Friday, August 29, 2008

Mini Remote Control Helicopters



I love these things for their hours and hours of R/C therapy!

Thanks, Nathan

Get one here: ThinkGeek

A video of persistence

After arguing it was time to sleep, I found this video in the morning. There really is no sleep for the strong.




FromThe Great Consolidation
Hear more of Gavin Castleton's music here: Gavin's music

Thursday, August 28, 2008

New Banksy in New Orleans





From Wooster Collective

FIRE on SET and our hero, Intern Luis



We were all going about our usual duties on set: shooting for the Urgency, watching YouTube vids, eating snacks. Rihanna and Chris Brown were socializing. Everything seemed to be going well...

Little did we know that disaster struck in the courtyard where lunch had been! As Luis, our intern, was hauling the trash when his can became a ball of fire! (The caterer forgot that lit candles do not go into the trash. He apologized later.) Over the walkie talkie, he Urgently called for help, but they were to no avail! He wrestled the flames alone in the midst of terror! He bravely found the fire extinguisher and calmed the blaze.

Our new intern/firefighter/hero, Luis. Without him, this video would've never been made...


New Comic Book by Michel Gondry


I love Michel Gondry's work. From his music videos to his movies like Eternal Sunshine to even his virals online, he's oodles of fun. So now, he's back to 2d work with his upcoming comic book, We Lost the War but Not the Battle

Check it out for some far out Euro flare.

Pimp That Snack!



There is a cyberspace heaven called PIMP THAT SNACK where your beloved snacks are super sized to the 1000th degree! It's a 10000% unhealthier, but 10000% more delight!

Visit them here: Pimp That Snack!

Mamma Mia Sing Along Version




Who's in? I know I can count on Grace!

For screenings:Mamma Mia Sing Along Version

Wednesday, August 27, 2008

Is this your unfriendly cat?


From the brilliant mind of Tim Kendall: I.C.E.

The next shorty from the same guys who brought you JediGym

So how was Radiohead?

 During my normal unemployed routine, I was making little boxes (to check off when the task was done) next to my list of things to do for the day. To my surprise, Mike had called to let me know that he had an extra ticket to go see Radiohead @ the Hollywood Bowl. Box: prepare picnic for RADIOHEAD SHOW! I was so excited!

 The Hollywood Bowl is my favorite thing about Hollywood. It's such a great place to see music and bring your favorite bottle of wine. So I packed the sandwiches and trekked on up. Walking there was shoulder to shoulder, in my case, shoulder to waist. It was a sold out show. The Bowl has a max capacity of 17,376.  

 Radiohead played an amazing 2 hour set with most of my favorites and some familiar good feeling covers. The lighting was more than amazing and complimentary. Fans listened attentively and Thom Yorke's wild sincere rock out moves made me smile. Quite probably the best show I've seen in a long time. (Cornelius @ Bimbo's SF still being the best) 

One truth I'd realized is that only Radiohead can turn the most flamboyant feminine gay man into a raving meat head. Sky punches! Fuck yeahs! Rhythmic claps! Who knew?

Monday, August 25, 2008

On da road w/ Wallpaper

A long time friend for good reasons.

The Black Heart Gang "The Tale of How"

Beautiful work from Cape Town. 



Thanks GavCaz

For the pizza lover in all of us

Thanks, Newton

What are you doing on August 21, 2017?

Nathan and Cher were in a car together. Nathan turns down the radio, obviously because he has something important to say.

Nathan: OK...so what are you doing on August 21, 2017?
Cher: (caught off guard, now sarcastic) Um, well I don't know. I'll have to check my calendar.
Nathan: (a beat) Road trip! Kansas City!

Nathan is planning a group road trip to Kansas City to experience the total solar eclipse that will black out the sun for a complete 2 minutes. An intriguing and awfully romantic idea! I hope I remember this in 2017. Nothing planned as of yet.

Don't believe Nathan? Then maybe you'll believe the internet: Total Eclipse 2017

Sunset Junction 2008 and Sunday with The Scrips


The junction was beaming with Silverlake's finest this year. Blocks and blocks of hipsters, hippies and norms dressed to the 9's to prove their utmost knowledge and awareness of trends and appropriate causes. We were there celebrating difference and the one thing we Angeleno's can all enjoy: afternoon drinking in the middle of a street. 

A portion of Sunset Blvd was closed off for stages and various vendors. There were carnival rides and games to enjoy. I personally enjoyed the funnel cake and the giant slide the best. We watched a few sets: Broken Social Scene, Cold War Kids, !!! and The Black Keys. 

At Newton and Alxis' BBQ, we all discussed how ludicrous it was to pay $40 to go to a street fair. Over chips, meat and Tecate, we schemed ways to get to Junction without having to shell out more dough. The Scrips, Newton's band, were setting up their gear for a days worth of loud guitar for the people. Amazing. With the brilliant minds of Alxis and Newton at their nearby secret hideaway, we created  2 bracelets (pictured above) and squeezed through a fence. Genius. (We still spent money there, so we didn't feel it was too deviant on our part.) We ended the Junction experience at El Cid, where we had cocktails while watching a Flamenco show. Full and slightly tipsy, back on the train where I'd misguided a lost hippy name Fred, to whom I'm deeply apologetic. 

Fred, thank you for the friendship bracelet. I thought it was funny that you fell asleep mid-sentence while talking about gourds. I hope you made it to downtown safely. Sorry about telling you to get on the wrong train.