I finally have a recipe for my Signature Sandwich.
Chicken Cutlet
Melted Provolone Cheese
Buffalo Wing sauce
All on a hero.
Try is people, it DOES NOT disappoint.
Friday, March 21, 2008
Wednesday, March 19, 2008
A new direction
Yah know, creatively I think I was confused.
I didn't know the path I wanted my music to go. I was struggling between my new found love of Electronica, and my roots in Rock n Roll.
Basically what I'm currently writing can pretty much be summed up as good old fashion Power Pop. Yup, with the synths too. I'm loving it, and having so much fun with it.
I haven't abandoned electronica yet. Once I get some better samples I'll get back on it, and start producing that "phat beats."
Anywho, new clips will be up on the Myspace soon, till then, PEACE.
I didn't know the path I wanted my music to go. I was struggling between my new found love of Electronica, and my roots in Rock n Roll.
Basically what I'm currently writing can pretty much be summed up as good old fashion Power Pop. Yup, with the synths too. I'm loving it, and having so much fun with it.
I haven't abandoned electronica yet. Once I get some better samples I'll get back on it, and start producing that "phat beats."
Anywho, new clips will be up on the Myspace soon, till then, PEACE.
Friday, February 29, 2008
BADASS DREAM!!!
Okay, last night, I had hands down, the most BADASS dream ever. OMG. It made me literally wake up, and be like "FUC YEAH!!"
The dream starts off with me with a friend of mine at a coffee shop in Berkeley. I'm chilling out, and I notice someone who looks VERY suspicious. So I follow him back to his place, and he goes into a gated apartment complex. Of course I can't go in.
So I go to a blue panel that shows a map of the area, and people in the area represented by orange dots. Then these TWO HUGE ORANGE DOTS appear on the screen. I know immediately these are monsters.
So I go to the top of a building, and this AWESOME metallic armor comes onto me. I then kill the Spider-like Monsters using lasers and rockets.
THAT is the definition of badass.
The dream starts off with me with a friend of mine at a coffee shop in Berkeley. I'm chilling out, and I notice someone who looks VERY suspicious. So I follow him back to his place, and he goes into a gated apartment complex. Of course I can't go in.
So I go to a blue panel that shows a map of the area, and people in the area represented by orange dots. Then these TWO HUGE ORANGE DOTS appear on the screen. I know immediately these are monsters.
So I go to the top of a building, and this AWESOME metallic armor comes onto me. I then kill the Spider-like Monsters using lasers and rockets.
THAT is the definition of badass.
Friday, February 15, 2008
Mr. Culkin talks Washington,
Boy oh Boy. The Political Climate here is a lot different then it is in Long Island. People are definitely alittle more extreme here, actually a lot more extreme.
As many of you know, in Berkeley, there was a huge protest against a Marine recruitment centre. Now I respect people's views. If people are against the war, thats fine, heck, I'm against the war. But protesting the marines? calling them liars and intruders? Whoa whoa, I'm not on that bandwagon. Theres a fine line between being against the war, and bashing the troops, but I think it was eventual that the liberal elite would show their true colors. I knew a lot of them were lying when they talked about "supporting the troops."
The Men and Women in uniform defend your rights, and put their lives on the line, so you can "protest them." Sometimes I feel we're truly the most spoiled brats in the world. The difference between the Greatest Generation, and everything after that, is that the Greatest Generation appreciated what they had, and appreciated what people were willing to do for them.
And now onto the Presidency. Wholy horrible crop of candidates. Okay, Hilary Clinton is well...a Clinton, Obama is charismatic and seems sincere, but way too liberal and I think pretty naive and in terms of foreign policy, Mike Huckabee seems like a nice dude, but is an Evanglical Christian, and I think the Republican party has had enough of that corrupt crap, and John McCain is VERY old.
When I look at Hilary, I look at someone who used my home state of New York, as a launching point for her political career. Being First Lady doesn't mean you have "the experience" to become President, which I think is overrated anyways. I think she's very corrupt, serves special interested and will put us in a huge mess.
Obama seems like a good guy. Seems like he's sincere in his message, sincerely wants to bring about change, but boy oh boy, he's gonna make the deficit worse. He wants to do stuff that involves taxing the crap out of us, and making us basically into the United Communist States of America. Again, I like him as a person, but his views are just very scary to me.
I think Mike Huckabee seems like a nice dude. I think he'd be fun to hang out with, talk Chuck Norris jokes, etc, etc. But man oh man, he's tragically religious. I'm a constitutionalist and a Catholic, but I don't want the constitution changed to fit the Bibles word, and I don't believe the founding fathers would love that either. Some of them were men of faith, but not all of them, and they wouldn't want their document altered. America to me has always been faith based, yet tolerant, but thanks to Neo Conservativism, this has really gone astray, and we're mixing politics and religion. Even Jesus thought this was an awful idea.
I LOVE Ron Paul. Best candidate. Wants to eliminate socialist programs in America, get us out of corrupt international organizations like the UN, as well as end the war, and STICK TO THE CONSTITUTION. True Conservativism and REAL CHANGE FTW!!! Unfortunately, he stands a snowballs chance in hell of being President. Next.
John McCain. He's a true hero to me. His service to our country, and what he endured under capture from Vietnam is a story of heroism, bravery, honor and sacrifice. But boy oh boy, he's old. He's 71. We'd actually have to worry about who his Vice Presidential choice would be. Also, don't believe the absolutely retarded people who think he'd be "George Dubya the Second." Anyone who says that knows absolutely NOTHING about the man and his politics and looses all crediblity. Neo Conservatives CRINGE at the thought of McCain being President, citing he's "too liberal." The man is as moderate as it gets.
I'm probably going to Vote for McCain, or do a write in as a protest, most likely writing in like, Big Bird or something. Boy if I could get enough people to do that, we'd definitely be screwed.
So its basically a battle between a Femminist, an extreme Socialist, a Baptist Minister and a Moderate Conservative War Hero. Doesn't this sound like the beginning of a joke you tell at a bar?
As many of you know, in Berkeley, there was a huge protest against a Marine recruitment centre. Now I respect people's views. If people are against the war, thats fine, heck, I'm against the war. But protesting the marines? calling them liars and intruders? Whoa whoa, I'm not on that bandwagon. Theres a fine line between being against the war, and bashing the troops, but I think it was eventual that the liberal elite would show their true colors. I knew a lot of them were lying when they talked about "supporting the troops."
The Men and Women in uniform defend your rights, and put their lives on the line, so you can "protest them." Sometimes I feel we're truly the most spoiled brats in the world. The difference between the Greatest Generation, and everything after that, is that the Greatest Generation appreciated what they had, and appreciated what people were willing to do for them.
And now onto the Presidency. Wholy horrible crop of candidates. Okay, Hilary Clinton is well...a Clinton, Obama is charismatic and seems sincere, but way too liberal and I think pretty naive and in terms of foreign policy, Mike Huckabee seems like a nice dude, but is an Evanglical Christian, and I think the Republican party has had enough of that corrupt crap, and John McCain is VERY old.
When I look at Hilary, I look at someone who used my home state of New York, as a launching point for her political career. Being First Lady doesn't mean you have "the experience" to become President, which I think is overrated anyways. I think she's very corrupt, serves special interested and will put us in a huge mess.
Obama seems like a good guy. Seems like he's sincere in his message, sincerely wants to bring about change, but boy oh boy, he's gonna make the deficit worse. He wants to do stuff that involves taxing the crap out of us, and making us basically into the United Communist States of America. Again, I like him as a person, but his views are just very scary to me.
I think Mike Huckabee seems like a nice dude. I think he'd be fun to hang out with, talk Chuck Norris jokes, etc, etc. But man oh man, he's tragically religious. I'm a constitutionalist and a Catholic, but I don't want the constitution changed to fit the Bibles word, and I don't believe the founding fathers would love that either. Some of them were men of faith, but not all of them, and they wouldn't want their document altered. America to me has always been faith based, yet tolerant, but thanks to Neo Conservativism, this has really gone astray, and we're mixing politics and religion. Even Jesus thought this was an awful idea.
I LOVE Ron Paul. Best candidate. Wants to eliminate socialist programs in America, get us out of corrupt international organizations like the UN, as well as end the war, and STICK TO THE CONSTITUTION. True Conservativism and REAL CHANGE FTW!!! Unfortunately, he stands a snowballs chance in hell of being President. Next.
John McCain. He's a true hero to me. His service to our country, and what he endured under capture from Vietnam is a story of heroism, bravery, honor and sacrifice. But boy oh boy, he's old. He's 71. We'd actually have to worry about who his Vice Presidential choice would be. Also, don't believe the absolutely retarded people who think he'd be "George Dubya the Second." Anyone who says that knows absolutely NOTHING about the man and his politics and looses all crediblity. Neo Conservatives CRINGE at the thought of McCain being President, citing he's "too liberal." The man is as moderate as it gets.
I'm probably going to Vote for McCain, or do a write in as a protest, most likely writing in like, Big Bird or something. Boy if I could get enough people to do that, we'd definitely be screwed.
So its basically a battle between a Femminist, an extreme Socialist, a Baptist Minister and a Moderate Conservative War Hero. Doesn't this sound like the beginning of a joke you tell at a bar?
Saturday, February 9, 2008
New Year brings New Direction.
Hey everybody, sorry I haven't posted in awhile.
Anyways, I've been UBER busy. I've been working on a website that looks pretty killer, I've been writing a lot of new music, and I've basically just been growing up and maturing as an adult.
New Years Eve was funny for me. It was the night I finally let someone go. It was the right thing to do, and I have no regrets.
No one should ever be treated like a second class citizen. Its not okay to bash people in a malicious manor, especially someone who has damn near given up his life for you.
I was in this person in the trenches for 6 months. I would've done anything for her. But I started to get treated unfairly. I was cheated on twice, and I forgave both times. I got pushed aside when she met someone else (I'm 3,000 miles away, I was fine with us moving on, but I was treated like garbage), but I forgave. I got lied to, with the lie nearly destroying me emotionally. But I forgave. This person even tried to take my life, and I forgave her. Then we got into a fight at a resturant, that was instigated by her, and I just had it. I couldn't trust her anymore. She let random people fill her head up with garbage, and spewed it onto me.
I realized I've become something I'm not. I had a temper I've never had before. I wasn't as truth worthy. I wasn't the person I wanted to be. I'd essentially become a crazy man. lol.
Later that night, she offered something she made for me. That was a cross roads for me. It was either go back, repeat history, and eventually get hurt again, or get caught up in some really horrible drama, or I could move on. I chose to move on.
I always tried to be a Knight in Shining Armor. But in reality, I'm not that. I'm John Culkin, just an ordinary guy trying to do the right thing in the world. I had given up everything, I even almost gave up becoming a composer for this person, that just completely abused me mentally, and made me feel like less of a person. I was never happy. In the words of Shawn Micheals "I lost my smile."
But I'm regaining it again. I'm starting to really enjoy living here in California. I'm meeting really good friends, and still keep in touch with the people that meant the most to me back home in New York.
The Game Developer Conference is in two weeks, and I'm REALLY excited for it. I get to see a few buddies of mine I haven't seen in awhile, and I get to meet new ones as well. I'm finally starting to immerse myself in the experience of living in California.
I'm starting to look for a small part time job to make some money for new gear, and I'm eating a lot better and trying to stay active so I can lose weight. I finally get to redefine myself. I feel mentally, physically, socially and spiritually more happy then I think I've ever been. I'm starting to live my dream, and I'm not looking back, and I have no regrets.
I'm not a greedy person, but I do have a dream of moving back to Long Island, buying a beautiful house, and building a beautiful studio in it, and now I'm starting to feel like its going to be a reality.
My new thing it to take up a new hobby here. My friend Mike keeps pushing me to try out Surfing, and I think once I lose enough weight, I'll probably take it up. It seems like so much fun, but we'll see.
But all I can say is, I've never felt more at peace. Sometimes, if someone you care about is being negative, and putting you down, you have to let them go. Words sometimes aren't enough. Action is everything.
Anyways, I've been UBER busy. I've been working on a website that looks pretty killer, I've been writing a lot of new music, and I've basically just been growing up and maturing as an adult.
New Years Eve was funny for me. It was the night I finally let someone go. It was the right thing to do, and I have no regrets.
No one should ever be treated like a second class citizen. Its not okay to bash people in a malicious manor, especially someone who has damn near given up his life for you.
I was in this person in the trenches for 6 months. I would've done anything for her. But I started to get treated unfairly. I was cheated on twice, and I forgave both times. I got pushed aside when she met someone else (I'm 3,000 miles away, I was fine with us moving on, but I was treated like garbage), but I forgave. I got lied to, with the lie nearly destroying me emotionally. But I forgave. This person even tried to take my life, and I forgave her. Then we got into a fight at a resturant, that was instigated by her, and I just had it. I couldn't trust her anymore. She let random people fill her head up with garbage, and spewed it onto me.
I realized I've become something I'm not. I had a temper I've never had before. I wasn't as truth worthy. I wasn't the person I wanted to be. I'd essentially become a crazy man. lol.
Later that night, she offered something she made for me. That was a cross roads for me. It was either go back, repeat history, and eventually get hurt again, or get caught up in some really horrible drama, or I could move on. I chose to move on.
I always tried to be a Knight in Shining Armor. But in reality, I'm not that. I'm John Culkin, just an ordinary guy trying to do the right thing in the world. I had given up everything, I even almost gave up becoming a composer for this person, that just completely abused me mentally, and made me feel like less of a person. I was never happy. In the words of Shawn Micheals "I lost my smile."
But I'm regaining it again. I'm starting to really enjoy living here in California. I'm meeting really good friends, and still keep in touch with the people that meant the most to me back home in New York.
The Game Developer Conference is in two weeks, and I'm REALLY excited for it. I get to see a few buddies of mine I haven't seen in awhile, and I get to meet new ones as well. I'm finally starting to immerse myself in the experience of living in California.
I'm starting to look for a small part time job to make some money for new gear, and I'm eating a lot better and trying to stay active so I can lose weight. I finally get to redefine myself. I feel mentally, physically, socially and spiritually more happy then I think I've ever been. I'm starting to live my dream, and I'm not looking back, and I have no regrets.
I'm not a greedy person, but I do have a dream of moving back to Long Island, buying a beautiful house, and building a beautiful studio in it, and now I'm starting to feel like its going to be a reality.
My new thing it to take up a new hobby here. My friend Mike keeps pushing me to try out Surfing, and I think once I lose enough weight, I'll probably take it up. It seems like so much fun, but we'll see.
But all I can say is, I've never felt more at peace. Sometimes, if someone you care about is being negative, and putting you down, you have to let them go. Words sometimes aren't enough. Action is everything.
Tuesday, October 30, 2007
My first earthquake
Hey everybody.
I was told by a buddy of mine that the SF Bay Area gets an earthquake a day. I hadn't known that till now. I never felt them.
Well today, that changed. lol.
At 8:04 pm pacific time, we got a 5.6 earthquake. Not huge, but still pretty big. Thats what the people here say, but hey, I'm from New York, we don't do earthquakes (though NY is capable of getting them).
The first thing I heard was like, a bang. Then everything started to shake and the ground felt like it was rolling. At first, I didn't know what it was, then it hit me, and I ran for a doorway to stand between (does this actually work?) I thought the world was coming to an end or something. I was like "OH SHIT!!! THIS IS THE END!!!" luckily though everything was okay. I turned on the news, and to them, it was "moderate." Seems other east coasters who have never experienced an earthquake it was like the second coming if you know what I mean. I'm pretty shaken up. When it first happened and we were getting aftershocks (and continue to) I was pretty shaken up (no pun intended).
I'm okay now though. Nothing was damaged.
I think some people though I was lying, so here's a link thats proof of it.
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2007/10/30/BA19T3RCD.DTL&feed=rss.bayarea
Anyways, till next time people. PEACE!!!
I was told by a buddy of mine that the SF Bay Area gets an earthquake a day. I hadn't known that till now. I never felt them.
Well today, that changed. lol.
At 8:04 pm pacific time, we got a 5.6 earthquake. Not huge, but still pretty big. Thats what the people here say, but hey, I'm from New York, we don't do earthquakes (though NY is capable of getting them).
The first thing I heard was like, a bang. Then everything started to shake and the ground felt like it was rolling. At first, I didn't know what it was, then it hit me, and I ran for a doorway to stand between (does this actually work?) I thought the world was coming to an end or something. I was like "OH SHIT!!! THIS IS THE END!!!" luckily though everything was okay. I turned on the news, and to them, it was "moderate." Seems other east coasters who have never experienced an earthquake it was like the second coming if you know what I mean. I'm pretty shaken up. When it first happened and we were getting aftershocks (and continue to) I was pretty shaken up (no pun intended).
I'm okay now though. Nothing was damaged.
I think some people though I was lying, so here's a link thats proof of it.
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2007/10/30/BA19T3RCD.DTL&feed=rss.bayarea
Anyways, till next time people. PEACE!!!
Tuesday, October 16, 2007
Here we go again
Started a Blog....for some reason didn't pop up....bastids.
Anywho. I've been basically not busy for the last few days. It was the calm before the storm, cause today was lots of hardwork. For those of you who don't know, I'm in the middle of making a short film, and don't let "short film" fool you, its a ton of work. I'll go over the details.
- Come up with a script - Me and 5 other people come up with a script. We each wrote our own scenes. It was interesting cause we were concerned with consistency with the main character. Luckily, we were right on.
- Casting - This is obvious. We were pretty happy with the cast we got. Our main character was perfectly casted, as was a couple of other characters. So far, lots of good acting.
- Floor Diagrams - Come up with the lighting and camera work in the area we'll be shooting in. Lots of assuming, very tough.
- Story Board - We took pictures of us doing the actions then put them in order of what each of our visions was. This was actually pretty long.
- Production Binder - This is the blue print of the movie. It has all the rough details. Cast, props, script, screen shots, story boards, etc. And as my fellow groupmates can tell you, its a hassle to put together.
All that, and we haven't even filmed anything! Nor have we even started post production! Did I mention me and a few others are collaborating on a song for the movie?
Now onto production.
- Get equipment
- Load up truck
- Drive to location
- Unload truck
- Set up equipment
- Film scene
- Film it again
- Again
- This time from different angle
- Next angle
- Again
- Break down equipment
- Repeat above.
Its long and hard, but I'm actually really enjoying it. I love the way my scene turned out. We had a scare with the audio, but it turned out everything was okay....thank God. And me and a few of my mates and producer finished the day with an ice cold beer and delicious hamburger. I forgot where we went, but its in Berkeley, and the food was delicious, though I will say, the brewery's here have NOTHING on Bluepoint beer. I hope I can get some of that over here.
The only thing that would have made today better is Dunkin Donuts. Yes folks, there are NO Dunkin Donuts around here. Thats a shame and a tragedy. A 24 hour Dunkin Donuts would do INSANE business where I live. People coming to and from San Francisco, ontop of the fact that Berkeley campus is less than 10 minutes away. And also Oakland is just south of me. WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR DUNKIN DONUTS!!!! EXPAND OUT HERE!!!!! FOR THE LOVE OF GOD!!! THE COFFEE HERE SUCKS!!!!
Friday is our last filming day. There we'll do about 3 or 4 more scenes, then we go into the Final Cut Pro suites to edit the movie. Also me and my groupmates are working on a song for the movie. Should have a copy of it in my hands come Christmas time, so of course I'll be showing it off.
Until we meet again. Peace
Anywho. I've been basically not busy for the last few days. It was the calm before the storm, cause today was lots of hardwork. For those of you who don't know, I'm in the middle of making a short film, and don't let "short film" fool you, its a ton of work. I'll go over the details.
- Come up with a script - Me and 5 other people come up with a script. We each wrote our own scenes. It was interesting cause we were concerned with consistency with the main character. Luckily, we were right on.
- Casting - This is obvious. We were pretty happy with the cast we got. Our main character was perfectly casted, as was a couple of other characters. So far, lots of good acting.
- Floor Diagrams - Come up with the lighting and camera work in the area we'll be shooting in. Lots of assuming, very tough.
- Story Board - We took pictures of us doing the actions then put them in order of what each of our visions was. This was actually pretty long.
- Production Binder - This is the blue print of the movie. It has all the rough details. Cast, props, script, screen shots, story boards, etc. And as my fellow groupmates can tell you, its a hassle to put together.
All that, and we haven't even filmed anything! Nor have we even started post production! Did I mention me and a few others are collaborating on a song for the movie?
Now onto production.
- Get equipment
- Load up truck
- Drive to location
- Unload truck
- Set up equipment
- Film scene
- Film it again
- Again
- This time from different angle
- Next angle
- Again
- Break down equipment
- Repeat above.
Its long and hard, but I'm actually really enjoying it. I love the way my scene turned out. We had a scare with the audio, but it turned out everything was okay....thank God. And me and a few of my mates and producer finished the day with an ice cold beer and delicious hamburger. I forgot where we went, but its in Berkeley, and the food was delicious, though I will say, the brewery's here have NOTHING on Bluepoint beer. I hope I can get some of that over here.
The only thing that would have made today better is Dunkin Donuts. Yes folks, there are NO Dunkin Donuts around here. Thats a shame and a tragedy. A 24 hour Dunkin Donuts would do INSANE business where I live. People coming to and from San Francisco, ontop of the fact that Berkeley campus is less than 10 minutes away. And also Oakland is just south of me. WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR DUNKIN DONUTS!!!! EXPAND OUT HERE!!!!! FOR THE LOVE OF GOD!!! THE COFFEE HERE SUCKS!!!!
Friday is our last filming day. There we'll do about 3 or 4 more scenes, then we go into the Final Cut Pro suites to edit the movie. Also me and my groupmates are working on a song for the movie. Should have a copy of it in my hands come Christmas time, so of course I'll be showing it off.
Until we meet again. Peace
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