Multi-tasking

This probably wasn't the safest thing to do while driving.

baby shower

I got suckered into going to Derek's boss's baby shower. Sitting around with a bunch of middle-aged women playing "baby bingo" is a raging Saturday night. Food was good though. And they did get to me drink Bacardi out of a baby bottle as fast as possible.

Baristanet

Baristanet is having a local film competition. All you have to do is show life in Montclair, Bloomfield, and other surrounding areas. I went filming at one park for 2 days and then everyday after it was just overcast or raining. I never got to finish shooting. Today was the deadline so I just turned in what I had.

Music video

So we've been shooting a music video for "BC Bums". Here are a few poor quality video stills from the 2 days of shooting. So far we have a couple outdoor shots and some green screen tests.

Halloween part 2

After I got back from Conan, I began preparing my costume..which basically means shaving a handlebar moustache. That pretty much took forever. It came out alright, but complemented the cut-offs and Lynard Skynard shirt quite well. I think I pulled off the white trash look. Once Derek got to campus, I met up with him and we caught the train to Jersey City for a party at Richard's brothers apartment. The party was decent, but I didn't know too many people. I just hung out with the keg. After a few hours later we caught the train back to Penn Station and then a taxi to the University Center. Amanda was nice enough to let us crash at her place.

Halloween part 1

I've had tickets for Late Night with Conan O'brien for today on reserve for over a month. Tickets are pretty hard to get a hold of, especially Friday tapings. I got pretty lucky, especially it being Halloween. So as the date came closer to attend, everybody that was suppose to go with me basically bailed out and I was left going alone. Kinda awkward.
Getting to NYC gets to be a pretty tedious journey. I had to duck out of Circus Arts class early. Yes, thats a real class. I had to catch the shuttle to the U.C., walk down the block to the light rail, catch the light rail to Newark Penn, then get on the train to the city. After getting dropped off at New York Penn Station I had to find NBC Studios at 30 Rockefeller. Having no clue where to go, I called Brandon my living GPS. He gave me directions and it was only about 18 blocks away.

This is me being a tourist as I cut through time square


By the time I get to NBC, I still have about an hour and a half to kill. I lurked around and ate at a deli called Dean & Deluca. It was decent. I spent the remainder of my time walking in circles around the same block listening to the same band on loop. Exciting!

I walk back to NBC around 3:45 and they give me a ticket and say I'm #4. They told me I could leave and come back at 4:30, the ticket would hold my place in line. I ended up just siting on a set of church steps people watching until it was time to go back.

When I get back inside, I have to wait in a line to enter the actually studio. The security guy there kept repeating "No sitting, spitting, or littering". I can't imagine them having a huge problem with people spitting inside the building. I'm also told that all cellphones must be turned off and no photography is allowed. So much for taking pictures. I did end up getting a good seat through. Right above the band, directly behind the keyboardist. The whole set is much smaller than I thought. It always seems pretty big on t.v. Before it started this guy came out and just kinda joked around with the audience and explained how everything works and when we are suppose to applaud. Next, the band came out, and then finally Conan. He spoke to us for a bit then went backstage to get ready for his on air intro. Overall it was pretty funny. The guests were Mary-Kate Olson, Will Forte, and some "extreme" pumpkin carver. You should be able to watch the episode here
http://www.nbc.com/Late_Night_with_Conan_O'Brien/video/episodes/