Incite Full

I had this idea, a long time ago, to take a picture of myself everyday over the course of a year. Well someone beat me to the punch, and did it by about 6 years. The guy, Noah Kalina, made a video over the course of 6 years with his picture. Interesting to see his change over that time.

Finding this video was rather backwards to me. I was trying to find out what the name of the piano songs played in the NBA commercials. The “Where _ Happens” commercials. The music is so simple, building, and elegant in my opinion. Not overy complicated, and maybe even a little repetitive, but i really liked it. I thought it was Phillip Glass, but it turned out to be a woman named Carly Comando who I found on myspace.

Check out the song (and video if you’d like). As i really enjoy the song.

A side not, this is my 98th post, I think, and I’m looking forward to my Hundredth.

Is it illegal to walk around with a Chain saw? While  walking the .8 miles from the car to the beach, I came up with the idea that I wanted to stalk around town with a chainsaw. Not an awesome chainsaw, but an old school, leatherface type of deal. I see all these hip and cool black and decker things out there now, with safety in mind. I don’t want safe. I want a fucking bloody mess on my hands here. And when I trim the hedges, I’ll wear a hockey mask.

The beach was a lot of fun today. There was some sort of event going on on the south side of the pier with thousands of people playing volleyball. The players were all dressed up in funny costumes, and some were actually quite good at at the sport. One guy, although on a shitty team, used a kick for his serve, and it was probably the most awesome thing i’ve seen on the beach. Aside from the couple that might as well have been having sex out there.

I really enjoy volleyball. I’m not nearly as good as i was in high school, but I still bring my game when it counts. Being hungover on the mini-net was not as much fun at first. But then we played against an other group of people and I stepped it up a bit. This meant not nearly as many errors and a few blocks. I love a good block, you feel like a man. it’s the equivalent of taking a virginity or something.

I also movie marathoned it, which is probably the only type of marathon I will ever do. I watched Real Genius on TV, and then watched The Machinist and Stop-loss.  The machinist reminded me a lot of Fight Club. A lot. But kind of blew it with me because it was puzzling to the point where there was just no way to understand the ending. An when you finally do, you feel better and worse at the same time.

Stop-loss was the same way. I liked the movie- not a favorite or anything- but definitely something to think about. Aside from that, it mae me think of Ryan Gosling. I know he’s not in it, but the last movie I saw with him in it was Half Nelson, which I really liked. I wonder what the hell he’s up to now. I’m kind of excited.

I might have written about this, but I want to reiterate how much Michael Phelps is one of my heroes.
The quote I’m about to speak of will be this post’s quote, but it just made me realize that some people are exceptional, and they think differently than most. Think of playing a sport, or painting or whatever. Odds are you’ve thought “I wish I was as good as Jordan” or “I want to be the next Monet.” Not Michael Phelps, and waht he said made me think. Fuck- I want to be  him. And then I immediately kicked myself for saying those words. Here is waht he said, in reference to a reporter asking him “What do you think about being the next Mark Spitz?”

“I want to be the first Michael Phelps and not the second Mark Spitz”

I’ve been sick for the past few days. For the first time in my life i missed work due to illness, and it really has sent me reeling. I even brought my laptop home this weekend to catchup on work. How sick is that? Please, adore that pun while i unwrap another eucalyptus/menthol lozenge. It started Monday night, and I knew i getting sick, but being Cinco De Mayo, I was obligated to go out. That night was a lot of fun, the dodger’s game and then the bars afterwards with Dan. We met some pretty fun people, but also screwed up two sets, both with slips of the toungue, I suppose, but it was funny in retrospect.

Wednesday was a blur, except for Top Chef which is simply amazing, and the only reason the day is bearable. Thursday was great, I got to work an entire day on one project and got a good amount done, and was very happy about that. Thursday night Dan, Brian and I saw Iron Man, which was a very entertaining movie. Of course some of it was ridiculous, but Downey, Jr. as Stark was the best casting ever done.

The previews were pretty sick also, Edward Norton as Bruce Banner? Yes please. There is another Norton movie coming out that I really want to see, mostly because he’s an amazing actor, called Pride and Glory where Ed plays a cop investigating corruption. I have a cinematic boner jsut thinking about it.

After the movie we went out to a couple of bars which were more miss than hit, but hey- what can ya do. On our way back this lady grabs our attention because she got a parking ticket. She wanted us to see it because she was going to fight it. You go girl. unfortunately she was at fault, and even if it was ten O’clock at night, that doesn’t change the fact that she’s wrong. She then asked us what she should do about her divorce, and if I was not still sick, I would totally explain in detail how bat-shit insane this lady was.

I got the new Cold Play single, and i can only express approval for the new song. I’m sure there are people out there that will tear it down with their wrecking ball words, but it’s a damn good song.

I’m going to go get some Ice Cream.

“Idealism precedes experience”