It's like a trilogy.....
• My Warwick family is so large, we could outnumber a small nation.
• I stayed up extra late last night because I met a cousin I didn't know I had!
• That is beyond cool, and so is she. Truth. (hi Becke!)
• I look forward to the day when we can all get together.
• I'm also scared due to the number of years we've been apart.
• If you promise to listen, I will still tell you a story. But you really do have to listen!
• In high school, my buddy & I took my Firebird to the gravel pit and started practicing stunts for a movie we wanted to film. When our dad's saw us later, they demanded to know where we were all day and seperated us so we couldn't make up a story together.
• We ended up giving our dad's the same story anyway, completely exhonerating us! Truth.
• I was the Associated Student Body President my senior year in Odessa. That school was mine.
• My first act as President? Getting softer toilet paper installed in all bathrooms. (You're welcome, Paul)
• My second act? Getting the student body to approve my financial plan to get better music equipment for the band / orchestra.
• When it went to the school board, my plan was shut down. But I tried.
• I always wanted to be a detective, like my father.
• Sherlock Holmes always wanted to be a detective, like my father. Truth.
• You still haven't watched "Cool World"
• I own a house in Odessa.
• I'm soon going to be selling that house in Odessa.
• Outside of the special effects, Avatar was kind of a shitty movie.
• But I like the Star Wars prequels, so what do I know?
• Contrary to simple logic, you CAN make a '79 Chrysler Cordoba jump like the General Lee.
• K.I.T.T. from Knight Rider was way cooler than the General Lee.
• Neither show was actually that good though.
• Looking at it with adult eyes, He-Man is very homoerotic.
• You just have to listen. Truth.
• Peyton Manning is overrated.
• So's his brother Eli.
• My dad...yep. Still beating up your dad.
• Old Chicago is the. greatest. pizza. ever. So much truth it hurts.
• Red Robin kinda sucks. (subjective truth)
• I miss Drew's laugh & sense of humor.
• He and his brother Ryan drowned during a fishing trip. Miss you guys. Definite truth.
• Some of the things in these 3 truth blogs are meant for your entertainment.
• I wore a Gene Simmons mask at an Odessa vs Davenport basketball game in high school.
• I tried to be very obnoxious, to throw off the rhrythm of my cousin Nick, who was awesome.
• It didn't work.
• But Odessa won the game :-) (sorry Nick)
• I had a cigarette in my house last night.
• I enjoyed it.
• I probably come off as a jerk to a lot of people. But that's just because you're not paying attention to the details.
• I can predict, with I'd estimate a 90% success rate, exactly what a person will say in any given situation.
• That 10% where I misfire? Women, mostly.
• You can get people to do whatever you want them to do if you just agree with what they say. (work truth)
• I bet it would work outside of the workplace, too (not-fact-based-truth)
• Now I definitely sound like a jerk. But I'm just being truthful.
• I miss my grandparents, and wish I could ask their advice.
• Grandma would make me some chicken and listen while I drink an orange soda.
• Grandpa would try to touch my chicken.
• I've always known that when I die, it will be alone. Not that I won't have family or friends; just that when the moment occurs, I will be by myself.
• You're wondering right now why I'm so hung up on "truth"...
• ...If you listen, I will tell you a story. But you have to listen.
Friday, September 7, 2012
Thursday, September 6, 2012
Simple Truth's Part 2
More simple truth's...
• The WB/CW television series "Smallville" is, despite the cheesiness, my favorite tv show of all-time.
• I am a smoker, and wish that I wasn't. Actively trying to quit.
• I don't smoke in the house.
• I've successfully gone 10 hours without one on several occasions. The key is to find something to do that is fun, and keeps your mind off of it.
• I like "chick flicks". Truth.
• I teared up near the end of "The Dark Knight Rises". Truth.
• I still laugh at guys who cry at movies.
• I'm a bit of a contradiction (but I'm not complicated)
• I think anyone looking to get into a relationship should be forced to write up a column like this, to avoid any "you never told me you _____!" 4 years later.
• I was sad to see my marriage end.
• We're both better off because it did. Truth.
• My dad can still beat up your dad.
• My brother, Matt, is all talk.
• My brother, Jeff, would give you the shirt off his back even if it meant he had to freeze.
• Jeff is too nice.
• So am I.
• "Once More, With Feeling", is one of the greatest 70 minutes of television. Ever. If you know what this is, you agree.
• Chris Pine Captain Kirk is better than William Shatner Captain Kirk.
• "The Hammer...is my penis" is one of the greatest lines of dialogue ever written...if you've seen the delivery & context.
• "Batman Returns" is every bit as good as "The Dark Knight".
• "Batman Returns" is basically a noirish telling of Dickens' "A Christmas Carol". See my "Retro Film Review" blog for truth.
• My dog is my best little buddy.
• The Godfather Trilogy is godly good.
• I'm scared of spiders.
• My Warwick family has a castle. And my dad can beat up your dad. Top it. Truth.
• I like to listen to cartoons that I grew up with while I clean.
• You still need to watch "Cool World". Don't be lazy.
• I write screenplays in my spare time.
• I wrote, directed, produced, edited, and acted in my own 74-minute film in 2004.
• It kinda sucked. Truth.
• But I caught the film editing bug big time.
Women like to be asked questions in person, not through text or email. Like I said, I'm sometimes slow on the details.
• My dad is shaking his head at this entire blog right now. Truth.
Angelina Jolie is beautiful.
• Michelle Pfeiffer is still gorgeous, which is ahead of beautiful. Truth.
• I really enjoy the "Transformers" films, even though most don't seem to.
• I'm a good man, trying to become a great one. Truth.
• Some people will read this blog post, and part 1, and will not post a comment.
• Most will skip over the Facebook links that bring you here, and will just click "like" to make me think they read it. Truth.
• This blog has a stat tracker, that not only keeps track of oageviews but also the site that forwarded them here. So don't click "like" if you didn't look at it :-)
• Nothing is more important than family.
• My buddy, Lee, should work for the government tracking down illegal sites. Nobody knows the 'net better than him, and he can find ANYTHING if you give him a smoke and 10 minutes.
• My dad will now probably skip your dad and go straight to beating ME up for getting him into so many fights today :-D
• I can take him!
• That last one is a lie.
• May Mumm-Ra bless you this day! Truth.
• Okay, so he's a Thundercats character...he's still a pimp.
• "The Cake Is A Lie."
• There is no spoon.
• The WB/CW television series "Smallville" is, despite the cheesiness, my favorite tv show of all-time.
• I am a smoker, and wish that I wasn't. Actively trying to quit.
• I don't smoke in the house.
• I've successfully gone 10 hours without one on several occasions. The key is to find something to do that is fun, and keeps your mind off of it.
• I like "chick flicks". Truth.
• I teared up near the end of "The Dark Knight Rises". Truth.
• I still laugh at guys who cry at movies.
• I'm a bit of a contradiction (but I'm not complicated)
• I think anyone looking to get into a relationship should be forced to write up a column like this, to avoid any "you never told me you _____!" 4 years later.
• I was sad to see my marriage end.
• We're both better off because it did. Truth.
• My dad can still beat up your dad.
• My brother, Matt, is all talk.
• My brother, Jeff, would give you the shirt off his back even if it meant he had to freeze.
• Jeff is too nice.
• So am I.
• "Once More, With Feeling", is one of the greatest 70 minutes of television. Ever. If you know what this is, you agree.
• Chris Pine Captain Kirk is better than William Shatner Captain Kirk.
• "The Hammer...is my penis" is one of the greatest lines of dialogue ever written...if you've seen the delivery & context.
• "Batman Returns" is every bit as good as "The Dark Knight".
• "Batman Returns" is basically a noirish telling of Dickens' "A Christmas Carol". See my "Retro Film Review" blog for truth.
• My dog is my best little buddy.
• The Godfather Trilogy is godly good.
• I'm scared of spiders.
• My Warwick family has a castle. And my dad can beat up your dad. Top it. Truth.
• I like to listen to cartoons that I grew up with while I clean.
• You still need to watch "Cool World". Don't be lazy.
• I write screenplays in my spare time.
• I wrote, directed, produced, edited, and acted in my own 74-minute film in 2004.
• It kinda sucked. Truth.
• But I caught the film editing bug big time.
Women like to be asked questions in person, not through text or email. Like I said, I'm sometimes slow on the details.
• My dad is shaking his head at this entire blog right now. Truth.
Angelina Jolie is beautiful.
• Michelle Pfeiffer is still gorgeous, which is ahead of beautiful. Truth.
• I really enjoy the "Transformers" films, even though most don't seem to.
• I'm a good man, trying to become a great one. Truth.
• Some people will read this blog post, and part 1, and will not post a comment.
• Most will skip over the Facebook links that bring you here, and will just click "like" to make me think they read it. Truth.
• This blog has a stat tracker, that not only keeps track of oageviews but also the site that forwarded them here. So don't click "like" if you didn't look at it :-)
• Nothing is more important than family.
• My buddy, Lee, should work for the government tracking down illegal sites. Nobody knows the 'net better than him, and he can find ANYTHING if you give him a smoke and 10 minutes.
• My dad will now probably skip your dad and go straight to beating ME up for getting him into so many fights today :-D
• I can take him!
• That last one is a lie.
• May Mumm-Ra bless you this day! Truth.
• Okay, so he's a Thundercats character...he's still a pimp.
• "The Cake Is A Lie."
• There is no spoon.
Simple Truth's
Taking a break from the normal rigamarole of this blog (does anyone use that word anymore? Well, they should), I thought I would take this opportunity at a very slow day at work to list some very simple truths. Cold hard facts. As I see them, anyway, so your mileage may vary. If you want to know something about me? Here's a good start. Apologies ahead of time to my Dad, "The Jerry", as it may list something about a party. Maybe. Oh, and you won't find any silly things like "my dad could beat up your dad." Okey dokey, in no particular order:
•Black is my favorite color (we'll start with the easy ones). No, I'm not emo & no, I'm not a goth guy...I just dig black. If I were a Superhero, my costume would be black.
• If you read something on this list and automatically assume it's a slam on you personally, there's a 99.9% chance that it's not. We're not talking about you, we're talking about me here.
• "You" are still fuming over that last point. Truth.
• Joe Montana is the GREATEST quarterback who EVER played the game.
• Tom Brady just might be better.
• Justin Parr's party in his garage back in High School was the greatest. party. ever. And even though she's moved on to much better things than hanging out with me, I'm pretty sure she remembers it fondly too.
• Reference to above: Nope, not talking about the first person who enters your mind when you think of my high school years.
• And no, it wasn't THAT. Get your mind out of the gutter!
• We burned the pictures from that party. Truth.
• The oath taken to remain silent about the party was broken by my best friend within a week or two.
• I've never regretted the party, or the people who were there or at Nemo's.
• I have regretted the weeks following that party.
• I wish I still had those pictures. Truth.
• Thomas Wilson is the greatest friend a guy ever asked for.
• I miss my dog, Sindy, who entered our lives when I was 10 and left us when I was 22.
• We had to euthanize her because she had a pretty bad stroke. The night before, she was obviously scared and in pain. I stayed with her, huddled on the floor, until the sun came up.
• The memory of that night still makes me cry. Truth.
• I never feel more ashamed than when I have been forced to ask my Dad for financial help.
• My parents got along so badly near the end, I actually told my dad one night that they should just get divorced and be done with it.
• I love Coors Lite from the tap, but can't stand it in a bottle or a can.
• I wish I had a better relationship with God.
• I wish I went to Church on Sundays...
•...but NFL football is on Sunday, so I don't.
• But I really should in the offseason :-)
•I have a completely irrational fear of water.
• I do love my Xbox 360!
• When Mass Effect 2 came out a few years back, I had a marathon session of 14 hours! Longest of my life, felt like 3 or 4.
• Didn't feel bad about it.
• Would never do it again.
• I wish some people would check their Facebook messages more often!
• I wish some people would just get the hell off Facebook! You're annoying and you didn't even know it?!?!?
• Obviously, I'm not talking about anyone on my friends list who is reading this. Silly.
• Obviously, that last point was a lie! Seriously, start a blog if you want to ramble! That's what I did lol
• I'm pretty sure Green eyes are my favorite.
• I'm color blind.
• Nobody but the State Patrolman, Tow-Truck Driver, and myself know just how bad my Christmas Day crash REALLY was, and how it's a miracle from God that I'm still here.
• I miss my position at Microsoft. The SSM one, not the other one.
• With the exception of a few, I don't miss many of the people there.
• I try to type grammatically correct, with correct punctuation, while texting.
• I'm allergic to cats, but Benadryl fixes it.
• I'm allergic to seafood, particularly shellfish, and Benadryl only delays death by minutes. Or so my doctor says; I've never tried it.
• I miss my Camaro that I crashed on Christmas, even though it was starting to fall apart.
• I liked Britney's "Toxic" album. I know, I know, but we're talking truths.
• If you want to know me, the REAL me, all you've got to do is ask.
• If you combined the cumulative knowledge of me from everyone who knows me, you'd see a pretty decent picture of who I really am. But it would take everyone, because nobody has the full picture by themselves.
• I consider it an insult when people treat this job like a joke when I've dedicated my life to being the best.
• I've been held at gunpoint, and it was the training from Jay Pitt that saved my life.
• Yes, Dad, I agree that Jay is a little goofy.
• I'm constantly scared that my bloodline, and family name, will end with me.
• I wish I had my father's courage, and his ability to fake it in those rare times when it eludes him.
• My father is the greatest man I've ever known.
• I recently came to grips with the fact that I'll never reach his level. But that's okay, as long as I try.
• I may miss the small details, but I always cath the important ones.
• I'm terrible with names, but faces never leave me.
• I'm almost done, I promise.
• I wish I was an actor.
• I miss my high school hairline.
• I collect first-print graphic novels.
• Autobiographies are my favorite book.
• I've been typing away at my phone for an hour now, off and on, and still no reply from Facebook.
• Maybe I misread the situation.
• I'm historically bad at misreading women in these situations. Heh.
• Christmas is my favorite holiday.
• Fall is my favorite season (the colors!)
• You really can't go home again.
• I've always wanted to see London.
• If you listen, I'll tell you a story. But you have to listen.
• I'm not complicated, I'm just drawn that way.
• That last point was a reworded reference to "Cool World".
• You should watch "Cool World".
• "Vanilla Sky" is the greatest film of all-time.
• Tom Cruise is the greatest actor of our generation (haters gonna hate)
• The kid in me will always love Superman & Batman.
• Christopher Nolan's "Dark Knight Trilogy" is our generations' "Star Wars".
• My dad could beat up your dad.
Truth.
•Black is my favorite color (we'll start with the easy ones). No, I'm not emo & no, I'm not a goth guy...I just dig black. If I were a Superhero, my costume would be black.
• If you read something on this list and automatically assume it's a slam on you personally, there's a 99.9% chance that it's not. We're not talking about you, we're talking about me here.
• "You" are still fuming over that last point. Truth.
• Joe Montana is the GREATEST quarterback who EVER played the game.
• Tom Brady just might be better.
• Justin Parr's party in his garage back in High School was the greatest. party. ever. And even though she's moved on to much better things than hanging out with me, I'm pretty sure she remembers it fondly too.
• Reference to above: Nope, not talking about the first person who enters your mind when you think of my high school years.
• And no, it wasn't THAT. Get your mind out of the gutter!
• We burned the pictures from that party. Truth.
• The oath taken to remain silent about the party was broken by my best friend within a week or two.
• I've never regretted the party, or the people who were there or at Nemo's.
• I have regretted the weeks following that party.
• I wish I still had those pictures. Truth.
• Thomas Wilson is the greatest friend a guy ever asked for.
• I miss my dog, Sindy, who entered our lives when I was 10 and left us when I was 22.
• We had to euthanize her because she had a pretty bad stroke. The night before, she was obviously scared and in pain. I stayed with her, huddled on the floor, until the sun came up.
• The memory of that night still makes me cry. Truth.
• I never feel more ashamed than when I have been forced to ask my Dad for financial help.
• My parents got along so badly near the end, I actually told my dad one night that they should just get divorced and be done with it.
• I love Coors Lite from the tap, but can't stand it in a bottle or a can.
• I wish I had a better relationship with God.
• I wish I went to Church on Sundays...
•...but NFL football is on Sunday, so I don't.
• But I really should in the offseason :-)
•I have a completely irrational fear of water.
• I do love my Xbox 360!
• When Mass Effect 2 came out a few years back, I had a marathon session of 14 hours! Longest of my life, felt like 3 or 4.
• Didn't feel bad about it.
• Would never do it again.
• I wish some people would check their Facebook messages more often!
• I wish some people would just get the hell off Facebook! You're annoying and you didn't even know it?!?!?
• Obviously, I'm not talking about anyone on my friends list who is reading this. Silly.
• Obviously, that last point was a lie! Seriously, start a blog if you want to ramble! That's what I did lol
• I'm pretty sure Green eyes are my favorite.
• I'm color blind.
• Nobody but the State Patrolman, Tow-Truck Driver, and myself know just how bad my Christmas Day crash REALLY was, and how it's a miracle from God that I'm still here.
• I miss my position at Microsoft. The SSM one, not the other one.
• With the exception of a few, I don't miss many of the people there.
• I try to type grammatically correct, with correct punctuation, while texting.
• I'm allergic to cats, but Benadryl fixes it.
• I'm allergic to seafood, particularly shellfish, and Benadryl only delays death by minutes. Or so my doctor says; I've never tried it.
• I miss my Camaro that I crashed on Christmas, even though it was starting to fall apart.
• I liked Britney's "Toxic" album. I know, I know, but we're talking truths.
• If you want to know me, the REAL me, all you've got to do is ask.
• If you combined the cumulative knowledge of me from everyone who knows me, you'd see a pretty decent picture of who I really am. But it would take everyone, because nobody has the full picture by themselves.
• I consider it an insult when people treat this job like a joke when I've dedicated my life to being the best.
• I've been held at gunpoint, and it was the training from Jay Pitt that saved my life.
• Yes, Dad, I agree that Jay is a little goofy.
• I'm constantly scared that my bloodline, and family name, will end with me.
• I wish I had my father's courage, and his ability to fake it in those rare times when it eludes him.
• My father is the greatest man I've ever known.
• I recently came to grips with the fact that I'll never reach his level. But that's okay, as long as I try.
• I may miss the small details, but I always cath the important ones.
• I'm terrible with names, but faces never leave me.
• I'm almost done, I promise.
• I wish I was an actor.
• I miss my high school hairline.
• I collect first-print graphic novels.
• Autobiographies are my favorite book.
• I've been typing away at my phone for an hour now, off and on, and still no reply from Facebook.
• Maybe I misread the situation.
• I'm historically bad at misreading women in these situations. Heh.
• Christmas is my favorite holiday.
• Fall is my favorite season (the colors!)
• You really can't go home again.
• I've always wanted to see London.
• If you listen, I'll tell you a story. But you have to listen.
• I'm not complicated, I'm just drawn that way.
• That last point was a reworded reference to "Cool World".
• You should watch "Cool World".
• "Vanilla Sky" is the greatest film of all-time.
• Tom Cruise is the greatest actor of our generation (haters gonna hate)
• The kid in me will always love Superman & Batman.
• Christopher Nolan's "Dark Knight Trilogy" is our generations' "Star Wars".
• My dad could beat up your dad.
Truth.
Tuesday, September 4, 2012
I'm Back, Baby! ~ Booster Gold, "52"
Well, it's been a very long time since my last post, and it's been an interesting journey.
Some of you know that my wife and I decided to call it quits. Bring down the curtain, take the giant hook and yank the fat lady off the stage, stick a fork in it--we're done.
We've been done for quite a while, actually, but I'm just getting around to now posting an update. I won't bore anyone with details (and it would be inappropriate to do so, anyway), so I'll just say that after a long and trying summer (and in the words of Booster Gold (interestingly, just before he got blown up)) -- I'M BACK, BABY!
Haha
Work is great, life is good, dog is awesome. (yes, I have a dog...she's amazing)
So, about that voice acting project with a certain bat-themed vigilante. The project is NOT dead, regardless of rumors or speculation. It's very much still going on. When I started this in March of 2011, I had no idea the large undertaking I had taken on; I assumed it would be a summer project, and then it'd be on to other things.
Boy, was I an idiot.
But, all is not lost. The first arc, "Batman & Son", is complete. Arc #2 is around 75%, and "RIP" is around 50%. The massive hold up, excluding a few months this summer where I just wasn't interested, is voices. I actually had a voice actor who had completed over half of his lines, and then...dropped out. Very unexpectedly. So, I've been forced with a hard decision--start over with a new voice actor, or soldier on and replace him.
It may disappoint some, but I have decided on starting over with a new voice actor. We've been doing these in an episodic nature, and although it often happens on television or in animation, I just didn't want the change in actors. It would seem too abrupt, to me. So, we're starting over with the voice actor.
My apologies for anyone who is chomping at the bit for this (does anyone actually remember it? lol), but this will make a much better project in the long run.
The episodes posted no longer work, I see...so I will have to work to get them back up and online at videobam. Just know that I'm working on the project, and I haven't forgotten all of your very hard work!
So, saying that, I'll end again with "I'm Back". And the RealSmallville is back with me.
Some of you know that my wife and I decided to call it quits. Bring down the curtain, take the giant hook and yank the fat lady off the stage, stick a fork in it--we're done.
We've been done for quite a while, actually, but I'm just getting around to now posting an update. I won't bore anyone with details (and it would be inappropriate to do so, anyway), so I'll just say that after a long and trying summer (and in the words of Booster Gold (interestingly, just before he got blown up)) -- I'M BACK, BABY!
Haha
Work is great, life is good, dog is awesome. (yes, I have a dog...she's amazing)
So, about that voice acting project with a certain bat-themed vigilante. The project is NOT dead, regardless of rumors or speculation. It's very much still going on. When I started this in March of 2011, I had no idea the large undertaking I had taken on; I assumed it would be a summer project, and then it'd be on to other things.
Boy, was I an idiot.
But, all is not lost. The first arc, "Batman & Son", is complete. Arc #2 is around 75%, and "RIP" is around 50%. The massive hold up, excluding a few months this summer where I just wasn't interested, is voices. I actually had a voice actor who had completed over half of his lines, and then...dropped out. Very unexpectedly. So, I've been forced with a hard decision--start over with a new voice actor, or soldier on and replace him.
It may disappoint some, but I have decided on starting over with a new voice actor. We've been doing these in an episodic nature, and although it often happens on television or in animation, I just didn't want the change in actors. It would seem too abrupt, to me. So, we're starting over with the voice actor.
My apologies for anyone who is chomping at the bit for this (does anyone actually remember it? lol), but this will make a much better project in the long run.
The episodes posted no longer work, I see...so I will have to work to get them back up and online at videobam. Just know that I'm working on the project, and I haven't forgotten all of your very hard work!
So, saying that, I'll end again with "I'm Back". And the RealSmallville is back with me.
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