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Straight No Chaser: The 12 Days of Christmas (2008 Version)

2009-12-21T14:09:17Z

I posted his last year, and it is still a holiday Fav!

Happy Hanukkah Ladies!

2009-12-15T15:37:07Z

This is the best PSA they could come up with?!?!?! WTF

Next Year's Thanksgiving

2009-12-02T17:01:43Z

http://apnews.myway.com/article/20091124/D9C5JI0G1.html
NEW YORK (AP) - You'll need to be 21 to take a bite out of this Thanksgiving turkey. New York City tavern owner Paul Hurley said he'll unveil what he is calling the nation's first 100-proof turkey on Monday. A spokesman for the owner of O'Casey's Tavern in Midtown Manhattan said that the bird is infused with fruit-flavored and 100-proof Georgi vodka for three days before being cooked. The flavors of vodka include peach, raspberry, cherry and apple.

The gravy is also laced with the distilled liquor.

Out of concern for the danger of drinking-and-driving, the tavern is offering free taxi ride home to anyone who orders the turkey.

It wasn't immediately clear how much it will cost to have some of the boozy bird.

gaiusc @ 2009-11-05T11:34:00

2009-11-05T16:35:11Z

the Cure for the Common Zombie

2009-11-04T15:02:08Z

Everyone who wants to see our Doritos "Crash the Superbowl" Go here! http://www.crashthesuperbowl.com/#/video/1112
Comment, and spread the link.... the more people that see it the better!!

Now through Oct 31st

2009-10-23T19:58:17Z

60% off Zombie movies from Amazon.com

http://www.amazon.com/gp/feature.html?ie=UTF8&plgroup=13&ref_=amb_link_85459431_17&docId=1000431071

New Co-Op Game

2009-10-22T18:40:06Z

http://www.borderlandsthegame.com/

Anyone herad anything about this positive or negative?

Wow, I am just Mr. Posty McPostpants today!

2009-09-18T15:51:51Z

Sorry but i have to agree with the opinion stated in the editorial on CNN:
http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/09/18/navarrette.rudeness.narcissism/index.html

He's right, we are all too self-important these days. I wonder if this comes from the educational system unwilling to tell kids that they are failing because it might hurt their self esteem? Are we too touchy-feely? Is it time or our society to undergo some tough love?

What as a society can we do to change this?
any thoughts? ideas?

Avast Ye!

2009-09-18T13:10:37Z

Tomorrow be International Talk Like A Pirate Day.
So trade in your iPod for an eyepatch, and work on your wenching.

http://www.cnn.com/2009/LIVING/09/18/talk.like.a.pirate/index.html

Hellywood: A Haunted Attraction

2009-09-17T12:08:35Z

Needs Actors to SCARE folks!

Who want to be part of a Haunted House In Portland? They are looking for as many people as we can muster to be part of this Scary event! It is scheduled to run October 16, 17, 22, 23, 24, 28, 29, 30, and 31. Participation in all dates is not required, and they will work with your schedule.

Shoggoth Assembly is going to be helping them with some make-up and special effects.

If you are interesting in working on this project email janelle.losciuto (at) hotmail.com or
jake (at) mainefilms.org . Tell them Shoggoth Assembly sent you!!!

From Craigslist

2009-09-16T18:30:01Z

Casting Call for “Hellywood: A Haunted Attraction”
The Maine Film Co-Op will be casting “Hellywood: A Haunted Attraction” on Sept. 10 and 16th 6:30 at The Maine Studios, 235 Presumpscot St. Come with a character prepared. We are looking for a full range of talent. A prepared reading is preferred- the scarier the better! Shows will take place October 16, 17, 22, 23, 24, 28, 29, 30, and 31. Participation in all dates is not required. Email the address below to schedule your appointment. We look forward to meeting you!

contact@mainefilms.org.

"Burn Unit" wins Best Makeup award!

2009-09-11T12:27:36Z

( from Shoggoth Assembly Website http://shoggothassembly.ning.com/forum/topics/burn-unit-wins-best-makeup ) We won the Best Makeup award at the 2009 48 hour film award ceremony this evening. There were around 28 films entered for competition, and there was a lot of makeup work, so this is a pretty cool to get. Thanks especially to Ian and Conrad for helping out that day, and to all the actors who really sold the makeup jobs. Our short clip they showed when we won was of Leo biting his finger off. Got the whole crowd to go "Ewwww" at once. :)

If you have not seen the movie yet, it is up on youtube : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=42a3AonH9r0

For Molly!!!

2009-09-01T15:52:33Z

http://ferin.com/words.mp3/

do i hear a road trip?

2009-08-28T18:53:23Z

someone needs to get me a few tix for this before tomorrow!!!
http://money.cnn.com/2009/08/28/news/economy/mega_millions/index.htm?postversion=2009082812

no more meloncholy and i mean it!

2009-08-14T17:18:09Z

anybody want a peanut?

Sorry about yesterdays turn to the self indulgent pity party.

what i wanted was to let everyone know how truly happy i am with life, and share all the great things that are exciting me! My loving wife and i are trying to plan a honeymoon/1st anniversary thing so any suggestions on that front might be helpful.
the Que of things being thrown at the Shoggoth Assembly is once again stacking up pretty deep, if this keeps up we are going to have to start charging for no other reason than to limit the number of projects. Which boggles my mind... why didn't we think of this before? its truly awesome to have a creative artistic outlet and to not only be appreciated for it, but to be in demand... truly awesome!
The current renters we have have informed me that they may be looking to buy a condo next month, so we shall see where that is, but i might have an open apartment here soon, so let me know if you have someone who might need something.
Work is going well i am once again going to Germany in November for a week. Not only will this be my first solo sales trip but it is international. wish me luck!! i better start hitting the rosetta stone so i am not a total American when i go.

So here is a challenge i issue to those who read this "blog" ( yes both of you) Share with the world via this forum, something going well in your life; something truly positive. You just won powerball (i want my cut) or you got laid last night.. whatever just give me something positive to read about.

i look forward to this one. :-)

rumors of my demise have been greatly exaggerated...

2009-08-13T20:40:30Z

So i haven't posted in a long time. It has been even longer since i have posted anything substantial, so lets go back a little bit ( stand by this one is going to be a doozy of a post)
Dr Peabody, if you please....

Earlier this Year a few friends and i decided to begin carrying our enjoyment of make-up effects to a new level. Since you are reading this you know that i have always enjoyed doing some outrageous costumes for Halloween. this was an decision to not wait for a once a year. After some dabbling and playing around we started getting calls from local independent film makers to help with make-up. We assembled a small group of like minded folks who enjoy this kind of creative outlet. We worked on the make-up for a Calendar shoot that was to be used for financing a movie ( this turns into a rant for a different post) Needless to say this became group took on a life of its own and thus the Shoggoth Assembly was born. Its a cross between a an artistic co-op and a production company. We have since blossomed and expanded to bring in several actor/actresses, artists of varying foci, directors, effects artists etc. This is nice because it give me a creative outlet tht i personally feel i was missing. I don't do theater anymore, i haven't picked up the bass in years now, and I haven't yet found a truly creative outlet in the SCA yet( but i am getting close stay tuned). So yeah.

Towards the end of June i broke my left pinky. normally this wouldn't be too noteworthy except this is the 1st bone that i know i have broken in my 30 years on this planet. another item off the list

July held for me my first GNEW as staff, and what a doozy it was. I worked my ass off as only I can to ensure that everyone else, including other staff members were able to enjoy themselves. from this comes the realization that i need fix some things about myself before i burn myself out. I cannot do everything for everyone every time. i know i can't, so why cant i stop myself from trying? for months before the event i worked like a fiend to organize, contact, liaise, etc to make this event run smoothly. Part of it was that it was my first time and i wanted to show off what kind of work i was capable of, part of was as i mentioned wanting to make sure that everyone else did not melt down. and part of it was not being able to let go of things easily and ending up doing it myself to make sure that it was done to my standards, that way i have no one blame but myself if it doesn't go right. I need to learn to let that go before i ever attempt anything like this again. After all the years of this event and hearing people complain about this aspect of this other one, i made it my personal mission to not only make sure that everything i was supposed to do was done and done well, but also pick up slack every that was loose. It was too much. I did not "enjoy the event. I enjoyed the fact that everyone had a great time. I enjoyed that fact that i have not heard any complaints about how the event went yet. And while a great majority of my joy comes from the joy of others (read my friends) i came to realize that i didn't have a lot of selfish fun. I was too tired, to worn out and too broken to do so. So there is something that needs work in myself.

After that we move on to the next huge event in my life which is Pennsic. This was my 10th year. I think i am getting burnt out. Gone are the days of pennsic being a carefree vacation, now it is an event that takes almost as much time and energy to attend as GNEW is to run. Again i realize that this is totally my own fault, but i am not sure how to go about fixing it. I (read my wonderful wife and I) spent a lot of money on this "vacation". we bought a new trailer, we fixed up the truck to be able to handle the new trailer, we bought some items for the camp to make it a better place for one and all. I planned the meals for the group of 20 people, did the shopping, and most of the cooking. I am not complaining, most everyone in camp chipped in and did their fair share of work to make sure everything that needed doing got done. I am merely stating how much effort i had to put forth vs the rewards of the vacation. I enjoy seeing a lot of people that i would not see otherwise, but as i get older that list gets smaller. people cannot make it, they stop playing, they are no fun anymore whatever the reason. And i dont take the same effort to meet new people i once did. I did try some new things this year. Since i was not allowed to fight due to the a fore mentioned broken pinky i did take a few classes, and hit the thrown weapons range for a while. but even that i realized i was doing not because i had a genuine interest in it, but because it is something our local group is lacking and i want to help make this enjoyment available to others. hmmmmmm In an interesting crossover, i am going to try my hand at doing some metal casting, this nicely ties my Shoggoth Assembly artistic endeavor with the SCA which consumes more of my life every year. So lets see where that takes me.

In the midst of all this I am trying to deal with being promoted to head of product sales in the middle of a recession, and trying to combat that stress which is new and different to me. I am watch friends have relationship issues, and hey, that's life. I get that it will always happen, but it doesn't mean i can just sit idly by and not care about it, think about it, but know that i am really helpless to actually do much about it. Its also hard to enjoy the amazing wonderfulness of my wife. Thats right i am frikken married!!! and i am so ridiculously happily in love its sickening! So much so that i often feel bad about being happy. i have a great wife, a nice house, a good job, a running car, some of the best friends one could ever conceive...LIFE IS GOOD!!! so why do i feel guilty about it?

the more i think and write i see the pattern that causes my issues seems to be making sure other people are happy, and doing things to ensure their happiness often at the expense of my own. Not that people are not appreciative, but still. Maybe i need to take some time and be a little more selfish?

wow this post has taken a real melancholy turn. BLAH ON ME!!!
i guess that means its time to take a break. Work day is done anyway so i should go home.
See you all soon!

missing work for 3 days.....

2009-07-13T13:13:00Z

oh good morning 1752 emails!

i am hating rain

2009-07-07T19:38:29Z

the prospect of packing the trailer during a thunderstorm makes me achieve new levels of cranky!

its going to be one of those nights

Brought to you by concerned iPhone owners

2009-06-26T13:01:40Z

http://www.leasticoulddo.com/

Cut for the squeemish

2009-06-22T17:35:14Z

So I had the mitten bandage removed this morning. got some xrays, and scheduled the removal of the pins. I will be pin free for Pennsic, but there will be no fighting allowed, as i will still be in a removable splint.
So i have a mangled cast on now, with a secret trap door for pin cleaning. I have to keep it clean and dry.

gaiusc @ 2009-06-20T12:22:00

2009-06-20T16:22:17Z

Iphone test

Posted via LiveJournal.app.

24 hours later

2009-06-18T17:42:27Z

So it has been more than 24 since the pins went in. I have regained full sensation of my pinky, yesterday it was numb like it was asleep. but ~knock on wood~ there is no pain. So either they did something very right, very wrong, or my brain isn't wired right. I am back at work today. no worries. I go in monday for the follow up and to have a proper cast put on. at that time i will hopefully find out if i will be good for pennsic. :-)
I do have pics, but i have not scanned them yet... so if you want to see them you will have to come visit.
:-)

They can rebuild me....

2009-06-18T03:19:39Z

Surgery went swimmingly. i woke up from my nap completely lucid and not the least bit groggy. cool huh?
so its now more than 12 hours and i haven't needed to take any pain meds yet, i hope that is good. i go in next monday to get my cast put on. so we'll se how it goes.
having my left hand completely immobilized is rather annoying, but i'll live.
i'll post more as the week goes on.

No More Pinky Swearing!

2009-06-16T01:39:07Z

I called the hand Dr. this a.m. as soon as i got to work. the receptionist asked me to hold while they look at the x-rays. As they came back on the line "can you come in at 11?"
I wasn't sure if that was good or bad. so i went in... more waiting room fun... and the Dr. came in and explained that i need Surgery. Dun dun duhhhhnnnn!
Yep i need two pins! let it not be said that when i break something it doesn't get broke good!
so i will update again after the surgery Weds.
wish me luck!

Weekend update

2009-06-15T13:55:53Z

With your host.... Me!

Friday night was AWESOME! They Might Be Giants played an Amazing show! They dug out all the old hits and even played some stuff that i never would have expected, like Fingertips. ( this wil turn out to be prophetic so stick with me) The venue was pretty cramped and redonkulously hot, it seems due to the rain the air handler was not working well. I still had a blast! After the concert we went to Plague for customer appreciation night. We had some more fun, Susie danced while i came down from my concert high.
Saturday morning. We got up early to visit the local AA&T store and i pre-ordered the new 3GS 16 GB iPhone! release date is scheduled for Friday 19th, but we will see when it actually get in.
Then it was off to Goth Fly a Kite! the annual event when the Maine and now New England crowd invade Ft. Williams and Care Elizabeth's Family Fun Day, and fly Kites!
I was able to get all three of my Star Wars kites up in the air. Had my X-Wing get shot down by the Tie-Fighter screaming "They came from behind...." it was fun. Even got some action shots with the Tie fighter in front of the Giant flag at the park.
Then we played kick-ball. I had brought a warped, deformed kickball from Marden's to make the game more interesting. That it was! After falling while chasing a catch over my head (i think the webs has the video evidence of my athletic prowess, or lack thereof, ) I got back up and threw the ball beofre realizing that my left pinky no longer pointed in the same direction as its neighbors. I remarked as to how odd that was and after comparing it to my right hand determined that this may need ice. i walked up the hill, told my wife who imeadeatly insisted we go to the hospital. So we packed up the kites, and left. Sash snapped some photo evidence of the iconoclastic pinky, and i drove myself to maine med ER.
4.5 hours later the take me in and say "yep its broken" splint it, poorly i might add" and give me some ibuprofin and send me on my way. it didn't hurt until they moved it straight, so now i was in a bit of pain, it was 8:45 and i wanted to go to the club! So we went home and changed and i went to medicate myself with liquid pain relievers.
This morning i got a ride in to work as driving is kind of painfull rightnow. my lovely wife will be back soon to pick me up and take me to the dr. office so they can look at my finger this morning. i am not sure if the fact they wanted me in this morning is good or bad.... guess we'll see!