#TNTML Pilot Update!

BAHHHH!! What a time what a time ... just wanted to let you all know that we're hustling and bustling with the TNTML pilot.

In case you need a recap, in June I had this idea for a web series based on experiments, and life experiences I had over the last year ... contacted this chick about it, she told her roommate (@bryceless) who said this isn't a webseries, this is a movie! He then wrote a treatment, presented it to me, I friggen LOVED it, and away we went into making a major motion picture. Through connections this guy had, we were able to get it infront of the nerdiest of nerdy directors. He loved the idea, we went through 4 drafts of the script, and we got notes from his agent who's basically the IRL Ari Gold. Then we had a bit of a hold up with clearances and usage of technical components that we're going to be integrating in the film ... but after many emails, phone calls, and even the threat of just showing up wherever I had to, we were able to get it done. Then our director's wifey had her show cancelled, so what was being able to be done on spec, had to turn into a payday or we'd lose our director. I then called in a Facebook favor, and emailed a Hollywood god that I had lunch with this year after I screened his movie for TNTML. I asked him to read it, and he was totally game. He loved it, but said parts of it didn't make sense for film, why not turn it into a pilot for TV ... and that is where we are today. Yeah, it's been nuts - but literally every meeting, every email, every ... ANYTHING has been documented. Tells such a GREAT story of how social media has changed so much for someone with an idea.

That being said, @bryceless and I are working hard on packaging this product with the Hollywood god for pilot season. See, in television, they have this time of the year called "pilot season," which occurs in the spring/ summer time, where people can present their ideas to the major networks in the hopes that it will be bought and aired during the fall. It's pretty cool but requires an ENORMOUS amount of work. For reals, you have to write pretty lengthy bios for each character, and flush out the entire first season explaining both the A and B story lines; let alone all the explaining that we have to do for the technical components and marketing opportunities!! It's nuts ... it's totally insane, and I am LOVING every minute of it.

The Hollywood god has some things he's gotz to take care of ... but come the middle of January, we're going to really start packaging everything with a showrunner and all that jazz. I'm pretty stoked! Everything was just the most perfect of perfect timing!

There's definitely going to be a lot that I can't tell you guys, but I will ask for forgiveness over permission ANNYDDAAYYYY!!! So no worries.

It's really interesting too how different a TV script is from a movie. A movie script has all of these complex layers that have to be established in this arc and yada yada ... where a TV script is just all about the characters bumping into each other. Literally, I just about died laughing when the Hollywood god said that to me. It's so crazy stupid simple ... but works.

Either way, we're super super super good at this point. I am SOOO humbled at the team that has been put together, they're all such talented people. Yay for social media making all of this happen!!

All I have to say is that 2011 is going to be hands down the best year ever, and I can't WAIT to share it with you all. Thanks guys so so much for being in my life!! I read every tweet, every email, every everything. It means the world to me, and keeps me going. THANK YOU!! Whoop whoop!!!

#StayTuned

#TNTML Pilot Update!

Yeppers. The 93 page feature film script is officially being turned into a 28 page pilot. (Click here to read more of the updates on how it got done.)

I am just laughing my ass off at all of this, you have to understand. I mean, to have the people we have on board with this project now is just ridiculous. Like RIIDDDIICCUULLOOOUUUSSSSSSS!!

I cannot wait until I can start telling people more in depth as far as how it all got done. The entire system was circumvented, and I just went to the Hollywood god via Facebook. (Of course at that point, I had already signed my life rights, we had met with the director, gone over 4 drafts of the script and character development, gotten permission from all the nerdy peeps that be, all that snazzy jazzy stuff.) Screw agents, I have lawyers. HAHA! Dude, I even asked the Hollywood god if I needed an agent, and he told me flat out no. He said not yet, and just keep using my network to get things done. Way better that way. Just cut out the bullshit, man. It's so incredibly unnecessary.

I know that makes sense and all ... but this is still SUCH a trip to have access to these people. If you want something from someone, just create it - and then market and promote the crap out of it. People are inspired by action - period. end of sentence.

Either way!! Talked to @Bryceless this mornin, and the Hollywood god is confident that he can do the re-write even though Bryce hasn't written anything for TV before. Bryce utilized his extended network by talking to a friend of his who is a big big big TV writer, and got some pointers. So excited!! He said he learned a lot. OHHH!! And, DUDE! Instead of the lead (which is based on my life, hence the life rights), already being an established big wig in the tech scene - they're making her over crazy bitch style, and incorporating bartering into her existence. Basically everything she touches has been bartered or is a gift. HAHA! Sound familiar??? =) =) =) =)

SOOOOOOO EXXCCIITTEEDDDD!!!

The Hollywood god wants us to have this ready for Spring to take to the networks - which is like totally doable. Clearly.

OMG!! I am so excited!!!

Take your passion and make it happen nerds!!!! =) =) =) WHOOP WHOOP!!

#NerdsUnite

#Randombling: That Nerdy Chick

Randombling: A 5 minute long unedited random stream of consciousness produced by a nerd for nerds.

 #nowplaying: Girl Talk - This is the remix

I am still nursing my slightly unhealthy obsession with Girl Talk. DUDEEE! This album gets me so stoked to be alive, yes even MORE so than usual!! BAHHH!!!

Got the most fanschmastically awesome email last night on Facebook from the Hollywood god. He asked me to call him today to discuss the best way to proceed with the TNTML script. There is an interactive component to the feature, and the god thinks that it would be better suited for TV. I'm a total go with the flow kinda chick. At first, this WHOLE THING started off as just an idea for a web series. I didn't even remotely plan for any of the awesomeness that has been the last 5 months to even happen. That was all just going with the flow ... there's just something about this dude though that just makes me trust him. I know he's a big deal and all - but I can sniff out bullshit in 20 seconds. He's just genuinely on top of his shit. Clearly, one would assume you would have to be to be in his position, but remember this is Hollywood we're talking about. If this duderino says its best suited for TV, then that is what it will be.

I just want to tell stories. I'll leave it up to the uber big wigs to figure out the rest of all that snazzy jazzy stuff. It's crazy how much you have to let things be when it comes to the creative process. I just saw a trend, said this would work - the person I was going to have do it was roomies with a screenwriter who said no this isn't a web series, it's a movie. It then got turned into a treatment, was then presented to me, I totally dug it, about a few weeks later we had a meeting with a big director, he dug it, 4 drafts and re-writes later we had a story ... and now it's going to be reformatted for TV, and who knows where its going to stop and how many more incarnations its going to have. It's not that I don't care, it's that I care SO much that I'm letting it all happen. I know my bottom lines, and I'm incredibly stern where I want to be because frankly, I have nothing to lose ... so yeah! I just want what makes the most sense for the project as a whole. That's all that I really care about.

Watching all of this unfold is just so fascinating to me. Documenting it all just makes it that much more real. Wow!!

greatest.time.to.be.alive.ever.ever.ever.ever.

And that's all. I'll keep you all posted. Just kinda can't believe this is all happening. The fact that this man is even helping me is just wow ... awesome sauce! This doesn't normally happen!! BLESS BEING A NEERRRDDD!!!! BAHH!!!

So so so grateful. #Namaste

#TNTML Movie Update: What a mad ... mad ... world!

Check out this checkin ...

Yeah. Fucking epic ... and dude, I totally never drop an F bomb on twitter. But today warranted it.

There I was in my squeaky, holy, on their last leg, but I can't yet afford new ones polka dotted tennis shoes ... walking down the marble hall of the 14th floor of the MGM Tower. Yep, it was time to say hi to the big wig.

See, the director needs to pay bills. We love him, but he's got a smokin hot superstar wifey that doesn't like the gypsy lifestyle like I live. SOOO!!! I called in a Facebook favor. See, this big wig and I had lunch earlier this year. I honestly had no idea who this guy was when I first answered his Facebook ... let me just break this all down for you, because thanks to social media documenting it all, it is incredibly fresh in my noggin.

Back, back, back in the day - I got contacted by this guy named Brandon, who came across my nerdy little site while looking for blogs for a Hot Tub Time Machine screening. He totally dug it, talked nerdy - and dropped me a little love note.

See, I make myself incredibly accessible to the world, but furthermore I respond to EVVERRRYYYYTHHINNNNNGGGGG.

I digress ...

He asked if I would be interested in hosting a screening, I was all - OMG! Like fer sure! Didn't even have to get a manicure .. get it, I rhymed ... that was funny.

I then hosted a screening. It was pretty cool. Brandon also asked me to say something before the screening just to get people all riled and actin all beguiled (okay, quit it with the rhyming ... it just makes no sense).

I got up there, and of course thanked all the nerdy lovers, and gave a BIG throw to Talk Nerdy To Me, Lover.

See. Here I am holding a mic. That dude totally thought I was insane.

I don't remember at that point if I had talked to this person afterwards, or what - as I was just greeting a lot of fans of the site as well ... either way, the big wig found me on Facebook.

(What's even CREEPIER though is that I am insanely tuned into things. I knew a movie needed to be made about what we were doing. I just assumed though that it would be more of a documentary style thing on how I was able to have access to the people that I have access to. Dude, I even met with some directors. This was pre-being homeless pre-skydiving, pre- a lot of things ... but mama didn't raise no fool. I see the analytics, I knew I was doing something right. A movie just felt absurdly logical.)

I then got an email on Facebook from a person thanking me for the screening and exposure on TNTML. I very matter of fact had no idea who this person was. But, I thank EVERYONNE!! Dude, one extra hit to TNTML makes me a VERY happy camper. He ended the email with let me know how I can help you. I suggested lunch.

We then had lunch. It was sushi, in Beverly Hills. Super super super yummy. I'm a big sushi lover. I honestly was so poor at that point, and RIGHHHTTTT at the line of becoming homeless, that sushi was just a welcomed treat. I honestly didn't want anything from this dude, just wanted to tell him my story, and where I see social media going and how it is going to change all of movie marketing. I was just so incredibly thankful that anyone would even listen.

(Thanks again to Ford btw, for the Fiesta from the Fiesta Movement. Had it not been for them, I don't even know if I would have been able to afford the gas to get to that meeting. W00t! W00t)

We left lunch, and I sent him these series of emails on Facebook explaining that movies needed to emphasize community base. It was a little bit until I heard from him again. Dude, I can only imagine what it is like being on the other end of me trying to explain anything to you. I see all of this stuff SO SO SOOOOO matter of fact, but I just act upon it. Like the Japanese proverb, those who know don't tell, those who tell don't know. I have trouble explaining some things to people as far as where things go. I'm partially socially retarded from the fact that my brain literally moves 100,000 miles per minute. Yeah, meditating took me a while to get used to. And also, it's a psychological thing that you have to enter into this world of, ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING HAS CHANGED. MONNEEYYYYYYY is behind social media. Like CRAZYYY money. At the same time as a recession!!! This isn't a dot com boom. It's different. I don't know how to describe it other than the fact that this is a technological revolution. We are literally just taking life, scanning it, and digitizing it. You can say its good or bad til the cows come home. It's happening, whether you like it or not.

Bottom line, we had a series of missed lunches over the last few weeks ... and I just sent him another Facebook note saying, this is who we have on board, this is blah blah blah. YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THIS. The technical component makes it time sensitive, and right now - we have to hustle. All the cards are on the table, and if anyone is smart enough, you can read it. So its not even like we're the only ones in this space. Someone, somewhere, will eventually get it.

He then sent me times that he could meet. I took the absolute earliest time.

I just sat in that meeting and just poured my heart out. I'm not interested in the politics or the BS. My brother is the politician in the family, and dude, he works at the Pentagon. So yah! You go on wit' yo' bad self! If I didn't believe in this project frankly, I wouldn't waste my time. There is SOOOOO much going on with this website some days it just makes my head spin. But that is the most brilliant part about this. It's a feeding frenzy of sorts. I don't ever have down time. This space is BOOOMMMINNNGGGGG right now. It ends up messing with your brain a bit, you just get SO used to juggling so many things ... its nutso! I fucking love it. GREATEST TIME TO BE ALIVEEEE!!! BAHHH!!!

So yeah, I poured my heart out ... he's a supremely cool dude, all BS aside. He digs the Buddhist thing and good karma, total news to my nerdy ears. I just really really really REALLY believe in this. You can tell stories across social media. It's a new art form which enables you to simultaneously market and promote upon execution which enables the readers to become so emotionally invested. It's insane. Fortunately, he digs my insanity. He thinks I am onto something. Which is refreshing to hear ... but honestly, even if he didn't I still wouldn't change a damn thing. I see the analytics, I know we're onto something. WE ARE LESS THAN A YEARRRRRR OLDDDD!!! Are you KIDDING?!?!?!???!!! How does this happen??

I am less interested in making a quick buck off of this flick, or TV series, or whatever it ends up being ... and more into the fact that this will give me tremendous credibility. Sure, I worked for the founder of MySpace, was a B2B financial rep for Verizon, and spent 2 years in movie marketing, 10 years as an actor ... blah blah blah. Why does that matter? I get people, I get tech, and I get good stories.

He sat and listened attentively in his chair with his feet up, and me on the couch ... however all of this excitement aside - I have no expectations from this. It doesn't mean I'm not going to hustle like a mother fucker, but I just had a meeting with a Hollywood god who doesn't think I'm crazy. That in and of itself is pretty kosher with me. He would be smart to act upon it, but even if he doesn't I stand so confidently behind this brand, this script, and this entity that even if he weren't to do something about it, I know its good, and I know I'd figure it out.

Again - this is a no fail situation. I'm homeless but not without a house, broke without being broken, and an honest hustler. I am a crazy good marketer. Like crazy, stupid good. I get this online stuff. And in life, it's not who you know, its who knows you. I am humbled to say, a lot of people are talking nerdy.

But in all seriousness, it is each and every one of you that has made this site any bit successful. To all the staff, which just grows every.single.day. to all the readers, and sponsors - greatly appreciate it. The celebration of Unapologetic Awesomeness definitely continued today ... and I will know more in the very, very, very near future.

Stay tuned. =)

#NerdsUnite

#TNTML Movie Update: Hurdle cleared!

HOLY FUCKING SHIT! What a great day!!!! Alrite, so here's a bit of a play by play of about as much as I can say right now ...

Hollywood totally loves us. The script, is good, like crazy, stupid, good (WTG @Bryceless!). BUTTTTT I had to pull my own weight with the nerds of the world, and get some releases, clearances, copyright BS, and guidelines before proceeding. It took a few weeks, as this space is booming so much right now, everyone is working the hustle.

I totally get it, our nerdy little flick isn't everyone's #1 priority ... BUTTT at the same we're on a complete time crunch, as anything in the tech related field has a pretty small window of awesomeness. BUT HOLY CRAP!! We got it!!! I can't say from what, or from who, or whatever ... but this was our last banana peel on the track, and DUDE!! We've totally one upped to the next level.

It's going to take about another week just until our director comes back from overseas, and a few other things get tied up - but DUDES!!! This was totally holding us up, and now we're good. Like stupid good. Like so good, my brain literally cannot even process a witty line describing how good we are just due to sheer excitement.

BAHHH!! HAPPY DAY!!!! I only have one more thing to say ...

HIT IT POINTER SISTERS!!