based on a true story

All good things...

GenericSomeone@gmail.com (Caliblog) — Tue, 12 May 2009 17:25:46 PDT

Although none of us have written anything for Caliblog in quite some time, I felt it was only fitting that something be added today. 5 years ago four friends left their lives in Michigan behind to chase their dreams and take some chances out in California. Within a year we had already lost Chuck who was like a little brother to me. He decided that his life was meant to go in a different direction

history

noreply@blogger.com (Caliblog) — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 00:02:23 PST

For the first time, in as long as I can remember, I feel unwaveringly hopeful about the new direction of our country. I can feel the energy in the air... the last eight years are finally over. VloMo08 - Nov 4th from mike ambs on Vimeo.I feel so lucky, so humbled to be alive for this. I will never forgot today. I woke up early, I walked to my polling place, cast my vote, and only 12 hours later,

Palin, The Independent?

GenericSomeone@gmail.com (Caliblog) — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 11:04:14 PDT

In an independent interview conducted before her VP acceptance, Alaskan Governor Sarah Palin mentions the excess of natural resources stockpiled in Alaska, as well as her independent, non-partisan stance on politics today stating, "(Ron Paul's) independent of, like, the party machine, and I'm like, 'Right on!'...so am I. The party machinery, on both sides of the party...Americans are tiring of

Money!? That's SO last year...

GenericSomeone@gmail.com (Caliblog) — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 15:09:26 PDT

So, apparently, Visa is offering a new service to businesses in search of alternative payroll methods -The Visa Payroll card. They say it will cut costs from paper usage and manpower and be more secure than paychecks. The way I see it, the more of my payroll that is held by computers through a credit, the more opportunities someone has to tap in to that money. If this catches on it's only a

All I Can Think to Say is: Yup :(

noreply@blogger.com (Caliblog) — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 21:28:03 PDT

...Let me cut to the chase. The biggest robbery in the history of this country is taking place as you read this. Though no guns are being used, 300 million hostages are being taken. Make no mistake about it: After stealing a half trillion dollars to line the pockets of their war-profiteering backers for the past five years, after lining the pockets of their fellow oilmen to the tune of over a

The Story of Emmie-Rose

GenericSomeone@gmail.com (Caliblog) — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 13:01:56 PDT

While trying to track down a friend of mine from Michigan, I came across a blog that he and his wife, Stephanie had created for their daughter, Emmie-Rose. I decided to take a look and see what it was about. I was heart-broken to find that Emmie-Rose was born in July of 2006 seventeen weeks premature and quickly developed complications. It was a gut-wrenching battle for the two of them, but in

Virtual Arachnaphobia

GenericSomeone@gmail.com (Caliblog) — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 14:42:35 PDT

This has got to be one of the creepiest things I've ever seen using Flash animation. Tomas Eriksson of ONEMOTION.com, a Flash artist from the home of IKEA and porn, Sweden, has created an amazingly realistic interactive spider using the simple program that Flash is. When I say 'interactive' I mean IN-TER-AC-TIVE. This thing is so well

Going for a Walk with Erica & Xander

noreply@blogger.com (Caliblog) — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 23:40:15 PDT

Going for a Walk with Erica & Xander from mike ambs on Vimeo.Erica's apartment is just across the street from a giant open field and along-side that is a nice little park where people go fishing.Plus we wanted to walk around to see all the planes training for the airshow that weekend in Ypsi :)

post production - week 33

noreply@blogger.com (Caliblog) — Sat, 02 Aug 2008 11:40:31 PDT

post production - week 33 from mike ambs on Vimeo.Here's the link to the newly designed site ;) projectpedal.comHope all of you (or at least most of you) like the name of the film.

DR. HORRIBLE'S SING-ALONG BLOG [PART 2]

GenericSomeone@gmail.com (Caliblog) — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 17:55:35 PDT

So, funny thing: I found (and by 'found', I mean Mike told me about it) this new video online on Saturday and thought it was really cool, so I wrote a post telling everyone about it so they could also enjoy it. You may have read it, it's the...one...before this...one. Well, come Sunday evening I happen to read that the video is only going to be available to watch until midnight Sunday night. That

DR. HORRIBLE'S SING-ALONG BLOG

GenericSomeone@gmail.com (Caliblog) — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 04:14:47 PDT

Earlier today Mike asked me if I was familiar with Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog, to which I replied, "Umm...no..." He told me that an acquaintance of his, Felicia Day, was in it, which I thought was cool, but when he said that Neil Patrick Harris was also in it the deal was sealed. Since his breakout cameo in 2004's Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle (or in my eyes his hilarious portrayal of

The New Iron Age

GenericSomeone@gmail.com (Caliblog) — Fri, 02 May 2008 12:03:17 PDT

Hello, all. I know I have been all but a stranger hovering in the "used to post here" column, but I do still exist...even if just barely (and I'm not sure I mean that figuratively). So earlier today, which I guess by now would be yesterday I was working on an animation project for a friend, when I received a phone call from Mike (you all know Mike, right?). He was all excited about something that

Now We're #5 :)

noreply@blogger.com (Caliblog) — Thu, 01 May 2008 21:49:42 PDT

I was so surprised and excited yesterday when I got the Babelgum email updating Amanda and I on our status in their online film festival (that I mentioned here last week). We have jumped from #11 (only top 10 qualify) to #5! I am flattered. I am pumped. I am scared like hell that we'll get bumped off now - I'm sure there's a lot of people who are either a) barely hanging on to the top 10, or b)

I Hope They Were Wearing Their Lapel Pins

noreply@blogger.com (Caliblog) — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 01:03:42 PDT

So, I've been meaning to sit down and write about how much this was bugging me for the last week. The other day, while sitting in traffic on the 405, I was telling my Mom over the phone about some of the stories I'd been reading regarding ABC's investigation on torture. More importantly: who approved it. It didn't help my nerves to find out that my Mom hadn't heard anything about it - I'm sure

iphoto question

noreply@blogger.com (Caliblog) — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 13:10:54 PDT

I have almost 40 GBs of little avi movies from my camera in iPhoto - and I know that if those were saved as mp4's instead, that I'd probably save a lot of space on my drives. But the problem is - there's no easy way, that I can think of, to take the movies I have in iPhoto now, replace them with newly exported mp4's and put back in the same spot retaining all their info. Does anyone have a way to

Your Good Karma for the Month

noreply@blogger.com (Caliblog) — Sat, 12 Apr 2008 23:38:31 PDT

Okay people, I have a favor to ask of you, it's nothing too elaborate, but it's a favor all the same. I'm sure 90% of you have stopped reading by now :P But my friends, A Faulty Chromosome, are trying to set up a tour, and it would help them greatly if certain college radio stations have played their music once or twice (or preferably many, many times). So, it's easy, many of the stations have

Mike Hedge and I took a Road Trip... Here is Some Video

noreply@blogger.com (Caliblog) — Sat, 05 Apr 2008 16:34:01 PDT

... from mike ambs on Vimeo.Mike Hedge and I drove to Austin for SXSW - we stopped to get out of the car and walk around quite a few times, taking pictures and video... just cause that's how we roll.I didn't really know what to do with all this footage :P so, I just smoothcam'd some of it and put it to a song. Kinda long'ish... kinda boring'ish. But I'm sure Mike and I will enjoy it. Good

music, music, music :)

noreply@blogger.com (Caliblog) — Sat, 05 Apr 2008 16:25:38 PDT

I made a Mix for Erica, and thought I'd spread the love with a Muxtape. Enjoy.

Perfect Strangers

noreply@blogger.com (Caliblog) — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 00:21:07 PDT

'Perfect Strangers' from mike ambs on Vimeo.So, Justin is moving to Sacramento for four months - he came by earlier to hang out one last time before the big move, and when he first showed up, he was in a pretty bummer of a mood from a bad day. But, we decided to make a video together and ended up with this... cheesy awesomeness... 80's style, baby.

online video isn't dead

noreply@blogger.com (Caliblog) — Sat, 22 Mar 2008 16:04:44 PDT

This post was originally posted on Project Pedal. Kent, from Ask a Ninja, wrote an interesting post about a conversation he had with a friend, the friend was making the case that "online video is dead". At least to the extent that no one will ever be able to do what he and Doug did with their show (Ask a Ninja pulls in about $100,000 a month in revenue).Here are some pieces from the post, the

South by South West

noreply@blogger.com (Caliblog) — Sun, 16 Mar 2008 19:46:26 PDT

I know. I know. I have left this site cold and alone for far too long. I suck. And I'm hoping I can better balance my time between Pedal and my personal life. Anyway, Mike Hedge and I took a road trip to Austin for SXSW. We stopped by to grab lunch with the awesome Clintus McGintus in Phoenix, here's a little video he took: Mike and Mike to SXSW from Clintus McGintus on Vimeo.

Hope

noreply@blogger.com (Caliblog) — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 14:40:30 PST

I've watched this whole clip twice in the last 30 minutes - I feel a kind of hope when I listen to Edwards speak that I haven't felt in a long, long time. It scares me that I almost feel foolish to fantasize about a president that would put these corporations-gone-amuck in their place, institute a policy that would quickly lead to universal health care (it's really pissing me off lately that I

Episode Six: 64 Days - Part 1

noreply@blogger.com (Caliblog) — Tue, 15 Jan 2008 18:33:22 PST

share this | 'save as' | add to miro64 days was the exact length of Pedal's production, the number of days we were out on the road. It feels really exciting to be releasing episodes again, I've been editing and filming the last few nights till 5 in the morning, and although it's been hell on my cold, I've had a blast doing it. I'm anxious to get started on part 2 - when Amanda and

jackie o

noreply@blogger.com (Caliblog) — Sat, 22 Dec 2007 22:19:19 PST

Eric, Keeper & I started this music video almost a year ago exactly... this is home footage Keeper shot years and years ago and they thought it was perfect for their 1st official music video.I love this song and I can't get enough of the people in this video... the way they all dance is just... priceless :)Keeper says: "at first i was like 'woah.. saturation!' But then it feels like a weird

Who doesn't love free music?

noreply@blogger.com (Caliblog) — Fri, 21 Dec 2007 18:35:25 PST

A few weeks ago, I mentioned Eric was waiting for his new CDs to arrive, and how long I had watched Eric work on this album. Well, last night I went over to Eric's place to help him set up some things for getting his new album, "as an ex-anorexic's six sicks exit,..." out there and more accessible to people.I must say, I love that the back of the CD says "don't care if you burn/rip/share". So we