Life

What I learned from The Game and The Pickup Artist

Tue April 1st, 2008 at 2:41 pm
Life, Media, Women  |  1 Comment

Why is a very happily married man reading a book on how to pick up women?

The Principles Work For Everyone

At a fundamental level, the methods Mystery teaches work for any social situation where you want to meet and have fun with people. Sure they are all taught in the context of night clubs, but that doesn’t have to be where they are used. They are taught for the purposes of meeting girls and “closing” on a variety of level. Kissing/making out, getting phone numbers to continue the relationship the next day, or getting laid. But that doesn’t have to be the outcome you are going for. For instance as a photographer I often meet pretty women I’d love to shoot. These principles easily apply to a “photoshoot close”.

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SXSW Friday night

Fri March 7th, 2008 at 8:14 pm
Life

It seems like it took a long time to get here but really the drive was pretty short. Guess it seems long because it is dark now.
It is 8:07 and there is a line to get into my first film Second Skin a documentary about MMORPGers. It does have geek appeal and they opened [...]

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Willing to Be Bad?

Wed March 5th, 2008 at 5:31 pm
Filmmaking, Life

Internal conflict.
Anything worth doing, is worth doing well - Dad
vs.
Anything worth doing is worth doing poorly - Joachim DePosada

I have a real problem with #2. What it means is that you aren’t going to be really good the first time you do something. You’re going to have to work at it and produce lots of [...]

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Answered Prayer

Thu February 28th, 2008 at 10:01 am
God, Life

Twice this week I’ve felt God has either talked to me or worked directly in my life. Thought I’d blog it so I can remember to look back.
I’m getting fat. I currently way 219. I’ve gained 6 pounds this month. The Mrs and I are both starting to worry about my health. But I just [...]

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OMTL Day 11: Everest

Thu February 21st, 2008 at 12:19 pm
Life

How satisfied are you with the state of your most important relationships right now?
I’m pretty happy with my relationships right now. I’m doing excellent with the Mrs. Well with the boys. Good at work. Having a bit of a rough patch with some of my photography colleagues. Actually they don’t have a problem with me, [...]

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A Following

Fri February 15th, 2008 at 10:45 am
Life  |  1 Comment

A concept has been bouncing around my head for awhile and I’ve decided its time to blog about it. It is the concept of a person having a following. By following I mean a group of people who keep track of a person and are inclined to do what they suggest.
Everyone has a following. [...]

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Tattoo Removal

Wed February 13th, 2008 at 5:31 pm
Life

From my favorite Ron Paul supporter, Liv, may be a bad role model most of the time, but she is a really great bad example in this one.
Laser Tattoo Removal - More free videos are here

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The Perils of a Debit Card

Mon February 11th, 2008 at 10:39 am
Life  |  3 Comments

This weekend someone in Deerborn MI was using my debit card and cleaned out - more than cleaned out - my checking account.
Kind of scary, huh?
My bank assures me they will credit me back the lost funds and any overdraft charges but it does mean my checking account is currently empty. That’s the peril of [...]

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