Life of a Filmmaker – Inspired by Idiocy</h1> <article> <h1>Life of a Filmmaker – Inspired by Idiocy</h1> <p>noreply@blogger.com (Mat Calica) — Sun, 28 Oct 2007 23:31:00 +0000</p> <span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">A few days ago my friends and I stumbled upon the subject of R.L.S.; Restless Leg 'Syndrome'. We got into a debate over the validity of classifying the symptoms of </span><i style="font-family: times new roman;">inactivity</i><span style="font-family: times new roman;"> as a bona fide MEDICAL CONDITION; and the resulting medications available. I felt dumber just having entertained the conversation; but my adamant friends outnumbered me, so I partook in the pointless argument.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: times new roman;">As a blogger, I write about the ridiculousness of life. As a film student, I shoot it.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: times new roman;">Now having another film due in a few weeks, I have a topic for a short: </span><i style="font-family: times new roman;">MY</i><span style="font-family: times new roman;"> idea of something that can be classified as Restless Leg SYNDROME, and support the manufacturing of medications for it.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: times new roman;">Inspiration is presented in many forms. Sometimes we just have to entertain the ridiculousness of life to find it.</span></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"></div><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DoodleInTheMargins?a=-sYrqUD6Q2g:xObDPLkunRQ:yIl2AUoC8zA"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DoodleInTheMargins?a=-sYrqUD6Q2g:xObDPLkunRQ:63t7Ie-LG7Y"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DoodleInTheMargins?a=-sYrqUD6Q2g:xObDPLkunRQ:dnMXMwOfBR0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DoodleInTheMargins?a=-sYrqUD6Q2g:xObDPLkunRQ:7Q72WNTAKBA"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DoodleInTheMargins?a=-sYrqUD6Q2g:xObDPLkunRQ:wF9xT3WuBAs"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DoodleInTheMargins?a=-sYrqUD6Q2g:xObDPLkunRQ:JEwB19i1-c4"></img></a> </div> </article> <article> <h1>It tastes like burning...</h1> <p>noreply@blogger.com (Mat Calica) — Wed, 24 Oct 2007 08:48:00 +0000</p> <span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:times new roman;">It has been some time since my last post. I conquered the stress after all. Now, my state is on fire.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:times new roman;">I am surrounded by infernos. I'm not too worried about my location, but then again neither were a lot of recent victims.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:times new roman;">It's weird; I watch the news and think, "Wow. I feel so bad for them" then I go to school with bits of ash raining down, a dark sheen over the campus, and the strong smell of 'campfire,' but I don't really feel threatened. I am no more than 30-45(with traffic) minutes away from a blazing fire in either direction, but I still have a feeling of relative safety; or perhaps disconnection.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:times new roman;">Strangely, I know people affected by fires up North as well as fires in Irvine and San Diego (friends and family), but I'm still not too worried. Maybe it's the mild attitude of my affected friends that keeps me calm; "Yup, my family was evacuated and my house is probably going to burn down..." (my friend from Lake Arrowhead).</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:times new roman;">I heard a mention of a "Super Fire," where neighboring infernos combine; that's a scary thought. If all of the fires conjoined, it would engulf all of California. Additionally, some authority stated that the fires will only stop when either the winds stop, or it burns to the beach.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:times new roman;">It's starting to be compared to the Hurricane Katrina disaster. Bush is going to visit the fire Thursday. I'm sure he'll give us some fantastic advice; "My job is a decision-making job, and as a result, I make a lot of decisions." - </span><i style="font-family: times new roman;">George W. Bush</i></span> <span style="font-size:85%;"><a style="font-family: times new roman;" href="http://politicalhumor.about.com/gi/dynamic/offsite.htm?site=http://thinkprogress.org/2007/10/03/decider%2Dstrikes%2Dagain/%23comments">clip</a></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"></div><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DoodleInTheMargins?a=vvSEriGbMMU:LnIkU-Bc5I0:yIl2AUoC8zA"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DoodleInTheMargins?a=vvSEriGbMMU:LnIkU-Bc5I0:63t7Ie-LG7Y"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DoodleInTheMargins?a=vvSEriGbMMU:LnIkU-Bc5I0:dnMXMwOfBR0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DoodleInTheMargins?a=vvSEriGbMMU:LnIkU-Bc5I0:7Q72WNTAKBA"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DoodleInTheMargins?a=vvSEriGbMMU:LnIkU-Bc5I0:wF9xT3WuBAs"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DoodleInTheMargins?a=vvSEriGbMMU:LnIkU-Bc5I0:JEwB19i1-c4"></img></a> </div> </article> <article> <h1>Life of a Filmmaker</h1> <p>noreply@blogger.com (Mat Calica) — Sun, 07 Oct 2007 19:53:00 +0000</p> <span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:times new roman;">It's kind of "funny" that as soon as I wrote about posting consistency, I disappeared for a week. Well, life as a college undergrad isn't exactly a walk in the park. For the first time this semester, stress is beginning to set in.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:times new roman;">I have an ambitious film to shoot with only a week left and preproduction barely halfway completed. The woes of wrangling equipment, talent, and locations are starting to chip away at me.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:times new roman;">The Cost of an under-budgeted, understaffed, ambitious short film:</span><br /><span style="font-family:times new roman;">1. Sacrificed storyline - the story will eventually take quite a few slashes.</span><br /><span style="font-family:times new roman;">2. My Grades - For this week, my attention and time will be monopolized by this short. I will undoubtedly be 'slacking' in my other classes in order to start and finish this project.</span><br /><span style="font-family:times new roman;">3. Social Life - Neglecting relationships. 'Tis the life of a filmmaker, I guess.</span><br /><span style="font-family:times new roman;">4. My sanity.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:times new roman;">Shooting was supposed to start this weekend...<br /><br /><i>Stress Reliever: <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/dmusic/media/sample.m3u/ref=dp_ap_trk1_smpl/102-7602365-1436965?ie=UTF8&catalogItemType=track&ASIN=B000QM5WZA"> </a> "Bangor Mash" by Devil Makes Three</i><br /></span></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"></div><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DoodleInTheMargins?a=lq27lY7EoNk:DMZX_DJ-rrc:yIl2AUoC8zA"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DoodleInTheMargins?a=lq27lY7EoNk:DMZX_DJ-rrc:63t7Ie-LG7Y"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DoodleInTheMargins?a=lq27lY7EoNk:DMZX_DJ-rrc:dnMXMwOfBR0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DoodleInTheMargins?a=lq27lY7EoNk:DMZX_DJ-rrc:7Q72WNTAKBA"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DoodleInTheMargins?a=lq27lY7EoNk:DMZX_DJ-rrc:wF9xT3WuBAs"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DoodleInTheMargins?a=lq27lY7EoNk:DMZX_DJ-rrc:JEwB19i1-c4"></img></a> </div> </article> <article> <h1>Define your Blogging Style</h1> <p>noreply@blogger.com (Mat Calica) — Sun, 30 Sep 2007 21:52:00 +0000</p> <span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">Blogging and research on blogging has monopolized my time online!</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: times new roman;">In today's quest for knowledge, I found some good tips regarding posting frequency; How often should bloggers post? "</span><i style="font-family: times new roman;">Musers VS Reporters</i><span style="font-family: times new roman;">"</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: times new roman;">Musers wait for inspiration to strike, and don't force a daily post. Reporters post on current events, thus making it imperative to be up-to-date and post daily.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: times new roman;">The consensus seems to be stay true to your blogging style. Don't be a Reporter when you're a Muser. However, there is an element of importance in consistency. It's important not to overwhelm your readers by over posting one day, then not posting for a week.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: times new roman;">My style, if I even have one yet, tends toward </span><i style="font-family: times new roman;">Muser</i><span style="font-family: times new roman;">.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: times new roman;">What style works for you? Comments?</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: times new roman;">The full Article at ProBlogger: </span><a style="font-family: times new roman;" href="http://www.problogger.net/archives/2007/09/29/finding-your-blogging-dna/">Finding Your Blogging DNA</a><span style="font-family: times new roman;">.</span></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"></div><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DoodleInTheMargins?a=JJvKeNo6h58:330bvQ1q57g:yIl2AUoC8zA"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DoodleInTheMargins?a=JJvKeNo6h58:330bvQ1q57g:63t7Ie-LG7Y"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DoodleInTheMargins?a=JJvKeNo6h58:330bvQ1q57g:dnMXMwOfBR0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DoodleInTheMargins?a=JJvKeNo6h58:330bvQ1q57g:7Q72WNTAKBA"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DoodleInTheMargins?a=JJvKeNo6h58:330bvQ1q57g:wF9xT3WuBAs"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DoodleInTheMargins?a=JJvKeNo6h58:330bvQ1q57g:JEwB19i1-c4"></img></a> </div> </article> <article> <h1>Tagging up your Blog</h1> <p>noreply@blogger.com (Mat Calica) — Sun, 30 Sep 2007 21:01:00 +0000</p> <span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:times new roman;">In my pursuit of blogging information, I came across the subject of </span><i style="font-family: times new roman;">tags</i><span style="font-family:times new roman;">. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:times new roman;">I have recently revamped the tags on all of my blogs; making them more concise. I am still not sure if I should limit the amount of tags I affix to each blog in order to attract specific readers, or if I should tag a blog with as many subjects to which it may relate in order to attract a larger quantity of readers.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:times new roman;">My current experiment with tags follows the former. I am blogging under just a few different tags in hopes of reaching more directed/specific traffic. This will hopefully provide a means through which I can track popular topics in my drive to find 'what works' in blogging.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:times new roman;">Bloggers, what's working for you? How much do tags affect traffic quantity? Does it play a large role in returning visits?</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:times new roman;">I appreciate questions, comments and suggestions.</span></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"></div><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DoodleInTheMargins?a=EP7L-auHJV4:eEFljwDtNV4:yIl2AUoC8zA"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DoodleInTheMargins?a=EP7L-auHJV4:eEFljwDtNV4:63t7Ie-LG7Y"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DoodleInTheMargins?a=EP7L-auHJV4:eEFljwDtNV4:dnMXMwOfBR0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DoodleInTheMargins?a=EP7L-auHJV4:eEFljwDtNV4:7Q72WNTAKBA"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DoodleInTheMargins?a=EP7L-auHJV4:eEFljwDtNV4:wF9xT3WuBAs"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DoodleInTheMargins?a=EP7L-auHJV4:eEFljwDtNV4:JEwB19i1-c4"></img></a> </div> </article> <article> <h1>Birthdays Forced to go Digital</h1> <p>noreply@blogger.com (Mat Calica) — Wed, 26 Sep 2007 19:32:00 +0000</p> <div style="text-align: right;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><i style="font-family: times new roman;">"May you live all the days of your life."</i></span><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"><i style="font-family: times new roman;">- Jonathan Swift</i></span><br /></div><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:times new roman;">My birthdays have gone digital (today's my 22nd). To receive accolades I check my inbox or I log on </span><a style="font-family: times new roman;" href="http://www.aim.com/">AIM</a><span style="font-family:times new roman;">. It's a virtual 'Online Party!' Some how, it's not the same. It lacks warmth.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:times new roman;">Birthdays used to be exciting, I would countdown three months in advance. There was always something to look forward to; the dining room table stacked with presents I couldn't open until after school. The fantastic dinner, friends, family!</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:times new roman;">Now, I live on my own. I receive text and voice-messages, emails, and online birthday cards. My parents both live in differing cities, one of my siblings is halfway across the country, and all of my friends are in class or different cities/states. If they were all available to celebrate my birthday ON my birthday, I'd probably have to decline... 18 units, Homework.<br /><br />I am forced to take my birthdays Digital.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:times new roman;">My birthday plans:</span><br /><span style="font-family:times new roman;">1. Class</span><br /><span style="font-family:times new roman;">2. <del>Homework</del> Blog</span><br /><span style="font-family:times new roman;">3. Class</span><span style="font-family:times new roman;"></span><br /></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"></div><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DoodleInTheMargins?a=lWt5HElFOoc:8Sdao7Nc-0M:yIl2AUoC8zA"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DoodleInTheMargins?a=lWt5HElFOoc:8Sdao7Nc-0M:63t7Ie-LG7Y"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DoodleInTheMargins?a=lWt5HElFOoc:8Sdao7Nc-0M:dnMXMwOfBR0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DoodleInTheMargins?a=lWt5HElFOoc:8Sdao7Nc-0M:7Q72WNTAKBA"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DoodleInTheMargins?a=lWt5HElFOoc:8Sdao7Nc-0M:wF9xT3WuBAs"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DoodleInTheMargins?a=lWt5HElFOoc:8Sdao7Nc-0M:JEwB19i1-c4"></img></a> </div> </article> <article> <h1>Writing on a Passion</h1> <p>noreply@blogger.com (Mat Calica) — Tue, 25 Sep 2007 06:46:00 +0000</p> <span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:times new roman;">Every author that writes on the subject of blogging says the same thing; "Write what you know..." Which is similar to my Mom's saying, "Do what you love, and the money will follow..." This was especially hard for me. I have diverse interests, but I couldn't imagine myself writing on any one in particular daily. Determined, I set out everyday with a pencil, paper, and an open mind.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:times new roman;">While driving to class, I would think about what bothers me, what interests me, and anything that's not constant; something that goes through changes. I finally found something I like.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:times new roman;">As of today, I have officially begun my </span><span style="font-style: italic;font-family:times new roman;" >specific</span><span style="font-family:times new roman;"> blog: </span><a style="font-family: times new roman;" href="http://lifeviataste.blogspot.com/">Life via Taste</a><span style="font-family:times new roman;">. I absolutely LOVE food, cooking, and eating. I hope to find others out there with the same passion.</span></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"></div><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DoodleInTheMargins?a=ej1o751v2kU:C7zKp6Q0ymk:yIl2AUoC8zA"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DoodleInTheMargins?a=ej1o751v2kU:C7zKp6Q0ymk:63t7Ie-LG7Y"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DoodleInTheMargins?a=ej1o751v2kU:C7zKp6Q0ymk:dnMXMwOfBR0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DoodleInTheMargins?a=ej1o751v2kU:C7zKp6Q0ymk:7Q72WNTAKBA"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DoodleInTheMargins?a=ej1o751v2kU:C7zKp6Q0ymk:wF9xT3WuBAs"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DoodleInTheMargins?a=ej1o751v2kU:C7zKp6Q0ymk:JEwB19i1-c4"></img></a> </div> </article> <article> <h1>'F' Myspace!</h1> <p>noreply@blogger.com (Mat Calica) — Sat, 22 Sep 2007 06:40:00 +0000</p> <span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:times new roman;">I have to admit, I am a Myspace user. A claim I am more apt to type than verbalize out loud. Myspace.com has gone to the dogs. Today, in 2 hours and 47 minutes, I've received 18 add requests. No, not friends, just adds... Spam. Lets make it 19; I've just received one more. If I had some 'high school' urge to FEEL popular, I just might add all of these false profiles, like some do. It wouldn't be so bad, but it fills up my inbox with 'blah blah would like to be added as one of your friends..." What more can I possibly do than 'Mark as Spam,' I just have to endure the annoyance, and hope that good will triumph!</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:times new roman;">And one more, why not make it an even 20...</span><br /><span style="font-family:times new roman;">And... One more... </span><br /><br /></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"></div><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DoodleInTheMargins?a=6q7Xpbuk62M:gHrPGi_yGBI:yIl2AUoC8zA"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DoodleInTheMargins?a=6q7Xpbuk62M:gHrPGi_yGBI:63t7Ie-LG7Y"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DoodleInTheMargins?a=6q7Xpbuk62M:gHrPGi_yGBI:dnMXMwOfBR0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DoodleInTheMargins?a=6q7Xpbuk62M:gHrPGi_yGBI:7Q72WNTAKBA"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DoodleInTheMargins?a=6q7Xpbuk62M:gHrPGi_yGBI:wF9xT3WuBAs"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DoodleInTheMargins?a=6q7Xpbuk62M:gHrPGi_yGBI:JEwB19i1-c4"></img></a> </div> </article> <article> <h1>Remedy for Writer's Block</h1> <p>noreply@blogger.com (Mat Calica) — Fri, 21 Sep 2007 02:51:00 +0000</p> <span style="font-size:100%;"><i style="font-family: times new roman;">"All you have to do is write one true sentence." - Hemingway.</i><span style="font-family:times new roman;"></span></span><br /><p style="font-family:times new roman;"><span style="font-size:100%;">Start with one true statement, then let your mind take you wherever it choses to go for the following sentence. Then keep building. It seems so obvious and simple, but it works.<br /><br />True statement: "I ended up in a parking lot, fifty miles from home..."<br />Third person: "He ended up in a parking lot, fifty miles from home..."<br /><br />Then continue the thought...<br /></span></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"></div><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DoodleInTheMargins?a=LuKASqjUB70:ziTD6fhCyxI:yIl2AUoC8zA"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DoodleInTheMargins?a=LuKASqjUB70:ziTD6fhCyxI:63t7Ie-LG7Y"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DoodleInTheMargins?a=LuKASqjUB70:ziTD6fhCyxI:dnMXMwOfBR0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DoodleInTheMargins?a=LuKASqjUB70:ziTD6fhCyxI:7Q72WNTAKBA"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DoodleInTheMargins?a=LuKASqjUB70:ziTD6fhCyxI:wF9xT3WuBAs"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DoodleInTheMargins?a=LuKASqjUB70:ziTD6fhCyxI:JEwB19i1-c4"></img></a> </div> </article> <article> <h1>More Blog Traffic</h1> <p>noreply@blogger.com (Mat Calica) — Fri, 21 Sep 2007 02:17:00 +0000</p> <span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:times new roman;">I am definitely new to the world of blogging. Yet, I know that I can't have a successful blog without readers. So, I've been doing a lot of reading on the subject and I've come to the conclusion to test </span><a style="font-family: times new roman;" href="http://www.blogrush.com/r24034306">Blog Rush</a><span style="font-family:times new roman;">. Blog Rush is a widget that's added to your blog to offer readers other blogs of interest. By having this on my blog, I will be placed in the mix on someone else's widget. Hopefully this will provide a bit more exposure. </span><br /></span><p style="font-family:times new roman;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><br />For those of you that have the Blog Rush widget, what do you think of it so far? Has it made an overall difference?<br /></span></p><p style="font-family:times new roman;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><br />I welcome all questions, comments, and suggestions.</span></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"></div><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DoodleInTheMargins?a=9wOFoV1Hvcg:o5jukSP_ZYs:yIl2AUoC8zA"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DoodleInTheMargins?a=9wOFoV1Hvcg:o5jukSP_ZYs:63t7Ie-LG7Y"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DoodleInTheMargins?a=9wOFoV1Hvcg:o5jukSP_ZYs:dnMXMwOfBR0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DoodleInTheMargins?a=9wOFoV1Hvcg:o5jukSP_ZYs:7Q72WNTAKBA"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DoodleInTheMargins?a=9wOFoV1Hvcg:o5jukSP_ZYs:wF9xT3WuBAs"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DoodleInTheMargins?a=9wOFoV1Hvcg:o5jukSP_ZYs:JEwB19i1-c4"></img></a> </div> </article> <article> <h1>Licorice Pizza</h1> <p>noreply@blogger.com (Mat Calica) — Wed, 19 Sep 2007 21:31:00 +0000</p> <span style=";font-family:times new roman;font-size:100%;" >Today, I stumbled upon a blog; <a href="http://licorice-pizza.blogspot.com/">Licorice Pizza</a>. It was in the "Blogs of Note" section. I clicked on it for a few reasons: it was an 'original' name, it sounded funny, but most of all it was familiar. Yet, I couldn't place it until I went to his page. It was the name of a small pizza shop a few blocks away from my old neighborhood; Redondo Beach! The author, Aikin (from Miami, Florida), knew it only as a slang for vinyl and a good picture. Finding this picture gave me a surge of nostalgia, and made me feel really good.<br /><p>I've always found it interesting how we respond to seeing something/someone we are emotionally invested in reach some level of... <i>fame?</i>. Maybe, in some sense, it's a feeling that a piece of 'you' has become famous. I hope I was able to bring a bit of backstory to the picture that has served as a mascot for a year of his blogging. Thank you Aikin</p></span><br /><div class="blogger-post-footer"></div><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DoodleInTheMargins?a=KRdmT4pZ2ss:aGSnE_xXlIE:yIl2AUoC8zA"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DoodleInTheMargins?a=KRdmT4pZ2ss:aGSnE_xXlIE:63t7Ie-LG7Y"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DoodleInTheMargins?a=KRdmT4pZ2ss:aGSnE_xXlIE:dnMXMwOfBR0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DoodleInTheMargins?a=KRdmT4pZ2ss:aGSnE_xXlIE:7Q72WNTAKBA"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DoodleInTheMargins?a=KRdmT4pZ2ss:aGSnE_xXlIE:wF9xT3WuBAs"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DoodleInTheMargins?a=KRdmT4pZ2ss:aGSnE_xXlIE:JEwB19i1-c4"></img></a> </div> </article> <article> <h1>Good Quality Wifing</h1> <p>noreply@blogger.com (Mat Calica) — Mon, 17 Sep 2007 07:19:00 +0000</p> <span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:times new roman;">It's 12:20am and I have class in the morning; start of another week. But, I can't bring myself to go to sleep until I do something... </span><i style="font-family: times new roman;">creative</i><span style="font-family:times new roman;">. With nothing in mind I have decided to browse the intraweb. I stumbled onto an old </span><a style="font-family: times new roman;" href="http://myspace.com/matcalica">Myspace</a><span style="font-family:times new roman;"> post and it was good for a nice laugh.</span><br /><span style="font-family:times new roman;">This is from </span><a style="font-family: times new roman;" href="http://ebaumsworld.com/">Ebaum's World</a><span style="font-family:times new roman;">. You know, that awesome, hilarious site that everyone liked before YouTube and Myspace took off.</span><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:times new roman;font-size:100%;" >Guide to being a GOOD Wife:</span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></span> <p style="font-family:times new roman;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /><br />Now that's some good quality wifing...</span></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"></div><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DoodleInTheMargins?a=zih6DaH4BGc:ceqeX24WnmE:yIl2AUoC8zA"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DoodleInTheMargins?a=zih6DaH4BGc:ceqeX24WnmE:63t7Ie-LG7Y"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DoodleInTheMargins?a=zih6DaH4BGc:ceqeX24WnmE:dnMXMwOfBR0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DoodleInTheMargins?a=zih6DaH4BGc:ceqeX24WnmE:7Q72WNTAKBA"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DoodleInTheMargins?a=zih6DaH4BGc:ceqeX24WnmE:wF9xT3WuBAs"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DoodleInTheMargins?a=zih6DaH4BGc:ceqeX24WnmE:JEwB19i1-c4"></img></a> </div> </article> <article> <h1>Karma called in sick today...</h1> <p>noreply@blogger.com (Mat Calica) — Fri, 14 Sep 2007 19:00:00 +0000</p> <span style=";font-family:times new roman;font-size:100%;" >Swerving, dodging and jiving. The one-finger-salute, hands up in the air, and arms flailing out of windows. The yelling, the screaming, the name-calling.<br /><p><br />Maybe I'm too young and <i>naive</i>, but wouldn't the freeway run smoother if we all cooperated? If we treated the commute as a choreographed dance; rather than a battery of two second drag races, tailgating, tire screeching, or a selfish mess?<br /></p><p><br />I think karma called in sick today...</p></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"></div><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DoodleInTheMargins?a=BxeR22q3qik:9A-Vikx04BI:yIl2AUoC8zA"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DoodleInTheMargins?a=BxeR22q3qik:9A-Vikx04BI:63t7Ie-LG7Y"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DoodleInTheMargins?a=BxeR22q3qik:9A-Vikx04BI:dnMXMwOfBR0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DoodleInTheMargins?a=BxeR22q3qik:9A-Vikx04BI:7Q72WNTAKBA"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DoodleInTheMargins?a=BxeR22q3qik:9A-Vikx04BI:wF9xT3WuBAs"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DoodleInTheMargins?a=BxeR22q3qik:9A-Vikx04BI:JEwB19i1-c4"></img></a> </div> </article> <article> <h1>My Insomnia went Away...</h1> <p>noreply@blogger.com (Mat Calica) — Fri, 14 Sep 2007 01:40:00 +0000</p> <span style="font-family:times new roman;">When I got into film school, I knew. Before I ever transferred to the university, I knew. While I was still in high school, I knew! To succeed, I have to dive in headfirst and swim. I knew it was going to be a LOT of work, and take a lot of time. I knew it was going to be challenging, and I relished the opportunity. That was then.<br /><br /><p>They say I'm supposed to study 2 hours per unit. For one 3-unit class, I should study six hours throughout the week. That averages out to be less than an hour a day; not bad... I have EIGHTEEN units.<br /></p><p>That comes out to THIRTY-SIX hours of studying. Over five hours daily, seven days a week. On top of my ten hour school days. I'm exhausted just talking about it.<br /></p><p>On the plus side, my insomnia went away...</p></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"></div><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DoodleInTheMargins?a=WzyRRwS_6c4:vpte19C2z9U:yIl2AUoC8zA"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DoodleInTheMargins?a=WzyRRwS_6c4:vpte19C2z9U:63t7Ie-LG7Y"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DoodleInTheMargins?a=WzyRRwS_6c4:vpte19C2z9U:dnMXMwOfBR0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DoodleInTheMargins?a=WzyRRwS_6c4:vpte19C2z9U:7Q72WNTAKBA"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DoodleInTheMargins?a=WzyRRwS_6c4:vpte19C2z9U:wF9xT3WuBAs"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DoodleInTheMargins?a=WzyRRwS_6c4:vpte19C2z9U:JEwB19i1-c4"></img></a> </div> </article> <article> <h1>Did you know, there are no bells in College?</h1> <p>noreply@blogger.com (Mat Calica) — Sun, 09 Sep 2007 01:03:00 +0000</p> <span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:times new roman;">In high school there were bells. We walked around campus like Pavlov's Dog - what was that dog's name anyway? No matter how independent I thought I was, the bells told me what to do; where to go, and when to eat. We even had different bells for Bomb scares and intruders. When the bomb bell rang, the school was corralled in the pen-like football stadium; for "safe" keeping. The intruder drill was easy to remember. It was the same response to an earthquake and an Atom Bomb (circa 1950s & 1960s); duck-and-cover. Despite the risk of "zombie-ism," the bells were comforting. It was effortless. It was easy.</span><br /></span><p style="font-family:times new roman;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><br />They said college would be Great!. You get to pick your own classes, meet new people, and decide what you want to study... I have to pick my own classes? I have to manage my own schedule? NEW people? What about my friends?... Thrust onto a foreign compound, stripped of friends, and told to "make Mom and Dad proud..."<br /></span></p><p style="font-family:times new roman;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><br />A dog will learn to swim when thrown into the ocean. Swimming is the least of its worries... Did you know there are no bells in College?</span></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"></div><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DoodleInTheMargins?a=fHfOhL8mmT4:85x3LaMn8cs:yIl2AUoC8zA"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DoodleInTheMargins?a=fHfOhL8mmT4:85x3LaMn8cs:63t7Ie-LG7Y"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DoodleInTheMargins?a=fHfOhL8mmT4:85x3LaMn8cs:dnMXMwOfBR0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DoodleInTheMargins?a=fHfOhL8mmT4:85x3LaMn8cs:7Q72WNTAKBA"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DoodleInTheMargins?a=fHfOhL8mmT4:85x3LaMn8cs:wF9xT3WuBAs"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DoodleInTheMargins?a=fHfOhL8mmT4:85x3LaMn8cs:JEwB19i1-c4"></img></a> </div> </article> </main></body></html>