A few weeks ago I launched my kickstarter project with the hopes of raising funding so I could finish writing my novel and get it self published through exLibris. I had grand dreams of raising the $8,000 I feel this project will take rather quickly. Now looking at my project page I realize this is not happening quickly, and I must ask why.
First let me begin by explaining kickstarter.com for those who may not be familiar. Kickstarter.com is a website designed to raise funding for creative projects. I have watched it work successfully for "Blue Like Jazz The Movie" and for Debra Romer's EP. Basically you have a creative project, you set a funding goal and a time deadline, and ask people to contribute. If enough people agree to contribute, and you hit your goal, you get your money. If you don't hit the goal, no money is collected from any of the contributors.
I think one reason I have not had the success that the projects I mentioned saw, is mostly because I am not a known quantity. "Blue Like Jazz" is a movie based on a New York Times best seller, and directed by Christian music legend Steve Taylor, and Debra Romer was an America's Got Talent contestant. They both had recognition going into it. I am not so well known.
Still, I went in hoping at least a few friends would pledge a buck or two, and send the link along. So far, I have had only one pledge. I know financial times are hard, but I was really hoping for at least a token response. I am trying hard not to be discouraged. Please take a moment to check out my project by clicking here and pledging any amount, even $1. And please share this link with your friends. http://kck.st/h7X2pl
Tuesday, March 22, 2011
Sunday, March 6, 2011
Academy Award Results
Okay, sorry our winter mountain weather has delayed this report. We will now review my academy picks. The Winner will be in Blue, my choice, if it was NOT the right choice, will be in RED. Enjoy
Actor in a Leading Role -- Got this one right, Congrats to Colin Firth.
- Javier Bardem in “Biutiful”
- Jeff Bridges in “True Grit”
- Jesse Eisenberg in “The Social Network”
- Colin Firth in “The King's Speech”
- James Franco in “127 Hours”
Actor in a Supporting Role --Having seen none of these, I missed this one, Sorry Christian.
- Christian Bale in “The Fighter”
- John Hawkes in “Winter's Bone”
- Jeremy Renner in “The Town”
- Mark Ruffalo in “The Kids Are All Right”
- Geoffrey Rush in “The King's Speech”
Actress in a Leading Role --Okay, Natalie is the only performance I've seen here, and she was so amazing, I gotta give it to her. Another one right for me!
- Annette Bening in “The Kids Are All Right”
- Nicole Kidman in “Rabbit Hole”
- Jennifer Lawrence in “Winter's Bone”
- Natalie Portman in “Black Swan”
- Michelle Williams in “Blue Valentine”
Actress in a Supporting Role -- Again, haven't seen anything but the previews,I still think Hailee should have got this, pretty sure she wouldn't have dropped the "f" bomb.
- Amy Adams in “The Fighter”
- Helena Bonham Carter in “The King's Speech”
- Melissa Leo in “The Fighter”
- Hailee Steinfeld in “True Grit”
- Jacki Weaver in “Animal Kingdom”
Animated Feature Film --No Contest here, come on! Another one right for me!
- “How to Train Your Dragon” Chris Sanders and Dean DeBlois
- “The Illusionist” Sylvain Chomet
- “Toy Story 3” Lee Unkrich
Directing --oops, totally missed this one.
- “Black Swan” Darren Aronofsky
- “The Fighter” David O. Russell
- “The King's Speech” Tom Hooper
- “The Social Network” David Fincher
- “True Grit” Joel Coen and Ethan Coen
Music (Original Score) --I saw Social Network, and remember the music in no way, but Zimmer's score drove the action along so amazingly in INCEPTION, he has to win this...So much for MY movie ears!.
- “How to Train Your Dragon” John Powell
- “Inception” Hans Zimmer
- “The King's Speech” Alexandre Desplat
- “127 Hours” A.R. Rahman
- “The Social Network” Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross
Music (Original Song) --I am protesting this category and not making a pick because Carrie Underwood's A Place For Us from Voyage of the Dawn Treader is way better than any of these. And I STILL stand by my choice here.
- “Coming Home” from “Country Strong” Music and Lyric by Tom Douglas, Troy Verges and Hillary Lindsey
- “I See the Light” from “Tangled” Music by Alan Menken Lyric by Glenn Slater
- “If I Rise” from “127 Hours” Music by A.R. Rahman Lyric by Dido and Rollo Armstrong
- “We Belong Together” from “Toy Story 3" Music and Lyric by Randy Newman
Best Picture --Tough category since they made it 10 nominees, if I had my way it would be Inception, but I'm thinking the academy will pick King's Speech.
- “Black Swan” Mike Medavoy, Brian Oliver and Scott Franklin, Producers
- “The Fighter” David Hoberman, Todd Lieberman and Mark Wahlberg, Producers
- “Inception” Emma Thomas and Christopher Nolan, Producers
- “The Kids Are All Right” Gary Gilbert, Jeffrey Levy-Hinte and Celine Rattray, Producers
- “The King's Speech” Iain Canning, Emile Sherman and Gareth Unwin, Producers
- “127 Hours” Christian Colson, Danny Boyle and John Smithson, Producers
- “The Social Network” Scott Rudin, Dana Brunetti, Michael De Luca and Ceán Chaffin, Producers
- “Toy Story 3” Darla K. Anderson, Producer
- “True Grit” Scott Rudin, Ethan Coen and Joel Coen, Producers
- “Winter's Bone" Anne Rosellini and Alix Madigan-Yorkin, Producers
Okay, so I was 4 for nine in the categories I chose...not Too bad, not great.
Tuesday, January 25, 2011
Academy Award predictions
Academy Award Nominations came out today. This year I am resuming an old tradition of making Oscar picks. my choices are highlighted in blue.
Actor in a Leading Role -- This is a hard choice, I'm torn between Colin FIrth or a repeat by Jeff Bridges, but I'm gonna call it for Colin
- Javier Bardem in “Biutiful”
- Jeff Bridges in “True Grit”
- Jesse Eisenberg in “The Social Network”
- Colin Firth in “The King's Speech”
- James Franco in “127 Hours”
Actor in a Supporting Role --I have seen none of these performances, I'm picking Geoffrey, because this film looks amazing to me.
- Christian Bale in “The Fighter”
- John Hawkes in “Winter's Bone”
- Jeremy Renner in “The Town”
- Mark Ruffalo in “The Kids Are All Right”
- Geoffrey Rush in “The King's Speech”
Actress in a Leading Role --Okay, Natalie is the only performance I've seen here, and she was so amazing, I gotta give it to her.
- Annette Bening in “The Kids Are All Right”
- Nicole Kidman in “Rabbit Hole”
- Jennifer Lawrence in “Winter's Bone”
- Natalie Portman in “Black Swan”
- Michelle Williams in “Blue Valentine”
Actress in a Supporting Role -- Again, haven't seen anything but the previews, but I'm giving it to the kid.
- Amy Adams in “The Fighter”
- Helena Bonham Carter in “The King's Speech”
- Melissa Leo in “The Fighter”
- Hailee Steinfeld in “True Grit”
- Jacki Weaver in “Animal Kingdom”
Animated Feature Film --No Contest here, come on!
- “How to Train Your Dragon” Chris Sanders and Dean DeBlois
- “The Illusionist” Sylvain Chomet
- “Toy Story 3” Lee Unkrich
Directing --Tough call, I would have liked to Chris Nolan for INCEPTION, and BlackSwan and Social Network were great, but the Oscars love the Coen brothers.
- “Black Swan” Darren Aronofsky
- “The Fighter” David O. Russell
- “The King's Speech” Tom Hooper
- “The Social Network” David Fincher
- “True Grit” Joel Coen and Ethan Coen
Music (Original Score) --I saw Social Network, and remember the music in no way, but Zimmer's score drove the action along so amazingly in INCEPTION, he has to win this.
- “How to Train Your Dragon” John Powell
- “Inception” Hans Zimmer
- “The King's Speech” Alexandre Desplat
- “127 Hours” A.R. Rahman
- “The Social Network” Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross
Music (Original Song) --I am protesting this category and not making a pick because Carrie Underwood's A Place For Us from Voyage of the Dawn Treader is way better tan any of these.
- “Coming Home” from “Country Strong” Music and Lyric by Tom Douglas, Troy Verges and Hillary Lindsey
- “I See the Light” from “Tangled” Music by Alan Menken Lyric by Glenn Slater
- “If I Rise” from “127 Hours” Music by A.R. Rahman Lyric by Dido and Rollo Armstrong
- “We Belong Together” from “Toy Story 3" Music and Lyric by Randy Newman
Best Picture --Tough category since they made it 10 nominees, if I had my way it would be Inception, but I'm thinking the academy will pick King's Speech.
- “Black Swan” Mike Medavoy, Brian Oliver and Scott Franklin, Producers
- “The Fighter” David Hoberman, Todd Lieberman and Mark Wahlberg, Producers
- “Inception” Emma Thomas and Christopher Nolan, Producers
- “The Kids Are All Right” Gary Gilbert, Jeffrey Levy-Hinte and Celine Rattray, Producers
- “The King's Speech” Iain Canning, Emile Sherman and Gareth Unwin, Producers
- “127 Hours” Christian Colson, Danny Boyle and John Smithson, Producers
- “The Social Network” Scott Rudin, Dana Brunetti, Michael De Luca and Ceán Chaffin, Producers
- “Toy Story 3” Darla K. Anderson, Producer
- “True Grit” Scott Rudin, Ethan Coen and Joel Coen, Producers
- “Winter's Bone" Anne Rosellini and Alix Madigan-Yorkin, Producers
Check back after the awards, and we'll see how I did.
Tuesday, January 18, 2011
Black Swan, Little Fockers, The Dilemma, Country Strong 4 Mini-reviews
Okay, welcome to 2011, and seeing we are in the middle of January already, I am hear by foregoing my New Years Resolutions. I'm going to be my same old rotten nasty self all year.
Moving on, I'm now going to give you my review of the 4 movies I've seen so far this year. SPOILER ALERT: If you are planning to see any of the four movies named in the title, you may want to stop now, I might give away plot elements you don't want to know. In particular, Black Swan and Country Strong. If you continue now, don't be mad at me for giving things away.
I'll start with LITTLE FOCKERS-- For the third installment in this series Ben Stiller sticks with the familiar. There is really nothing new or surprising here. If Stiller's comedy is something you enjoy, you won't be disappointed. If your tastes run in different circles, stay away. The addition of Jessica Alba is nice for the men, sorry girls, no real eye candy for you, unless you're into Owen Wilson. 2 1/2 stars on a 4 star scale
BLACK SWAN-- Natalie Portman is amazing in this film, as is Mila Kunis. All the praise for the acting is well deserved. Given that, it is a very dark film, with a tragic ending. I think Portman's character could have been just as strong even if the film had had a happier ending. I was not disappointed with the film, until the ending. I was however a bit freaked out at parts of it. NOT a family film, and not for the fain of heart. 3 1/2 stars.
THE DILEMMA-- The movie, out of all 4, perhaps confused me the most. With a cast featuring Vince Vaughn, Kevin James and Queen Latifah you would expect a film full of laughs, and probably a lot of slapstick; a light fluffy film. This movie is surprisingly much heavier than that. There are funny moments, mostly when Latifah is on the screen. But for the most part it is a kind of serious film. And this is my problem...I don't think Vaughn or James are good enough actors to pull off a heavy film. I know Steve Martin, and Robin Williams have been able to tackle more serious roles, but Vaughn and James just aren't ready for it. I would have enjoyed this more if they had stuck to their comedy guns, and just made this a funny film, forget the heavy message. Or conversely, if you want to handle the topics of this film seriously, get Tom Hanks and George Clooney, or even Matt and Ben, and make it a straight out serious film. Either way, it would have been a better film. 2 Stars.
COUNTRY STRONG-- A movie about an alcoholic country singer trying to make a comeback is bound to be a bit heavy, but the ads do not prepare you for the very unhappy ending. The ads show Gwyneth Paltrow giving a strong performance and strutting off stage...happy ending right?..No, she goes back stage and has a bad mix of drugs and alcohol...sad ending. Cheers to Paltrow for becoming a decent country singer. But overall, a very depressing movie. 2 1/2 stars.
Moving on, I'm now going to give you my review of the 4 movies I've seen so far this year. SPOILER ALERT: If you are planning to see any of the four movies named in the title, you may want to stop now, I might give away plot elements you don't want to know. In particular, Black Swan and Country Strong. If you continue now, don't be mad at me for giving things away.
I'll start with LITTLE FOCKERS-- For the third installment in this series Ben Stiller sticks with the familiar. There is really nothing new or surprising here. If Stiller's comedy is something you enjoy, you won't be disappointed. If your tastes run in different circles, stay away. The addition of Jessica Alba is nice for the men, sorry girls, no real eye candy for you, unless you're into Owen Wilson. 2 1/2 stars on a 4 star scale
BLACK SWAN-- Natalie Portman is amazing in this film, as is Mila Kunis. All the praise for the acting is well deserved. Given that, it is a very dark film, with a tragic ending. I think Portman's character could have been just as strong even if the film had had a happier ending. I was not disappointed with the film, until the ending. I was however a bit freaked out at parts of it. NOT a family film, and not for the fain of heart. 3 1/2 stars.
THE DILEMMA-- The movie, out of all 4, perhaps confused me the most. With a cast featuring Vince Vaughn, Kevin James and Queen Latifah you would expect a film full of laughs, and probably a lot of slapstick; a light fluffy film. This movie is surprisingly much heavier than that. There are funny moments, mostly when Latifah is on the screen. But for the most part it is a kind of serious film. And this is my problem...I don't think Vaughn or James are good enough actors to pull off a heavy film. I know Steve Martin, and Robin Williams have been able to tackle more serious roles, but Vaughn and James just aren't ready for it. I would have enjoyed this more if they had stuck to their comedy guns, and just made this a funny film, forget the heavy message. Or conversely, if you want to handle the topics of this film seriously, get Tom Hanks and George Clooney, or even Matt and Ben, and make it a straight out serious film. Either way, it would have been a better film. 2 Stars.
COUNTRY STRONG-- A movie about an alcoholic country singer trying to make a comeback is bound to be a bit heavy, but the ads do not prepare you for the very unhappy ending. The ads show Gwyneth Paltrow giving a strong performance and strutting off stage...happy ending right?..No, she goes back stage and has a bad mix of drugs and alcohol...sad ending. Cheers to Paltrow for becoming a decent country singer. But overall, a very depressing movie. 2 1/2 stars.
Monday, January 17, 2011
My top 25 most played songs for 2010
2010 marked the year my music listening changed. I got my iPod, and things will never be the same. At midnight on Dec. 31 I reset the count for all the songs on the iPod, but not before printing the list of my 25 most played songs. I will not explain the songs, just list title, artist and # of plays. They are listed from 1-25. (Don't laugh at all the GLEE music, I love that show,)
1. Jar Of Hearts / Christina Perri / 103
2. To Sir With Love/ Glee Cast / 38
3. Any Way You Want It,Lovin' Touchin' squeezin' / Glee Cast / 34
4. Run Joey Run/ Glee Cast/ 33
5. Is That So Wrong / Julianne Hough/ 33
6. Don't Stop Believin' (regionals version) / Glee Cast / 32
7. Mine / Taylor Swift / 31
8. Total Eclipse of The Heart / Glee Cast / 30
9. Faithfully / Glee Cast / 30
10. Comfortably Numb/ Pink Floyd / 30
11. Bohemiam Rhapsody / Glee Cast / 29
12. Over The Rainbow / Glee Cast / 29
13. Highly Strung (video version) / Orianthi & Steve Vai /29
14. Right / The Weekend Forecast / 29
15. Dream On / Glee Cast /28
16. I Dreamed A Dream / Glee Cast/ 28
17. Love Reign O'er Me / The Who /28
18. 40 Dogs (Like Romeo & Juliet) / Bob Schneider / 27
19. Sometimes A Beggar / Caedmon's Call / 27
20. She / Caedmon's Call / 27
21. Notice Me / Alexa Ray Joel / 26
22. Another One Bites The Dust / Glee Cast / 25
23. Feeling Good / Katie Stevens / 25
24. Wild Horses / Katie Stevens / 25
25. Circle the Drain / Katy Perry / 25
1. Jar Of Hearts / Christina Perri / 103
2. To Sir With Love/ Glee Cast / 38
3. Any Way You Want It,Lovin' Touchin' squeezin' / Glee Cast / 34
4. Run Joey Run/ Glee Cast/ 33
5. Is That So Wrong / Julianne Hough/ 33
6. Don't Stop Believin' (regionals version) / Glee Cast / 32
7. Mine / Taylor Swift / 31
8. Total Eclipse of The Heart / Glee Cast / 30
9. Faithfully / Glee Cast / 30
10. Comfortably Numb/ Pink Floyd / 30
11. Bohemiam Rhapsody / Glee Cast / 29
12. Over The Rainbow / Glee Cast / 29
13. Highly Strung (video version) / Orianthi & Steve Vai /29
14. Right / The Weekend Forecast / 29
15. Dream On / Glee Cast /28
16. I Dreamed A Dream / Glee Cast/ 28
17. Love Reign O'er Me / The Who /28
18. 40 Dogs (Like Romeo & Juliet) / Bob Schneider / 27
19. Sometimes A Beggar / Caedmon's Call / 27
20. She / Caedmon's Call / 27
21. Notice Me / Alexa Ray Joel / 26
22. Another One Bites The Dust / Glee Cast / 25
23. Feeling Good / Katie Stevens / 25
24. Wild Horses / Katie Stevens / 25
25. Circle the Drain / Katy Perry / 25
Tuesday, January 11, 2011
2010 Year End Top 5s
So sorry to be late on all my year end and New Year blogs, but they are coming now!!! I blame Verizon, and pre-Christmas storms for the lack of internet access, but I am back. Today I will present you with my top 5 Movies, albums, and songs of 2010. Enjoy, comment, let me know what you think. (please note, I am counting down from 5 to 1 in each category)
MOVIES:
5) The Runaways-- A dark biopic of the 70's girls group that gave us Joan Jett, Cherie Currie, and Lita Ford. Kristen Stewart and Dakota Fanning shine as Jett & Currie respectively. You don't really get much of Ford's story, due to an ongoing rift between Jett & Ford. You do see the dark side of the music industry and how people hungry for money play on the dreams of young musical hopefuls. Well worth the rental money, but NOT a family film.
4) Voyage of the Dawn Treader-- The third installment of C.S. Lewis' Narnia Chronicles is a beautiful adaptation of my favorite of the books. I hope it does well enough to keep the series going. It would be a shame to stop them here. Oh, and even the 3D is pretty cool, and I am not a 3D fan.
3) Secretariat-- Incredible acting by Diane Lane and John Malkovich make this real life story a must see film. Hoping the Academy gives it a chance. A great family film (as is Dawn Treader if I forgot to say so).
2) Social Network-- Another real life story of the founding of Facebook. Not a family film, but excellent acting, and a must see for all us Facebook junkies.
1) Inception-- After three viewings, I may be beginning to really get what's going on...or I might be totally off. The idea is amazing, the acting is great, and neat effects... You gotta see it more than once just to catch all the twists.
ALBUMS:
5) Katy Perry: Teenage Dream-- Katy's sophomore pop outing is good fun pop. While most critics are liking the first half, the more bubble gum half, and not embracing the deeper songs of the second half, I am the opposite. I like it when Katy puts a little thought into the lyrics. Favorite songs are Circle the Drain (foul language aside, it is a dark look at dealing with a drug addict as a boyfriend and very well done song) and Who Are You Living For?... a good question for Miss Perry.
4) Santana: Guitar Heaven-- Carlos and the band cover many rock classics, joined by some of today's top rock vocalists. Almost every song is amazing, I especially like Riders on the Storm, featuring the original Doors keyboardist Ray Manzarek, with vocals by Chester Bennington.
3) Jars of Clay: The Shelter-- Jars is easily the most consistently great band in Christian music, and on this release they are joined by many other great artists. Get on your headphones, put the album on and be ready to be blessed.
2) Still Running: One-- This is my friend Jenna Reed's band, but it really has earned this spot. a great indie feast of magically tunes that will stick in your head, and make you think. Check my older blogs fo a full review. Everyone I've played it for agrees it's amazing.
1) Taylor Swift: Speak Now-- Over 1 million copies sold in the first week, it has to have something going for it. Great melodies, well sculpted lyrics, and a performer who will wrap you around her finger...unless of course you prefer Kanya...to each his own, I loved this album.
SONGS:
5) Crystal Bowersox: Mason-- American Idol runner-up released her debut just 11 days before Christmas. This love song caught my attention, and bumped She & Him right off my top 5. I love the image "I want to be your mason, baby, I want to build a lie with you" Crystal is gonna go somewhere.
4) Katy Perry: Who Are You Living For?-- Katy looks at priorities, and who or what is important to you. Always a good question, not sure Katy has the right answer at the moment, but still agood song.
3) Taylor Swift: Back to December-- Instead of the typical "The guy dumped me & messed me up" this is a "oops, I hurt the guy I really liked & now I'm sorry". If a girl had written this for me, I'd take her back.
2) Still Running: Robert Immolation-- A beautiful, yet darkly disturbing song, and one of 11 great songs on his album. Again, check out my older blog for the review of the album, and where to order it.
1) Christina Perri: Jar of Hearts-- This song invaded my iPod after it was featured on So You Think You Can dance this summer, and it would not let go. As you will see in a future blog, it held the top plays on my iPod last year. It is now getting airplay, and is sure to be the start of a huge career as Christina is recording her first full album even now.
MOVIES:
5) The Runaways-- A dark biopic of the 70's girls group that gave us Joan Jett, Cherie Currie, and Lita Ford. Kristen Stewart and Dakota Fanning shine as Jett & Currie respectively. You don't really get much of Ford's story, due to an ongoing rift between Jett & Ford. You do see the dark side of the music industry and how people hungry for money play on the dreams of young musical hopefuls. Well worth the rental money, but NOT a family film.
4) Voyage of the Dawn Treader-- The third installment of C.S. Lewis' Narnia Chronicles is a beautiful adaptation of my favorite of the books. I hope it does well enough to keep the series going. It would be a shame to stop them here. Oh, and even the 3D is pretty cool, and I am not a 3D fan.
3) Secretariat-- Incredible acting by Diane Lane and John Malkovich make this real life story a must see film. Hoping the Academy gives it a chance. A great family film (as is Dawn Treader if I forgot to say so).
2) Social Network-- Another real life story of the founding of Facebook. Not a family film, but excellent acting, and a must see for all us Facebook junkies.
1) Inception-- After three viewings, I may be beginning to really get what's going on...or I might be totally off. The idea is amazing, the acting is great, and neat effects... You gotta see it more than once just to catch all the twists.
ALBUMS:
5) Katy Perry: Teenage Dream-- Katy's sophomore pop outing is good fun pop. While most critics are liking the first half, the more bubble gum half, and not embracing the deeper songs of the second half, I am the opposite. I like it when Katy puts a little thought into the lyrics. Favorite songs are Circle the Drain (foul language aside, it is a dark look at dealing with a drug addict as a boyfriend and very well done song) and Who Are You Living For?... a good question for Miss Perry.
4) Santana: Guitar Heaven-- Carlos and the band cover many rock classics, joined by some of today's top rock vocalists. Almost every song is amazing, I especially like Riders on the Storm, featuring the original Doors keyboardist Ray Manzarek, with vocals by Chester Bennington.
3) Jars of Clay: The Shelter-- Jars is easily the most consistently great band in Christian music, and on this release they are joined by many other great artists. Get on your headphones, put the album on and be ready to be blessed.
2) Still Running: One-- This is my friend Jenna Reed's band, but it really has earned this spot. a great indie feast of magically tunes that will stick in your head, and make you think. Check my older blogs fo a full review. Everyone I've played it for agrees it's amazing.
1) Taylor Swift: Speak Now-- Over 1 million copies sold in the first week, it has to have something going for it. Great melodies, well sculpted lyrics, and a performer who will wrap you around her finger...unless of course you prefer Kanya...to each his own, I loved this album.
SONGS:
5) Crystal Bowersox: Mason-- American Idol runner-up released her debut just 11 days before Christmas. This love song caught my attention, and bumped She & Him right off my top 5. I love the image "I want to be your mason, baby, I want to build a lie with you" Crystal is gonna go somewhere.
4) Katy Perry: Who Are You Living For?-- Katy looks at priorities, and who or what is important to you. Always a good question, not sure Katy has the right answer at the moment, but still agood song.
3) Taylor Swift: Back to December-- Instead of the typical "The guy dumped me & messed me up" this is a "oops, I hurt the guy I really liked & now I'm sorry". If a girl had written this for me, I'd take her back.
2) Still Running: Robert Immolation-- A beautiful, yet darkly disturbing song, and one of 11 great songs on his album. Again, check out my older blog for the review of the album, and where to order it.
1) Christina Perri: Jar of Hearts-- This song invaded my iPod after it was featured on So You Think You Can dance this summer, and it would not let go. As you will see in a future blog, it held the top plays on my iPod last year. It is now getting airplay, and is sure to be the start of a huge career as Christina is recording her first full album even now.
Sunday, December 19, 2010
1 Year Down 2 to go (Bucket List update)
Well a little over a year ago I published my Bucket List in preparation for the world ending in 2012 (the whole December 2012 Myan calendar thing). I have given you periodic updates through this year. Now with a little under two years left, I am updating and revising my bucket list. The original post text will be blue, with revisions in red.
Steve's Bucket List:
1} Finish writing my novel and get it published. This is a long-time goal, and now the end of the world is just giving me motivation to work faster. I have some big plans in the works in this area, keep watching here and on facebook for more, and for how you can help make this dream come true.
2}Take a guitar lesson from Orianthi. She is the amazing guitarist from the Michael Jackson THIS IS IT movie, and to just spend an hour learning from her would be amazing. She is busy touring with Adam Lambert, but I'm sure she'll get back to me after the tour. I'll be checking in with her on Twitter after the holidays, sure she'll respond this time.
3} Spend a month traveling in England and Ireland. I figure it would take at least a month to find all the historical, but not touristy spots. Still waiting for financing...come on LOTTO!!!
4} Star in, or direct a movie with Zooey Deshanel. Maybe my friend Beau could produce it. She is one of my favorite actresses, and I'd love to work with her. Talks are still delayed by me having no way to contact Zooey, she doesn't Twitter enough...might need to switch to Rachel Nichols, she has responded to multiple tweets, and seems cool. Well, Zooey has started tweeting more, but has yet to respond to me, and Rachel is still responding, so I am hereby officially changing this to "Star in, or direct a movie with Rachel Nichols. Also to get bucket list down to 10 items, I am combining #8 in here, and adding have lunch/coffee with Rachel Nichols, since she responds more than Ashley Greene.
5} Spend a day at the park with just my kids and my parents. Sounds easy enough, but if you understood my family situation, you'd know this is probably the wildest thing on my list. Still no progress to report here.
6} Write a song with Taylor Swift. I'd let her sing it, since my voice would make people pray for the end of the world. plus with her singing it would be a sure hit. New album out, big huge world tour in the works for next year, plus Jake is kinda in the way now, so not looking good, but still hopeful.
7} Get together and hang out for at least part of a day catching up with as many of my Facebook friends as I can. Since my Toyota friends I can see any time, I won't count those, sorry. This is where I can report the most progress: In October I hooked up with my friend Beau who I hadn't seen since college, we hung out before the U2 concert. This month I have has lunch with my friends Adam, and John, both from my KLoRD days who I hadn't seen in 14 or 15 years. Very good time catching up on all accounts. Looking forward to more meetings soon. In a bit of a slump here, but will be making a New Years resolution on this front, keep a watch here for that.
#8 (becoming part of #4)} Have lunch or dinner with Ashley Greene (from Twilight). Her character is so sweet, and from what I hear, she is too. See #4 above (although I'd still keep the Ashley option open)
The new #8 (formerly 11)}To see a sunrise and sunset on every continent. Well, could probably skip Antarctica. Still stuck on North America...as with England trip, waiting on financing...Come on lotto!!!
The new #8 (formerly 11)}To see a sunrise and sunset on every continent. Well, could probably skip Antarctica. Still stuck on North America...as with England trip, waiting on financing...Come on lotto!!!
9} Spend a month on tour with U2. Maybe get invited up onstage by Bono. U2 will be touring US again this year...hoping to get a chance to talk with them about the options.
10} Take a dance lesson from one of my favorite Dancing with the Stars pros, either Lacey Schwimmer, Chelsie Hightower, or Julianne Hough. Things not looking great here, Lacey hasn't been spending as much time in her dad's Redlands studio lately, or at least not tweeting about it.
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