moving HQ

heads up. i've switched engines from blogger to tumblr.

now, from time to time, you can track me posting more random things of interest RIGHT HERE.

for awhile now, i've been looking for something like this. in just a couple days of using it, i've already found that a tumblelog is much more conducive to someone like myself who just doesn't have the time to blog on a regular basis. i can post more frequently and in less steps. many times in the past, i've kind of balked at posting something, just because i didn't want to bother spending any time trying to construct a few well-thought out sentences or paragraphs about it. tumblelogs make that a thing of the past.
besides, i've been burnt out on the blogger engine for a long time now. wordpress was always something i thought i'd like, but after a couple failed attempts to get acquainted with it, i just couldn't figure out how to do what i wanted to do with it.

when my hosting ends in a few months, i won't be renewing the mikejonze.com domain. i've decided it's not worth the money, for as little as i was using this site. there's plenty of free options for bloggers to use nowadays.
so all six of you out there who were visiting this site before, please adjust your bookmarks, rss readers, etc. accordingly. and if you have a tumblelog yourself, please let me know, so i can check yours out and add you to the list of tumblrs that i follow. thanks!

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pineapple express (red band trailer)

i think this was summed up well in one of the comments posted below the video on youtube: "oh my god. this is going to be the greatest film ever made."

update: the video was taken down from youtube yesterday. go over to ain't it cool to check it out now.

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around the world, 2/11/08

o i might just have to print out one of these obama posters and hang it in my cubicle. or even better, start plastering them all over town. still deciding which one i like better, though: progress by shepard fairey (of obey giant fame) or obama '08 by eric skillman (a.k.a. cozy lummox). it's a tough call...unlike my decision of who to vote for in this election.

o it appears the writers' strike could finally be coming to a close. members of the wga will vote tomorrow on a deal w/ new provisions for the "most successful writers" when their shows on rerun on the internet. so the bottom line is...how long until new episodes of 30 rock?

o i stumbled upon josh keyes through a couple different sites this past week, and i found myself quite drawn to his work, which is an interesting blend of "man-made artifice" and our natural environment. "my intention is to create work that asks questions about the implications of urban sprawl and its impact on the environment. i am interested in creating psychological narratives set in closed systems that express the behavior of and the interaction between humans and animals. the dystopian model creates a dynamic playing field where I can experiment with these ideas and forms." he certainly does it well. this and this are prime examples.

o a lot has been said already about annie leibovitz' work for disney's year of a million dreams ad campaign, in which she uses a virtual who's who of a-list hollywood celebrities. they're quite nice, but i found there's even more to love in this series: recreating hitchcock. i particularly like the one of scarlett johansson & javier bardem in rear window.

o looking for the perfect valentine card to give to that special person you've been yearning to experiment with? look no further: scientific valentines. for some reason, these are just really making me laugh today.

o after a month long abscence that was beginning to make me think they were going the way of stylus magazine, cokemachineglow has come back from the dead...and with a bit of a makeover, as well.

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bon iver's the real deal

yeah, um...this dude's stuff is really nice - REAL nice.
i've been digging for emma, forever ago for the last month or so and i can declare with utmost confidence that this is a keeper.

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there will be paul

paul thomas anderson, director of the 8x oscar-nominated there will be blood, was the most recent guest on kcrw's the treatment, hosted by film critic elvis mitchell. i've been listening to this podcast for awhile, and mitchell has had a number of high profile guests in the past, from judd apatow to the coen brothers - all very insightful interviews. when i noticed pta's name attached to the newest episode, however, it was by far the most thrilled and anxious i've been to download it and listen. i've transcribed one of pta's responses that i particulary loved.

paul thomas anderson: "i remember feeling, for whatever reason, in a very abstract way, "god, it would be terrific to make a film outside." and looking at the photographs of the period and the oil fields of california at the time, it was just an irresistible world.
and in terms of what might have appealed to me in the past of what to do, is the history of my state - is the history of california. i mean that, in itself, is irresistible, too. so - OH, GOD! I WISH I WAS BACK THERE MAKING THAT MOVIE RIGHT NOW!"
em: "do you?"
pta: "yeah, it's hard to let go of this one."

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taken too young

was going to say something about this the day i learned about it, but didn't really know how to express how i felt about it. even a few days later, the only thing i can muster is that it is a terribly, terribly saddening tragedy.

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obama cleans house in SC

i felt pretty good about obama being able to win the south carolina primary, but i wasn't expecting the blowout it turned out to be. obama had over twice as many votes as billary!

"I did not travel around this state over the last year and see a white South Carolina or a black South Carolina. I saw South Carolina," he said.
"The choice in this election is not between regions or religions or genders," Obama said. "It's not about rich versus poor; young versus old; and it is not about black versus white.
"It's about the past versus the future."

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waiting for a good opportunity

wow. it's been awhile since i actually wrote something here.

so...i bought my first pipe a couple weekends ago. it's a pretty nice pipe. i like the way it feels in my hand and how it looks, at least. and i love the aroma of the 'nightlighter' tobacco that i picked up from churchill's when i bought the pipe. but it's been two weeks now and i still haven't been able to test it out.

sub-10

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welcome 2008

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