The Ellie-Gellie

This week I finished reading a very silly book by Ellen Degeneres. "My Point..and I do Have One" marks the second book I've read by Ellen and by far the most ridiculous one. She is the queen of tangents and randomness and I love her for that. Well, Love is a strong word to use since she is technically a stranger to me but I'm sure she won't mind me saying that. Especially since I feel a bit closer to her after reading this book. After all, would I have spent a whopping $6.50 for her book if I didn't love her? Actually, I might have spent less since I ordered a used copy of the book through Amazon...well, when you put it that way I guess I don't really love her that much do I? Hey, at least I paid for the book instead of getting it from the library so at the very least I have a great deal of affection for the woman. Now get off my back and go get a copy of this very funny book.

The View

Below you will see my response to the above video

Silly Muppet, You think You're an Artist?

Thoughts, opinions, lost for words today.
I'll just let Beeker do the talking...well, singing.

Clairvoyant Moment

what happened to me last week scared the crap out of me. watch.

Under The Sea

Today Mike and I took a trip out to the Brooklyn Aquarium.
It was such a perfect and beautiful day for a little get-a-way.



I usually have a hard time unwinding and relaxing. My mind is always going going going.



I had a pretty good time though taking pictures and enjoying Mike's company. He loves them turtles and lobsters!!!!

I'll say this, out of all the serious thoughts I had today, one stood out the most for me at the end of the day.
I verbalized it while having a banana split mini melts.



"Mike, see, this is what I like to see [pointing at poor people with kids all around us]. These are good parents. I don't care how poor you are, a good parent puts aside a few pennies a day so they can take their kids to the aquarium once a year. It really means a lot to the kid."



I really meant that too. No matter how poor we were growing up my parents always found a way to take us somewhere nice. They showed us that there was a world bigger than the one we knew.



As an adult I tend to forget that during the bad times.
Sometimes a simple trip to the aquarium helps you remember...there is a whole world out there, and it can be beautiful.

Thanks Mike for such a wonderful day.
Mwuah.

here's a little video I made of some of today's sea friends

Phantom Challenge

I really hope people find this as funny as I do.
watch the video.
right click on this LINK and "save as" mp3 with song clip to be a part of this crazyness!

Books, Check'em Out!

This week I finished reading two books.
"The Easy Way to Stop Smoking" is a helpful tool you can use to stop smoking for good. It's a no nonsense book that focuses on the real behavior of a smoker. It really helped me come to terms with my own nicotine addiction. It's a brainwashing book, kinda like hypnosis. It makes you think like a nonsmoker. I'm in the middle of fighting the nicotine addiction but I'm more confident than ever that this time I will succeed...especially since a pack of smokes now costs more than $8 here in New York City.
I have the former editor of NEXT Magazine to thank for letting me borrow his copy of the book. This is not the first time Greg's saved my life.

The second book I finished reading is one that I think everyone who knows of a gay man should read. "The Velvet Rage: Overcoming the Pain of Growing Up Gay in a Straight Man's World" is a look at the cause of gay men's behavior and how to overcome the stereotypical bad gay behavior and focus on the good gay behavior. The most fascinating thing about the book is that some of the "gay" behavior that straight people dislike is actually in part caused by the way straight people raise little boys. Although I don't fully agree with the author on all issues I find that it is a necessary read for any gay man whose ever found himself disillusioned with gay culture or the straight world that brought them up as well as young gays that need direction.
I have my boyfriend to thank for letting me borrow his copy of the book. He couldn't have come into my life at a better time. Love you babe.

Loving the Homeless?

Below you will see my response to the above video



In 2006 I blogged about a few homeless experiences. I warn you, it's not very compassionate, but it's very real. To read click HERE

Update:
HERE is a forum with great photos of the homeless that was sent to me by my friend MEL.

Like Sands Through the Hourglass...

...so are the days of our lives. "We live in a soap opera! " said Andrew Belonsky editor of Queerty.com when I asked him what the hell was going on with our friends.
Seems a deluge of recent drama involving peeps I've collaborated with in the past has come to my attention.

Remember Christian Siriano who won season 4 of Project Runway? You know, the one whom Amy Poehler historically imitated on an SNL skit earlier this year?
Christian's boyfriend, Brad Walsh, got assaulted last week. How screwed up is that? I'm waiting to hear details before I do anything rash.

Brad (photo above on left) is a wonderful guy. We met back in 2005 when I emailed him after seeing him featured on PerezHilton.com . A year later I was singing back up for him at Don Hill's. And then a year after that he took photos of when we "dragged out" editor of MollyGood.com Cord Jefferson.

Which brings me to the second article of drama. Our dear Cord Jefferson, aka Princess Cordless, recently took a trip to Saudi Arabia to donate a kidney to his father!!!! WTF???? A kidney!!!! That boy is brave!

So please send good vibes to both Brad and Cord so that they both get a speedy recovery.
Sending you guys much love.



UPDATE: The matter has been resolved. read HERE

U Made Me Cry

I woke up this morning with this message in my inbox.

I cry like a baby every time I get emails like this.

life always gives me a reality check just as my faith in people is about to run out

I share this with you in case you need a boost today.

cheers,
-A

Dazy is amazing.
Email from an admirer:



Hey, Sweet face!

I just wanted to say that your videos have been a great inspiration to me. I'm an artist and photographer, so i'm always looking for inspiring people wherever i can find them and you, my love, are a wee gem! You've moved me to tears a couple of times and i know that may sound a bit daft but please know i'm not a particularly emotional person.. so i don't just burst into tears for no particular reason!

I know it says on your front page that you don't check your youtube messages but hopefully you'll get this. My email account is buggered right now and its causing all sorts of problems. Anyway...

I just wanted to let you know that you have given me hope. My grandmother who brought me up died after being on life support for 6 weeks (i'll never get over that), a week later, my uncle died in hospital and a month after that, someone set my flat (apartment) on fire and i had to stand on a window ledge three stories up, while having to leave my three cats in the burning building. All three are fine though, which is amazing!
Last year, tragedy struck again when my uncle accidentally ran over my 16 year old cousin, Ward, while he was fixing his haulage truck. Ward died 5 minutes after the ambulance arrived.

This is not something i do. This is only my second youtube note/email. I have barely spoken about it because i'm more of a listener - a mammy, if you will! I'm not writing to you for sympathy but you have reminded me to go back and turn these experiences into something better.
I used to do that (lets just say i had a pretty rough childhood) and was a great believer in turning bad into good karma but i lost too much in the last two years and felt i could never be the old me again. I watched your videos two days ago and have thought about your positive attitude and obvious love for human nature. I got together with a bunch of old friends last night and they all asked what the hell was wrong with me and all agreed i was more like my old self!

Your work is beautiful and so are you. Thank you, Adrian. You'll never know just how much you have helped me. I'm sorry if this all sounds a bit soppy and daft!

I hope life brings you everything you could ever wish for.

Warmest regards,

Dazy (From Scotland)

Amnesia Believe Video

The director's commentary version of the 2002 Amnesia Sparkles "Believe" music video. music "Believe" by Cher.

enjoy
-A

Ahhhh Freak Out!

Some peeps are freaking out because I instructed MySpace to delete my profile.
It's ok guys, I still know where to find you and you still know where to find me.
It's not the end of the world.
I still love ya'll and thank you for your support from the bottom of my heart.
Plus, Amnesia still has a MySpace page.
Feel free to friend request her.

Here's a little something from two days ago. Maybe it'll cheer ya up.

Have a great weekend.

Killer Headline

In June of 2008 my boyfriend, a few of his friends, and I entered the 72 Hour Film Shootout competition brought to you by The Asian American Film Lab.

The crew and I came up with a creepy storyline. Very dark.

To watch the film click HERE

***The 72 Hour Film Shootout (“Shootout”) is a nationwide competition organized by AAfilmlab where filmmaking teams have 72 hours to write, shoot, edit and produce short films up to five minutes in length on a common theme. ***

**keep an eye out for me in the background of one of the scenes. I'm the best extra ever! lol


UPDATE 7-14-08: 5th Annual 72 Hour Film Shootout Award Winners Announced.

A big Thank you to everyone who voted. We are really honored to have been in the top ten films this year.

EXTRAS:

Documentary Photography

Photos by Adrian L Acosta
click HERE

Photos by Jesse Chiang & Peter He
click HERE

Behind the Scene Video
Filmed and edited by Adrian L Acosta


Executive Producer
David W. Shaw

Producers
Michael Galvan
Stephen Lin
David W. Shaw

Directed by
Davidian Shaw

Story Concept
Adrian Acosta
Davidian Shaw
Gabriel Traylor

Screenplay by
Gabriel Traylor
Davidian Shaw

Director of Photography
Michael Galvan

Film Editor
Michael Galvan

Audtio Technician
Gabriel Traylor

Script Supervisors
Suneet Kochar
Jubilee Po
Ye-Jee Kim
Betty Eng

Music COmposer
Asef Panezai

Key Makeup Artist
Grace Audrey Kim
Jubilee Po

Location Managers
Felix Lin
Tammy Lin
Daniel Kuo


Transportation Coordinators
Sunny Choudry
Jenny Kuo
Jocelyn Tsai
Nanah Yun

Lighting Consultants
Charles Wang
Tony Wang

Production Assistants
Adrian Acosta
Jesse Chiang
Betty Eng
Peter He
Grace Audrey Kim
Suneet Kochar
Jenny Kuo
Jocelyn Tsai
Nanah Yun

Runners
Jocelyn Tsai
Nanah Yun

Still Photography
Adrian Acosta
Jesse Chiang
Peter He
Jocelyn Tsai

Spacial Thanks to
Linco Printing INC
Tony Yang

A Last Minute Films Production

Lesbian Thumbs Up!

it's official, as of yesterday I've bagged me a boyfriend.
he's super cute, and super sweet, and super talented
I know, he's just like me. lol
yesterday after a wonderful Korean BBQ we were walking down the street holding hands, which I usually detest but with him it feels nice, when a lesbian on roller blades zooms right by us, turns her head and gives us the thumbs up. no joke, she actually raised her arm, made the international thumbs up signal at us right before turning to her lesbian partner roller blading beside her. how did I know they were lesbians? uhm, if you've ever seen lesbians roller blade you know they are no girlie girls. these women skate with a vengeance!

so there it is.
this has all the makings of a spring/summer romance but the quietness, and thoughtfulness seems to suggest this is heading in a much more serious direction.
we are two very progressive open individuals that are traditional where it counts.
I'm curious to see where this romance will take us.
so far we've had two wonderful months together.