Days off are fun.

I started the afternoon by heading down to Times Square to see Cloverfield. I intended on seeing this last week, but didn't have the opportunity until today. I loved this movie. Despite the obvious side effects of poor acting and motion sickness, this film blew my mind. Producer J.J. Abrams can't lose. I only hope he doesn't push his charm too far, similar to what writer/director M. Night Shamalan did, over saturating pop culture with his unique style. There is so much more to the story of Cloverfield that J. J. Abrams and his crew intentionally withheld from the audience, like the significant direct connection between the lead character, Rob, and the monster itself. Or the involvemend of the mysterious Tagruato Corp. and it's overly peppy subsidary Slusho Beverages. Anyway, if anyone wants to share theories on Cloverfield, I'm up for it. If you want to explore more Cloverfield conspiracies, here's the official site to explore.
After the movie, as I walked towards the 1 line subway station to head towards home, a guy in a 'worldwide pants' jacket approached me and offered me a seat for a taping of David Letterman. Having nothing else to do but laundry, I chose to accept. It was also a great show. I have no clean underwear, but I think I made the right choice. The experience was interesting. Watching all of that goes into a show like that each night was fascinating. The guests were alright, and I enjoyed the musical performance by the Redwalls. It all ended too quickly however. As quickly as I had been swept in off the street I was being booted back out.
After a quick stop for some New York pizza, I headed back home to relax. More fun days like this and I may have to consider staying longer.

Visit me in New York, or virtual New York at least.

I've got an odd new hobbie...

MTV has launched a new social networking site like myspace or facebook. It's nowhere near as complex or thorough as its competitors, but it has a few small advantages. Most importantly, much of it is intertwined with the virtual, 3D verion of the Manhattan neighborhood known as the Lower East Side. So you create a 3D version of you and go virtual bar hopping, meeting different people from all around the world as you go. The best part is that they've only developed about 3 blocks worth so far, and it happens to be my favorite three blocks. It includes most of my regular bars and venues such as the Cake-Shop, Katz Deli, and Pianos. Unfortunatly, the Motor City Bar is about 1/2 block outside of the developers limit. Hopefully that'll be open to explore soon. Either way, now everyone out there can explore all of the places I'm loving in NYC. It's pretty accurate too, so rest assured that if you learn your way around the virtual Lower East Side, you'll know you're way around when you come to visit. Each venue has it's own video soundtrack programmed to play randomly on the stage in the venue with eventual plans to broadcast live shows. Scary, but kinda cool.

This is a screenshot of my avatar hanging out in front of my favorite spot, the Cakeshop. Be sure to check out the venue in the basement if you get in. The record store in the back is pretty good too, unfortunatly you can't do much with it.

Check it out at www.vles.com. See you there.