September 2nd marked my 5 month anniversary in California. One of my friends gave me 6 months before I was back home. Barring disaster I think I'll make it.
Roommate Update: The soon to be famous roommate has been pretty busy lately. Upon finishing Jack and the Beanstalk he has done two music videos. One was for a local band and one was for the very popular Country band Rascal Flatts. Keep an eye out for the video for their new single "Take Me There" off their yet to be released Still Feels Good album. Here is a little behind the scenes video from the Beanstalk set and a photo from the Rascal Flatts Video (The lighting is bad, but that is Bobby with Jay the bassist of Rascal Flatts and two of his co-stars):
Saturday was the first day of September and the start of Labor Day weekend. Time has flown by. It was about a year ago that I first seriously started considering the move to California. This is kind of scary. Next month will be my 6 month Caliversary. A half a year.
Saturday I woke up super early and drove to Huntinton Beach to get an oil change for the Stang, a haircut, and see the Newest New Yorker Sean Helvey who was back in town for a visit. All went smoothly. Every time I'm down in Huntington there is something crazy going on. This time it was Boardfest: The All Girls Action Sports Weekend. Attached are some shots.
In the afternoon I met up with Helvey and Ian. We went to Barcas for a burrito then Jamba for a smoothie. We did some shopping at the surf shops on Main Street then headed back to the Chalet to relax. We had a chill Corona and guitar session on the balcony before I returned to the LA chalet for the night.
Sunday and Monday are a blur. It was 100+ degrees out. I literally sat on the couch with all fans on me and watched movies. I only got up twice. The first was Sunday to go to the grocery store and cool off. The one thing I bought was a quart of ice cream which I polished off by sunfall. Sunday night meant the end of Entourage for the season by the way. Good conclusion, poor season overall. Then Monday I left to pick up Sutton at the airport. Sounds lame, but I actually enjoyed doing nothing for 48 hours. Well, that's the end of Labor Day. Can't wait to start the shortened work week. No seriously, I can't wait, it's going to be 110 tomorrow and at least work has A/C.
Movie Review Time:
Crank: The movie, not the drug. I haven't been able to score any real crank since Lohan's parents threw her in rehab...celebrity dealers are SO unreliable. Crank stars cult British action hero Jason Statham. I had very high expectations for this movie and in the end I was a bit disappointed. Bobby, my roommate, who had no expectations going in enjoyed the movie a lot. He said it had the perfect mix of action and comedy. Overall, highly entertaining movie, but it could have been longer (80+ minute running time). However, it is nearly true to time because the plot is about an assasin who has been poisoned and has 1 hour to live.
The Big Lebowski: I don't think any movie has been overhyped for me as much as this one. Probably 10 people have told me to see this movie in the past 6 months. I hated it. Originally borrowed from the library, I fell asleep twice in the frist 30 minutes before returning it. Then, coincidentally, it aired on HBO and I caught the rest of it. Big Let Down Lebowski.
Lady in the Water: Another movie I caught on HBO. I was distracted by trying to figure out the twist ending of this movie because it was directed by M. Night Shyamalan of Signs, The Sixth Sense, and The Village fame. The twist? There isn't one. Overall I found the movie entertaining. It was better than I expected after hearing critic reviews and complaints from Shawn who saw it in the theatres last summer.
Roommate Update: The soon to be famous roommate has been pretty busy lately. Upon finishing Jack and the Beanstalk he has done two music videos. One was for a local band and one was for the very popular Country band Rascal Flatts. Keep an eye out for the video for their new single "Take Me There" off their yet to be released Still Feels Good album. Here is a little behind the scenes video from the Beanstalk set and a photo from the Rascal Flatts Video (The lighting is bad, but that is Bobby with Jay the bassist of Rascal Flatts and two of his co-stars):
Lastly, Clay Buchholz is better than Philip Hughes.
