RANDOM- Movies I've been checkin

I love movies.  Sometimes more than music.  Sometimes more.  I can't think of life without them.  I watch a flick everyday.  These are a couple of my recent favorites.  I watched them a few times.

Here's a couple of movies you probably didn't know about and need to watch today.  I stumbled upon Harmony and Me thru a Netflix suggestion.  I heard of Brick from one of my customers.  The two are very different and equally creative and awesome.

Harmony and Me is a break-up movie with tons of subtle, awkward humor.  It stars Justin Rice who is actually the lead singer in a band called Bishop Allen from the Austin area.  I did a little research and found out the whole crew of people in this flick are from Austin.  Bob Byington is the writer/director.  He also plays the older brother.......Hilarious.  The movie also has an appearance from Bob Schneider, another singer/songwriter from the same town.  Look out for the wedding scene.  It was incredible to me.  simple, archaic, and funny.



Brick is a dialogue-driven, noir murder-mystery that plays out on a high school level.  Joseph Gordon-Levitt is the star of this one.  You saw him recently in Inception but he used to be the pipsqueak kid on 3rd Rock From the Sun.  Dude is serious.  I had to rewind a few scenes because i couldn't understand what the hell they were talking about.  Crazy dialogue.  Written and directed by a scarcely heard, Rian Johnson.   This movie slapped me in the face a bit.

WRITINGS- get going: lessons learned in a barber shop

I did a piece for my buddy's online mag last month.  It was supposed to be more story driven, but I couldn't get it there. #FAIL. Instead we used it as a basic blog entry for WWW.OCSPLORA.COM

I used to talk about opening a barbershop like I talked about skating the big half-pipe at 8-Ball Skate Park. I learned all the lingo, purchased a membership and climbed to the top of the ramp. But every single time I got there, I'd look down at the 12 inches of vert and say, “Nah, not today.” I 'd follow that up with a myriad of excuses: “Too many people are on this one, I'm tired, I could do it but I don't feel like it.” The truth is, I didn't know how. I loved the idea of it but never put practical methodology to my quest. More importantly, I didn't even know why I wanted to do it. So when I was asked to think about this piece it crossed my mind that I have no idea how to open a business. Honestly, I googled it. But I do know why I opened a business and how to navigate through trouble. Here's what I learned.......   

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