Party Pooper
Hey folks!
So my friend Mark over at Cassava Films put together a little shoot a couple months ago. The short film, entitled "Party Pooper," is on Funny or Die right now and just last week was #1 on the User Picks list! Go check it out. You might recognize a certain bearded film-blog-ateer.
Enjoy it, vote Funny. Didn't enjoy it? Well, let's be honest you probably didn't even watch it all the way through. You suck. Go back and rewatch it! It's funny! And then head on over to the GadZook Films page on Funnyordie and enjoy some of those, too!
Growing Up
A bit of departure for this blog. I wanted to talk a little about one of my best friends. We met in High School, dated briefly, and remained in touch through thick and thin over the interceding years. Rosie went on to great things and we eventually found a way to bring some passion projects together - she was knee deep in creating sustainable business models in the Middle East and I wanted to make some socially conscious documentaries. The product of a long IM conversation one night gave us the idea to do a documentary about Oil and Islam. We were excited and began setting the ground work.
I hadn't gotten far when I received word from a mutual friend that Rosie, that brilliant and beautiful girl I spoke with not but three weeks ago, had passed away in a car accident in Jordan. The news is still sinking in.
Anyone who followed the Seattle Mariners in the late 90s and early 21st century may remember her as a spectacular ballgirl for the club. She was much more than that, of course, but for a touching look on one aspect of her eventful yet short life, please read this article by Larry Stone at the Seattle Times remembering Rosie. She really was an inspirational person. And while our lives had taken different paths our friendship was the kind of thing that kept blossoming each time we caught up with each other. Hard to ask for more than that. I will truly miss her.
If you're interested in this documentary and helping me fulfill a small dream of Rosie's (she dreamt big!) shoot me a line off-blog. Thanks.
I’m in a role-playing game!
Haha, thanks to my buddies over at Dead Gentlemen, I'm now immortalized as a player-character in their new role-playing game, published by industry stalwart Margaret Weis Productions. Not me, Dom Zook, but a character I played for the training video which accompanies the game. I played the Cipher, which at least a few actors have portrayed before me. But it's MY picture in the manual! How cool is that?
For a limited time you can download the quickstart training guide for FREE from here. You'll need to register but it's relatively painless. And free. Did I mention free?
Thanks to all for the kind birthday wishes last weekend! I had a great time on Saturday with folks. Let's do it again next year, shall we?
Trivia tonight
Hey all, I'm hosting trivia tonight along with my friends Chris and Eric at the Old Pequliar in Ballard. Show starts at 8pm, but get there early to guarantee seating - it fills up fast! Enjoy three tacos for $2!
6 people per team, $6/team to enter. Cash money prizes for 1st-3rd, and last place gets swag. 4th place at halftime gets a free pitcher of beer. You can't ASK for more. Just try!
Trivia
Old Pequliar
8pm
Ballard