My issue seems to be pulling them out of my head and putting them on screen. I’ve said it many times, it would be so much easier if I could plug a USB cable into my temple and communicate with the computer directly. But I can’t, can I?

I think I have a solution to my ‘writer’s block’ problem.

Ever heard of The Monkees? Did you know they had a movie, “Head”? One of the cool things about that movie wasn’t the psychedelic trip themed rotation through drama, comedy, action and so on. I think it’s how the movie came to be.

The Monkees, Bob Rafelson, Schnieder, and Jack Nicholson. (Yes, ‘Heeeere’s Johnny!’ Jack Nicholson.) Locked themselves in a hotel room an entire weekend. They did nothing but bounce ideas around and record the conversations. What came of the entire thing was a movies known as “Head”.

I’m taking a page from the band’s history. From April 15 to April 19, I will be locking myself away. No online communications, phone calls, and no World of Warcraft! (Gasp) Nothing outside of business needs will be engaged.

My overall goal is to be filming about mid May. To do that, I need scripts! I’m trying not to think too far ahead. Step one: get it all out of my head!

No more delays.

No more excuses.

This will be done.

                          

Like anyone on Facebook, I’m sure you have seen panic pages and spam about Facebook is going to start charging. I don’t think to many people stop and think when they see this. Well, ok.. they think, but not about the right things. I’m pretty sure they think ‘I’m not paying!’. Well they would be right, you wont. And not because you joined some group or liked a page. Read on to see why Facebook  will never start charging for their service.

Faceboook is a private company, and rather tight lipped about how much money they are making. According to Inside Facebook, revenues likely reached between $600 million and $700 million for 2009. They don’t need a monthly fee from you.

Where did this money come from?

I will start simple. Advertisements. Any time you see an ad, Facebook gets paid. Anytime you click on, Facebook gets paid. That’s the same with any web site that has ads on it. When you see “Steve is a fan of Mandy Madrox” (Shoosh!) Facebook does not get paid for you to view it or click it. (This is when they random in what your friends are fans of for filler.)  How ever they would get paid if someone with a fan page decided to buy advertising to show that ad to all of Facebook.

Virtual goods, where you buy credits to get a ‘virtual gift’ for your friend and send it to them. I never have, have you?

Games. Companies like Zynga pay Facebook to promote and display the games we love to play. Look at this URL carefully. http://apps.facebook.com/onthefarm/index.php When you load this URL, Farmville loads up. A common assumption is that Facebook has these games on their servers. They don’t. This page has several lines of code that call up the game from Zynga’s servers. So the page you load it self, is on Facebook’s servers, and Zynga paid for it to be set up like this. They pay for the entire integration of their games into the Facebook site. This applies to any games your playing. The developing game company has paid Facebook.

Why do they pay? Ever buy Farmville cash or gold? According to this web site, Zynga made $250 million in gross revenues in 2009.

Any company that has service integrated into Facebook. Paid.

Now before you start to think all this money goes into Facebook’s creator’s pockets. Keep in mind, Facebook has offices in Palo Alto, California, Dublin, Ireland (international headquarters for Europe, Africa, Middle East) Seoul, and South Korea (international headquarters for Asia). They have 1200+ employees. According to , datacenterknowledge.com Facebook has 30,000 servers (As of 2009) supporting its operations. All of this, do I really need to say this? Costs them money.

                          

This is one I’m going to save and remember just in case I ever get invited to a party around Easter. I find this very creative, cute and morbid. I love it!

All you need is:

Rice Krispies Treats
Fruit by the Foot
Peeps, any color

Step by step instructions with pictures can be found here, from serious eats. Happy Easter!

                          

A really good idea, or a really bad one. The librarian’s response? “A temporary one.” However they do hope to try and keep this location open when the main one opens again.

Good idea: What better way to remind kids that theres other forms of entertainment other than video games? The location is known, how much easier can it be than to say “were in the mall”.

Bad idea: “Mom im going to the library” but the kids end up at the mall arcade.

                          

Ah the things you see when you look out your back door. I tell ya. This has inspired me to start a new section. “Yeah, I saw it” will feature pictures of things I see out in the world that may be of interest? Funny? Cool? Enjoy!

                          

No matter how you spell it, its still pronounced Si Fi. So will it still be the channel I love to have on all day long? Be it working, playing Warcraft, or just kinda chilling. Sci Fi channel is my favorite channel to watch. It’s constantly on. It’s on right now. Ghost Hunters is on. Not really a Sci Fi show, but it is a good show. So why have they changed the name?

“By changing the name to Syfy, which remains phonetically identical, the new brand broadens perceptions and embraces a wider range of current and future imagination-based entertainment beyond just the traditional sci-fi genre, including fantasy, supernatural, paranormal, reality, mystery, action and adventure. It also positions the brand for future growth by creating an ownable trademark that can travel easily with consumers across new media and nonlinear digital platforms, new international channels and extend into new business ventures.”

REALITY Oh come on. Stan Lee’s Super Hero I guess was reality TV? Can Si Fi channel properly mold into SyFy? A television network that offers predominantly Sci Fi oriented programing? Or will it turn into just another station that offers the same drama and crap everyone else does?

I guess I could start with asking, what is Sci Fi? According to Wikipedia:

“Science fiction (abbreviated SF or sci-fi with varying punctuation and capitalization) is a broad genre of fiction that often involves speculations based on current or future science or technology. Science fiction is found in books, art, television, films, games, theatre, and other media. In organizational or marketing contexts, science fiction can be synonymous with the broader definition of speculative fiction, encompassing creative works incorporating imaginative elements not found in contemporary reality; this includes fantasy, horror, and related genres.” – Sci Fi Channel

So, a reality TV show with a Sci Fi theme may work? Mystery, Action and Adventure can all fit into Sci Fi also. If the content theme is right? What constitutes Sci Fi? Again we look to Wikipidia for a clear definition:

* A setting in the future, in alternative time lines, or in a historical past that contradicts known
facts of history or the archeological record
* A setting in outer space, on other worlds, or involving aliens[4]
* Stories that involve technology or scientific principles that contradict known laws of nature[5]
* Stories that involve discovery or application of new scientific principles, such as time travel or
psionics, or new technology, such as nanotechnology, faster-than-light travel or robots, or of
new and different political or social systems (e.g. a dystopia)

Hmmmm

“Syfy more clearly captures the mainstream appeal of the world’s biggest entertainment category, and reflects the network’s ongoing strategy to create programming that’s more accessible and relatable to new audiences. Syfy will continue to celebrate the traditional roots of the genre, while opening the brand to accommodate a broader range of imagination-based entertainment.” – Sci Fi Channel

I guess i’l keep an open mind about this. Here’s hoping this doesn’t ruin the best station available for anything and everything to do with Si Fi. This change takes place in June.

                          

The victim told sheriff’s deputies that she was eating with boyfriend Vincent Gonzales in her car when the two began arguing.

When she threw his drink out of the car window, he retaliated by hitting her in the face with a cheeseburger.

He then pulled her from the car and struck her with the sandwich several more times.

Gonzales with charged with battery and domestic violence.

His bond has been set at $1,000. [Source]

Can I get a WTF? Now il admit im kind of a loser and have no interest in dating. I haven’t dated in a long time. That said, im pretty sure that it hasn’t been SO long since I dated that the rules changed so drastically.

Step one: Ask girlfriend out for a burger and fries.

Step two: Sit in the car while you eat, giggle, laugh..

Step three: Turn into a total jerk..

Step four: CHEESEBURGER TO THE FACE!!!