47 Project

When My Right Brain is Tired

47Project — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 18:29:04 +0000

Lately I’ve been trying to pencil in some time paint or draw or go take pictures somewhere new. I’m inspired during the day at work but after I get home, hang out with the kids, deal with straightening up, it’s so hard to not want to just veg out. I’ve been going through some personal stuff and working a lot lately and my left brain is soaking up all my mental power.

The good news is that I’ve been playing a lot more music lately and my band is coming along great on the songwriting front. I’ve started writing some more accoustic stuff that is my own as well and am hoping to get a decent song list together with originals after I move out and get my own place. Moving is a pain in the arse but I’m almost there! I’m gonna take some pictures this weekend hopefully at my friend’s birthday party in Sacramento to document some of the raucous behavior and good times.

Jon Stewart is STILL My Hero

47Project — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 18:21:13 +0000

His sarcasm and cynicism speaks to my heart in magical ways. Here’s a clip of him talking about all the jackasses that are trying to make a certain VP candidate look like a worthy candidate. Is it just me or is Karl Rove’s head getting exponentially bigger every time he’s on camera? Either way..check out this clip…lots of good stuff. I almost spit my tea on my screen at work….

Tennis Ball Fight

47Project — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 01:20:34 +0000

As a father of 3 boys, my household is active non-stop. Usually when I get off work I try and take them somewhere that is not in the house to go blow off some steam. Boys also need physical activities on almost a constant basis. One of the things I do is take my sons out with a bunch of tennis balls to the beach and we basically throw them at each other. No one gets hurt except for the occasional shot to the nads. Kind of a long video but a record of us having fun none the less.

My Oldest On Video

47Project — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 01:11:30 +0000

My ex just sent me this funny video of our oldest son. He was making some movies at a friend’s house. He was the “victim” in this one. I love kids’ imaginations and how sites like YouTube give them a canvas to do stuff like this.

Art and Skateboarding

47Project — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 04:41:51 +0000

So for those that know me I’ve been in the skate/surf retail industry for a few years and love skate vids. I saw this on the Everyone tab of FriendFeed just randomly. Great soundtrack and cinematography. I thought it was totally unique.

skate - shot on red - 120 fps from opus magnum prod. on Vimeo.

I Love Zombies

47Project — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 15:55:15 +0000

I can’t hide it. It’s who I am. Since I was a kid I’ve been fascinated with the concept of the undead. When I saw my first George Romero flick - Dawn of the Dead, the original - my life was changed. I saw Night of the Living Dead, Day of The Dead, Land of the Dead, and recently Diary of The Dead. There were a couple other movies that I saw that approached the zombie concept but I didn’t think any of them were as creepy as Romero’s style. Anyway, a friend of mine recently turned me onto this claymation for zombie lovers….complete with pieces of the soundtrack from David Lynch’s Twin Peaks. Enjoy.

Camping Trip at Butano State Park, CA

47Project — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 16:42:20 +0000

I just got back from taking my 3 sons on a camping trip in the bay area. We had a great time, ate a bunch of crappy snack food and s’mores, and didn’t sleep much. Lots of hiking and exploring the Pescadero area. It was a blast and we can’t wait to go again. Here’s some photos from the trip:

Pictures From The Download Festival in Philly

47Project — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 16:34:55 +0000

I got back from my trip a couple weekends ago and got some decent shots of the show. It was my first east coast experience and business trip outside of California. Some interesting moments for sure from ejecting drunks out of our corporate exhibit tent to a cab driver that was driving almost 100mph on the way to the airport while he was half asleep to the gallons of sweat and electrolytes that poured out of my body at any moment of the day. I’m not used to that kind of humidity. I ate an an awesome cuban restaurant called Cuba Libre. That place had amazing Mojitos and I don’t even really like those drinks. Below are just a few of my photos.

My First Trip To The East Coast

47Project — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 00:02:07 +0000

It’s finally here..a trip to the east coast! I started a new job in early July that requires some travel. I’ll be working at the Download Festival 2008 in New Jersey and am super excited. My job is to create content for the social media/blogosphere so it’s right up my alley, plus it’s a music event, which is even more up my alley. The only bummer is that I didn’t have time to pad my stay there with an extra day so that I could take some pictures of the city. Maybe some other time. If I manage to get some shots out before the sun goes down tomorrow, I’ll make sure to post them!

Peace out beatches.

Travis Barker: His Drumming Helps People

47Project — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 17:48:35 +0000

If you know me you know that I’m obsessed with drums and drumming. I found this old video from 2003 where Travis Barker (Blink 182, Box Car Racer, Transplants, etc.) was a guest on the Jimmy Kimmel show doing a sketch about how he uses his drumming to help people. He’s always seemed a little uptight to me so this was cool to see that he could chip away at his ego at least a little bit. Enjoy.