GTA IV. It's calling me.

I don't think I'll be able to resist.

My life is now complete.

I bought a universal remote. All I had to do was plug it in via USB, put the model numbers of the devices I wanted to control and presto. The fact that it plays nice with the xbox 360 is amazing to me. No more 900 remotes. I'm a dork.

By the way, it's the logitech harmony 550.

...Just another night in Paradise.

In about a month, Criterion games will release their next update for Burnout paradise, (for free no less) which will include some great things like:

About 70 new freeburn challenges, timed challenges and co-op leaderboards.
Freeburn Road Rages, Stunt Runs and Marked mans.
A new car called the Dust Storm.
And new areas (islands just off the coast)…so paradise is getting bigger.

But, the best announcement yet…coming in August 2008.



Night time.
And oh yeah... BIKES.

I can't wait.

Great Sunday

So, I've been entertained, by quite a few things today. I bought Juno on DVD and I must say it's one of the best I've seen all year. Ms. Cody really does deserve her Oscar. Also I played the bass today, I figured out that song I've had in my head for days now and it was fun to play it over and over again. And then there's Ze Frank. This dude is amazing. I had heard of him but never really went to his site...I was sitting in one of our concepting sessions on Thursday and he came up, so we visited the site and we laughed our asses off....not only is he funny but he can be incredibly insightful and deep...like on this episode of The Show with Ze Frank:



This show was done for a year from 06 to 07 and I feel like I missed out. I wanna be a sports racer!

When it hurts to sit.

I edited this today, and I barely got through it because I was chuckling the whole way...

And I miss you...and I need you...

I do.

Another Song stuck in my head, and my new baby!

So, I went to guitar center, to repair JP's bass which broke on Friday. Bought new strings and left it there to pick up today.
And then I saw this...

The Ibanez GSR200.
She's cheap, and comfy and sounds great! Right up my alley :) So I bought her, a gig bag and a strap. Finally my very own bass! :)

This morning I scroll through my ipod to find the new Kooks album...There was a severe traffic jam that I practically didn't notice, thanks to the song "Gap", which I played nonstop 'till I got to the office. Another one of those!

Do I wanna go to friendly's?

Well...they say it's a place where "Ice Cream makes the meal". You sold me on the idea.

We did this one too! It just recently launched. Go check it out!

iwannagotofriendlys.com

David Fincher and Spike Jonze.

David Fincher. Spike Jonze.
Un-be-freakin-lievable.

THE FALL

"Los Angeles, circa 1920‘s, a little immigrant girl (Catinca Untaru) finds herself in a hospital recovering from a fall. She strikes up a friendship with a bedridden man (Lee Pace) who captivates her with a whimsical story that removes her far from the hospital doldrums into the exotic landscapes of her imagination. Making sure he keeps the girl interested in the story he interweaves her family and people she likes from the hospital into his tale."



Apparently this is a remake of a Bulgarian movie called "Yo Ho Ho", released in 1981.
This movie was made in 2006, Directed by Tarsem Singh, and released in russia in January of this year. I guess Spike and David are bringing it in (a-la "Presented by Quentin Tarantino" style) for a May 9th release, which probably won't include SoFla, because that's the story of my life... so if that's the case I will wait for a dvd release.

ICG MOVIE NIGHT MATERIAL!

Thanks Ceaz for finding this!

What a day yesterday.

We got to boomers in record time...about 26 minutes from the office (mind you it's probably like 1.3 miles away) Thanks JP!

Boomers ain't what it used to be...as Dustin said, it's "ripe for a lawsuit"... All kinds of rusty things poking out just waiting for ya. (We're distributing tetanus shots in the office as we speak). But, we get to the track and raced a bunch. We made a bet of whoever loses all of the overall races has to wear the winner's underwear on the outside of their pants. Jody is rocking some penguin patterned boxers right now.

Also we made fun of this guy that was there by himself...I nearly peed my pants, I was laughing so hard. "Going to the track baby....don't wait up".

Later on I swung by Maria's house for her birthday. Stayed there for a while. Happy Birthday lil' cous!





PS: Thanks to embedded reporter Ryan Calliouet for the iphone action shots.

It's Digital Media Appreciation day.

Today...at 4:45 PM we're going to go and have fun. We're gonna do some go-karting. Tell me, in what other place do they do that on a Thursday?

I'm gonna turn this into a road rage.

Matt Lauer Games!

The "Where in the world is Matt Lauer?" games are now live!

So what are you waiting for? check out "Snapshots" and "Find Matt".
Clearly the coolest games in there. ;)

You can also check out the other games here.

There's plenty of things to look forward to.

After a bittersweet week with all the crappy stuff that happened on Monday at ICG, I've been thinking a lot, and I've realized some things. It sucks that we "lost" friends at the office, I sure as hell I'm gonna miss the little things, and seeing them every day.

But there's good news! Just the fact that they are gone from the office, doesn't mean we're gonna lose contact or stop talking...In fact, this week most of us have been hanging out and calling each other and making plans, so it comforts me that our friendships are very much alive and strong.

I don't mean to sound like a big cliche but, things happen for a reason.

So I've got my chin up, and I'm looking forward to big and small things like...

- Karaoke tonight at the Seven Seas.
- New shoes and clothes coming in the mail.
- Our beach party in honor of JP and Blur's birthday.
- Our ICG spring break! I can't wait to see what the YBC is cookin' up.
- Weekly ICG band (not named yet!) rehearsals. (Learn them friggin songs dammit!)
- Fast Approaching May 14th and Gabi's visit!
- The drive up to Orlando on May 23rd.
- My week off.
- Metal Mayhem or whatever it's called with Slipknot and other madness.
- Pearl Jam and Kings of Leon show on June 11th!

So things changed, and there's plenty of things to look forward to, but the most important thing is that true friendships are never lost and we should be thankful for them.