Quote That Quote!
Tuesday, March 9th, 2010I got this from my friend Carey. I thought it was pretty fun. Enjoy!
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2010
Monday, January 4th, 2010Welcome, 2010.
I remember graduating from high school in 2001 and thinking that the century seemed still so new, and now here it is, 10 years old.
Anyone got some resolutions they want to share?
I’m planning on running the Los Angeles Rock and Roll half marathon (13.1 miles) in October. My runner guru Sheryl told me that [...]
From Wil Wheaton
Wednesday, December 23rd, 2009I grabbed this directly from Wil Wheaton’s blog. Enjoy!
“The Twelve Days of Pirate Christmas”
On the twelfth day of Christmas my true love gave to me …
12 ships to plunder,
11 cannons firing,
10 crewmen leaping,
9 sharks a’ swimming,
8 rum-filled bottles,
7 lusty wenches,
6 jolly rogers,
5 gold doubloons,
4 eyepatches,
3 earrings,
2 wooden legs,
and a parrot for my shoulder – Arrr!
Love in Hollywood
Saturday, October 31st, 2009A co-worker of mine has been moving this whole month, and while cleaning out his stuff, he came across a whole bunch of old magazines from the late 80’s and 90’s. He brought them into work for us to read, and man, it’s crazy stuff! It’s been interesting to see who was proclaimed the new [...]
Pop Culture Mash-up
Saturday, October 17th, 2009Two of my favorite shows are essentially the same show: a fake psychic helps the police solve murders.
I’ve read lot of discussion about how The Mentalist is a rip-off of Psych. And on paper, I agree – sort of. They have pretty much the exact same premise, but there is a slight difference between the [...]
A Reading Rainbow
Tuesday, October 13th, 2009LeVar Burton, aka Geordi, aka the Reading Rainbow guy, posted this picture on his Twitter account.
Beautiful southern California weather.
Why I Love “The Mentalist”
Tuesday, August 11th, 2009The Mentalist, for those of you who don’t watch TV, was last season’s undeniable biggest hit. Coming from the mind of Bruno Heller (he who gave us the gripping HBO series Rome), The Mentalist stars the handsome, humble Simon Baker as Patrick Jane. Jane is like a modern-day Sherlock Holmes who works with the fictional [...]
It’s Friday, Y’all!
Friday, May 8th, 2009Hello.
It’s finally Friday. It’s been a long week. Tours are about a busy as usual (250 people a day, on average) but the heat (100 degrees HOT, not so average) has for an exhausting week.
So here’s to 9 more hours of work, and then the weekend!
If you find yourself with some time on your hands [...]
Dollhouse
Saturday, May 2nd, 2009Why the FRAK is no one watching it?!?
You’d think at least the Buffy/Angel/Firefly/Dr. Horrible fans would at least be watching it. (By the way, Dollhouse creator Joss Whedon also wrote episodes for The Office and worked on the screenplays for Alien: Resurrection and Toy Story.)
But I think I’m the only one. And tonight’s episode was [...]
ER
Friday, March 13th, 2009George Clooney returned to ER tonight. He filmed the episode a few weeks ago, and things were a little crazy on the lot while everyone rushed around denying that he was here yet diverting tours around the action. Even the call sheets for the day had code names for Julianna Margulies and Clooney. Guest star [...]
Found Words
Thursday, February 12th, 2009My dear friend Nick found a piece of paper at work, no larger than an index card, that had these words on it:
I ain’t draft dodging. I ain’t burning no flag. I ain’t running to Canada. I’m staying right here. You wanna send me to jail? Fine. You go right ahead. But I ain’t goin’ [...]
You’re Never Really Dead
Tuesday, February 3rd, 2009Ever since Charlie Pace’s “death” on my tied-for-first favorite television show Lost, I have been steadfast in my belief that Charlie is not really dead.
I’ve been laughed at, mocked, ridiculed, and smacked upside the head, but I’ve held firm.
When, tell me WHEN, in the entire history of Lost, has a dead body ever really been [...]
Fireside Chats 2.0
Sunday, February 1st, 2009On Sunday, March 12, 1933, President Franklin D. Roosevelt began a series of public radio broadcasts that came to be known as “fireside chats.”
Over the next eleven years, President Roosevelt would make at total of thirty speeches, averaging one speech every couple of months.
The fireside chats were a way for President Roosevelt to connect with [...]
Standing In Line
Friday, January 2nd, 2009Today at the grocery store, I saw something funny. I was in line, my items on the conveyor belt, and a guy and his wife get in line behind me.
First item out of the cart: two packages of training diapers. You know, the kind you get your kid when he’s learning how to properly use [...]
Stand By Me – The Best Version Ever
Saturday, December 20th, 2008Watch it here.
It’s great. And inspiring.
A Poem
Saturday, November 29th, 2008“Ode To Spot”
By Lt.Cmdr DATA
USS ENTERPRISE NCC-17-1-D
Felis catus is your taxonomic nomenclature
An endothermic quadruped, carnivorous by nature
Your visual, olfactory, and auditory senses
contribute to your hunting skills and natural defenses
I find myself intrigued by your sub-vocal oscillations
a singular development of cat communications
that obviates your basic hedonistic predilection
for a rhythmic stroking of your fur to demonstrate [...]
Random Thoughts
Friday, November 21st, 2008For the more random thoughts of mine, check out my Tumblr page here.
Seriously, it’s random.
Also, this may be the second-coolest thing I’ve ever been a part of.
Imported Goods
Tuesday, October 14th, 2008I’m noticing an interesting trend in the new television shows this fall – a good number of them are British imports.
The Hollywood Reporter noticed this back in March (when pilot season was in full swing), and had this to say about it.
“If you thought the Academy Awards were dominated by foreigners, wait until you see [...]
Random Sighting
Monday, September 29th, 2008I saw Will Smith today! And didn’t just see him, but had a brief 30-second conversation with him. It was just basically “Hi! How’s it going? Hey, stay cool out here. See you later!”
But still! Will Smith!
And no, I didn’t start rapping. I totally wanted to though.
“Innnnnnnnn… West Philadepia, born and raised…”
Things That May Just Be Better Than Awesome
Monday, September 22nd, 2008I still dream in Spanish.
I think my cat likes me, despite her Elizabethan collar.
How I Met Your Mother – check it out. It’s “legend-… wait for it… and I hope you’re not lactose intolerant because the second half of that word is DAIRY!”
Oatmeal.
My friend Rizzo and his dead-on, uncanny, and sometimes creepy imitations of people.
James [...]
Week of RDJ
Friday, August 22nd, 2008Robert Downey, Jr.
He’s made quite a comeback. Here’s hoping he continues in the direction he’s going. I bet his wife has something to do with his current sanity. She’s keeping him grounded and as a result, he’s turned in some amazing performances.
So far this week, I have seen Tropic Thunder (a hilarious, [...]
Busy Bee
Tuesday, August 19th, 2008Between watching the Olympics and watching my cousins run 13.1 miles in the SD half-marathon this past weekend, I’ve seen a ton of people doing things really fast.
Why are we always in such a hurry? I feel like we’re turning into the people from The Phantom Tollbooth who live in this big, wonderful, beautiful city [...]
Writers
Thursday, June 26th, 2008Writers are generally a crazy sort of people. To name just a few: Emily Dickinson, Sylvia Plath, Virginia Woolf, Edgar Allen Poe, Lewis Carroll, Joseph Heller (have you read Catch-22? You’d have to be crazy to write something like that!).
Ann Waldron writes “Writers do behave oddly. They can be monomaniacal about their work, obsessional about [...]
Un-Birthdays
Saturday, June 21st, 2008The Mad Hatter had it right. Every day should be a celebration. We should at least celebrate half-birthdays. My half-birthday is next weekend, by the way. No pressure or anything, just if anyone wants to spread some love or something, I can email you my mailing address (I love snail mail!).
On June [...]
Blowing Kisses
Monday, June 9th, 2008Thursday, the weather was perfect – Thursday afternoon especially. It felt like one of those quintessential summer days, the kind of days that inspire movies like Stand By Me, Now & Then, and My Girl.
The sun was warm but not hot, and the breeze was cool but not cold. And most afternoons on [...]
A Nose
Sunday, May 4th, 2008Chuck has a nose for picking out good fiction. Lately, we’ve been enjoying P. G. Wodehouse’s Life With Jeeves. Bertie Wooster is a very silly character and is almost annoying except for that fact that he feels so familiar… I think that if I were a 19th century British aristocrat and if I were male, [...]
That’s Entertainment
Friday, May 2nd, 2008Why I love my job: I’m part of the industry that created Iron Man.
It was awesome.
Cousins
Monday, April 28th, 2008I am thankful for my cousins.
Not only did they give me hugs when I needed hugs (I’ve been needing hugs a lot lately), but they also told me about the awesome sale Vons was/is having on strawberries.
Four pounds for four dollars!
I love strawberries. And my cousins.
Day Of Thinking
Thursday, April 17th, 2008A brief update of what I’ve been up to: Been busy working (all the stars have come out – I see and talk to people ALL THE TIME!), been busy with church (I really like my Power Pack kids), been busy writing (it turns out, I’m really funny) and been busy watching sci-fi tv [...]
Who Knew!
Saturday, March 8th, 2008There is, apparently, a proper way for guys to hug. And it’s even a little different for American guys from the way British guys do it.
For your viewing pleasure (I promise no cuss words in this one – at least, none that I can remember), click here.