March 23, 2008

Too Soon? Too Late?

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December 26, 2007

Election News!

Don’t vote for Ron Paul! Ron Paul has cervical cancer, and he got it from Aquaman!

This is almost certainly probably true!

For more information, check here!

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August 02, 2007

Save Independent Film in NYC!

The most important thing that we have to announce today is not to do with a show of ours. (though there will be some show announcements coming real soon.) What it has to do with is a proposed ordinance by the New York City Film board that would prevent filmmakers from shooting in the city unless the shoots are covered by at least a million dollars in insurance. Needless to say, this is more than most independent filmmakers and film students can afford, and would more or less cripple the efforts of all those funny people and sketch groups and comedians whose videos you like to watch on the internet.

The period during which this ordinance is open for public comment ends on August 3rd, which means that now would be a great time to write a passionate, articulate, and polite letter to Julianne Cho at the New York City Film Board. If we all add our two cents to this dialogue, we can overwhelmingly let the city now how important this issue is, and what the city could lose if this proposal becomes law. Think about how many of your favorite movies take place in NYC, and you’ll realize how important this is. Julianne Cho’s e-mail address is jcho@film.nyc.org

For a summary of this issue in rap video form, check out Olde English’s great take on the controversy.

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September 04, 2005

A remebrance

You were my strength when I was weak
You were my voice when I couldn’t speak
You were my eyes when I couldn’t see
You saw the best there was in me
Lifted me up when I couldn’t reach
You gave me faith ‘coz you believed
I’m everything I am
Because you loved me…

RIP, WILLIAM REHNQUIST.

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July 06, 2005

My meeting (and hypothetical meeting) with President(s) Bush

I was digging through old home videos, and I stumbled upon this “gem.” Of course, “gem” is in quotation marks because it’s not literally a precious stone. It is, however, literally a video gem. At a rally in Delaware in 1988, I was picked up by former President George H. W. Bush (he was vice president at the time). You may remember him as the father of our current president. (Note to readers who have time traveled from the past- yes, by the earliest part of the 21st century, we finally live in a time where the son of a former president can become president. So don’t get discouraged, never give up, and if your dad is president, maybe you can be too!!!) Anyway, take a look:

So, yeah, I “stumbled” upon this video. Stumbled is in quotation marks as well, because I will never forget this video and somehow magically come upon it. It was a defining moment in my young life. I could no more stumble upon this video than a diabetic could stumble upon her insulin.

I eventually met President Bush again, at the swearing in of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas (with whom I would later disagree on every single ruling he would make (except, of course, that pot ruling—Justice Thomas!)).

Seeing this old video got me thinking… what would it look like if I was picked up by current President George W. Bush (notice, it’s the same name as President George H. W. Bush, but without the H.) So I used my superior photoshopping skills to look into the universe known to scientists as “Quantum Reality where Mike Still is picked up by President George W. Bush. Also, in this reality McDonald’s only sells hotdogs.” Scientists are sure this reality exists, somewhere. Take a look:

Naturally, in this alternate reality photo, I am wearing my Nick Bottom “pyramus” costume for when I was touring with A Midsummer Night’s Dream , because as everyone knows, President Bush loves Shakespeare. Except in this alternate reality there’s a good chance that Shakespeare was a pornographer.

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