Epic India Party!!!!

Who doesn't love India?

Felix, AC, Mark, and Priya are Sasians (South Asians) or semi-Sasians and go all the time. Tee, Shiri, KG, Todd and I all went last year. Nick lived there last year. We are constantly breaking into sponataneous Indian song and dance. And hell, Slumdog Millionaire is the greatest movie in the history of the world.

So it was about time we devoted an entire party to the glory that is India.

Nick and Mark put it together. Initiating a chain of emails that got everyone super-psyched for the event.



As soon as I heard about it, I knew it going to be a theme party of epic proportions, even though I only bought tickets Tuesday night to fly to NYC on Thursday.

Mark and Todd's apartment was transformed into a hookah den complete with smoke machine and all kinds of Sasian decor...



We donned some sick Indian moustaches...





...And broke out the shades for an ultra Bollywood-star look.



KG led the charge dance-wise, busting out several classic India dance moves.






Charles' girlfriend Jackie brought delicious peanut butter cookies...



And people went all-out costume-wise. Everyone looked awesome. Connie, Shiri, Davey, Ashwin...








We danced up a storm...











Took breaks in the hookah lounge...





...And generally avoided the deck, where I broke my ankle almost 5 months ago.



To commemorate my return, Todd gave me back the shoe that I had been wearing the night of the anklebreak. (After checking me into the ER, he had partied all night long with my shoe slung over his shoulder by the laces.)








Dancing continued...






Until belligerent jackass Mark raised a full beer bottle above his head and smashed it on the floor (of his own apartment), effectively turning the dancefloor into broken-glass/lacerated-foot-central and ending all dancing for the rest of the evening.




God. So much fun though.





On our cab ride home, we ordered meatball sandwiches and pizza.

They were waiting on our doorstep when we arrived home.

Amazing.

India Party!!!!

Last night was so awesome.

Me loves India and me loves a theme party.

Totally worth gimping it across country.





Will finish editing and elaborate soon.

So happy!

Surprise!!!!!

I'm in New York!!!

I trekked through the airports of the world to get here. Without crutches!

It was an amazing feat for me. I honestly didn't think I'd be able to do it. But it wasn't so bad.

By the time I got here my ankle was the size of a baseball though. Should have taken a picture.

Fun fun.

Drinking bloody marys all day made it bearable.



So my flight over was lame.

Well, half-lame.

From LAX to Salt Lake City (I got my ticket for $250 but had to connect) I got upgraded to first class. Delta, WOOOOO!!!!!!!

From Salt Lake to NYC I was #3 on the upgrade list but they only had one seat available and I guess those two other people had more miles than me. Bastards.

So whatever, I got exit row.

But then. The flight attendant noticed my boot and said I couldn't sit there!

I demonstrated that I could walk quite ably and did my one-legged flamingo dance but still he said it was against FAA regulations. What the f????

They stalled the plane takeoff to discuss with the pilot. I argued and argued. Other passengers said I seemed fine and to just let me sit there. (The plane was completely full, not a single extra seat.)

But in the end they said I would either have to squeeze into a normal seat (which, at 6'7" I don't fit into) or get off the plane.

So I swapped seats with a lady in the aisle and sat with my legs crossed and hanging into the aisle for the 4 hour flight from Salt Lake. SUPERLAME.

It's ok though. I don't blame Delta. They're still the best. Fly Delta! (I own stock.)

But I'm in NYC!!!!!!

This indian-themed party tonight is going to be amazing.

More smileytimes!

For the second time this week we had Smileywine and Smileytimes.



Meredith called me out of the blue and invited me to the wrap party or something that her cast was having for this horror film she worked on a little while ago.



I think she thought of me because the film was coincidentally produced my Brown buddy Matthew (who rescued Anne from epic amounts of douchery last week).



The party was held at Boardner's, the place where Katie and Tash and I went the night we were total retards and showed up an hour too early to get into Les Deux.

Remembering that fun night, we ordered Chocolate Cake shots.




Can't believe it's been almost 5 years now since we lived together...

Yay craigslist roommates!



Yay drinking!



Yay crazy unavoidable Subway signage!



Yay obesity!




Yay smileytimes!

HAIKUS!!!!

Haikus are easy.
But sometimes they don't make sense.
Refrigerator.

Business Card Designs

Boring but productive day.

I'm throwing together a bunch of business card and postcard designs for my former clients who want them since I'm now going to be offering card design as part of my headshot package.

Business cards...






Postcards...




Wheeee!

I'm kind of annoyed at myself for not thinking of it until now, since pretty much everyone ends up getting a business card made at some point and they end up paying some lame designer a stupid amount for stuff that generally ends up looking craptastic anyway.

See Exhibit A, designed by Actor's Network...




and Exhibit B.




I honestly can't believe someone would hack together such a garbage-looking postcard and think it was acceptable.

I cringe thinking about how many of my shots have gone out looking awful like this and totally misrepresenting my work.

I have my client Leila to thank for clue-ing me into this when she noticed the designs she got back were sub-par and asked for my help in redesigning.

Leila, if you're out there, THANK YOU.






God.

I should have been designing these for people long ago so that I could have slipped my little "dkheadshots.com" link on every single card that went out.

Incredible free advertising and they do all the mailing and legwork for me!

If I had started doing this years ago, my business would be insane right now. Gahhh!

Ah well. It's never too late I suppose...

April 1st!

Dr. Jasper updated his Facebook status this morning to say that he went backstage at Kelly Clarkson's concert yesterday and met her.



I got all excited.

Dennis: JASSSSPER!!!!
I can't believe you met Kelly!!!!
That is sooo cool.
Jasper: yeah she lost a lot of weight.
Dennis: ....oh?
since two weeks ago?
because she looked kind of chunkertons on Oprah...
Jasper: yes. and you are an april fool

DOH!

Trishelle's status update was pretty funny too:



I hate being a gullible fool.

Happy April Fools Day!

iPhone applications

Do any of my friends out there have iPhone application designer ability?

I want to make iPhone applications and need a partner to carry out my wonderful ideas.

For instance I would like to design an Engrish apprication called "HERRO!" that turns all text displayed on the iPhone to Engrish.