Mobile Blog: Connecticut & "Libby"

This is a picture of Jenna Leigh Green & me. We shot a commercial together today and it is the first time she & I have seen each other for an extended period of time since our days together on "Sabrina the Teenage Witch."

We had a lot of fun today. In addition to the normal duties that go along with shooting a commercial, we had a chance to catch up and just kinda' hang out & she has nearly convinced Rene & I that we need to move to New York.

This is the first commercial I've done in a LONG time & I have to admit that I have REALLY missed being on the talent side of a production. In comparison to what a producer has to do today was a dream!

As I write this I'm sitting in a hotel restaurant waiting for my blue cheese bacon burger with onion rings & garlic ranch horse radish. I'm really looking forward to it, especially since I need to hit the hay soon for a 4am wake-up call to make it back to IC Talent before 1pm.

Watch my tweets here to see how I do: http//:twitter.com/CurtisAndersen

Shout out to Joel Michaely for helping to set this up - I owe you dinner, man!

See you tomorrow!

SOPA & PIPA - Just Say No

The proposed bills in Congress known as SOPA and PIPA are a big deal and so are the issues they claim to deal with.

Piracy is a big deal, Wiggy VonSchtick has been a victim, but the internet isn't going anywhere and people's abilities to acquire whatever they want whenever they want is only going to get easier even if these bills pass.

Nanny laws only hurt people who follow the law, criminals just find a way around them.

These are complex problems that require big ideas, not censorship.

New, young entertainment business minds are already thinking of ways to curtail piracy and it's working. Look at Louis C.K. He managed to shoot and release a downloadable comedy show and made profits that he couldn't imagine.

Make no mistake, this is about money and how large studios make it - not about the viewer or the art of entertainment and all of that is fine! It's required to make the big kinds of movies that people love to go see, but these pieces of legislation are not the ways to make entertainment profitable in the future.  I know that the big studios are using scare tactics to try and force creatives to their side, but these bills shoot a creative's future in the foot.

Please follow these links:

SOPA Explained

End Piracy, Not Liberty

More Ray?!? No WAY!

The new Story time with Ray is up! And to keep with the family friendly theme that he's been on this week's discussion is all about toilet paper and pooping.

See you tomorrow!

PARTY FROG!

I think this is an important message about how social norms are effected by groups, mob mentality and how easily they can be coerced through blind consumerism and socially acceptable hedonism.

Totally kidding, these animals are funny!

See you tomorrow!

This Post Powered by Pale Ale

Normally I don't like to post when I drink unless I've had an awful lot to drink or I have really enjoyed what it is that I have drunk.

Tonight is the latter.

I stopped by Nieuport 17 tonight to visit the lovely wife Rene and I had Tustin Brewery's American Pale Ale.

It was really good!

It was nutty and golden and delicious and ended up being a really nice finish for the day.

After that I went home and felt like it was time to try another beer since we have a new selection in the fridge thanks to one of Rene's relatives: Blue Moon Pale Moon Belgian Style Pale Ale. It has more of a citrus hit than the APA, but drinks very well and tickles the tongue with light flavor.

Overall a very enjoyable beer night. I recommend both of these if you have a chance to try them.

See you tomorrow!

Frankie is The Flash

Frankie loves getting his walks and loves playing with his toys.

Sometimes when he's particularly hyper he does a little move that Rene and I have dubbed the "Turbo-Scoot" where his back legs tuck under his body and act like a spring for his body and his front paws only make contact with the ground long enough to help him steer a bit. It makes him move REALLY FAST!

It's like Frankie is part kangaroo.

A really fast kangaroo.

Rene and I have been trying to capture this phenomenon on camera for years, but we have yet to manage it. Tonight I wish I had a camera just running all the time because I have never seen Frankie Turbo-Scoot so fast! The cat even seemed impressed with his speed.

Now he's exhausted and passed out on his bed.

Maybe I should put a camera on a motion sensor...?

See you tomorrow.

There may be something wrong with me because I enjoy watching Jersey Shore

I don't even know what to write past that. Jersey Shore is on & I can't take my eyes off of it.

The 1-2 punch of Toddlers & Tiaras and Jersey Shore makes me a bad person probably.