I get a shout out.

I was mystified why I suddenly added 300 new Twitter followers this week until someone told me that my Twitter profile was mentioned by Alex Albrecht on Diggnation. I thought it  was due to my urbane and clever observations on life. Nope. Halo effect.

the 6th photo from the 6th page is a ghost. eerie.

Got tagged by Rudy Jahchan to participate in this 666 Meme that forces you to post the 6th picture on the 6th page of your Flickr account, then tag six more schmoes to do the same. Evil. But since I know the Elder Ones will return (prematurely) if I don’t comply, here’s my pic. It’s, appropriately enough, from Halloween.

I call forth:

1. Micki Krimmel
2. Tim Shey
3. Brigitte Dale
4. Cali Lewis
5. Halcyon
6. Ryan Block

Lately I’ve been getting a lot of emails, replies and direct messages from folks wanting to pitch me their TV show/web-series/blog/book/podcast/acting reel and even the occasional movie script.  Sorry, but, notwithstanding my job title, I’m not looking for unsolicited internet submitted ideas nor is it the way I find new clients. The recent volume of unsolicited material kept growing so I had to recently post this on Facebook, but it very much applies to all my social media outlets:

Hi New Facebook Friend! Please note that I don’t take pitches via FB or other social networks. I hope you understand that it’s nothing personal nor is it reflective of your ideas – just that I don’t have the bandwidth to read/view/listen/assess/respond to all the material that gets sent my way. Thanks for understanding.

The traditional way one gets an agent is by having someone that the agent knows and trusts submit material or a name for the agent’s consideration. Often, other colleagues at the agency are consulted before the agent decides to represent someone. That’s how it works.

I'm not in this picture.

Comic Con was impossibly crowded this year, with people literally unable to move in some of the main thoroughfares. Clearly nerd culture is now pop culture – although I have to say that comic book nerds make internet nerds look like UFC fighters.

The Dr. Horrible panel with Joss Whedon showed off the popularity of straight to online content and new stars like Felicia Day and Alex Albrecht were stopped by fans everywhere they went. It was an exhausting but rewarding weekend. Glad I got to meet so many great people in the comic book and new media industries.

You can check out my Comic Con photos here.

I’m really impressed with the iPhone WordPress application. It’s free and allows you to post text and pictures easily from anywhere. This post was written from my new, much admired and for the moment, quite rare, 16GB black iPhone.

I’m using this place as a launch point to my my social media presence. Not likely I’ll post here too often as most of my writing is found on Twitter (when it’s personal) and Boot to the Head (when it’s about martial arts). I’m also on Facebook, LinkedIn and FriendFeed.

Thanks for dropping by.

BTW, Boing Boing did acknowledge that I am, in fact, the “undisputed deadliest man alive.” They couldn’t put it on the internet if it wasn’t true.