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I'll need a dog-sitter for Sasha from December 18-28. Such a position would be compensated (if desired) by money or a nice dinner or whatever.

Posted on facebook. Re-posted here:

If the Earth had rings like Saturn (really interesting and beautiful video):
http://www.flixxy.com/earth-rings-3ds-max-animation.htm

This (the first half of the clip. Haven't watched the second half.) is a great example of one of the many reasons why I love the Armored Core series. Epic scale? They has it.

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So I got into the show at Fort Whoop-Up this summer. They usually do a murder mystery, but this year they've decided to go with a gunfight. We'll be using actual black powder blanks, so this is NOT your standard cap-gun fight. We're bringing the freaking cannons into play. If you'd like to come see it (I recommend it), the shows are the evenings of:
JULY: 9, 10, 11, 17, 18, 24, 25, 31
AUGUST: 1, 7, 8, 14, 15, 21, 22
I believe there's some sort of meal that's a part of the event, so if you're interested call the Fort at (403)329-0444 for ticket prices, details, etc.

Next order of business: For those who don't know, I consider the Pontiac Aztec and the Chrysler PT Cruiser to be two of the ugliest cars ever designed. I have recently found out about a new car that gives both of them a run for their money. The Nissan Cube:
http://www.nissan.ca/vehicles/cars/cube/en/
Now, don't get me wrong, the idea is neat. It's an inexpensive "car" (~$17,000) that's designed to be non-conformist. At least, as non-conformist as a box on wheels can be (hence the name "Cube"). For one, it's intentionally asymmetrical. Not necessarily a bad thing, but again, the Nissan Cube is fugly. For two, it has an optional interior shag carpet (yes, you have to pay extra for it). It's not even in a useful place (the floor), but rather it is a 5-7 inch circle on the dashboard. Again, this could be cool if you could use it as a place to store your cell phone/iPod, etc. but it in fact comes with a large label warning you against putting anything there, as it'll just fall off or become a hazard while driving.
They. Make. You. Pay. For. A. Fucking. Circle. Of. Carpet. That. Just. Sits. There. And. Doesn't. Do. A. Damn. Thing!!!
While I'm sure it'll establish a fan base, I personally want to shoot whoever decided to give this entire project a green light.

So I just went through an incredibly fucked up hour or so. To put it one way, it was as though somebody kicked my imagination into overdrive, but forgot to tell it to make any damn sense!

It started as an incredible surge of creative energy that felt like it was rushing to my fingertips, but couldn't come out. Then I started getting random snippets of thought: names, colors, shapes, motions, whatever. None of them really correlated to each other in any way, just kinda spilling forth as they pleased.

Eventually, I got restless enough that I chose to go out and walk around; just see where it took me. If you're familiar with stream of consciousness writing, imagine full body stream of consciousness for about an hour or so. I swear I must've looked like I was doing a really fucked up dance around Nicholas Sheran Park (yes, it took me around the whole park).

I just did whatever my creativity wanted to do. If it said go left, I went left. If it said shrug my shoulders, I did that. It had me shouting, whispering, spinning, twirling, swearing, questioning...

At the end it got colder outside, or maybe I just began to notice as it petered out, but eventually it just cooled off, and I came home. Figured I'd write the experience down in case anyone wanted to read it, though I guess it's the kind of thing people probably wouldn't be interested in. Though, if you did find it interesting, kewl.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theremin
^^^
Awesomely cool musical instrument. See videos:
http://www.youtube.com/results?search_type=&search_query=theremin&aq=f

In other news: Many updates have happened, none posted. Crazy busy, news later (I hope).

So I applied for a theatre-based job today. Probably one of the most awesome offers I've ever seen.

The job offer is from Consort School in Consort, AB (east of Red Deer, like Medicine Hat is east of Lethbridge). They're putting on a production of "Pirates of Penzance" (by grade 8, 10, & 12 students), and they want a University drama student to come up and help them out.

The job would be only four days (two in April, two in June), and would involve teaching the very basic fundamentals of stage action such as movement on stage, stage combat, characterization, etc.

Doing this would garner Assistant Director credit, room and board are provided, and pays $800!!!

If you ask me, that's a sweet deal.

Pulled out of Emo-angsty-ness. Thanks for the support!

Any of you whom I've talked to about my Angel/Demon movie idea knows I've talked about the idea of swords with angel/demon wings as the blades. For those who don't know, here's a brief summary:

Angels and Demons, existing on other planes of existence from this one, are unable to affect objects existing on this plane of existence. As such, they partner with a human whom is granted a sword of an angel or demon's wing. The sword must be wielded by the human, as it exists on this plane, but channels the angelic or demonic powers of the human's partner.

Well, I finally got down and drew a concept sketch of the swords. Not really very refined, and I wish they were more polished, but I really just wanted to see how the blades and guards looked. Check it out on DeviantArt if you want:
http://Saberus.deviantart.com/art/Angel-and-Demon-Swords-113617063
(no, I'm not doing the thumbnail again because DeviantArt and Livejournal hate each other.)


Lastly, there's a girl at work whom I've always found highly attractive (physically, mentally, and personality), but have always considered a non-option since she had a boyfriend. She has recently broken up with her boyfriend, ending their long relationship. While kinda bummed out and sorry for her, I kinda can't help but do a little happy-dance inside. Though, of course, true to form I'm muddling up all my thoughts by thinking too much about it. I'm just gonna try to step back, get my thoughts in order, and not least of all: give her some space and time!

So, for those of you who would be interested, but don't necissarily keep track of such things:

It's Sasha's 5th Birthday!!!

Woo!

I know it's minor, but one of my pet peeves is when people answer "Everything" to questions like "How much did they tell you?" or "How much do you remember?" and people accept it at face value.

For example:
"Wow, you were so out of it last night! How much do you remember?"
"Everything."

Really? Do they really remember everything, or do they just think they do because they can't remember the stuff that they can't remember happening?

Or:
"Oh man, how much did they tell you?"
"Everything."

Again, really? Or was there something that they didn't tell you, and you just don't know it because they didn't tell you?

I know it's minor, but it makes Mike SO ANGRY!

:P

So tonight's guest on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart was Bishop Gene Robinson, the first openly gay bishop of the Episcopalian Church. He had delivered the opening prayer at President Obama's inauguration. This is how their interview started.

JON: There were so many people in Washington today. With it being so crowded it must have been especially difficult for you as a Bishop, only being able to move diagonally...
GENE: Jon, what you're forgetting is that there's also a Queen in play on the board.

So "Arcadia" callbacks are scheduled for today at 2 and 7 PM. They said they'd let us know by e-mail.

Given that it's now 11:30 PM and I haven't heard a thing, I'm assuming I didn't get a callback.

This is not necessarily a bad thing. Callbacks are for people the director is not sure about, and would like to see more of what they can do. Not getting a callback means at least one of:

a) They know for sure that they don't want me.
b) They know for sure that they do want me.
c) They already know what I can do, and casting will depend on what other people can do.

Here's hoping for option 'b'.

Though, if I don't get in it's really no big deal. I've already got all the credit I can get for being in plays, so this is all just experience and resume work now.

So I made a hair-brained mistake lately.

Facebook has this application you can add called "Compare Friends". Simply, it asks you something like "who would you rather kiss" and presents you with two people on your friends' list.

I thought that this would be a very interesting study, so I tried out the application. I randomly and haphazardly selected choices and went through the questions in my study to better understand the application itself (what kinds of questions does it ask?, how does the ranking system work?, why haven't I seen [x friend] here yet?).

What I failed to consider is the fact that it might inform these friends that I was comparing them.

whoops.

If anyone here is also on facebook, and got something like that, I apologize if any offense was dealt, as it was not intentional. Please disregard choices, as they were based on evaluating the system, NOT on the actual choices.

My "Arcadia" audition is today.

It's an odd sensation being incredibly nervous and incredibly excited at the same time. I'm confident I'll do well, so it's now all a matter of whether or not Brian agrees.

Wish me luck! Unless you're of the belief that wishing an actor good luck is actually bad luck (which is why we say 'break a leg').

So I've made a very dangerous discovery lately:

I really like Versace.
http://www.versace.com

Wallets of my world, beware!

(seriously, the cheap stuff is like $200. There are a few coats I want that are $2500-$3000! Definitely something for when I'm rich and famous. But, that's what I get for being so damn picky about aesthetics...)

So I've found a hilarious (though slightly on the stupid humour end) song and accompanying music video.

It's for the song "Jizz in my Pants" by The Lonely Island. Check it out:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4pXfHLUlZf4

So with all the snow on the ground in Lethbridge, I've made an interesting discovery.

Given that city crews either don't work, or work with the shovel four feet in the air (real effective), a lot of snow accumulates on the roads. People go through this snow and leave tracks. Thease tracks make the roads act like a roller coaster.

Literally, the snow has tried to steer my van for me, and I've had to fight it. Fun...



In other news, "Arcadia" auditions are next week, so I'm super stoked!

So I assisted in arresting someone at The Bay today.

I wasn't actually on a shift. I was in to drop a couple things off and the like, when the Loss Prevention officer recruited me into assisting him apprehend a shoplifter. Funny thing: At The Bay, the LP officers ARE allowed to arrest you, and we have two holding cells just in case.

The guy was actually pretty cooperative overall, but he wasn't initially. Yeah... It's fun being one of the people participating when the guy has to be dragged down to the floor in the middle of the mall so the LP officer can get handcuffs on him.

He ended up getting charged with Shoplifting under $5000 (immediately released because it was a first offense, and he was going to a long term detox facility in Fort Macleod before continuing treatment in Calgary). Additionally, he has been banned from all HBC stores (The Bay, Zellers, Home Outfitters, and Fields) as well as all grounds and buildings occupied by HBC for five years. What was he trying to steal? A $36 pair of sunglasses.

Ah well, I'm gonna get an extra two hours pay because of it.

So, after what's probably been just over a year (due to hard drive failures and needing to somehow get it all back, etc. mixed with an insane schedule) I've written the next chapter in my book.

It's a big'un too. Both in length, and in the events which transpire. Actually, it's got some of the biggest events I've planned for the book.

So, for those who are proofreading for me (and still interested), or those whom are curious, hunt me down if you wanna read it. ^_^