Showing posts with label Side Note. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Side Note. Show all posts
Monday, August 22, 2011
Friday, August 12, 2011
How Sci-Fi Changed My Life
Okay, now that I'm changing my direction in writing, I wanted to give you a bit of background in to how Sci-Fi has effected my life and how it has molded me into the person I am.
When I was a young lad, most of my reading experience was with scripture, or baby books, or Roald Dahl (still a big fan of his today). One day my mother wanted to encourage me to read more, so she handed me a copy of Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card and encouraged me to read it with her. The book was so different from anything that I had experienced before. It was so mature and it spoke to the loneliness and angst that I was feeling at the time. The visuals told within the book opened up a new world in my mind and I could feel myself right along Ender watching it all unfold. This was the first time that I could say that I envisioned the entire book.
Later on, for a friend's birthday, I went to the theater to watch the movie The Fifth Element. We had some crappy seats, and I remember being annoyed by that until the movie began. Once it got started I couldn't think, look or listen to anything else. My mind and body was glued to the screen. It was so fantastical and quick. It was funny, but action-packed. I remember thinking at that exact moment in my life "This is what I want to do with my life." From that moment on I focused my time and energy into becoming a filmmaker. I wrote stories that were in the same style (and looking back on it now, probably copied almost entirely) as the movie that had knocked me off my feet. It has been an obsession that has lasted me for a majority of my life. I even had to buy the Blu-ray when I could afford it because the DVD just wasn't cutting it.
In the last year or so, another Sci-Fi piece of literature has effected me so much so, that it has helped drive my decision to focus my life in pursuit of writing and becoming more adept at Sci-Fi. It was a script. An unproduced, but up and coming spec called I'm.Mortal by famed writer/director Andrew Niccol (who also did Gattica and S1m0ne). He has now finished production on the film and the title has changed to the generic In Time, but I warn you - do not think of this film as generic. It has impacted me in a way that few may understand and even more may find ridiculous, but to me it is significant. I eagerly anticipate the release of the film, but I know that because I love the screenplay so much I may be disappointed (it kind of happened with Source Code). Either way, I am excited by writing and talking about Sci-Fi now and I hope to be able to do as good of a job as Mr. Niccol someday.
So those are only a few examples of how it has effected and changed my life. What about you? Have you been effected by Sci-Fi (good or bad)? What experiences have you had that made you love/hate it?
When I was a young lad, most of my reading experience was with scripture, or baby books, or Roald Dahl (still a big fan of his today). One day my mother wanted to encourage me to read more, so she handed me a copy of Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card and encouraged me to read it with her. The book was so different from anything that I had experienced before. It was so mature and it spoke to the loneliness and angst that I was feeling at the time. The visuals told within the book opened up a new world in my mind and I could feel myself right along Ender watching it all unfold. This was the first time that I could say that I envisioned the entire book.
Later on, for a friend's birthday, I went to the theater to watch the movie The Fifth Element. We had some crappy seats, and I remember being annoyed by that until the movie began. Once it got started I couldn't think, look or listen to anything else. My mind and body was glued to the screen. It was so fantastical and quick. It was funny, but action-packed. I remember thinking at that exact moment in my life "This is what I want to do with my life." From that moment on I focused my time and energy into becoming a filmmaker. I wrote stories that were in the same style (and looking back on it now, probably copied almost entirely) as the movie that had knocked me off my feet. It has been an obsession that has lasted me for a majority of my life. I even had to buy the Blu-ray when I could afford it because the DVD just wasn't cutting it.
In the last year or so, another Sci-Fi piece of literature has effected me so much so, that it has helped drive my decision to focus my life in pursuit of writing and becoming more adept at Sci-Fi. It was a script. An unproduced, but up and coming spec called I'm.Mortal by famed writer/director Andrew Niccol (who also did Gattica and S1m0ne). He has now finished production on the film and the title has changed to the generic In Time, but I warn you - do not think of this film as generic. It has impacted me in a way that few may understand and even more may find ridiculous, but to me it is significant. I eagerly anticipate the release of the film, but I know that because I love the screenplay so much I may be disappointed (it kind of happened with Source Code). Either way, I am excited by writing and talking about Sci-Fi now and I hope to be able to do as good of a job as Mr. Niccol someday.
So those are only a few examples of how it has effected and changed my life. What about you? Have you been effected by Sci-Fi (good or bad)? What experiences have you had that made you love/hate it?
Friday, April 15, 2011
Fat
I need to get fit. I've gained about 20 pounds in the last few months - probably because of all the free snacking time and heightened sit-down-edness that I'm experiencing at the moment.
This week I have been working out daily and regulating what I eat by only eating two fistfulls of food every two hours. Of course I'm trying to regulate what type of food as well, I've been leaning towards the natural fruits, veggies and grains. I'm also tracking my calories on the iPhone app Lose It!
My goal is to get below 180 lbs by the end of July. This would make me very much happy.
Encouragement and good job's are well in order as I progress. Wish me luck!
Monday, January 3, 2011
Tried to remember this quote verbatim for my friend Tim, but couldn't.
To love is to suffer. To avoid suffering one must not love. But then one suffers from not loving. Therefore, to love is to suffer; not to love is to suffer; to suffer is to suffer. To be happy is to love. To be happy, then, is to suffer, but suffering makes one unhappy. Therefore, to be unhappy, one must love or love to suffer or suffer from too much happiness.
Sonja, Love & Death by Woody Allen (1975)
Wednesday, December 29, 2010
A Tale of Two Kitties
Ya, I know, I know - lame title riff. What do you expect though? I was up late reading Dickens.
Anyway, just want to formerly announce to all that Tiffany and I adopted a pair of cute kittens - my Christmas present to Her.
Tiffany opened a bunch of presents that were cat stuff, then the last present was a stuffed kitten with the words: "Let's go get a real kitty :)" She was kind of shocked at first. She just sat there staring at me. Then I asked if she was cool with it, she asked back "Are you cool with it? I'm not sure this is what we should be doing." I assured her that I thought about it quite a bit and I felt it was time to get one. Since we moved into a new place that was large enough it's an ideal situation for a pet.
Last night we went to the Bubank Animal Shelter to check out potential adoption. They were almost closed by the time we got there (Tiffany had to work until 5pm and they close at 6pm). We went to the back (through the smelly dog corridor) to the cat paddock.
Tiffany instantly went nuts. She is a huge cat lover - she grew up with cats in her house her whole life. She went to every single kennel and peered in at the cats. She played with them through the glass. It was really fun to watch.
Eventually a caretaker came by and we asked to look at a small orange tabby kitten. The caretaker opened it up and gave the kitten to Tiffany. There happened to be another kitten in there - the orange tabby's sister. It was grey and white with splotches of orange. I automatically latched to that one. The caretaker took out the second one and Tiffany and I held and played around with both. The grey instantly started purring for us. The orange one licked my hand and played around in our arms. Since they were closing up, we put the kittens back and told them we would decide overnight. The animal control guy said we could adopt if we wanted to, but we thought it necessary to sleep on it. The minute they put them back, both kittens started cuddling with each other.
As we got in the car I turned to Tiffany and said: "I feel that we need to get both of those kittens." Tiffany was kind of shocked I said that, but she felt the same exact way. Maybe we're just compensating for lack of children in our life. But that's the way we felt (deal with it).
CUT TO: Next day. I had planned to go pick them up first thing when the shelter opened at 10am. First I had to run some errands so I made it around 10:15am. I went straight to the animal control guy from last night and said "I'm here to adopt a cat... two actually." He had me head back to the cat paddock and bring the papers to the front for processing. Here's where it gets interesting...
As I made it into the cat paddock, two women were browsing the cats. One was about forty-ish in age and the other looked to be her mother of around seventy. Both women were looking at a different kennel at some black kittens so I thought nothing of it. I walked right in, grabbed the tabby kitten's papers and walked straight out.
With papers in hand, I proceeded to go through the paperwork with the animal control guy. A group of about five people gathered in line behind me to adopt their own pets. Suddenly, from out of nowhere, the woman and her mom tapped me on the shoulder. With a huff on her lips the woman grunted "are you adopting those kittens? Both of them?" I replied with a cheery "yes!" And with all the disdain in the world she asked "have you even seen them?" (note: It's law that you must hold the pet before adopting) I said "ya, we saw them last night."
At that point the mother pulled the woman along and said "let's go, come on!" And they left in a tussy.
The others around started to smirk and giggle. One woman asked me which ones I was getting, she had adopted another one of that litter. I mentioned casually to the group "I guess I just ruined their day..." They chuckled. The woman in line said to not worry and they shouldn't be such babies about it. I still felt a bit guilty, but not as much as the thought of not bringing both kittens home.
So that's it, that's the story of how I ruined those two women's day. Or the story of how we have our new pets. We don't have any names yet, any suggestions are welcomed (the geekier the name references, the bigger the kudos will be).
Anyway, just want to formerly announce to all that Tiffany and I adopted a pair of cute kittens - my Christmas present to Her.
Tiffany opened a bunch of presents that were cat stuff, then the last present was a stuffed kitten with the words: "Let's go get a real kitty :)" She was kind of shocked at first. She just sat there staring at me. Then I asked if she was cool with it, she asked back "Are you cool with it? I'm not sure this is what we should be doing." I assured her that I thought about it quite a bit and I felt it was time to get one. Since we moved into a new place that was large enough it's an ideal situation for a pet.
Last night we went to the Bubank Animal Shelter to check out potential adoption. They were almost closed by the time we got there (Tiffany had to work until 5pm and they close at 6pm). We went to the back (through the smelly dog corridor) to the cat paddock.
Tiffany instantly went nuts. She is a huge cat lover - she grew up with cats in her house her whole life. She went to every single kennel and peered in at the cats. She played with them through the glass. It was really fun to watch.
Eventually a caretaker came by and we asked to look at a small orange tabby kitten. The caretaker opened it up and gave the kitten to Tiffany. There happened to be another kitten in there - the orange tabby's sister. It was grey and white with splotches of orange. I automatically latched to that one. The caretaker took out the second one and Tiffany and I held and played around with both. The grey instantly started purring for us. The orange one licked my hand and played around in our arms. Since they were closing up, we put the kittens back and told them we would decide overnight. The animal control guy said we could adopt if we wanted to, but we thought it necessary to sleep on it. The minute they put them back, both kittens started cuddling with each other.
As we got in the car I turned to Tiffany and said: "I feel that we need to get both of those kittens." Tiffany was kind of shocked I said that, but she felt the same exact way. Maybe we're just compensating for lack of children in our life. But that's the way we felt (deal with it).
CUT TO: Next day. I had planned to go pick them up first thing when the shelter opened at 10am. First I had to run some errands so I made it around 10:15am. I went straight to the animal control guy from last night and said "I'm here to adopt a cat... two actually." He had me head back to the cat paddock and bring the papers to the front for processing. Here's where it gets interesting...
As I made it into the cat paddock, two women were browsing the cats. One was about forty-ish in age and the other looked to be her mother of around seventy. Both women were looking at a different kennel at some black kittens so I thought nothing of it. I walked right in, grabbed the tabby kitten's papers and walked straight out.
With papers in hand, I proceeded to go through the paperwork with the animal control guy. A group of about five people gathered in line behind me to adopt their own pets. Suddenly, from out of nowhere, the woman and her mom tapped me on the shoulder. With a huff on her lips the woman grunted "are you adopting those kittens? Both of them?" I replied with a cheery "yes!" And with all the disdain in the world she asked "have you even seen them?" (note: It's law that you must hold the pet before adopting) I said "ya, we saw them last night."
At that point the mother pulled the woman along and said "let's go, come on!" And they left in a tussy.
The others around started to smirk and giggle. One woman asked me which ones I was getting, she had adopted another one of that litter. I mentioned casually to the group "I guess I just ruined their day..." They chuckled. The woman in line said to not worry and they shouldn't be such babies about it. I still felt a bit guilty, but not as much as the thought of not bringing both kittens home.
So that's it, that's the story of how I ruined those two women's day. Or the story of how we have our new pets. We don't have any names yet, any suggestions are welcomed (the geekier the name references, the bigger the kudos will be).
Wednesday, September 29, 2010
Hearing is Better than Seeing
After being indirectly reprimanded by Bitter Script Reader, I will now proceed to write my post for today. And hopefully the trend will continue throughout the rest of the week.
I have a good excuse though (writing a pilot, cleaning my apartment, reading everyone's scripts), but I won't bore you with my whining.
Instead I will just complain.
I would like to file a complaint. My current work computer has some issues. Most of which I'm totally okay with: It runs super slow, the email program quits unexpectedly when I try and write an email, and there are nine (count them - 9) color lines running down my monitor - probably from dead pixels.
I'm totally alright with all of this. But I have one very large complaint right now:
My freakin' audio won't work.
I started it up the other day and it is now broken. Of course, I know if I restart my computer it will probably be fixed, but I don't have that kind of time. It takes FOREVER to start up all my programs and especially the phone book - which is absolutely essential to my work. I'll probably do it Friday night before I leave, but until then I'm audio-less.
Which means, I can't watch any cool and fun videos. Yay for the spike in productivity!
Boo for not being able to watch this:
It also means that when my favorite website: Dump.com, who has just started sharing videos, is unplayable on my computer right now.
I watched the first minute of a video without audio and it totally sucked. Woah, is me. I DEMAND YOUR PITY!!
Anyway, I've been working on my calendar for the Book Thing. I'm getting really jazzed!
Also planning on a post a day during the week like Bitter. I can only hope to entertain and educate.
I have a good excuse though (writing a pilot, cleaning my apartment, reading everyone's scripts), but I won't bore you with my whining.
Instead I will just complain.
I would like to file a complaint. My current work computer has some issues. Most of which I'm totally okay with: It runs super slow, the email program quits unexpectedly when I try and write an email, and there are nine (count them - 9) color lines running down my monitor - probably from dead pixels.
I'm totally alright with all of this. But I have one very large complaint right now:
My freakin' audio won't work.
I started it up the other day and it is now broken. Of course, I know if I restart my computer it will probably be fixed, but I don't have that kind of time. It takes FOREVER to start up all my programs and especially the phone book - which is absolutely essential to my work. I'll probably do it Friday night before I leave, but until then I'm audio-less.
Which means, I can't watch any cool and fun videos. Yay for the spike in productivity!
Boo for not being able to watch this:
It also means that when my favorite website: Dump.com, who has just started sharing videos, is unplayable on my computer right now.
I watched the first minute of a video without audio and it totally sucked. Woah, is me. I DEMAND YOUR PITY!!
Anyway, I've been working on my calendar for the Book Thing. I'm getting really jazzed!
Also planning on a post a day during the week like Bitter. I can only hope to entertain and educate.
Friday, June 25, 2010
It's in the Cards
This is a bit self-serving, but bear with me.
I've been told by a co-worker that my astrological sign is a Cancer (my birthday falls on July 6).
At first I was like "ho hum, what does that matter?" But after checking out a website that describes the personalities of a Cancer, I was dumbfounded at how much it describes me - not only as a person, but as a professional.
Let me explain...
Here are some traits of the Cancer people:
Emotional and loving
Intuitive and imaginative
Shrewd and cautious
Protective and sympathetic
All of that seems pretty straightforward and generalized. Sure I'm emotional (not outwardly) and loving. I really do think I'm intuitive and imaginative - two things that go well with writing. Shrewd and cautious? Maybe not so much. Protective I can be, also sympathetic.
Here are some less than admirable traits:
Changeable and moody
Overemotional and touchy
Clinging and unable to let go
Mmmm - I'm not that moody. Definitely changeable. I don't think the rest really apply to me.
So anyway, here's where it gets weird:
"Cancerians have a retentive memory, particularly for emotionally laden events which they can recall in detail for years afterwards. They are strongly governed by childhood memories and they tend to live intensely in the past in memory and in the future in imagination."
This is very interesting. So what I'm getting from this, is that I am able to recall vivid memories from my past (which is a great storytelling skill) and look forward to the future (imagination). Yay for me!
"Their abilities fit the Cancerian for a wide range of occupations. As they are interested in what people are thinking and able to judge what they can safely be told, they can be good journalists, writers or politicians, though in this last capacity they are more likely to remain in the background rather than attain prominent positions of power."
I definitely couldn't do politics - because I hate politics. Wouldn't be good for journalism either.
Writing it is!
(Oh, and also... there's a number associated with Cancers - 69. Just sayin')
I've been told by a co-worker that my astrological sign is a Cancer (my birthday falls on July 6).
At first I was like "ho hum, what does that matter?" But after checking out a website that describes the personalities of a Cancer, I was dumbfounded at how much it describes me - not only as a person, but as a professional.
Let me explain...
Here are some traits of the Cancer people:
Emotional and loving
Intuitive and imaginative
Shrewd and cautious
Protective and sympathetic
All of that seems pretty straightforward and generalized. Sure I'm emotional (not outwardly) and loving. I really do think I'm intuitive and imaginative - two things that go well with writing. Shrewd and cautious? Maybe not so much. Protective I can be, also sympathetic.
Here are some less than admirable traits:
Changeable and moody
Overemotional and touchy
Clinging and unable to let go
Mmmm - I'm not that moody. Definitely changeable. I don't think the rest really apply to me.
So anyway, here's where it gets weird:
"Cancerians have a retentive memory, particularly for emotionally laden events which they can recall in detail for years afterwards. They are strongly governed by childhood memories and they tend to live intensely in the past in memory and in the future in imagination."
This is very interesting. So what I'm getting from this, is that I am able to recall vivid memories from my past (which is a great storytelling skill) and look forward to the future (imagination). Yay for me!
"Their abilities fit the Cancerian for a wide range of occupations. As they are interested in what people are thinking and able to judge what they can safely be told, they can be good journalists, writers or politicians, though in this last capacity they are more likely to remain in the background rather than attain prominent positions of power."
I definitely couldn't do politics - because I hate politics. Wouldn't be good for journalism either.
Writing it is!
(Oh, and also... there's a number associated with Cancers - 69. Just sayin')
Thursday, June 24, 2010
Down in Fraggle Rock
You know, my Birthday IS just a few weeks away...
on sale at Amazon for $37.49 (that's free shipping yo!)
Monday, June 21, 2010
Jersey Sure
All blogger friends (and everyone else too) should go to this man's Tumblr website and RSS it.
His name is Greg White and he is a writer on Comedy Central's UGLY AMERICANS.
He uses Tumblr the way Tumblr should be used -- For random craziness.
His name is Greg White and he is a writer on Comedy Central's UGLY AMERICANS.
He uses Tumblr the way Tumblr should be used -- For random craziness.
June 20th: "You, madame, have a fake name."
(He was responsible for posting the weird Russian baby video first. In fact, he posts it pretty much every day.)
Friday, June 18, 2010
Wednesday, April 28, 2010
Advice
Oh no... I don't have any. Well maybe I'll have some later about the entertainment business. But for now I'm talking about relationship advice.
My wife Tiffany is working with some others on a relationship advice blog. For now it's called The Relationship Coach and you can submit questions to be answered by a group of people that I admire for their honest and intelligent advice. It is 100% confidential.
I've always held the belief that Tiffany has a special gift for getting to know people and helping them explore themselves. She earned her Bachelors of Science in Psychology and she has always had a natural knack for getting to know people very quickly.
She doesn't pass judgment and she is very good at helping you understand your problems more clearly. She has helped me work out a great number of my own demons and she is just great to talk to.
I would suggest that you get onto their blog and see for yourself the type of questions that have been asked and the type of advice that they are doling out.
And, if you have a pressing question about some type of relationship in your life - feel free to email them. I know I will be.
My wife Tiffany is working with some others on a relationship advice blog. For now it's called The Relationship Coach and you can submit questions to be answered by a group of people that I admire for their honest and intelligent advice. It is 100% confidential.
I've always held the belief that Tiffany has a special gift for getting to know people and helping them explore themselves. She earned her Bachelors of Science in Psychology and she has always had a natural knack for getting to know people very quickly.
She doesn't pass judgment and she is very good at helping you understand your problems more clearly. She has helped me work out a great number of my own demons and she is just great to talk to.
I would suggest that you get onto their blog and see for yourself the type of questions that have been asked and the type of advice that they are doling out.
And, if you have a pressing question about some type of relationship in your life - feel free to email them. I know I will be.
Thursday, December 31, 2009
Moms are Awesome
First of all, did you know that Eleemosynary is a word? It means "generous in assistance to the poor." That is a very odd word. (Yes, I know I spelled "nosey" wrong. The iPhone is to blame.)
We spent Christmas with my family up in Utah. Here are some highlights:
My friend Spencer has one too.
We spent Christmas with my family up in Utah. Here are some highlights:
Brown Bear Fail
My niece Skyli taking in the view at The Garden Restaurant at Temple Square
A little balancing trick, I do it every time I have a toothpick
Skyli in jammies watching Disney's Up
Spencer's mom made us some awesome, awesome, awesome t-shirts.
They are for our sketch/comedy troup Adventure Time Theatre.
My friend Spencer has one too.
Mom's are just so awesome.
Sunday, November 22, 2009
Thursday, November 19, 2009
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
ATT 2.0
My friend Spencer and I have an online sketch comedy troupe called Adventure Time Theatre. We started it in college and have been struggling to keep it alive ever since.
We are currently in the process of updating and remodeling a new, better, brighter ATT version 2.0 which should be due sometime next month (Happy Christmas!)
Here's the first of the new series of videos. It is a commercial for the promotion of our friend's video that's in a YouTube contest (please read this or click the link in the video to vote every day.)
Here's our old website: http://adventuretimetheatre.com/
We are currently in the process of updating and remodeling a new, better, brighter ATT version 2.0 which should be due sometime next month (Happy Christmas!)
Here's the first of the new series of videos. It is a commercial for the promotion of our friend's video that's in a YouTube contest (please read this or click the link in the video to vote every day.)
Tuesday, November 17, 2009
Friends With Money
A few friends of mine are looking to win a contest.
First: Watch this video--
Second: Make a comment on the YouTube page--
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sREXSa6r-ug
Don't have an account you say? If you have a GOOGLE account, you have a YouTube account. Just click on the "sign in" and use your Google username and password.
Don't have either you say? Well it's really easy to create one and I highly recommend it. Click here--
http://www.youtube.com/create_account?next=None
First: Watch this video--
Second: Make a comment on the YouTube page--
http://www.youtube.com/watch?
Don't have an account you say? If you have a GOOGLE account, you have a YouTube account. Just click on the "sign in" and use your Google username and password.
Don't have either you say? Well it's really easy to create one and I highly recommend it. Click here--
http://www.youtube.com/create_account?next=None
REASONS TO COMMENT
Money (or "Why would I want to help?")
This is what makes the world go round. The creators of the video are giving away $5,000 in gifts to the top 15 commenters. Here's how they'll do it:
1st place: $1,000 Gift Card
2nd & 3rd place: $500 Gift Card each
Top 12 runner ups: $250 Gift Card
The cards themselves can be Visa, or to a store of your choice. The winner will be determined by a tally at the end of the competition. Keep in mind that you can only make one comment per username per day. In order to get ahead of the curve, you can comment as a team of users in order to bump up your numbers. If you want to be a team, you must email the usernames on over to sarah.swanson85@yahoo.com by December 1st.
Friendship (or "Awww, isn't that nice.")
Jared and I went to BYU together way back when. We were together through several film classes, which is saying a lot. He helped me out a lot with getting equipment and with editing my senior film Dirt. We did a lot of stuff. Stuff that made us friends.
That just pulls at your heart strings right? If you're friends with me, you'd want to support my friends, right? If not, re-read the money argument.
Eric (or "Eric's motives behind it all")
Spencer and I actually made an agreement with Jared. If they win the project they'll use a portion of their newfound money to help fund a feature film that Spencer and I are making. That's what I want to do for a living, why not actually try to make it happen?
To do so, we really do need your help to leave a comment. Preferably once a day. I mean it's really not so hard... just go and leave a comment. They don't even have to be nice comments. If you don't have an account there already, it's really really really simple. If you would like a daily email reminder, just let me know, that could help you in remembering to comment each day. Whether you're doing it for the money, out of the goodness of your heart, or because you want to see how spectacularly bad a feature film by me would be, just do it.
To do so, we really do need your help to leave a comment. Preferably once a day. I mean it's really not so hard... just go and leave a comment. They don't even have to be nice comments. If you don't have an account there already, it's really really really simple. If you would like a daily email reminder, just let me know, that could help you in remembering to comment each day. Whether you're doing it for the money, out of the goodness of your heart, or because you want to see how spectacularly bad a feature film by me would be, just do it.
Tuesday, November 10, 2009
Get Crackin'
Hey folks!
Last Saturday I created and built a Rube Goldberg Machine. It was for a contest on YouTube for Wonderful Pistachios. I have embedded it below for your viewing pleasure.
There will be a voting period from November 30th to December something. I will add more details on that later, but for now - watch, enjoy, share with everyone you know!
Last Saturday I created and built a Rube Goldberg Machine. It was for a contest on YouTube for Wonderful Pistachios. I have embedded it below for your viewing pleasure.
There will be a voting period from November 30th to December something. I will add more details on that later, but for now - watch, enjoy, share with everyone you know!
Monday, November 2, 2009
Thursday, October 29, 2009
Points2Shop
FREE PRIZES AND CASH FOR SURVEYS
So I gave this website a try last week. I wasn't quite sure what it was about, but it had promises of free stuff for filling out surveys and completing offers.
In the past I have done offer completion-style websites to get prizes (I got a free PS3 last month). This new site was interesting to me because you could buy stuff from Amazon.com, no matter the price.
Well I tried it, and it worked. I received this HDMI cable in the mail today. It cost me a penny (plus shipping) which was all deducted from my free account. I completed one survey that took me about 15 minutes to complete and I was on my way to receiving free crap.
The ProofIf any of you are interested in trying the same thing, you would not only be helping me out, but you I would walk you through it personally to make sure you are able to get some cool free crap too.
Here's the link: http://www.points2shop.com/?ref=uin1256762590
It's easy to setup and it doesn't require a credit card.
Happy hunting!
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