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Just bought my ticket for R. Stevie Moore!!! I cannot wait to see him. Oh man. This is going to be so good.

It's Here!

ROCKY VII: SILVERFINGER!



And here are some "behind the scenes" shots of the cast & crew!

The cast hard at work


The star gets injured...again...

...and the stunt double steps in

The director and her star

Rocky VII: Silverfinger

A week ago today I was at the company picnic and jammed my left pointy finger while playing a game of horse. Bummer.

I'm no athlete, so of course it makes sense that the one time I pick up a ball I go and hurt myself. Needless to say I haven't been able to bend it much since and have had it in a fancy splint I bought at Rite Aid.
Typically this wouldn't be blog-worthy, however I have a show on Saturday that I'm really excited about since we'll be debuting a bunch of new songs. Sooo, this basketball mishap is kind of an extra bummer now that I can't play guitar the way I typically would...you know, with all 10 fingers.

Through frustration creativity is born, and it didn't take long before I found a way to celebrate this unfortunate event. Really, I owe a lot of it to my super cool boss, Bo Geddes. He is one of the creative masterminds at Wunderman: Impact. He jokingly (at first) said it'd be cool to do a Rocky montage with my finger—prepping for the "big night". It was a funny idea, but then I got excited about it and watched the montage over, and over again.

So, this weekend I will be filming Rocky VII: Silverfinger. Maybe tomorrow I will post some of the props that will be included in the filming. We'll see. Until then, I leave you with this:

My Thoughts on Stereo 3D Technology

I hardly ever go to the movies. When I do go, it's usually to see something that will be best viewed on the big screen. This past weekend I went to see the final installation of Harry Potter. There was the option to see it in 3D, which I went for given that I have yet to experience the whole 3D craze.

As soon as the film started up, I quickly realized that the 3D hype was completely missed on me. For starters, how impressive can 3D effects be when you are contained to a rectangular frame? I realize that there are neat tricks to be done in terms of depth illusions, but how necessary is that in an art form that is intended to be viewed as 2D?

I found that in the case of Harry Potter, 3D attempted to enhance the visuals at the expense of the film. Rather than contribute, it distracted. I spent the 2.5 hours rubbing my forehead and wondering what sort of effect was having on my eyes.

Now, I didn't set out to write this as a long rant/complaint. I actually walked away from the film (which was pretty good) curious about the technology behind stereo 3D and what effects, if any, it might have on our brains. Turns out not a lot of studies have been done. I read about one that was done at UC Berkeley. TechCrunch had a good summary on it and how the study indicates that stereo 3D displays do have a negative impact on our eyes & brains.

The way I understand it (and can best articulate it in laymen's terms) it's the tricking of our brain that is hurting us. In viewing a movie, we have our eyes focus on the source of light that emanates from the screen. When stereo content is placed behind the screen, our eyes shift to accommodate the change in depth, only to find no change has really occurred.

I find it to be pretty fascinating, especially since it's such a trend right now. However, I will mention that Harry Potter (unlike Avatar) was not filmed for 3D, which involves shooting with a dual camera rig (imagine as though each scene were filmed with two human eyes, which would produce the illusion of depth). I've heard that films shot for 3D are a whole other beast--one that is less taxing on the viewer.

Trashy

The office kitchens were in need of some new signage, which I got to take care of...

Last night I thought about you while I was playing Tony Hawk

Going to do an actual recording of this song. Jon "Pretty Boy" Salzman has agreed to drum on it. I'll probably lay two guitar tracks and bass as well.

Thrashin'

Man o man. Been busy busy. I was up until 3am last night doing the new lick poster. I've been playing way too much Skate lately and that totally dictated the direction of the poster. IT RULES!
If I could skateboard, I totally would.

First Day

Today was my first day at Wunderman:Impact. Because I never got a packet in the mail, I didn't know what time to show up, so I played it safe and shot for 8am. Turns out I didn't need to be there till 9:30am. Oh well.

The day was great. It's an understatement to say that I'm excited to be there. I honestly can't wait for tomorrow to see what projects I'll be working on. Since today was mostly orientation/HR stuff, there really isn't much else to say. The cookies at lunch were good.

On a different note, my latest tv obsession has taken control of my life. Usually the shows I stumble into loving last about 5 seasons. Max. This time I stupidly stumbled into a telenovela. God only knows how long it is. I'm scared to google how many seasons there are total. Ah shit, I just googled it. They don't even list it as seasons--that's how long they go!

120 episodes. I'm only on #35.
I've really done it now.

Happy Birthday

Today my favorite musician/songwriter/singer and--for lack of a better term--idol was born.
Happy Birthday, Kim Deal.

Blegh

Well, I'm sick again. Actually, I'm at the end of it now, which is good considering all I was able to do was sleep, blow my nose, drink water, and sleep some more for the past 4 days. I've been sick a lot this past year and I really don't know why.

Annnnnyway. Before I did get sick, I made a website for the band. Super mid-90s inspired, too. I think my favorite is the dancing amoeba with the cowboy hat.

(click the pic)

I keep meaning to add a guestbook to the website. I think that would really bring a touch of class to the site.

Homework-ish

Had my interview this morning. I feel like it went well...But you never really know. What I do know, is that I was asked to submit an animated gif banner. I just finished mine up and am about to send it, but want to see if it works first.

So here it goes.....

Okay. That was a fail. Let's try this...

Bingo.
Side note: I don't think I've ever been to SIFF. Wanna know why? I aint made of money!

Crazy Day

Tomorrow I have an interview at Wunderman. I found out this morning, so that meant time to print out another portfolio. I hate this part. It costs $15 a pop, and the color always comes out all screwy. I hate Kinkos. But I love them because they can turn around stuff like crazy.

Today a dog--I believe a beagle, maybe--inspected my studio for bed bugs. We couldn't be around while it happened, I think because they were worried we'd bribe the dog or something. In any case, I passed with flying colors. NO BED BUGS. I drank a beer to celebrate and wrote this song:



So I'm not as stressed anymore. I'm going to return to Kinkos tomorrow and try printing out a better portfolio...we'll see.

Week in Review

Today I set out for an interview in what I realized are the only nice clothes I own. How did this happen?! I guess my revolving uniform of the same tired jeans and flannel/t-shirt combination has caused me to turn a blind eye to the state of my closet.

I actually left the house in my favorite pair of black Florsheim boots, only to have the light of day bring to my attention that these shoes could no longer be worn in public. I quickly returned home, threw them in the dumpster, and found my other pair of good shoes. Thank god I at least have 2 pairs of nice shoes (I suppose now it's just one).


So, the interview. I actually really enjoyed myself. It was for Nordstrom.

Moving on...last week I worked a day over at Cole & Weber United. Awwwwesome studio. Their previous (and current) work is sooo cool. I felt like a little kid gushing about their previous Rainier campaign. Fan art below:

In other news, fan art is starting to negatively impact my wrists so I have had to make the difficult decision to retire. However, fan art has given me the idea to do a series of sketches of all the places I've worked at. Amazingly, even at the age of 25 I can say that I have worked at A LOT of different places.

I'm Back

It's been about a month now since I started up on unemployment benefits again. I had a great time working at Taphandles and hope some day I'll get to cross paths with them again. But for now, it's food stamps and weekly checks from the state.

Been doing some freelance work. Some of it's paid, but most of it's not. I just finished designing and producing cassettes for my band. That was real fun. Penniless, but I had total creative control. Tomorrow I'll be shooting it and hopefully have photos to put up soon after.

So that's pretty much it. Was working for the past 10 months, now I have no clue what I want to do with myself. I just don't want to be a part of some rat race where I clock in crazy hours and then get stuck with alcoholism as my only hobby.

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Latest Logo

Just finished a logo design for this start-up business that sounds pretty awesome. They're mechanics...but not like the dicks most people are used to. They're all about empowering folks and building a community. AND they don't rip people off. Niiiice.

We wanted to go in a direction that would mix 50s nostalgia with a "power-to-the-people" sentiment without coming across all rockabilly. A lot of my inspiration came from old oil cans and the use of blue & red together.

Oh, the name is also an homage to the days when gay folks would identify themselves as such by tattooing a blue star on the inside of their wrists.

Post 100!

I was hoping that by coincidence I would find myself posting about something really awesome (like finding a job) for my 100th post on this blog. Guess not. Instead, here are photos from the Psychedelic Summer show in NYC! More nyc pics to come...roughly a weeks worth.



Side note: I hate nyc in the summer. It feels sooo good to be back home.

Attic Summer

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You've Been Deleted

I Know You in Passing

We Were In Motion

Recent Work

My friends are starting up a business and I've been helping them with the branding process. We're towards the end of the logo creation process, but I thought I'd put up the three finalists since I kinda liked all three for different reasons.

I guess this is actually more of a proposed biz card design

Goatse

Latest addition to the goatse family. This time courtesy of mother nature.