I believe my car is a reincarnation of my great grandfather. He was always smiling.
Aug 22, 2009
Jul 19, 2009
Jul 7, 2009
Phone Pics
(click on photo for higher rez)
Cement Fish
His head got cut off.
Phew, I don't have AIDS!
1001 Flavors
Hollywood sign
Weapon of Choice
Basking
Tupac's Bac
Burbank; the center of all that is evil
San Fernando nights
Poss'm
A tile with a water stain that looks like me.
Dream Home
The last of my cash.
Hallway
Cliche
Restoration.
Cement Fish
His head got cut off.
Phew, I don't have AIDS!
1001 Flavors
Hollywood sign
Weapon of Choice
Basking
Tupac's Bac
Burbank; the center of all that is evil
San Fernando nights
Poss'm
A tile with a water stain that looks like me.
Dream Home
The last of my cash.
Hallway
Cliche
Restoration.
Jul 2, 2009
My favorite film cliches to avoid!
You'll find most of these in student films and I've committed most of them:
-A character brooding in front of the bathroom mirror during a moment of "self-reflection" then proceeds to wash face.
-Extreme close-up of a flaring retina.
-Making animation out of anything. (After Gondry's White Stripes video many similar animations surfaced).
-Alarm clock awakens character.
-A character awakens from some sort of nightmare or flashback while covered in sweat at the beginning of the film.
-Slow motion explosions.
-Combining classical music and slow motion.
-Shot of a gun with only the hollow point in focus.
-Rack focus shot from a flower or dandelion to a character.
-One shot/single take scenes.
-Moving through walls.
-Shooting through a glass cup to distort the image.
-Ending by suddenly going to black abruptly (being pretentious).
-MY FAVORITE; Landing like a superhero face down then suddenly looking up.
Remember, these should only be used if it is absolutely necessary i.e. it propels the story forward. I'll keep updating this list as I'm reminded of them. Please feel free to contribute.
-A character brooding in front of the bathroom mirror during a moment of "self-reflection" then proceeds to wash face.
-Extreme close-up of a flaring retina.
-Making animation out of anything. (After Gondry's White Stripes video many similar animations surfaced).
-Alarm clock awakens character.
-A character awakens from some sort of nightmare or flashback while covered in sweat at the beginning of the film.
-Slow motion explosions.
-Combining classical music and slow motion.
-Shot of a gun with only the hollow point in focus.
-Rack focus shot from a flower or dandelion to a character.
-One shot/single take scenes.
-Moving through walls.
-Shooting through a glass cup to distort the image.
-Ending by suddenly going to black abruptly (being pretentious).
-MY FAVORITE; Landing like a superhero face down then suddenly looking up.
Remember, these should only be used if it is absolutely necessary i.e. it propels the story forward. I'll keep updating this list as I'm reminded of them. Please feel free to contribute.
Jun 16, 2009
Make your own Magic Eye!
I've been obsessed with Magic Eye since I was a kid (it takes me less than a second to see the image). So when I found this site I just went nuts (and drew some too!). Here are my first two renditions + one from my friend Jenny.
This one's my name; Moses.
A penis.
A much better looking penis by Jenny.
The link to make your own:
http://flash-gear.com/stereo/
If the controls don't appear try stretching your browser bigger.
This one's my name; Moses.
A penis.
A much better looking penis by Jenny.
The link to make your own:
http://flash-gear.com/stereo/
If the controls don't appear try stretching your browser bigger.
May 20, 2009
I Love You So Much...
I love you so much that you have to edit it.
I love you so much that it jams every other frequency.
I love you so much that only the Chinese can cultivate it.
I love you so much that you can put Muse on your resume.
I love you so much that they've added it to the periodic table of elements "LV".
I love you so much in Bed, Bath and Beyond.
I love you so much that "party booby-trap" is my favorite palindrome.
I love you so much that http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bflYjF90t7c
I love you so much that Marley dies at the end of Marley and Me (spoiler alert!).
I love you so much that you have to dilute it.
I love you so much that it requires higher bandwidth.
I love you so much 'til Darth do us part.
I love you so much that it's now in the food pyramid under "have a lot of this".
I love you so much hcum os uoy evol I
I love you so much that Cupid dips his arrows in it.
I love you so much that you have to wear a helmet.
I love you so much because someday I will never get to see you again.
I love you so much that it jams every other frequency.
I love you so much that only the Chinese can cultivate it.
I love you so much that you can put Muse on your resume.
I love you so much that they've added it to the periodic table of elements "LV".
I love you so much in Bed, Bath and Beyond.
I love you so much that "party booby-trap" is my favorite palindrome.
I love you so much that http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bflYjF90t7c
I love you so much that Marley dies at the end of Marley and Me (spoiler alert!).
I love you so much that you have to dilute it.
I love you so much that it requires higher bandwidth.
I love you so much 'til Darth do us part.
I love you so much that it's now in the food pyramid under "have a lot of this".
I love you so much hcum os uoy evol I
I love you so much that Cupid dips his arrows in it.
I love you so much that you have to wear a helmet.
I love you so much because someday I will never get to see you again.
May 5, 2009
I can't believe I got to do this...
I had a meeting with Bob, my department chair, and he said that one of the biggest challenges in music video production is getting every member in the band to share the spotlight...
Apr 14, 2009
Hide your children!
It was in the 50's that the money market decided to exploit the youth's monetary potential. Before then kids were little adults that only had hand-made teddy bears and slingshots to play with. Now, with their Pokemon and their Nintendo DS', they have been reduced to nothing more than little bundles of cash.
Apr 13, 2009
Mar 30, 2009
Jan 15, 2009
My Favorite Bugs
3rd Place = The Praying Mantis.
I had one of these as a pet for a while. It kept laying these weird foamy eggs that kinda looked like my balls, pre-descention. Then they started looking like bread after Brendan joked about it. Out of fear of me getting hungry and eating the eggs I let the mantis go. But the most interesting thing happened when I had to clean its cage. I transferred it to the scorpion's cage, my 4th place favorite, and they both almost got into a fight! It was the sexiest thing! I had the biggest soft-on for it because, I swear to God, I dreamt about it a few days before and fantasized about it since. The scorpion came out of its pineapple hut and froze with its claws in defense position wide open. The mantis, which slipped into the scorpion's water reserve while climbing down for a cricket, stood with claws, and wings, spread. They both remained still for about 20 minutes 'til the mantis ran up to the top and the scorpion shrunk back into its hut.
The mantis' biggest flaw was its TV show "Mantis" where I believe it was misrepresented. Well, you can't be perfect without being flawed.
I like how the complete series is available in a 4 DVD set. My favorite line from this show was from a witness being interviewed by the police, "he...he...looked like...like a...a mantis". Yeah, right. I do admit that I saw every episode and recorded them.
2nd place = The Potato Bug!
Google search these fuckers. I used to love crickets until I discovered that they're related to these God forsaken beasts. I believe it in my heart that a potato bug will be the death of me. Damn them to hell! These creatures spawn directly from the center of the Earth (Hell) and burrow up through the mantel to gnaw at the feet of your soul. They pass off as wingless bees to gain our trust but trust me, don't trust them. (Thanks for letting me vent!)
1st place
While searching through the net for bug photos I found the work of Graham Owen and felt inspired. Check out these buggers (he made them himself):
http://www.grahamowengallery.com/fishing/more-fly-tying.html
I had one of these as a pet for a while. It kept laying these weird foamy eggs that kinda looked like my balls, pre-descention. Then they started looking like bread after Brendan joked about it. Out of fear of me getting hungry and eating the eggs I let the mantis go. But the most interesting thing happened when I had to clean its cage. I transferred it to the scorpion's cage, my 4th place favorite, and they both almost got into a fight! It was the sexiest thing! I had the biggest soft-on for it because, I swear to God, I dreamt about it a few days before and fantasized about it since. The scorpion came out of its pineapple hut and froze with its claws in defense position wide open. The mantis, which slipped into the scorpion's water reserve while climbing down for a cricket, stood with claws, and wings, spread. They both remained still for about 20 minutes 'til the mantis ran up to the top and the scorpion shrunk back into its hut.
The mantis' biggest flaw was its TV show "Mantis" where I believe it was misrepresented. Well, you can't be perfect without being flawed.
I like how the complete series is available in a 4 DVD set. My favorite line from this show was from a witness being interviewed by the police, "he...he...looked like...like a...a mantis". Yeah, right. I do admit that I saw every episode and recorded them.
2nd place = The Potato Bug!
Google search these fuckers. I used to love crickets until I discovered that they're related to these God forsaken beasts. I believe it in my heart that a potato bug will be the death of me. Damn them to hell! These creatures spawn directly from the center of the Earth (Hell) and burrow up through the mantel to gnaw at the feet of your soul. They pass off as wingless bees to gain our trust but trust me, don't trust them. (Thanks for letting me vent!)
1st place
While searching through the net for bug photos I found the work of Graham Owen and felt inspired. Check out these buggers (he made them himself):
http://www.grahamowengallery.com/fishing/more-fly-tying.html
Jan 11, 2009
Get OFF/ON this!
Back in the day, when 8-bit ruled, video game systems had a simple way of showing whether they were on or off. If they were on there was a light; if they were off there was NO light. Now system designers feel it's necessary to make things more complicated. If their system's on, then there's probably a green light, if it's on stand-by there's probably a blue. Off? well, probably a red. And if there's an error you'll get a blinking light. Geez...I can't wait 'til they add Morse code in these things. Eventually SOS will mean time for repair.
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