Pilgrimmage

It's been awhile, so two things: First, Scott Pilgrim vs. the World has [finally] started winning some recognition through some awards! In both the 1st Comedy Central Comedy Awards and the Jameson Empire Awards, it earned the Best Director award for Edgar Wright, as well as the Empire Inspiration Award, to be exact. Woo!

Second, the greatest Zemeckis film of all time, says me, is Contact. Here is a great read for other fans of that film:
http://blogs.suntimes.com/foreignc/2011/03/contact.html

Also, if you haven't viewed the bloody film yet, see the original 'R' version of The King's Speech! I can't believe they censored a crucial scene which is so important in context that it's like taking candy from a baby. The 'PG-13' version (the whole film should just naturally be this anyway) is ridiculous.

3rd Blogiversary [Belated]

Man, one must be busy (or getting old) to keep forgetting his birthday! In tech time, like with dog years, things become dinosaurs in 6 months or sooner. On March 7th, which was a little more than a week ago, this blog existed for three whole years!

To celebrate, I'm announcing the official posting of Journey of the Mind on the website of the Epilepsy Foundation of Northern California! This can generate great publicity, educate the public, and show folks that life isn't over just because of a health condition. Here's the direct link. The video clips they show are the new HQ versions from YouTube, below:

2GPix: Ording & CSUMB

These posts come at random, but I wanted to make sure to start each of them during the months listed so that they'd each be granted at least one photo session. These months always seem difficult timewise to get anything for this site accomplished, so here you go:

DATE: 02-09-2011
Hike to the Beach at Fort Ord Dunes State Park!

DATE: 03-08-2011
Random CSUMB Pics, Vol. I: Blackout on Campus!

Good News!

As you may already know by now, part of Journey of the Mind consists of various neurologists speaking about medicinal and surgical procedures that patients undergo in attempts of suppressing seizures.

This 2009 Conference, called Living with Epilepsy, was put on by the Epilepsy Foundation of Northern California (EFNC). I had received official permission from Neva Nickols-Hirschkorn, its Executive Director, to film there.

Now, I am granted another honor from them in 2011: permission from William Stack, their Associate Director, to post my full 18-minute short documentary on the EFNC's official website! More info coming soon. Awesome!

BTW, JOTN received a total of 258 votes from the public at the Neuro Film Festival before the polls closed yesterday. Among the best!