the great commercial debate

This commercial really bothers me

Ego?

However, this is one of my favorites :

Lonely

The VW one is just sad and sort of mean and depressing. I also find it sort of haunting.

The Sprint is amazing. So adorable.

I can't find my favorite commercial though. The Sprint one with the little white boy that belts out "Seven PPMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM"

Brings a smile to my heart

My life, the music video

So I'm walking home last night at like 4am, turn on my mp3 player and the recently added "We can be Heroes" by the Wallflowers comes on (thanks for Alex for getting it to me).

And it just flowed, beat wise, while I was walking down the empty sea port.

"I...I wish you could swim" - look out on to the river
"I...I will be King" - A construction worked turned and looked up at me with an American flag helmet
"Nothing will drive them away" - cockroach skitters about the ground

Then at the big finale, I overlook a great skyline of the city. It was very fun. And weird.

So, to pat myself on the back --
The semester ended, and I have completed :
- A feature screenplay "The Contingency 4"
- A spec for My Name is Earl "Earl the Artist"
- A 1 act play "The Gaucherie"
- 5 short films, ranging from crap to crappier to decent. "Little Chinatown", "Buzz the Bug", "Poker", "The Artiste", and "Roulette"
- 2 One Acts, "Frozen", "All In"
- Rewritten feature "In"

Busy bee. For the summer - shoot "Contingency 4", make sure "In" goes well, finish writing "HFStival" OR write "Untitled Asher Novek project", possibly shoot another short in August with good man Jesse Garrison possibly written by Dan Moyer.
This could all change if I go to Africa, which isn't possible...unless you're reading this Nick Kristof. In which case, hi.

overnight sessions = fun

monday night at 11 i entered the tisch 11th floor editing lab.
thursday night at 9 i came home.

in between i :
- slept for 5 hours on the 7th floor couch
- discovered that cheetos taste better while spinning in a chair
- edited a movie
- laughed at people
- laughed with people
- listened to the tetris theme song more times than i can remember
- became the voice of dan
- edited two people breathing sexually...which was odd to say the least
- did not die
- had : arizona tea energy drink, dr peppers, coke, frappachinos, vitamin waters
- made 3 overnight duane reade stops
- discovered 50% off easter candy is the best candy
- dont remember a lot of things
- apparently sleep walked around the lab and ate chips...i dont remember this

i came home. i bought tekken 5. i slept for 15 hours. im tired, but that has to be the most enjoyable 60 hours of editing ive ever had.

good times

Late, but necessary

Greetings asher --

Here is your horoscope for Saturday, April 24, 2004:

Today's heavenly line up calls for a wonderful evening. All you really have to
do is show up. There's not much you can do wrong -- unless you choose to argue
unnecessarily with someone about a matter that's long gone.


Greetings asher --

Here is your horoscope for Sunday, April 24, 2005:

One particular relationship -- the one you've been feeling rather iffy about
lately -- is about to come to a head now. This doesn't necessarily mean things
will go badly, however. Anything's possible.


Dear Asher,
Here is your horoscope for Monday, April 24, 2006:

You can tell when someone's put real thought and skill into something, so don't backslide on a project no matter what. Here's a chance to really strut your stuff in front of people who count, so make the most of it.

music thang

Shuffle on itunes.

How does the world see you?
My Baby Takes the Morning Train (Eurotrip soundtrack) - um...a housewife? Or someone that loves Eurotrip


Will I have a happy life?
Across the Sea (Weezer) - well, good bye America.


What do my friends really think of me?
I Can Go the Distance (Hercules soundtrack) - Aw, that's sweet.

How can I make myself happy?
It had to be You (Ella Fitzgerald & Louie Armstrong) - find myself a nice jazz emsemble, basically.

Will I ever have children?
The Freshman (Mustard plug cover) - um...did I concieve a child freshman year without knowing it? Uh oh...

What is some good advice for me?
My Name is Jonas (Weezer) - that's not true at all.

How will I be remembered?
Jingle Bells (Frankie Blue Eyes) - as a Jew that has Xmas songs? Sure

What is My Current Theme Song?
Fall Back Down (Rancid) - actually very very true. I wake up to this song everymorning.

What does everyone else think my current theme song is?
I Want a Girl Who Laughs for No one Else (Weezer) - Also completely true. Weird.

What song will play at my funeral?
California Sun (Ramones) - maybe I'll die in Cali? But I like NY...boo...

What type of women do I like?
Oh! Sweet Nothin (Velvet Underground) - when I copied and pasted it, it was men not women, so maybe that's what it is...or maybe it is right cause who really likes women?

Who do I love?
A Hard Day's Night (Beatles) - A woman who makes me feel alright after a long day. That works.

Am I going to get married?
Don't Let me Die Still Wandering (Flogging Molly) - Ha, call for desparation if I ever heard one. My mother organized this one actually.

Who loves me?
Long View (Green Day) - I have no idea. People that don't sleep? I guess that makes sense, a lot of insomniacs love me.

Who will I marry?
Chump (Green Day) - Hey, screw you.

My summer love forecast:
Do it Twice (Sublime cover) - hey heeeeeey.

What will tomorrow bring?
All Because of You (U2) - You? Hooray.

That was fun. Enlightening and frighteningly true.

mp3 player

songs recently added :

singing in the rain - gene kelly
moses supposes his toeses are roses - gene kelly
jesus walks - kanye
golddigger - kanye
blinded by the light - foreinger
any way you want it - journey

almost done.
"roulette" shot, need to edit
"contingency 4" first act done, weekend goal is act 2
"gaucherie" what the fuck
"earl the artist" revision needed. massive.

6 days till half that is gone

update

Passover is good. But it makes me hungry. If I'm cranky of the next few days, it's cause I will not have had a decent meal in about 5 days.

Other than that, it's good.

I saw a car accident at home. No one was injured. It was an interesting moment.

I got my gun today. It took a lot of fenegaling. I am now cooking play doh for a bullet.

The next 10 days are going to be hell. Hell on a stick.

Let's do it

numbers

we just passed 01:02 AM and 3 seconds.

that means the time was 01:02:03 on 04/05/06

it will happen again in 12 hours, but this time it felt more...special

AmandaMunizToBe: I feel like a more complete person for having seen that...and actually recognized it
movieman2g: me too


it was a special moment indeed. i suppose it will happen in the year 3006, but no one will be reading this blog then

new list

24, Season 5 Quote List --

1. "It's ok, he's good at this" - Chloe
2. "I'm in a flank two position" - Jack
3. "Ok, when we find the nerve gas and the security level drops we can have some Chamomiel tea and I can tell you all my secrets" - Chloe
4. "AAAH" - Jack when shoving scissors into a terrorist's neck
5. "That's because you lack the experience to know any better" - Buchannan to Lynn

"IN" take...god knows

I'm rewriting IN.

Again.

For real this time.

For Tamir.

For myself.

For completion's sake.

For closure

I'm giving myself two weeks. April 10th is my self-imposed deadline.

God Speed

the best news ever

MOTHERFUCKING PENGUINS ON A MOTHER FUCKING ICEBERG

seriously, the best news ive ever heard

fun with africana

Convo with Larke

Asher: apparently avp 2 will deal with a hybrid alien/predator terrorizing a city
Asher: which doenst make any continuity sense with the alien series
Asher: but im sure theyll think of something
Larke: continuity is for pussys
Asher: um, you cant mess with the alien series
Larke: yes you can
Asher: i wouldn't try it missy
Larke: oh dont challenge me
Asher: bring
Asher: it
Asher: on
Larke: just you wait
Asher: youll unleash a fury you cant even imagine
Larke: alien fights terrorists in Afghanistan!
Larke: it will be brilliant
Asher: alien vs. predator vs. osama
Larke: see
Larke: Im brilliant
Larke: BRILLIANT
Asher: avpvo
Asher: id buy it if i was a hollywood producer
Larke: actually, that sounds totally like a reasonable hollywood movie
Asher: i know its kinda scary

this makes me happy

happiness abound...and lots of gore

other things that make me happy are swedish films, cookie dough, jack (daniels and bauer) and the fact that i can blow up computers and destroy chairs and fly literally through glass walls as jack bauer in the 24 game

and for the record, saw 4 will be my script and my movie and my big break. you read it here first

I guess that makes 11 now

Narrator: And there is the account of the hanging of three men, and a scuba diver, and a suicide. There are stories of coincidence and chance, and intersections and strange things told, and which is which and who only knows? And we generally say, "Well, if that was in a movie, I wouldn't believe it." Someone's so-and-so met someone else's so-and-so and so on. And it is in the humble opinion of this narrator that strange things happen all the time. And so it goes, and so it goes. And the book says, "We may be through with the past, but the past ain't through with us.

- Magnolia

My Name is Asher

I would like to tell you a story about why karma is real, and consquentley why I love My Name is Earl

So last night at Around the Clock, I take my order and I ask the lady to give me a separate check cause I didnt have much cash and wanted to pay with my credit card. So she writes me a separate check. Then when we want to leave she only gives us the main check, and not mine. Instead of skipping out on the bill, I asked her for my check and paid for my meal.

Today, I'm at McDonald's ordering lunch and I order some cookies. Now, through some miscommunication at the busy lunch hour, I ended up with 2 sets of cookies, only paying for 1. I call these Karma Kookies. However, still not wanting to be on the bad side of Karma, I gave these cookies away to me co-workers here at ITP.

Now, some of you might think that karma has nothing to do with this. Maybe God just felt bad for me and thought I could use some extra cookies today. Maybe you can attribute this to the lady at McDonald's. Whatever you want to think, I still agree with my friend Earl when he says "I'm Karma's bitch."

Oh, and as for more good karma I'm getting (to make up for the bad karma) I got into GHo with B louk. Let the good times start rolling again karma

these are decisions you make at the poker table

check/fold

thats the move to the post i had earlier

for those that didnt see it, sorry

FROZEN

Play #2 done.

I finished it earlier, around 5:15, the song was "The Decline" NoFx, and have done some touch ups which are now done now around 1:45 with "La Vie Bohem", ironic how that works.

"Frozen" the story I've been trying to write since like last fall, started over summer break, stopped, picked up again and now just finished in a 2 day rampage once I got past one big block. It wasn't an easy to play to write, for an infinite number of reasons, and will not be easy to reread ever again, so I'm just going to print it out and hope it doesn't get selected for New Works.

Nite

ALL IN

I finished my play titled "All In". The first draft has many issues, but I am el finished.

It is now 1:54 according to my wrong clock, and the last song on my iTunes was "Freak my Out" - Weezer.

Next up :

TJ (A 10 Minute)
FROZEN (Another one act)
UNTITLED SUMMER PROJECT/IN

This list does not include class projects, such as THE GAUCHERIE ON WALNUT STREET : THE DANA WAX STORY, or my MY NAME IS EARL spec

two more movies i have to make

polly wanna condom

and

citizen ruth hits the road

my break -- update

Poker Update --

Played at Morengo Casino, Indian Casino.
First time in a Casino, I played 1/3 NL Hold Em and dominated. Probably the best overall poker I've ever played, at least the best I've played in recent history. Biggest pot of my life -- I have AK on the button, 2 raises to 10 dollars in front of me, I call. Flop is KK10. I bet, guy stares me down and calls. This punk Asian guy who was bullied around in some previous hands. Other guy folds, Turn is a Q. I bet 20, no hesitation, he calls. River a 2. I wait a while, stare at him. I shake my hand as I bet 25. He pushes all in for 15 more, I call. He has JJ, I take in the pot. A pot of roughly 150. Dollars. I exhale and he leaves the table, and at that moment the regulars see me as a real player, not some 18 year old punk. Ended the night up 80 and left making some friends and respect. Good times