The Disillusioned BYONDer Digest
Flying off the handle so that you don’t have to!
Posts with keyword 'my_life_etc'
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The La Canada Flintridge fire (also called the Station Fire) is only a couple miles away from where I live.
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Firefox 3 is to IE as Safari 4 is to Firefox 3.
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My brother's wedding was this past weekend. It was a crazy awesome time! These pictures of my wife, Jared and myself at the reception pretty much sum it up:
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I'm trying to work on a screenplay but I'm kind of in a rut this morning... so why not write up one of my trademark RANDOM LISTS OF STUFF?!
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Late last week my uncle announced that he intends to run for mayor of Seattle.
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With each passing day I'm growing more and more frustrated with the culture here in Los Angeles. I have never seen such a superficial, joyless population of people in my entire life.
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"Random things on my mind... now in impoved list form!"
Posted by SilkWizard on Monday, March 23, 2009 09:35PM
There are two types of "list" articles on the internet; the kind slapped together by someone who is too lazy to …
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"Breaking! SilkWizard leaves BYOND Members; takes his chances elsewhere!"
Posted by SilkWizard on Tuesday, March 10, 2009 10:45AM
Oh noes!
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I'm on a roll with these blog posts, as I'm ramping up to releasing a new Objectivist blog outside of BYOND in the near future. Until then, enjoy my quick list of five things that amuse me today:
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So this has been going around facebook, and unlike other lame online lists, people have actually been responding and it's kinda fun. You basically write 25 random things about yourself, your views, your goals, etc.
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First he creates an awesome map editor for Proelium II and codes it all into the game himself, and now this? tenkuu ftw
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Haven't updated in forever... but I'm still alive!
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"Quantum of Solace... what a disappointment"
Posted by SilkWizard on Sunday, November 23, 2008 07:50AM
The sequel to the best James Bond movie of all time is downright mediocre. No spoilers within.
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It's been a busy freaking week. My thoughts are totally scattered, as is my ability to focus at the moment. The cure: enjoying Corona with a lime and fresh Spicy Tuna sushi while writing a blog entry :)
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"New episode of Ben & Jared plus another video!"
Posted by SilkWizard on Wednesday, September 10, 2008 05:58AM
The only thing better than shooting a new episode of The New Adventures of Ben & Jared is getting paid to do it!
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My fingers are so sore from packing and moving all of our stuff down three flights of stairs yesterday that I can barely type!
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So I’m planning to move down to Los Angeles within the next month or so. I’ve realized that pretty much everything I want to pursue career-wise is all centered in LA, and that it’s finally time for me to make the dive.
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I bought Wii Fit on Wednesday, but I haven't had a chance to play it until tonight... and holy crap! Not only do I feel like I got a pretty darn good work out; it totally had me panting heavily about half an hour in.
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Bahahaha! John McCain had an awesome night: Huckabee finally dropped out, and Hilary Clinton stayed alive. The more that the Democrats beat the s*** out of each other, the better McCain's chances!
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"Rambo IV is the most intense action movie ever made"
Posted by SilkWizard on Thursday, January 31, 2008 02:35PM
(No spoilers)
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"Quick post: Back from Sundance, New BYOND site?"
Posted by SilkWizard on Sunday, January 20, 2008 02:10AM
Hey Colin Ferrel, how the f*** are ya?!
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"On my way to the Sundance Film Festival (and the red carpet???)"
Posted by SilkWizard on Monday, January 14, 2008 01:14PM
Yet another impromptu business trip... this time to the Sundance Film Festival!
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"No longer MCing the film festival tonight"
Posted by SilkWizard on Monday, December 31, 2007 05:47PM
Well, I was supposed to MC this year's 48 Hour Film Festival screening here in Spokane tonight... but I "quit" this morning.
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We just got back from our honeymoon in Panama last night!
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So in order to post photos directly online with an iPhone you first have to setup a web gallery with iPhoto '08. Lame
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Well crap. I'm an idiot.
Somehow I've managed to stay up until 2:30 AM, and I'm supposed to meet up at my office so …
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"My wedding is almost in a week... and my December is officially insane"
Posted by SilkWizard on Tuesday, December 04, 2007 02:43PM
For me, the more productive I am, the more sane I am... and right about now I need a straight jacket.
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"Vote for my Nerdcore Rap and send me to Sundance?"
Posted by SilkWizard on Friday, November 30, 2007 01:56PM
I received an email from one of the editors of "Music Nation" who asked me to enter an original music video contest... so I obliged.
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"An Analysis of the Gamer's Spec Pilot, Part 1: Behind the Scenes"
Posted by SilkWizard on Tuesday, November 20, 2007 03:15PM
Some of the guys behind "Dumb and Dumber" and "There's Something About Mary" give me some pro tips!
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"Sometimes I feel like I live on a 737."
Posted by SilkWizard on Saturday, November 10, 2007 04:04PM
This year has been crazy... I feel like I've been traveling non-stop. Apart from the billions of random day trips that …
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"My video wedding invitation. Promises not to cause brain damage."
Posted by SilkWizard on Tuesday, November 06, 2007 02:27PM
Yeah, so I don't know if you've ever seen one... but most video wedding invitations are massive travesties that make a …
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Technically, I'm on strike. And it sucks.
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I've finally taken some time to do some serious research on the candidates, and I've made my decision. I don't care if …
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"Big meetings, lots of travel, bought an iPhone"
Posted by SilkWizard on Thursday, September 27, 2007 09:54AM
Last week I spent three days down in LA meeting with studios about Gamers. It was kind of an intimidating process, but …
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"Our cats ate/hid Becca's engagement ring. Not kidding."
Posted by SilkWizard on Thursday, August 23, 2007 10:22AM
So in the year that we've been engaged, I've never seen my fiance Becca forget to wear her engagement ring. She takes …
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"Want the scoop on Gamers/Acheron's Awakening?"
Posted by SilkWizard on Monday, August 06, 2007 12:25PM
I know a few of you might be interested in this: I've created a hidden forum over at Silk Games where I can talk openly …
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"I feel like my life ought to be waaaay more exciting than it is right now!"
Posted by SilkWizard on Tuesday, July 17, 2007 12:09PM
Blah blah blah... I've been flying back and forth to LA regularly for meetings about Gamers and Acheron's Awakening, …
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In a few hours I'm walking out the door to go on vacation for a week in Cozumel, Mexico. Almost immediately after I get …
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"One of the most inspiring things I've seen in a long time..."
Posted by SilkWizard on Tuesday, June 19, 2007 01:24AM
Now I *hate* reality talent shows. But this blew me away.
On "Britain's Got Talent" (another show created and hosted …
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"Trying to make it in the entertainment business = HURRY UP AND WAIT"
Posted by SilkWizard on Wednesday, June 13, 2007 10:06AM
Ugh. I don't know if it's just because the industry is broken or I'm not patient enough... but waiting for important …
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"Feedback on the new Ben Makes Movies .com layout"
Posted by SilkWizard on Thursday, June 07, 2007 09:34AM
Okay, so the big image of me in the chair in the main frame is going to be replaced. The index page image will be some …
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Long story short my work just produced a series of radio commercials that featured the voice of Adam West talking about …
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"So I went to the midnight showing of Spiderman 3 last night..."
Posted by SilkWizard on Friday, May 04, 2007 08:46AM
...and Sam Raimi owes me ten bucks.
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Becca has been wanting kittens forever... and yesterday was finally the day to take some home. We've always talked …
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So I flew back down to LA this morning for a meeting with a producer, and it's been one of those WTF days.
The flight …
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I can't talk details, specifics, or whatever else... but yesterday was exciting beyond reason in terms of my Gamers …
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I'm in Vegas. I'm drinking a margarita that is a yard tall. God bless America.
It's going to be a crazy night.
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Tomorrow I'm leaving for Vegas for a few days to go shoot some commercials at a conference. I'm staying at Mandalay Bay …
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Copied from the Silk Games forums:
Many of you have probably assumed that this site is dead. Based upon the past …
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There's a major still photo shoot for some local CEOs going on at my office today. The freelance photographer that we …
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"Went shooting yesterday and tried out A LOT of different guns..."
Posted by SilkWizard on Monday, December 18, 2006 11:18AM
I went out to the shooting range with my brother yesterday. I'd never shot a gun before, and I figured that I'd have to …
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"I saw Rocky Balboa a week early!!!!!! WOO HOO!!"
Posted by SilkWizard on Friday, December 15, 2006 06:45AM
A local radio station was having a contest giveaway for tickets to a special early screeening of Rocky Balboa last …
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"Read an excellent short story last night..."
Posted by SilkWizard on Wednesday, December 06, 2006 10:58PM
I've been a big fan of Ayn Rand for awhile now, but I've never got around to reading one of her first short novels …
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I'm debating entering in this year's 48 Hour Film Festival here in Spokane. For those of you who don't know, in this …
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Yeah so I have my Wii. And it rocks.
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This trailer is amazing:
http:// www.worstpreviews. com/ trailer.php?id=109& item=4
I'm totally throwing a massive Rocky …
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"Well... here's what we were doing this past Wednesday"
Posted by SilkWizard on Friday, October 27, 2006 06:42AM
Jaredoggy and I were in Olympia, WA this past Wednesday shooting a few commercials with my film production company …
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"And now for something completely different"
Posted by SilkWizard on Thursday, October 26, 2006 12:03PM
I doubt that you'll be able to turn an innocuous post like this into a flame war.
A day at the pumpkin patch:
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I still can't talk much about the show, but here is a quick picture from the set:
Shooting Wednesday night went from …
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Big stuff is happening. I'm busy out of my mind, but in a good way!
I just spent the past two days shooting a …
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HOT4 Arby's Roast Beef Sandwiches for $5The movie "Little Miss Sunshine"A day of productive Acheron's Awakening …
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My life at the moment in unordered list form!
I'm sick. I have like three separate illnesses right now. By the time I …
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I have a lot of scenery pictures, but I doubt that anyone is interested in those. Here are a few pictures from the …
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This afternoon I get to sign the papers on the lease for my new apartment. Becca and I are going to camp out there …
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