Spring break is over. The next break? The rest of life. We're in the final stretch, the last 100 meters of education. In a few short weeks, I will be a school-less hooligan looking to make an impact on the workplace. Can you say "I'm excited, ready, and somewhat prepared, but sort of terrified at the same time, but this is the necessary way of life and the necessary next steps in life so bring it on post-graduation life?" Oh, maybe you can't. But I can. And I am.
I don't have a whole lot of time left. Just a few weeks. And there's an absurd amount to get done. It's half crazy. I'm half crazy. BIG things are happening though, so that's fantastically exciting. Spring break was last week and it was simple. Relaxed. Lots of work was completed, went to a Giant v. Dodger game, had a picnic with Ms. Morgan McGannon, enjoyed the sun immensely, enjoyed the fam bam. Great week. Simple. Too fast.
In other news, here's social media snippets from the last two weeks:
I must say, I've really enjoyed including these in the blog lately. I helps speed up the "blog writing" process because I don't have to repeat myself. Efficiency is key in most areas of life.
Here's a few videos for you as well.
First, Mawwiage Films is back in business. Here is our first teaser of the season!
Second, this is video documenting one of my favorite happenings in my Biola career.
It's APRIL 4th. What on this planet?! Not only is time flying, but time is flying. I came to a realization the other day, April Fools Day to be exact. Exactly one year ago this week, Mr. Isaac Svensson and I, or as we're professionally known: Mawwiage Films, flew to Scotland for a weekend to film the wedding of Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan Ichikawa. This was the trip of a lifetime, a trip I will NEVER forget. And you know what's cool? Modern technology allowed us to film our experience. Modern technology allowed us to capture the ABSOLUTE ABSURDITY that was our weekend trip to Scotland. This video is a doozy and it never gets old. Very highly recommended. The emotions in this video are REAL, it's almost eerie (especially near the end when we have absolutely no idea what we're doing in a foreign country by ourselves).
On March 31, something absolutely wonderful happened. My favorite band as a kid, Relient K, came to Biola University to play a show. I was stoked beyond words. Here was my facebook status following the concert:
If you know me well, you know that I don't hear lyrics. It's a weird
phenomenon, hard to explain. But for some reason, there's one band, and
one band only, that I know a whole lot of lyrics to. That band is Relient K. Relient K played at Biola University
tonight and ABSOLUTELY KILLED IT. And it will be the first and probably
last time I will have the privilege to SING and SCREAM lyrics with the
band and fans, all while going APE in the PIT. An absolute BLAST of a
show. I can honestly say, my childhood dreams have come true. Thank you,
gentlemen.
Everything stated here is a fact. Relient K rocked Biola, absolutely rocked it. I must admit, I was a little worried. You see, Relient K has evolved quite a bit since their self-title album came out in 2000. Their sound has evolved throughout their career, and when Mmhmm dropped in 2004, I heard an inkling of what was to come, an inkling I wasn't particularly digging. Sure enough, the Apathetic EP came out in 2005 and I disappointed for the simple reason that the "fun, immature, punk" Relient K was old news and the "serious, mature, indie" Relient K was here to stay. Their music changed, for the better in a lot of ways, but the new stuff was simply not the Relient K I knew and loved.
So this same Relient K was scheduled to play at Biola and we were all wondering what their set list was going to be. Were they going to play old stuff? All new stuff? Combo meal? I wanted wanted wanted the old stuff, but was ever so nervous they weren't going to pull out the fun stuff. BUT, sure enough, the dudes pulled off a BRILLIANT set. Here's a picture of it for you:
PERFECT mix of old and new, super pumped. We went ape, got a gnarly pit going, getting our mosh on. SO FUN screaming those lyrics, never experienced anything like it and will never again. Once in a lifetime experience.
Two crazy things happened.
1. I have a good friend named Mr. Scott Weir that also goes to Biola. His father, Dr. Paul Weir, and my father, Mr. Ned Lott, were roommates at Biola back when they were students. From what Scott and I have heard, there was this band Toto that was popular when our dad's were in college, repping a song called "Africa" that topped the charts when our dad's were in college. Now, Relient K has produced two cover albums, and on one of these cover albums, they cover Toto's "Africa." Do you know what this means? This means that Mr. Scott Weir and I are jamming to "Africa" while we were in college, just like our dad's jammed to "Africa" while they were in college. You know what's even crazier? Scott and I are going to be living under the same roof next semester. If that's not unbelievable, I don't know what is.
2. After the first two songs of the encore, the lead singer of Relient K, Matthew Thiessen (who is a BEAST of a lyricist) told us that his grandfather passed away this week and he would have given anything to be there with his family, but was commited to this show at Biola. Not only is this incredible dedication, but RK closed the night with Deathbed, an incredible 11 minute song that delves deep into the concept of death and our eternal meaning. Matt Thiessen performed this song BEAUTIFULLY, with emotion that can't be put into words. Straight from the heart. Take a listen, it's unreal.
And here are two pictures from the night, straight from the camera of Mr. Job Ang.
Excellent.
So that closes out the week. Next week is spring break. Which is wild. Animal Fiction has my name written all over it.
Animal Fiction is a film I'm editing. Here's the trailer. It's going to be incredible. I'm pumped.
Back to the grind. Boom boom bam. We've got 3 weeks left total, 2 weeks of normal schedules, 2.5 weeks if you want to be specific. 2.5 weeks until the semester that feels like it started just the other day is complete. Shocking and perhaps disheartening. UNREAL! On the other hand, SO much has happened this semester, so many memories of anything and everything. When I think of an event that happened in the beginning of the semester, like Trop 205's first meal together, that seems like AGES ago. Living in Stewart seems like EONS ago. But yet, it feels like I was in high school just A WEEK ago. Weird how time works, perceptions of time works, reality of time works.
Getting older, getting wiser (hopefully).
Last week was Thanksgiving. Thanksgiving is great for a number of reasons, but the fact that we typically spend it with family and friends, enjoying delicious food together, that may top the list. My Thanksgiving was pretty great, spending a couple days with one side of the extended family in Simi Valley, then traveling to Pismo Beach to live a couple days with the other side of the extended family. Lots of family, lots of greatness.
Then it got interesting. I'm not going to go into too much detail on this blog because it is all detailed out for you RIGHT HERE. Or if you like actual links, HERE IS THE STORY: http://nomogopro.virb.com
This experience was nutty, surprising, and off the wall. What. In. The. World. So, as you can see from the website, we'll see what happens! It sure would be great to get a second chance because, oh, it's so stinkin' unfortunate.
Happy hunting world. The world of color, the world of extravagance. It's around, it's vibrant.
Tomorrow is April Fools Day. Why do I say this? I recall last years extravaganza. Last year I had this idea: what if I constructed a mass April Fools joke upon my school and create a fictional event that people would attend and then once the multitude of "contestants" arrived, I would break the news? It's was the plan of the morning. Here's the video:
That's the story, but I have a new development. I think one of the problems was the address I chose. 999 Enchanted Way sounds, well, enchanted. Even though 999 Enchanted Way is the ACTUAL address of the Grand Vista Hotel in Simi Valley, people weren't catching the drift. Here's the kicker. This year, Simi's newest electro club, Club Phoenix, is shaking Simi with their mad bass lines on April 1, April Fools Day, at, you guessed it, the Grand Vista Hotel on the plot of land known as 999 Enchanted Way. Incredible.
In other news, I just recently finished up editing Zack Campbell's latest directing project entitled WAKING MOTION. Take a look, it's pretty good, pretty experimental, pretty thought provoking if you let it provoke:
In other news, I recently began a tumblr blog that I post inspiring art/video/poems/epiphanys/other to. So you might want to check it out! It's almost an experiment. But hey, worth a shot and worth you checking it out, because inspiration is straight up inspiring, interesting to look at, a time waster, and everything in between! Here's the link!
In other news, I have recently discovered what my summer is going to consist of. I will be spending the entire summer up at Hume Lake Christian Camps as a videographer and/or part of the media crew. I am extremely excited to be part of the team and am looking forward to working at the camp I have many memories of. It will be a real test, but I am game for a challenge as I will be working for the advancement of God's kingdom! It's going to be an incredible summer!
In other news, I'm going to post two formspring questions. The formspring submissions have been pitiful and minimal, but that's okay. Hey! If you have a question, give it to me. You can literally ask anything, anything suitable for an elderly woman or a young child to read, otherwise it won't make it! Here's the link, you can go below and check out the box. Don't hold back. We're humans, we're full of questions: http://formspring.me/morganlott
why are zip ties so hard to break off?
Zip ties are designed to be a strong alternative to rope and other fasteners, giving the user an easy to use, reliable, portable fastening device. Zip ties are not meant to be able to be broken off easily, but with a pair of scissors or a blade of some sort, zip ties can easily be conquered. Try and break them with your hands though, and the zip tie will win 19 out of 20 times.
What would you do if you found out you were pregnant?
I would be absolutely, positively blown out of my mind. Everything I have ever known to be true would be rendered false due of the the confirmation of this impossibility. I could trust no "truth" I have learned and been taught throughout the nineteen years of my life.
That said, this is impossible for numerous reasons, most being anatomy and the way I, a male, was designed. As a male, I was designed to be on the opposite side of the miracle of life, not the one directly conceiving.
I'll change the question a bit: what would you do if you found out your wife was pregnant? I would be ecstatic. If it's a boy, Edward Morgan Lott V: welcome to Earth.
Those are the two rather interesting questions I received this week. Got a questiones? Fill in the box belowes:
In other news, I recently completed my second photography assignment requiring Street Photography. A few Saturday's ago, my photography class took a field trip to Beverly Hills, a rather peculiar and challenging street photography location. Here are the four prints I made documenting the short lived trip to the Hills of Beverly.
In other news, I normally have a quite interesting selection of videos, but this week is lacking and I have no explanation. My sources perhaps. Anywho, here's one I found intriguing. Throughout high school, I jammed on the drumline at my school and this video not only reminded me of those days, but exemplified INTERNATIONAL JAMMING. Check it out:
Surprisingly, this turned out longer than I had envisioned. I guess that's a good thing, yes? More for you, more to remember, the bigger the better, yay content, straight up ballin', ugh too much--too many emotions to 'splain. Have a good day people of the internet. You are sitting behind a computer screen reading this, you may be at work, at school, on the subway, excited, bored, frightened--too many emotions to 'splain.
