Evan Meets World

... Not just two thirds of the title of a hit TGIF sitcom in the 90's... Let's talk about my good friend Evan.

>Evan Carpenter has a good life. He travels. He's shoots film. He occasionally bumps into yours truly at shows in Provo. He's been labeled as "the indie Zac Efron". Plus, he's in a top three list I once made (You're welcome.).

A good good life.

Did I mention, and this was before my last paragraph got awkward, that he shoots film, travels... something along those lines? This boy gots talent (word). He created and hosts and SHOOTS a travel web show called "Evan Meets World" or EMW. Now I feel lazy. Thanks.

Let's break it down, or better yet, let me be even more lazy and copy and paste the boy's own words about his kickass YouTube channel: "EvanMeetsWorld is a travel show for adventurous souls with no money... or less money. No luxury getaways on this channel. Evan goes on cheap cultural adventures with a backpack and a camera. Stay tuned: Mexico, and India are next."

I'm gonna keep watching. You should probably start.

Right. Now.

http://www.youtube.com/user/evanmeetsworld

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Eyes Lips Eyes are pretty enough to die

I am infatuated with the strapping fellows of Eyes Lips Eyes (formerly The Elizabethan Report).

Ah, I love them ever so much. Once they even let me hold a tambourine and sing into a mic and what not. (The glory days, the glory days.)

Their music video 'Pretty' just finished getting high-fives at the SXSW Film Festival. I'm pretty sure these boys are going places.

Come see them and dance with me THIS FRIDAY. The end.

Preemptive Strike

I have talented friends.

Yea, verily...
Like, whoa...
To say the least.

I really feel like I need to celebrate my friends. I know some pretty amazing people. And what better way to throw out the confetti/blow up some balloons/start a fbook event/bake a cake large enough to fit some ladies into... I'm going off on a tangent, aren't I?... ahem... WHAT BETTER WAY to start up the celebrating then to write a mess of blogs hero-worshiping my people, my peeps, my amigos, my pals?

Starting today through the rest of this month (and on... why put limits on this love-fest?) I'm going to write something very nice telling the world about some very nice(and did I mention talented) people.

Dear friends. I want to be you when I grow up.

I'm dancing in this. Maybe YOU should come.

Maybe you should. Just maybe.

(Check out Sugar Space for more details.)

Impossible Bodies

This week for my Dancing Bodies class in GRADUATE SCHOOL (oh my gosh, I'm a genius and a snob and pretentious and so forth) I had to make a 2 minute film involving something that a normal-everyday-run-of-the-mill-innocent-bystander-type body wouldn't be able to do. Think super power-riffic. Think of the Impossible Body.

I went with levitation... naturally.

Watch Me.

This was quickly made, and quickly edited, but all and all I think we did a pretty tight job.
Thank you, oh thank you, dearest of Marshals and most gregarious of Christophers. You saved me with all your good help and advice.