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Hello All,

Hi all, I hope that each of you had a wonderful week and that this weekend will be awesome! I had a decently good week! Today’s blog title is brought to you by Kanye West (from the Album 808’s and Heartbreak)…Anyway, I will jump right into the blog!

C.S’ 10 Things I Think I Think –

1. Today’s blog will be the last for about 6-8 weeks. I do this once a year to finish some writing and to start new projects within that time frame...

2. Sundance Deadline for short films…September 5th….time to work on the short…hardcore…
3. Casting this next week for two new shorts that I wrote (one in which I came up with yesterday…freaking hilarious) so I am going to be directing three items in the next month. Pretty excited about that!!
4. With the lack of blogging, comes the lack of Facebooking as well….won’t be on quite as much in the next 6-8 weeks…even when I am in the office.

5. As I have stated many times….not sure exactly what love is…but I believe that every day for nearly the last two months I have been slowly discovering just what it truly is. I think the picture that accompanies this “thought” pretty much sums it up, but I know there is more to it…and will discover more as I fall deeper into it as the days go by
6. Started a diet this week for a few reasons. 1 is to lose some weight to keep the pressure off of my knees, 2 to get really toned, 3…well hell turning 30 in about 7 months and I want to be in the best shape of my life. Plus that Jordan kid of mine…yeah…he’s getting faster as the days go by…and I need to keep up with him!
7. Speaking of Jordan and fast…never mentioned this in my blogs (I don’t think) but a few months ago, a friend saw Jordan run (he has perfect form by the way) and she says “he runs just like Forrest Gump” and I swear…every time I see him run…I think….Run Jordan Run. Kid makes me laugh….

8. I just looked at the stack of writing that I have on my desk…holy…santa…clause…sh-t…it is a lot. I have a lot to get done in the next few weeks! My brain just convulsed for a second!
9. I often times wonder what the hell I do at my job. The other day…I was a glorified receptionist for 9 hours! Some days, I just stare off into the abyss…doing absolutely nothing. Not to mention my Hulu, Facebook, ESPN, Sports Illustrated, texting addictions….time to find a new line of work…or win the lottery, or something….damnit.
10. If you don’t have anything nice to say…Shut…The…“F”…UP! I don’t like seeing my friends sad or cry and it is often times because assholes have nothing nice to say and they choose to say mean or disparaging words. It hurts me to hear that, and I wish people would just be nice for crying out loud!

Michael Real Moment – I have been so emotional this week…like…all week. Crying uncontrollably, hell even did it in the office. I don’t know what’s wrong. Sometimes it just overcomes me. Hell I even cried last night when I came home and saw that my big ass turtle Jack Bauer, had over taken the little one Vic Mackey…and the only thing remaining was a freaking shell! But I think it has more to do with my little brother and just other sad crap that has happened this year. For about 4 months I couldn’t shed one tear, and this week, I can’t stop the damn thing at all. Guess my tear ducts have recuperated and this is payback from when I couldn’t cry. Worst time of the year for it too, especially outside because the sun dries it up and then it looks worse…damnit. Need to get my emotions in check….

Eugene Sports thought of the Day – Football season is a mere 34 days way from kicking off. Best...time…of…the…year...EVER! I feel like this will be one of the best NFL seasons in a long time. I am looking forward to fantasy football this year, and to spending Sundays at the bar with friends! Of course going to games, (I think I want to go to at least 5 around the country) and I get to see Peyton Manning live this year…YAY! Either way, I am just glad that it’s almost here, as we all know how big a junkie I am with the NFL ! I will do a full NFL prediction coming sometime later this month!

Rob Z Thought of The Day – My life’s list of things to accomplish is admittedly weird. I have often told my friends of some of the things on there…and they wonder why something like that would be on there. Sometimes, I have no reason why things are on there, and I say…”because it would be cool?” and they look at me like….um…no. My list is certainly “unique” that’s to say the least. One of which…if anyone ever looked at…they would assume it was a joke. I have laughed at some of the things on there, even though I wrote them, but I assure you….God willing…they will be completed…..

Rick Moment – The meeting…was…the most boring thing I have ever sat through. You ever been somewhere and had no clue WHAT THE HELL they were talking about? Now take that and magnify it by 9 hours, and then you have to listen to people either argue, or talk about stuff you don’t have a clue what they are saying…and occasionally you get called on to add input and you say “I don’t know.” Yeah…that was me. I had no clue what the hell they were talking about. It was like Irish gibberish to me. I kept spacing out, or updating my facebook status….and of course I fell asleep in the meeting. I mean…it was bad. I EPIC Failed in front of like 10 people as my face unceremoniously hit the keyboard....yeah…really bad on my part. Damnit.

Nag’s Happy Thought of the Day – It is Friday….the best day of the week. That means we all get to go to work with a little bit of pep in your step, and have a smile on your face! My weekends usually mean I get to spend a little bit more time with my girlfriend as I really don’t see her much during the week. So enjoy your weekend, may it be glorious and awesome! May you have lots and lots of fun and may it go by…slowly…

Tracy Tad Bit O’Knowledge – Is it just me, or am I the only one who listens or watches things and wonders…I was listening to Meatloaf’s “I would do anything for love” and the other part of the song is “But I won’t do that.” What is it he won’t do? I read the lyrics, and I still don’t get what he wouldn’t do….so I came up with a few ideas:

• He wouldn’t eat a live goat while sacrificing a baby chicken
• He wouldn’t sleep with another dude
• He wouldn’t make out with her before he brushes his teeth
• He wouldn’t make a porno with her, a goat, and a midget
• He wouldn’t actually eat Meatloaf

See what I mean? He never tells us what he wouldn’t do so I figure I had to come up with it on my own….

Chad/Nathan Douchebag of the week - I meet enough douchebags to where I think they warrant their own section in the blog…weekly.

This weeks douchebag is combined to the city of Scottsdale Douchebags. A rare breed of douche that has popped collars, super spiky hair, and are $40,000 millionaires. I think my favorite ones are the ones with the frosted spiky tipped hair…my favorite ever! And just when I think their shirt could not get any tighter, bam…another one walks in and blows that thought out of the water. Got to love them…I wonder if Under Armor will start to make double popped collar shirts, that way they are form fitting, and douchey….

Misty Movie Reviews – Funny People – Saw this movie yesterday as I had time to kill…(note: may be a long review). So I saw this…and I enjoyed every minute of it. I love, love love Adam Sandler. He is a comedic genius. It’s a little bit long for my taste (2 hours 31 minutes) but it is good. It starts out with bits and pieces of video from Adam’s real life exploits and then goes on to get bad news about his health, probably the saddest part of the movie. He realizes he wants to get back to his roots (stand up) and meets Ira who he forms a friendship with. Along the way they forge what seems like a good friendship sprinkled with lots of jokes that are actually funny. I DO NOT like Jonah Hill (Superbad) and it seems that he got unfunnier for this role. This movie is sprinkled with stars (mostly comedians) that are funny and made me laugh out loud a few times. If it wasn’t for the length of time that the film is, it would be great. But there are several long stretches where I was like “WTF” and why is this in here. It is worth the watch, and definitely worthy of 4 stars. Check it out….

Trashcan's Texts From Last Night/FmyLife (moments of the day) -

Text From Last Night

#1 - (607): I just saw a commercial for "tickle me elmo hands" and I am almost 100 percent sure that at the end elmo said "yeaaaaa boooyyyyyy"

#2 - (410): In the airport and just saw a little boy put his head in his mother's crotch... I guess he took a whiff because he backed up and said loudly, "mommy your pee-pee is stinky!"
FmyLife

#1 - Today, I finished a ballet class with a group of seven-and-unders. Afterwards, a new student's mother came up to me and thanked me, saying she was glad that her daughter had a "role model with a, ahem, fuller figure" and "not to worry about my weight." I have never thought I was fat before. FML

#2 - Today, my boyfriend who likes to get high was driving me insisting he wasn't currently high. A family of deer was standing on the side of the road and he pulled over by them waited until they walked closer to us and said, "what seems to be the problem officers?" He wasn't kidding. FML

Reel Spitt Song of the Week – One of my favorite songs of all time, I heard on the Surf’s Up movie back in 2007, and it is such a great song that I wanted to share it. It’s called “You only get what you give” by the New Radicals. I always tell everyone to listen to the words of the song, but this one…you really should listen. It actually is a good…good song. Hope you all like it!

Silas’ Random Facts –
1. The sound of E.T. walking was made by someone squishing her hands in jelly.
2. The average person over fifty will have spent one year looking for lost items
3. Some of the chariot racers in 'Ben Hur' were seen to be wearing wristwatches.
4. The first hard drive available for the Apple II had a capacity of 5 Megabytes.
5. Neptune is the only planet in our solar system to be discovered by mathematics
6. The average person keeps old magazines for 29 weeks before throwing them out.
7. The Mona Lisa has no eyebrows at the time, shaved eyebrows were a fad.
8. Dueling is legal in Paraguay as long as both parties are registered blood donors.
9. Dating back to the 1600s, thermometers were filled with brandy instead of mercury.
10. In Helsinki, Finland, instead of giving parking tickets, the police usually deflate tires.
11. Chuck Norris Fact of the day – Chuck Norris can kick start a car
12. Bonus Chuck Norris Fact: Chuck Norris can strike a match on a bar of soap.

Hulu Pick of the Day –Talk about an old show…this week’s show is The Electric Company, an old show from the 70’s with the likes of one Morgan Freeman (the man who has been called THE greatest living actor right now). It is a children’s show, but heck…I have a lot of them queued up right now as I grew up watching this show. Kids will like it, adults…maybe. Either way…enjoy!

Hulu Count: 537 videos watched

31 videos in queue.

Dondi Joke of the Day –

Hamburger shop

A man walks into a hamburger shop and orders a regular meal. Later, the waitress brings his meal to him. He takes a bite out of it, and notices there's a small hair in the hamburger. He begins yelling frantically at the waitress, "Waitress, there's a hair in my hamburger! I demand to see what is going on!"

So, the waitress takes him back where the cook is and to his demise, he sees the cook take the meat patty and flatten it under his arm pit. He says, "That's disgusting!"

Then the waitress says, "You think that's disgusting you should see him make donuts."

Video Links – (powered by Break.Com ) This just proves I have too much time on my hands….

Tasered at Game (3:37)
Star Wars Dance Party (4:09)
EPIC Fail! (:13)
First Double Front Flip in BMX History (2:33)

Jordan Quote of the week – So Monday pick Jordan up from school and he has this GAPING hole in his shirt. So I ask him what happened and he says…

“The teacher gave us new scissors and told them to test them out on paper. I didn’t want to be like the other kids, so I tested them out on my shirt.”

A+ for creativity son!

Tuesday I pick him up and ask if he cut his shirt. He says “No.” Same thing on Wednesday. So Yesterday, I called him and asked how his day went, and if he cut his shirt.

He replies “no.” I said I am going to ask you that every day of the school year. He gave me the chuckle like “ha ha, you are not funny, please don’t be a dbag and ask me everyday” laugh. So I was like, yeah your old man is a nerd. He was like “You are not a nerd, you just aren’t funny today.” And like that…OWNED by my son…yet again.

V Spanish Word of the Day –Today’s word: cuidado, noun: to be careful

Tener cuidado is the basic and most common way of saying to be careful

¡Ten cuidado con la oscuridad! (Be careful of the dark.)

Marcus’ Coming Attractions –

Today – I am at home working. Going to be cleaning, and cleaning out my turtle cage since Jack Bauer went 24 on poor little Vic Mackey. Damnit. Going househunting for my parents this afternoon, and then the rest of the day is up in the air. I will be writing and working on the short.
Saturday – No plans as of yet. Like none. So I will probably go to the gym and then write and work on the short. Also doing some test shots around town for a video I am shooting and posting a casting call for two shorts I am doing in the next two weeks. Going to church also.
Sunday – With Jordan. Already promised him I would take him to Dave and Buster’s. He will love that. No other plans besides working on the short and getting him ready for school.
August 21st – Shooting a music video
August 24th – working my first ever Bat Mitzvah as a videographer.
September 1st – Deadline for two scripts I am finishing concurrently
NFL SEASON KICKS OFF THIS MONTH
September 5th – Deadline for Sundance
September 13th – Jordan’s birthday….will officially be a father for 6 wonderful years now!
September 18th –Deadline for a writing contest I am in
October 1st – Deadline for another writing contest

The end - Of the blog is here! Again the last blog for a while, so I hope that each of you have a great couple of weeks. I hope to return sometime in October and hopefully have great news to report, and hopefully it is life changing for me... I hope that each of you live life to the fullest and that each day brings a smile to your face. I always, always have appreciated the fact that you take the time to read my thoughts, no matter how silly they are. I appreciate you being my friend, I care for each of you. Thanks for reading…and God Bless……