There’s like a billion things going on and I’m officially overwhelmed. And with so many things to attend to, why not waste some precious time with another (hopefully brief) entry?
- As a freelancer, I’ve done jobs and have gotten paid by a wide variety of clients. Everyone from SpongeBob SqurePants (Nick Mag) to some creepy Sopranos-esque ex-Mafioso type from New Jersey (for a flash based dated sim for young girls… its a long story). Now I can add Larry Flint to the list.
Yup, I received a check from the man behind Hustler, Barely Legal, and Oreintiails (God I fucking love that name) late last week. Why? Not many people know this, but in addition to the hundreds of porno publications Flint puts out, there’s also one solitary video game magazine. That magazine? Tips & Tricks, which recently asked for permission to reprint one of the photos of the AVS I took a few weeks ago. So look for it in their Retro Corner section (my fave part of the mag BTW) in the July issue next month.
- So all of sudden interest, I have quite a few friends taking an interest in my art. In addition to folks like MK wanting me to get back into comics, there’s Joe who recently suggested that I gather some of my cartooning buddies and have them illustrate some of my stories, which personally would be totally awesome. Then there’s my roommate Stephy who just saw my more fine arty stuff from SVA for the first time and now she wants me to get back into that again. It was suggested that I paint all of the walls in one of the bathrooms with my stuff, which sounds like fun…
- Speaking of comics, the MoCCA art fest is finally taking this upcoming weekend. Like every year, I’ll be there the whole show, and this time I’ll be lending a hand to MK at her table. It’ll probably be the hot ticket in town yet again, which means an abundance of awesome books. Though unfortunately it also translates to a poorly ventilated building packed to the gills with people, and everyone’s sure to be getting all sweaty and stuff, especially since it’s finally hot and sunny out (and though thank God, I was getting pretty sick of the constant rain, and I’m a guy who grew up in Washington state). At least the weather will be perfect for the BBQ MK and I have planned for on Saturday night for the friends that’ll be town.
- Unfortunately, Todd Webb more than likely won’t be attending due to a recent car accident, though hopefully the Adventures of Pete & Pete DVD that MK & sent as a get well gift will keep him in some good spirits. But at least Farel will be back in town, which is always a cause for celebration. Hell, I’ll probably even stop by the Meathaus pre-MoCCA bash on Friday night despite my rather…. tenuous relations with the outfit. And hey, Mu Wen should also be there to help tear shit up.
- But before all that, and just around the corner (which is also where PixelJump HQ resides), I’ll be attending the opening reception party for Live Fast, a rock and roll clothing shop which commissioned Joe to do artwork for, both outside and all inside the store. It’s been Joe’s main project for the past weeks, hence why I haven’t heard from the guy in a while, so it’ll be nice to have a chance to plan our Coney Island visits face to face.
- But that’s not all for this week! On Wednesday is another chiptunes event at the Knitting Factory. You can find all the necessary info right here. This I’m gonna try my best to catch this one since I really haven’t heard any of the performers, aside from Bit Shifter. On Dan Deacon’s site there’s a hot dog with cowboy boots on and a cane, so consider me a fan already.
… Oh real quick, props to Brian at click-stick for passing along some YMCK mp3s this weekend!…
- Plus on Thursday is a panel discussion on synesthesia at Eyebeams. I’m always interested in hearing about the subject, but I’m most interesting in finding out what Dr. Eugenie Shinkle, a “game theorist of Sega?s Rez/K-Project Lecturer in Photographic Theory and Criticism, University of Westminster ” has to say.
- Back to MoCCA, I really should be saving my money for the show since I know I’m going to be spilling a good $150+ on books, minis, and maybe a few shirts. But its been struggle holding onto my cash with the big Play-Asia summer sale going on. The worst is battling the need to pick up obscure PSone imports which I’ve been told are shitty but are still enticing due to concept alone. I mean, when’s the next time I’ll get a chance to purchase a sky diving simulation?
Though its not just comics and video games that I have to worry about sucking all my cash…
- Its that time of year again. My most favorite time of year actually. No, not MoCCA, but the Subway Cinema’s Asian Film Festival is finally here.
I’m a pretty big film enthusiast, but I’ve barely gone to the theaters this year. At this point last year, I went to the theater about 30-40 times (no joke), but for 2005 its been less than half a dozen. Well that all changes this month; I’ve gone through the schedule and have more or less decided upon the films that I have to see, and with so much good stuff this time around (each year the fest gets bigger and better), I’m looking to spend about $100 on tickets for myself alone.
On that list of stuff to see…
… “a handicapped version of Taxi Driver”…
… the real deal Godzilla beat the shit out of that fake-ass US phoney…
… some 9 year old girl being haunted by a 60 foot tall doppelganger…
… some down and out boxer who lets people punch him in the face for a full minute or two for just $10…
… the Filipino equivalent of Spider-Man….
… and a movie where “love means never having to kill your wife more than five or six times”
- And speaking of movies, I just found out that K.I.T.T. in the upcoming wasn’t going to originally talk. Seriously, WTF?!?! I hate to jump on the bandwagon, but God bless David Hasselhoff…
… By the way, want to know the reason why I’m screwing around not doing real work? Well I’m at SVA, and my office is normally an icebox due to the super strong AC, which has made me wear a sweatshirt at all times, even when it was a nice comfortable 70 degrees outside. And all of a sudden doesn’t work, and on the day that we really need it. So it’s like 90 in here and I’m too tired and sticky to do any real work. Good times…
- One final thing… ever heard of LVHRD? Forget MySpace, screw Willamsburg, fuck those annoying kickball teams that are popping up all over Brooklyn; there’s something even worse. Much worse.
Doing a Google search will only reveal small bits and pieces of this ultra secretive, coolest of the cool, trendiest of the trendy sect of art-farty hipsters in NYC which have been described as “part private club, part flashmob, part creative salon, part social experiment”. Basically, its pretty much the ultimate embodiment of everything that I hate about people in my generation/in my field of interest/in my geographical area/in general.
So anyway, I won’t reveal the specifics, but I’m in possession of the fine details regarding their upcoming event, which is a strictly invite affair, and takes place tonight. And I’m seriously entertaining the notion of maybe crashing the party. What do I have to risk? Looking like an asshole? HA!
