Mike in Blog

mike in flickr

2008-01-16T19:09:00.001-08:00

Myth Cameo

2008-01-06T11:36:00.000-08:00

Sean Dicken and I in a closeup of Mythbusters Episode 93: Confederate Machine Gun. I think we're staring at the craft services.

Good times.

See it on iTunes!

I, for one, am looking forward to the "Mythbusters Macgyver Special".

Bat Commander!

2007-11-30T10:41:00.000-08:00

The rumors are true. The MCBC is awesome.

Resurrection

2007-09-01T08:18:00.000-07:00

Well. The site is back. Cool.

Alas, The Lamb seems to be out of print.

Crewcut Kid

2006-11-10T14:58:00.000-08:00

Thanks for the THX

2006-10-23T15:52:00.000-07:00

Taxi outside of work. And an awesome visit to the Marin Civic Center.

Perks of Work

2006-07-31T16:42:00.000-07:00

A scanner! Here's a working stiff animator guy I drew.

At Work

2006-07-19T09:56:00.000-07:00

At the computer: anti-carpal tunnel pen pad, assorted toys, and a cuppa the black stuff.

TMCM! Inspired by Carl's statement: "Animators are machines that turn coffee into cartoons." The three bells are from the Trader Joe's, which is frequented often by the crew, because it's right down the street!

At Home

2006-07-19T09:48:00.000-07:00

First additions toward a mid-century kitchen at my new place in the city!

The Latest.

2006-06-25T19:07:00.000-07:00

I have a job! I'm now a CG(!) animator for a commercial at the famous Carl's Fine Films in SF!

So, I've been staying in the City for the past couple weeks. I'm hopefully going to move up there soon. Here's some recent pictures!:

A day at the office with Carl, Sandra and Dave.

Here's my sis and bro in law, who have been nice enough to let me stay at their house while I get started.

We went to this great French restaurant where they had Nutella crepes! Awesome! Here's the chef making one.

It didn't last long!

Chris and Chris's very cute cat, and my sometimes roommate Smallie! She has a boo-boo. :( But she's getting better!

The Green Machine!

2006-05-27T18:07:00.000-07:00

Spotted (!) on the road today: my wheels from high school, the ol' mint green '67 VW Bug!

Changes I noticed:

• Luggage rack added. (Looks good!)
• Glass packs replaced with the old-fashioned stock type 2-pipe muffler. (Also looks good! But I could still see where the glass packs made tiny little cracks in the body. Ahhh, the memories.)
• Black hood-bra added.
• A baby car seat! *Sniff* My little bug is all grown up.

Things that stayed the same:

• Bubble-hubs!
• The paint job! (Yay, mint! With just a hint of fading on top.)
• Still lowered!
• Front and rear bumpers...
• And last but not least, same license plate!

Ahh, good times.

Personal Learner

2006-05-16T08:01:00.000-07:00

So I've taken my first tentative steps into this newfangled "computer graphics." You see, I've downloaded this "software" off the "interweb" and started "animating." It's "fun" and "exciting"! I think I'm getting the hang of it. So far it's like animating underwater, but there a lot of controls you can fine tune with... what am I saying, practically everybody knows this stuff already! All I can say is that the part of my brain that grew up using computers is thrilled.

Peet's Last Day!

2006-05-13T10:45:00.000-07:00

Thanks for the cupcakes Pam!

Representing tha PLA with Craig

Jenny pops by!

Walt!

Can't have enough Walt.

G at the bar!

Thanks for everything Pinnacle Peetniks! Hope to see you again soon!

Dogwood in Bloom

2006-05-04T11:10:00.000-07:00

Peets Doodles

2006-05-04T11:01:00.000-07:00

Our store has been given the nickname by our manager: "Pinnacle of the Peninsula." So I thought it should have a mascot:

And if Peet's Coffee And Tea ever had a creepy 70's TV show, this would be the main character, "H.R. Peets-n-Things":

SketchCrawl: Oh, Six!

2006-04-25T08:00:00.000-07:00

Fellow Gargoneer Sean D. and I made the mad trek to the Palace of Fine Arts in S.F. on Saturday, alongside 'net sketch greats led by Enrico Cosarasa. My results were limited, since I don't draw very often, but it was great fun to be pushing the pencil around on such a beautiful day!

BaristaBilly

2006-04-25T07:32:00.000-07:00

Oh yeah, this blog!

2006-04-25T07:18:00.000-07:00

Hey, I remember this blog! I've been drawing a little here and there lately, so this long neglected blog seems like the best place to put them. I may even make this blog "public" someday soon. Enjoy!

They will be found!

2006-04-25T07:15:00.000-07:00

Happy December!

2005-12-16T20:47:00.000-08:00

Yes, it's that holiday season! Of course that means the time when people tell friends and loved ones what they've been up to in a card, or in this case, in a blog!

The latest at this year end: Peets is awesome, the folks at the Los Altos store are all amazing. I feel really blessed to be there. Yay!

Right now, I'm having fun finding things I hope people will like for Christmas. I always like it when someone gets something and it's just what they want. I think it's even okay if they ask specifically for it. As long as it's a good fit. I dunno, just something about it.

The movie is really going great. It is slow, but I really like where it is going, which is I think a good thing.

Well, that's all the updating I can think of right now. Maybe I'll post before the New Year. If not, I hope the best for you and yours, have a merry Christmas and a very happy New Year!

Happy October!

2005-10-14T18:10:00.000-07:00

Donning the Brown Apron

2005-08-04T20:31:00.000-07:00

It's official. I just got home from my first day working at a certain Emeryville-based company that starts with a P. No, not that one. Peet's! But they do share a lot of similarities with Pixar. Not the least of which is providing the best product in their respective fields. And apparently they are right down the street from one another! Cool.

So, of course, Peet's is awesome. I grew up knowing that Peet's is the finest, and so far it is holding very true. I even got to do some tasting today on my first day, and every coffee was a delight, there is an incredible spectrum of flavor at Peet's. I go in again tomorrow at the Los Altos store. Looking forward to it!

And just to let everyone know, yes, I'm quitting the Roasted Coffee Bean. But who knows? I've quit there many times, and this will probably be my last. But the folks there are great and you never know when I job at the Bean will come in handy.

Much more is happening right now, especially in the area of Time and Time Again, but I will go into that more when things settle down. (Here's a hint: Production is moving out of the De Anza!)

SWgeek

2005-06-15T00:16:00.000-07:00

I must be a Star Wars geek. The last two artistic projects I've done (outside of my film project) have been Star Wars related.

This origami Yoda was from boingboing.net! I can't get over how cool it is that you can just simply fold a Yoda action figure! Awesome!

Then this is the board at the Roasted Coffee Bean right now. It's getting a lot more attention than my other boards have! It's probably the Star Wars theme. I'm almost sure the "Classic Sci-Fi" board didn't get this much attention.

That's Doug, an RCB regular and classic rock fan. Saturday night's alright for fighting!

2005 Film Show!

2005-06-11T15:03:00.000-07:00

Yesterday, my sister, her husband and I all went to the 2005 De Anza Student Film Show! The films were all great this year, I gotta say. Although nothing of mine was shown, it was great to see everybody's work from the past year. An impressive bunch, these De Anzans! As a added bonus, I was honored to recieve the "Chadwick S. Okamoto Animation Media Award"! It was a very cool thing to recieve and it's great to a part of Chad's ongoing legacy!

This Tuesday.

2005-06-04T22:39:00.000-07:00

The Aquabats release their first completely new album (and not a "previously unreleased" album) in six years! Run out and get it! Oh and that band Coldplay has a new album. Haven't made up my mind yet whether to buy it. I'm listening to their "Coldplayer" on their website. Could be good, could be eh. But the album to get Tuesday is CHARGE! by the one and only Aquabats. And save the date: July 19, 2005. That's when the always memorable live act that is the Aquabats come to Slims in San Francisco. Cool, cool, cool.