So I just started training at the ol' gym again. I've decided that sitting for 12 hours a day editing in front of a computer and eating cheetos isn't doing my body any good.
So. Day 1. Wil is 168.4 lbs. Fluffy pounds. Not the good good kind. My goal is to hit 185. Good pounds.
The workout of the evening consisted of:
1 - Bench Press. 8 reps x4. 130lbs
2 - Incline Press 8 reps x3. 70 lbs
3 - Decline Cables 8 reps x3 45 lbs
4 - Dumbell Pulls 8 reps x3 30 lbs
5 - Dumbell Flys 8 reps x3 35 lbs
6 - Cable Xovers 8 reps x3 12.5 lbs
I am a little girly man. Ah well. That's what taking six months off does to you.
Sunday, January 27, 2008
Saturday, January 26, 2008
Top 5 of the day
Top 5 Songs of the moment.
These are the top 5 most rotated songs in my playlist right now.
5. Misery Business - Paramore
4. Paralyzer - Finger 11
3. This ain't a scene, it's a God damn arms race - Fallout Boy
2. I'm shipping up to Boston - the Dropkick Murphys
1. Paint it black - the Rolling Stones
Lock it up!
So i have a new pet peeve. I cannot find half of the books that I own. Just tonight I was looking for my copy of Twilight by Stephanie Meyer. Gone. There aren't even that many places it could be. The house isn't really that big. I must have loaned it out to someone. Return it, please?
The Superbowl is coming up next weekend. I'm thinking Giants +12 is the bet. The Patriots might be the greatest team to set foot on turf, but a 12 point difference in the Bowl? I'm pretty sure that the Giants can cover.
I renewed my gym membership today, in the hopes of shedding my winter weight. I look like a hibernating bear right now. Maybe a koala bear, but still, it's not a pretty sight. I swung by the 24 hr Fitness on Colorado to renew my membership; I saw more pretty girls in 20 minutes than I have since moving to Denver. I should have been knocking the hell out of weights since I got here. Time to get the self esteem back to a more manageable level. Right now it's so low a midget could kick it in the nuts. Speaking of nuts, it's unreal how difficult it is to eat enough protein to stimulate muscle increase. 1.5 x body weight. I have to eat 230 grams of protein a day. An egg has 6 grams. Do the math. There is no way that I'm eating 79 eggs.
These are the top 5 most rotated songs in my playlist right now.
5. Misery Business - Paramore
4. Paralyzer - Finger 11
3. This ain't a scene, it's a God damn arms race - Fallout Boy
2. I'm shipping up to Boston - the Dropkick Murphys
1. Paint it black - the Rolling Stones
Lock it up!
So i have a new pet peeve. I cannot find half of the books that I own. Just tonight I was looking for my copy of Twilight by Stephanie Meyer. Gone. There aren't even that many places it could be. The house isn't really that big. I must have loaned it out to someone. Return it, please?
The Superbowl is coming up next weekend. I'm thinking Giants +12 is the bet. The Patriots might be the greatest team to set foot on turf, but a 12 point difference in the Bowl? I'm pretty sure that the Giants can cover.
I renewed my gym membership today, in the hopes of shedding my winter weight. I look like a hibernating bear right now. Maybe a koala bear, but still, it's not a pretty sight. I swung by the 24 hr Fitness on Colorado to renew my membership; I saw more pretty girls in 20 minutes than I have since moving to Denver. I should have been knocking the hell out of weights since I got here. Time to get the self esteem back to a more manageable level. Right now it's so low a midget could kick it in the nuts. Speaking of nuts, it's unreal how difficult it is to eat enough protein to stimulate muscle increase. 1.5 x body weight. I have to eat 230 grams of protein a day. An egg has 6 grams. Do the math. There is no way that I'm eating 79 eggs.
Friday, January 25, 2008
Top 5 of the day
Top 5 tasty beverages
5. Purple Rain - Meg just reminded me of the Pat's concoction.
4. Boddington's Pub Ale - I'm getting giggly just thinking about it.
3. Weeble Wobbles - And we all fall down.
2. Jack and Coke. - I'm just jake'n it, baby.
1. Coor's Light - It's tasty and delicious!
Lock it up!
5. Purple Rain - Meg just reminded me of the Pat's concoction.
4. Boddington's Pub Ale - I'm getting giggly just thinking about it.
3. Weeble Wobbles - And we all fall down.
2. Jack and Coke. - I'm just jake'n it, baby.
1. Coor's Light - It's tasty and delicious!
Lock it up!
Wednesday, January 23, 2008
Seriously?
This many views and not a single comment? I'm almost hurt. C'mon you keyboard cowboys, leave me some love. haha.
Top 5 of the day
Top 5 Bars that I frequent
5. B-Dubs - The Woodlands. Best after work beers, ever combined with hot waitresses sneak the Wild Wings into the top 5.
4. The Goose's Acre - When the bartender is one of your homies...and they have Boddington's on tap, can life get any better?
3. Andrew's on Lincoln - Football Sunday, pretty girls, cool bartenders. This place is a staple of myDenver existence.
2. The Sutra Room - Good times every time I'm there. I'm treated like family, and the people I've met there have become some of my good friends here in the land of ice and snow.
1. Pat's Cocktails - I don't even know how to describe the utter radness of this place. It transcends the normal echelons of dive bar into the numero uno spot I like to drink at. Hot bartenders, cheap drinks, football, and next to my house in LA. I don't think there's a single thing about the bar that I don't like. I even miss working there, if that means anything to you.
Honorable mentions: The Voodoo Lounge, the sports book at the Rio, Los Cucos, The Bakerstreet Pub, the Roof Bar, and PF Changes in the Woodlands.
5. B-Dubs - The Woodlands. Best after work beers, ever combined with hot waitresses sneak the Wild Wings into the top 5.
4. The Goose's Acre - When the bartender is one of your homies...and they have Boddington's on tap, can life get any better?
3. Andrew's on Lincoln - Football Sunday, pretty girls, cool bartenders. This place is a staple of myDenver existence.
2. The Sutra Room - Good times every time I'm there. I'm treated like family, and the people I've met there have become some of my good friends here in the land of ice and snow.
1. Pat's Cocktails - I don't even know how to describe the utter radness of this place. It transcends the normal echelons of dive bar into the numero uno spot I like to drink at. Hot bartenders, cheap drinks, football, and next to my house in LA. I don't think there's a single thing about the bar that I don't like. I even miss working there, if that means anything to you.
Honorable mentions: The Voodoo Lounge, the sports book at the Rio, Los Cucos, The Bakerstreet Pub, the Roof Bar, and PF Changes in the Woodlands.
Tuesday, January 22, 2008
Top 5 of the day
Here we go:
Top 5 books that made me cry.
I had the choices of ranking these chronologically or by tear jerker status...Hell, I'll do both.
I cried like a little girl...from sniffling to mourning.
1. Shock Wave - Clive Cussler
2. The Last Battle - C.S. Lewis
3. Old Yeller - Fred Gipson
4. The five people you meet in Heaven - Mitch Albom
5. Where the red fern grows - Wilson Rawls
Here are the books from when I was a lad to when I was 25.
1. Old Yeller - Fred Gipson
2. The Last Battle - C.S. Lewis
3. Where the red fern grows - Wilson Rawls
4. Shock Wave - Clive Cussler
5. The five people you meet in Heaven - Mitch Albom
I think that Old Yeller is the classic 'made me cry' novel. I must have been about 6 years old when I first read the book. I don't remember where I was, but I do remember sobbing in disbelief that the puppy got shot. Seriously, who shoots a dog?
C.S. Lewis wrote my favorite series of books of all time, The Chronicles of Narnia. Every single book in that series affected me more as a child than any other piece of literature. The Last Battle is the final book in the series. The four children are told that they are too old for the Narnia. As a 25 year old man, no one is too old for the Narnia.
Flying from Saudi Arabia to Heathrow airport in England is a long, long airplane flight. Luckily I had prepared well and brought a sufficient supply of sugary snacks and some suitable reading material, 'Where the Red Fern Grows'. Two hours into a 12 hour flight I am sobbing like a little kid. Hell, I was 8, I was a little kid, but that's still no excuse for the hole I felt in my soul that was vacated by Little Ann and Old Dan. I have never found another book that made me feel so sorry for someone else.
While I'm a huge fan of adventure novels, I would dearly love to write them myself, I don't normally consider them to be tear jerkers. In fact, the jerking of tears should definitely not be an inherent part of any novel. Shock Wave, one of the many novels about the protagonist Dirk Pitt, was written late in the series, well after you've become invested in the main character. He's a James Bond type of character, never falling in love, so when he does, you really become interested in this girl. To spoil the book, she dies at the end of the novel and it hits you really hard.
Mitch Albom shouldn't be allowed to write another novel while I'm alive. I normally don't read 'sappy' feel good novels, but I made an exception when someone gifted this with me last summer. I stayed up late at night, by myself...originally alone while I started to leaf through it. 10 minutes later I was joined by a box of tissues as I started to actually cry while reading this book. I don't remember what was happening in my life during that time, but apparently I wasn't living a life of rainbows and puppies.
Top 5 books that made me cry.
I had the choices of ranking these chronologically or by tear jerker status...Hell, I'll do both.
I cried like a little girl...from sniffling to mourning.
1. Shock Wave - Clive Cussler
2. The Last Battle - C.S. Lewis
3. Old Yeller - Fred Gipson
4. The five people you meet in Heaven - Mitch Albom
5. Where the red fern grows - Wilson Rawls
Here are the books from when I was a lad to when I was 25.
1. Old Yeller - Fred Gipson
2. The Last Battle - C.S. Lewis
3. Where the red fern grows - Wilson Rawls
4. Shock Wave - Clive Cussler
5. The five people you meet in Heaven - Mitch Albom
I think that Old Yeller is the classic 'made me cry' novel. I must have been about 6 years old when I first read the book. I don't remember where I was, but I do remember sobbing in disbelief that the puppy got shot. Seriously, who shoots a dog?
C.S. Lewis wrote my favorite series of books of all time, The Chronicles of Narnia. Every single book in that series affected me more as a child than any other piece of literature. The Last Battle is the final book in the series. The four children are told that they are too old for the Narnia. As a 25 year old man, no one is too old for the Narnia.
Flying from Saudi Arabia to Heathrow airport in England is a long, long airplane flight. Luckily I had prepared well and brought a sufficient supply of sugary snacks and some suitable reading material, 'Where the Red Fern Grows'. Two hours into a 12 hour flight I am sobbing like a little kid. Hell, I was 8, I was a little kid, but that's still no excuse for the hole I felt in my soul that was vacated by Little Ann and Old Dan. I have never found another book that made me feel so sorry for someone else.
While I'm a huge fan of adventure novels, I would dearly love to write them myself, I don't normally consider them to be tear jerkers. In fact, the jerking of tears should definitely not be an inherent part of any novel. Shock Wave, one of the many novels about the protagonist Dirk Pitt, was written late in the series, well after you've become invested in the main character. He's a James Bond type of character, never falling in love, so when he does, you really become interested in this girl. To spoil the book, she dies at the end of the novel and it hits you really hard.
Mitch Albom shouldn't be allowed to write another novel while I'm alive. I normally don't read 'sappy' feel good novels, but I made an exception when someone gifted this with me last summer. I stayed up late at night, by myself...originally alone while I started to leaf through it. 10 minutes later I was joined by a box of tissues as I started to actually cry while reading this book. I don't remember what was happening in my life during that time, but apparently I wasn't living a life of rainbows and puppies.
Monday, January 21, 2008
100 Things that make life work living...
These aren't in any particular order...just things that I love.
1. Football
2. South park
3. Breakfast Hot Pockets
4. The smell of grass in the summer
5. Pumpkin pie.
6. with whipped cream
7. Thanksgiving
8. Fried Turkey
9. Bit Torrents
10. Producing movies
11. Being a phenomenal celebrity
12. Being snide about stupid people
13. Carnal drunken monkey sex
14. Grammar
15. Bud Light commercials
16. The Red Stripe Rasta
17. Singing Karaoke...badly
18. Monkey Island
19. Early afternoon naps
20. CSI
21. Bad movies.
22. High speed internet
23. Message boards
24. Online comics
25. High Fidelity
26. Hearing new music
27. Panic at the Disco
28. Cartman
29. Bulldogs
30. Orange Soda
31. My first date on the SM Pier
32. My new goatee
33. Twizzlers
34. George Bush impersonators
35. I Am
36. Riding a motorcycle
37. Bottled water
38. The Bobs
39. Going out to eat
40. Catching a flush
41. Dane Cook
42. Wanting to be a writer
43. Reading movie text in my movie voice
44. Counterstrike
45. Tweaking css
46. Color correcting
47. Throwing nerf footballs in the living room
48. Playing poker in Vegas
49. Hanging out in airports
50. Watching movie trailers
51. Body surfing
52. Drinking a mocha really early in the morning
53. Really loud music
53. Dancing in my car...while driving
54. The Eye of the World
55. The Sword of Truth series
56. As you wish
57. Football Sundays
58. Sarcasm
59. Writing on my blog
60. Kentucky Fried Chicken
61. One liners
62. Hope.
63. Loneliness <-- wierd, huh?
64. Walking through Staples
65. Getting complimented
66. My batman belt
67. Playing with my hair
68. Coor's Light
69. Dreaming of fame and fortune
70. Traveling
71. Reading before bed
72. Guitar hero
73. Staying up late and watching movies
74. Impressing girls
75. Playing volleyball on the beach.
76. The Oakwoods
77. Messing with XP
78. Flipflops
79. Drinking smirnoff ice after getting off the dive boat.
80. Fixing problems
81. Girls
82. Sleeping in with no plans
83. Being the little spoon.
84. Being the big spoon.
85. My new laptop
86. Breakfast
87. Kevin Smith movies
88. Making my parent's proud
89. My friends
90. hanging out at bookstores
91. Knowing the bartenders
92. James Bond
92. Jack Daniels
93. Fingerless gloves
94. Comments on my blog
95. Vegas, baby, Vegas
96. Entourage
97. Sutra
98. British accents
99. Grilling for the friends
100. Finishing things
Man. I could keep typing this list for a long time. This only scratched the surface. Good times.
1. Football
2. South park
3. Breakfast Hot Pockets
4. The smell of grass in the summer
5. Pumpkin pie.
6. with whipped cream
7. Thanksgiving
8. Fried Turkey
9. Bit Torrents
10. Producing movies
11. Being a phenomenal celebrity
12. Being snide about stupid people
13. Carnal drunken monkey sex
14. Grammar
15. Bud Light commercials
16. The Red Stripe Rasta
17. Singing Karaoke...badly
18. Monkey Island
19. Early afternoon naps
20. CSI
21. Bad movies.
22. High speed internet
23. Message boards
24. Online comics
25. High Fidelity
26. Hearing new music
27. Panic at the Disco
28. Cartman
29. Bulldogs
30. Orange Soda
31. My first date on the SM Pier
32. My new goatee
33. Twizzlers
34. George Bush impersonators
35. I Am
36. Riding a motorcycle
37. Bottled water
38. The Bobs
39. Going out to eat
40. Catching a flush
41. Dane Cook
42. Wanting to be a writer
43. Reading movie text in my movie voice
44. Counterstrike
45. Tweaking css
46. Color correcting
47. Throwing nerf footballs in the living room
48. Playing poker in Vegas
49. Hanging out in airports
50. Watching movie trailers
51. Body surfing
52. Drinking a mocha really early in the morning
53. Really loud music
53. Dancing in my car...while driving
54. The Eye of the World
55. The Sword of Truth series
56. As you wish
57. Football Sundays
58. Sarcasm
59. Writing on my blog
60. Kentucky Fried Chicken
61. One liners
62. Hope.
63. Loneliness <-- wierd, huh?
64. Walking through Staples
65. Getting complimented
66. My batman belt
67. Playing with my hair
68. Coor's Light
69. Dreaming of fame and fortune
70. Traveling
71. Reading before bed
72. Guitar hero
73. Staying up late and watching movies
74. Impressing girls
75. Playing volleyball on the beach.
76. The Oakwoods
77. Messing with XP
78. Flipflops
79. Drinking smirnoff ice after getting off the dive boat.
80. Fixing problems
81. Girls
82. Sleeping in with no plans
83. Being the little spoon.
84. Being the big spoon.
85. My new laptop
86. Breakfast
87. Kevin Smith movies
88. Making my parent's proud
89. My friends
90. hanging out at bookstores
91. Knowing the bartenders
92. James Bond
92. Jack Daniels
93. Fingerless gloves
94. Comments on my blog
95. Vegas, baby, Vegas
96. Entourage
97. Sutra
98. British accents
99. Grilling for the friends
100. Finishing things
Man. I could keep typing this list for a long time. This only scratched the surface. Good times.
Sunday, January 20, 2008
Drinking with Kasey Studdard
So much for just having one drink. One of the offensive linemen for the Houston Texans started buying tequila shots. I know that football players are just regular guys like us, but it's still kind of surreal to see someone in person that you watch every Sunday.
Pretty cool cat, all in all. Apparently he went to high school in Highlands Ranch, but played at UT for college. He's doing his offseason training here in Colorado.
As a side note, I originally went to the bar to drop off a book for a friend. That didn't work out so well. I still have the book and a wicked hangover.
I ended up staying and watching all the UFC fights that had occurred in London earlier in the day. Pretty bloody. Does anybody else think it's rather unsanitary to be rolling on a mat that is covered with someone else's blood? While watching the fight, a beautiful woman sat down next to me with her equally gorgeous friend. Normally I wouldn't use the terms beautiful or gorgeous...or woman, but these definitely didn't fit the label of 'hot chicks'. They were just flat out stunning.
Obviously, since they were talking to me, the chatty one was married.
Pretty cool cat, all in all. Apparently he went to high school in Highlands Ranch, but played at UT for college. He's doing his offseason training here in Colorado.
As a side note, I originally went to the bar to drop off a book for a friend. That didn't work out so well. I still have the book and a wicked hangover.
I ended up staying and watching all the UFC fights that had occurred in London earlier in the day. Pretty bloody. Does anybody else think it's rather unsanitary to be rolling on a mat that is covered with someone else's blood? While watching the fight, a beautiful woman sat down next to me with her equally gorgeous friend. Normally I wouldn't use the terms beautiful or gorgeous...or woman, but these definitely didn't fit the label of 'hot chicks'. They were just flat out stunning.
Obviously, since they were talking to me, the chatty one was married.
Saturday, January 19, 2008
Keanu Reeves is my hero.
In honor of late night movie night, here are the top five greatest Keanu Reeves movies. In order...
I know Kung Fu Top 5:
1. Johnny Mnemonic
2. The Replacements
3. Speed
4. The Matrix Trilogy
5. Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure
* honorable mention. 1 - Point Break. It's an honorable mention solely because I haven't seen it. According to my less than cool friends, it might be the greatest movie I've never seen.
"Whoa"
I know Kung Fu Top 5:
1. Johnny Mnemonic
2. The Replacements
3. Speed
4. The Matrix Trilogy
5. Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure
* honorable mention. 1 - Point Break. It's an honorable mention solely because I haven't seen it. According to my less than cool friends, it might be the greatest movie I've never seen.
"Whoa"
Friday, January 18, 2008
Cloverfield
I am satisfied. Really. There was a lot of hype regarding Cloverfield. I think it lived up to what I was expecting. Think Blair Witch meets Godzilla. That's fun for the whole family.
The characters weren't fully developed, but that really doesn't matter. This movie is about running from a monster. A big, big, 'terrible' monster. And I quote, "I saw some smaller ones, they're terrible too!" - Hud. The camera man is about the only 'likable' character in the film, though he comes off as a bumbling imbecile at the beginning of the movie.
The moster, alien?, looks phenomenal. Pretty creepy and very original. I sure as hell wouldn't want to be in Manhattan if that thing hit. Really wish I had known how that alien had gotten there.
The camera work got a little old, but the gimmick works. The only thing that really annoyed me was the times that the camera was angling at the ground. My neck kept twitching involuntarily upwards trying to will the camera to angle at the characters and not the crumbled floors where they are walking.
All in all.
9/10 for entertainment purposes.
4/10 for acting
1/10 for decisions made by the actors in the movie ;)
All in all, go see it.
The characters weren't fully developed, but that really doesn't matter. This movie is about running from a monster. A big, big, 'terrible' monster. And I quote, "I saw some smaller ones, they're terrible too!" - Hud. The camera man is about the only 'likable' character in the film, though he comes off as a bumbling imbecile at the beginning of the movie.
The moster, alien?, looks phenomenal. Pretty creepy and very original. I sure as hell wouldn't want to be in Manhattan if that thing hit. Really wish I had known how that alien had gotten there.
The camera work got a little old, but the gimmick works. The only thing that really annoyed me was the times that the camera was angling at the ground. My neck kept twitching involuntarily upwards trying to will the camera to angle at the characters and not the crumbled floors where they are walking.
All in all.
9/10 for entertainment purposes.
4/10 for acting
1/10 for decisions made by the actors in the movie ;)
All in all, go see it.
Wednesday, January 16, 2008
way too late.
Apparently I have as much self discipline as a dolphin. I basically did nothing today. A good 30 minutes of work. Solid.
I'll get up early tomorrow and get a jump start on things. 9:00 am. I promise. It's going to suck.
I think I got another job, I basically find out tomorrow, which is very exciting. I'm ready to have some limits imposed on my free time.
Class is on Thursday, right after Jess and I do our weekly lunch. I'm shooting of the goal of 3 students. Yes. 3. Huge numbers. I don't know if I'll be able to handle any more than that.
Kids scare me.
I get to sleep on a real bed tomorrow night. You have no idea how excited I am about this. No more air mattress. Score.
I wish I knew why it is so hard for me to pay bills on time. Really, it shouldn't be that difficult.
Speaking of doing things on time, I have to get a jump start on that class...err re-jump start. whatever.
I hate growing apart. I don't know what's worse, a gradual fade away or cold turkey quitting. I know which is more pathetic.
I'll get up early tomorrow and get a jump start on things. 9:00 am. I promise. It's going to suck.
I think I got another job, I basically find out tomorrow, which is very exciting. I'm ready to have some limits imposed on my free time.
Class is on Thursday, right after Jess and I do our weekly lunch. I'm shooting of the goal of 3 students. Yes. 3. Huge numbers. I don't know if I'll be able to handle any more than that.
Kids scare me.
I get to sleep on a real bed tomorrow night. You have no idea how excited I am about this. No more air mattress. Score.
I wish I knew why it is so hard for me to pay bills on time. Really, it shouldn't be that difficult.
Speaking of doing things on time, I have to get a jump start on that class...err re-jump start. whatever.
I hate growing apart. I don't know what's worse, a gradual fade away or cold turkey quitting. I know which is more pathetic.
Sunday, January 13, 2008
The Real World Beckons.
No. Not the tv show. Monday. The list of 'things Wil has to get done last week' is enormous. I suppose starting work is right near the top of the list, but there is so much paperwork I have to do for the last movie that is long overdue. I hate procrastinating. Well, it's not so much procrastinating as just not having enough hours in the day.
I hate falling apart. Family, friends, my pet cactus. This state is not good for me. I've met some amazing people, but it's the ones I have left behind that cause me the most heartache. I feel like I'm stagnating. I think I'm going to take care of all my responsibilities here then head back to home. LA. If only I could find someone who needed my skills here. I'm talented, blatantly good looking, and hilarious. I should be rich and famous. Remind me to tell Matt to make me rich and famous. Acting isn't hard right?
I'm very excited about tomorrow. My friend JT is coming over and we're going to put together the greatest story in the history of cinema. A story that hasn't been released to the public. Gangs of New York meets Braveheart. Oh yes. Fame and fortune.
I had a most amazing day. Giants over the Cowboys? Are you kidding me? I even wore a Strahan jersey. I think it brought good luck, as I watched a most exciting playoff game. Back and forth the battle went. I can't wait until the Texans are in the playoffs. Matt and I agreed that it felt rather strange to be wearing a different team's colors.
I hate falling apart. Family, friends, my pet cactus. This state is not good for me. I've met some amazing people, but it's the ones I have left behind that cause me the most heartache. I feel like I'm stagnating. I think I'm going to take care of all my responsibilities here then head back to home. LA. If only I could find someone who needed my skills here. I'm talented, blatantly good looking, and hilarious. I should be rich and famous. Remind me to tell Matt to make me rich and famous. Acting isn't hard right?
I'm very excited about tomorrow. My friend JT is coming over and we're going to put together the greatest story in the history of cinema. A story that hasn't been released to the public. Gangs of New York meets Braveheart. Oh yes. Fame and fortune.
I had a most amazing day. Giants over the Cowboys? Are you kidding me? I even wore a Strahan jersey. I think it brought good luck, as I watched a most exciting playoff game. Back and forth the battle went. I can't wait until the Texans are in the playoffs. Matt and I agreed that it felt rather strange to be wearing a different team's colors.
When the Money Drops
So that's the title of my new book. A primer for all those burgeoning producers out there...and the people who have no idea what a line producer is. Based upon a comprehensive production checklist, 'When the Money Drops' will cover the basics of producing a movie from script to delivery.
One of the cool 'gimmicks' of the book are going to be the sidebars. Actors, directors, and crew members will be giving their thoughts on the various subjects at hand. It's going to be great. All I have to do is write the damn thing. So, in an effort to get on the ball, my next post will be the chapter list. (Not in any particular order).
Jess already has a publisher. All I need to do is get the thing written. Go Wil.
One of the cool 'gimmicks' of the book are going to be the sidebars. Actors, directors, and crew members will be giving their thoughts on the various subjects at hand. It's going to be great. All I have to do is write the damn thing. So, in an effort to get on the ball, my next post will be the chapter list. (Not in any particular order).
Jess already has a publisher. All I need to do is get the thing written. Go Wil.
New Year Procrastination
Ack. We're two weeks into the new year and I've already broken my vow of writing every single day. Big post today to make up for it.
Todd, giants fan extraodinaire drove down from Ft. Collins to enjoy the Giants/Cowboys game with us. He even brought Matt and I some old Giants jerseys to rock out. And we will be ROCKING out on the manana.
So. It's no secret that kids scare me. Ladies, take note. Mother, my sister is going to be the one carrying on the bloodline. Regardless, Todd's 4 year old, Xavier came down with him. Almost as cute as me when I was that age, same whitish blond hair and everything. He catches and throws a football way better than I did....well, than I do.
Poker update. $51. Go me. Gotta get that up to about 1500 so I can play in the WSOP this year. I'm absolutely crushing the 9 person sng's, but as soon as I bump up to a respectable level, I'm the one getting crushed. I wonder if I'm just being impatient. I just hate playing for $7 hour...if that. Up to the 5 sng's after I get back to $100.
I'm so proud of a friend of mine. She did the impossible. Moved to LA after college, got the job, now has the beginning of an amazing career. After the misery I went through, I'm so proud when my friends make lives for themselves. She's an amazing person too; if anyone deserves a promotion, it's her. Hard work has nothing on her. Go Megan.
It's amazing how a fairly crappy movie can be bumped up to 'awesome' merely by placing Jessica Alba in a swimsuit. Haha. They even opened up the DVD menu with a picture of her best assets. God bless marketing.
It's that time of year again. Superbowl. Better. Vegas Superbowl. My friends Tampa Mike and Scott are throwing down yet again. Suites at the Rio, open bar, and Kenny Rogers on the slot machines. By the by, my luck is legendary. Steve, you better be ready for some penny slot action!
My new haircut was described as....shaggy. Not too sure if that's a good thing. Chick's dig shaggy, right? I know they dig guys with money.
Speaking of quoting Office Space, I just got asked, "So what did you say...you do here?" I'm tired of living in a city that has no idea what a line producer is. No, it's not some who produces lines of cocaine. Thanks, Bob. Kick the habit.
Todd, giants fan extraodinaire drove down from Ft. Collins to enjoy the Giants/Cowboys game with us. He even brought Matt and I some old Giants jerseys to rock out. And we will be ROCKING out on the manana.
So. It's no secret that kids scare me. Ladies, take note. Mother, my sister is going to be the one carrying on the bloodline. Regardless, Todd's 4 year old, Xavier came down with him. Almost as cute as me when I was that age, same whitish blond hair and everything. He catches and throws a football way better than I did....well, than I do.
Poker update. $51. Go me. Gotta get that up to about 1500 so I can play in the WSOP this year. I'm absolutely crushing the 9 person sng's, but as soon as I bump up to a respectable level, I'm the one getting crushed. I wonder if I'm just being impatient. I just hate playing for $7 hour...if that. Up to the 5 sng's after I get back to $100.
I'm so proud of a friend of mine. She did the impossible. Moved to LA after college, got the job, now has the beginning of an amazing career. After the misery I went through, I'm so proud when my friends make lives for themselves. She's an amazing person too; if anyone deserves a promotion, it's her. Hard work has nothing on her. Go Megan.
It's amazing how a fairly crappy movie can be bumped up to 'awesome' merely by placing Jessica Alba in a swimsuit. Haha. They even opened up the DVD menu with a picture of her best assets. God bless marketing.
It's that time of year again. Superbowl. Better. Vegas Superbowl. My friends Tampa Mike and Scott are throwing down yet again. Suites at the Rio, open bar, and Kenny Rogers on the slot machines. By the by, my luck is legendary. Steve, you better be ready for some penny slot action!
My new haircut was described as....shaggy. Not too sure if that's a good thing. Chick's dig shaggy, right? I know they dig guys with money.
Speaking of quoting Office Space, I just got asked, "So what did you say...you do here?" I'm tired of living in a city that has no idea what a line producer is. No, it's not some who produces lines of cocaine. Thanks, Bob. Kick the habit.
Wednesday, January 9, 2008
You may call me. Professor Wil.
Guess who's giving a seminar on budgeting a movie? Me. I am so excited I'm twitching. This is kind of the trial run for my class this semester. Professor Wil. Damn that sounds good.
I've prepared handouts of an example budget from I AM with some figures changed and names removed. It's going to be kind of fun talking about what 'not' to do when preparing a budget.
So I got off the phone with another movie producer earlier today, I think I got Matt a directing job...
One of my close friends has just arrived back in California after a year away. Part of our friendship has been based on our frequent Vegas trips. He's a 7 star member; the crab legs and champagne will be flowing like my tears when I watched 'where the red fern grows'.
I've prepared handouts of an example budget from I AM with some figures changed and names removed. It's going to be kind of fun talking about what 'not' to do when preparing a budget.
So I got off the phone with another movie producer earlier today, I think I got Matt a directing job...
One of my close friends has just arrived back in California after a year away. Part of our friendship has been based on our frequent Vegas trips. He's a 7 star member; the crab legs and champagne will be flowing like my tears when I watched 'where the red fern grows'.
Saturday, January 5, 2008
Wasted day.
Football and Poker. If I had beer my day would have been complete. I worked for a good 15 minutes, then spent the rest of the day watching the playoffs.
Jacksonville is one hell of a team. Too bad they lost to the Texans.
I'm up to $60 in my fluff poker account. One of these days I'll be able play a tourney a day and pay rent, until then, I made enough to day for a 6 pack of imported beer.
With the possibility of a new job looming on the horizons, I have a lot of work to do on 'I AM'.
Well. Not a LOT of work, but at least 6 hours or so. Ah well. I need to get my fax machine hooked up too.
My ceiling still has a large hole in it. I kind of want to hang something out of it, but I don't have anything suitably creepy.
Instead of staying up late playing poker in bed, I'm going to stay up late writing...while playing poker in bed.
Do you ever wonder if a girl from your past is the one you're supposed to be with? I'm not talking about girls you've dated, I'm talking about those random moments you have with people...that connection. I'd love to have the Maui girl back in my life. She was something else. Gorgeous, into me, and slightly forbidden. I have no idea what she does now, or even really where she lives, but I should try to find her again. Only one click away on the internet.
Which leads me to my next rant. Do not ever contact my friends if you don't know them. It's creepy. I don't like receiving phone calls like this:
"Hey, your friends were kind of wierd"
"pardon me"
"Your friends from the party, you told them to call me"
"what the @#% are you talking about"
Yeah, good times. People use my name, then act like idiots. I'm the only one allowed to act like an idiot around my friends.
Jacksonville is one hell of a team. Too bad they lost to the Texans.
I'm up to $60 in my fluff poker account. One of these days I'll be able play a tourney a day and pay rent, until then, I made enough to day for a 6 pack of imported beer.
With the possibility of a new job looming on the horizons, I have a lot of work to do on 'I AM'.
Well. Not a LOT of work, but at least 6 hours or so. Ah well. I need to get my fax machine hooked up too.
My ceiling still has a large hole in it. I kind of want to hang something out of it, but I don't have anything suitably creepy.
Instead of staying up late playing poker in bed, I'm going to stay up late writing...while playing poker in bed.
Do you ever wonder if a girl from your past is the one you're supposed to be with? I'm not talking about girls you've dated, I'm talking about those random moments you have with people...that connection. I'd love to have the Maui girl back in my life. She was something else. Gorgeous, into me, and slightly forbidden. I have no idea what she does now, or even really where she lives, but I should try to find her again. Only one click away on the internet.
Which leads me to my next rant. Do not ever contact my friends if you don't know them. It's creepy. I don't like receiving phone calls like this:
"Hey, your friends were kind of wierd"
"pardon me"
"Your friends from the party, you told them to call me"
"what the @#% are you talking about"
Yeah, good times. People use my name, then act like idiots. I'm the only one allowed to act like an idiot around my friends.
Friday, January 4, 2008
Back in Denver
Its fairly disconcerting to walk into one's house and find a hole in the ceiling reminiscent of an alien popping out of someone's chest. To my good fortune there were no slimy monsters crawling around my living room, just a puddle of frozen water where my couch used to be.
If I had a pair of miniature ice skates you'd find me pulling triple axles, but instead I have a lot of towels and a hair dryer.
On a brighter note, I think I start work on Monday on 'The Shroud'. I'd love to tell everyone about it, but I had to sign a non disclosure agreement that threatened me with a thousand years of lice if I tell anyone about it. Since I can't come out and say anything, I'll go back to my math days.
Cloned Jesus + Rogue FBI agents = ???
Oh yes, good times will be had by all.
So, it's pretty much official that I'm leaving the land of ice and snow for warmer climes come April Fool's day. Back to palm trees, june bloom, and augmented breasts. It'll be nice to go home. Where in LA do you think I should head off to? Encino? Hermosa? Hollywierd?
I've decided that online poker is worse than crack. At least with crack you wake up with a hangover. Poker just lives you dead inside after someone bluffs you with the hammer.
If I had a pair of miniature ice skates you'd find me pulling triple axles, but instead I have a lot of towels and a hair dryer.
On a brighter note, I think I start work on Monday on 'The Shroud'. I'd love to tell everyone about it, but I had to sign a non disclosure agreement that threatened me with a thousand years of lice if I tell anyone about it. Since I can't come out and say anything, I'll go back to my math days.
Cloned Jesus + Rogue FBI agents = ???
Oh yes, good times will be had by all.
So, it's pretty much official that I'm leaving the land of ice and snow for warmer climes come April Fool's day. Back to palm trees, june bloom, and augmented breasts. It'll be nice to go home. Where in LA do you think I should head off to? Encino? Hermosa? Hollywierd?
I've decided that online poker is worse than crack. At least with crack you wake up with a hangover. Poker just lives you dead inside after someone bluffs you with the hammer.
Wednesday, January 2, 2008
Man plans, God laughs.
To think that the Koran has one of my favorite quotes strikes me as mildly ironic. I profess to be a Christian and follow those beliefs, but have never found a line that influences me so profoundly.
No matter what I do in life, it's not in my hands. My own arrogance amazes me sometimes to think that I have any influence whatsoever on travels.
No matter what I do in life, it's not in my hands. My own arrogance amazes me sometimes to think that I have any influence whatsoever on travels.
We've had enough of these words, phrases
-perfect storm
-Webinar
-waterboarding
-organic
-wordsmith
-author/authored
-post 9/11
-surge
-give back
-'blank' is the new 'blank'
-Black Friday
-back in the day
-random
-sweet
-decimate
-emotional
-pop
-it is what it is
-under the bus
Associated Press
DETROIT — Resist the urge to say you will "wordsmith" your list of New Year's resolutions rather than write one. And don't utter, "It is what it is" when you fail to meet your first goal.
Those are two of the 19 words or phrases that appear in Lake Superior State University's annual List of Words Banished from the Queen's English for Mis-Use, Over-Use and General Uselessness. The school in Michigan's Upper Peninsula released its 33rd list today, selecting from about 2,000 nominations.
Among this year's picks are "surge," the term for the troop buildup in Iraq. "Give me the old days, when it referenced storms and electrical power," Michael Raczko of Swanton, Ohio, said in nominating the word.
The list also included "waterboarding," "perfect storm," "under the bus" and "organic." Also: "It is what it is," which Jeffrey Skrenes of St. Paul, Minn., said "accomplishes the dual feat of adding nothing to the conversation while also being phonetically and thematically redundant."
Sadly for grammar's guardians, the lighthearted list isn't binding, as evidenced by the continued use of past banned words and phrases such as "erectile dysfunction," "i-anything" and "awesome."
Still, university spokesman Tom Pink, part of a committee that evaluates submissions, takes his syntactic success where he can find it.
His office once received a letter from an Arizona Supreme Court justice who said he posted that year's list on a bulletin board and prohibited all attorneys from using those words.
———-perfect storm
-Webinar
-waterboarding
-organic
-wordsmith
-author/authored
-post 9/11
-surge
-give back
-'blank' is the new 'blank'
-Black Friday
-back in the day
-random
-sweet
-decimate
-emotional
-pop
-it is what it is
-under the bus
Tuesday, January 1, 2008
Hey Farva, what's that restaurant you like?
You mean Shenanigans?
You are correct. And as a matter of fact, I do love champagne. Pronounced Sham-Pag-Nay. It's delicious.
The night started out safely enough with a tasty burger and some ice cold Coors Light with St. Nicholas. Which, by the by, is the official beer sponsor of the NFL. Sure enough, with the arrival of Dustin and Melissa the night got kicked off to a rousing start. And what is more rousing than a drop in at the Cheesecake Factory? I'm sure there's something, but after a 22 ounce tallboy, the CCF might have to take the cake.
Instead of heading down south with Dustin, St. Nick and I headed to the Goose. 'Just one beer', I declared. Eh, who am I kidding. The Jaeger started flowing and the goggles went on.
I'm kind of upset. I just realized that one advantage of having a girlfriend is getting to kiss someone at the beginning of the year. I'm fairly sure that that means that I'll have a celibate year. I suppose that I'll be more productive.
I kissed my beer bottle.
You are correct. And as a matter of fact, I do love champagne. Pronounced Sham-Pag-Nay. It's delicious.
The night started out safely enough with a tasty burger and some ice cold Coors Light with St. Nicholas. Which, by the by, is the official beer sponsor of the NFL. Sure enough, with the arrival of Dustin and Melissa the night got kicked off to a rousing start. And what is more rousing than a drop in at the Cheesecake Factory? I'm sure there's something, but after a 22 ounce tallboy, the CCF might have to take the cake.
Instead of heading down south with Dustin, St. Nick and I headed to the Goose. 'Just one beer', I declared. Eh, who am I kidding. The Jaeger started flowing and the goggles went on.
I'm kind of upset. I just realized that one advantage of having a girlfriend is getting to kiss someone at the beginning of the year. I'm fairly sure that that means that I'll have a celibate year. I suppose that I'll be more productive.
I kissed my beer bottle.
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