i really shouldn't be going through people's old blog entries.
Thursday, March 11, 2004
Monday, March 08, 2004
the makeagoddamnfilmbytheendofthesemester project - entry 1
strung out on coffee right now, going crazy, shit i'm amazed at how i'm able to survive without a planner or anything, juggling concert planning, api issues conference, thesis paper, furniture design, midterms, poetry 4 the people, vsa culture show, birthdays, and of course the girlfriend all in my head at the same time at every single aching moment of my life. need sleep, why did i drink so much coffee? ok alright alright alright alright alright first thing i do tomorrow is buy a planner. oh and meet with prof roy about my thesis paper (i'm actually writing one! crazy!)
and in the midst of all this madness we're thinking of making movies.
the screening of "regret" at the naata film fest went pretty well today, they gave us free croissants so you know i'm happy. excited that people in chicago, houston, and calgary, canada, are going to watch the movie. crazy. we're still riding this movie one year after it's completion. it's all cool and all but it's high time we jump back into the mad laboratory...
gonna collaborate with some insanely creative folks on these next few projects, let's see what happens.
strung out on coffee right now, going crazy, shit i'm amazed at how i'm able to survive without a planner or anything, juggling concert planning, api issues conference, thesis paper, furniture design, midterms, poetry 4 the people, vsa culture show, birthdays, and of course the girlfriend all in my head at the same time at every single aching moment of my life. need sleep, why did i drink so much coffee? ok alright alright alright alright alright first thing i do tomorrow is buy a planner. oh and meet with prof roy about my thesis paper (i'm actually writing one! crazy!)
and in the midst of all this madness we're thinking of making movies.
the screening of "regret" at the naata film fest went pretty well today, they gave us free croissants so you know i'm happy. excited that people in chicago, houston, and calgary, canada, are going to watch the movie. crazy. we're still riding this movie one year after it's completion. it's all cool and all but it's high time we jump back into the mad laboratory...
gonna collaborate with some insanely creative folks on these next few projects, let's see what happens.
Sunday, March 07, 2004
later
he spoke to me of his first love,
of distant streets,
of his reactions to the war,
of press and radio heroism,
and when he had hidden his cough in his handkerchief,
i asked: "will we be meeting?"
he answered: "in some city far away."
when i'd filled his glass the fourth time
i said in joke: you're going away - what of the homeland?
"let me be," he said.
"i am dreaming of white lilies,
of a street that is singing, of a house that is lit.
i want a good heart not a loaded rifle.
i want a sunlit day, not the mad,
fascist moment of conquest.
i want a smiling child meeting the day with laughter.
not a piece of the war machine.
i came to live sunrises
no sunsets."
he bade me farewell, for he was searching for white lilies
for a bird that meets the morning
on an olive branch,
because he understands things
only as he feels and smells them.
he understands, he told me, that
"home is sipping his mother's coffee,
and coming back safe of the evening"
- mahmoud darwish, the music of human flesh
he spoke to me of his first love,
of distant streets,
of his reactions to the war,
of press and radio heroism,
and when he had hidden his cough in his handkerchief,
i asked: "will we be meeting?"
he answered: "in some city far away."
when i'd filled his glass the fourth time
i said in joke: you're going away - what of the homeland?
"let me be," he said.
"i am dreaming of white lilies,
of a street that is singing, of a house that is lit.
i want a good heart not a loaded rifle.
i want a sunlit day, not the mad,
fascist moment of conquest.
i want a smiling child meeting the day with laughter.
not a piece of the war machine.
i came to live sunrises
no sunsets."
he bade me farewell, for he was searching for white lilies
for a bird that meets the morning
on an olive branch,
because he understands things
only as he feels and smells them.
he understands, he told me, that
"home is sipping his mother's coffee,
and coming back safe of the evening"
- mahmoud darwish, the music of human flesh
Saturday, March 06, 2004
Friday, March 05, 2004
so i'm a nerd, but i think it's fun to speculate on who the next VP will be. i'm rooting for the people of color, congressman john lewis or governor bill richardson.
john lewis, freedom rider, civil rights leader, congressman, cat rocked it with mlk jr back in the day. i don't want this election to be about the past but what was bush doing in the 60s while lewis was organizing rallies, mobilizing hundreds of thousands of volunteers, and fighting for equality and civil rights?
bill richardson, governor of new mexico, four time nobel peace prize nominee, former ambassador to the united nations. brings plenty of foreign policy experience to the table, man, holmes will take down cheney and bush on badly they screwed over the world.
it's open game right now, we prolly won't find out for a few weeks. i'm guessing it's most likely going to be edwards though, with all the hype surrounding him right now. could be clark too. whatever. as long as it's not dick gerphardt.
john lewis, freedom rider, civil rights leader, congressman, cat rocked it with mlk jr back in the day. i don't want this election to be about the past but what was bush doing in the 60s while lewis was organizing rallies, mobilizing hundreds of thousands of volunteers, and fighting for equality and civil rights?
bill richardson, governor of new mexico, four time nobel peace prize nominee, former ambassador to the united nations. brings plenty of foreign policy experience to the table, man, holmes will take down cheney and bush on badly they screwed over the world.
it's open game right now, we prolly won't find out for a few weeks. i'm guessing it's most likely going to be edwards though, with all the hype surrounding him right now. could be clark too. whatever. as long as it's not dick gerphardt.
Thursday, March 04, 2004
i got a thirst so bad to make another short film, throat parched, lips chapped, bones ready to bend like butter, i'm ready to rock steady with every cubic inch of my body, let's feed off each other and never go hungry again.
small plugs regarding "regret" (short film andinh and i put together last spring) and "everyday the world is a playground" (the collaborative water color cartoon a bunch of us bumrushed out on a drunken night of fried chicken and red stripe.)
22nd SF International Asian American Film Festival
Sunday March 7, 2004 - 6:45 PM
AMC Kabuki 8 Theatres, San Francisco
"the art of breathing," short films including sam chen's "eternal gaze" and our "regret."
Music, Story, Expectation: Experimental Works
Thursday, March 11, 2004 - 7 pm
PFA, UC Berkeley Campus
eclectic selection of short films, including "hot in herre reeemix" by helene park, "vision" by janice chow, and a very last minute addition of "regret."
2004 Eisner Award Film and Video Screening
sometime in early April
PFA, UC Berkeley Campus
a showcase of all the winners of this year's Eisner Award competition, including "everyday the world is a playground."
these will all be dope!
small plugs regarding "regret" (short film andinh and i put together last spring) and "everyday the world is a playground" (the collaborative water color cartoon a bunch of us bumrushed out on a drunken night of fried chicken and red stripe.)
22nd SF International Asian American Film Festival
Sunday March 7, 2004 - 6:45 PM
AMC Kabuki 8 Theatres, San Francisco
"the art of breathing," short films including sam chen's "eternal gaze" and our "regret."
Music, Story, Expectation: Experimental Works
Thursday, March 11, 2004 - 7 pm
PFA, UC Berkeley Campus
eclectic selection of short films, including "hot in herre reeemix" by helene park, "vision" by janice chow, and a very last minute addition of "regret."
2004 Eisner Award Film and Video Screening
sometime in early April
PFA, UC Berkeley Campus
a showcase of all the winners of this year's Eisner Award competition, including "everyday the world is a playground."
these will all be dope!
if i could give you my lung, i would rip it out of my chest and let you hold it tight and cradle it like a baby, feel my lung inhale against your chest, breathing, dancing, hold my lung tight, let it breathe, don't worry about it running out of air as it's close to you. please, knot my hair to a star and let it drag me across the universe, tearing my body to shreds along all the cracks and fissures in the sky. laugh with me, tell me a story about us dancing on the head of a needle
Tuesday, March 02, 2004
good to be at the theatre rice rehearsal today. i missed em all. it looked so fun to be on stage. my only regret in rice is that i never tried improv. man, i never dared to do it. it looked like so much fun tonight tho. i swear, if you're still in rice, try improv. step out of your comfort zone. props to all the improv kids, especially the new ones, yall got plenty of balls.
comedy troupe is looking solid, just not enough confidence in the air. believe!
comedy troupe is looking solid, just not enough confidence in the air. believe!
Monday, March 01, 2004
noonch23: dont be sad
noonch23: we're gonna go see the pixies
it was insane. we were gonna go camp out in davis at 4:30 in the morning but ronnie calls and says that there's already 20 people in line. online ticket purchasing was insane. i was lucky to get 2. diane had a miracle and got 6. this show is gonna be hot. like, latvian lullaby, czech dirge and bulgarian ballad hot.
noonch23: we're gonna go see the pixies
it was insane. we were gonna go camp out in davis at 4:30 in the morning but ronnie calls and says that there's already 20 people in line. online ticket purchasing was insane. i was lucky to get 2. diane had a miracle and got 6. this show is gonna be hot. like, latvian lullaby, czech dirge and bulgarian ballad hot.
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