words of wisdom from the genius tommy wiseau

hey yall (or as my brother loves to correct me, you all)
i have nothing to blog about so here are some words of wisdom from one of the most "infamous" filmmakers of our generation. name: tommy wiseau, age: unknown, origin: supposedly new orleans, grasp of the english language: better than both my grandmothers, I.Q.: infinity

"Think about first 20 percent, then you think about 100 percent. We have a tendency, including myself to say “I’d like to have this 100 percent,” but you cannot have it. Because you have to plan, you see. Let’s say you want to build a house. You need a foundation first before you have a window. You may think about window but guess what? If you don’t have a foundation, I guess you cannot build a house. As simple as it is. Simplicity is a virtue of success and we tend to ah, forget about it."- tommy wiseau

interview with the room's tommy wiseau

team coco for life

as i am sure you have all seen/read/heard conan "coco" o'brien is no longer the host of the tonight show. for those of you who live under a rock or are still depressed because of avatar, here is what happened: after the clusterfuck of "the jay leno show" in primetime, coco quit because nbc wanted to push him to 12:05am in order to give jay leno a half-hour show. he felt that moving the show would damage the institution that is "the tonight show".  the seemingly unfair treatment of the beloved coco struck a chord with millions of young people, many of which don't know a late night tv without conan. as both a coco fan and a communications major, it has been disappointing yet fascinating to witness this all happen. conan's ratings rocketed his last week prompting many critics to say smart ass things like, why weren't you watching the whole time? while i watched this last week, i proudly turned my little brother into a coco fan as well, better late than never. i even found myself crying during his closing monologue and promised to coco and myself to try and be less cynical. i will google what that entails later.

as this whole mess unfolded, at times i felt my despair over the whole situation was a bit irrational. yes, i have been a legit conan fan since high school and i actually watched him host the tonight show before the whole mess, not every night but enough to say i watched, but i still felt (on occasion) that maybe i was too emotionally involved. i found myself thinking, am i really going to not watch 30 rock, the biggest loser, and the olympics over this? (yeah that's pretty much all nbc has to offer me now anyways)

another comedian i like, michael ian black, was sorta able to rationalize the situation on his website, norma rae i say sorta because while, i understand where he is coming from and don't disagree completely, i have to say.... dude,  i am not that upset. i can't speak for anyone else but i am pretty sure people have the capacity to be passionate about more than one issue in the world, be it "frivolous" or not. maybe he is just hating a little because no one  rallied around the cancellation of stella. (loved that show) however, i think he made a few decent points including this one:

We see Conan as a victim because we feel as though, like us, he wasn’t given a fair shot. If a guy like that, a guy who has everything, can be downsized and demoted, what hope do the rest of us have?

i don't really view conan as a symbol for my struggles or someone i can relate to, but rather a reminder that no matter how educated, well-trained, or talented you are, nothing is guaranteed in life, and you can either act like a petulant child about it or you can have integrity and class and keep going.

stay classy coco!

All I ask is one thing -- and I’m asking this particularly of young people -- please don’t be cynical. I hate cynicism, for the record, it’s my least favorite quality and it doesn’t lead anywhere. Nobody in life gets exactly what they thought they were going to get. But if you work really hard and you’re kind, amazing things will happen.- coco o'brien

always look on the bright side of life...

since watching monty python's life of brian, i have always tried to look on the bright side of life. it's meant to be a bit tongue and cheek, but it's pretty spot on, life really can be a piece of shit.

it's never easy to look on the bright side of things when things are pretty awful. sometimes, you never find it and sometimes it takes a while to figure it out. for example, being unemployed sure sucks but i've been able to build up my portfolio, do some post-adolescent soul searching (blah, blah,blah), and most importantly, be there for my family when they needed me (but seriously, i've been to the hospital more times than i've been to the mall).

when tragedy strikes, it's nearly impossible to see the bright side. last night, i sat alone in the basement, in tears, watching cnn coverage of the earthquake in haiti. it was heartbreaking to watch the destruction and despair, the pictures of missing family members. i thought of my uncle robert, who is haitian, and praying that his family and friends were alive and as safe as they could be. i was beginning to feel that same depression i had felt when watching coverage of the tsunami, 9/11, and hurricane katrina. i knew it was in my best interest to turn the tv off. but then i saw that small glimmer of light, the only bright side to any tragedy...

images from google/my desktop collection

anderson cooper...and his unbelievably tight t-shirts.


i remember the first time really noticing anderson cooper ( i had totally forgotten he hosted the mole), i was in a hotel in milan watching coverage of hurricane katrina. while most journalists were seeking refuge indoors, he was outside braving it all.  last night, seeing the silver fox reporting in his black t-shirt, with his bulging biceps, and shimmering silver hair made me feel a tiny bit better. it doesn't make things any less tragic. yet, watching him provides a bizarre sense of assurance that eventually things will improve, that help is on the way, and that the silver fox is there to make sure it all happens.