Friday, February 25, 2011

2/24/11

2/24/11
Thursday

Eminem - "Lose Yourself"


10:51am-
I knock on shays door.
"Austin, it's a little after 10. We should get going soon."
"Huh... What... Did I knock you out of the bed??"
"What?? Haha..! No.. Just, it's almost 11. We should go soon."
"K.. oh, hey!"
"Yeah....?"
"Umm.. Yeah.. Uh.. Nevermind."

8:04pm-
I always get nervous when I'm paying for groceries with this card..
Like somethings not gonna work right.

8:11pm-
Now, five blocks through the ghetto, and up four flights of stairs with 50 pounds of groceries..
But I got all the makings of some great nachos..!
Can't wait!

2/23/11

2/23/11
Wednesday

Philip Glass - "Morning Passages"


12:25pm-
Walk past Austin, asleep on the floor, "Going to get a job. Be back in a little bit."
"Mmhk, good luck, buddy..."

2:19pm-
After pacing the living room for 15 minutes saying he's about to go to the studio but really doesn't want to, Austin stops and turns around.
"Not doing it. Let's go to the park."
And so we did.

8:54pm-
Noreen comes over.
I'm feeling weird.
Not talky.
We find a place to eat in my neighborhood.

9:49pm-
Austin went ahead and bought a small bag of dried fish, minnows, from the Mexican bodega down stairs that we saw last time.
Smells like fish food.
Noreen and I watched as he eats one.
And then gag and spit it out and spends the next ten minutes in the bathroom..

10:34pm-
Noreen has to go home, but Alex may come here from the airport.

Thursday, February 24, 2011

2/22/11

2/22/11
Tuesday

Sex Bob-omb - "We Are Sex Bob-omb"


12:12pm-
Woke up.
I remember going to sleep on the couch watching Austin and that girl, Jessica I believe, smoke cigarettes on the window sill.
And then Austin kind of tucking me in bed.
Haaaa... Ooohh Austin.
Taking care of people.

2:39pm-
Me: "Do you think renea Zelwiger is pretty...?"
Stacy: "I think she's hideous. She looks like a fish...! I wanna feed her flakes."

7:21pm-
Phone call:
Shay: "Ok, see you later. God be with you. Godspeed. In God we trust. E Pluribus Unum."

11:23pm-
Got an email saying that the B-unit, the one I would have been with, was to "stand down". Location problems.
I like doing wardrobe for the Onion, but I was very over joyed to get this news.
We celebrate and put on Scott Pilgrim.

5:29am-
Austin burnt popcorn.
The kitchen was filled with smoke and even though that was almost an hour ago, I'm still gagging from the smell.

2/21/11

2/21/11
Monday

Kings of Leon - "Radioactive"


12:39pm-
For a drug scene:
"Any one have any powdered sugar...?"
"Nope.. Just all this coke."

6:50pm-
Austin is coming over. The plan is to go over the script and story boards and really get this next thing ready to shoot.

7:08pm-
In the subway.
A doo wap group starts.
I give em a minute, then turn to Austin and try to think of something fitting to explain. But before I could, he says "eh.. not great."
Exactly.

7:41pm-
Showed Austin my new favorite band at the moment, the Arctic Monkeys, whom a lot of my song inspiration is coming from for our new band.
He likes em.
So that's good.

9:41pm-
Austin: "Is this still.. jammy jam and the hooligans..?"

9:42pm-
"Oh my god, Zane. It's only 9:42..."
"And were sitting here in my living room. Filming each other.."
"Hahaha!! We are literally sitting here filming each other..!?"

10:50pm-
"And, right here, you have to look real close, is the scar from a car wreck.. So, there's MY street cred."
"Oh, what, did a pebble cut your finger..??"

2:07am-
Wanted to flip someones table over.
An annoying chinese guy telling me to "go sit down". I was one inch from flipping his table over in the most polite way.
The bouncer saw what was up and came over and helped me out. So I didn't.
I've never been kicked out of a place before.
Hopefully one day, though.

3:05pm-
Some guys asked a girl who's hanging out with us to to take their picture.
Me: "I'm gonna be in this picture."
Austin: "I know you are."
And so it was.

2/20/11

2/20/11
Sunday

Holy Ghost Tent Revival - "Needing You"
(The band I saw)


7am, 10am, 1pm-
Woke up. Not tired. But went back to sleep cause I didn't know what else to do.
Need friends.
Miss shay.

6:49pm-
Everything smells strange and taste funny... Life is weird today..
Going to noreens to go with her and a friend to a show.
Maybe she can help.

7:01pm-
We turned the corner:
"Oh no...!! The wind is taking the curls out of my naturally curly hair!!"
"Charlie brown. I know."
Ha...!

8:49pm-
Uhh... Live music makes me want to be in a band again....

10:56pm-
A big, fat, gross, ugly man with a chipped tooth walks up to me while I'm sitting in the subway waiting for the train with Noreen, stands in front of me and says "are you gay?".
I don't look especially gay tonight.
"No."
"Oh. Ok."
"Now get away from me."

11:18pm-
Noreen: "Ok. I'm the next stop. Better cherish me."
Hahaha!!

2/19/11

2/19/11
Saturday

Phoenix - "Fences"


:::Didn't take any notes. Didn't feel like it...

Summary?

Allison and I met up at Metro North Station at scary 125th where it was freezing and soooo windy.
We took that train to way up state, heading to Neils birthday party.

Met up with Matt, Stacy and George. And that's who we were with the whole time.

After 11 the open bar wasn't open anymore.
So everyone was moved down stairs to the real bar.

No one in the whole bar was attractive at all.
But a lot of them thought they were.
I hung out with Stacy and Allison while we were down there.

Then Matt and Stacy gave us (Allison, George and I) a ride back to manhattan.

George wanted to go karaoking. So allison and I, though we just wanted to go home, agreed to go with him.

Karaoke to full, we went to a dive bar and after two pitchers of piss beer, went to get some pizza and go home. Finally.

::::Notes in no specific order:

-Searched and finally found the fur that went around shays coat.
And then wore it.
Sometimes I wear fur now.

-Had awkward conversations with Allison on the long train ride to upstate.

-Talked to Stacy about girls. "how do you know you're gonna marry her..??"
"I don't. I just feel like I am."
"Hmm.."
"Oh...! What are the odds. Look who just texted."

-Drank a lot through out the night.
Nothing.

-Austin was supposed to go to the party too but couldn't make it last minute.

2/18/11

2/18/11
Friday

5:47am-
At the Onion.
Waiting with a few others to to load up and go to location.

Stacy gets here.
"When you're waking up at 4:45 in the morning you have to think, somewhere down the line, you made a bad decision or two.."

::::drove an hour out to Yonkers. Now back in the city, in Harlem, in a neighborhood that has a school on the street and feels kind of old school Sesame Street. :::::

1:08pm-
Since I happen to have a walkie outside, I real quick got the job of 'person who says GO and then relays what the director is saying to the person acting' person.

1:14pm-
Stacy: "Was that guy this morning a real cop...?"
Seth (casting guy): "Yup."
Stacy: "So, was that a real gun..?"
Seth: "Umm.. Yup. Probably.
Wait...He had a gun?!"

1:21pm-
Lunch time. Place your orders.
Almost got 'jerked snapper.' turtle..??

2:28pm-
Picked up an older lady to portray a cop later today. (Old ladies really like to talk. About themselves...)
"...and one time I saw a police women who looked a lot like me. She was very attractive and had these very long finger nails....."
Hah.

3 and on-
It's not funny anymore.
Older cop lady is so annoying.
Get me away from her.

5:34pm-
As soon as we all got in the van, Matt, the Line Producer, turned in his seat and said, "Zane. You know that lady, in the cop uniform.. ok. Well she was saying....-"
A long funny conversation started from there.

7:14pm-
Fell asleep on the way back to the city.
Woke up to hear the directors joking about some of the bad actors they had to deal with...
"Ok, why don't you try it like.. Ok, imagine if you were a good actress. Now do it like that."
"Try it like, if you were the kind of actress that did a lot of jobs. Because you didn't suck. Try it like if you were an actress that didn't suck."
"Maybe, pretend, or ACT, like you have emotions. And then used them."
Haha...

2/17/11

2/17/11
Thursday

Fun. - "Be Calm"


12:53pm-
The 'Scanners tribute video' we made is getting hits on YouTube and even appearing on random twitter feeds and horror news blogs.
Wish it was a little more... Better.

DISCLAIMER:
Austin and I were just IN it. Didn't actually help write, set, shoot, or cut it.


2:49pm-
Stacy: "how long do you have to breast feed?"
Me: "I don't know...? Nine months...? The longer the better."
"Says who??!"
"I don't know... Psychologists..?!!?"
"No... I will for a few months. That's it."
"Why?!"
"I don't want a baby hanging off my tit!!?"

3:11pm-
Weston said theyre passing NY and waving and sent this video to me.

Love those guys...

10:02pm-
Left work with a weird, anxious feeling. Listening to the song Be Calm really helped though.
So I went home and spent a while learning how to play it.

Thursday, February 17, 2011

2/16/11

2/16/11
Wednesday

Arctic Monkeys - "Dancing Shoes"


8:58am-
Text from Stacy:
"Let's meet at 11 - I'm looking at my list and there's really not all that much."
I'm fine with that.

11:23am-
I wake up.
Bahh!!?

12:55pm-
Woman behind me in line to sone other girl: "did you check that 50% off table..??? That perfume?
What is it?
All of it? It's ALL Paris Hilton?
Oh, and Brittany spears. Well, I guess that's why it's on that table."

1:11pm-
The lady checking out my return looks so much like Ursula from the Little Mermaid...
She has a lot of china and her make up is for some reason very blue.....!?
Maybe even a 'beauty mark' in the same place..
Creeepy...

1:19pm-
Grand Central Station has a big CyberCrime display.
I saw myself walking trough the lobby on a big hanging globe.
I looked pretty good.

4:34pm-
Sat down at the studio with a Burger King bag, talking to Jeremy.
Jeremy: "..Maybe I'll go home and take a nap. Wondering how long it would take me to fall asleep. I didn't really get a lot of sleep last night. And I don't know why. Zane, do you happen to have fries in that bag??"
"Haha!! I do. May I offer you some?"

6:57pm-
I come back to the studio with a Islamic tunic (for the Onion wardrobe) and show Stacy.
She asks Neil to try it on to see if it would fit..
He puts it on and then turns around to face us, throws his hands in the air and in a middle eastern accent shouts "HEELLOOOO!! WELCOME! WELCOME!"
And says numerous other funny Things....
I guess you'll just have to trust me.
Then put his leather jacket on over the tunic and pops the collar and, still in an accent, says some lines from an Elvis song.

2/15/11

2/15/11
Tuesday

The Envy Corps - "Party Dress"


3pm - 6pm-
At the studio.
Mostly just to get a gear return and contract.
Matts going crazy and rearranging again.
Breaking shelves and desks down and putting up new ones.
I help a little.
He finds a bunch of umbrellas, about 7, and says to throw em out unless I want em.
I take em.
And head out.

6:39pm-
At the Taylor picking up my pants.
I ask if they want an umbrella...?
Of course they do.
Who wouldnt?!

7:06pm-
Stopped to get some Chinese food.
Gave em an umbrella.

11:23pm-
Just got a bunch of Arctic Monkeys albums. So excited.
It'll be tomorrows walking around music.

Valentines Day

2/14/11
Valentines Day

Band of Horses - "The General Specific"


12:12pm - 12:51pm-
Austin and I sit down in the green screen studio to talk about our situation.
What were doing at the studio and not getting paid for and could be doing ourselves..
We both appreciate what opportunities we had by being here, but both agree we could do better.
And were gonna try.
This are in motion to change.

1:18pm-
"is that someones phone on the chair in the lobby?"
Austin: "yeah, it's mine. I'm just waiting for a text."
"someone could easily just step out of the elevator and steal it....."
Austin: "There are better chances of Tim taking it and hiding it somewhere. And you think I'm joking, but it's actually happened. A few times."

7:52pm - 9:53pm-
I made a reservation at a place.
Apparently it's a kosher (jeeeewish) Italian place.
It's very sweet and comfortable though. like.. you wish your grandma was with you.
Haha...! oohh mee..

It was good though.

12:45am-
"Ok. Now cook for 40-45 minutes."
"40 to 45 minutes?? Buuhhh... Ok.. What time is it?
Oohhh maan..."

1:36am-
"did the alarm go off?"
"ummm..... No.... But we should get it out.... Right now."

Our Nutella chocolate cobbler is probly right... Which is like hot chocolate you eat.
A little vanilla ice cream... Sooo goood...

2:06am-
The song:
"In December drinking horchata......"
Noreen:
"In December eating hot chocolate..."


Sufjan Stevens - "Casimir Pulaski Day"

Monday, February 14, 2011

2/13/11

2/13/11
Sunday

10:36am-
After hitting the snooze button since 8:30am (literally/exactly 14 times) I finally make myself get up.
I've got a lot to do today.
First thing: write list of things to do today.

Owl City - "Cave In"


10:41am-
List:
-wash new pants.
-take pants to taylor (and hope they're open on Sunday......)
-take returns to H&M.
-make reservations for tomorrow night.
-clean house
(dishes) (living room) (fold sweaters)

1:50pm-
I go refill a bottle of water and walk back into the room to see 3 other half filled bottles of water.
"So 'Signs' of me."
I giggle to myself.

2:07pm - 3:03pm-
Called Nolen to ask about good restaurants for tomorrow. Talked about a lot of other semi-valentines day things too.
I forgot how much I like having her as a friend.

4:07pm-
Placed order.
Should arrive tomorrow to my valentine and her mom.
(Sage. The only girl who will always be forever.)

....I should have put THAT message on there.
I felt rushed and ended up with something generic. Psh.. Wonder if I can change it.......

7:08pm-
Met Noreen at church.
Where shay and I went when we first moved here.
(and who's cookies and coffee kept us alive when we were to poor for food.)

9:51pm-
Trying on some of noreens handkerchief neckties.
These don't work, but I think I'm going to start exploring in this direction..
Need shays opinion.

2/12/11

2/12/11
Saturday


12:44pm-
Allye did a rhymey cheer thing:::
Daniel: "That's good, but nothing rhymes with Daniel...."
Me: "Span...iel...? Manuel!"
Daniel:
"My name is Daniel!
I want to be reincarnated as a cocker spaniel!
And if you don't know me...
Go get my manuel!
You've been served!!"


::::::Quiet day at home after that::::::::::::::::::::::::::::

2/11/11

2/11/11
Friday

The Strokes - "You Only Live Once"


11:57am-
Jeremy: "Umm... Zane, since you recently dressed a paraplegic that makes you the most qualified to help me.... I need to put a band-aid on my back...."
"hahaha!!! sure, buddy.."


>> So.... There's been a whole lot of talk about Justin Massler in our office lately. It's jeremys brother and he is a fugitive running from the law at the moment for stalking Ivanka Trump.
He helped Red Line make 'The Eyes of the Mothman' documentary which is about the mothman, aliens, and curses.
Anyway, yesterday he sent us a video of himself claiming that the aliens made him do it, etc..
So we put it online to help push 'Mothman' which is coming out on dvd in a few weeks. (Those were his intentions for the video.) Then we sent a few press releases about the situation and watched the fire grow.

From there, the video has been showing up on multiple gossip sights like TMZ and other sites and even has a conversation going with Perez Hilton.
Today we found that he did a photo shoot with a famous photographer yesterday, too.




The video on the gossip blogs:


12:27pm-
Jeremy got a call from a prison. They have his brother.
He was trying to figure out how to set up an account to accept the collect call but Austin was talking.
"Could you be quiet..."
"You can go into the other room if you need."
"My brother is in jail and I'm trying to follow the directions to take this call so if you could just be quiet..!!"
"Sorry.... You can go in--"
"SHUT UP!!"
that's the point were I start cracking up as quietly as possible! Hahaha!!!
Jeremy being harsh is so... Funny!?!

2:15pm-
Austin to Stacy: "Now that I don't have to be at work every day I can go out and make some money."




:::Austin had to run to the studio cause matt and Stacy didn't have a key to the elevator:::

11:09pm-
I walked into the studio and fell into my place at my desk. Austin handed me a giant beer.

11:11pm-
Sean: "...And I was telling some funny jokes."
Austin: "Sean, you were drunk. And very obviously so."

11:25pm-
Sean: "does this look better?"
"no..! It looks like you spilled beer all over your pants and then steamed it!?"
(which is what happened.)

11:27pm-
"Sean, you shouldn't have had that shot of whiskey before we left.."
"I didn't. That was you."
"Oh. Yeah."

11:29pm-
In the green screen studio-
Austin: "Where are the cameras? Oh, there it is. And it's pointing that. Ok. Were in play. Were in play, Zane."

12:10am-
About to leave the studio, but first we all sat in silence with our eyes closed and listened to a song-
To get the right feel of the moment, take three sips of brandy out of a flask, drink 24 ounces of beer, then listen to Colly Strings by the Manchester Orchastra.

>>> we met up with Allye, Dan and Noreen and had a night to busy to keep track of.