| As it comes |
[Jul. 6th, 2009|11:43 pm] |
When I was a kid, July was about the month I started to get nervous. Because after July, oh shit it's August and then here comes school. Well, next week the second summer session starts and if all goes well with my adviser tomorrow I should be starting class then.
Stats:
5 shows of Independence Day at the Ritz
1 Austinist post
1 podcast
I would have liked to have added a radio show and more podcasts in there but Pancake practice and shows prevented it. I also created a Facebook group for Mascot Wedding which didn't really take any time at all but I'm adding it on there. I also expected to do another open mic night at the Velveeta Room as well. I signed up ahead of time, I showed up on time but I didn't check in with the bartender so I didn't get top go on. I didn't check in last week but still performed. The host checked to see if some absentees were in the audience were there before moving on but not this guy. I didn't find this out of course until the emcee announced the last comic of the night and I was still sitting there going over my Batman bit in my head. It kind of sucked. I wrote a new bit that day, Ximena and David (who did go on) waited an extra hour for me, and all that nervous energy waiting creates that gets poured out when I go on stage stayed bottled up. That was the worst part; getting amped up and then just going home. I couldn't think straight when I closed out my tab so I ended up significantly over-tipping. At least someone benefited.
I also went down to San Antonio to visit my Dad in the hospital. He's out now and he's not going anywhere and that's all I'm going to say about that.
I spent most of today dealing with the fallout of my air conditioning crapping out Saturday night. I'd like to kick the shit out of this week I really would. I would also like to make wings and watch a movie and maybe go swimming. I now have cold air blowing out of holes in my house. That's a good start. |
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| Triple Digit Heat |
[Jun. 29th, 2009|03:23 pm] |
I woke up this morning feeling slightly beat-up from the weekend. I went to San Antonio on Saturday and had way too much fun. So much fun I can't even tell you about it, livejournal.
I also woke up only vaguely remembering my summer goals. I still haven't even looked at them today. And it looks like I might not get too much done today as I have master pancake practice in an hour. Five, count them, five shows of mocking Independence Day this weekend at the Alamo Ritz.
So I missed the radio show this week because I was in SA, so this week's stats are as follows:
2 podcasts edited
1 Austinist post
1 Open mic night performed at
That is correct, David and myself went down to the Velveeta room on Thursday for their weekly open mic. I'd have to say it was a success. David went 8th and just killed. Killed. Fuck that guy for being so funny. I went 41st or around there, and got steady laffs from a much smaller crowd than when David went. We're going to try and pick up the reins and start doing a lot more of these. I'm not going to announce them anywhere or browbeat friends into coming because these really are just practice but you'll hear if anything substantial comes along. |
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| Summer of what have I done? |
[Jun. 22nd, 2009|11:01 am] |
Summer of Mac got off to a slow start last week. I got some organizational stuff and worked on various projects but not as much as I would have liked. I got sunburned at softball practice. I drank way too much on Thursday night, and mistook one acquaintance for another calling someone by their wrong name for at least an hour before a non-drunk clued me in.
I wanted this time to feel like a summer vacation and not like unemployment, but right now it feels somewhere in between. I'm definitely relaxing and crossing things off my to-do list but I also feel unconnected at the moment. Being at home most of the day talking to yourself will do that. I woke-up last Monday already feeling the self-imposed pressure of this pretend non-season. Why did I talk this up? Why couldn't I just have played this by ear instead of throwing goals all over the place? Where am I going to hang that white-board?
NEwayz. I've since calmed down a little.
So, lots of irons in the fire, natch, but last week saw these finished products:
1 radio show (on which we gave away some Jenny Lewis tickets... see, you should have listened)
1 Austinist post
1 podcast.
If you'll notice, mascotwedding.com is no longer just forwarding to a wordpress blog. It is now its own site... consisting solely of a wordpress blog (hmm). I added a new audio player as well. The new page isn't close to being finished so it is not making the list this week even though it took up a big chunk of time.
Week two ho! I want my scalps! |
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| Summer Home |
[Jun. 4th, 2009|11:57 am] |
Hello livejournal.
I remember back when I was working at The Front, this one coworker (we'll call him Mittens), declared that it was going to be the Summer of Mittens(!) the same way George on Seinfeld declared it the Summer of George once. I remember instantly disliking this. Summer of Mittens? Bah! All Mittens was going to do is play video games, drink and get fast food at 1 AM. Sounds like a great summer, sure, but that's everyone's summer! That ain't no summer of Mittens! You can't claim a summer like that!
I originally thought I was going to have more time. My current job was supposed to end back in May but has been extended and will now end next week. I also did another run of Mater Pancake shows, mocking Rocky IV. I start grad school here in Austin in August, although I'll be taking one class in July. So my window has shrunk a little bit, but I'm going to still try. Try for what? Summer of Mac.
Mascot Wedding's recent trip to New Orleans would have originally been the kick-off date, but now it will have to serve as an awesome awesome awesome pre-party/prequel. That trip really deserves its own entry... one more thing to do this summer. So what do I hope to do with the Summer of Mac? Get a lot done. Originally it was going to be to take on all new projects but since my time is a little shorter than i thought I'll try to narrow it down to eliminating my to do list and getting a good start on some other projects. So stuff like Bill and Erik will be back. MascotWedding.com should get some more attention. An encore run of one of my favorite Master Pancake shows is also waiting in the wings. Long, that thing you and I started working on - I'm going to try and get that back on the rails. I'm also going to try and get outside some more, maybe do some summer stuff I haven't done in a while like tubing. I'll be updating as the summer progresses. Possibly annoyingly often.
But the Road to Summer of Mac has been going pretty good. MPT's Rocky IV went well. The MW trip was a success. Got some more video-writing lined up. The extra two weeks on the job put some extra coin in my pocket.
I realize this whole thing is pretty self-centered, but hey it's my livejournal fer chrissakes, isn't that the point? if it helps you can view this as a way to keep me from spending all my free time on the couch (but I did just sign up for Netflix... uh oh).
My summer starts June 15. I'll try and do a good job with it. |
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| The Grand Tour |
[Apr. 30th, 2009|01:55 pm] |
The next time we're blasting some probe into deep space, and we make a little welcome package for aliens (should they come across it), we should just include a device that plays funny cat videos.
I think we'll be judged well as a species. |
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| News and notes |
[Apr. 29th, 2009|10:43 am] |
Spurs lost to the Mavs last night ending their season. Tim Duncan and Tony Parker played well but that was about it. I thought before the playoffs that if Manu was healthy the Spurs could contend but after the way the role players collectively no-showed during the series, I don't know. I appreciate the minutes Poppovich gave to rookie George Hill last night. It's nice to see some effort made to develop young talent. I'm still disappointed that Ian Mahimini couldn't get any playing time this year (due in part to injuries).
There's one year left on Manu's contract. If last night's game proved anything it's that the core of the Spurs line-up, Tim and Tony is still solid. The role-players however... yikes. We'll see what the Spurs do in the offseason I guess.
I still do not get the sense of entitlement around the ACL Festival. Facebook is full of people bitching about the line-up. If you don't like it, don't go. If you already bought a ticket, you can easily make a profit selling it before the show. Did people expect it to be some super kewl line-up? Yeah I'm a little disappointed in it too, but should have I expected more from a festival that Ben Harper headlines every year? Why can't ACL just be something fun to do that weekend? NEwayz...
This weekend is the last chance to catch David and myself making fun of Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring alongside Master Pancake Theater. Mascot Wedding even has a short LotR video playing prior to the show. These shows will sell-out so buy your tix sooner rather than later. Insider tip: the late shows have had more "into it" crowds over the last two weeks so plan accordingly. |
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| Still more wooden acting |
[Apr. 15th, 2009|02:01 pm] |
Here's another Owen-penned DadLabs video featuring me, this time sporting a shorter version of my action beard.
I did it on my lunch break and finished that beer before I left. Count it. Here's the facebook page for Hot Dad Action. |
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| I want you to be my prize |
[Apr. 14th, 2009|12:30 pm] |
A lot of good trailers out right now. I'm excited about Moon, Extract, and I'll admit it, the Hangover. I el-oh-elled twice at the trailer, when the door hits the baby and also the Mike Tyson/Boogie Nights thing.
This upcoming weekend has, in the past, been described as my favorite of the year. Why it's the start of the NBA Playoffs. Oh sweet playoff basketball, you're the reason I have cable. But this year... meh, not that excited (still a little excited though). Odds are I'll have to watch the Spurs lose because Manu Ginobili's sexiness will be confined to a suit on the bench due to his bad case of the Argentinian foot chompers (or whatever). The first round should still be fun (right?). I'm also going to busy this weekend. Two Master Pancake Lord of the Rings shows on Friday and two on Saturday (get your tix here), the Mascot Wedding show also on Saturday, and then a softball game on Sunday, KOOP vs Waterloo. On a side note, my new yellow knee-high socks got here from American Apparel and I am jazzed about it. Care about it! Although, one man's knee-high is this man's calf-high. Why hasn't anyone started the site StupidHipsterClothesForTallDudes.com?
Lemme see... anything else? Oh yeah. I've slowly been re-watching Arrested Development on DVD. Oh man, still so fucking good. I'm still coming across jokes I missed the first and second time. Like when Lindsey is working out she's watching the work-out tape on Kegel exercises called like "EZ-Kegel with Rebecca Kegel", or something like that.
Did anyone else watch the YYYs on SNL? I watched the clips online and I gotta say I'm disappointed they played "Maps". As much as I love Maps, I'm more curious as to what the songs on their new album are going to sound like live. URG... I haven't bought ACL tickets and I wasn't planning on it, but what if the YYYs are the bill? I'll have to go. Even if they're playing at Stubb's or whatever that same weekend I'll have to go.
Something I am not excited about right now? Comic books. I haven't been to the comic book store since the last Scott Pilgrim came out. I haven't even read all the stuff I got at Staple. Maybe it's a symptom from my lack of Bill and Erik work, that the sight of comics makes me feel depressed I don't have more time for m'boys.
Oh and another thing, the Funniest Person in Austin competition is already like two weeks in. Shit, I totally meant to do that this year. I also totally meant to do some more stand-up this year which TOTALLY did not happen. Mascot Wedding alum Joe S did, and for interested parties, here's what Matt Bearden said in his review of Joe's round, "Joe Shaffer needs a magic trick and a puppet. Stat."
Is it 1 yet? I think I'm going to walk the five block to Jamba Juice and get a muffin and a smoothie. Mmmmm, smooooovies. |
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| I thought he was a Democrat |
[Mar. 17th, 2009|02:47 pm] |
Mainstream comics are like any other medium where if something is successful, copycats will start popping up as fast as possible. One minor yet successful recent trend was having a guest appearance by Barack Obama, or at least sticking him on the cover. Erik Larsen can't stop doing it. Marvel sold through five printings of Amazing Spider-man 583. But leave it to dumb ol' Rob Liefeld to one-up everyone.
Wow. |
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| The wind between buildings |
[Mar. 4th, 2009|02:36 am] |
Man I just sent off a dead stupid sign for our table at Staple this Saturday. They said they could have it back to me in time. I hope so because this thing is awesome in a retarded 2AM way. It was Dave's idea too, so if it comes out you can blame him. I'd post it here, but I want to see the look on the faces of the MW crew. Pics will be taken.
The only thing left is I need a table cloth to fit an 8 foot table. Any ideas where I can haz? I also need a tequila shot and 10 hours of sleep. I lost it a little at one point today, which I blamed on being tired. But I walked to the post office during lunch which was nice.
Oh, I've been working a new job downtown. Have I not mentioned that here? I also have a 24/7 parking pass for a garage on 6th street. BUT the job also goes away in three months. Everyone has been real pleasant/awesome so far.
This is a lame post. You're a lame post. Are you wearing a soft shirt today? |
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| I know that you will have the right words |
[Mar. 3rd, 2009|02:14 am] |
| [ | music |
| | Cut Copy - Feel the Love | ] |
Sleep? I'll sleep when I'm dead.
(Oh shit)
Or this weekend.
(Oh what?)
Whichever comes first.
(Oh shit AGAIN) |
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| Move over Tobias Fünke |
[Mar. 2nd, 2009|11:35 am] |
I did another video for Owen. Watching this actually makes me quite uncomfortable, especially the part where my name is said. I have to post it though because I know what big fans you are of shifty-eyed, wooden acting.
In other news, thanks to helping some other dudes out with a project two years ago, a dream I didn’t know I had came true. I now have an IMDB entry. Gaze upon it and be underwhelmed.
In other news, Mascot Wedding will have a table at Staple this Saturday. Achewood's Chris Onstad will be there too. If you show up, we'll give you some MW/billanderik swag.
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| Am I ruining the Yeah Yeah Yeahs? |
[Mar. 2nd, 2009|01:54 am] |
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| [ | music |
| | Soft Shock - the Yeah Yeah Yeahs | ] |
I've been listening to a bunch of tracks from the YYYs off their forthcoming album It's Blitz. So far, pretty killer. But, by listening to them now, out of order, a handful at a time, am I ruining the April day when the album is released? I still believe in good albums being created by careful and specific arrangement of songs. Am I shooting that in the dick by listening to random tracks off of hypem.com now? |
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| How We Do |
[Feb. 26th, 2009|03:27 pm] |
I was waiting for someone else to mention this on el-jay but since no one has yet... WE WON! Mascot Wedding's The Joy of Painting took home first place in the Pimp My Television Filmmaking Frenzy last night. Tim League could not have loved it more.
Thanks to everyone who voted online. Thanks to everyone who helped us with the film. Special Thanks to Ben Bartley, Owen Egerton, and Troy from DadLabs. I would also like to congratulate my amazing MW teammates Ximena, David, Long, Dave and Doug for doing another incredible job. It's so awesome to be part of such a fun team. Spending creative time with you kids is always the best part, and I'm pleased as muthafuckin punch that your hard work got recognized.
In case you missed it, here is the winnah!
EM DUB! |
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| How to come correct |
[Feb. 24th, 2009|02:41 pm] |
Ben Bartley shows you just how easy it is to be a hero and vote for our film.
Here's some on-set trvia. The scene where Ximena slaps me? She's really slapping me. The scene where I judo chop David's shoulder? I'm not sure if that's the particular take, but in one of the takes I did land a full force judo chop on David's neck. I obviously didn't incapacitate him (I'm no Liam Neeson) but David wasn't too happy. S'nothing a hot tub didn't fix.
Now vote for our movie! Thanks to those who already did! |
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| He likes to clean up around his condo |
[Feb. 23rd, 2009|10:14 am] |
We (Mascot Wedding) have entered into another Alamo Drafthouse Filmmaking Frenzy, "Pimp my Television." The contest this time is to make a trailer for a movie based on a TV show that has not yet been made. We chose The Joy of Painting with Bob Ross. You can check it out here. After you watch it, if'n you like it, please take two minutes to register a username and give it a high rating. Finalists (and possibly winners) will be determined by online voting so please help us out. I'd vote for your movie. You know I would. Plus this one is chock full of 'splosions.
Coming tomorrow: Another plea for your vote, plus on-set trivia! |
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| Support every burn |
[Feb. 17th, 2009|11:56 am] |
My old house burned to the ground. My mom was watching the news in San Antonio and there it was, 25007 Earthstone, a smoldering wreck. Apparently my room is nothing but ash. We built that house when we moved to San Antonio. I lived there from 7th grade till the end of high school. I had some 'times in that house. Here is the news story complete with video.
Fucking Alvarado family, turn off your fucking grill. How surreal. |
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| Para mis Nicas |
[Feb. 11th, 2009|12:32 pm] |
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I just saw a bumper sticker that read, "Feeling guilty for no reason? YOU'RE CATHOLIC!" |
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| I see people turn their heads and quickly look away |
[Feb. 4th, 2009|03:14 pm] |
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| | Rolling Stones - Paint It Black | ] |
When I was buying props for Mascot Wedding's new film project today, two different cashiers at two different stores asked me if I was planning a robbery.
That's all the hints you're getting. |
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