Weezer Was Awesome

Blew my mind...

Last night was amazing! I had bought pit seats a few months back and we were right in the middle of all the action. Probably the coolest show I've ever been to. They covered Pink Floyd and the lead singer from Angel's and Airwaves (Blink 182) sang the sweater song. We got there early and did some tailgating, where we ran into a guy who played the spoons on the stage with a bunch of other local musicians during Beverly Hills. All and all we had a great time. Can't wait to see them again!

Here's some video's I found online from the show:

Pink Floyd Cover: Time

Beverly Hills

There is nothing better than seeing your favorite band with good friends.

48 Hours of Hell Take 2

Back at it again...

Well we did it. Come Friday I was very hesitant about doing the 48 Hours of Hell again. But I decided to throw caution into the wind and give it another try. We were late getting our video turned in, but I think we did a great job with what we had and what little time that we had. My computer crashed multiple times and I had a birthday to celebrate, so the 48 hours wasn't my top priority. I'm just glad that it's over and done with. We're going to have this shown along with all of the other teams that competed in the festival, which I've heard was 12 teams. We are not eligible for the prize money, but we might be eligible for the audience award. So if you got nothing else to do Wednesday night then come out and give us some support at Art House 6 in Denton at 8:30 as we watch all of the films.

Watch it here

Sleepy Hollow 2

48 Hours of Hell, this weekend...

After careful consideration I have decided that I'm not going to participate in this years 48 Hours of Hell, mainly due to financial issues. I've got a few bucks, but not enough to afford the rental of that DeLorean. The guy wanted 300 bucks for the rental of his car, that doesn't mean we actually get the car for our shoot to drive around. The 300 dollars is for the guy to bring his car to a mall and for us to sit in it and ride around in. We can't drive it! Which is the main reason I wanted the car for. I will be turning 25 and at that age I can start renting cars. I thought a DeLorean for my first rental would be a tough item to top. I wanted to gun that baby up to 88 mph and see some wicked shit. But instead I've decided to take it easy, get a keg, have some people over and possibly do some light painting. I might try and do the 48 Hours of Hell still, I'm just gonna do it without the DeLorean. I'll save the idea of using that guys car for a video for something in the future.

In the mean time enjoy this uncut version of our 48 hours of hell video we made 2 years ago. We had no idea what we were going to film for this video until the last minute. Our theme was the 7 deadly sins, our prop had to be a pumpkin or an 8 ball, our phrase of dialogue was "the hounds of hell are unrelenting," and our location was a shady place. We, out of all the groups, made a a comedy. Which is hilarious. We tried to make this film as crappy as possible, which we definitely pulled off. The audio is out of sync in places, and the quality is hit or miss. But it gets the idea across. Enjoy...

Updated Pirate Video

Much better Pirate version...

Went back to the old cutting board to get this version of the pirate video. We decided to spend a bit more time on the ending than we had in the past. This version flows so much better than the original. We were in such a rush to get this video out before that we kind of neglected the ending. Here it is now, the now complete version. Enjoy...

First video I ever made

Talk about old...

I never knew what I wanted to do with my life until I made this video. I spent maybe 2 months making this thing in a computer class in high school. This was back when I didn't know what I was doing, when I used to edit on photoshop and with after effects. Basically this video is me goofing off on programs that I had just learned. I wasn't really going for perfection when I made it, I was just having fun. I was glued to that computer though, I used to love going to that class. I'm just glad I was able to find a copy that worked, cause there was only one copy ever made.

The old ski trip

Anglefire, New Mexico
Here's some more old stuff I found in the back of my closet. The tape was a little cruddied up so I lost alot of footage. Some things that were pretty funny. Check it out though. my old pal Ryan does some pretty funny things to the camera...

Back To The Future

Once we hit 88mph, you're gonna see some wicked shit...
Okay so change of plans, next weekend is the Texas Filmmakers 48 Hours of Hell. I'm currently trying to get a team together to shoot a short film next weekend. We have competed in this festival before and have won the much coveted Audience Award for Best Picture. During this competition we have 2 days to write, shoot and edit a film. At the start of the festival we approach our task blind. We can only plan a few elements we would like to use in the film, because elements of our film are determined at the beginning of the festival. A few months back a friend of mine suggested that I rent a DeLorean for my birthday, cause I'm turning 25. I looked into and found a guy who owns a DeLorean, and has decked it out to look exactly like the Time Machine in Back to the Future. I was thinking we could structure our film around a Back to the Future theme. It is of my opinion that we should shoot a really simple comedy for this festival. Everyone shoots a really bad horror film and does not win. There is a cash prize for the winners and it's going to be screened at Art House Six on the 22nd.



I originally wanted to do something simple for my birthday, but then i got to thinking about it and i realized that there is nothing I want to do more than shoot a movie. When I found out that this guy had a DeLorean I knew we had to do something. There are not many times in your life in which you are given an opportunity to do something so cool. I do need lots of help, being handicaped and all. Which is where I'm having trouble. I've been asking people left and right if there interested and have found nothing definite. Odds are I'll probably do what I did last time and create a team at the last minute. That usually works best for me. If you're interested let me know...

The old lake house

Look what I found...
I was watching some of the old tapes I had recorded back in high school and stumbled upon two pretty random, funny scenes. One of them is us acting a fool and the other is us just chilling and watching the sunset. Everything in these videos is a direct representation of most of the memories of my old lake house that I have. Gosh I miss that place and the techno...

Disney, Look out...

Job interview...
Well I had a job interview this afternoon for a chance to make it back to Florida. I was asked alot of questions, like what are some tough spots you have had to work out of, are you a team player, can you lead, etc... It came down to me being asked to move on to the next stage of interviews from other departments. Two positions are for me to be a photographer, which would be freaking sweet. Getting payed to walk around and take people's pictures seems like a blast. Another position is with the Disney cruise lines. In this position I could be asked to go out on the cruise at least once a month, which is no problem for me. I'm getting excited. Lord knows I'm gonna miss a bunch of people once (if) I do travel back to Florida. If I do make it out there, promise me somebody is going to come visit. It's real cheap when you do disney with me; only 100 bucks for a three day cruise, it's free to get into all of the parks, and i can sneak you back stage and see cinderella smoking a cigarette.

Costa Rica Zip Lining Was...

Awesome...
I haven't watched this stuff in over 3 or 4 years and wow, that trip was awesome. I had completely forgotten about how much fun the canopy tour was in our trip and how i thought it would be awesome to video tape us flying through the rain forest. Some of the shots are pretty shaky, and some are kind of grainy. So please be patient if you do watch the following video. This was before I knew how to videotape...

Poop Factory

Old footage in the wrong hands...
I put together this video from old clips i shot on a field trip we took to a sewage treatment plant. Overall the quality is pretty bad, but i think it gets the idea across. The idea of taking a bunch of high school kids to a poop factory to watch them turn it into water, just strikes me as odd and funny at the same time. I could only imagine being employed at such an establishment. I'm sure you wouldn't have to many friends, on the account of you smelling of poo daily. But on the bright side you could always claim that your job is the shit!

Archival

I'm feeling it necessary to archive my life right now...
I have been wrapping my mind around where I am right now alot lately. My Parents, as well as myself, are concerned about where my future is going to take me. Bills are starting to pile up and it's time for me to get back to working. Back to making a serious living. They want me to make it so that they don't have to worry. They want me better than anyone in the world. So where do I start?

I have a distinct feeling that I need to run away for a long time. To a place that allows me to run wild. I've felt chained to Denton and Southlake for a long time now. I'm now more than ever ready to EXPLODE out of here. It's not that I don't love Denton and Southlake, or the people living there. I love everything about living here. I'm just at that point in my life when I want to go on an adventure, a very long foolish one. I want to explore and appreciate being young and stupid for as long as possible. There may be no NEVERLAND, but I sure can try and make one.

So if I'm going to be leaving I thought it to be appropriate for me to try and make a farewell video, shot like a documentary. It will contain footage from all points of my life. I've been filming things over the place, for a long time now. Sometimes for no reason at all. Who knows what this mess might turn into. There are hours of things we've shot that are flat stupid. Some things are really funny, some sad, some gross, and some just really really cool. I never thought I'd ever go back through these things, but it's the only time I'm ever going to invest for a while, in something I really want to spend time on. In the end I may just have a portfolio, or a film. The theme for the film is where I'm getting held up. But I think I'm going to find that out real soon.

So far I'm thinking of a few things.
It's got to have 3 parts.

I was thinking for starters. Maybe a story about finding Denton, letting it leave its mark on me, while at the same time I find a way for me to leave a mark on it. Practically a documentary centered around a salute to Denton, and a thanks for the good times.

I'm beginning to think that this could be fun.



In the mean time I've been reviewing old videos I made in high school. They are pretty funny, and really amateur. But they are pretty entertaining. One thing in particular I've been watching is footage I got when we visited the poop factory back in science classes. Which is hilarious by the way. I'll post that soon. Another thing that I haven't seen in forever is the footage I shot when I went to Costa Rica. It was such an awesome trip, that I almost completely forgot about. In it we go ziplining through the rainforest, white water rafting, and we played soccer with the native kids. It's really cool.



The weather outside tonight reminds me of how it felt being out there. I've been listening to Jack Johnson while watching these video's which fits really well. I'll throw some songs in with these video's real soon. Only problem is I'm missing a few tapes, i need to hunt down people that went on this trip with me and see if i can barrow their video. I just want it cataloged I guess. We'll see what happens...




I saw this and thought it was pretty funny.

I'm gone man

Solid gone...

I only wish my leg was healed. I'm dying to dance. Lord knows I try, but I tell you what, I really want to shake my booty...

Dance Like No One Is Watching

We convince ourselves that life will be better after we get married, have a baby, then another. Then we are frustrated that the kids aren't old enough and we'll be more content when they are. After that we're frustrated that we have teenagers to deal with. We will certainly be happy when they are out of that stage. We tell ourselves that our life will be complete when our spouse gets his or her act together, when we get a nicer car, are able to go on a nice vacation, when we retire.

The truth is, there's no better time to be happy than right now. If not now, when? Your life will always be filled with challenges. It's best to admit this to yourself and decide to be happy anyway. One of my favorite quotes comes from Alfred D Souza.

He said, "For a long time it had seemed to me that life was about to begin - real life. But there was always some obstacle in the way, something to be gotten through first, some unfinished business, time still to be served, a debt to be paid. Then life would begin. At last it dawned on me that these obstacles were my life."

This perspective has helped me to see that there is no way to happiness. Happiness is the way. So, treasure every moment that you have. And treasure it more because you shared it with someone special, special enough to spend your time...and remember that time waits for no one.

So stop waiting until you finish school, until you go back to school, until you lose ten pounds, until you gain ten pounds, until you have kids, until your kids leave the house, until you start work, until you retire, until you get married, until you get divorced, until Friday night, until Sunday morning, until you get a new car or home, until your car or home is paid off, until spring, until summer, until fall, until winter, until you are off welfare, until the first or fifteenth, until your song comes on, until you've had a drink, until you've sobered up, until you die, until you are born again to decide that there is no better time than right now to be happy...

Happiness is a journey, not a destination.


Thought for the day: "Work like you don't need money, Love like you've never been hurt, And dance like no one's watching."

i rarely feel embarrassed when i act a fool, this explains why i love shakin my booty on occasion. i bought a shirt a while back and i thought this story hit it right on the mark. motto for life: dance like no one's watching...

if i become anything in my life, i hope it entails dancing everywhere and anywhere like this guy...

Pirate video a success and light painting!

The Pirate Video hits it big! Check out our light painting below...
Well, looks like our pirate video has been a bigger success than we thought. Come Sunday we we're well over 750 views, and come Wednesday we were pushing 1000. Now we have hit over 1,200 and more views keep popping up everyday on Youtube. One really neat feature that Youtube has on their website is an insight application which shows how people our navigating to our video, it also shows us what type of demographic is viewing our video, it shows us where in the world people are viewing our video and it shows us how much of our video people are viewing compared to an average video.

The most popular viewing day was Talk Like a Pirate Day, September 19th, when we had over 400 views. Monday saw a big spike in views, but it's been leveling off lately. I'd imagine it might go back up around Halloween time, but who knows?

In reference to the demographics that are viewing the video a majority of our viewers are male's 55-64 and women 35-44. Which is rather odd, I guess alot of parents and grandparents are watchin the pirate video.

We have people in Canada, Denmark, and Austria watchin the song too. Who knew we had fans out there? Most of the people that found there way to our video were from Myspace, facebook or Youtube.

Probably the best part about the insight application on Youtube is the Hot Spots indicator which shows us when people are watching our video and when they are shutting off. Not surprising for us is the point in the above graph when people tune away towards the end of the video. Both Rhett and I are not satisfied with the final version of the Pirate Song. Maybe in the next few days we can get back in the studio and add some finishing touches to our video.

Light Painting...

This past weekend Rhett and I and a few old friends got down and dirty and volunteered our time helping out on Denton's local documentary film festival, Thin Line Film Fest. This was there second year giving it a try and let me tell you we had a blast. Friday night Rhett and I helped out with some light painting, which is really easy, creative and alot of fun to do. It took us about 30 minutes to get settled in and then cool pictures started popping out left and right. The way light painting works is you set your camera to BULB and hit the shutter button to start taking the picture, after about 30 to 60 seconds you hit the shutter button again to stop taking the photo. During that time you can do what ever you want in front of the camera with lights and it will be part of the picture. In essence you can write your name in mid air with a flash light and then that image will be added to photo. It's really quite fun, and really addicting. We did this both Friday and Saturday and by the end of it we had some amazing stuff. The best part about it was the fact that the party where we shooting these pictures had an open bar. So we put away a few drinks in the process.





My birthday is coming up real quick and I'm thinkin about shooting some light painting photo's around the house. So if you're interested in being in a few photo's then make sure you come out on October 18th! More photo's to come...

(Click on the above pictures to make them bigger, if you're interested in our statistics.)