Some Perks

Well, being a driver has some perks...

It's a sunny, breezy 75 degree day in LA. It's nice - feels tropical, is not a little cool. It's nice not always being stuck in the office. It is a great day to cruise down Sunset Blvd.

On a side note...

CONAN is back tonight! Make sure you tune in to support his return to TV!

Team Coco!

Let's Try Something New

Alright - it was a standard weekend. Nothing crazy, nothing special. Just plain old, home brewed fun.

We ate, we drank, we relaxed, we napped, we laughed, we watched a lot of TV. What else would you want out of a weekend? Nothing I suppose?

I got my roommates to start watching AMC's "The Walking Dead" and I recommend it to anyone out there. It's a show about zombies - but it's incredible. Even if you don't like horror-themed shows, this is still amazing. It's shot beautifully, acted great, and believe it or not, has a ton of character driven drama in it. Plus, Frank Darabont (director of "The Shawshank Redemption" and "The Green Mile") helped write it, produce it, and direct the pilot episode.

Get out there and watch it.

On a side note - Carlos just completed his training at Panera and will be working there soon (until he lands a cushy government position) - but he's doing such a great job there and the company likes him so much, he's meeting the CEO tomorrow! Way to go Carlos!

Also, if you want to follow his blog, check it out here - he's much more insightful on the world than I am. Great writer too.


So, lets shake things up here. I like writing and keeping you all current on my life - as mediocre as it currently is, but I need to remain creative and practicing my craft.

So this is whats going to happen - I'm going to try a write a new story every week, with YOU telling me the direction it should go in. I'll list some options and depending on your responses, I'll continue it in whatever way people want it to go.

So, I NEED responses. Comments work or email me them. If people don't partake in this, it'll be a failed experiment and I'll go back to another style of writing.

To beging, what genre do we want? A) Comedy  B) Horror  C)Drama  D)Humor  E)"Dark/Artsy"

Celebrity Citing!

Same old week - 17hrs of overtime ughhh so tired.

I'm also on call this weekend, so if trailerpark needs me, I have to go in, but I get paid for 8hrs regardless. So, if I don't go in (which I'm hoping I don't have to) I make moneys anyway! Wahoo!

Tonights a gonna be quick. I want to eat and shower.

I did 11.5 hours today and was in the car doing runs for 7 of them! Gah!

But cool moment of the day...

I was walking through the Fox lot when I passed someone I thought I recognized. It was Jason Segel (from How I Met Your Mother, I Love You Man, and Forgetting Sarah Marshall). He looked up and saw me staring at him and he said "How's it going." I responded and went on my way. When I walked back to my car, he was still there and he saw me and told me my shoes were "fly."

Pretty cool shit if I say so myself. But not in a boasting or bragging way.

East vs. West

This is going to be a quickie again since I had a 13 hour day - but I'll do what I can!

I love CA. It's a wonderful place, it's beautiful, vibrant, warm, but mainly, the people are friendly. Super friendly. The kind where a random person has no issue with talking to you about how your day is going, introducing themselves, becoming quick friends.

The issue though - the suck ass at driving.

I mean holy cow. The people in LA (and i'm using a broad brush here since I'm declaring all of CA on this issue) are to bad driving as what the tourists in Branson, MO are to rednecks.

Now, I don't mean to be harsh, I know we all have stereotypes.

-New Yorker's may very well be packing heat, so if you mouth off or flip someone off, you may get shot at.

-Massachusetts drivers are assholes - where does the phrase "driving like a masshole" come from? hmmm.

-New Jersey people speed EVERYWHERE.

-Florida drivers are old and slow - have bad eyesight and are probably deaf (all the retirees).

But, by far, California has the worst drivers on the road.

Would you like some examples? I'm sure you would (even if you don't care, too bad since I'm in charge).

- Blinkers don't exist. If they do, it's ok to use them for .0001 second.
- People will cut you off without hesitation and then yell at you like it's your fault.
- Buses merge lanes regardless if they're going to hit you. They simply don't give a fuck.
- If you wait more than a second to move after a light changes, you will get honked at.
- Holy shit cell phones. Dear god. Especially teenage girls. Put the phone down and drive. I don't want to die because you're breaking up with your boyfriend for the 8th time this week. I wish I could slap them.
- It is legal for motorcycles to drive between stopped traffic. This isn't so much an example of "bad" driving, but it's scary as shit! I've almost has my arm ripped off on so many occasions. They don't cruise by your window either - they haul ass.

The worst thing though, is that everyone freaks out when it rains. Two drops can fall and people drive like they do in New England during a blizzard. LA driving comes to a dead crawl during any form or precipitation.

Ugh - so dumb.

Just a heads up to anyone who may venture this way and will be driving. You've been warned.

On a side note - it's be super hot this week (three days of 96 in a row) and you know what that means...

Lots of eskiho sightings!

For those of you who don't know - that's when a girl wears really short shorts, like booty shorts, or a tiny skirt and Uggs.

One of the dumbest styles EVER!

                                                   Point and case.


Make up your damn mind! Is it super hot and you want to show leg, or is it cold enough that your need fur boots on?!

When it's 96 degrees out and you wear uggs, you're a moron.

Sooo Tired

I'm tired.

I did of 50 miles of runs today throughout LA and logged 12 hours of work (yay overtime) - and as a result, I'm mad bushed.

We're trying to shop around some company holiday gift ideas for our clients - i'm suggesting...

1. Snow globe with either our building with the sign on top of it in the middle or a giant trailer.

2. Large pressed metal sign of our trailer - for decoration

3. Picture of our building with the sign or our logo made into a large jigsaw (child friendly).

4. A nice track jacket or fleece jacket with our logo embroidered on the breast.

5. A wine set with laser etched company logo or martini set laser etched.

6. Wooden or metal flash drive with trailers loaded onto them - maybe use all the 2010 trailers to cut together a "mega trailer."

7. An MP4 video player - but the same concept as #6 - http://www.absorbentprinting.com/automotive-products/electronic-music-accessories/portable-music-video-players/shockwave-touchscreen-1gb-mp4-player

8. Gift gourmet chocolate carved or modeled after our logo.

9. Leather portfolio case/laptop case with logo pressed into the front of it.

10. Donate money to a charity of client's choice.

Do you like any of these?

Anywho - here on some new pics from the trip!

Use it Whenever You Can

I love this website. It's simple. It's to the point. In a way - it's perfect.

I'm trying to use it once a day and you should too, because, well, everyone has one of these moments every day.

What moment do you ask? You'll know once you hear it.

This site should put a smile on your face. If it doesn't, you should probably go to the doctor - because you must be broken.

Sad trombone



As for a cool thing...enjoy this...

http://devour.com/video/bring-color-to-life/


Favorite quote of the week, heard in a studio office while discussing advertising for a new children's animated movie coming out - the conversation was between a man and someone else on a phone, "No, listen, I love the work you did on the posters. It all looks great - it's absolutely beautiful. But, let me ask you something. If this is a children's movie, why behind the man character, is there a building with a sign that advertises 'Proctologist Office & Power Tools?'"

True story - I saw the poster.

I wouldn't be able to sit for weeks.

Work Work Work

My desk!

And I was uber flattered today - I was invited to a Skype date from Spain!

Wahoo!

Thanks technology for letting me stay in touch with my friends!

Slowly More Trickling In...

So, a few more photos from the trip are starting to trickle into my possession. I'm still waiting on most of the black and whites though - hopefully they will come soon. I have the hard copy of them and they are incredible - now just waiting on the damn digital copies.

I totally forgot I shot a roll of color too - hot damn!

Work was slow today - only 3 drives, twice to Fox and once to Paramount. I have to say, Paramount is awesome. The lot has such character and its cool walking from a parking lot, through Brooklyn, into the Upper East side, into Chicago, then past a bunch of stages to get to where I need to be. Its my dream place to work.

At work I've been devoting myself to building a website when I'm not busy. It's not going to be anything special, but at least a place to show my photos and films. 'm struggling with choosing the design I want. It's hard when I have so many options. What will make my site the most badass!?

God! Decisions decisions! Gah!

Hopefully it'll be up by the end of the week!

And for those of you waiting... here is the infamous costume