-- life --: 2006

Friday, October 13, 2006

12 of 12

I have been watching people all over the world participate for a while, so I decided to give it a go. Here is the basic premise: on the 12th of the month, you take 12 photos of your day and share it with the world. This is the brain child of Chad Darnell, and you can visit his site to see other people's 12 of 12.

So, without further ado, here is my October 12th, 2006, and also my first ever 12 of 12.

10:14 am- Out of the shower and ready to leave for work. Except that I am not all the way dressed yet. Note how happy I am that I have slept in a bit today.

10:20 am-- Naomi in the bed. She always jumps right into where I was sleeping and cuddles up next to Justen and goes to sleep where I was. It is cute every single morning, but always makes me want to get back into the bed.

10:35- Getting to the train station to head to work. Note that because I am running late, my photography is not so good.

10:40- Here comes my carriage.

10:55 am- Walking to work, and see the most beautiful display of Autumn in New York. Had to snap the photo....even though I was probably going to be late.

11:10 am-- Booting up the computer at the desk and running through the news. This I do every morning. You can't see but there is a TV to my right that has CNN playing all day. Have to keep up on breaking news, as well as watch all of the daytime shows. (for media placement--oh havent told you, I do PR). Todays news was all about the plane crash that had me crazed the day before. (Justen works near there, and I was worried that he would have trouble getting home on the train...alas, he didn't)

2:15 pm- Lunch. A grill cheese sandwich. Reading both the Wall Street Journal and emails that I had to print from the office, because I didn't have time to read them. Note: I saved the chips and ate them later as a snack. I knew I had a long day ahead of me.

6:55 pm--Walking to an event in midtown west, I was standing in Bryant Park, and caught a great view of the Empire State Building.

7:05 pm--I attended the opening of the alice + olivia boutique in Manhattan. (Thanks Randi!) They weren't quite ready for us when we got there, so we are waiting outside to go in. The paint on the walls was still wet, but I did get to see some old friends, and met Moby.

9:30 pm-- Back at home, Justen had ordered pizza. We had pizza and watched The Office, Earl and some other shenanigans. If you look closely on the windowsill, you will spot a halloween decoration.

10:30 pm-- About to watch My name is Earl off of the DVR. DVR has completely changed my life.

11:45 pm--Justen and I hanging out on the sofa, had a couple of beers and watching TV. Note that Justen does not seem too excited to have his photo taken. He really was smiling, a second later.

*BONUS* This is the 13th, and optional bobus photo. This month's theme was Halloween. I chose to photo the haloween candles that we grabbed at target last week. How cute are they?

Okay, so by doing this, I have realized a couple of things: 1) I spend a lot of time on the train.
2) I hate leaving home in the morning
3) I dont think that I am a very good photographer.

Oh well, there is always next month. Go here and check out the 12 of 12, and better yet, do it with me next time! Either way, drop Chad a line and tell him how cool this is...

XOXO

Thursday, October 12, 2006

Photos from SKULL & BONES

Thought you may want to see some production stills from the film Skull & Bones that I shot this summer. I play Zack, a student at an Ivy league college who becomes a victim of two young serial killers. More to come.....

Wednesday, August 02, 2006

ITS A RANT!!!

Sorry that I have to do this, but here goes...these are some things that I am completely tired of. Completely.

1)Stinky Sweaty People with No Deodorant: Last time I checked there were hundreds of bottles of deodorant and anti-perspirant at the store. I am so tired of my entire neighborhood smelling like a sweaty third-world armpit. This is America. We hate body odor. You have it. Get a clue. Can't you tell that people's noses squinch when you are near? If there can be a law that we have to wear seatbelts, then there should be one that we have to wear deodorant. Its a matter of public health.

2) Flip Flops: Women. If you have on a cute outfit, $300 worth of makeup, and cheap shower shoes with black dirty calloused feet that have a french manicure---i hope that you fall into the subway tracks.

3)Hispanic Men: You have got to stop playing with your balls. If they itch, nonchalantly scratch them. Dont walk down the street holding them. We arent going to try to take them. They are not going to escape. The macho act has got to go.

4)Guido Haircut: How many times do you have to be told. You look horrible. No gay man would ever be caught dead with that hairstyle. Take a clue. You look rediculous...and its dangerous to your fellow humans. How long does it take you to make that piece of work? Oh, and dont do it to your kids. They dont know how ugly they look.

5)Panhandlers: no. you may not have a cigarette, a dollar, my coke, my biscuit or anything else. Stop riding the subway after days of pissing yourself. I know that you dont have a home, but even when I am not at my home, I can still manage to remove my clothes before I pee. Even if I have to emergency pee in the alley.

6)Ladies with Babies: Where in the fuck are you going at rush hour? I know it is not to work, because you have triple decker strollers with babies stacked all over the place. I know that you can pick up your welfare AFTER rush hour. Please clear the streets. We need the sidewalks in the morning and in the afternoon. Let us have it. It is all we ask. Get out of the way! Stay home! We're trying to get to work and your shitty-diapered, tit-clinging, milk-breathed infant is in my way. OH dont breast-feed in public. Noone wants to see a drippy tit. Thanks.

7)Young Girls: Please make sure that your shirt covers the rolls of fat that are cascading over the top of your hip-hugging extra-tight jeans. Better yet...stop dressing like that for one month. During that one month, stick your finger down your throat and throw up everything you eat. When you no longer have hair or a period, you may again wear the outfit. Thanks. Anorexia and Bullemia are such great looks. Try it. Oh, ease up on the make-up. You look like a whore. There will be plenty of time to look like a whore when you are trying to fuck your way through high school. Thanks.

Dont hate me because I am honest. I am just trying to help people out. Thanks.

Saturday, February 18, 2006

My New Hobby

I love that I have a new hobby. Hope you enjoy the movie.

Tuesday, February 07, 2006

Thanks Google.

Isnt this a hoot. Sometimes I browse the net and see a picture that i think would be fun. Sometimes, like today, i go to google and put something crazy in...like ronald mcdonald arrested. This is what I got.

I guess that the plants in the Burger King corporation finally got their way.

(that was stupid)

Well, I have begun the South Beach Diet. I am trying to get a little slimmed down before bathing suit season, and my 30th birthday. Today is day two, and I had a little bit of Coke. Oh well. cant be perfect.

Naomi was sick last night, and Justen and I got all worried. I think things are fine now, so I wont belabour it.

ok, i cant type much more. I did some push ups, and my arms hurt.

Friday, January 20, 2006

Stiff Upper Lip!

The above is a photo of a whale spotted swimming in the Thames River in Central London this morning. According to BBC News, the 7 Ton whale has made its way up the Thames to central London where it is being watched by riverside crowds. The whale is a 16-18 foot bottle-nosed whale. This species usually is found in deep sea waters (Arctic and North Atlantic) and lives on a diet of squid and fish.

A commuter on the tube reportedly called in at 8am to say that he may be hallucinating, but he thinks he saw a whale in the Thames. Liz Sandeman, a medic at the Marine Connection, a whale and dolphin protection organization, has said that "The last thing we want to do is stress the animal out." I hate it when scientist types use big words and noone can understand them.

This bottle-nosed whale (whose population is at a lower risk for extinction--they have been protected since the 70's) usually travels in groups of 3-10, but this one arrived alone. No one is really sure why the whale may be in the Thames, but it has been speculated by many that it may be "confused".

The curator of the London Aquarium has said, "Getting that thing to do anything it doesn't want to do is going to be extremely difficult. " I guess it would be.

Authorities in London are watching the whale for the rest of the day to see what it will do. It seems to be having trouble navigating around bridges and such, so scientists seem to think that its sonar isn't functioning properly. They are all hoping that the whale will leave the Thames before the flood-tide receeds, or it may become beached. Efforts could then be made to refloat it using specialist inflatable pontoon equipment that was being sent to the scene and could help direct it back towards the sea. In the meantime, brilliant Londoners merely stand in the water and splash away at it.

This is the same Londoners who were shocked and frightened one day when a seagull dropped a barely dead piranha onto a boat. Everyone was very worried how a piranha could be in London, since the water there is much too cold for it to survive. Thank God that in America piranhas do not fall from the sky.

But I guess the reason is that we are such a God Fearing Country.

Or maybe its because God Fears Our Country.

We just seem to blow up anyone who messes with us. Then go blow up people for blowing up people who mess with them. . . it's a very "Do as I say...not as I do" kind of country, the USA.

Happy Weekend.

Thursday, January 12, 2006

Guilty Pleasures

What is it about Guilty Pleasures that makes us feel so....guilty? I mean in this very me-centric culture, why should we feel bad for doing anything? Haven't the Oprah's of the world taught us that we should do whatever the hell we want to and not justify it to anyone? (Well within reason)

If you know me at all, you know that my stomach is shot. It's just a whole mess down there only inches from my throat. A couple of years ago, I went to the doctor complaining of upset tummy, and after an endoscopy, I learned that I had Barrett's Espohagus. Anyways...I had to give up many things that were staples of my diet.

Tomatoes are such a large part of America's culinary culture. Did you know that they are also extremely acidic? Too acidic for me to eat. Now. Think about this. No Tomatoes = No Ketchup, BBQ Sauce, Pizza, Marinara Sauce, Tomato Sauce, Garden Salad, and the list goes on and on and on. After all those years not liking tomatoes, now I Love them and can't eat them. I think that is what Dante called Divine Comedy.

No this little girl over here has not been playing in dirty diapers. She has merely been eating a little bit of chocolate. MMMMM Chocolate....creamy milky chocolate. I can't have it anymore. Yup, Chocolate is also extremely acidic, and makes the tummy problem worse. So for all of the little children out there, enjoy the chocolate while you can....even play in it like little girl over here. Cause one day you will grow up, and chocolate will make you ill. Perhaps if I, like this child over here, tried to insert the chocolate in my nose and eye, I could still eat it....

No, I'm not done with the chocolate rant. Why? Why does something that is so good have to be bad for you in so many ways. It seems that it should just be fattening, or just cause cavaties...or whatever. It should only have one detrimental outcome. No not dear chocolate...it has to run the gamut. Much like this child runs the gamut. Dirty. Mullet. Wal-Mart t-shirt. She is 7.5 years away from being toothless, pregnant, and owning her very own trailer.

This over here is big-ole deaf Christy from Survivor Amazon. Christy is the first deaf Survivor contestant. God damn. I love survivor. Not only do I watch the new episodes on CBS, but I also TiVo and watch all of the re-runs on OLN. Justen got me into it. This is a wonderful show. Survivor Amazon is currently on. Christy is still not voted off...allthough she may be...i can't remember. Who the fuck cares anyways. She is deaf. Had a full armpit of hair on day 1. And 5 minutes after she was on the island, she was complaining that noone liked her because of her disability. I don't think that is true. People were starting to get to know one another, and just had not made it to her yet. Plus maybe if they did say hello, she never heard it. That was so wrong for so many reasons. I don't dislike deaf people. I love deaf people. I think i even know how to perform the Hail Mary in Sign Language. I also can sign the chorus to We Are The World. I just don't like any person who lets a disability disable them.

Well, mu cousin Lauren, the photographer, is coming to NYC as we speak. She will be here tonight through Sunday and will be taking mine and Justen's headshots. Too bad I just got a haircut and look slightly chemotherapeudic. Oh well. You only live once. Might as well have fucked up hair. Dont have a pic of the hair. But I guess I will after Lauren takes some.

This is the end of the blog for today. Keep on Keepin on.