A picture of my apartment from gmaps.

you can not copyright an idea

I knew that, but I'm reading up on copyright law.
This made my day: According to copyright.gov one also can not copyright an Elvis sighting.

How do I protect my sighting of Elvis?
Copyright law does not protect sightings. However, copyright law will protect your photo (or other depiction) of your sighting of Elvis. File your claim to copyright online by means of the electronic Copyright Office (eCO). Pay the fee online and attach a copy of your photo. Or, go to the Copyright Office website, fill in Form CO, print it, and mail it together with your photo and fee. For more information on registration a copyright, see SL-35. No one can lawfully use your photo of your sighting, although someone else may file his own photo of his sighting. Copyright law protects the original photograph, not the subject of the photograph.

this ones great too

Can I get a star named after me and claim copyright to it?
No. There is a lot misunderstanding about this. Names are not protected by copyright. Publishers of publications such as a star registry may register a claim to copyright in the text of the volume [or book] containing the names the registry has assigned to stars, and perhaps the compilation of data; but such a registration would not extend protection to any of the individual star names appearing therein. Copyright registration of such a volume of star names does not confer any official or governmental status on any of the star names included in the volume. For further information on copyright protection and names, see Circular 34, Copyright Protection Not Available for Names, Titles, or Short Phrases

20 mile bike ride

I don't think I mentioned this: I'm not running the half-marathon this sunday. I'm sad about it. I haven't trained and don't want to risk injury. I have really backslid this holiday season with eating and sitting and playing RockBand 2 at my parents' house. So yeah. Now I'm trying to get back into regularly exercising again.

So last Monday I rode 14.5 miles. 10 of those miles were with Cynthea and Nelson. We rode from their house to Prospect Park, ate dinner with Sara, then rode back. Afterward, I took the N train back into Manhattan and got off on Central Park South. Then rode through the park to Harlem.

Today, I had an interview with film production company located in Astoria. I rode my bike over the Queensboro Bridge for the first time. Bridges usually annoy me because it's very hard to find correct directions online for the bike path. Therefore I can't prepare very well. I wish I had a GPS. I wish I had money to afford a GPS. I know the directions maybe just a wonky as google maps but at least I'd have a map with me at all times. I could buy a city folding map of all boroughs...but it wouldn't have the You Are Here cursor.

Anyway then had lunch with Cynthea near St Marks. Then sat in Au Bon Pain using up their free wifi applying for jobs. I think I average applying for 5 gigs a day, yet haven't worked up the courage to start cold calling companies I've worked for in the past.

After that I rode home via 8th ave. Horrible, horrible. 8th ave is ok until 23rd street. The 30's 40's and 50's are just a battle for who belongs in the bike lane. Sometimes its for bikes, sometimes its for cabs who hate cyclists, sometimes its for people wondering around like Sims. Sometimes the people are walking against traffic instead of the huge sidewalk the city provided. Sometimes people are trusting God (to the point that God must be very annoyed) by walking in the street with the flow of traffic not seeing a damn thing approaching behind them. Sometimes cars and trucks are double park blocking bike which is illegal yet everyone, including asshole police officers do it. So although there is a clearly printed bike starting where Hudson becomes 8th Ave to where 8th ave becomes Fredrick Douglas Blvd (except the Port Authority block. That's a high school parking lot at 3:05)no one gives a sh*t.

Ok, well I will just try to avoid 8th ave in midtown during rush hours from now on.

Mark

I made this a few weeks before xmas while I was in my RENT phase again. I had an idea for a xmas animated card using character from the show, but it became too celebrate to finish before xmas. Oh and I don't have Flash.

So, I went to Kansas for a weeks and started a pixelation project using my dad's mustang. I really love that car, but the car does not like snow, ice or all wheel drive. Anyway the project got big and I quit for a the time being to make some cash. This past weekend I drove a cargo van for a film production in Queens and Sleepy Hollow while freezing and drawing a storyboard for another short film. Both projects are over now.

Still looking for more cash gigs because employment doesn't even cover my rent. Thankfully, my landlord has been understanding. My mini storage was not so much. They have a policy that after a payment is late the renter must personalty come in and make a payment. Well I haven't made a payment since I lost my credit card that the account was linked to. And so my account was overdue beu had threatened to clip my lock and begin the auction process today, if I had not pay a significant portion of the bill yesterday. So, after depositing my check I ran over to storage. When that was settled I went up to grab my video, The Bawdy Guard, (a movie I made in high school). I got lost in a time warp of pictures and sketchbooks. This all made me think about how I really need to finish the film I was diligently working on in September. Materials cost money. Speaking of costly materials.I never realized how expensive a 50 sheet pad of Bienfang Graphics 360 Marker Paper was. 10 bucks at AI Friedman. I bought tracing paper instead.