hope sets sail

hss has left blogger.

2008-10-27T03:26:00.002-04:00

for those of you who are subscribed to this feed, I migrated this blog to wordpress tonight. this means there won't be new entries under this feed.

I'm still at lightrotation.com/hss/ but you should go ahead and get your subscribe on where the feedin's at now.

thank you and good night.

unnecessary censorship sesame street edition.

2008-10-22T22:21:00.000-04:00

file under: holy fuck.

how to take screengrabs from windows media player.

2008-10-22T17:21:00.003-04:00

ever watch a clip on your windows media player and you see a shot you really like, and you're like "oooh I wanna do a screen grab!" but when you try you fall flat on your face?

well fail no more!

hooray!

addendum: turns out this won't work with dvd playback.

amy poehler's sarah palin rap on snl.

2008-10-20T10:30:00.001-04:00

as hilarious as this is, what's not hilarious is reading the video comments made by the myspace using youth of america. for instance, I can't believe to this day there are people who believe obama is muslim. what?

get pumped for star trek, y'all.

2008-10-16T19:54:00.003-04:00

I'm mainly pumped for the two dudes who are slightly out of focus in the back: john cho as sulu and my main man simon pegg as scotty.

the third and final presidential debate vs project runway season 5 finale.

2008-10-15T14:35:00.002-04:00

the third and final presidential debate, also known as 大統領候補討論会 in japan, is airing tonight at 9pm.

...which is also when the season finale of project runway season 5 airs.

america, you have to make a very tough decision tonight. and then in a few weeks you'll make a very easy decision.

irony.

2008-10-05T23:04:00.003-04:00

so I hadn't mentioned this yet, but principal photography for megaman finally ended in early september. we shot for SEVEN MONTHS on this thing.

immediately following megaman I started working on a new project the eaters. it's a feature-length film about a band on the run from zombies, trying to get from brooklyn to long island. it's a great script and has a very tight cast, and I enjoy working on this film a lot.

but so here's where the irony comes in. like I mentioned we shot megaman for SEVEN FUCKING MONTHS. megaman is a sci-fi action film and there was TONS of fighting involved. I came out of it without a scratch.

yesterday, on the set of the eaters, I was about to go up a small flight of stairs when I somehow lost my balance and fell off the first step -- which was like 1/4 the height of a normal step -- and sprained the living CRAP out of my ankle.

what the fuck.

update: it's not a sprain, it's a CUBOID FRACTURE. it's a rare thing to happen apparently, and I'm finding a real hard time finding a good resource on it online (other than people with this fracture posting on forums). anyway, there's your update.

http://palinbingo.com

2008-10-02T11:41:00.001-04:00

that's all I gotta say.

introducing... 8dayslatermovie.com.

2008-09-15T17:04:00.002-04:00

so the final finishing touches are being made to my short film I told you about.

I present to you...

www.8dayslatermovie.com

there's not much there right now but come check it out anyway!

the nba's oklahoma city thunder.

2008-09-05T12:31:00.002-04:00

unless you've been living under a rock, or simply do not care about professional basketball, you are aware that the Seattle Supersonics' new owner upped and moved the team to oklahoma city.

you know, this sort of stuff happens now and then. as you can imagine it really sucks if you're a local fan of the team.

me? I'm not affected by it, really. but what offends my sensibitilies is the new nickname and the team colors.

to me the logo looks and the name sounds like a team from the nbdl (the nba's minor league). examples include the Rio Grande Valley Vipers, the Reno Bighorns, and the Fort Wayne Mad Ants. not to mention the Albuquerque Thunderbirds.

so not to be That Guy who just bitches about things in a blog and have nothing else to offer, here's a list of my suggested teams names right off the cuff.

The Oklahoma City Obliterators
The Oklahoma City Oscilloscopes
The Oklahoma City Octopi

and my personal favorite:
The Oklahoma City Ombudsmen

there you go.

andre duracell.

2008-08-31T10:19:00.001-04:00

I was introduced to this ridiculously awesome clip yesterday and wanted to share.

the injustices under the surface at the olympics.

2008-08-14T21:51:00.005-04:00

the media is going phelps-crazy, and hey I'm rooting for him just like everybody else, but let's not forget america sends two swimmers for each event. that means for each event michael phelps swims in there's another american gunning for the gold.

it bothered me when the nbc sideline/pooldeck reporter woman asked jason lezak (who swam the final leg of the unforgettable 4x100 freestyle relay) how he felt to be a part of olympic history by helping michael phelps go for mark spitz's record.

you know what, lady? this guy spent his entire life to get where he is. he busted his ass for HIMSELF and HIS COUNTRY. you don't think he would have swum just as fast had phelps not been in the running for the record?

and what IF an american competitor edges out phelps in a race? will he be congratulated as he should, or will he be seen as the guy who prevented phelps from acheiving the record?

phelps is visibly uncomfortable whenever he's asked about his "quest" for the record. it's obviously on the back of his mind but any sensible athlete would tell you they don't like to look ahead and definitely not TALK about what's ahead.

I know the media is just trying to sell more advertising, shoving phelps into the spotlight to feed the hype machine.

but let's not forget there are other swimmers in beijing chasing their dreams.

the most ridiculous olympics-realted quote so far...

2008-08-14T17:41:00.001-04:00

...goes to my buddy ming.

"china beat tokyo in men's volley ball"

duh, he's only THE PRINCE OF ALL HORSES.

2008-08-11T20:56:00.002-04:00

so kate was watching the olympic equestrian competition and there was one horse on there named "gandalf." I was like "what the hell, why did they call the horse GANDALF and not SHADOWFAX??"

kate has never seen lord of the rings.

those of you who have understand me.

I was totally the comic book store guy.

the folks at the chinese olympics managed to pull off one of the most impressive opening ceremonies ever, and yet...

2008-08-09T22:42:00.002-04:00

managed to completely fumble the US national anthem during the swimming medal ceremony tonight. the anthem started somewhere in the middle of the first verse, then seamlessly skipped back to the beginning, and then ended before the big crescendo at the end.

bravo.

double dragon - barats & bereta productions.

2008-07-25T10:07:00.002-04:00

you might have seen this on myspace but it's worth plenty of further viewings.

check out these guys' website while you're at it.

guess what movie's coming to the midnight movie at the sunshine at the end of august?

2008-07-23T17:42:00.003-04:00

a special victim.

2008-07-22T23:16:00.000-04:00

so I did a little law & order: svu work today. I played some kind of military personnel.

it was hot as hell and unfortunately for us, it was a scene in the fall so we had to wear long sleeves and a light jacket in the 90+ degree heat. ugghhh.

but the scene I was in also had chris meloni and mariska hargitay. and! and! chris elliott was a guest star in the episode! haven't seen that guy since ... get a life? whoa.

we shot at this science museum in queens and were fed really well too.

hell yeah.

pre-production kicks off on my short film!

2008-07-17T16:48:00.003-04:00

I'm currently piecing together the parts that would eventually become my new comedy short film entitled 8 Days Later. this is a film in which I am the writer, director and actor.

I had a meeting the other day to go over the storyboard and it's looking a little bit like this:

special props go to alex tarampi on flexing his BFA muscles in a mad sketching session.

I'll be posting updates. we're looking to shoot in early august.

on seeing ricky gervais live at madison square garden tonight.

2008-07-14T23:41:00.005-04:00

so kate got us tix to see ricky gervais tonight at madison square garden as a (very) early birthday gift. as one might expect, it was a real fuckin' hoot to see him in the flesh and hear his hilarity live.

two things that surprised me:

a) doors were 7:30 and he got started 7:50 on the dot. am I just so used to rock shows starting hours after the doors open, or is this just how it's done for big stand-up shows?

b) he recycled about 15% of material from his previous stand-ups. admittedly, those who would know this are only the geeks who own the region 2 uk dvds of his previous shows and played them on a multi-region dvd player. repeatedly.

but yeah, the man is an unstoppable genius. if you want a taste of his hilarity, pop over on that link I gave you up top (and just now) and peep his promo for his nyc shows.

"but aj, I'm at work and I don't have sound on my computer."

well then you have two options:

a) wait till you get home and watch it.
b) quit your shitty job.

please have a wonderful day.

who's that on an elle.com blog?

2008-07-08T23:28:00.001-04:00

72 hour film shootout.

2008-07-06T18:31:00.001-04:00

so I am writing to humbly request your vote for (or perhaps just view) my team's entry in this year's 72 hour film shootout.

the 72 hour film shootout is a nationwide competition where filmmaking teams have 72 hours to write, shoot, edit and produce short films up to five minutes in length on a selected theme. when the theme "A First Goodbye" was announced on friday 6/20, my team stayed up all night writing a script, spent that saturday and sunday filming, and then our fearless director pulled an all-nighter putting it all together by monday 6/23.

the fruits of our labor can be seen here:
http://ningin.com/mediastream/item:show/2008/07/01/initial/

you can vote by clicking on the "VOTE! Audience Award" button below the clip.

do it!

the website is down: sales guy vs web dude.

2008-06-26T16:26:00.003-04:00

extremely funny clip, especially if you work in an IT capacity. or worked with non tech savvy people.

deadliest catch video game.

2008-06-23T00:06:00.002-04:00

hell motherfucking yes.

what's next, jon & kate plus 8 on psp?

mashup: requiem for a day off.

2008-06-19T18:45:00.002-04:00

holy shit.