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Archive for June 2009

Roadtrips in Reverse: Taking It To Columbia

Posted by: pcloeb on: 29/06/2009

“So what’s next?” My cousin Lewis asks me.  He puts a forkful of salad in his mouth and begins to chew.  Watching him eat borders on an almost hypnotic experience.  You learn about people just by the way they eat, the time it takes to chew their food.  Lewis has to focus on it.  Simple [...]

I looked outside the open windows of my apartment.  By the state of the room, it was hard to believe I would make it out of town today but I started early and as my stuff made it’s way out of my room and into my car, the room began to feel like a memory. [...]

Waitress

Posted by: pcloeb on: 07/06/2009

For dinner, I decide to eat at the Sizzler.  I don’t even know why.  Part of me thinks it’s some sort of trained reaction, almost habit.  Sizzler was where we stopped to eat everytime I went with my parents on roadtrips out west.  It’s familiar.  On the other hand, other restaurants require a drive and [...]

If I Were

Posted by: pcloeb on: 06/06/2009

I’m kind of fascinated by the concept of alternate timelines especially when it comes to the wonderful complacency of everyday life.  Some interesting anecdotes and musings procured during travels which provided a moment to reflect and wonder.
The following came from retronauts episode 68
Jeremy: “i really like your asteroids story, because i’m the same age as [...]

Overnight Syracuse literally became a ghost town.  Most of the students had left town and the few who remained were looking towards to wrapping up their affairs.  The sun shined, summer loomed around the corner and life brimmed with optimism.  The next couple of days gave me the first bit of breathing room in quite [...]

Fu Manchu and the Army of the Living Dead

Posted by: pcloeb on: 04/06/2009

Fu Manchu and the Army of the Living Dead
A CreepyGuy Production
Written and Directed by Mike Canale and Phil Loeb
Produced by Mike Canale, Phil Loeb, and Bobak Shafiei
Cinematography by Lauren Byrd, Mike Canale, Phil Loeb, and Bobak Shafiei 
Special Effects by Bobak Shafiei
Music by Bobak Shafiei 
Starring (in alphabetical order)
Courtney Brown as Zombie #1
Mike [...]


Phil’s Twitter

  • RT @patrickklepek: Stephen King says he's thinking about penning another Dark Tower book. I just pooped. http://is.gd/4SMc5 29 minutes ago
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  • "On Gold Mountain" has been a fascinating read. 16 hours ago
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  • I think teams from PA are the bane of my sporting existence. 1 day ago
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  • I'd like to read a story in the newspaper that ends with "But she was just having a bad dream., really she's okay." 1 day ago
  • It's hard not to giggle a little every time Ian McShane utters "cocksucker" on Deadwood 2 days ago

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Day Zero Project: 101 Things in a 1001 Days

1. Buy Computer Upgrades (4x 1 TB HDD, AppleCare, 8800GT, FCS2 and 6.5 TB backups, offsite storage, Dreamhost account, Flickr storage)
2. Buy a Dell 24” Computer Monitor / New HDTV
3. Buy a 60GB/80GB PS3
4. Move out on my own
5. Get into graduate school
6. Earn a master’s degree
7. Travel to Japan
8. Contribute to my Retirement $100/month
9. Write 10 short screenplays
10. Write 1 feature screenplay
11. Write 1 Novel
12. Write a TV spec script
13. Enter a screenplay competition (short and longform)
14. Write something in every genre (drama, horror, comedy, action, sci/fi etc.)
15. Buy a Wii
16. Buy a PSP
17. Buy gear for DVX-100A (Tripod, shotgun mic, wireless, case)
18. Buy dSLR gear (3 Lenses (50mmf1.4, 28-70mmf2.8), tripod, external flash, wireless, grip, extra batteries)
19. Go HD (Buy an HD camera)
20. Travel to Europe again
21. See at least 10 new bands each year.
22. Build a SAN/Server for storage
23. Be more active
24. Complete unfinished video and PC games.
25. A Day In My Life (Work/Weekend)
26. Go FlickR Pro
27. Build a new website
28. Start a blog network
29. Review every movie I see
30. Review every live concert
31. Win Bar Trivia/Geeks Who Drink at least once
32. Do a California Wine Tour
33. Visit South America
34. Visit Central America
35. Make an AMV and Enter it in NDK
36. Frame all of my posters
37. Go Skydiving
38. Buy new eyeglasses/sunglasses
39. Go back to Korea
40. SECRET ACHIEVEMENT 1
41. SECRET ACHIEVEMENT 2
42. Make a band documentary
43. Make a social documentary
44. Archive the old stories
45. Learn Photoshop
46. Learn After Effects
47. Learn Dreamweaver
48. Go to a Denver Film Fest Premier as press or otherwise
49. Learn Motion
50. Learn Aperture
51. Learn Color
52. Learn Soundtrack
53. Learn Logic
54. Learn ProTools
55. Get Apple Certified
56. Get Adobe Certified
57. Learn Avid
58. Organize Computer(s)
59. Learn the piano
60. Take vitamins
61. Write a literary criticism papers
62. Write a film criticism paper
63. Write a tech impact paper
64. Answer phone more often
65. Buy a desk
66. Laser Eye Surgery
67. Fire a gun
68. Practice meditation
69. Complete NaNoWriMo
70. Complete NaBloPloMo
71. Re-edit reel
72. Use Google Calendar
73. Sell a photo
74. Organize music
75. National Script
76. 48 Hour Film Fest entry
77. Use Planner
78. Carry a Notepad
79. Save $500 a month, pay back $1500 spent
80. Go to an out of state music festival
81. See a band play the hometown show
82. Organize games
83. Organize movies
84. Organize books
85. Organize music
86. Learn 1 new word a day
87. Floss
88. Cook once a month
89. Finish Life, Death, Rebirth for Will
90. Start Poetry book/journal
91. Learn to build a computer
92. Write a play
93. Read the Wheel of Time Series
94. Become fully independent in Tax Matters
95. Get 3,000 achievement points per year
96. Build all my unbuilt gundam models
97. Do a model diorama
98. SECRET ACHIEVEMENT 3
99. Go to local Denver attractions (ZOO, MUSEUM, ART MUSEUM)
100. Paper journal usage
101. Organize photographs / put watermarks on them

Currents:

Playing:
World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King (OSX)
Fallout 3 (Xbox 360)
Street Fighter IV (Xbox 360)
Plants vs. Zombies (OS X)
Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood (NDS)

Reading:
Let the Right One In by John Ajvide Lindqvist
The Strain by Guillermo del Toro and Chuck Hogan
It's Too Late To Say I'm Sorry by Joey Comeau
Overqualified by Joe Comeau
The Angel Riots by Ibi Kaslik
On Gold Mountain by Lisa See
Adventures in the Screen Trade by William Goldman

Watching:
The Wire: Season 1
Dexter: Season 3
How I Met Your Mother: Season 5
The Big Bang Theory: Season 3
Mad Men: Season 3
Dollhouse: Season 2
Heroes: Season 4