QuasiGeek No More?

Well I’ve been thinking about revamping my other blog, QuasiGeek, into something a little different. I’ve been using the online name ZomboGombo for various social networking such as Twitter. I was thinking about changing the name to ZomboGombo and possibly adding a subtitle like, “Confessions of a zombified Cajun Food Lover” or “Movie Reviews, Film News, and a bunch of other stuff that won’t be read by anyone but my Mom.” I think the second one sounds good.

Though I’m not sure if I should just turn ZomboGombo into a completely separate blog. I could turn ZomboGombo into a character and give him a fictional blog. Hmm, the possibilities are endless!

New Laptop=New Blog Entries

Yo all. Well i guess I just mean me or Jacob since we’re probably the only ones reading this shit! I’m pretty lazy so that’s one reason I haven’t been blogging. Another is that I’ve been in school, got a new job and a Playstation 3 and a Plasma TV. All great excuses to avoid the responsibilities of a writer.

But now I have a new toy! And what better excuse to play with it every minute of the day than to say I’m “working?” I love it! But I wonder why it takes spending a butt load of cash on a new notebook (my first one by the way) to get me excited about doing something I love. Maybe excited is the wrong word. I’m always excited to write perhaps motivated is a better word.

What’s that say about writers in general? Do we all sometimes need shinny bobbles to entice us to pursue our craft? Or am I just lazy? Maybe, but having the proper tools for the job is important too. Though one could argue that all a writer really needs is paper and pen. But now a days that seems a little backwards. Even though I still love the old pencil and 3x5 cards they don’t quite work for blogging. It just seems weird to not put my blog work in a digital format. Besides if i wrote it out in pen or pencil first it would never find it’s way into the computer.

Being able to work on my blog anywhere is a huge advantage. I’m sort of neurotic and having a set schedule for writing is not an option. Having a note book ensures that when I get an idea I can put it down somewhere and then I can post it at the push of a button later.

So two thumbs up for notebooks!

I plan to write on her regularly again. I just found Windows Live Writer! I’m also focusing this blogs content more on the personal side. I’m a pretty egotistical guy so I figure I make a good subject to write about. Who wouldn’t want to know what’s going on with me? If I found a blog like this I would totally read it. And so must you if you’ve made it this far!

Thanks for reading Mom!

Love,

-Cruz

Star Trek is Back and so am I!

Well, holy shit! People are reading my blog everyday and I haven’t even posted a new entry in over a month. Hell, probably a few months. If your wondering what the hell I’ve been up too the short answer is: looking for work. Blogging is fun. I would like to make it a career (well, writing in general) but it don’t pay the bills. But luckily karma has been on my side and I can now say I have begun my second week at a video production company in Stockton! Now I can buy all the new Star Trek merch!

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The Edge of the World - Kevin Anderson

Dad Blogs

I read an article today on dad blogs. These are blogs written by dad for dads. I guess they are getting more and more popular these days. Up till recently it has been all about the Mom Blogs.

I had the idea to start a web site dedicated to dads and parenting from the single dad's perspective ever since my daughter came to live with me. I never got it going but now it looks like the time. The only problem I see with starting one is that I'm already working on two blogs and as you all know I'm not very good at it. But I am a good dad, for the most part, and I think I would have a hell of a lot to say about that. When I'm not blogging or on line or acting I'm being a dad. I'm a dad first and I add on all this other stuff.

So I'm pretty sure I'm going to do a Dad Blog. Now do I just start blogging about dad stuff here, or do I start a new blog dedicated to all things dad? If I do start another blog I have a few ideas for names:

Beer Gut Daddy

Point Blank Dad

Dad On Toilet

I'm partial to Point Blank Dad, because the blog would be from my perspective and I would talk about all the things that dudes talk about when there with other dudes, like how much it sucks to get shit stuck in your nails when your changing a diaper, and how it sucks that you don't get to jerk off as much because the kid keeps knocking on the bathroom door!

So tell me what you think. Leave a comment down below.

QuasiGeek: Talk About It!

I just wanted to let my readers know about an important new site by the actor who plays everyone's favorite mind-reading-cop from Heroes, actor Greg Grunberg. Talk About it! is a site that just went up today and encourages people to make the promise to simply talk about epilepsy. The goal is to get people break down the barriers, to smash the stigmas and to enlighten people as to what epilepsy really is. The site aims to do this by growing a community of people who can express their thoughts and knowledge of epilepsy through stories, videos, songs, even poetry.

In a audio blog on the site (which I became a member of today) Greg stated that he firmly believes that a cure will be found, that his own son, Jake (who suffers from epilepsy) will not have to spend a majority of his life with epilepsy. And he’s right.

Epilepsy has touched many peoples lives, my self included. My nephews and nice, who are like my own children, lost their “other favorite uncle”, Jason, to epilepsy a few years ago. He was a great guy, someone I looked up to. He was one of the great geeks in the world. I strive to fulfill the geekdom gap that he left in my nephew’s and niece’s lives. He had a seizure in his sleep and died. I miss him and am upset that he is missing out on so many cool things, like the new Star Trek. I’m sure we would have been at the midnight showing together when it comes out. He would have loved Heroes, too.

Please check out the site, send a link to your friends, and join the conversation. Please, talk about it!

There are several links through out this article but if you cant find them then click here: www.talkaboutit.org

Production Diary: Maken' Movies Can Hurt Like a Bitch!

So Monday we had another day of filming on Sweet Jane Blues #12 & 35. It was a fairly short day. We started at about 9 in the morning, the equipment needed to be back by 10 and we finished at about 11. Oops.

We were shooting a scene where my character is having a nice day at the park with his new girlfriend when his best friend, Heath, shows up in a rage. Heath just found out that we're dating the same girl. He's there to kick my ass.

Now, I've never shot a fight scene before and was a little worried about getting hit. Not because I was afraid to get hurt, but because I was afraid I might loose my temper and beat the shit out of my co-star. I'm a short guy but when I get mad I can get a little out of hand.

Lukily there wasn't much to worry about. The "punches" were faked and the only real physical stuff was when Heath picks me up and throws me against a tree. Ed, the guy who plays Heath asked me if I was comfortable with him really throwing me. I, wanting to make sure the fight scene looked as real as possible told him: "Hell yeah man! Toss me against that fucker!" Oops.

Now, when your shooting something like this you need to remember one very important rule:

REMEMBER YOUR FUCKING LINES!

In my defence I had my lines earlier that day. But as soon as I started to get tossed against that tree (and that fucker was throwing me HARD), my natural instinct to fight back kicked in. I wanted to fuck this guy up! Lines? What fucking lines? I didn't care about my lines all I could do was try not to kick Ed's ass. We must have done twenty takes. Finaly I just winged the lines and we called it quits. But I learned my lesson that day, make sure you can say your lines instinctively because sometimes when your in the middle of a scene and the shit hits the fan all you can do is rely on your instincts or learn to fight against them with all you've got.