Tuesday, February 28, 2006

Hey watch me screw up a possible good thing here!

A few days back, met a girl. Cute, hot actually, to me!

Where'd I meet her?

Self Help aisle at Borders. Great!

A few years back, before "Fight Club" came out, a friend got me into going to Group Theary Sessions for different things just to pick up girls. He always told me the best chicks were the ones sexually abused when the were kids, or their dads had left them when they were young.

I was appalled!

But he was right! Oh yeah!

Anyway...

I went out on a "Date" with her last night. She is soooo cute and beautiful and that means it'll probably be the last time I see her.

Word of warning to the "Arty Guy" taking a new date to a movie; Let's say you are going to see, "Good Night and Good Luck" and as you are walking in she says, "So this is a comedy, right?"

WRONG MOVIE to see!!!

Same thing happened when I took a girl to see, "Schindler's List."

Is it wrong to think you could poke a hole in the bottom of the popcorn box in that movie?

I had a great time with this new friend and would like to see more of her, but that just never happens does it?

Isn't the Universe made in a way that the person you want doesn't want you as much?

The e-mail you send to that person is longer than their reply...

The hug you give is longer than the hug you get...

The message you leave on their voice mail is longer compared to the Missed Call you get on your cell phone...

The tears on your pillow are like a Christening for your new birth, tomorrow will be better, you will be stronger, it'll be a new world and things will be better.

Monday, February 27, 2006

I've got the official press release from my friend and Super Publicist to the Stars, Lynn Hasty, of Green Galactic about The Orb's live performance at the Walt Disney Concert Hall on Sat. Mar. 18.

Get this 3AM 'til 6:00AM The Orb is scheduled to go on at 3:00am!!!

Tickets sell for between $20 and $50; the more you pay the closer to the stage you sit.

I love The Orb!

Once, I fell asleep listening to their album, Adventures Beyond the Ultraworld and had the most incredible out of the body dream EVER! And I just happened to be driving cross country at the time!

They make the best driving music!

Remember, "Little Fluffy Clouds?"

Friends in Dallas thought I was talking these kinda Orbs.

A North Texas church has reported not only the appearance of orbs, but other religious manifestations. It's real, just look at the video!

Speaking of videos; It looks like I'll be making some more music videos! Can't say "Who" right now, but I am excited!

Stay right here for more late breaking News and Happenings in the Life of ME!

Sunday, February 26, 2006

Hey! I'm Famous again!

Take my picture, It'll last longer!

About 35 paragraphs down on Today's post and right above the News of the death of Darren McGavin, who played a reporter in The Night Stalker, one of my favorite and biggest movie sites chose to post a link to my movies!

Daily Green Cine

How cool is that?

I wrote to the genius that posted it:

David!

Thanks! You totally ROCK! I hope I
haven't lowered the standards of my
favorite website?

He wrote back:

Not at all! I had fun watching them (and
I'm really glad we can watch Google Videos
in Germany now, too). You *are* nuts, you
know. But in the most enjoyable way!

David (of Daily Green Cine)

That site is truly one of my favorites and many HUGE film industry types visit it daily for the latest news in cinema. I just hope someone discovers my talent and offers to nurture my filmmaking skills with funds and love.

Lots of love and money!

Saturday, February 25, 2006

Was over in Santa Monica today!

I love it there!

The Valley was a sweltering 70 Degrees and I just couldn't take the heat, so I thought I'd do some surfing. Crowd surfing down 3rd Street.

It was packed!

Had a sandwich at Barney's Beanery. Stopped in at the Diesel Store. Had a shake at Johnny Rockets. Walked and talked with the homeless.

And walked by the Mayfair Theatre that can be seen at 214 Santa Monica Blvd., along the popular 3rd Street Promenade. J. Euclid Miles, a prominent realtor and civic leader was one of the creators of the Mayfair Theatre (originally called the Majestic Theatre), which was made uninhabitable by the Northridge earthquake and remains condemned to this day.

There is a wooden walkway that someone painted, "The Mine Shaft" overhead.

One of the greatest comedy moments in film must be Gene Wilder and Peter Boyle tap-dancing to "Puttin' on the Ritz" in "Young Frankenstein." This classic scene was filmed at the Mayfair!

I would so love to open that space for my film acting workshops!

Bet the place has ghosts!

Friday, February 24, 2006

Today I threw my back out and bruised my ribs.

I'm not ashamed to tell you my favorite times of the day are when I can sit down with a good book, like Marshall Fine's Accidental Genius : How John Cassavetes Invented the American Independent Film and go to the bathroom.

I love reading on the toilet! You should know that before borrowing a book from me.

Being a germ phobic person, everything must be cleaned; I open my plastic bottle of LYSOL ® Brand Sanitizing Wipes and clean around the seat. Sometimes I dry the seat with a dry lint free cloth, but today I figured my ass could use some sanitizing as well, so I plopped down on to the still moistened seat.

I then completely slipped off the seat because it was as slick as butter. Hit the wall, slammed my back into the toilet roll dispenser and got wedged between the toilet and wall.

My pants around my ankles, the book and ass on the floor with the wind knocked out of me, but yet I'm all clean!

Thursday, February 23, 2006

I love Monkeys!

But have we not learned anything from the "Planet of the Apes" movies?

Al Queda Monkey Training Camp

I guess not...

Lesbian Monkey Training Camp

Monkey thinks robotic arm into action Monkey Brain impulses translated into 3-D manipulation

Baseball Monkey Training Camp

Soviet dictator Josef Stalin ordered the creation of Planet of the Apes-style warriors by crossing humans with apes, according to recently uncovered secret documents.

Ape Gladiator Training Camp

FACT: All Robot Monkeys are pure EVIL!

Evil Robot Monkey

Finally...

More Evil Robot Monkey

Wednesday, February 22, 2006

Angelina Jolie has been replaced as Tomb Raider-legend Lara Croft. The new one is Karima Adebibe.

Never seen the movie, or played the game, But I think it's genius!

Looked at more theatre spaces...

Still, there's little parking for my students and actors at any of the ones I liked. Talked with some photographers who rent a huge retail space to do their shoots, but are looking for someone else to join in and pay part of the rent. I dunno...

Trying to see if I can figure out a way of not even getting a space, but make it "On Location" out in interesting parts of the city. I'm still working on it!

Went to Amoeba with Steve and looked for some films on DVD and while there looked for my old music video collection, "Angry Blue Planet." The clerks knew it and said that it's very collectible, but that they were out. I told them I directed it and they seemed to get very excited about it.

They both said very nice things about it and one clerk told me that he thought it was, "Way ahead of it's time for music videos" and "Very influencial..."

How cool is that!

Clerks in music stores are tough critics, so I am very pleased!

Then Steve reminds me that I did that project in 1991, so "What have you done lately?"

Thanks for bringing me back down to Earth!

Tuesday, February 21, 2006

I posted the following on Craigslist and Myspace to see what reactions I would get:

Who LIES more on MySpace/Craigslist/Internet, Men or Women?

I think women do... I'll tell you why:

They say things like they want a nice guy and sweet guy, but choose abusive bullies. At least my female friends who post have admitted that to me, but they could be lying about that.

Sometimes people respond only to jerk you around for their own pleasure. Like maybe daddy was mean, or their boss was mean, or they were dumped, or they didn't get the part they auditioned for and they want to take it out on a man, so they find a victim in MySpace.

Say I wanted a sweet, book and movie lover to hangout at Arclight with, or go to Amoeba... Say I wanted a nerdy, bad funky dresser, with glasses... A geek, but all MySpace brought me were Actress/Model/Church going/Prissy Psychos who wanted to hurt me and tell me how only women who were losers would post on MySpace looking for a friend.

I asked, "Why did you post then?"

"Just to screw with losers like you!"

This World is so cynical. Isn't there a nice place to make friends that might lead to romance anymore?

So, Who do you think LIES more on MySpace/Craigslist/Internet, Men or Women?

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The reactions and comments have been very interesting. No men have responded at all, maybe we all know... And the women have very strong opinions!

I'm meeting interesting people from this question!

Monday, February 20, 2006

Seems like video games are replacing films.

I'd hate that, because I suck at video games!

I'm good when I'm alone, but if dudes are watching I freeze up. It's like trying to pee at a urinal at a concert when there's a line of guys waiting for you to finish.

Gamers are now considered on par with crack addicts by the news media.
Game Crack Whores

How to Go from Xbox to Xbox Media Center in 30 minutes
Xbox Media Center

The Nerd? Geek? or Dork? Test
The Test

The number 1, chart topping song on your 18th birthday is said to be your life's theme song. Go to the link below and type in the month, day and year that your 18th birthday fell on.

REMEMBER: Enter the date of your 18th birthday NOT the year you were born.

Your Music

While you're at work...

WOW

In other cool News:

Aaron's new film "Bangkok" might have gotten accepted into Methodfest.

In case you don't know; Method acting is an acting technique in which actors try to replicate the emotional conditions under which the character operates in real life, in an effort to process an acting role. "The Method" requires an actor to draw on his or her own emotions, memories, and experiences to influence their portrayal of a character.

I myself own a very old an worn copy of "An Actor Prepares" by Konstantin Stanislavski and love the process of The Method and will use part of it in my acting workshop events.

Watching Aaron, Abel, Daniel and the Thai cast all perform "sense memory" or "emotion memory" in "Bangkok"you just completely forget they are acting.

Sunday, February 19, 2006

Since I'm not with you to have a film fest on our own, let us imagine we are seeing these movies now together!

Downstairs, past the library, in the East room is a wonderful old screening room that was first built in the late 20's. Now thanks to the previous owners it has the latest in movie theatre technology with a great sound system!

I've ordered Papa John's Pizza, several bottles of wine, cheese, popcorn with real butter and I have several kinds of ice cream in the fridge.

If you want to get more comfortable, I have a dressing room down the hall filled with soft warm robes.

Here are some trailers for the films I'm showing you tonight.

Nacho Libre

Dave Chappelle’s Block Party

Marie Antoinette

Why We Fight

Devil and Daniel Johnston

Brick

Ultraviolet

The Notorious Bettie Page

I know you love "The Big Lebowski"

Saturday, February 18, 2006

Hungout with a couple of friends today in Glendale!

YooHoo! Glendale Rocks!!!

Anyway, we had Thai food, talked about girls, videogames, friends, picking up girls, creeping girls out and then we walked around.

I stopped off at my favorite bookstore in Glendale called, Mystery and Imagination I picked up a Roger Corman book I once own and may have sold to them when I moved.

I find that I sell a book and if I miss it, I buy it back for more money later. Nice!

I have a bit of a crush on the woman that works there. I know, it's bad, but she's just so cool! I've known her for years, but know nuthin' about her...

Relationships with people that work in bookstores can never work, There's a reason many of them work in bookstores!

Ever date someone that worked in a record store? I had many crushes on the goth/alt/psycho chicks that sell the music and dye their hair. Those relationships only last until you get a restaining order against her!

Still, it's nice to date someone where you can get discounts at the store they work!

Friday, February 17, 2006

Pixar, Disney, and News of Walt Disney's top theme park designer stepping down after decades of service, signaling the end of an era for the Magic Kingdom, is all over the radar.

Marty Sklar helped to design such park attractions as "The Enchanted Tiki Room," "It's a Small World" and "Space Mountain." Pixar's creative chief, John Lasseter, will help design rides for Disney's theme parks. Lasseter also will become chief creative officer of both animation studios.

Someone forwarded this to me and I love the song and played it often on the radio!

With CGI software and all these cool tools to take the life out of animation, it's nice to see something different!

Feuer Frei the Movie

Thursday, February 16, 2006

Who needs World of Warcraft, or Halflife?

Here is what technology can do in a war zone. The pictures were taken from an AC130 Specter gunship two and a half miles away. The guys in the picture are setting up a roadside bomb and planning to ambush an American convoy which followed a shortly after the pictures were taken.

They were setting up for the ambush and were pacing off the distance from the bomb to where the convoy was to pass by. Turn your sound up.

Real War!

Wednesday, February 15, 2006

This is not a New Year's list, but a list of things I'd like to get fixed that maybe you can help me with...

It's come to my attention that I snore.

There, I said it.

It wasn't told to me by anyone I was sleeping with, or anyone I was even in bed with. No, it was explained to me that the reason the screaming of the crazy neighbors was at such a volume every morning was so they could hear each other over the sound of my snoring.

My dad use to snore and it drove me crazy! My x-wife snored and I use to record her snoring and played it on the radio for fun. Now I snore and it's like some kinda karmic payback.

I hate it!

So I want surgery of some kind to remove my vulva, or what ever they call that thing in the back of my throat.

Next on the list; Laser Hair Removal!

All over! Get it off me! Use Photon Torpedoes, or set Phasers on kill if you have to!

I'm tired of shaving!

Next; Chin implant!

I want it! I need it!

Gotta get rid of my goatee. With my beautiful head bald and hair on my chin, it looks like my head is upside down. Need to fix that!

I think I have a weak chin and would like a rugged square jaw look!

If you know how to get this things for me, either by way of gifts, or connections to Doctors that do these things, or Producers at E!, please let me know.

Tuesday, February 14, 2006

With Valentine's Day here, you'd have to be a complete loser not to find someone willing to bang you!

I tried my best!

Nuthin'...

I posted on Yahoo Personals, Sladura, Friendster, Myspace, E-Harmony and even Craigslist...

Still no pussy!

I even wrote some sweet things and lies that usually work, or at least back in the day.

A friend who knows I might need help loaned me his copy of "The Game" by Neil Strauss, the book that looks like the "Holy Bible" but helps you become a pick up artist.

I'm sure it works cause this guy that gave it to me it definitely a ladies magnet!

Had lunch with him one day and it was like he owned the place! The girls all came over to say Hi to him and it was enough to make you sick. It was like I was the fat friend, the comic relief, the ugly one, the guy that carries P. Diddie's umbrella, The Loser!

Look, I'm not getting any younger. Soon I'll be almost 30, I think and I need to have a baby cause all my friends got em and it's driving me crazy.

It's not like I want a kid to raise, but if the girl I meet makes enough money, or comes from enough money to support me and a kid, I'll let her take the juice in her lady business.

A lil' kid is fun to play with for a while and if she can afford a nanny and later boarding school I'm all okay with that!

Maybe you know a girl that will love me? None of my so-called friends will help me.

I know, in the past I was looking for models and pretty girls, but now I'm getting the feeling I'm not all that great a catch, so if she's rich I'll be willing to let her slide in the looks department.

Sometimes the not so pretty ones work harder to please.

Monday, February 13, 2006

There's a group that gets together every Monday night and tonight I joined them.

They are friends of friends and I know them all, but never really felt like part of the group. But then I never feel part of any group. I try.

Last Monday I went to meet with them at Casa Vega a place I really hate and was involved at one time in a fight in the parking lot. So wasn't really thrilled about meeting there.

I arrived late and the booth the boys got was full with no space for me. There was a small metal folding chair brought to me, but I would have been sitting in the path of foot traffic. Very uncomfortable. So I passed and left.

The guys didn't believe it. How could I leave?

Tonight I was the butt of the joke as it was brought up several times. However, It was a night to welcome back our friend from the Far East, or where ever Thailand is...

So we had Thai food! At a place called Sompun in Studio City.

That's what I need now, Some Poon!

It was fun. I wish I could feel comfortable in groups. More accepted. Liked. A part of the crowd.

I'm trying...

Seating is important though.

Sunday, February 12, 2006

Steve's way into Snowboarder chicks!!!

I want a girlfriend so bad now!

Aaron only wants to hang out with his married baby-making friends and Steve and I have been seeing each other way too much. I found myself asking Steve if he wanted to go see "Brokeback Mountain" before I jerked myself into reality and realized what I had just asked.

I'd like an athletic girl. They're fun to look at and spank it too, but I always wanted to be the athletic one in the relationship. Since I'm kinda out of shape, weak and basically fat, If I were to be the more athletic one, then she'd have to be close to dead.

Looked at taking some classes and get in shape, well a more pleasing shape, although round is pleasing if you are a cartoon...

The other night I saw a very beautiful girl. Very Shakira-like, but without the danger. This girl was in my favorite aisle of Borders and was bent down getting a book from the bottom of the shelf. Her lowrider jeans with the waist cut showed her "Tramp-Stamp" tattoo free ass cleavage and to me that says, "Virgin" and "Sweet" and please deposit coin in slot!

I too pretended to enjoy the books on the shelf as I hovered over her imagining that tight round ass bouncing on my fat blubbery belly...

Then I think I may have started crying. I need to get that wash board abs like Jesus has up on that cross. Chicks like that!

I saw the dude she was with as I was leaving and Holy Rollie-Pollie he looked just like me!

Worked up the nerve to interrupt them and said the following stupid thing: "Hi, This is weird but dude we kinda look like twins, How'd you hook up with a beautiful lady like this?"

They both looked disgusted and I felt sweat dripped down my spine.

The guy winced and said, "She's my sister."

"Oh..."

I wish I had a Hot sister like that and I wish she'd let me bang her!

Saturday, February 11, 2006

Finally saw Woody Allen's, "Match-Point!"

Boy, I'm glad I now know what the title means. It was to me a bad title, then it's explained almost immediately as the movie starts.

I saw it in Encino at 10PM and the theatre was small. So small in fact, Steve's TV is bigger than the movie screen. The rows of seats were way to close together and I was uncomfortable all the way through the movie.

Finally, I just gave in and put my feet up and over the seats. No one was in front of me and the moment I did it I could see peripherally that about ten people behind me did the same thing. I guess I'm a trend setter in the Art House Cinema World.

Was showing Aaron a DVD of Lon Chaney films and there was a scene from "The Penalty" that seemed a bit deteriorated and Aaron fussed, "Man, Somebody should restore this print!"

I said, "You think that's bad, shoulda seen the print of "Match-Point" it looked like that print had been dragged across the parking lot!"

It's still in First Run and it's a Dreamworks and BBC film, you'd think they'd get them a good print, or replace this one.

I liked the movie better after I slept on it. I guess I was having leg pain and claustrophobia sitting in that theatre.

Scarlett Johansson's body rocks and everyone in the film is hot, even the guys are as pretty as the girls and it just makes me sick that I can't be hot and rich, too!

There was a scene were Jonathan Rhys Meyers is banging Scarlett Johansson and I know he wasn't acting as a character, but was just getting a feel for himself, because really, Did he get told before hand to rub the crack of her ass and wipe his face on her sweet sweet round mounds because that's important to the character? Or was he just in it for himself?

There is a scene where there were literally gasps from the crowd when a major player gets it in the film.

It's one of those movies where few people are likeable, have nothing in common with me, I don't care about many of them and it supports my fear that pretty people can get away with murder.

Friday, February 10, 2006

One of my favorite filmmakers is Michel Gondry, the French director whose work includes "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind" and tons of cool music videos.

Michel Gondry has now directed a film with David Chappelle!

Read This!

Then in another craigslist moment, I discovered this ad he posted:

Attention Movie Lovers,

This is your opportunity to be a part of Director Michel Gondry’s (Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind) imaginative new project that links two-minute segments of your films through character, plot, and themes to create one feature length film.

A message from Michel Gondry,

“Bring to life the characters you always wanted to see on the screen but never had the means. With your own equipment, create the first two minutes of a film that we will all make together. If your film is selected, it will be the first two minutes of a feature film that other participants will continue. But, please be considerate for the others. Create one to four characters with very distinctive looks and features. For instance, a man with a red costume, an old man with a mustache and big glasses, a mother with a crazy wig, etc. For your amusement, those characters will continue to live through other films such as yours. Maybe they’ll die, get fired, married or depressed. So enjoy yourself and don’t fight over who’s holding the camera!”

Michel Gondry,
Director


We are looking for the initial two-minute segment that will start the feature film. Submission that contain original (not owned), identifiable characters with very distinctive looks and features, are a must. Characters should be established in such a way that they can continue to live through other’s installments. Most importantly, enjoy yourself. This is an opportunity to
bring your ideas and characters to the big screen.

Please mail submissions to

Movie Lovers
Suite #900
4804 Laurel Canyon Blvd.
Valley Village, CA 91607

I know I will!!!

Thursday, February 09, 2006

I use to live for video games.

I guess I'm too old school now. My games were Defender, Tetris, and I suppose Pong. My friends are way into videogames. The latest games are just too much for me.

Aaron has been playing "Halflife 2" for Xbox almost nonstop for days now. It looks good, well great actually, but when I took control of the... Controls, I ruined any score Aaron had built up in the game.

I haven't played since.

It was like learning to drive a stick again. It's just way too hard for me.

I guess, I'm just not into games anymore. I like the technology. I like talking and reading about the new games and the graphics, but I don't think I enjoy playing them anymore. It too hard I think.

Steve told me that the sexy 'booth babes' have been banned at the video game industry's 2006 E3Expo trade show in Los Angeles.

Sad News for Gamers

So many guys I know here in LA play games. They get together and play games on different nights on the week while their wives and girlfriends go out and do other things.

There was a Craigslist Personals Ad that I wish I saved, but it said basically, "W4M tired of playing games and tired of dating gamers."

Wednesday, February 08, 2006

Hanging with my friend Steve a lot lately.

That's been great!

Steve took me to a place called Titmouse to meet the whole team that is producing and creating the animation for a cool looking show called, "Dethlok: Metalocalypse The Prophesy Of Metal A Metal Dynasty Operation Metal"

I met the owners Shannon and Chris and they completely ROCK!

Doing everything in my power to voice some characters for them!

Shannon and Chris both have many of the same interests that I have, one being Larchmont Village Pizzeria! Yay!

Steve and I went to get pizza and the other Steve-The Owner of Larchmont Village Pizzeria seemed so happy to have me back as I believe I've paid for his kids college fund with my pizza purchases.

Tuesday, February 07, 2006

I love the work of Spike Jonze!

He's one of my favorites. I think he's a really good artist, but he seems mildly retarded. Ya know, in the good way.

Like the idiot savant artist...

This is him with a woman I used to love.

Check out his latest work!

If you like Aardman Animations Oscar winning film in which animals discuss life at the zoo in "Creature Comforts" you'll like this!

You have to type in your age, must be old enough to drink beer to see, I think.

Monday, February 06, 2006

Mondays are always tough...

I feel I've failed to do my homework, didn't study for the test, didn't set the alarm to get up for work. All those emotional hicups from childhood and adult traumas.

Today was okay.

I ran into some old friends, shopped at old hangouts, ate at an old friendly dive and looked at another old theatre space for my workshop.

It was getting warm today. I wore my cool new jacket. Looked hot and even sweated profusely to prove it.

I hate the heat of February!

I melted today!

Sunday, February 05, 2006

I dare you to tell me William Shatner isn't brilliant... while you're holding me tight and close and intimate.

William Shatner Performance Art!

And... What the Frack?

This show ain't dead yet!

A couple of old friends are working on this, maybe I'll get a chance.

A friend is also about to start work on a Top Secret "Star Wars" film project, I hope I can get in on that action, if not there's still porn work in Chatsworth!

Saturday, February 04, 2006

Steve took me out to dinner at an old favorite place!

Okay, it was Roman's... I don't want to eat there everyday like before, this was just for oldtime's sake.

Oh, I guess the Fast was shot to hell! It's hard to Fast when everyone around you is packing it in. But Steve being a good friend didn't eat. So I had a Sicillian sandwhich and a bowl of fries!

He captured the moment in pictures as did Roman's with survalience video.

Later, got Steve to watch disc 2 of the "King Kong" DVD I got him for xmas so he could watch his former boss help create the recreation of the "Spider Pit" sequence.

He enjoyed it and later that night back at the place I'm now living a spider made it's way across my face while I was trying to sleep.

Life imitates art!

Friday, February 03, 2006

Today a friend told me about a dude he worked with that now is a woman!

Just days ago he told me that another coworker was arrested for trying to kill a family! I'm scared to hear what's next!

There are a couple of former radio listeners who send me video clips or photo of hot chicks, but then something seems a bit odd and then, Whammo! There's the pee pee!

At first these little e-mails with shemales were cute and innocent, but know I think these guys are obsessed.

Everytime I checkout what Maury Povich is doing, it's guess who's the Tranny!

I read an article just weeks ago about one of "The Matrix" twins and how he's a full on "Woman" and how that may be the cause of the sequels sucking!

Now the News and movies are filled with guys that want to be women and women that want to be men!

Lee Tamahori, the New Zealand filmmaker best known for directing the 007 movie, "Die Another Day," is facing prostitution charges after dressing as a woman, approaching undercover police and offering to perform a sex act for cash.

Tamahori was cruising Santa Monica Boulevard, wearing a black wig and an off-the-shoulder dress, when he was caught up in an LAPD prostitution sting operation.

The 55-year-old filmmaker was subsequently charged with two misdemeanors: unlawfully soliciting to engage in an act of prostitution and loitering with the intent to commit prostitution. He was released after posting a $2,000 bond.

Tamahori broke into Hollywood with, "Once Were Warriors," "Mulholland Falls," "The Edge," "Along Came a Spider" and "Triple X: State of the Union."

Remember back when to get a great directing offer from the studios all you had to be was Black? Or Asian, or Gay, or a pedophile?

Thursday, February 02, 2006

Day Two of my Fast hit a snag!

I was doing so good. I went to lunch with Steve and Hoops the geniuses of Animation Meat and Evil Cartoons and I did not eat a thing!

We went to Jinky's a nice lil' cafe with animation cells and I believe Tobey Maguire was the busboy. Food looked good, but I wasn't even tempted.

Today was pretty productive. I was settling in my new space and talked with a few people about possible new work. Looked a bit for a space to set up my acting workshop. I'm thinking I want something that's like a store front, but also talked with an old theatre in West Hollywood about doing my seminars there.

We'll see.

An old theatre would be nice. They already have seats. They got a lighting grid. They got a stage. They may even have flats to make sets.

I think it could rock!

Was just in a great mood, walked a friends dog, played with his cat, thought about taking some of my packing tape that I have left over from the move and doing this to the kitty.

But didn't.

Stopped by Petco to get some doggy and kitty treats and got in the middle of an argument between the manager and a coworker talking about the better dog biscuit. The coworker bit into one and offered me the other and in the moment of comedy I too bit into a dog biscuit.

I forgot about my Fast!!!

The biscuit was dry, brittle and tasted like coffee. Bad coffee. I began to choke. The manager got me an Evian and apologized.

I know it's really nothing, but I'm such a completist and perfectionist that it (The Fast) all has to start on the 1st or it's over!

Like I have to see a movie from the beginning.

Got to my place and felt hot and ill. I tried to vomit it all up, but no good. I think, with the help and diagnosis of a medical friend, that I might have an ulcer. This has been going on for a while and believe the Fast may help me.

It sucks the idea of having an ulcer!

I'm a bit of a worrier, but maybe it's a virus. Something I caught in Fresno. There are lots of viruses out there now. A new strain of staph is killing people everywhere.

I think the Staff I used to work with is infected and contagious.

Ever go to a Staff Meeting and think you were getting a staph infection?

I have!

Wednesday, February 01, 2006

Day One of my February Fast!

My belly rumbled just rereading that sentence to check if I spelled February right.

I had a Hollywood Night! I hungout at a Starbucks and had a Hot Chocolate while talking with a producer friend of mine. I shouldn't drop names and tell you who he is, I've mentioned him in these pages before, but I will say one of his films is the greatest high school movie ever and one of his other films is maybe the worst film I've ever seen.

Anyway, we get together and talk about movies time to time, last time was over a year ago, but we pick up like old friends. I tell him what I'm looking to do in my career, he tells me about the Million$ he's making.

He suggests I pick a book and write an adaption that he can sell. I mention some books Aaron's dad has that I like and believe would be great.

He tells me Aaron's dad is "Too Hot" now that David Fincher is making "Zodiac." He says to get something unexpected, unnoticed, unexpensive and make it mine.

He asks who's career would I like to have?

I say, Woody Allen's because of his longevity and consistent quality.

He mentions, "Everything You've Always Wanted to Know About Sex But Were Afraid to Ask" and how that was a self help book that the movie had nothing to do with, but it was a Woody Allen Film.

I tell him that I've been reading a book that I believe could make a really good movie out of it, but I'm having a hard time finding the jokes in the material.

I am interesting in covering women's obsession with lips.

Saw the title of this link, it said, "How to Get Angelina Jolie's Lips" but I thought it meant how to get them on you as in kissing or oral. I forgot how many women here have collagen implants.

I wonder if I were to get collagen implants would I attract women who are too uncomfortable to commit to full-on Lesbianism?