A Tribute to "Divine Intervention" from Pulp Fiction...

After loads of encouragement from people online to make another tribute video, some friends and I finally took some extra time this weekend to do just that.

You may (or may not) remember the first video we ever did was called A Tribute to the Handshake in Predator... Unexpectedly, people have been viewing and telling us how much they enjoy our simple idea. In our video, we take a popular scene from a well-known film and re-shoot it. (also known as "Sweding," the term comes from the film Be Kind, Rewind. We actually came up with the idea on our own, long before the first trailer for Be Kind, Rewind was even shown in theaters.) The first video, which we shot and posted last August, has been getting LOADS of attention on Youtube and we have been getting requests to do a new one from the get go.

The original idea came from an IM conversation that I had with my friend Matt. During our conversation, I suggested that it would be hilarious if we took a scene from Predator and re-shot the whole thing, leaving only the original dialog, and one specific shot. Initially we only did it for our own enjoyment. But slowly more and more people seemed to find our little video on Youtube and watch it in growing numbers. It even got to the point where folks were constantly asking for more. That is why, Matt and I finally got together and made a new one.

As our last one paid tribute to Predator, our new one pays tribute to an equally iconic film, Pulp Fiction. More specifically, we recreated a portion of "the Bonnie Situation" scene and called it "Divine Intervention." I hope you enjoy it, just as much as our first video. Watch and leave comments if you will...

"I against I" OR "Defeating Kristian as Kristian"

You may recall that at the beginning of the year I laid out several goals that I wanted to accomplish each month. I must say that January was a very successful month, but February was very different, my goal-accomplishing skills were much "less effective." Thinking back I see my main mistake was not starting the month with any specific goals in mind. And without any concrete aspirations, it is nearly impossible to accomplish anything.

There are several reasons I am trying to challenge myself. For one, I really want to become a better person, and I feel like I have been much too stagnant for the past year. And two, I like a good challenge and I feel like if I make a "to do list" every month, I will feel like I am being successful once I accomplish those goals. It's not easy breaking old habits. It's almost like my new self is fighting my old self to the death. Most of my old habits are lingering around, while my new self wants to break through and take over. In a sense, it's just "Old" Kristian vs. "New" Kristian.

"New" Kristian vs. "Old" Kristian

Battle Statistics:

Round 1 (January 2008): Victory to "New" Kristian

Round 2 (February 2008): Victory to "Old" Kristian

Round 3 (March 2008): The final round, TBD

As you can see, the score is even, "old" has defeated "new" and "new" has defeated "old." Next month is a big month, it will truly determine if I really do want to change. I'm hoping for a "New" Kristian victory. If that happens then I am on my way to change. Stay tuned...

Moving is ALWAYS an adventure...

It is time for me to finally move it on up, to the East side of town. I am leaving my set up in Studio City for a much better situation in Burbank. For the past 10 months I have been living in a 2 bedroom apartment with three other guys. That's right, do the math, that is 2 of us in each room. Initially it was an ideal situation, seeing that each of us were new to LA and weren't making the kind of money necessary to have private rooms. But now that we each have the means to support ourselves we are moving out.

I have been looking forward to my independence, I find it much easier to focus on my goals and creative projects when there is no one around. So this change will be very beneficial for me. Another good thing is that I am moving in with someone that I already know from work.

Today was my last chance to rent a UHAUL van and pack up my big furniture. That was crappy thing too, because it was raining like no other....If there's one thing I hate more than moving, it's moving in the rain. SO I just bucked up and did it.


The fun didn't stop there, after driving out to my new place, it really started coming down...


Finally the weather let up and I got everything inside, safe and sound.

The new apartment is pretty damn nice, it is a 2 bedroom, 2.5 bath apartment. So not only will I have my own room, but I will also have the luxury of having my own bathroom. Right now I'm back at my old place packing some last minute things (and using the Internet, which we don't have set up in the new place yet.) Once I'm done here, I will take another load over and spend my first night in my new place. I am really excited!


Once I have settled in and have everything set up and unpacked, I will take you on a virtual tour of my place.