I teach a moviemaking club once a week at a local school in the area. This was one we did for fun together as a class. The shot demanded that the students act a little wild and crazy in the classroom. I was very conflicted. The teacher in me was greatly concerned with the unbridled [...]
The other day I was sitting at a desk I’ve been working at as of late, when I noticed one of those Magic 8-Ball things. Only this one was yellow and had a smiley face on it. I figured it was some sort of positively-influenced brand of Magic 8-ball, so I thought this would be [...]
“I’m going in.” I’m pretty sure these words are always a prelude to being awesome. Just saying them aloud makes you want to go kick some mass and take some names. It makes you want to complete the most daredevil of schemes and the most risky of operations. They turn you into the biggest, baddest, [...]
Those who know me well may have noticed that I avoid using foul language. As a youth I had a standing arrangement with my best friends who knew that if they swore in my presence they were to receive a painful slug to the arm. Obviously that proved to be of benefit to them as [...]
Once upon a time, I used poor judgement. I know that may come as a shock to many of you on account of my excellent and spotless record over the years -cough- but I must confess, I have not always been the exemplary pillar of valor that I am today. It all went down in [...]
Not too long ago I was a finalist for a very fancy “dream job” for Major League Baseball. They wanted someone who could write well, who would be entertaining on camera, and who lives for baseball. Needless to say, I was a prime candidate even before they received my awesome video. They ended up flying [...]
Ok, I broke the 4th wall. I’m sorry. But I had good reason. When I was a kid I read possibly every book there is to read about Walt Disney. Once in jr. high school, I even chose Walt Disney for my autobiography book report. The book, was in fact, not an autobiography, and I [...]
It is no secret that I have a thing for Disney princesses. While most of these movies were probably designed to appeal to young girls with father issues, inspiring them to be true to themselves, forge their own path and make friends with animals, I embraced these movies for an entirely different reason: the women. [...]
I’m about to tell you a story. It’s a throwing up story, so you are officially forewarned. Once a group of high school students including myself were going up to the hills to camp. On the way, we decided to stop at a popular restaurant that I may or may not have worked at at some point [...]
One of my absolute favorite things to do when riding roller coasters is to figure out where the camera is and try to get a good picture. It all started many, many, many, years ago when this guy (who would later become my brother in law), and I rode some roller coaster by the beach. [...]