Out of Office

I'm going to be in Colorado (the state) for the next week. It's pretty likely that there is going to be nothing happening around this place, friends. Who knows? Maybe I will blog, maybe I will Tumbl, maybe I will write you all letters (I will not write you all letters). Nonetheless, here are some ways to stay entertained in my absence.

• Passion of the Weiss's 50 Greatest Rap Albums of the 2000s. I wrote Food & Liquor, Lord Willin', The Renaissance, and Stankonia. There's a lot of good rap writing there.
• The Phenomenal Swag archive. Tons of completely pointless basketball products, several jokes.
• Call me at 708-303-TREY (8739). Leave me a message. It just might be used in a future Blowtorch post or podcast. Clicking this thing below will somehow connect you to the Blowtorch hotline, through magic.
  
  
  
  

Images from Phone

We're all moved in! We are loving our new place. This morning, I left home to make the oh-so-short walk (10 to 12 minutes) to the Metro, when a courtesy shuttle honked, pulled up, and took me there in even less time. I didn't even know our apartment complex had a courtesy shuttle!

Our camera is currently MIA (probably permanently since the moving and organizing hasn't produced it), but here are some good photos that were taken with my cell phone.

Jocelyn with the baby.

Peter the master pianist and his friend Emily, the page-turner.

More piano playing.

Peter standing on the beach at Bear Lake, Utah.

Peter and his cousin on the beach.

The newest LDS temple (Oquirrh Mountain) that we toured while in Utah.


Peter trying to be a good big brother (and struggling).

Best Friends.

Hands On at Phil Jackson's Summer Acting Camp

Hey campers. It's week six here at Phil Jackson's Summer Acting Camp, hosted by Phil Jackson. We've already gone over a lot of the basics such as dramatic acting, really dramatic acting, and comedic acting. Today we've got a special treat. Towards the end here, I like to bring in one of my prized pupils to show you some acting games that will help you master improvization. Boys and girls, please give a warm welcome to the newest member of the New Orleans Hornets, Emeka Okafor!

First, we'll play a game called "mimic." In this game, which I made up, Emeka is going to do exactly what I do. Watch closely and you'll see how we each change our face just enough to look exactly like the other person, like we're mimicing them. That's where the name comes from. I'll begin.

Perfect. Next.


No. Again.
No. Again.
Better. One more.
Can't you do another face? Let's try another game.

In this exercise, I call out an emotion, and Emeka will perform that emotion. I invented this game too, and it's called "Emotions." Hopefully, it goes a little better than the last one.

Okay, happy.

Good. Angry!

Perfect! Sexy!

Yes! Constipated!EXCELLENT! Unconstipated!
PERFECT!

Did you see that kids?! Emeka nailed every emotion I could think of, and he did it smoothly and with ease. Now, get with your partners, and give these games a try. We'll pick it up together in half an hour.