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This man has to be insane... insanely brilliant!

The first day of school was more stress than anything else. I've gotten myself into some pretty hard classes and I'm starting to wonder if I'm going to be able to conquer French. The next two years of college will feature LOTS AND LOTS of french so I'm hoping that yesterday's "hit the ground running because we want half the class to drop" class is not going to be like every day there. If it is, you will see the mental breakdowns start to appear around October.

RTF seems like it's going to be a fun challenge. I haven't gotten to see 317 yet but 318 is about actually making stuff and learning how to make it. It's the class I've been wanting since I heard the term "coverage" on my first DVD so many years ago.

Astronomy.... the teacher wrote the friggin book and it looks like it'll be a breeze.

Oh, this will be my only plug on the blog but if you are reading this and NOT going to Improv Lite at 5:30 today, then you are no longer my friend :)

Quick Updates from the front line of dorm room living

The Nebraska Trilogy.pdf



This is an updated link, which is in fact the same farther down the page. I just wanted to repost the link because I've updated the file with a proper title page and, at the suggestion of my Uncle Marc, removed the introduction.



Uncle Marc, Connie and I went to see "The Oh in Ohio" tonight and I had a great time hanging out with them. It's always nice when you have such supportive family members nearby during college. The whole outline for the trilogy was in fact written at their house. We talked a little bit about the scripts and I anxiously await what he has to say about it because if their is one thing Uncle Marc does well, it's talking frankly.



If you wanna catch me Monday, stop on by the SEC office. I'll be there chilling with my DS Lite.

The story of the day is that there is no story

Well, the moving in is complete and my new roommate has arrived (good man, I don't forsee screaming matches like last year) and I plan on meeting with my Uncle Marc and Connie later today to see The Oh in Ohio.

Life is good.

I am so bored though. There is not much to do and I have yet to see a SINGLE friend in Austin yet. I may be a bit early but yeesh people, get back to school so I can hang out. I've got a few tasks to do on Monday concerning loans, possible parking problems, and checking on the SEC so you may see me around campus a lot on Monday. And now for the fastest updates in my life in...

Bits and Pieces

The Dobie Dorm will help with weight loss, living on the sixth floor is just low enough to be climbable in a pinch.

Filesharing, hell piracy period, will be very difficult with this crappy internet connection. No limits on downloading, just uploading, making bittorent prohibitive.

I sent a facebook message to Thai, telling him I would like to join Gigglepants. Cross your fingers folks.

Jed Brown is still the man, he'll be getting an e-mail after this with a status update.

I have to play all of my PS2 games in MONO now because of the crappy A/V hookups with the new cheap TV.

I have a coffee machine, coffee, sugar, creme, but no measuring spoon.

Yay for open-source!

Jed Brown.... You're my hero.



Jed Brown is the main, possibly sole, programmer for Performancing for Firefox. He just sent a new beta version of his software that works with Blogger Beta.



If you see this post, then he has worked his programming voodoo into a workable extension.



I've now gotten 85% of my stuff into place at the dorm room. I still haven't unpacked my clothes but all of the electronics are in place, which is the most important aspect. The roomie hasn't come in yet so I got the prime locations in the room. It's not like I've controlled the room but I do have the better half. The one with the view.



Oooooh. The view!

Maybe I should say more

The link below you is for the entire first draft of the Nebraska Trilogy. Three short screenplays written over the summer by yours truly. This represents the largest writing project I have ever completed, school or otherwise. Comments, suggestions, heck, even flames are welcomed. All I ask is that you read the whole piece before you make an opinion.

To say that having this piece finished is relieving is an understatement. It was very ambitious of me to say I could finish the whole project in a summer, but I managed to pull it off and the result is what I consider to be the best material I have ever written. That's not saying it's a masterwork, I'm saying it's the best stuff I've done, a big difference.

Please enjoy!

Need I Say More? Click the link!

The Nebraska Trilogy.pdf

Can You Picture That?

Ok folks, if you don't like the constant YouTubing of the site, just tell me so. But until then I have a great clip from the ultimate children's movie. Folks, it's Muppet Time!

The Nut Shot- Madrigal Night Live Behind The Scenes #2

Late. Can't Sleep. Must.... Blog

I don't really have much to say tonight (or morning.) My facebook friend activity has been very high today for some reason. I think all my Cedar Point co-workers got fired today and started adding me. I also had to delete some wall posts because while some people find random sexual comments and crude jokes amusing on Facebook walls, I don't. That was one aspect of Nebraska humor I never really enjoyed engaging in.

It should only be a matter of days before my firefox extension (known as Performancing Firefox) should be updated to blogger beta. As far as the layout goes, I'm fine with the new changes but until I can edit the raw HTML code I'm not going to be 100% happy. I like being able to add content wherever I like to the site. And while drag and drop is easier, it enables less freedom. If you don't know a damn thing about what I'm talking about head on over to google news and search blogger beta.

NOTE: Just lost my train of thought here

MNL News. The next behind the scenes clip should come up later today. I'm thinking this will be a short compilation of the best scene I shot all last year. Including a long take that I loved but made no sense to include in the final cut.

I Wish I Could Go Back To College

Never have I been so damn excited to go back to school! I miss you guys!

It's the beginning of a new age

So I have now officially switched over to Blogger's new beta service. Some features (like my ad) are now gone for a short time while they work out the kinks. I am basically adding this post as a test to see if my lovely Firefox extension, which is my main blogging program, can update to the site now. That being said I am enjoying adding all these little knick-knacks to my blog like the new facebook badge on the left side. I hope to continue to customize the site before heading back to Austin, but right now I want to see if switching to Blogger Beta was a good idea or not.

here's a new YouTube spot to make it worthwhile.

NOTE: After originally posting this entry my firefox extension could NOT update to the new site. This means that some posting may slow until an update. I doubt it however.

New Bright Eyes Album- Color me happy

I am NOT EMO!


That being said, I love Bright Eyes. I love them like fat boys love cake and skinny girls love blow. Does the fact that I just bought shirts from Hot Topic alter my first statement?


I swear I'm not emo.


But this October Bright Eyes will come out with a rarities comp and I will be buying that sucker on vinyl. Why vinyl? Because Bright Eyes, like many indie bands, likes to make some songs rare on purpose by going out of print real easily and then rerelease the songs to make an extra buck.

It’s Cool, We Can Still Be Friends is one of my favorite rare Bright Eyes tracks and I only have a crappy MP3 of it. Well the only version of the disc that has this song is the vinyl version of the comp. Damn you Saddle Creek!


In other news...


I purchased about $300 dollars worth of school supplies and clothes today across Findlay and the internet. I should have enough jeans to last me this year unlike last year where the jeans would run out by Wednesday and the shirts would last til next Tuesday. I also got a cool 512MB USB Key since I keep losing my 128MB one. I figure I'll attach this one to the keychain like you should.


On www.youtube.com/group/MNL you'll be able to find a new cut of the first MNL ad. I've decided to recut some footage on iMovie to increase the quality, I'm also going back to the original DV tapes for footage, something that should help keep quality up. Behind the scenes footage should come about twice a month from now on, depending on time issues.


On a very imporant note, I will not be releasing MNL on DVD like I've been promising since Feburary. After looking over the footage again I realize it's just too crappy to be shown on television. Not the quality of the show, just the recording of the show. It constantly loses it's auto-focus and I just feel it would be a waste. However, because of this decision that means that the whole show, skit by skit, will be released on YouTube over the course of the semester. Thus making the show available for the whole world, for free. I'm sorry if you've been looking foward to the DVD but I think this solution will be the best for the show.


Besides that, just remember I will be leaving for Austin in 10 days! And I promise to come back with a splash, in fact, the blog will be updated from the road in a very special way. Keep checking back with the site for more updates on lots of stuff.

Inspiring Posters... from the 24th Century

If you are in any way a nerd, this speaks to your heart.

PS3 vs. Wii - Apple Style!

I LOVE THIS VIDEO!

The Raw Feed

Hey guys!  Welcome to the now official launch of Musings from Austin, Texas. Here is the first ORIGINAL production from the site.

Sneak Preview- So Close

Well it's almost the end of the Sneak Preview and I have no idea how I'm going to spread the word when I really launch the site. Already I have more posts on this blog than the last one I made so I'm fairly confident that I can continue to write stuff up for the site.  Here are some...

Bits & Pieces

In the room across from me, John (mi step-padre) is selling frozen steaks to somebody. It's fun listening in private to all these conversations about cuts and quality. I'd say he's a fairly laid-back pitchman but it works for him.

I'm thinking about trying to trade a PSP for an iPod, any takers?

The Rolling Stones are playing Austin. Now I would pay $75 to see the 70's Rolling Stones, but now? I'm on the fence espcially since with ticket prices these days I can see two smaller shows for the same price.

Congrats to "meganberry" on being the first real person to post a comment on the site. Oh by the way, that comment, was  the greatest thing anyone has ever typed to me :)

I really should e-mail Jay from my UT job.

Tonight I show my parents Mallrats and then go see Tallidega Nights (Spelling?) Besides that I'm just going to relax today and not do much.

I may get some content for the launch ready as I have it but it's not cut yet.

Sneak Preview- This is dedicated to the one I love

This one's for you...

Sneak Preview- She Loves Me

I think you only need to read my Facebook wall to understand the title of the post. I think we can all be clear on one thing folks. I am finally on the road to rediscovering love. I fact I know I have found it because I can't STOP THINKING ABOUT HER!

Sneak Preview- The End Is Soon

That's right folks, my time with Cedar Point is almost up and I can not wait for that to happen. Whoever told me that working at an amusement park would be fun confused "working" with "visiting."

When my time is through with Cedar Point this site will feature an OVERLOAD of content. I just catalogued some of my DV tapes today and I figured I had about 4 DV tapes worth of unreleased footage from MNL. In just one week you will begin to see some of that footage. You'll also begin to see me comment more on stuff going on in the world. Geeky stuff like the fact that Ubisoft is coming out with Far Cry for the Wii!!!!

AWESOME

The Wii is my new obsession, as it is always every five years when the next generation of consoles come out. There will be more talk of my quest for the Wii later.

August 10th or 11th will be the official launch of the site. I know not a lot (if any) are visiting the site now but I hope to change that by contacting people and letting them know I'm going to put some work into making a nice reflection of myself.

oh, and to end this post I have a very calm video by Sufjan Stevens. I didn't know a thing about this guy until I saw a small little movie at SXSW called "Danielson: A Family Movie OR Make A Joyful Noise... HERE!" After that I just had to get this song.

Enjoy, more updates coming on Monday I hope.