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blinds. use them.

Posted on August 25, 2007

i forgot what it was like to live in a urban enviornment. most of the time, you’ve got your windows facing other people’s windows.

but, please…if you’re gonna fall asleep with the light on, and you’re gonna sleep with your pants down around your butt…please close the blinds.

so monday was my first day with Transpera. and last night was my first … hollywood party. we cruised up the coast to Malibu to attend a listening party for Emmy Rossum. We arrrived as part of our host’s entourage to a slender house near Pepperdine University. About as wide as a standard garage, the house didn’t look like much from the outside. But these houses made up for their width with their depth. Up front was the garage and upstairs rooms, then a long courtyard with lap pool, then another 2-3 bedroom house. Finally, the deck with game room, and then the sundeck with beach access. Wow.after getting our drinks, we cruised out to the sundeck and watched the waves crash nearly 15 feet away. twas a beautiful sunset. we meandered back into the house to find some food…which was limited to cheese, crackers, and small plates of caesar salad. however, the dissapointing appetizers were quickly overshadowed by the arrival of Dave Navarro, followed by a few cameras from E!. we tried to think of some reason to engage in a conversation but our two ideas didn’t pass muster (“I loved you in Rockstar INXS” & “Hey - aren’t you the drummer from Smashmouth?”).

In an effort to get more of the appetizers coming from the front kitchen, we positioned us between it and the party in the back house. We found some lounge chairs near the lap pool and proceeded to empty every appetizer tray as it passed by us. I sat and talked with another member of our entourage, Maude Maggart. Maude’s sister is Fiona Apple, and we started our conversation discussing the merits of “When the Pawn…” over “Extraordinary Machine.” My argument was for the inclusion of Jon Brion. We then moved to a discussion about Fiona before I realized that it was probably incredibly rude to talk about Fiona’s music. I knew nothing of Maude’s career, nor anything about Cabaret singing. It was an incredibly interesting education and I’m excited to see her perform at her next LA gig at the end of September.

The night began to wind down (especially after Dave Navarro left) and we headed out to the valet. Erin and I just laughed on the way home…we’re definitely fish out of water up here, but we’ll find our way. Eventually.

Ron Paul on Colbert Report

Posted on July 11, 2007

after seeing his name all over Digg.com and recently seeing a “Ron Paul Revolution” poster hanging from the fence near my office, i decided to look him up.i haven’t quite gathered all the facts, but here’s the list from his website:

He has never voted to raise taxes.

He has never voted for an unbalanced budget.

He has never voted for a federal restriction on gun ownership.

He has never voted to raise congressional pay.

He has never taken a government-paid junket.

He has never voted to increase the power of the executive branch.

He voted against the Patriot Act.

He voted against regulating the Internet.

He voted against the Iraq war.

and here’s his appearance on the Colbert Report. far out, man.

first day (sorta)

Posted on July 01, 2007

after a few weeks of evaluating … stuff … the wife and i decided to take a job in Santa Monica and move up. things are happening fast — really fast. so fast in fact, that i had to go to SM and find an apartment without Erin (who was working that day). yesterday, we took the drive up to pick up our keys and to actually show my wife where she’d be living for the next ?? years. it was crazy. i was very nervous, having made the decision by myself. but she loved it…especially when she realized how close we live to Cost Plus. we got lunch at Wahoos (one of her favorites). then her folks showed up. we showed them the place, and then cruised down to 3rd St. Promenade. we waited in line for 15 minutes at Coffee Bean to get a frozen treat. the walk down the beach was beautiful.

going home this afternoon to do some touch up paint in our second bedroom…then move all our stuff out of OUR bedroom so i can paint that. i’ll be living in our dining room this week. crazy times ahead.

conchords

Posted on July 01, 2007

one of my first projects at MediaFLO was to go through a bunch of video clips from the 2004 Comedy Arts Festival and pick out my favorites for an upcoming demo.these guys were doing their act and i loved it. so glad to see they’ve got a show now.

DC

Posted on June 21, 2007

no, not the district of columbia…the Doctor of Chiropractic. i’ve heard horror stories and i’ve heard miracle stories. it’s hard to separate the fact from fiction. the horror stories, however, usually come from people who just flipped through the yellow pages and rolled some dice. the other argument: “once they start adjusting you, you have to keep going back.” hmmm…i don’t know what’s so bad about that. :\ i have to keep going back to the dentist, too.

so today was my appointment to look at my x-rays…sure enough, i got issues. the explanation was very good. and it was good to see visual evidence of “jacked-up-ness” — especially where i hurt the most. it’s funny cos the DC is small — maybe 5’5” … but just man-handled me… i was popping left and right. and it felt soooo nice.

so back to work. trying to drink lots of water, not climb for 2 days, and trying to sit up straight at my desk. i gotta tell you — it felt so nice, i think i may want to go back frequently. (gasp!)

local band goes global

Posted on June 12, 2007

personally, i think “Live Earth” is just a big sham. in reality it makes no sense, having people drive their cars to a large gathering where water will be consumed in plastic bottles and huge amounts of waste will be collected, polluting major areas of the earth.that being said, this is a freakin awesome story:

Antarctica Cements Act for Gores Live EarthIn an effort to fulfill his promise of a concert on every continent for his Live Earth event on July 7 to 8, Al Gore approached the British Antarctic Survey in February to explore the possibility of flying a band in to its

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Rothera Research Station in Antarctica.

No, he was told, July is mid-winter in Antarctica, and no planes or boats can get in or out.But all was not lost. BAS officials told Gore that a band was already in place on the South Pole. BAS press representative Linda Capper told blogger Tim Slagle, We have a house band five of our science team. They are very good indie rock-folk fusion. The remaining 17 will be the audience on location.

Theyve never played in front of an audience. To make matters worse, the band, named after a Greenlandic word for summit, will be playing outside on the ice, where temperatures could be as low as minus ten degrees Celsius. One of their colleagues will film the performance for broadcast on TV and the Internet.

stupid white ball

Posted on June 07, 2007

i hit a golf ball today — for the first time in 8 months.last year, i played decently well — i shot a personal low 83 in Oceanside followed by an 84 at Rancho Bernardo Inn. Things were well. I hung out with my dad a lot, and I enjoyed playing.

Then I decided to head out on my own … no more lessons … no more 2x a week at the range. Between all that practice and how expensive it is just to play on the weekend, it was blowing a hole in my pocketbook.Then I started to suck. Really suck. I’d go out, blow $50-60 a round to play and spend half my time furious at the little white ball. It wouldn’t go where I was telling it to. Nothing felt right and I was getting frustrated. Thankfully, about the same time I found a sport that cost $0. So I took some time off.

Last weekend, I went to lunch with my grandparents at Aviara. I arrived early with Erin and we stood out on the back porch and watched some golfers come in on 18. I decided maybe I should go out to the range and hit some balls.$15 later (here we go again…), balls were whizzing in every direction — and none of them in the direction intended…and usually 30-50 yards shorter than what a 5th grader could hit.

Screw it. Stupid white ball.

classy

Posted on June 06, 2007

i try not to make a point of criticizing other people’s fashion sense. aside from how petty such a practice is, i could never claim to have a decent sense of fashion myself. however, there’s something about wearing socks with your sandals…in Nordstrom’s…that’s pretty funny.