Crazy story actually, Willow, the reason I'm in a cast, had this sweatshirt that I basically stole from her. She wanted, no, needed it back. She kept telling me that she was going to go to my house and pick it up. Living in Anthem, I seriously didn't think she was going to. Of course, being Willow, she shows up at my house for the jacket. I was shocked to say the least.
Now, I had the chance, privilege, opportunity, and pleasure of seeing the new Sofia Coppola movie, Somewhere. The film follows actor Johnny Marco (Stephen Dorff) as he reconnects with his 11-year-old daughter Cleo (Elle Fanning). I had been anticipating this film's release since about April or May of last year, and I wasn't about to be disappointed by my favorite filmmaker, so I was almost afraid to see this film. I walk in, ready for anything. The first act is very good, very funny, and almost sad in a way. The second act rolls around and Cleo enters Marco's life again. The 2nd act is the film's best, and truly shows the connection between the two of them, how similar they are, and how much he really loves her. The 3rd act, almost as good as the 2nd, is bittersweet in a way. One because the film is coming to an end, and two, because well, you just can't bear to see the two get separated again. We've seen a growth in their relationship, and seen inside their souls, and it just kills the audience to let them go. Somewhere did something very few films have the ability to do, and that is to absolutely fall in love with these characters. Dorff does an excellent job portraying Marco, and Fanning does equally as well with her character of Cleo.
I felt like Johnny and I were very similar people. I think I know why, but I don't want to say so until I'm sure. This is a film that's going to be on my mind for a long time, of that I'm sure. Coppola already owns 2 spots on my top 20 list with Lost In Translation and The Virgin Suicides. Congratulations Sophia, you've just earned a third. Somewhere obviously gets an A+ from me.
This weekend is the Disneyland trip with ASA, so I won't be able to get back onto the computer and writing again until Sunday, so don't expect anything until then please. I'm pretty excited about the trip, and I hope all goes well (it seems like it will). I really don't have much else to say, I just wanted to get this damn review out of my system. I needed it.
Again, please check out my writing on www.blogforteens.com. There's another, somewhat shorter review of Somewhere, as well as a comment on Obama and the Tucson shootings. I'm really not sure if you can look on my Blogger profile and see which posts I wrote on the site, but you can look around if you'd like. I'll look into that a little more soon.
I've been getting questions as to why I never post pictures up with my posts. It's funny that someone brought that up, because at the Blog For Teens gig, I have to put up pictures for everything that I do. In all honesty, I don't know why I don't, I'd just rather not. And now, I'm not even sure why you would care about this. Go, read a book or something!
Thursday, January 13, 2011
Tuesday, January 11, 2011
Ads
You might have noticed that there are a couple of ads on the page now. Yes I'm aware of this fact. I did it for a very justifiable and specific reason. I was so against putting up ads until recently for many reasons. I don't want people to read this thing and feel like it's a "newspaper" or be bothered by annoying advertisements. But as of late, it came to my attention that maybe ads will be a good thing. I've been wanting to try a lot of new things not only with my personal life, but with the blog, and I need funding for all of these things. A couple of ads won't kill anyone, but it will open the doors to a lot of new opportunities. So please, don't be mad at the ads. In the end, it's actually going to be very productive.
I also want to take a moment to pay respects to the 6 killed and 18 injured on January 8th by shooter Jared Lee Loughner. Things like this should never have to happen, especially to victims as young as 9 years old. Being an Arizona resident, it really is a shame that things like this are occuring. Even moreso, it disgusts me to no end, organizations like the Westboro Baptist Church are picketing the funerals of the victims, claiming that God punished them. The fact that it's even legal to publish a website called www.godhatesfags.com is beyond me. I guess the First Amendment protects sadists too? I guess I didn't get the memo that said it's OK to be a hate-mongering asshole. All the members of that church must have missed that day of school where they explained the whole "Nothing nice to say, don't say it at all" shmeal. I know that although some of my comments are humorous, the situation is anything but. People like that aren't doing the world any favors. If I seem a little angrier than usually, I apologize, it just irritates me to no end to see people like that, modern day Hitlers and McCarthys if you will, roaming around, looking for ways to hate. People like that don't deserve the basically luxuries of life, let alone the necessities. I'm going to stop now before I get angrier. Once again, sorry for exploding.
I'll just get on to what I had planned for today. I interviewed actress Samantha Boscarino. She's an up and coming actress who has starred in movies like The Clique, and has been featured on many shows such as Wizards of Waverly Place, Parenthood, and Good Luck Charlie. It's not very long so you can take out the three minutes you need to read it. Don't be selfish now!
1. What was your first major audition like?
My first audition process was extensive. I overall went in for the casting director, producers, director, and their assistants eight times!
2. Out of all the projects you've worked on, what was your favorite?
Hmm, I don't really know. Everything was new and fresh, so I LOVED EVERY second of filming and the processes before and after.
3. Did you find that the actors on set were all very down to earth people?
Yes. Of course. They're all awesome.
4. Where do you hope to one day go with your career?
I never think of the future. It comes soon enough.
5. What is the hardest part of acting?
Memorizing lines.
6. In your free time, what do you usually like to do?
I love to spend time with my family, play with my dogs, be creative with fashion, volunteer for charity, and play softball with my friends.
7. Who do you have to thank for all the things you've had the ability to do?
My parents.
8. When you watch yourself on screen, how do you feel?
Awkward. Amazing and oh, awkward :D
9. Do you have any interesting projects coming up in the future?
Right now, I'm auditioning for new roles and working extensively in my acting class. I'll keep you updated on my twitter and facebook page.
I also want to take a moment to pay respects to the 6 killed and 18 injured on January 8th by shooter Jared Lee Loughner. Things like this should never have to happen, especially to victims as young as 9 years old. Being an Arizona resident, it really is a shame that things like this are occuring. Even moreso, it disgusts me to no end, organizations like the Westboro Baptist Church are picketing the funerals of the victims, claiming that God punished them. The fact that it's even legal to publish a website called www.godhatesfags.com is beyond me. I guess the First Amendment protects sadists too? I guess I didn't get the memo that said it's OK to be a hate-mongering asshole. All the members of that church must have missed that day of school where they explained the whole "Nothing nice to say, don't say it at all" shmeal. I know that although some of my comments are humorous, the situation is anything but. People like that aren't doing the world any favors. If I seem a little angrier than usually, I apologize, it just irritates me to no end to see people like that, modern day Hitlers and McCarthys if you will, roaming around, looking for ways to hate. People like that don't deserve the basically luxuries of life, let alone the necessities. I'm going to stop now before I get angrier. Once again, sorry for exploding.
I'll just get on to what I had planned for today. I interviewed actress Samantha Boscarino. She's an up and coming actress who has starred in movies like The Clique, and has been featured on many shows such as Wizards of Waverly Place, Parenthood, and Good Luck Charlie. It's not very long so you can take out the three minutes you need to read it. Don't be selfish now!
1. What was your first major audition like?
My first audition process was extensive. I overall went in for the casting director, producers, director, and their assistants eight times!
2. Out of all the projects you've worked on, what was your favorite?
Hmm, I don't really know. Everything was new and fresh, so I LOVED EVERY second of filming and the processes before and after.
3. Did you find that the actors on set were all very down to earth people?
Yes. Of course. They're all awesome.
4. Where do you hope to one day go with your career?
I never think of the future. It comes soon enough.
5. What is the hardest part of acting?
Memorizing lines.
6. In your free time, what do you usually like to do?
I love to spend time with my family, play with my dogs, be creative with fashion, volunteer for charity, and play softball with my friends.
7. Who do you have to thank for all the things you've had the ability to do?
My parents.
8. When you watch yourself on screen, how do you feel?
Awkward. Amazing and oh, awkward :D
9. Do you have any interesting projects coming up in the future?
Right now, I'm auditioning for new roles and working extensively in my acting class. I'll keep you updated on my twitter and facebook page.
Sunday, January 9, 2011
The only band to go to 11..
Let me just start out by saying, Andrew and I were chased down on two separate occasions in the same day. These things, they only happen twice, maybe three times in one's life. Those times, those parties, those weekends that you never forget. I'm not necessarily saying that this is definitely one of those times, but hey, it might enter the list one day.
Andrew and I slept for about 5 hours (5:15-10:15), woke up, ate spaghetti and meatballs for breakfast, got dressed, and left the house. Our goal was to not go home for the whole day. I'm proud to say in advance that we succeeded. We walked all the way to the Anthem Skate Park with no boards to ride, and sat in the grass for about 45 minutes. We then had the genius idea to hop on the Anthem Train that rides around the park. When it came around again, we hopped on the caboose, and crouched down so as not to be seen. Not even 35 seconds later, one of the maintenance men ratted us out, and the conductor came back to see what was happening. He saw us, and started running after us, yelling for us to stop. We sprinted as fast as we could, as far as we could, until we were both ready to die.
When we knew that we had lost the man, we jogged into a nearby Chicago Hot Dog place and got two large drinks. After we got our drinks, I started putting blog fliers into random windshields and store windows, not caring where they went. At around 5 PM, we started heading home. Andrew reminded me that that night was Ska Wars, a show he'd been looking forward to go to with me for a while. We convinced my parental units to let us go, but not five minutes later, we got the notification that we were going to Patagonia. Remember Patagonia? I wrote an extensive post about it a while ago. If you don't remember it, too bad, go read it.
3 hours later, one granny and a viewing of Bruno later, we were in Patagonia. Hey, it was only 10:00 PM, not bad! The mandatory feast was present, of course. We all ate, blah, blah, blah, you guys have heard this story before. But this is where it gets interesting. Andrew and I, at 11:30 PM, went for a walk around the block, which turned into a tour of half the town. We were terrified though, it being a border town and all. Whenever a car drove by, we just hid behind the nearest solid object. Fast forward to around Midnight. We're talking in the park. Suddenly, a dark figure appears from behind the nearest building, standing and staring at us. Andrew tells me, "Hey dude, look at that guy staring at us, we gotta get outta here man, let's go." We start to walk briskly back towards the house. The man comes from around the building and starts to run at us as fast as he can. Our original plan was to, if this happened, hold hands so we wouldn't get lost in the darkness of the town. Yeah, that didn't happen. It was every man for himself at this point, and once again, we sprinted for our lives back to the house, not daring to look back.
Upon entering the house, we tried, in between deep breaths and what we thought was shock, to tell the story of what happened. Suddenly, the man who chased us began to walk in the house. Andrew and I started yelling, "That's him!" We soon realized, that the man who had been chasing us this whole time, was Tom, my step dad. The whole family decided to play a prank on us. Thanks guys, my already morbid fear of the dark, and Patagonia for that matter, has just tripled in size.
We soon after went to sleep, four people to a room. Yeah, you know how that went. We all woke up around the same time, to something I never thought possible. It turns out that at around 3or 4 AM, Andrew had a horrible stomach ache, and basically killed the toilet. Tom was trying to take a shower, and when he turned it on, what came out, but the fecal matter that Andrew had so crudely released from his anus not 5 hours before. The day was off to a fantastic start. At this point, I didn't even care what happened. I completely averted the situation, and went to the kitchen for breakfast which consisted of both Lemon and Pecan bars. Maybe the day wouldn't suck. As I was eating, I checked my email, and found something strange. An email from another blog. I curiously clicked it open, and it revealed that I had been invited to write for another blog called www.blogforteens.com. They saw my work on here, liked it, and basically offered me a job. The way that it works, is that the more views I get, the more I get paid. I'm pretty excited to start contributing to this site, and when I start doing more posts, I'll be sure to post a link here for you to read, because hey, I want to get paid too, you know!
So, we ate, talked, fixed the shower, and we, being Tom, Jim, Andrew, and I, decided to go shooting in the desert. I hadn't been shooting in over a year, and I was pretty excited. But then again, I'm also sort of scared because of my left arm that is still in a cast. Whatever, it most likely won't go wrong. I'm not going to get into the details of the story, it's not super exciting, we didn't kill anyone. Or shoot something with a heart beat, but I did shoot what is known to be the most powerful handgun in the world. 44 Magnum! Clint Eastwood style. My hand only hurt for about 1/2 an hour afterwards, but I'm OK!
The rest of our stay in Patagonia consisted of a dreaded hour long walk through a trail. No fun. We walked home and drove back. One less granny, and a viewing of Spinal Tap later, I am now home, still breathing. Everything is starting to look up right now, and I'm happy. On another note, I'm starting a new script called A Certain Romance. Don't ask me to reveal anything about the plot, or anything about it. I'm still on the fence about if I'm going to release it when I'm done writing it, but look out for it. All I can say is, the title comes from a song by Arctic Monkeys, and there's a story behind that which I'm definitely not revealing! So, look out for it soon, I might release it, I probably won't, but hey, stranger things have happened.
If you made it to the end of this post of War and Peace proportions, I applaud you. Thanks for reading!
Andrew and I slept for about 5 hours (5:15-10:15), woke up, ate spaghetti and meatballs for breakfast, got dressed, and left the house. Our goal was to not go home for the whole day. I'm proud to say in advance that we succeeded. We walked all the way to the Anthem Skate Park with no boards to ride, and sat in the grass for about 45 minutes. We then had the genius idea to hop on the Anthem Train that rides around the park. When it came around again, we hopped on the caboose, and crouched down so as not to be seen. Not even 35 seconds later, one of the maintenance men ratted us out, and the conductor came back to see what was happening. He saw us, and started running after us, yelling for us to stop. We sprinted as fast as we could, as far as we could, until we were both ready to die.
When we knew that we had lost the man, we jogged into a nearby Chicago Hot Dog place and got two large drinks. After we got our drinks, I started putting blog fliers into random windshields and store windows, not caring where they went. At around 5 PM, we started heading home. Andrew reminded me that that night was Ska Wars, a show he'd been looking forward to go to with me for a while. We convinced my parental units to let us go, but not five minutes later, we got the notification that we were going to Patagonia. Remember Patagonia? I wrote an extensive post about it a while ago. If you don't remember it, too bad, go read it.
3 hours later, one granny and a viewing of Bruno later, we were in Patagonia. Hey, it was only 10:00 PM, not bad! The mandatory feast was present, of course. We all ate, blah, blah, blah, you guys have heard this story before. But this is where it gets interesting. Andrew and I, at 11:30 PM, went for a walk around the block, which turned into a tour of half the town. We were terrified though, it being a border town and all. Whenever a car drove by, we just hid behind the nearest solid object. Fast forward to around Midnight. We're talking in the park. Suddenly, a dark figure appears from behind the nearest building, standing and staring at us. Andrew tells me, "Hey dude, look at that guy staring at us, we gotta get outta here man, let's go." We start to walk briskly back towards the house. The man comes from around the building and starts to run at us as fast as he can. Our original plan was to, if this happened, hold hands so we wouldn't get lost in the darkness of the town. Yeah, that didn't happen. It was every man for himself at this point, and once again, we sprinted for our lives back to the house, not daring to look back.
Upon entering the house, we tried, in between deep breaths and what we thought was shock, to tell the story of what happened. Suddenly, the man who chased us began to walk in the house. Andrew and I started yelling, "That's him!" We soon realized, that the man who had been chasing us this whole time, was Tom, my step dad. The whole family decided to play a prank on us. Thanks guys, my already morbid fear of the dark, and Patagonia for that matter, has just tripled in size.
We soon after went to sleep, four people to a room. Yeah, you know how that went. We all woke up around the same time, to something I never thought possible. It turns out that at around 3or 4 AM, Andrew had a horrible stomach ache, and basically killed the toilet. Tom was trying to take a shower, and when he turned it on, what came out, but the fecal matter that Andrew had so crudely released from his anus not 5 hours before. The day was off to a fantastic start. At this point, I didn't even care what happened. I completely averted the situation, and went to the kitchen for breakfast which consisted of both Lemon and Pecan bars. Maybe the day wouldn't suck. As I was eating, I checked my email, and found something strange. An email from another blog. I curiously clicked it open, and it revealed that I had been invited to write for another blog called www.blogforteens.com. They saw my work on here, liked it, and basically offered me a job. The way that it works, is that the more views I get, the more I get paid. I'm pretty excited to start contributing to this site, and when I start doing more posts, I'll be sure to post a link here for you to read, because hey, I want to get paid too, you know!
So, we ate, talked, fixed the shower, and we, being Tom, Jim, Andrew, and I, decided to go shooting in the desert. I hadn't been shooting in over a year, and I was pretty excited. But then again, I'm also sort of scared because of my left arm that is still in a cast. Whatever, it most likely won't go wrong. I'm not going to get into the details of the story, it's not super exciting, we didn't kill anyone. Or shoot something with a heart beat, but I did shoot what is known to be the most powerful handgun in the world. 44 Magnum! Clint Eastwood style. My hand only hurt for about 1/2 an hour afterwards, but I'm OK!
The rest of our stay in Patagonia consisted of a dreaded hour long walk through a trail. No fun. We walked home and drove back. One less granny, and a viewing of Spinal Tap later, I am now home, still breathing. Everything is starting to look up right now, and I'm happy. On another note, I'm starting a new script called A Certain Romance. Don't ask me to reveal anything about the plot, or anything about it. I'm still on the fence about if I'm going to release it when I'm done writing it, but look out for it. All I can say is, the title comes from a song by Arctic Monkeys, and there's a story behind that which I'm definitely not revealing! So, look out for it soon, I might release it, I probably won't, but hey, stranger things have happened.
If you made it to the end of this post of War and Peace proportions, I applaud you. Thanks for reading!
Friday, January 7, 2011
Fliers!
I've got some fliers that I'll be copying and passing out around Phoenix, Anthem, Scottsdale, Avondale, etc. I hope that some people will log on and read this damned thing. I don't know why, but in the first week of January, I've only gotten about 135 or so views. Which usually isn't the case, but it'll probably pick up a lot like usual. Anyway, today was my favorite day of the month, First Friday, and I got to see so many people that I haven't seen in a long time which was really cool (like Knekel, Nicholas, Willow, Andrew, etc.)
I've always loved First Friday, just because of what it means to all of me and my friends. Like, it's just a way for all of us to be together in one place. Nostalgia is taking over, enough of that. I'm just thankful for all of the people who have the will to put up with me. Love you guys ;)
I've always loved First Friday, just because of what it means to all of me and my friends. Like, it's just a way for all of us to be together in one place. Nostalgia is taking over, enough of that. I'm just thankful for all of the people who have the will to put up with me. Love you guys ;)
Andrew slept over tonight and we went on this really popular site you guys might know as Chat Roulette. Chat Roulette is a place for douches to be douches, and pedos to get it on with another pedo. We went on it, and it was awesome. We had so much fun just talking crap with people. But some dude did hang himself on camera, which was crazy.
But whatever, the internet is awesome. We all know that already. If you don't, you obviously haven't ever clicked the internet button.
I'm so excited to get my cast off on the 20th, because I'll be honest, my cast is starting to smell like a dirty anus. I'm not even lying at this point. It's becoming unbearable. Every night, I die a little bit inside because I have to sleep next to what is the equivalent of roadkill.Please save me!
So, Andrew has this garage punk band called LSD (Living Semen Demons), and they put out this horrible demo that you have to hear! It's actually pretty good, so let me put a link for you to listen.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w0qzIqxrTBY
So yes, listen to that. Soon. For a Phoenix band, they rock. More music will be up soon from them.
I want to share another douchebag thing that I said today.
"Cheerleaders are supposed to be hot, not fat. No one should recruit the fat filipino girls who's talents include, 'being the bottom of the pyramid.'"
Thanks for reading.
Tuesday, January 4, 2011
First day of the beginning..
Yesterday was my first day back at school after my superfluous break. Two weeks is too long to be off from anything. Contradictory to what most people believe, I actually like school. Some people assume for some strange reason that I hate school, but this isn't true. School is a place where I get to see my friends and have fun, but it's also a place where new ideas come to light. I have ways of thinking that only sprout during school. Not sure if that's good or bad.
Last week, I took Jia to see Tron: Legacy. I wasn't sure how much she was going to like it, but we had the opportunity to sit in these special seats. They were called "D-Box", and they were basically moving seats that shifted with the film. Along with the 3D, I thought that this would be the best movie experience ever! Little did I know, that those seats were more than uncomfortable, and the shifting somewhat distracted me from the film. The 3D on the other hand, was about as top notch as it gets, as were the effects in the movie. Jeff Bridges, as usual, was flawless, and Garrett Hedlund was actually very believable as Sam Flynn. Michael Sheen makes a very David Bowie-esque cameo as Zion. Overall, the film is very good, with less action than I anticipated, but the script sometimes goes a little bit too Disney. Like, there's some cheesy lines and horrible humor to impress the five year olds. The story is a little thin, but the characters, action, acting, and climax all make up for it. My verdict, unlike many critics, go see Tron: Legacy, have a good time.
But my review isn't the important part of my Tron story. It's the fact that Jia, who is only 5 years old, mind you, picked up everything in that movie. Even the talk of stock trading and business ethics and all the confusing stuff that I never even expected her to begin to grasp. Jia, as tough to handle as she can be, reminds me of myself more than almost anyone. The way that our personalities are evolving were next to identical. Kind of scary if you ask me.
Ok, so, this Friday is First Friday, my favorite Phoenix event in the whole world. I get to see friends, see art, and advertise my blog. That's where you faithful readers come into play. I know that I could just get 200 pieces of paper with the link for this page on it, but how many people will actually go there? 15? Maybe 50? I need some advertising ideas that will make people want to click this page? Can you guys possibly give me some ideas? If you have any ideas, email them all to joey123mo@hotmail.com. Thanks :)
I was talking to Nikki, and I said something really racist, and it wasn't until after I said it that I realized how terrible it was. Nikki met this Middle Eastern guy at the mall and he asked for her number and she told me this whole story. All I could say after that was, "Oh great, you guys can hook up and then blow up a national monument together." I'm almost ashamed at how terrible that statement was. It got me back to thinking just what a terrible human being I am. But do I feel remorse? Of course not, why should I?
Last week, I took Jia to see Tron: Legacy. I wasn't sure how much she was going to like it, but we had the opportunity to sit in these special seats. They were called "D-Box", and they were basically moving seats that shifted with the film. Along with the 3D, I thought that this would be the best movie experience ever! Little did I know, that those seats were more than uncomfortable, and the shifting somewhat distracted me from the film. The 3D on the other hand, was about as top notch as it gets, as were the effects in the movie. Jeff Bridges, as usual, was flawless, and Garrett Hedlund was actually very believable as Sam Flynn. Michael Sheen makes a very David Bowie-esque cameo as Zion. Overall, the film is very good, with less action than I anticipated, but the script sometimes goes a little bit too Disney. Like, there's some cheesy lines and horrible humor to impress the five year olds. The story is a little thin, but the characters, action, acting, and climax all make up for it. My verdict, unlike many critics, go see Tron: Legacy, have a good time.
But my review isn't the important part of my Tron story. It's the fact that Jia, who is only 5 years old, mind you, picked up everything in that movie. Even the talk of stock trading and business ethics and all the confusing stuff that I never even expected her to begin to grasp. Jia, as tough to handle as she can be, reminds me of myself more than almost anyone. The way that our personalities are evolving were next to identical. Kind of scary if you ask me.
Ok, so, this Friday is First Friday, my favorite Phoenix event in the whole world. I get to see friends, see art, and advertise my blog. That's where you faithful readers come into play. I know that I could just get 200 pieces of paper with the link for this page on it, but how many people will actually go there? 15? Maybe 50? I need some advertising ideas that will make people want to click this page? Can you guys possibly give me some ideas? If you have any ideas, email them all to joey123mo@hotmail.com. Thanks :)
I was talking to Nikki, and I said something really racist, and it wasn't until after I said it that I realized how terrible it was. Nikki met this Middle Eastern guy at the mall and he asked for her number and she told me this whole story. All I could say after that was, "Oh great, you guys can hook up and then blow up a national monument together." I'm almost ashamed at how terrible that statement was. It got me back to thinking just what a terrible human being I am. But do I feel remorse? Of course not, why should I?
Saturday, January 1, 2011
Casting Call..
Ok, so as you know, my good friends Nikki Wedemeyer, Lizz Marshall and I are making a horror film called If Found: Do Not Return. The script is now finished, and we're ready to go into production. Here's the thing, the script has almost 20 people needed to be victims, maybe more at this point. What I'm asking of you good people is that you respond to this casting call with haste, as the release date is set to be in June 2011. The best way to get a hold of the part is to contact either Nikki or myself. Please know in advance that playing a victim will involve you being covered in fake blood almost the entire time, and will have to know how to scream and cry very well on camera. Filming for each victim should only take about one day, so you won't need to be on-set too much.
Another position that needs to be filled is Technical Coordinator. For this position you will have to be at most if not all filmings. It entails setting up sets, making sure everyone is ready, filling in for Assistant Director if needed, making sure filming goes smoothly, etc. This is a harder job, but you won't have to be covered in fake blood the entire time.
Again, if you're interested, please contact either Nikki or myself ASAP! Thank you :)
My email: joey123mo@gmail.com
Ok, now...IT'S 2011!!! Who's excited?! I know I am! 2010 was a fantastic year for me, so it'll be hard to beat, but who knows. I've had the opportunity to do and learn so much this year. I kind of just want to know your plans for 2011! If anyone wants, send me an email, 3 sentences or less, of what you want to do in 2011, and if I get enough interesting ones, I'll post them here. They can be anonymous if you want, I totally understand.
Another thing I wanted to bring up, was my aunt Diana and her amazing photography. Her name's Diana Diaz, she lives in West New York, NJ, and she's a photographer. She just started a blog on this very website! I'll post a link to it, but, I also "Follow" it, and you should too! She really is amazing, and I'm not just saying that because she's my aunt. I don't think that there's much on there right now, but she's posting pictures constantly, so check back every once in a while, you won't be disappointed.
http://dianadiazphoto.blogspot.com/
That's all I have today. Thanks for reading :) 2011 here we come!
Another position that needs to be filled is Technical Coordinator. For this position you will have to be at most if not all filmings. It entails setting up sets, making sure everyone is ready, filling in for Assistant Director if needed, making sure filming goes smoothly, etc. This is a harder job, but you won't have to be covered in fake blood the entire time.
Again, if you're interested, please contact either Nikki or myself ASAP! Thank you :)
My email: joey123mo@gmail.com
Ok, now...IT'S 2011!!! Who's excited?! I know I am! 2010 was a fantastic year for me, so it'll be hard to beat, but who knows. I've had the opportunity to do and learn so much this year. I kind of just want to know your plans for 2011! If anyone wants, send me an email, 3 sentences or less, of what you want to do in 2011, and if I get enough interesting ones, I'll post them here. They can be anonymous if you want, I totally understand.
Another thing I wanted to bring up, was my aunt Diana and her amazing photography. Her name's Diana Diaz, she lives in West New York, NJ, and she's a photographer. She just started a blog on this very website! I'll post a link to it, but, I also "Follow" it, and you should too! She really is amazing, and I'm not just saying that because she's my aunt. I don't think that there's much on there right now, but she's posting pictures constantly, so check back every once in a while, you won't be disappointed.
http://dianadiazphoto.blogspot.com/
That's all I have today. Thanks for reading :) 2011 here we come!
Thursday, December 30, 2010
2010..
This will be my last post of 2010, and I can't believe it. This year has gone by so fast, and it's amazing to me what I've accomplished in those short 365 days. I have so many people to thank for all the great things I've been able to do this year, and even more people to thank for helping me start what I've started. The saying, "it takes a village to raise a child," is one of the most true statements ever spoken. Family, friends, teachers, strangers even, these people all influence your life in one way or another and help form you into the person that you are, and I've got many friends to thank, family as well. But, if I had to thank one person for making all this possible, this blog I mean, I'd have to thank Simon Gutkin. I was really wishy-washy about starting a blog, scared that people wouldn't read it, and even if they did, they would dismiss it as being childish or badly written. He was the one who told me, "Just do it, if you don't like it, or it sucks, you can stop." I started the blog, people started reading, people started liking, and I just kept writing, so Simon, thank you, thank you, thank you! When I make my first million, you get 15% ;)
But, as one year ends, another begins. 2011 seems to hold many promising new opportunities, and I sincerely hope that I'm right about it. 2010 opened me up to a whole new part of myself that I never knew existed, and I think in 2011, that part of me will begin to develop even more, as will my writing. I've made many New Year's Resolutions, some more personal than others, but I know that they're all worth trying to accomplish. 2010 was just the beginning, everyone. I'm extremely excited to see where it goes from here. Where life takes me, and where my good friends and family will help lead me.
2010 was also a huge year of maturity for me. Those who knew me in 2009, know how much I've changed as a friend and as a person. Some believe for the better. Others, well, not so much. I'd like to take this time here to apologize to anyone that I've done wrong to. I know I'm not always the easiest person to be around, but my intentions aren't malicious. I try to please everyone, and sometimes, it blows up in my face. So for that, I'm sorry, and I'm trying to work on my humbleness and social accessibility. What I mean by that is, just being an easier person to talk to, someone to relate to. I tend to sometimes distance myself, but still try to be the center of attention. This really isn't the way to do things because to get, you have to give. If I want friendship, I need to give it too. My friends have been more than understanding with me, and for that, I thank you.
Finally, 2010 has held some of the best friendships I've had the opportunity of making. People like Simon, Abbi, Aya, Dani, Melissa, Piera, Quetzalli, Meghan, Stephanie, Lizz, Nikki, Mason, Richard, Claire, Alana, Meghan H., Matthew, Hunter, Melissa, Chloe, Jessica, Marcus, Michelle, Aubreya etc. If I forgot your name, I'm very sorry, I'm just trying to make a point. Also, I've also had the opportunity to talk to some of the most down-to-earth and amazing celebrities on Earth, some of which I still keep in touch with to this day. People like Ned Vizzini, Dania Ramirez, Justin Eugene Evans, and Ross Marquand. To those people, I'm more than grateful that you let me interview you, and really get a chance to get to know you better.
I just want to wish everyone on Earth, all 6 billion of you, a happy new year, and 2011 will be awesome. I can feel it. To end this post, I'd like to post some of the great things people have told me about the blog. These comments have made me so grateful that people can relate to what I say. You guys, the fans, the readers, whatever you want to call it, you guys are the reason I write. Without you, this blog would've been over by it's second or third week. I'm eternally grateful, that even if I decide to retire from this blog in 6 months, that I had the opportunity to do this in the first place, and make you guys laugh, cry, think, whatever it is I did to help you. Now, don't worry, I'm not going to retire from writing in 6 months. Unless of course everyone decides to abandon me. Just kidding. But anyway, on to the comments, and again, thank you so much for your continued support, and I hope you all have an amazing 2011. I know I will.
"Oh my gosh(: Joey..You have such an amazing blog; I'm blown away every time I read it (I know it sounds corny but it's true :D) I LOVE reading it anytime I get a chance (: Please don't ever stop (:"
"I hope that you turn your blog into a book. I never was so interested in a blog at all, I didn't even know what it was, but it changed my life."
"Your blogs bring joy to my life."
"I love your point of view on things."
"I love your blog. Every time you post that you have a new blog, I read it. It's very refreshing, funny and real. I love it. Keep posting and I'll keep reading!"
Thanks for reading :)
But, as one year ends, another begins. 2011 seems to hold many promising new opportunities, and I sincerely hope that I'm right about it. 2010 opened me up to a whole new part of myself that I never knew existed, and I think in 2011, that part of me will begin to develop even more, as will my writing. I've made many New Year's Resolutions, some more personal than others, but I know that they're all worth trying to accomplish. 2010 was just the beginning, everyone. I'm extremely excited to see where it goes from here. Where life takes me, and where my good friends and family will help lead me.
2010 was also a huge year of maturity for me. Those who knew me in 2009, know how much I've changed as a friend and as a person. Some believe for the better. Others, well, not so much. I'd like to take this time here to apologize to anyone that I've done wrong to. I know I'm not always the easiest person to be around, but my intentions aren't malicious. I try to please everyone, and sometimes, it blows up in my face. So for that, I'm sorry, and I'm trying to work on my humbleness and social accessibility. What I mean by that is, just being an easier person to talk to, someone to relate to. I tend to sometimes distance myself, but still try to be the center of attention. This really isn't the way to do things because to get, you have to give. If I want friendship, I need to give it too. My friends have been more than understanding with me, and for that, I thank you.
Finally, 2010 has held some of the best friendships I've had the opportunity of making. People like Simon, Abbi, Aya, Dani, Melissa, Piera, Quetzalli, Meghan, Stephanie, Lizz, Nikki, Mason, Richard, Claire, Alana, Meghan H., Matthew, Hunter, Melissa, Chloe, Jessica, Marcus, Michelle, Aubreya etc. If I forgot your name, I'm very sorry, I'm just trying to make a point. Also, I've also had the opportunity to talk to some of the most down-to-earth and amazing celebrities on Earth, some of which I still keep in touch with to this day. People like Ned Vizzini, Dania Ramirez, Justin Eugene Evans, and Ross Marquand. To those people, I'm more than grateful that you let me interview you, and really get a chance to get to know you better.
I just want to wish everyone on Earth, all 6 billion of you, a happy new year, and 2011 will be awesome. I can feel it. To end this post, I'd like to post some of the great things people have told me about the blog. These comments have made me so grateful that people can relate to what I say. You guys, the fans, the readers, whatever you want to call it, you guys are the reason I write. Without you, this blog would've been over by it's second or third week. I'm eternally grateful, that even if I decide to retire from this blog in 6 months, that I had the opportunity to do this in the first place, and make you guys laugh, cry, think, whatever it is I did to help you. Now, don't worry, I'm not going to retire from writing in 6 months. Unless of course everyone decides to abandon me. Just kidding. But anyway, on to the comments, and again, thank you so much for your continued support, and I hope you all have an amazing 2011. I know I will.
"Oh my gosh(: Joey..You have such an amazing blog; I'm blown away every time I read it (I know it sounds corny but it's true :D) I LOVE reading it anytime I get a chance (: Please don't ever stop (:"
"I hope that you turn your blog into a book. I never was so interested in a blog at all, I didn't even know what it was, but it changed my life."
"Your blogs bring joy to my life."
"I love your point of view on things."
"I love your blog. Every time you post that you have a new blog, I read it. It's very refreshing, funny and real. I love it. Keep posting and I'll keep reading!"
Thanks for reading :)
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