Sunday, December 28, 2008

I THINK HE'LL LIKE IT...

I CAN'T WAIT FOR THE 'ITALIAN' TO COME HOME AND SEE MY ROOM. Since he's been gone I've done soooo much with it and I think he's going to be proud.

If you know me I am a total minimalist - the less furniture and posters in my room the better! This is completely opposite from how I was when I was a kid. Depeche Mode, Red Hot Chili Peppers and such filled my room, however I am trying to not only spice up my room but add some color to it - the ITalian loves color!

Anyhoo, I think tomorrow I am going out to find some colorful items I can dress up my room with - there's too much brown and darker tones going on in my room, it's way too dark! Tomorrow I will likely take some new pics and post it for everyone to see so stay tuned!

Nighty Night

SUPER NANNY


Since I've been off of work since Christmas Eve I've gotten my days a bit tangled up. Friday night I decided to waste sometime in front of the television and channel surf. Okay, channel surfing to me is changing the channel from 7 to channel 4 and then back to 7 - I know, dumb, but I like those two channels. Thankfully on ABC7 they had WifeSwap and SuperNanny on - I HEART THESE SHOWS. I remember over a year ago I would race home from work to catch these two shows on Tuesday nights... they were that important to me. I feel like every episode is pertinent to everyday family life and valuable lessons can be learned by watching them. Oh, and did I forget to mention that I cry every time? Yes, I cry Oprah tears. WifeSwap was sentimental and of course... I cried, however SuperNanny made me extremely sad and reflective on how I treated my parents. The two parents on the show had kids from previous marriages, totaling four: 7, 8, 9 and 18 years old, sounds pretty normal right? Yah, normal except the parents were both legally deaf. The younger trio of kids were extremely rude to the parents, often mocking them for their disability and outright disobedient. When they didn't want their parents to hear or see what they were saying they would cover their mouth so their elders couldn't read their lips. Nine times out of ten the 18 year old was forced to act as the parent, especially since she was fluent in ASL (American Sign Language) and was able to hear. While the show ultimately had a happy ending, what it took to get there was tremendously heart wrenching and I wish I could have turned to my mom and apologized for all the times I was an asshole to her, I think we've all be one to our parents before. Turns out the show I'm talking about made a great impact on the deaf community... who knew the deaf community sign's on YouTube (check it out below) as this lady is referencing the particular SupperNanny I watched - truly amazing.

I guess the moral of the story is that no matter if your parent is old, young, deaf, mentally disabled or "normal" you should always treat them with the highest respect.

Sunday, December 21, 2008

BAD OBAMA



He now knows an American-hating Reverend and an outspoken homophobic Pastor... ouch, I hope things don't snowball any further!

DID U FORGET 8?

Incase you did, now is the most important time to get involved. DId you know that Jerry Brown reversed his decision and is now going against Prop 8 supporters? DId you know that people that support Prop 8 are demanding that the 18,000 gay and lesbian married couples in California should be nullified?

Last night we had a LIGHT UP THE NIGHT on the four corners of Fair Oaks and Colorado Blvd. While it didn't bring in 400 people like our November 15 Protest, we had 30 to 40 determined protesters that carried candles, a hearty spirit and many donned stickers expressing their dismay in the passage of Prop 8, one I believe says "I'm Equal!"

January 10, 2009 is our next BIG event in Pasadena on the steps of City Hall in protest against the D.O.M.A (Google it)! The time and logistics are still TBD but please keep checking the following two sites for more information, both will be updated daily!

www.jointheimpact.com
www.scottboardman.blogspot.com

Saturday, December 20, 2008

Friday, December 19, 2008

TOMORROW, LET'S LIGHT UP THE NIGHT


Please don't forget about the next chain of events taking place on Saturday, December 20th at 5 p.m. in the evening.
WHAT: LIGHT UP THE NIGHT
WHERE: THE FOUR CORNERS OF FAIR OAKS & COLORADO BLVD,
PASADENA, CALIFORNIA
WHAT TIME: 5 P.M.
WHY: MARRIAGE EQUALITY.
WHAT TO BRING: LED CANDLES (FROM TARGET) OR CANDLES. CANNED FOOD TO BE DONATED TO ALL-SAINTS EPISCOPAL CHURCH.
WHAT TO WEAR: ALL BLACK


WE NEED VOLUNTEERS... PLEASE CALL ME IF INTERESTED, 562-673-3278

SCOTT BOARDMAN

FOR MORE INFORMATION: http://jointheimpact.wetpaint.com/page/Pasadena

Sunday, December 14, 2008

HOLY SHOES BATMAN!!!

THE VIDEO SPEAKS FOR ITSELF!!!

OKAY, I LIKE IT!


I must admit that I think the new Britney album is... *pause* decent. I'm not a HUGE fan of the lady, although I do think her commercial success has been tremendous. When the girl was sick and under the influence of God knows what I constantly prayed for her well-being and that she would bet better and back to what she does best: perform. It's true, the public loves a fairy tale story and believes in the come back kid in Hollywood, we've seen it time and time again (i.e. - Robert Downey Jr., Dave Gahan).

The songs that so far stick out on the new album "Circus" are 'Lace and Leather," "Out from Under," and "Unusual You!" Actually, the latter was my instant favorite and I was pleasantly surprised that my 'bromance-boy' Bryant Huddleston also enjoyed the song and voted it as his favorite on the album. If you haven't heard it, take a listen below... we're sure you'll love it!!

WAITING IS THE HARDEST PART

I have successfully completed two weeks at NBC, working on the Tournament of Roses Parade in Burbank. Right above this text is the front of the building where I work, actually my office is directly to the left of the NBC sign, we are sitting in the former office of Jeff Zucker, President of the Network. The time there has flown by in a good way and I am not only learning a lot but I'm re-meeting some nice people. I love working at a large office space for the simple fact you can always meet someone new and smile at random people *if you so choose* at your leisure -things like that cheer me up and engage me.

While I was working as an intern at ABC Family a few years ago the people there weren't extremely friendly, in fact most of the girls I worked around were the exact opposite.

I only have a few more weeks at NBC before I will have to turn in my badge and look for my next gig. It scares me that I am 30 years old and haven't found a full-time job yet, so I just have to look at the situation that it just isn't my time - yet. I hope I don't like I'm rationalizing because I feel like I should be in a career driven job, collecting medical and my 401k benefits, however none of that's happening right now.

This is not a pity email, but instead a wake up call to the universe to acknowledge that I am willing to accept new offers that come into my life and am mature enough to wait if need be.

Saturday, December 13, 2008

IN HONOR OF A LEGEND


LIGHT UP THE NIGHT

hello, i hope your holiday season is well, if you don't remember me, my name is Scott Boardman, I helped organize the Pasadena Join the Impact rally in November! it has come to my attention there there will be a national silent protest this time next week. if you haven't heard yet it's called LIGHT UP THE NIGHT. this time we will not be chanting or bearing loud signs, instead we will be burning candles and donning t-shirts (please see the website: http://jointheimpact.wetpaint.com/page/Pasadena) The plan is to meet on the corner of Fair Oaks and Colorado at 5 p.m. and go from there. It would be ideal if we could take over all four corners of the intersection and then at 6 p.m. come together for a quiet and peaceful march around Old Town, finally ending up in the Miller Alley Square which inhabits Johnny Rockets, Laemmle Theater and Gordon Biersch. Again this is a silent protest, so all you will need is a candle or LED candle (Target's having a GREAT SALE ON LED CANDLES... buy in bulk and have them just in case your neighbor/friend needs them for the march) and we will be wearing second class t-shirts, if you don't have a t-shirt like that please wear black in honor of the Pasadena GayBorhood tradition (www.pasadenagayborhood.com).

I hope to see you all there at 5 p.m., please spread the word and if you're not around Pasadena take the initiative and start one up in your city, just log onto: http://jointheimpact.wetpaint.com
I hope to see you all there and please spread the word...

Be well...

Scott Boardman

Friday, December 12, 2008

VINTAGE MODE


If you're a Depeche Mode fan or groupie you're going to like this next tidbit of information, and no it's not about their new album so keep reading.

Most of you know that I took a part-time job at NBC working on the Pasadena Rose Parade, however most of you aren't aware that I'm working closely with a man named Tom who also does a lot of work on the Jay Leno show as well. Tom is really a great guy and whenever he walks into the office I find myself enjoying his company and his way of thinking every time I see him. Yesterday before the Leno show started we were discussing The Cure and how they were appearing on the show that night. I told him that they were among my favorite bands but how Depeche Mode was truly my favorite.

I also disclosed that I was the one who waited for 3.5 days in line to see Depeche Mode make their debut performance on American night time television in 1997 performing their song "It's No Good." When I recalled my time and story in line Toms eyes lit up and instantly remembered Depeche Mode being here as well. Tom told me that he will always remember Depeche Mode singing on the show because it was the loudest audience he has EVER heard on the Tonight Show. I'm not sure how long Tom has been at the show but I am guessing more than 14 years... although I think I heard 20 years, I'm just not too sure!

I was so elated to hear that Depeche Mode had the loudest audience he and the crew had ever heard, especially since bands come and go so often on that show and pop bands like The Jonas Brothers, Hanson, NSync and other popular acts have performed... AMAZING!!!!

I supplied the link below to view the band performing 11 years ago! If you watch the opening skit an extremely young Scotty B is in the skit with my old friend Tammy Au - damn, we were young!!!

http://oldsite.depechemode.com/video/television/tonight_show1997.html

Wednesday, December 10, 2008

COULD IT BE THAT GOOD?


I was on Perez Hilton's site this morning and I saw that Rolling Stone Magazine announced their music albums of the year! I don't subscribe to Rolling Stone magazine, actually I think of it as an inferior music magazine - but that's a different story.

Their number one album is by the band TV on the Radio entitled 'Dear Science.' It's ironic because for the past three months *more or less* that album has remained on my desk and has not been played or added to my iTunes library. If you know me then you know that adding music into my library is a priority so it's a bit odd that I haven't done so yet.

Now I can't wait to get home and grab the album and listen to it, although I fear that I am now going to expect too much of it and it won't live up to the hype... we'll see!
Has anyone heard it yet?

Friday, December 5, 2008

THAT'S MY ALCOHOL

Call me nerdy but I love to randomly log onto ABCNEWS.COM and browse the thousands of stories they tell daily! One I find impeccably entertaining is the 75th Anniversary of Prohibition in the United States. Check out the following site http://abcnews.go.com/Business/IndustryInfo/popup?id=6392681&contentIndex=1&start=false&page=1 for some great photos and interesting tidbits about prohibition.

One picture (above) that I find particularly interesting is the way bartenders got away with serving alcohol while the Feds were
determined to eliminate any kind of alcohol for public consumption. In this picture the bartenders have tubing (I assume in their sleeves) to pump the liquid into a glass... tricky huh?

I think we all know about prohibition but must people aren't aware of how long it lasted, what were the logistics of it etc...I grabbed the following below from Wikipedia telling of the 13 year ban on alcohol which involved two Amendments of our Constitution and two Presidents... check it out, pretty interesting! Click Here

WOULD YOU?

Some of the people I vacationed with agreed that they would much rather retire in the beautiful city of Puerto Vallarta rather than the oppressive heat that Palm Spring features most of the year. Don't get me wrong PS is pretty in its own right, however the town seems too sleepy for me - and white. Puerto Vallarta features a vibrant flair that attracts people from all walks of life - yes, even white people call it home, either to run their own business (mostly artists) and retire.

Where would you want to retire? The south of France, or Italy? That equally sounds good to me but for the sake of this convo choose between PS and PV!

FINALLY CATCHING UP!!

NOTE: SORRY FOR THE DELAY, IN A RUSH I PUT THIS UP JUST SO SOME OF YOU KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON IN MY LIFE... STAY TUNED IN FOR PICTURES!!!

Although I have desperately wanted to update my blog, since I've been in
Mexico it has been impossible to concentrate long enough to focus on
piecing together three sentences - I'm sure everyone knows how time is
so very limited when you're on vacation and always on the go.

I must confess that this vacation was probably one of the best trips yet.
I have little regrets on this trip, we partied a lot, laughed a lot and created
hundreds of life long memories with life long friends - too sappy *wink*?

Sitting in the plane and flying to my final destination: home, I had several hours to lament on my time in Mexico, but more importantly the new job I start this week at NBC as production assistant of the Rose Parade come January 1, 2008. While the job is only a one month gig, I am so grateful to Joseph for evening offering me the position and the chance to work with such a prestigious network like NBC. Am I nervous? A little bit, I believe starting any new job can be a little unnerving, however that's just some of the fun of learning new tasks, meeting new associates/peers and moving toward the final destination of our lives.

Mexico on the other hand gave me a great opportunity to really bond with Bryant Huddleston, that is Joseph's other best friend, Bryant and I have known each other for years not but haven't really spent any quality time together for me to actually get
to know him and interact with him. I am so glad we had the opportunity to be silly together and develop a friendship - the laughs and good times we had will no doubt always stick in my mind, never a dull moment with Bryant, that's for sure.

The entire vacation pretty much surrounded around Anthropology and Manana Cantina, however we did go out and do some ruffin' it explorations up in the jungles of Puerto Vallarta with Douglas, Jon, Bryant and Joseph. The trip was an all day long pilgrimage, and while it had it's high and LOW moments, overall the trip was fun and interesting enough. Among the highlights was the tequila factory and the Predator set of the original movie starring California's Governator *wink*!

Bryant and I had some comedic moments with not only picture taking, but (mainly his) one-liners like: "That'll Do!" If you want to know you have to ask me what that means... I will then tell you all about it!

Regrettably when I get home I will not be able to instantly upload my photos to my computer to share with you all on MySpace as well as Snapfish, instead I need to give my pup some TLC and head off to bed - tomorrow is going to be an extra long day with the new job and picking up my car early in the morning from the car dealership - ugh I have to walk there, how much does that suck?

Anyway, I do promise that I will post this online when I get home so any of you living across the world *wink* can read this in the morning - it will take up all of 15 minutes of your day I'm sure!!!!

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