Friday, March 21, 2008

PREMIERING NOW!!!

Lois came over Wednesday night, giving us the perfect opportunity to film the second part of what will hopefully end up a trilogy...THE VAMPIRE CHRONICLES!!! Although our interpretation is a bit off, as anybody who witnessed part one will most likely know by now, we do actually keep to the storyline. Sort of :^)

In this latest segment, The Abseenth Files, Claudia joins the world's most dysfunctional family. I replaced the husky as Claudia, and Mitch replaced me as Louis. Everybody did a fantastic job though, and nobody fell in the pool! (except for our floatie raft/lestat, but thats a long story) My commentary as you watch...

OPENING SEQUENCE:
Alright, the blonde wig returns!!! And Lois had to eat dinner in that horrifying face makeup. Props, LoLo. Let me just say right now- my greatest inspiration in this role was Ashley King, curse her!
(oh, and the muffled tones of mitchell's unrestrained laughter will become a recurrent theme here.)
BALCONY:
You have no idea how many times we rehearsed that. And my diss was different each time!
PIANO LESSONS: Yes, I am really playing the keyboard here! Self-taught, y'all. *insert acknowledgement to Train, Drops of Jupiter here* And earlier Lois had said "beating a badger", but that made me laugh really hard, so we junked it.
NIGHTMARES: Okay, has anyone here seen Scary Movie 2? With that creepy guy that's always like "oh, come here, sweet child!" The fact that my wig was falling off here combined with the fact that everyone around me was stifling laughter led to us all semi-collapsing in hysterics once we'd stopped recording.
ACCORDIAN DREAMS: This is my favorite scene, hands down. It originated when I was screwing around with the accordian between shots and Lois is like "ARGH! I can't STAND that noise!" I was inspired. The accordian joined the cast.
SO WHERE IS HAGRID???: We improvised the entire thing, knowing only that Lois would at some point exclaim that I was a wizard and the scene would have to end with me storming off camera and screaming. Judge the results for yourself!
BRUNETTE?: Okay, we had some editing issues here, because I am relying completely on Windows Movie Maker. Kind of funny that the part about it growing back again and again replayed!
ARGUMENTS: Yeah Lois!! WHAT DO YOU HAVE AGAINST BRUNETTES???
PIANO CHAT: NO! That is not Lois playing. THAT is Lestat's Piano Sonata, from the Interview with the Vampire Soundtrack, playing on my ipod speakers in a conveniently hidden locale! But it sure looks realistic, doesn't it?
*THE BRANDY WINE BLOOPER*
Okay, I can explain. Its my doll, Priscilla, that Lois is aiming to kill here. And I had a very hard time reciting how I'd found said doll in a drunken stupor on the streets. However, I recited the ballad of sweeney todd a couple of times, and felt as good as new!
LESTAT DEATH SCENE: Okay, Lois is incapable of saying the words Absinthe or Laudanum. No matter hooooowww much we rehearse! Note my finality: DONT DO IT, LOUIS! And I was bludeoning Lois in that scene- you might recall a certain TACKLING incident about two weeks back? Hehe. Thats me, the spirit of Vengeance!
MITCHELL'S RAW EMOTION- GRASP IT, SENSE IT, TREMULOUS AND TENDER:
You should have seen his face. It was HEE-LARIOUS!!!! I could barely talk after that. So I just turned on creepy mode and made faces at the camera! (PS- the swamp is our pool. Can you tell?)
THATS MAH SWAMP!!!: Mitchell actually did a great Louis-cry just then. STELLAAA!!!!! LESTAAAAT!!!! (think of Stanley Kowalski, but with vampires!)
And then the idiotic camera ran out of juice. But liking my beautiful montage? Lois picked the first song. But I PICKED THE NEXT ONE!!! HEHEHAAAA!!!!

SPECIAL FEATURES: The temptation to make a reel of our priceless moments in film was too great. So I spent about five minutes throwing THAT together!

Well, hope you liked our AHMAZAZING film!!! Part three...coming soon to a non-theater near you!

Wednesday, March 19, 2008

Vanquishing Evil since 2003





YES!!!!!!!!!! IT IS REALLY HAPPENING!!!!!!!!!!!

I PUT MY VAN HELSING MOVIE POSTER ON THE WALL!!!!!

*insert triumphant orchestral surge, preferably Handel's Hallelujah Chorus*

It may have taken us weeks upon weeks, but today (with much help from madre y padre, muchas gracias)the poster of the greatest movie of all time has been placed upon my wall. Now, I know some people may be thinking otherwise (Ebert and Roeper, RottenTomatoes, Society as a whole, etc.), but for all those who only gave my all-time favorite film TWO STARS out of FOUR, sleep well with the knowledge that there is a silver bullet/holy water/stake combo awaiting you in San Antonio, Texas. You have been warned.

As for the other pictures posted today, I do have an explanation. Tuesday night I was bored (kind of an insomniac, fyi), so I decided to braid my hair. Then I fell asleep. And then I woke up to find that what was formerly my limp and lifeless hair had been evicted by an utterly fluffy neighbor. Lets call him Rico. Now, Rico only gets worse when I attack him with a fine tooth comb, as I unfortunately found out a bit too late. So I pretty much went out into the public with my crazy hair. Mitch kept making remarks about how Brooke has "brad pitt hair" today. (long story, see my video) But I managed to snap a couple pictures of Rico before he was murdered in a vicious showering accident that evening. Still under investigation.

And below we have the news article describing how Jason Mills, the Phantom of the show I saw earlier this month, gets into his makeup! Once again, let us remember the amazingness that was PotO. But hey- I got my freaking awesome poster up!!!! Here is a video for everybody who has never seen Van Helsing and needs to know of it's sheer greatness. Going to Six Flags tomorrow- be on the lookout for udpates! Adios

Monday, March 17, 2008

A LOT to catch up on!






Well, I finally synched up the digital camera, so here are some pictures for your enjoyment! To put a caption on the pics, the ones of me and Lois are us before/after seeing PHANTOM OF THE OPERA!!!! *moment of silence to remember how freaking awesome it was* Sigh. Great stuff. The ones with the rocket are us at the of the Houston Space Center, where we were YESTERDAY. We also nearly collided with a herd of runaway cattle. Long story. And last of all- Mitchell's entirely fantastic naruto sims! I just walked into the room and there they were. Who would of thought he had it in him? I've been doing quite a bit of simming myself lately- mostly recreating the plantation of Pointe Du Lac due to my little mini-contest with Pyro. I'll be posting a picture as soon as it's furnished and ready! Otherwise...SPRING BREAK!!! And nearly everyone I know is out of town...including Jeff and Tami Francis, who came to visit us this weekend- which has been really nice, by the way. Also took my first jump into the pool two days ago. Lots of screaming there. Still very, very, VERY cold. But it was about 96 that day too, so it's all good! Anyhoo, everybody enjoy their weekends, and soak up what little sunlight you might be having!
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Monday, March 10, 2008

It's Movie Time!!!!

Alright everybody- this saturday was one which shall remain in the lasting memory of all who were involved. Why?
Two words. Sugar and Caffiene.
Well, maybe not so much caffiene, but there was definitely candy in the house when Lois and I decided to film a remake of the 1994 film Interview with the Vampire. We rented it at blockbuster, then filmed before actually watching it. I'd never actually seen it before, but we worked from a screenplay, and voila! Movie magic. In the early hours of evening, our casting pretty much consisted of this.
LOIS: So, who do you wanna be?
BROOKE: I dunno. Lets ask your mom.
LOIS: MOM!!! WHO SHOULD BE LOUIS AND LESTAT???
MRS. W: Hmmm. How about Brooke be Louis and Lois be Lestat?
BROOKE/LOIS: Okay!
However, for anybody who is familiar with that motley crew of angst-ridden, bloodthirsty undead, we managed to mess that one up pretty bad!!!
And as blogger-in-chief, I get my commentary, right? Read as you watch.
http://www.veoh.com/videos/v6383515WsTf2rK6?searchId=8959781778680929777&rank=1
BLOCKBUSTER: Basically, this was me with a fully charged camera and waaaay too much time on my hands!
MEET MALLOY: Okay, I got to give Lois five-o-clock shadow!!!! *laughs evilly* And managed to deliver my lines with a piece of tissue in my mouth. Long story.
LIGHT SWITCH: Hehehehe....Lois lurves her artificial facial hair.
MY MONOLOGUE: Okay, long story here. Basically, I look quite fearful here because of both costume makeup and the fact that I couldn't stop laughing. Behind the scenes...
BROOKE: It was 1791...
LOIS: The year the funk died. (Old greg joke, hence the subtitle)
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BROOKE: But I was a man then.
LOIS: Brooke!!!???
Onward....
WAYS IN WHICH I TRY TO "END IT": Okay, given we had no card playing extras or bars at hand, we had to invent ways in which a despondent Louis would try to throw it all away. That involved scarfing down 8 nilla wafers (I only managed 7), unsuccessfully tying a noose out of Lois's fantastic sparkly scarf, and pretending to gouge the sadly blunt pasta implement we found on the counter into my neck. End long story!
OUTDOORS: First, when I walk down the street, yes, I am wearing basketball shorts. Not going to force Brad Pitt's character into a skirt, ya hear me?
Second, yes, we all know that Lois is going to be the most fabulous Lestat in existence. Needs no explanation.
And third: YES, SHE ACTUALLY TACKLED ME!!!! This is one of many violent acts Lois will commit in the next few minutes... (also- enjoying her killing noise? Lovin my first of many death scenes?)
DEATHBED PT. 1: Okay, those lipstick puncture wounds? I couldn't get them off in time for church the next morning. Lots of interesting questions resulted.
DOOR OPENING: I think she just really likes saying Louis. Don't we all? Also- lovin my delightful slurping noise?
DEATHBED PT. 2: We really screwed up here. I pretty tried to mask my laughter with pain and misery, while Lois forget her lines!!!! :^J
WE HAVE TO KILL SOMEONE, OF COURSE: DID YOU SEE THAT??? LOIS SLUGGED RACHEL!!! (her sister, fyi) That was so funny, I have to say.
ITS A RAT: That stuff that was meant to be blood but looks more like champagne is actually FUZE drink. Great stuff. I downed the whole thing once we were off camera.
FILLER SCENES: Again with the killing noise. Love it. Anyhow, here we get a much-needed glimpse into the personal lives of our fav vampires. Enjoy!
COFFIN: Okay, this scene will last for all living memory, mostly because (a) it is a toy bin, (b) it is freakishly small, even for a toy bin, and (c), I couldn't get out. It took ALL my upper body strength to escape, believe me.
ENTER THE HUSKY: Okay, we originally had a relatively large cast base, since Lois has multiple siblings, but Hannah and Rachel were both occupied with sleep or otherwise, so we had to improvise. So we dressed up a husky. And improvise we did!
MY DOG, CLAUDIA: Okay, our Claudia is actually named Julia and was at that late hour of night waaay past her bedtime as it was. So we got to reenact the attack of Claudia....with a husky. Words cannot describe how strange I felt sinking my nonexistnent fangs into a stuffed animal. Poor husky.
THE DUET MONOLOGUE: Yay, we actually memorized part of our lines! As this was the last scene of part one, we both worked on our lines to perfection, and delivered them! (try to not notice that, even with makeup on, Texans will always be ridiculously more tan than washingtonians. Gr.)
AND THE REST OF THE FILM IS PRETTY MUCH "SPECIAL FEATURES", so ENJOY!

Other than that, we got some interesting reactions from this whole affair, so I just though I ought to post those as well!
RACHEL (upon seeing Lois in Malloy outfit): So, did you break into the oreos or what?
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(as we messed around with the camera)
BROOKE: This thing makes your eyes look black.
LOIS: It makes yours....hm....kind of stormy grey.
*pause*
BROOKE: *in strong british accent* AHM STORMY GREY!!!!
LOIS: *falls over*
(also old greg joke, don't try to comprehend that one)
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BROOKE: (looking at Julia) She'd be the perfect Claudia.
LOIS: Lets test. Julia, bite my wrist, okay? (Julia....complies) NOT REALLY!!!!!!
BROOKE: Perfect Claudia!
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JULIA: (to brooke) I think you're good cause you're the strongest and you've got vampire teeth!
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FOLLOWING COMMENTS MADE WHILE WATCHING MOVIE
LOIS: (seeing Brad Pitt) He really does have your hair.
BROOKE: I KNOW, RIGHT???
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LOIS: (following Armand scene) And you thought Lestat was flamboyant.

So, thats that, and have a wonderful week!
(ps- shoutout to Dad in Hawaii- do a hula for me!)

Wednesday, February 20, 2008

The February Vidblog

Hi again! I just got the webcam to work, so as soon as youtube is finished processing, you can check out my new video. Just search "mradrz4evr". Enjoy! Oh, and be sure to check my freewebs site, www.freewebs.com/mradrz4evr, for Twilight Movie updates, all the fans out there. I run a tight ship with that thing lately, and no update/cast member/interview escapes my penetrating search abilities! Comments help, FYI.

Sunday, February 10, 2008

We've Done the Impossible!!!






Thats right- we got all three books in the TWILIGHT SERIES!!! Thats Twilight, New Moon, and Eclipse, for the uninformed. With the sequel coming out in August and the movie(!!!) in December, this series is looking to be the next Harry Potter. If you like vampires, werewolves, romance and/or just want to jump on the bandwagon before it hits BIG, read these books! But on to our latest in texan experiences.
Here in the lone star state we love to compete, and that means in EVERYTHING. One thing led to another for Mitch and I, and last weekend we went on to win two firsts, one third and a fourth in Academic UIL!!!!! This is pretty huge stuff, considering the hundreds of kids that are competing in these subject-based competitions, but what can we say? Nowakowski DOES mean work, after all.
Our church league basketball tells a similar story, with my own team moving to playoffs within the next couple weeks! Our sweat, blood and tears are finally paying off- in the form of a shiny gold trophy. Oh, the glory and glamour that is the "Transformers", girls 7-8 bball. (we all took nicknames accordingly. I got stuck with megatron.)
So when we're not kicking butt and taking names, how do we manage to keep busy? Two words.
ROCK BAND!!!!
Our virtual band, Juxtapose, has now reached medium difficulty on all songs and are currently working to master the song Detroit Rock City. Much harder than it sounds. But with Dani California up and ready, hopefully once I get the hang of my video camera, you can get a sneak peek of one of our many jam sessions. With Mitch on drums and myself on guitar and vocals, we make quite the racket between the hours of four and five.
In between the writing comps, I enjoy writing numerous Twilight fanfictions, ranging anywhere from parody screenplays to my recent "what if" drama, so just check fanfiction.net on the mradrz4evr account for updated chapters. Review if you love me!
In other news, nobody has broken any bones, contracted rabies or impaled themselves on a saguaro cactus, so things have been pretty good! Mom is now up for any substitution job in the NEISD district, and Dad continues to enjoy work at corporate headquarters. Not to mention the rising temperature down here...the pool looks better every day!
As for that last pic- just a little blast from the past. Mitchell squeezing a pug to the point of suffocation. Ah, memories...

Monday, January 21, 2008

Update - Finally!

Alright everybody- now you get a much longed for update to the blog!
School goes on as per usual, and everyone will be glad to hear Mitch and I will be passing with flying colors this semester. Save for my completely out-to-lunch choir director, who, among MANY things, has suggested on two occasions now that we save time in class by placing tissues in our unmentionables. This is not a joke.
But for the rest of the time, things have been going swimmingly for the Nowakowski household. We recently watched Dragon Wars (good for a laugh) and Blades of Glory (VERY good for a laugh), and obtained the game Rock Band. I now love rock band to no end, and if you have not played it or (to a lesser extent) Guitar Hero, your love of that burst-your-eardrums genre cannot be developed fully. Run to your BestBuy and try it TODAY!! (plus, on a side note, I have to tell you it can be very funny to get a bunch of friends together to play. Never have I found myself genuinely enjoying yelling the lyrics of Black Hole Sun into a very small microphone. But alas, it was.)
You may not have known (aka you couldn't have known), but I recently posted my second video on youtube, this time deriving from my Sims game. To view it, since I haven't posted the link yet, just search "mradrz4evr" in the search engine and view Cullens, my latest creation set to Blue Oyster Cult. Some others may realize that I accidentally killed off the Rosalie-esque character via a fallen satellite. As I have been forced to mention each time this comes up, Mitch had warned me just minutes before, and I didn't listen. However, let ME mention that on Mitchell's advice, I would probably have spent my life savings to fly to Japan and test-drive Super Smash Bros Brawl (jk buddy!).
Also, in response to my recent discovery of the guerrila-warefare tactic my buddy ol pal Pyro used over the trip to Washington (check my profile. its still there.) I have a link for both Bella AND Pyro, so enjoy!!! (ps- this is somewhat good for a laugh, and I think anyone who reads it will understand automatically where those two stand, eh?)
Well, now off to update all the rest of this site with some fresh content, so adios once more, and keep checking, because I do this every once in a while!
*HAPPY MLK DAY*

Wednesday, December 26, 2007

The Conspiracy Blog is up!





Hey everybody. I'm still learning to work the digital camera, so in the meantime, enjoy the conspiracy theory blog I raked together today. Link: http://mradrz4evr-fireandice.blogspot.com
Also, here are some interesting pics, courtesy of funnyjunk.com. (PS- anybody watched that thriller video lately? those are some awfully coordinated zombies.)

Sunday, December 2, 2007

Family Member #5





Well, today the family made another big move in Texas- we got a puppy! At five months, Abbey Bella Nowakowski is about calf-high in height and very cute, as you can see above. We just called from an ad in the paper, and a few hours later, we were driving back from the rural town of Castroville with an English Bulldog! I took the pictures at the end of the day, and as you can see, she was fairly exhausted from jetting between her home to our house and then to the apartment. We had a nice long swim in the pool before heading back for the night, and as it happens, Abbey really wants to swim as well, though that probably isn't going to happen anytime soon. More pictures to come- adios!

Saturday, November 24, 2007

MORE PICS BELOW...






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