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OK, here it is – the video that we made last weekend for the 72 Hour Film Shootout – we only had 72 hours from start to finish to do everything, from writing the script, shooting the scenes, editing the film, and geting it onto miniDV tapes to submit it for judging (the funny thing [...]

Sunday: saw “Ocean’s Thirteen.” Nothing spectacular – the plot’s kind of “huh?” – Danny Ocean (George Clooney) and Friends are back in Las Vegas to pull off a scheme to make up for Al Pacino’s character’s screwing their fellow cohort, Reuben (played rather amusingly by Elliot Gould). The movie’s still pretty slick to watch (I [...]

This past weekend I finally was able to check off another of those “No Opportunity Wasted” items, and joined in with a group of P’s friends to compete in the Asian American 72 Hour Film Shootout. I’ve always thought about doing it, but never got it together. This year, the critical mass finally came together. [...]

Been awhile, just so busy with stuff at work, I’d forgotten to check back here. Time has just went a big “whooooooooooooosssshhhhh” ! Anyways, what prompted me to blab was I caught some old AsianAvenue.com spam mail and found “AngryAsianMan.com” tie-in with AA. I’m like WTF?! Unbelievable, I guess things just don’t ever change, but [...]

Morgan Freeman’s essay in Newsweek – makes you appreciate life – he observes how taking up golf, even at the age of 70, gets him exercise and fresh air; taking up flying means fulfilling a life-long dream; and acting in a comedy, hard work as it is, reminds him not to take life too seriously. [...]

Saturday: Cebu, in Bay Ridge, for brunch. Pretty nice. A review of a book on J. Clarence Thomas, by Washington Post reporters. Sounds fascinating. Speaking of Supreme Court justices, apparently, J. Breyer didn’t do too hot on a quiz show on NPR. Oh, well – I saw the questions (apparently, he had to answer three [...]

Just tagging on to SSW’s Sopranos talk. Lots to squeeze, especially since I haven’t been really watching it until season 7 (I didn’t have access to HBO until I started dating P). For those that need a catch-up, here are some appropriate YouTube clips: Sopranos Seven Season Synopsis in Seven Minutes (someone had way too [...]

Sunday – saw Pirates of the Carribbean: At World’s End. If you saw the first and second Pirates movie, you might as well see the third. I’m now convinced that trilogies exist solely to make you feel sad – the journey, not the end; yet the end… well, it’s something. Big Tip: Stay for what [...]

My New York age is 30 This New York age puts you into a middle category between young and old (but not “middle age” per se). Be proud. You’ve got a nice balance between going out hard-core and staying in. You care about culture but also like some quiet nights. Keep it up, but think [...]

YouTube, you are amazing; I found it – “Flying Car; I Was Promised Flying Cars!” said Avery Brooks: I love this commercial. Avery Brooks, a.k.a. Captain Sisko of “Star Trek: Deep Space Nine,” has such a wonderful voice. Just his voice makes this ad. Slate’s Explainer on “How a dirty word gets that way.” I [...]