37 million Chinese blogs! Damn!

China has 37 million Web logs, or blogs, Xinhua said, citing a study by Beijing's Tsinghua University. It said that number was expected to nearly double this year to 60 million.

Ronnie Larsen at the Laugh Factory!

Crawl under a rock and die.

That's literally what my sweet little Goldfish did on Sunday afternoon. I loved this fish. Truly. The specifics of his death are being kept private out of respect for the family. As some of you may know, this isn't the first Goldfish death I've dealt with this year. I even made a film about the last one called, A Goldfish Mourns. At the end of that film you see a cute, spotted, colorful goldfish being introduced into the tank. The star of that film has officially passed on. It was a sad Sunday indeed. Life is short, my friends, life is very short. Have a nice Monday.

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My Favorite Movie of the Week!

Finally, a new movie I'm in love with. I find this video hypnotic and full of strange metaphors. Some see it as a celebration of the planet and I see that, too, but I also see it as a movie about America dancing all over other countries. It makes me smile and it makes me a little sad. What do you think?

No More Movies!

I see ALOT of movies. I've seen about 10 movies lately I haven't blogged about but something interesting happened in the last two weeks; Hollywood opened a bunch of movies that I have zero interest in seeing. This rarely happens but..here they are...

Cars-Who CARes??? Not me! It seems so uninteresting. In fact it slightly offends me, all of this car-worshipping we do in America!

Nacho Libre-A little Jack Black goes along way. At 110 minutes this movie is 108 minutes too long for me to imagine sitting thru.

The Lakehouse-Are you kidding me? Even the preview bores me. Though I do like the song in the trailer.

Tokyo Drift-I actually saw the first two Fast and Furious movies and they both sucked ass. I've heard this one isn't as bad. I might be tempted in seeing this but only because I long to sit in a dark room and eat popcorn. But I guess I can do that at home.

JUST ADDED: I forgot 2 other movies I have zero interest in seeing, actually, less than zero. These are two movies I would go out of my way NOT to see, Garfield and Click. Good Lord, please make me want to go to the movies again. Snakes on a Plane, please get here! Bring on the Pirates! I miss going to the movies!

So those are the movies I won't be seeing anytime soon. Next I'll write about all the movies I have seen, including my recent Nazi triple bill on DVD: The Life and Death of Leni Refinstahl, The Great Dictator and Triumph of the Will. Now that was an interesting film festival, indeed.

The first pic ever...

This is the first pic ever taken with my new camera phone...

...and probably my last!

Horseback Riding in Rosarito, Mexico! Yeehaw!

Went horseback riding with my dad and niece on the beach in Mexico. We had a great time. if you're planning a trip to Mexico you should stop in and do this. The trip was 45 minutes long and they only charge 10 dollars. Very fun.

Black Belt Road Rage

I haven't blogged in a week or so but I did make this video last week featuring Joshua Feinman and myself. Enjoy!

Porn=Liberty

Find out how by watching the video.

Clothing Optional

In honor of gay pride I offer you this video I made about a man, his closet and his clothes. Enjoy!

Lube Me & Screw Me

Have you ever been scammed by Jiffy Lube?

Shooting Porn (teaser/first 4 minutes)

This is the first 4 minutes of my movie Shooting Porn. YouTube is now directly linked to my blog so this is a test. Enjoy.

New Pics I Like

Todays blog is simply a collection of pics I've gotten recently that amuse me.

The dress below is all condoms!

Chains of Love

Where does my money go? What corporations do I support?

Del Taco
Wal-Mart
Target
Home Depot
Bed Bath and Beyond
Pacific Theatres (The Grove)
AMC Theatres (Times Square)
K-Mart (Los Angeles & New York)
Apple (Mac Store/The Grove)
McDonalds (everywhere)
Jack in the Box (everywhere)
Panda Express (Bakersfield)
Honda (Hollywood)
Jiffy Lube
Rite-Aid
Time Warner
Adelphia
Network Solutions
Ralphs
Diet Coke Inc.
Motel 6
AOL
Verizon
Ikea
Bank of America
Pay Pal
PetCo.


This is where the bulk of my disposble income is dispersed. It's sort of sad and not very original. Jiffy Lube constantly tries to rip me off but I still patronize them. Panda Express skimps on the portions but I can't resist the orange chicken. McDonalds and Wal-Mart both treat human beings like garbage but who can beat the prices? Bed Bath and Beyond feels racist to me; in New York all the cashiers are black and all the managers are white. I actually complained about it once to one of the white managers but she vehemently disagreed, of course, and yet I still shop there. I think Home Depot treats it's people pretty well but I could go to my neighborhood hardware store to buy a hammer, I don't need to trek to Home Depot for that.

One of the companies I use constantly is Google! I love this company. G-mail kicks ass and I love my Google home page and Blogger. And how much money do I give Google? Nada! God bless Google!

AOl is a horrible company with a horrible product but I keep it cause of the chatrooms and so I can get online at Motel 6. And let's talk about Motel 6. Is this a good company or bad company? I have no idea but I'm very loyal. I've never understood the concept of spending money on a hotel room. I hate staying in hotels. All I need is a clean room and a bed so Motel 6 is perfect for me. Plus, they always leave the light on.

I've been a loyal customer of Honda for 20 years. They made me a great car. But I've recently started using a local mechanic because Honda of Hollywood is way too busy. And the local guy is great. I should use more local no-chain businesses. Why don't I? Why can't I break these chains of love?

Sometimes, I go to Target three times a week. I know every product. There is nothing I need. But still I go, every week, like a worshiper to church.

There are actually companies that give more to me than I give to them: Craigs List and YouTube are two examples of companies that keep on giving but ask for nothing in return.

I don't mind giving my money to Steve Jobs of Apple because my iBook gives me nothing but pleasure. Bill Gates, the businessman, on the other hand makes me sick and everytime I use word or excel I sort of resent it. I quite admire Bill Gates the humanitarian but that's not the topic of this blog. The widow of Ray Kroc recently gave NPR a zillion bucks but it doesn't mean McDonalds is a good company.

I've given the airlines lots of money and I've never crashed so I guess I got what I paid for but I so hate the whole airport experience. I hate the oil companies, too, but I love driving so I guess that makes me the ultimate vehicular-hypocrite. Did I mention I'm boycotting Exxon/Mobil?

I use to give Sprint lots of money and in return they gave me shitty service but now I'm with Verizon and very happy.

One industry I don't mind giving money to is Hollywood. If they're gonna spend 200 million making a movie I don't mind giving them 10 bucks to watch it even if the final product sucks.

I love my Netflix. I only give them 20 bucks a month but I end up saving alot of money on DVDs. I almost never buy DVDs anymore but for 20 bucks a month I can have any movie on the planet delivered to my door. It's a good deal. Though I don't think Netflix will be around in 5 years, not in it's present state. Video on demand seems to be the future.

So there you have it. I'm a typical, lazy, consumeristic American who shops where everyone else shops.

One thing I remind myself to make me feel better is that all corporate giants were once Ma & Pa stores and so by supporting them I'm supporting the "entrepreneurial spirit" but I know that's faulty thinking.

So my next list will be all the local Ma & Pa stores I support...

Hmmmmm

I think the porno theater I visit in Bakersfield is locally owned but I'm not sure.

And I bought my furniture from Wertz Brothers which is a family business in LA.

More than once I've bought a hot dog from Pinks Hot Dog in LA and in NY I order chinese from Mamma Bhudda.

But for the most part I live in chains. Will I ever break free? Do I even want to?