kicker didn't lose the game for them. Yes he had a chance to tie the game but the most powerful offense in the NFL should have never been in the position to have to rely on Vanderjagt.
Yes Indy had lots of late season drama with the death of Tony Dungy's son which was tragedy but it simply wasn't the Colt's post season and they can't blame anyone but themselves.
Indy choked.
I think that Seattle will probably make the Super Bowl now. I really thought that Carolina would make it but with DeShaun Foster breaking his ankle it is looking less likely. I wouldn't be surprised to see Carolina in the Super Bowl, Steve Smith alone could carry them if he has to.
Denver vs. Pittsburgh. Now there is going to be a very good AFC title game! I hope to see a amazing struggle! However I think that the Pittsburgh D will contain Denver's offense and in very good game that will probably come down to some late minute heroics Pittsburgh will win.
Seattle vs. Pittsburgh in Super Bowl XL.
Sunday, January 15, 2006
A Poker Win
Yes my friends. Saturday night I had a third place finish and twenty three dollars profit.
There were ten entries and I played a disciplined game and played maybe twenty hands total last night.
Patience is valued in no limit hold'em.
I also learned of a tournament at Lucky Star Casino. So I called them up and obtained the details. I decided to head down before the 2p.m. deadline, or so I thought.
Turns out to get entered you have to be playing on a table before registration. So I put my name on the low limit game to get on a table. The higher limit games filled up and they opened up new table as high limit games as well.
I didn't want to play three hours of high limit BEFORE a tournament! So I came back home and I think I'll probably play high limit next weekend and play the tournament. I am going to get there early next weekend. I'll play 3-6 no problem. I wasn't prepared for that this weekend though (low on poker funds) so next weekend I'm going.
So now I'm watching playoff football.
Tomorrow is the day that we get a LOcker master! I'm going to use my poker winnings on that.
Buying the master DVD to duplicate Locker.
There were ten entries and I played a disciplined game and played maybe twenty hands total last night.
Patience is valued in no limit hold'em.
I also learned of a tournament at Lucky Star Casino. So I called them up and obtained the details. I decided to head down before the 2p.m. deadline, or so I thought.
Turns out to get entered you have to be playing on a table before registration. So I put my name on the low limit game to get on a table. The higher limit games filled up and they opened up new table as high limit games as well.
I didn't want to play three hours of high limit BEFORE a tournament! So I came back home and I think I'll probably play high limit next weekend and play the tournament. I am going to get there early next weekend. I'll play 3-6 no problem. I wasn't prepared for that this weekend though (low on poker funds) so next weekend I'm going.
So now I'm watching playoff football.
Tomorrow is the day that we get a LOcker master! I'm going to use my poker winnings on that.
Buying the master DVD to duplicate Locker.
Saturday, January 14, 2006
Still Broken
Yes my friends my main pc is still sitting there all broken and looking lonely. That is the main reason I haven't been posting as often.
It kind of makes me feel out of sorts when something is broken. I've got to wait until payday to get the hard drive and a few other accessories that I need to do a minor upgrade and back to my regular online adventures.
I have a poker tourny tonight and the NFL playoffs are going on which is always exciting! I'll post my results tomorrow. I'm hoping for a better finish then second to last this time!
It kind of makes me feel out of sorts when something is broken. I've got to wait until payday to get the hard drive and a few other accessories that I need to do a minor upgrade and back to my regular online adventures.
I have a poker tourny tonight and the NFL playoffs are going on which is always exciting! I'll post my results tomorrow. I'm hoping for a better finish then second to last this time!
Tuesday, January 10, 2006
Crash
Well my hard drive shut down on my desktop last night.
Fortunately there is no damage to Locker. However the one thing I wanted to keep which is my email archives might be history.
I had a ton of information archived. I'm using my laptop for blog updates right now. Hopefully it won't be long before I get my hard drive information recovered and revive my system from the depths of crashdom.
Fortunately there is no damage to Locker. However the one thing I wanted to keep which is my email archives might be history.
I had a ton of information archived. I'm using my laptop for blog updates right now. Hopefully it won't be long before I get my hard drive information recovered and revive my system from the depths of crashdom.
Sunday, January 08, 2006
Broken Flowers
Don't you love it when you can see a movie and it helps you evaluate where you are in your life?
Broken Flowers is a terrific movie in what it leaves to your imagination. This is hard to write, it really is. Usually I like to say nearly nothing about plot points or much about a movie itself and just write about how it effects me as a moviegoer. I think I can do a nutshell telling and not ruin anything.
A man at the tail end of another broken relationship gets a mysterious letter that says he is the father of a 19 year old son who is asking about him. This leads to a oddessey of self discovery as he visits four candidates for the mother.
Bill Murray is amazing. His career has really turned into a string of introspective characters who explore what life is like when you know the golden years are coming but you aren't ready for them yet.
When you start to look back at your life and try to make sense of where you have been and what's next. What have you accomplished and do you think you were happy?
The familiar dynamic between Murray's character Don Johnston and his neighbor Winston is lively and entertaining and carries the first part of the movie until the trip begins. Broken Flowers features some clever dialogue and some witty performances coaxed to the surface by Jim Jarmusch, veteran indie filmmaker and all around film rebel.
Be careful watching this movie, you might find yourself smack dab in the middle of re-evaluating where you are....like me.
Broken Flowers is a terrific movie in what it leaves to your imagination. This is hard to write, it really is. Usually I like to say nearly nothing about plot points or much about a movie itself and just write about how it effects me as a moviegoer. I think I can do a nutshell telling and not ruin anything.
A man at the tail end of another broken relationship gets a mysterious letter that says he is the father of a 19 year old son who is asking about him. This leads to a oddessey of self discovery as he visits four candidates for the mother.
Bill Murray is amazing. His career has really turned into a string of introspective characters who explore what life is like when you know the golden years are coming but you aren't ready for them yet.
When you start to look back at your life and try to make sense of where you have been and what's next. What have you accomplished and do you think you were happy?
The familiar dynamic between Murray's character Don Johnston and his neighbor Winston is lively and entertaining and carries the first part of the movie until the trip begins. Broken Flowers features some clever dialogue and some witty performances coaxed to the surface by Jim Jarmusch, veteran indie filmmaker and all around film rebel.
Be careful watching this movie, you might find yourself smack dab in the middle of re-evaluating where you are....like me.
Wednesday, January 04, 2006
LOCKER SOLUTION!!!!
Yes!!!!
After a phone call and a discussion with my Producer and friend who has worked very hard on the technical aspects of Locker the past couple of months we arrived at a solution!!!!
A local production company can easily transfer a master tape to DVD for duplication!!!!
It is fast, painless, and inexpensive!!!!
This is a lesson learned and will no longer be a obstacle in any future production.
This has been a huge weight lifted off of my Producer's shoulders as well as mine. I can't tell you how happy and relieved I am about this! I feel that I can now move on since this will be resolved in a matter of days now!!!!
I only wish that we had thought of this solution a couple of months ago however I do believe that the tweaks we put into Locker made it a better production. Not great but much better.
I am still kicking myself for the decision to film it all in one day. But I made that decision and I'll live with it and learn from it and make the next production much better with the lessons learned!
I feel a lot of promise for this bright, shiny new year my friends!
After a phone call and a discussion with my Producer and friend who has worked very hard on the technical aspects of Locker the past couple of months we arrived at a solution!!!!
A local production company can easily transfer a master tape to DVD for duplication!!!!
It is fast, painless, and inexpensive!!!!
This is a lesson learned and will no longer be a obstacle in any future production.
This has been a huge weight lifted off of my Producer's shoulders as well as mine. I can't tell you how happy and relieved I am about this! I feel that I can now move on since this will be resolved in a matter of days now!!!!
I only wish that we had thought of this solution a couple of months ago however I do believe that the tweaks we put into Locker made it a better production. Not great but much better.
I am still kicking myself for the decision to film it all in one day. But I made that decision and I'll live with it and learn from it and make the next production much better with the lessons learned!
I feel a lot of promise for this bright, shiny new year my friends!
Tuesday, January 03, 2006
Alarm Day
Yes my friends today I got up with a alarm for the first time in eleven days. It wasn't pleasant at all but it was necessary.
After a week of doing what I wanted when I wanted and having Locker encoded again in MPEG4, it is getting closer to done but it has a pulse in it now. Other than that it looked pretty good. I can't help but think it is close now. Of course everyone who reads this is probably tired of me saying that but I'm positively sick of saying it. Things look up for a couple of days and then something else happens.
Overall here is the status, the DVD jackets are made, there are lots of blank printable DVDs ready to be duplicated, lots of ink to print with, and a edited film....the only problem is the encoding which is very close.
I apologize to my actors who have put up with my obstacles and have been more patient than I have a right to ask for.
At the moment all I can offer is that I am requesting help from some experts in this realm that can possibly solve this problem and get the promised DVDs out to my actors, producers, and distributors who have requested a copy.
I am working on it, I really am.
After a week of doing what I wanted when I wanted and having Locker encoded again in MPEG4, it is getting closer to done but it has a pulse in it now. Other than that it looked pretty good. I can't help but think it is close now. Of course everyone who reads this is probably tired of me saying that but I'm positively sick of saying it. Things look up for a couple of days and then something else happens.
Overall here is the status, the DVD jackets are made, there are lots of blank printable DVDs ready to be duplicated, lots of ink to print with, and a edited film....the only problem is the encoding which is very close.
I apologize to my actors who have put up with my obstacles and have been more patient than I have a right to ask for.
At the moment all I can offer is that I am requesting help from some experts in this realm that can possibly solve this problem and get the promised DVDs out to my actors, producers, and distributors who have requested a copy.
I am working on it, I really am.
Monday, January 02, 2006
Completely Recovered!!!!
From the weekend's festivities! I really needed that sleep last night too. I still am not sure what I had but it left me feeling good yesterday but I had almost no energy so I faked it with my host so they would not feel badly for my condition. We went out driving for a while and it was all I could do to keep up with their energy. I should have let them drive but that might have tipped it off that I wasn't 100% and had almost no energy left.
The Predators fell exactly 22 points shy of winning third place overall in the points race of the league championship. Our league is unique in that we have a overall points race along with the traditional playoff structure. This allows for more places being paid and a continued interest in the league.
So I won fourth overall which isn't bad but it doesn't pay anything. I lost in the semi-finals of the playoffs which isn't bad but again it doesn't pay anything. I believe I did recoupe my league expenses though which makes for a satisfactory season but not as satisfactory as winning more money and bragging rights.
I believe that this new year will bring much happiness for everyone I know. Yes hardships are bound to happen but I, will all my being, believe that everyone will be much better off when 2007 rolls around!!!!
The Predators fell exactly 22 points shy of winning third place overall in the points race of the league championship. Our league is unique in that we have a overall points race along with the traditional playoff structure. This allows for more places being paid and a continued interest in the league.
So I won fourth overall which isn't bad but it doesn't pay anything. I lost in the semi-finals of the playoffs which isn't bad but again it doesn't pay anything. I believe I did recoupe my league expenses though which makes for a satisfactory season but not as satisfactory as winning more money and bragging rights.
I believe that this new year will bring much happiness for everyone I know. Yes hardships are bound to happen but I, will all my being, believe that everyone will be much better off when 2007 rolls around!!!!
Sunday, January 01, 2006
Happy New Year!!!!
My friends I wish nothing but the best for all of you. While I wish I had a funny story to relate to you from New Year's Eve, I simply don't.
I was out of town and had a mixed bag of a New Year's Eve. I drank some bad wine and I felt queasy all the next day. It came and went and started on my drive.
I felt horrible at times and then it would ease off and I would feel good for a while and then back again. Needless to say it was a sober party for me.
I felt much better this morning. I thought I was having another bout of nausea after breakfast but it went away after a few minutes and I felt good again and it has lasted.
All in all it was a interesting couple of days!
I was out of town and had a mixed bag of a New Year's Eve. I drank some bad wine and I felt queasy all the next day. It came and went and started on my drive.
I felt horrible at times and then it would ease off and I would feel good for a while and then back again. Needless to say it was a sober party for me.
I felt much better this morning. I thought I was having another bout of nausea after breakfast but it went away after a few minutes and I felt good again and it has lasted.
All in all it was a interesting couple of days!
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