Daddy's Home

Hi world. Yes, yes I know, it's been a while. Things have been up, down, and all around for me these past few weeks but I'm happy to say that everything is starting to look a little better for me right now, and I'm super pumped about some new opportunities that are coming my way. Most importantly though, I realized that I need to keep on writing if I actually want to continue feeling like a real person. I was watching the Hot Chick the other day and felt the same way most people feel when they watch that movie: "I need to start doing something more with my life." In fact I think that exact line appears on the back of the DVD case from some movie reviewer. So I'm going to continue to write. Hopefully it'll all be funny, but I'm gonna post really whatever comes to my mind and maybe, just maybe, one of you will want to hook up with me for being such a linguistic.

If that last sentence made any sense to you, good for you.

Ah yes, the good news. I have two bits of good news.

1.) I am officially now a professional writer.
2.) Hell yeah!

I have been in contact with this place called Gramify for the past few weeks now. Gramify is a company that specializes in humorous over-the-phone greeting cards using licensed cartoon characters. For example, you may get a phone call from Homer Simpson wishing you a happy birthday in a comedic way. I found this company on Emerson's ehire website, where they said they were in need for comedy writers to write these greeting-card scripts, so of course I applied.

After speaking with the very friendly VP of Licensing, Helen, she said that they were in need of greeting card scripts using characters from this show called Domo. You may remember the word "domo" from part of the chorus of heart-pounding Styx classic "Mr. Robotto." Or if you're a know-it-all dick, from the Japanese saying of "thank you." However, you have probably never heard of the TV series, and neither did I until I started working with Gramify.

Domo is this series of short stop-motion animated cartoons that are about the misadventures of this weird, blob-shaped non-speaking alien thing. I don't know, he's some kind of foreign creature. With the assistance of his friends Tashanna (a spunky female squirrel) and Mr. Usagi (a very proper, monacle wearing, middle aged rabbit) Domo finds himself getting into ALL SORTS OF TROUBLE. Oh, and here's the best part: Hilarity ensues.

So I emmersed myself into this cartoon series and at first wanted to describe it as "weird" and "abnormal" but then realized that those words don't even begin to describe what goes on in this show. Domo makes Monty Python look like CSI. It's a really, really eccentric and offbeat cartoon that I'm surprised made it on Nick Jr's airwaves. However, the more and more I watched the more I found a method to the retarded madness.

Yet I still found myself with a tough challenge. I had to write a script that had to be delivered entirely audibly (meaning no action or visuals) with a character who didn't speak. It turned out to be a real, real fun challenge that's going to lead to fuckin' Domo and his stupid idiot friends to have a special place in my heart forever.

I just got off the phone with Gramify today and they want me to write AT LEAST two more by Monday morning. So unfortunately I need to stop writing for fun and start writing for money, brigning this blog post to an end. I just want to say thanks to all of my friends who have supported my decision to pursue a career in writing. Everyone's words of encouragement is endlessly appreciated. I'm only a good at a few things: restoring a N64 cartridge back to health by blowing into it, embarrassing myself in front of girls, music, and writing, and its nice to know that the people I care about are supporting me doing what I love to do.


Random Thoughts / Notes

-My roommate and good buddy Adam showed me this band called Northstar last night. I listened to it and I was almost angry at myself for not getting into them sooner as they embody almost everything I like about rock music. Check out this song by them called Between Horns and Halos

-Props to Casey D for sending this along to me: http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/1c63d64d27/kieran-vollard-teaches-you-how-to-make-love. This information will not go unappreciated

-Once again, I hate girls. After about 5 days of not being in contact and with this one jezebel who I ignored the last time she tried to speak to me, she decides to send me a facebook message saying not to be in contact with her anymore. No problem, creepo. Not a lot of things are worse than someone who you think is awesome turning out to suck as a person.

-My main man Pat turns 23 at midnight tonight. Talks of strip clubs are happening but I am fearful of relapsing back into my old strip club addiction, which is a WHOLE OTHER blog post in and of itself.

-Speaking of relapse, Eminem's new stuff continues to disappoint one of the biggest Shady fans you'll ever meet. Recovery pales in comparison to anything he's ever done and now I think its actually worse than Encore. With such a strong comeback with Relapse, it's really confusing how Eminem was able to "relapse*" back into making sub par albums so fast.

*lolololol

Much love all around,
Andrew G. / Geno