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My film making compatriot Brian Hogan and I have graduated from puppets to people.  In February we released the short film " Master of Puppets ." Today, we release our sophomore effort " The Chase Begins ," enjoy. Besides having fun, why are we making these ridiculous films? Last year I did the 48 Hour Film Project for the first time and I fell in love; the challenge, the deadline, working with a group of people who just want to have fun making a film, following the #DM48HFP hashtag.... the only problem was the majority of the people in my group were either complete strangers or colleagues that I didn't feel comfortable battling over ideas with (and when it came down to the end, choices were made I didn't agree with). Our final product was good but the overall process could have been much more enjoyable. So I decided if I was going to do it again, I wanted to work with a group of people I was comfortable with and confident in, cue Hogan. Now tha...

What's the best thing to come of Marieta's masters degree so far? She's knitting. Okay, so the two have very little to do with each other but she did start knitting after she regained all her spare time taken up by studying. Care to see her handy work? EXHIBIT A! Her first knitting project was this scarf, FOR ME! ...Not sure why that needed to be in caps but I'd like to think everyone reads my blog with the voice of Ms. Piggy providing the narration. Actually that sounds like the worst thing ever. Anywho, this scarf is pretty awesome and learning how to knit it was kind of a bonding moment with her Grandma. Observe: While this scarf may have been the first project she started, it wasn't the first she finished. During the creation of my scarf she took a knitting interlude to make a baby blanket for her best friend. Take a looksy. Marieta's bud, Autumn, had her third child last month, a beautiful little girl named Charlotte ( click here t...

Kevin Smith is the man whose first film, Clerks , bears the most responsibility for my love of movies and film. The rest of his films carry different levels of reverence in my DVD collection. Some I believe are better than Clerks, a couple don't deserve to have their titles read in the same sentence. Still Clerks was the atomic bomb that ripped my adolescent world apart with what the average film fan is capable of. Over the years the varying quality of Sir Smod's films have made my fandom waver, but at all times I respected the man whose brain birthed Clerks. Even at his worst Kevin Smith always seemed to produce something that kept him near and dear to me; his podcasts , his speaking engagements, his comics, and generally just being an all around awesome guy. Of course the last Smith film I saw in the theater, Cop Out, I actually reviewed for my last job and that movie... Well I'll just the review speak for itself. While I didn't exactly lay the movie to was...

While scouting a location on campus today I came across this random box outside a science lab. Now all I have to do is write a science fiction movie to go with it! Isn't this thing the coolest? Oh and by the way, I posted this with a creative commons license. Steal it and use it!

Since Tuesday, the Mega Million jackpot has grown from $500 million to currently $640 million, and before we get to far down this post yes, I am one of the "fools' who threw a couple bucks away for a shot at a historic payday. This morning the Mega Million jackpot was the top story on CBS This Morning and they mentioned over 1 billion tickets would be sold by lotto time tonight. Plenty of people think we're idiots but is there a cheaper escape than a $2-3 escape. Of course the chances of winning are the first thing people mention when calling you out on foolish spending. Too those people I say what mathematician would say no to a 500% million return on an investment? Not the guys from my YouTube channel,  The Numberphile . <p><br><br><br><br>asdf</p> To those of you who have joined me in ...

As it turns out, I am somewhat of a rare bird. Apparently not many people listen to NPR podcasts while working out. Not too many runners are pumping Wait, Wait... Don't Tell Me or getting pumped jamming to  Marketplace while doing squats. Must be the lack a driving beat... Either way, podcasts are my jam. If you ever interrupt me mid-run and listen closely you'll hear my headphones spilling out the soothing sounds of someone giving their two cents in a podcast. Could be Sklar Bro Country , Filmspotting , PTI or one of many others. The point being, rock n roll is lame, give me the AM dial. To that end I've decided to start something new here on the ole blog, "Listen to This." These posts are basically meant to share some of the cool podcasts and interviews I've listened to. Most will be new, some will old. For the first edition I'm going with a Fresh Air interview that plays nicely with my recent review of The Muppets . Bret McKenzie, hal...

After far too long a wait, Marieta and I finally watched " The Muppets ,"the new Muppet movie spearheaded by Boberg family favorite, Jason Segel . I was dying to see this film all of last year and then come Thanksgiving things kept getting in the way of getting to theater to see it. Probably the biggest deterrent to actually paying the $8-12 admission fee was my parents' one-word review; boring. While I could not believe it, it definitely gave me slight pause. Now after watching the film I can proudly say... they were kind of right. Before I get into why, how about a couple trailers? Doesn't that look like a lot of fun? Energy and gags galore? Basically a Muppet version of the Blues Brothers movie ? That sounds like a no-brainer barrel of laughs, and by all accounts it could have been... The facts are the film starts out slow and takes about 50 minutes to get up to speed. Also, to be completely honest, it lacked a lot of heart. How could a film with the Muppe...