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My cousin Michael Aki made a short film in the same spirit as his feature film, Strangers. This was for a 3 minute film competition that needed to utilize the 4 lines of text spoken in the film. It needed to be in that order and that's all they could say. At first I thought he would make something much simpler. Maybe 1 location, 1 day of shooting, and maybe even 1 take. That's what I would do, but instead he went all out and shot a ton. They even went to the desert and shot there. The actress? That's Karin Anna Cheung – from Better Luck Tomorrow. Sit back and enjoy for 3 minutes. I get an executive producers credit. Awesome. All I did was push Iron Mike to make this since I swear Strangers has not gotten a fair shake at film festivals.
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Once a year, the Japanese Classic Car Show JCCS takes place and attracts thousands who come to look at perhaps a couple of hundred cars. This year it was in Long Beach and the line to get in was decently long. I thought there would be something akin to a Heavy Metal Parking Lot scene in the parking lot. Imagine, dudes hanging out talking about cars standing with their own car, but instead, the car show itself is a parking lot. Tons of folks camping out next to their cars. At times it looks like they want conversation about it, but at others, it seems like they're nearly picnic'ing and hanging out as if this is their once a year when they see certain friends, acquaintances, and the cars which they probably see around. It's sort like their Comic Con. I don't own a Japanese classic car, sans a Hot Wheels Datsun 510, but I wish I did. I don't know exactly what I'm looking for or at exactly. Maybe it's nostalgia. I remember tons of these cars, which are now more and more scarce. I'll admit I'm a fan of the Datsun 510, but after seeing so many at this event, I'm much less into it. I'll explain later.
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Photos from the Uglyverse. Fun times on Saturday on Sawtelle Blvd in West LA. Imagine having tons of rabid Uglydoll fans come through and hang out for the evening and night with Oxwho stood fast in the area. It began before 6:30 as usual, and while some folks loaded up on Babo’s Burgers at gr/eats (no, it’s not cannibalism!), some hung out and took a look at the many huge photos. They’re 30×40 inches and look great. David Horvath and Sun-min Kim signed a lot of everything. From Uglydoll bags to Uglydolls and even skatedecks, the flood gates were open and it was great to see fans smiling for entire night. It’s amazing who came through. It was a mix of adults, since this was a slightly more mature exhibition, and some kids too! I noticed more passerbys walking in because of Ox! At one point, I noticed tons of Asians from Asia inside!
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We went for Peach Donuts and guess what? The season is already over, but then pow! Strawberry is back! Just like that. Two seasons in just a few months. It has to be the strange weather. That said, Donutman is the best. Great donuts, and I mean it. You know when you eat donuts at some shop? These are even better. Even the plain ones taste better than anywhere else. Michelle Borok said Donutman is so 2004. But actually, donuts are older, and good donuts (like Donutman) are forever. Fuck diamonds.
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I'm sitting on a plane coming back to LA from SF and of course I thumb through a few publications. One is the Skymall, that terrible magazine that just tries to sell you stuff. So this photo is in it. First off, it's a back massager, but what's up with this product? Baby got back? I get it. This has to be a joke or a modified sex toy. Viagra was a hair growth formula gone awry. This back massager must have been something else.
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