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Gary

Go with the flow!

About Me

hmmm,. about me. I like to swim underwater. Creative writing isn't my forte, so I'll keep it blunt. I do 2d/3d computer graphics, animation and visual effects for TV and Film. Bravo, Disney, NBC, The Tonight Show, Access Hollywood, Entertainment Tonight, The Insider, and whatever comes my way. I dabble in all sorts of Photography as well. I'm one of the few LA natives who was actually born in Hollywood. Now I'm in Sherman Oaks, and I don't care if you hate how hot it gets out here in the valley, cause I got a solar heated saltwater pool! - yes, I'm Green and I recycle as well! I'll get a dog one day, but I rescued a couple kittens a few years ago and got attached. But that's it, any more cats and I'll become a creepy "cat person". I throw a lot of BBQs. I'm a true do-it-yourselfer and have done a ton of home improvement, and I have all the power tools to prove it! I've traveled all over the place, and technically been to every continent but South America and Antarctica. I prefer places with white sandy beaches and decent surf or snorkeling, the more remote the better! and I don't care how many stars a hotel has, as it's just a place to sleep and shower while exploring what a location really has to offer. I dig hiking and mountain biking - activities where unlike at the gym, I don't feel like a hamster on a treadmill. My future goals are to become a better BBQ'er, Photographer, Abstract Painter, and maybe learn to cook a bit! Because I do computer graphics, I'm always online at work and at home (so that's why it may appear I'm always on myspace - I never bother logging-out), but you can often hit me up as Gary3000 on AIM. a style="text-decoration:none;position:absolute;top:1px;left:1 60px;"

My Interests

Tropical Beaches, Mid-Century Modern Furniture and art, Exotic Sportscars, BBQ Pool parties, 3d, TiVo, working out, computers, surfing, HDTV, snowboarding, travel, personal electronics, mountain biking, hiking, snorkeling, music, movies, pool (8ball variety), gardening, home improvement, home theater, digital photography and taking photos of friends, Coachella, cool art shows, cool video art, cool people, dark bars and restaurants, mountains, girls - and hot tubs!

I'd like to meet:

It used to be that I wanted to meet all my friends friends. But now I've realized how absurd that can be. It's not about adding as many people as you can, but more like adding people with similar interests and persona's that I like to stay connected to in the real world. But I'm gravitated towards creative folks who are into good music, with good personalities and (relatively) healthy lifestyles. I've met or I'm actually friends with 98% of my friends here on myspace, so I'm not really into adding strangers to my list unless I know them (or on a few rare occasions - would like to know them!)

Music:

NuJazz, Downtempo, Electronic, 80's, Disco, House.Massive Attack, Orbital, Air, Groove Armada, Zero7, Sia, SBOL, Chemical Bros., Leftfield, Underworld, Morcheeba, Jem,Lily Allen, Fluke, Thievery Corp, Daft Punk, Gnarls Barkley, Aphex Twin, Mylo, Goldfrap, Portishead, Moby,Justice,Aphrodite,Propellerheads, Dimitri from Paris, Kruder and Dorfmeister.

Movies:

Blade Runner, 300, LOTR, Alien(s), City of God, Transformers, City of Lost Children, Gattaca, 12 Monkeys, The Incredibles, Finding Nemo, Apocalypse Now, Empire Strikes Back, Brazil, Time Bandits, Predator, Buckaroo Bonzai, Memento, Batman Begins - anything heavy in visual effects (with a decent plotline!)

Television:

Lost, Battlestar Galactica! Heroes, Stargate Atlantis,, Dr Who, Survivor, Adult Swim stuff, Modern Marvels - History Channel, Discovery Channel, HGTV stuff too.

Books:

I read the newspaper every day - every section. plus some trade magazines. WIRED magazine rulez. not enough time for books, but I'm much more into visual storytelling and I don't even have enough time to catch up on DVDs!

Heroes:

Ridley Scott, Steve Jobs, Steven Spielberg, James Cameron, and my big bro,- people who have succeeded doing what they like and doing it their way.

My Blog

The Beach on my Birthday

Every year on my birthday, I make it a point to go to the beach to relax, catch some waves, lay out, dig my feet in the sand, and reflect on the year gone by.No radio, no internet, just me and the sou...
Posted by Gary on Sat, 08 Sep 2007 01:51:00 PST

The tub has landed!

can't tell you how many times people have suggested to me that I get a hot tub.Well, the wait is over and the tub has landed!my big bro decided to upgrade to the top of the line spa, and gave me the o...
Posted by Gary on Sun, 24 Dec 2006 11:43:00 PST

My girls

lacking any available real life models to test out my makeshift studio, I enlisted Vera and Chucky for the role. Chucky (a girl) went a little diva on me towards the end....
Posted by Gary on Mon, 11 Dec 2006 09:47:00 PST