Tuesday, July 27, 2004
Monday, July 26, 2004
Toward the end of daylight hours, Linds and I went over to Michael's craft store. Linds needed some stuff for the pre-school class she teaches in the morning. Having not much of a budget over there, she often has to buy stuff out of her own pockets. What a crock. But I guess that's what a caring teacher does. We played around in the store. It was fun. Linds makes me feel so young. Not that I'm old. I just never had anyone special my entire 20s (during my self-imposed exile from girlfriends) to act like an idiot around.
We had dinner and watched The Bourne Identity to prep for the sequel. Now we're cleaning up a bit and watching our favorite show: Forensic Files on Court TV. Take note, would be killers: YOU CANNOT GET AWAY WITH MURDER. But if you watch enough Forensic Files, you might be able to delay the inevitable.
I wrestled around with Linds on the couch today and one thing's for certain. She could
kick my ass if she really wanted to. I hope we never get mugged. I'll just faint and we'll both lose our wallets.
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We had dinner and watched The Bourne Identity to prep for the sequel. Now we're cleaning up a bit and watching our favorite show: Forensic Files on Court TV. Take note, would be killers: YOU CANNOT GET AWAY WITH MURDER. But if you watch enough Forensic Files, you might be able to delay the inevitable.
I wrestled around with Linds on the couch today and one thing's for certain. She could
kick my ass if she really wanted to. I hope we never get mugged. I'll just faint and we'll both lose our wallets.
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It's Monday, post comic con. Usually on this day, I'm high as a kite from the weekend's happenings but today I feel like a lump o' shit. I feel like the walls of whatever room I'm in are gonna cave in on me and for some reason I welcome it. That's how I feel right now, at 948am. But I don't wanna feel like this anymore. I want to embrace life and the good things that may come my way. I want to be able to deal with the bad things too and have the good things deflect them. I'm stronger than this. I'm stronger than my emotional shortcomings. I need to bounce out of this funk and start loving life again. I don't care how long it lasts. I want to live it to the fullest. I need to do this. For the people I love. For the person I love the most. And for me. It's Monday...the first day of the rest of my life.
Yesterday was 8 months for Linds and me. Not our greatest day together but we had our moments. Brand Park was beautiful. And so is my girl. Here's to 80 more years, my love.
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Yesterday was 8 months for Linds and me. Not our greatest day together but we had our moments. Brand Park was beautiful. And so is my girl. Here's to 80 more years, my love.
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Thursday, July 22, 2004
Today is the official first day of this year's San Diego Comic Con. And, for the first time in a decade, I'm not there. I feel pangs of regret in deciding not to go and now that I'm actually gonna be there (Friday and Saturday) I'm excited about it, although I'm still bummed about missing the start of it.
I still remember my first time going to this thing. I think I was just out of high school. Some of my buddies had been there a couple years already but this would be my first visit. I recall walking into the convention hall and just being stunned by it all. It was like walking into a city-sized comic book store and all the people that made the comics were there to sell them to you. It's like the biggest moment of artistic inspiration in my entire life.
After that, I managed to get that same feeling every year, every time I entered the hall. The convention's completely different now. It's probably 3 times bigger than it was back then, and they've incorporate a lot of other mass media stuff (movies, video games, etc.) but it's still all about the comics for me, the medium that sparked my imagination when I was 10.
This year, I'll be heading down with Lindsey. And on Sunday, 8 months together. I'm hoping for a good weekend.
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I still remember my first time going to this thing. I think I was just out of high school. Some of my buddies had been there a couple years already but this would be my first visit. I recall walking into the convention hall and just being stunned by it all. It was like walking into a city-sized comic book store and all the people that made the comics were there to sell them to you. It's like the biggest moment of artistic inspiration in my entire life.
After that, I managed to get that same feeling every year, every time I entered the hall. The convention's completely different now. It's probably 3 times bigger than it was back then, and they've incorporate a lot of other mass media stuff (movies, video games, etc.) but it's still all about the comics for me, the medium that sparked my imagination when I was 10.
This year, I'll be heading down with Lindsey. And on Sunday, 8 months together. I'm hoping for a good weekend.
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Wednesday, July 21, 2004
Yeah....it's the "my teeth hurts" edition of The Daily Rick! :) This was out in the Northridge/Woodland Hills area at some mall we escaped to during the weekend heat.
Yes, we're adorable.
Jakob and Nina are in town...all the way from Sweden! We caught up with them at LACMA a few days ago and chatted a bit in the big courtyard by the coffee stand. We walked around the La Brea Tar Pits area next door for a bit as well to shoot the shit in the mildly warm LA sun. Yesterday, Jakob came by the pad to talk and gossip. He brought over his impressive book for me (1 of 500! YAY!), a t-shirt with the book cover image on it, and the painting he did for my auction, which my buddy Keith bought. Look at it....it's freaking GORGEOUS.
Oh yeah...I figured out how to put photos on this thing. It'll be much more annoying now. Thanks for showin' me the ropes, Linds (the internet journal expert).
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Yes, we're adorable.
Jakob and Nina are in town...all the way from Sweden! We caught up with them at LACMA a few days ago and chatted a bit in the big courtyard by the coffee stand. We walked around the La Brea Tar Pits area next door for a bit as well to shoot the shit in the mildly warm LA sun. Yesterday, Jakob came by the pad to talk and gossip. He brought over his impressive book for me (1 of 500! YAY!), a t-shirt with the book cover image on it, and the painting he did for my auction, which my buddy Keith bought. Look at it....it's freaking GORGEOUS.
Oh yeah...I figured out how to put photos on this thing. It'll be much more annoying now. Thanks for showin' me the ropes, Linds (the internet journal expert).
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Friday, July 09, 2004
My darling Lindsey made THIS for me last night. I'll never be this cute. Ever.
Today, Breehn, Christy, and I shot the last bit of video for the Here Comes Dr. Tran DVD bonus features. So far, it's pretty hysterical. I hope we get it done in time (San Diego Comic Con....our usual deadline).
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Today, Breehn, Christy, and I shot the last bit of video for the Here Comes Dr. Tran DVD bonus features. So far, it's pretty hysterical. I hope we get it done in time (San Diego Comic Con....our usual deadline).
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Wednesday, July 07, 2004
Napoleon Dynamite. Go see it. It's like an American version of Amelie, except it's nothing like it. Fun fact: Napoleon Dynamite is the alias that Elvis Costello went by on his album Blood and Chocolate. Connection?
I'm getting used to cooking at home. I have to learn to make more stuff I can eat. Otherwise I'll grow a chicken and rice eating tapeworm the size of a boa constrictor.
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I'm getting used to cooking at home. I have to learn to make more stuff I can eat. Otherwise I'll grow a chicken and rice eating tapeworm the size of a boa constrictor.
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Saturday, July 03, 2004
I did my best to see Fahrenheit 9/11 over the last weekend to make sure my and Lindsey's ticket sales are part of the opening numbers for it. (It was number one and, in one weekend, became the highest grossing documentary of all time.) The movie has sparked a political debate in this country that hasn't been seen in years (and, in fact, I've participated in one in this message board thread). I firmly believe that this president has had his day and needs to move on, back to the ranch he's spent more time on than the White House. I firmly believe that the country treated the last election's fiasco like the jury did the DNA evidence during the OJ trial. And I will do whatever it takes to change the power structure of the United States in this year's election. People can throw all the arguments they want at F9/11 but there are more truths than distorted truths in this movie than "the right" are willing to admit.
Go see it. But see and read everything else from both sides as well. Be informed when November rolls around and feel good about the decision you make in that booth. In a way I'm one of the responsible parties for creating this president. (I voted for Nader.) But I still felt assured that I made the correct choice, that voting with my conscience is a good thing. But this year's different. The past four years have been a shambles. And it's time to get that religious war monger out of the White House.
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Go see it. But see and read everything else from both sides as well. Be informed when November rolls around and feel good about the decision you make in that booth. In a way I'm one of the responsible parties for creating this president. (I voted for Nader.) But I still felt assured that I made the correct choice, that voting with my conscience is a good thing. But this year's different. The past four years have been a shambles. And it's time to get that religious war monger out of the White House.
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Friday, July 02, 2004
Okay.
Saw Lindsey's friend Danny and his new band perform at the Whiskey on Sunset last Sunday. I guess you could call it death metal, the hard guitar and growling "singing" make it so. And it was very entertaining. Danny's got good stage presence. Plus he hooked me at the beginning when he roared, "We are Phineas Gauge.....FROM NORWAY!!" I'm pretty sure nobody from the band is from Norway, which is why I loved that. I felt a little old in the crowd of mostly kids, but it was a nice flashback to my days of being in pits and getting kicked in the head.
Guillermo del Toro. This guy rocks. He came by again yesterday, probably the last time in the next year or so since the man's heading for Europe to make his next movie, Pan's Labyrinth. He leaves in two weeks. He's one of the most decent people I've met in this industry and that's really saying something.
Today's Friday. My Linds is going out tonight to paint the town red with her girls. I'm gonna go hang out with Jeff and watch horrible movies. Ah, the good old days...
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Saw Lindsey's friend Danny and his new band perform at the Whiskey on Sunset last Sunday. I guess you could call it death metal, the hard guitar and growling "singing" make it so. And it was very entertaining. Danny's got good stage presence. Plus he hooked me at the beginning when he roared, "We are Phineas Gauge.....FROM NORWAY!!" I'm pretty sure nobody from the band is from Norway, which is why I loved that. I felt a little old in the crowd of mostly kids, but it was a nice flashback to my days of being in pits and getting kicked in the head.
Guillermo del Toro. This guy rocks. He came by again yesterday, probably the last time in the next year or so since the man's heading for Europe to make his next movie, Pan's Labyrinth. He leaves in two weeks. He's one of the most decent people I've met in this industry and that's really saying something.
Today's Friday. My Linds is going out tonight to paint the town red with her girls. I'm gonna go hang out with Jeff and watch horrible movies. Ah, the good old days...
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