Tooosday

Did a nice little 2.5 miler.

Went to Wegmans.

Got this awesome 8-Bit Weezer album.

Went and saw (500)Days of Summer. This movie more than any other in a long time did the most important things you can do in a film. I felt connected to the main character Tom played by Joseph Gordon-Levitt. I felt his happiness, his pain, his confusion and loneliness throughout the film. The film is a realistic portrayal of a modern romance. One that is every adjective in the book. The film illustrates through hopeless romantic Tom's point of view the entire relationship of one girl named Summer. Starting from the day they first meet-> through courting->relashionship->downfall->breakup-> till the day he finally moves on completely.


The non-linear structure of the film really helps illustrate the entire arc of Tom and Summers relationship as we get to see Tom crushed early on, then get too see how he got to that point, then how he gets better. It realistically shows how the male hopeless romantic mind works like no other film I've seen before it. It's definitely good to see a romantic film geared for a male audience and perspective. I could spoil the ending and moral of the story, but its far better to just go see it and experience it for yourself and make your own conclusions. I know I've been saying that about a lot of films lately, but it's just been a incredibly awesome week of watching films with this one, District 9 and Inglorious Basterds.


Wrote 15 more pages of my first feature length script tonight. Going to get the first draft done before school starts on the 7th of Sept.

It's 5am, damn.

monday

Went for an awesome 7.5 mile run today.

felt real damn good



Watched Bad Taste, Peter Jacksons first feature film today. It took him 4 years of filming on weekends to do it. Sure it had its flaws but it was definitely good inspiration in that if you want to do something, you just gotta go do it. And do it your way.



also did some laundry, rock and roll, yeah

Sundae

Just got back to Rochacha tonight.

Saw Inglorious Basterds last night. FUCKING AWESOME. So far my favorite film of the year. Go see it. And I have found a new love with the french actress Melanie Laurent. wow. marry me.



Went to an Indian Casino today for my friends bday. It was interesting seeing tons of geriatrics sitting at all the slots plunking away their money in hopes of good luck.

Saturrrrdayyy

In Wlsv.

Had an unpleasant encounter with a post office employee today. This dude looked like a mangy homeless dog, like he's been in a Vietcong POW camp for 20 years. Of course looks can be deceiving but his personality was much worst. Idk what it is but sometimes I really like it when someone i don't know is pissed or mean to me. It just gives me the chance to practice some acting and see what happens for fun. This instance probably wasn't the smartest idea, him being a postal worker and all. But it was still fun nonetheless.

Went to Darien Lake for the Blink-182 Reunion tour yesterday. It was pretty sweet. Tons of people. Got pretty good spots for lawn seating area. The light and technical aspect of the show was really good too. Took forever getting out, and almost ran out of gas but everything turned out well, except there being a road kill skunk on the road every 5 miles. Seriously it was disgusting, like someone was just planting them there like a big 70 mile obstacle course back to Wlsv. I half expected a red turtle shell to be thrown at me for good measure.


Going to go see Inglorious Basterds tonight.
Freaking Pumped.

BACK

Back from a week hiatus.

Well what has been going on? you say.

Well listen to this. i say.

THURSDAY 8/13
Drove to Natick Mass last Thursday, in the best time I have ever accomplished, with 5 hours and 15 min. Well in a car. Saw my one dog who is really old and fat now. Saw my other dog who is cremated and in a box now. Hung out with the rents. Watched TV for the first time in month or so or since I've been to Wlsv. Watched a bunch of Comedy Central stand up which was good.

FRIDAY 8/14
Watched more stand up on Comedy Central. Hung out with the rents.

SATURDAY 8/15
Rode down to NYC with the rents. Met up with RIT dudes in SoHo, then walked across the Brooklyn Bridge to the Vimeo Super Meet up in Brooklyn. Saw a bunch of other RIT peoples. Met a bunch of cool vimeoers and other people that just crashed the party. Did some major dancing. Up very late/early.

SUNDAY 8/16
Had some NYC pizza. Went and saw District 9 which was awesome. Went to a Good Burger, home of the good burger, may i take your order.

MONDAY 8/17
Went to Coney Island then to Harlem, then back to Brooklyn then Back to Harlem.

TUESDAY 8/18
Woke up at 6am in Harlem, caught a Bolt Bus from 34th street to Boston. Got to Boston at 1pm. Drove from Boston to Rochester. Got to Rochester 10 min before my comedy class in Webster. Tired as fudge.



In Wellsville now hangin 10.

Wendzday

Good 5 Mile Run.

Good Comedy Class.

Took a personality test, it gave me ENTP. I remember taking the same kind of test when i was a kid and got the same thing, Inventor/Adventurer.

Driving to Boston tomorrow morning, then off to NYC on friday, so will be taking a little break dear readers.


I'll be back.

Taco Tuesday

Went to the public market.

Went on a good 5 Miler shirtless...scandalous.

Went to Comedy Class in Webster, got lost on the way cuz i was talking on the cell phone while driving and missed the exit.

Went to Lux.

just another manic Monday, whoah ee oh

Yeah that was a lame header.

Whatever.

Today's 5 miler kinda sucked, it was wicked hot and humid. I raced this guy for about a mile kinda creepily. He passed me then i just ended up following at the same pace 2 feet behind him. My brain just went into race mode, I guess it was kinda creepy being that close thinking back on it, but at the time it didn't go through my head.

Did some comedy class reading down at Boulder Coffee.

Went to the dollar theatre with the dudes and saw Terminator Salvation. I saw it before but it was still fun. But seriously, the biggest gripe I have with that movie is all the girl characters in the movie look like they are straight from a Garnier Fructis commercial, you are in the apocalypse in war against the machines everyday of your life yet you still have time to perfectly shampoo, condition and stylize your hair. Bullshit.

no Sun day

Rainy rainy stormy stormy day.

So i watched 4 movies.

1. Julien Donkey-Boy: A film by Harmony Korine shot under the rules of Dogma 95. Filmmaker Werner Herzog played the role of the father in the dysfunctional family the film depicted. He was awesome in every scene he was in. It was also one of the most beautiful films shot on video I've seen. Def check it out.

2. G.I.Joe: You know what. I enjoyed this. The 12 year old inside me enjoyed it, and so did the 22 year old. It is what it is, a big dumb effects action movie. The action scenes were pretty cool and well staged, and the whole underwater battle was something i was pleasantly surprised with. It was cool to see Joseph Gordon Levitt play the role of Cobra Commander. But by far the best part of the film was Sienna Miller. Seriously, Damn. Check it out if you were ever a 12 year old boy at one time in your life, if you weren't, then don't.

3. A Perfect Getaway: I figured out the big twist 5 min into the movie. But it was still alright, and the structure and character development of how they dealt with this twist was interesting. The cinematography was nice, but it never hurts when you're shooting in remote beaches of Hawaii. Rent it.

4. Ken Park: Written by Harmony Korine and the perfect movie to watch with your grandparents.



Also performed stand-up tonight at Boulder Coffee. Wasn't originally scheduled to do it but when i walked in to watch the person who runs it said some people didn't show up and asked if i wanted to go up, so i was like sure why not. The crowd was pretty good tonight, and i felt really good the whole time up there. During the beginning of my set this girl started talking on her cell phone, in the front row no less, so i tried my shot out at heckling her for being Jar Jar Binks style rude.

saturrrday

Went for a sweet 5 mile run today. Went through a bunch of places I've never ventured through in Mt. Hope Cemetery. Drank from this leaking old water pump. The water looked clean, i just hope it wasn't run off from the dead. So who knows, maybe I'll be possessed tomorrow or something.

Got a free vacuum cleaner and some pots from the neighbors yard sale.

Went to the Rochester 175th Anniversary commemorative Laser Light show at High Falls. It was pretty funky weird. They had all these weird children's songs to creepy looking laser people, then these little vignettes of famous rochesterarians like George Eastman then this dude called Rattlesnake Pete. It was all very odd.

Played a bunch of pool while listening to sick music.