Hoops Are Never Fun To Jump Through

Man, UT sure likes to set up elaborate hoop jumping courses in order to do the simplest things.

Weird feeling

I can't help it. I'm a romanticist.

I miss Westplace.
I miss BattleHouse.
I miss West Campus.
I miss hanging out at SpiderHouse till 3am.
I miss 6th street.
I miss Congress Ave.
I miss The Drafthouse.
I miss driving down the drag really late at night.
I miss driving down Lamar really late at night.
I miss driving down Dean Keaton really late at night.
I miss the treehouse feeling in my old old room at Westplace.
I miss having adventures with my friends.
I miss having all my friends in one place.

I miss Austin.

Seems I've left my heart there.

CL surprise visit and Decisions

Heyo,

So I didn't have enough money to get to San Diego for ComiCon. Sucks since I already had tickets. That's what I get for being dirt poor. But instead of that I got to go to CL for my Grandmothers 75th birthday. All my Uncles were there and everyone had a fun time. It was actually a lot of fun and a much needed break from LA.

It felt really good.

While there I read about this book online and I was so interested in it that I went out and bought it. Read 1/3rd of it on the plane and Shiyaat. Book is fucking awesome. It's called ALL YOU NEED IS KILL. Look for it if you're into manly kick ass intelligent sci-fi.

Read a script on the plane too. It was cute and fun, kind of predictable but that's what it was going for. About a fairy tale like princess who joins a garage band and finds love and all that jazz. Going to do some coverage on that one here soon.

Back here in LA now and holy cow do I have stuff to do. Too long to even list. It's kind of like this...

Oh Inspiration...

It's been days since I've written anything for Bengal and Rourke. Makes me kind of sad. I think it's cause I have to read all these different scripts for my internship.

But something weird just happened in the past like 15 minutes. I got super inspired. Actually I can trace this back to last night when I was trying to explain to KOTA about Avatar and that Arnold movie called Crusade that they were gonna do back in the 90's.

I'd love to make Crusade. From what I can gather about it, it's the coolest thing since sliced cheese.

I really wanna give a big new rewrite swing at my WWII timetravel/alternative universe action epic called ADVENT. I think I was approaching it from the wrong place. I'd love to crack that one open.

I really wanna finish KICK BIGFOOT'S ASS, cause that one is just golden.

and BENGAL AND ROURKE is still the tits.

I like the idea that I can make something.
Maybe adapt OMEGA BOOST. That would rule.

I worked

Dude that internship at WhiteRockLake is badass as shit.
They're kind of apart of a prominent creature designer in Hollywood and they work on really really cool action/horror/sci fi stuff.
Couldn't ask for much more then that.

My first two days were spent moving them into new offices across the parking lot from where they already are and it seems pretty cool.

Of course I can't help being a little awkward somewhat when I'm first around people so I'm sure I came off a little strange at first but whatever.

Also I walked past Sacha Baron Cohen. Cool.

Gotta go back in Tuesday. But today and tomorrow is get shit together time.

Guitarist I really like

The following is a list of guitarist I really think are awesome and have shaped and or continue to shape my playing.

Wes Borland from Limp Bizkit
Dino Cazares from Fear Factory
Trevor Rabin from YES especially 90125
Andy Summers from The Police
Justin Beck from GlassJaw
Minus The Bear
Dimebag Darrell
lostprophets

MINI UPDATE TIME

Well I know you all are waiting for a nice long ranting and raving nonsensical entry from me (you'll get one I promise, I'm saving up alot of good material) but this entry isn't that one.

News:

I got a really bizarre kinda internship thing where I kind of do whatever this one small production wants me to but only when they remember I'm around. I'm trying to get them to remember I do exist.

I also got a second (real) internship for the online marketing division of Full Moon Productions. I don't know about that one; I go in on Monday but it's all marketing, nothing too creative. Kinda got a weird retro BestBuy feeling in a roundabout way. So it seems shady to me. I'll try it out.

Because all this happening I'm feeling like staying out here is way more of a better idea than going back to ATX. I love that place but it just isn't where I need to be right now in my life. That being said I'll feel real crappy breaking my promises to certain people back in ATX.

If I don't come back I have alot of making up to do.

But, man, this is a strictly gut thing. Imagining being back in school is violently depressingly painful to even consider. I can't go back. Ugh this sucks.

Gonna try and figure something out.

Saturday Caturday

I love I CAN HAZ CHEEZBURGER and FAILBLOG. That iPhone app saves my day sometimes.

Gonna go see Bruno. And then use the rest of the day to write.
Yesterday I wrote the first time Bengal and Rourke meet each other. Pretty awesome stuff.

I know, I'm past due on a long post. I'll get one up soon I promise.

Oh Jeezz

Quick update:

I kind of have a job. Not completely. But I do.

Also I just want to know when horrible awful stupid as shit people decided that there needed to be a new wave of half assed Nu Metal that sucks donkey ass.
Seriously? Who's idea was that?

What I'm Listening to recently:

Shadows Fall
In Flames