Back then it was more like Crib Surfing Ori

I was cute and innocent back then.  My parents can give all sorts of examples of how early I caused trouble   I like being mischievious.

Anyways– this post will be short, ’cause it’s 12:30am, and I’m still packing up.  I want to be done packing soon, and get on the road to Austin, TX.  I have many awesome friends there, and we’re having a party at 8:30 (CST) at The Club at 360.  You’re invited too!

So… while packing isn’t all that exciting… this time it is.. ’cause what I can’t fit in my car is being thrown away.  And… my 3 monitors are taking up a ton of space, so… that doesn’t leave much for stuff to take.

Other than packing, this is the greatest way to start a new year:

I already mentioned a party. Then there’s great friends.  There’s an adventure (a 14-16 hour road trip in the niddle of the night).  My older brother called right at 11:59, and sang happy birthday… then I made him sing it in Hebrew… then I made him sing it in Italian (he’s really smart… could’ve done Spanish & French too).  Then my parents called and sang.  The great thing is that I recorded all their singing!  The sound will probably suck ’cause my speaker phone ain’t that great, but I was recording a funny video for my blog where …. hmmm… you know what, you’ll have to wait to find out what it is!  But I’ll tell you this much, my friend Brian that was on the phone when I came up with the idea was stunned, and said I must let him know what happens.  Since it was so crazy, and funny, I said I’d record it.  Glad I did record it, ’cause now I was able to get the b-day singing (to be posted once I’m in Austin).

So yeah.. also starting the year blogging, and making cool videos.

33 is great so far!  Yeah.. go ahead and start with the Old Jokes   “Were you sad when the dinosaurs died?”  — I told a 31 year old today that we didn’t have televisions back when I was his age

Anyways- off to pack, and get on the road!  If you want to give me a birthday present, buy me gas, it will really help me out.

The rubber chicken rules!

Fantasy Fest in Key West is so much fun!  This only proves my theory though that it’s not what you do.. .it’s who you do it with!  I’m down here crashing with Couch #2 – Cari.  She had her crate of costumes from Burning Man (Complete with piles of Playa dust ), so has dressed all of us that are here up.  I’m wearing ruffled leggings for my arms… a bandoleer, a blue raver-girl wig, crazy motorcycle goggles… and a rubber chicken that honks when you squeeze it… the Rubber Chicken is hanging out of my pants, and everyone keeps trying to make it honk.  Before you go saying that I’m being obscene, let me remind you that: Thesaurus.com lists a synonym for “Chicken” is “cock” , so it’s not me being a perv…  But, my cock was hanging out, and everyone kept grabbing it, and the “Chocking the Chicken” jokes were flying!

So… I’m hanging out with two vampire babes, and a sexy nurse.  We started off riding bicycles.  Oh yeah- one of the people took me to the bike rental place, said “This is a friend of mine.” They said “Ok.” and gave me a bike! Free bike, yay!  So… we ride to this party, have a couple of drinks, and then take off riding through the Walking Parade.  Crazy crazy costumes! Everywhere you look… and the Zombies dancing to thriller were rocking it… especially the Michael Jackson zombie!  Read the rest of this entry »

These photos are not mine… they’re just a few quickies I found when I image-searched Fantasy Fest.

Hey folks!  Today’s blog post is really short! It’s 1 pm, and I decided  to go for it… I’ve been debating going down to Fantasy Fest… but when Couch #2 called me up, said she’ll be down there, and already scored me a couch (or a hammock if I want) right in the midst of it, and Saturday’s the big parade… I decided “Screw it!  I’m going!”  I just got my 16-35mm lens back from the shop, and I’m packing up in a hurry.  So…. expect updates from Florida!  10 hours of driving, and then….. Fantasy Fest.  To see what it is: http://FantasyFest.net

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The Titos Vodka Dinner Food/Drink Menu

Food can be cooked in Vodka.  Drinks can be made from Vodka (Duh!).  Fun can be had with Vodka.  Burt Butler Beveridge II, AKA Tito, makes the best Vodka.
I was quite honored to have a seat for free at this $60 per seat dinner at Z-Tejas, a fine dining establishment in Austin, TX.  People gladly paid (it was sold out), to have a chance to not only have the delicious food that Z-Tejas is known for, but also to meet Tito in person.  Tito is quite legendary, and rightfully so. That said, I was quite pleased to find out that while many people had to wait all evening to have a minute of Tito’s time, I was seated on his immediate left.  So… here’s how dinner worked: Read the rest of this entry »

Laughter has so many physical/mental benefits! I really had a lot of fun at Atlanta Creativity Exchange when I attended their Laughter Yoga. It’s apparently a big fad in India. I felt great after leaving this class. I recommend trying this! I taped/edited it, so you can try it yourself. Spread the word! Read the rest of this entry »

Twestival is an amazing event that tries to raise funds & awareness about all the people that don’t have potable (drinkable) water in the world.  The organization CharityWater installs wells in Ethiopia, etc… So, to raise more money, they had an event in over 180 cities, which they used twitter for.  It’s quite amazing.  Here’s my video of my experience… there was Sumo wrestling… Read the rest of this entry »

Woo Hoo!  Wow, the sun will shine brighter, the air will become cleaner, people will smell better… oh yeah folks… it’s a brand new world (assuming the president doesn’t get assasinated). Read the rest of this entry »

Summary: Ori & Angela wake up at the glamorous Allegro hotel in Chicago, see the craziest things from the front lines, and show you many photos of this unique event.
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When I started this trip, one of my intentions was to speak to school children about adventures, about living your dreams, about photography, and of course about making sure you question authority! I have to admit that I’ve been sort of slacking in that department (pursuing the presentations), but as you all know, I got mad-crazy luck (See the Brooklyn-speak ) and what I want usually happens through coincidences. So.. couch 60 (Q) works at Brooklyn University, teaching Digital Studio Recording. I went with Q to work one day, and he introduced me to the program director, and when she told me what they are doing, I volunteered to do a lecture. Turns out they were actually in the works on a guest speaker series… So,I’m excited to say that I am the launch lecture to that series. Read the rest of this entry »

Wednesday was Halloween. I was going to meet up with my buddy Dave from south Florida. I met him at Ultra 2003 in South Beach, and then in 2005 he moved to NY. A lot’s changed for us both. I took the subway, and walked. I brought my caveman outfit. I got to Dave’s place, and the doorman said he already left. I was slightly infuriated, as I don’t like people wasting my time. At least there was a big parade that I could catch. Here are the photos from that:

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Oh My Frigggin Gawd! This show is on the road again… I hit the ground running!
I took off Friday afternoon, after completing my TAXES, packing my stuff, and cleaning my room @ Couch 26′s. I hauled ass to Clearwater for Festival of Speeds’ Jetport Reception. It was a lot of fun! My ID wasn’t checked, and I didn’t have to valet park, while everyone else did All ’cause of my camera, of course.

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