Jimmy knew about the monsters that were in his closet. He knew about the ones that lives under his bed. The entire room was full of them, hidden in one place or another. He might never have known if they weren’t so clumsy. Continue reading “Things That Go “Bump” In The Night”
Fear the power of Negascrot!
“Okay, the first rule is that you have to have a cool name that strikes fear into the hearts of the bad guys. Ummm…. Okay, how’s this sound? Negascrot! That’s scary, isn’t it?” Continue reading “Fear the power of Negascrot!”
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Six degrees from Blake
Have you heard the theory that you can find a connection between yourself and Kevin Bacon within six degrees? Something like “My brother worked at a dry cleaner, a production assistant cleaned his clothes there on Thursdays, that guy went on a date with another PA, she worked on a certain project with a director and that guy directed a movie starring Kevin Bacon.” Just imagine—you’re that close to knowing Kevin Bacon.
Here’s another diagram I created today that I find rather interesting: My little brother graduated from The Blake School (the same school I did), he had many friends, my mother sometimes gets together with their mothers for lunch, one of those mothers graduated from The Blake School, she told my mother and my mother told me that this weekend is Homecoming, which also makes it Reunion Weekend.
See? Less than eight hours ago, I found out when my 10th year high school reunion was and it was within six degrees. It would have been fewer if they’d put that information on the card the school sent me three weeks ago, but this was way more exciting.
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Oktoberfest in the suburbs
While Lakeville has been developing at an astronomical rate around Interstate 35, the downtown area has been trapped in a bubble that’s hardly changed since my childhood in the late 70s and early 80s. (There’s one main street that has a single stoplight, maybe a mile long, it still has a four-lane bowling alley… very old, very quaint. I like it.) But once a year, the Lakeville Lions turn it into a loud and obnoxious party town.
Okay, maybe that’s a bit of an exaggeration, but it’s still Oktoberfest and there’s still plenty of beer, loud (accordion) music and people wearing lampsh… lederhosen. Since my dad is a member of the Lions and was selling brats that evening, I thought I should at least come by to say “Hi”, grab a bite to eat, maybe win something in a drawing, find some girls who recognized me from TV… two out of four wasn’t bad. Continue reading “Oktoberfest in the suburbs”
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Censorship Sucks!
Technically, I guess I’m not being censored at this point, but…
Earlier today, a friend from the production company called after she checked out the blog and all the “Beauty & The Geek” entries. She recommended that because they’re casting for the second season, it would probably be safer if I took down the entries explaining how I got onto the show. Some potential contestants might have expectations after what they read, so if something happens or doesn’t happen the way I wrote it, they might get confused and/or pissed off, mention that they heard something different from me and then we’re both screwed, which for me could mean the blog getting shut down.
This is some serious irony, if you ask me:
I wrote a bunch of blog entries about how I got cast on B&tG.
Because it did so well, a lot of people have read this blog.
Also because it did so well, they’re casting for a second season.
If potential contestants for the second season read certain blog entries, I might get in trouble.
Therefore, because the show did so well, I might get in trouble.
It’s possible that nothing would happen, but to avoid incurring the wrath of the bloodthirsty lawyers, I privatized the pre-“in L.A.” entries describing the casting process so no one can read them. In addition: DISCLAIMER: The casting process will be different for each potential contestant, so don’t rely on anything I’ve written previously. If that doesn’t keep me out of trouble… anyone got a spare crucifix?
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Light a Candle
Today marks the 4th anniversary of the destruction of the World Trade Center. That morning, I was studying in Hachey Commons at William Mitchell College of Law. I looked up and noticed a group of people staring at a television in the corner of the room, so I walked over and joined them just as the second plane hit and turned into a giant fireball. As I was turning away to go to class, the first building fell. (Ours was an “online” section, so we all had wireless Internet access for taking quizzes, downloading study materials, etc. The professor made a futile plea for all of us to pay attention for the next hour.)
Hurricane Katrina hit the gulf coast earlier this month and the resulting damage continues to climb. While surfing the Web, reading the newspaper and watching the television, we learn of horrors unimaginable to those of us who have never experienced it. A city under water, people jammed into a football stadium for safety as they run out of food and water, homes and belongings completely destroyed… a descent into chaos.
From chaos comes order. A nation, united as one to recover from these tragedies. By donating money or clothes, giving aid to people who have nothing left or simply providing moral support, we will work together and we will recover. In the face of tragedy, we are family. Brothers and sisters, I light a candle for those whom we have lost. Be safe and be well.
