Homeward

It's a Wednesday and I sit on my couch.  I'm at home for today, as I was yesterday, and I will be leaving tomorrow for the beginning of the spring semester.  This trip home is an interesting experience for this sole reason: anybody I would hang out with, including my family, have school or work most of the day.  Yes, there are times when people have time and I have utilized these opportunities, but, nevertheless, these times are sparse.  So, I write you this blog entry in an indifferent tone.  I'm not particularly excited for the day, but am not dreading it: indifference.  But hey, it's supposed to be the end of a six week winter break, so indifference is expected, so who am I kidding?

Now on to the good stuff.  For today's post, I have a few few multimedia pieces and have caught my attention and also a story or two.  It's bound to be a good time.  So sit back, relax, and enjoy the experience.

To start off, I will describe an experience Mr. Beau Akers, Mr. Patrick Greene, and I, Mr. Morgan Lott, experienced.  At approximately 11 P.M., after the driving through black canyon and into the valley, following the observance of the haunted orange orchard, succeeding the near death experience of the white rabbit, Mr. Patrick Greene spots a decently sized hill to drive up in the distance, down a dark street that is reportedly out of a nightmare.  We decide to turn around and proceed up the hill.  On the way up, Mr. Beau Akers immediately exclaims there is somebody in the old sports utility vehicle parked on the steep grade.  Upon turning around atop the apex of the hill, we decide to slow down next to sports utility vehicle to see if Mr. Beau Aker's claim is correct.  As we begin down the grade, anticipation billows throughout the car.  The sports utility vehicle approaches.  Each of our heads turn as our car slows.

WARNING: THE FOLLOWING EVENTS ARE SUBJECTIVE TO EACH ACCOUNT

As we prepare to drill into the sports utility vehicle with our eyes, solely to see if there is somebody in the car to prove Mr. Beau Aker's claim, we slow to slower than slow.  We continue past and look: there is a pale woman wearing an off-white sweater, with her back to the steering wheel, in other words, she is facing the wrong way in the drivers seat.  As I can tell, there is nobody else in the car, just the deathly-faced woman facing the wrong way, staring us down.  The pass occurred in slow motion, prompting a good look to see that there is in fact nobody else in the sports utility vehicle with her.  Immediately, screams and pounding fill the car.  Mr. Beau Akers and Mr. Patrick Greene exclaim terror and I pound on the dashboard laughing so hard.

To me, the drive-by was the funniest experience I have experienced in a long long while, arguably ever.  To them...well you'll just have to ask them.  I cannot speak for Mr. Beau Akers and Mr. Patrick Greene.

The facebook status update:

     Back to the wheel, she sat alone,

       upon a hill, a chill to the bone.

    

    We screamed in terror, she made us go,

       of what we saw, we'll never know.

I am immensely glad that experience was experienced.  Immensely glad.

Here's a quote (taken from here) by my brother, Mr. Connor Lott: 

"Then a corpse came into the scene of the shadow of jittery chairs. Then a hat of doom was Eurasia and the panic of It's Wednesday was Relief. An alarming accordion fell of phantom. The butterfly of apparition of mysterious 1930's died in a car crash. Appalling of im flew away in suspicious eerie confusion." -Connor Lott 10|29|08

In other news, 

I personally am a fan of the comic strip "Bizarro," crafted by Mr. Dan Piraro.  This particular comic was featured on his blog a few weeks ago, but ran in the papers on March 19, 1998.  I'm not quite sure why I like Bizarro so much, perhaps it is the wit, perhaps it is the sometimes hidden meanings.  I do know this much, there is ALWAYS a punch line.  Sometimes it does not seem like there is, but after doing some searching, there is definitely a punch line.  Thanks Dan Piraro for adding a dollup of joy to my newspaper reading.

In other news, I mentioned last week that I was writing a phatty paper on Wes Anderson.  I ended up finishing it and turning it in, like a normal student would.  I also mentioned that I might post it up here; well, here it is, in link(ed) form: http://docs.google.com/Doc?docid=0AU6It115lvhCZGhmczJybl8xZGdkNTV3Zm0&hl=en   You really don't have to read it as it is quite lengthy; but, for those of you who would like to read it, go right ahead, I included the link in this post just for you.

In other news, videos.  I have a decent amount to show you today.  A decent amount.  First, a video about a man who parks his car.  It sounds lame and boring and a waste of time and when I tell you it is in a different language, it sounds misunderstandable, but I assure you, the man who parks his car KNOWS HOW TO PARK HIS CAR: 



In other news, I have been playing with After Effects, an extremely powerful computer program that does so much stuff I can't explain any of it, for a few reasons and have put out around 4 test videos.  The one you're about to see is the first one I was decently pleased with so I uploaded to Vimeo for the world to see, for you to see.  Enjoy:



In other news, the next video features our main man David Blaine, a decently famous magician.  I read about this video and watched the whole thing and it is inspiring.  David Blaine decided to break the world record for longest time without breathing and ends up holding his breath for over 17 minutes: this is his story.  This guy has so much self-motivation and determination to make the "impossible" happen.  The man who is David Blaine:

WARNING: RATHER LENGTHY






And ladies and gentlemen, that is it.  If I have more, I'll add more, which is code for "this is probably the final draft."  I often think of stuff to add soon after, but hey, it is what it is.  Thank you fellow internet users.

Rain And Tornado

Tornado warning, what?  Here's a quote from the LA Times Blog because I don't really want to try to rephrase it:

"The National Weather Service has issued a tornado warning for the South Los Angeles, Long Beach and Whittier areas as a powerful new storm moves ashore.

The warning is expected to be in place for at least 45 minutes.

Radar shows heavy rain falling in Long Beach, with the storm moving in at 35 mph to the northeast. There were also reports of thunder and lightning across the region.

Forecasters said the storm was capable of producing a tornado, but there was no evidence at this time that any tornadoes have developed on land.

The tornado warning was extended to Orange County. In Seal Beach, officials were urging people to get off the beach. In San Pedro, the Los Angeles Fire Department reported major street flooding in areas near the harbor and ocean"

Interesting.  Very interesting indeed.

I don't have much comment on this other than I was in class the entire time the "scare" was about...I missed out.

Sorry if today's post is short.  Like I said in last week's, I don't have time.  There is lots to do and little time to do it and, sorry to say, this blog does not get the priority.

Interterm is going well. We're in our last week (already) and it's definitely not slowing down.  I am (or will be later today) writing a 10-12 page research report on the "auteur" that is Wes Anderson.  So over the last 5 days, I have pretty much watched a Wes Anderson flick every night.  Wes Anderson.  This guy, man.  So unique and has so many small little tendencies that stick out.  That was poorly worded.  Maybe I'll post my report on here next week.  If you are a fan of Wes Anderson's, what is your favorite film of his?  I personally enjoy "The Royal Tenenbaums" for than any other, but, as I figured out last night, "The Darjeeling Limited" has an incredible amount of symbolism which was rather intriguing.  Yes.

I have two more things for you.  First, Myspace is back in business.  Yes, you realize that was prime real estate in Junior High School, or whenever.  Fact is, Facebook and Twitter have taken the reigns of social networking.  There is a special place in my heart for Myspace though:  Entitled "So I haven't posted a blog since Sunday, December 04, 2005 "

Decently interesting. 

I have grown a lot since then in height, intelligence, maturity, and numerous others.

So here's the deal:

I still think Myspace is cool.  I have always enjoyed the ability to customize the profile, and even though the majority of profiles simply induce seizure, I have a special place in my heart for Myspace.  I can attribute my introduction to Graphic Design and other media to Myspace, something that Facebook hasn't and may never do.  I am grateful.

That's my opinion/life experience.


I have a real blog.  If you like blogs, you should read it: http://emliv.blogspot.com

Sincerely,

Morgan Lott

So fact is, as far as design, Myspace OWNS all other social networking sites.  Maybe not all, but you know what I mean.  So, a few weeks ago, I redesigned my profile.  You need to check it out because MYSPACE IS BACK!

http://www.myspace.com/edwardmorganlottiv

plus, Tom is lonely.

In other news, I stumbled across a video that I started playing and then immeditely felt relaxed.  These guys play the hang drum and make beauftiful music.  Worth a listen:

Well.  That's it.  I hope you are having a nice day today.  Rain or shine.  Dark or light.  Nice.

Try it

Today I wore a suit 'cept my suit jacket was a little different.  It rained last night, that's all I know.

There will not be much in this post because I have to deal with lost time.  It's really too bad, but I guess a part of life, right?

I do have some content for you which won't leave you completely hung out to dry.

On Sunday, I went with Mr. Chase Wagner and Ms. Paige Echarte to Saddleback Church (which is QUITE the place) and then to Ms. Paige Echarte's house in Dana Point.  For your viewing pleasure, I have some photography that was taken on that Sunday.  It was a much needed break from Interterm and it was nice to start shooting again. 

Here's one more that I like a little bit:



if you'd like to see these and more, check out the FLICKR: http://www.flickr.com/photos/morganlott/


And lastly, I have a video for you.







Does that look intense or what?! I grew up on LEGOs and I owe a good section of my heart to the little building blocks. This movie looks like actual LEGO people moving around and looks GNARLY. I'd see it, no doubt in my mind.





So that's it folks. I wish I could have expanded on things, especially about actual happenings that took place last week, the weekend, or today. I don't have time though. I guess that is the nature of interterm.


Have a good one. (I've been saying that a lot lately. Not really sure why.)


Serious.

Polart

It's January 6th, the first Wednesday of 2010.  Can it be any more exciting?  That is a rhetorical question.  I guess you could be excited, or you could be lulled; either way, it is fact and you can't do anything about it.

What did you do you for New Year's Eve?  I made an interesting observation about New Years this year, and that is that the party scene is much less than that of Halloween for instance.  It seems like people just chillax as they wait for the big ball in NYC to dropax.  I know that's what we did and it was a good time.  Definitely fulfilled my New Year's Eve necessity.  You want to know what we do on New Year's Eve?




Decently accurate.

The few days of break I had were excellent.  I enjoyed seeing friends and family in good ol' Simi Valley.  When you go back there, it's like you never left.  I'd think it would be like that for every place on the planet, but maybe not.  I'm not one to say.  Seeing extended family was also excellent.  Talk about a brief summary.

I am back at Biola as of now taking 5 credits during the 3 weeks of interterm.  It is quite the Biola experience as the campus is the definition of e-m-p-t-y.  Not even kidding.  Look up the word "empty" in the visual dictionary and you will see a picture of the campus.  I will admit it is kind of nice.  Yeah, the backside (my floor) is vacant and can be decently lonely, but hey! when is there time for a social life when you are a crash course in schooling?  Call it a distraction.  So if you didn't catch the drift, interterm is a good experience and worth the time, effort, and money.  Hopefully I can say the same in three weeks. 


One thing I definitely do like about interterm is that there is very little waiting and very little room for procrastination.  Nine times out of ten an assignment is due the next day.  So none of this: "Oh, I'm not in the mood, I'll just do it tomorrow." It's: "Oh, I'm not in the mood, but if I don't do this right now, I will fail the assignment, creating a difficulty in passing the class, which, in turn, wastes time, effort, and money."  I'm a fan, but like I said, we'll have to see if that claim still stands in three weeks.




I have a video for you.  It's a music video that has been put together in a rather interesting way.  I watched it earlier this week and I copied the url, but I haven't watched it since so I really don't know what to say about it.  Check it out and make sure all your valuables are secure because they might fall off of the table.

I'll be gone from KORB on Vimeo.



I don't really have all that much to talk about.  Everyday is the same, monotonous, repetitive, because everyday is the same, monotonous, repetitive.


Have a good day fellow internet user.