The World of Cris Mateski

2009-04-12T09:40:00.000-07:00

Just a reminder that this blog has been moved to Wordpress and is now called Random Ramblings of Cris feel free to surf on over and check it out.

technorati update, just ignore this

2008-08-02T18:03:00.001-07:00

Technorati Profile

And the Winner is . . . . . . .

2008-08-02T17:15:00.001-07:00

Well, in the short amount of time I have been using it, I would have to say that wordpress wins hands down. It is just as easy to use, but allows you to get as in depth and complicated as you want. So if you have been reading this on Blogspot, this will be the last post. From here on out you will need to go to www.CrisMateski.wordpress.com In other news I now have an account with Twitter, so

WordPress

2008-07-28T19:48:00.001-07:00

Don't know if I am going to keep this, but I have opened an accountat wordpress to see if I like it better then Blogger. You can find itat crismateski.wordpress.com For now I am going to just double postuntil I decide if I like it or not. Let me know in the comments which format you like better, not that I will pay attention to it or anything.C.

Not so Great Comic-Con 2008 coverage (post 5)

2008-07-27T12:08:00.001-07:00

Ok, just a quick post, just saw the panel for Hamlet 2, looks so bad it will probably be good.Just a quick song quote "Rock me, Rock me, Rock me sexy Jesus"C.

Not so Great Comic-Con 2008 coverage (post 4)

2008-07-27T11:18:00.001-07:00

Well, we did not make it into the Mythbusters panel last night, we were close, only about 500 people back in the line when the room hit capacity at 1100. So, we decided to go get some dinner. After walking about 7 blocks up 5th from the convention center we found Henrys Pub. I had a ChiPoodle Chicken sandwhitch and garlic fries that was great, and Paige had some kind of buffalo wrap. You

Not so Great Comic-Con 2008 coverage (post 3)

2008-07-26T22:45:00.001-07:00

Not so Great Comic-Con 2008 coverage (post 3)Well, I am tired and the feet are throbbing and that means it is a good con so far. We have finished daytime programming for Saturday, and are sitting outside in line for the myth busters panel. We went to a couple of panels today, and had one we were not able to get in to (Attack of the Show), and it looks like we may not be able to get into this

Not so Great Comic-Con 2008 coverage (post 2)

2008-07-25T16:31:00.001-07:00

Ok, so first off I need to clarify, it is not the Comic-Con which is not so great, it is the coverage that is not so great. the last post was while I was waiting for the "Big Bang Theory" to begin, and it was well worth the wait. It was probably one of the best panels I have seen at comic con, and definitely the best of the year so far. Since then I have been to the spaced panel which is the

Not so Great Comic-Con 2008 coverage (post 1)

2008-07-25T09:38:00.001-07:00

Well, I am at comic con again this year, and have some time to kill. I am currently sitting in room 6CDEF waiting for the "Big Bang Theory" Panel to begin. I will let you know how it was later if I get around to typing more. Yesterday, I went to two panels. The first was about the new Knight Rider tv series. I was kind of excited about it, but from the clips they showed, I think they will

Guy gets dwi while riding ice chest

2008-06-13T21:33:00.001-07:00

Guy Scores Himself A DWI On Cooler Scooter - GeekologieI don't know what is better, that this guy got a dwi for this, or the response he gives.

Man fined after assulting teen with .......

2008-05-29T13:20:00.001-07:00

a hedgehog, yep, that is it. Still trying to get an update done, but this news story was to good not to share. here isthe link http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2008/05/29/1520448-man-is-fined-for-throwing-hedgehog-at-teen

This is a test of Scribefire

2008-05-22T21:56:00.001-07:00

This is only a test of a new blog tool, but a lot has changed in my life recently, and more is changing

2007-04-01T14:41:00.000-07:00

Well, not really a whole lot has happened lately. Paige and I got an apartment, or actually a back house. It is really nice, located in San Antonio Heights. Yes, I know, you have not heard of San Antonio Heights, but don't feel bad, most people have never heard of it. It is a very large town (1.4 square miles) in the foothills of Mt Baldy in San Bernardino County. It is not a huge place

2007-02-25T17:41:00.000-08:00

I don't really have anything to blog about, but I am bored and have a wifi connection, so I figured why not. I guess the not would be that I have nothing to say, but I am going to ignore that. I am sitting here on stage 46 at CBS Television City "working" on the live broadcast of Grease you're the one that I want. Everything I have done today i could have accomplished by 8am, I was in at 7.

2007-01-24T17:48:00.000-08:00

I do not have a scan of it as of yet, but I have gotten my first photo in the newspaper. It is a shot from an apartment fire in Claremont, and it ran in the Sat edition of the Claremont Courier. I will get a scan of the paper and article on line shortly, probably tomorrow.C.

Wedding Stuff

2007-01-13T16:54:00.001-08:00

Engagement Originally uploaded by Crismateski. Well, just a couple of things to update. The first is that we have a little website for the wedding, Right now there is not a whole lot on it, but information will be added over time as we get closer. You can find the page at http://www.theknot.com/ourwedding/CrisMateski&PaigeMoore I have also set up a little photo site at http://

2007-01-12T18:03:00.000-08:00

I know I have not updated this in a while, but I am doing it know, so dont bug me about it. (you know who you are) So, anyways, this last Wednesday Paige and I took a trip to Lake gregory to look at a location for the wedding. It was pretty nice, but not the right spot. I had the brilliant idea to use it as an excuse to go the rest of the way up the mountain to Big Bear. I had not been to Big

Sad

2006-11-10T23:47:00.000-08:00

IMG_9523 Originally uploaded by Crismateski. This is not my ranchero, but it is a photo I took. It makes me think of my poor ranchero rotting in the driveway. I really dont want to sell it, but I cant afford to fix it up either. The catch is, to get what I should for it, I have to fix it up some. But then when I get it back on the road, I will not be able to let it go, it is kind of a

2006-11-10T16:09:00.000-08:00

This is something that is going around myspace, I do not know who wrote it to give them credit, but if I find out I will add that informationIt's the Soldier, not the reporter, who has given us freedom of the press. It's the Soldier, not the poet, who has given us freedom of speech. It's the Soldier, not the campus organizer, who has given us freedom to demonstrate. It's the Soldier, not the

Breakwater Lighthouse

2006-10-10T22:31:00.000-07:00

Breakwater Lighthouse Originally uploaded by Crismateski. I have posted some photos from the cruise on flickryou can find them here - - - - - > http://www.flickr.com/photos/cmateski/sets/72157594308636594/I will be adding more over the coming days, I had almost 2000 photos over the 4 night trip, so it is taking me a while to sort through everything. Most of what is there has not even

2006-09-29T22:15:00.000-07:00

Well, it is official, as of Tuesday Sept 26 at about 10:30pm I am Engaged. More photos to come

2006-07-06T22:32:00.000-07:00

So I am back from havasu, and back to work at NBC. Havasu was great, way to hot at night, but we only suffered the first night. It was holding at about 95 degrees overnight, so it was impossible to sleep in the tent, luckily there was a camper in the group so we were able to crash on there floor. Othere then that the weather was great. There was a thunderstorm each evening lasting only about

2006-06-29T15:39:00.000-07:00

So this is my second post in one week, it has been a long time since I have done that. I am officially laid off from NBC, yesterday was my last day, but I go back next wednesday and will have a week and a half of work. They also are planning on using me enough that they got me an NBC badge yesterday, which is a very good thing. I would prefer to be working in the Electric Shop at CBS, but I

2006-06-25T14:45:00.000-07:00

Ok, this has been a long time, and somebody who will remain nameless was complaining because I had not updated it and they had nothing to read at work. So, here is an update. This update by the way is the first update that will be done via my new Toshiba laptop that I got last Tuesday.Well, the Union thing is taking off for me. I Still don't have a permanent spot anywhere yet, but it is

3 Percent Fee On Cell Phones(Including Yours & Mine) Started 107 Years Ago

2006-01-18T11:48:00.000-08:00

Anybody who has ever tried to decipher a cell phone bill knows how tough it can be. One of the charges is a 3 percent fee on every cell phone bill in America. The origin of the tax predates the invention of the cellular phone by nearly a century.read more | digg story

Google: We Won't Pay Broadband Cyberextortion

2006-01-18T11:44:00.000-08:00

BellSouth and Verizon have been trying to force big Web sites to pay extortion-type fees if the sites want adequate bandwidth, with Google a prime target. But Google has news for them: It won't pay.read more | digg story

My first DIGG.com frontpage "The Axial Vector Engine"

2006-01-10T11:31:00.000-08:00

I just had my first story promoted to the first page on Digg.com. No, I am not the author, digg is a sight for finding stories hidden on the net and bringing them to a spot where people can find them. If you have never been there, you really should check it out, it is worth the time. As far as the story I posted, it is on the new Axial Vector engine, yes I know, it sounds boring, but if you

18 Tricks to teach your body

2006-01-03T17:40:00.000-08:00

Learn how to Experience supersonic hearing, feel no pain, fight fire without water, stop the world from spinning, thaw your brain, wake the dead,breathe underwater!read more | digg story

Jet Powered Human Flight

2006-01-02T23:49:00.000-08:00

A skydiver with jet engines strapped to his feet jumped from a balloon. He was the first human to fly a jet without a jet. Here is a video of the event: http://www.bird-man.com/video/rocket_bird_inet.wmvread more | digg story

Man unaware he had been shot in the head.

2005-12-30T14:34:00.000-08:00

"A man who woke up and found his head bleeding, drove to work and left a note for his boss before going to the hospital to find he had a bullet lodged in his brain, authorities said."read more | digg story

Bender Prototype ships in Tokyo?

2005-12-27T14:31:00.000-08:00

This home robot can do all sorts of tasks, but owners say he is sometimes irritating. He interrupts conversations and ignores demands to be quiet. â��One day I found him watching TV, which we never anticipated. Then sometimes he would start dancingread more | digg story

Why Spaghetti Doesn't Break in Half

2005-12-25T18:14:00.000-08:00

Try a little experiment: take a dry spaghetti, and bend it until it cracks. How many pieces do you think you'll get? Two? Wrong. An uncooked spaghetti can break into three, seven or even ten pieces only. Why? Two French physicists have solved the mystery.....read more | digg story

My Victims Become My Art! (Images)

2005-12-25T18:12:00.000-08:00

A photographer was accused of lying in wait to take his pictures instead of warning people of the danger that lay ahead in the road.read more | digg story

Bad

2005-12-22T18:09:00.001-08:00

Bad Originally uploaded by Crismateski. Have you been Naughty or Nice

2005-12-22

2005-12-22T18:09:00.000-08:00

2005-12-22 Originally uploaded by Crismateski. Kind of sad but this is the way the world seems to be going

Commodore Joins the 21st Century

2005-12-21T15:27:00.000-08:00

Commodore is coming back to the US with three products that will be unveiled at CES in January: the Commodore Multimedia Tower, Commodore MediaBox and the Commodore Navigator.read more | digg story

Video of a lotus being chased by an apache helicopter

2005-12-21T14:06:00.000-08:00

The super quick lotus exige is put in a handling bout against an apache attack helicopter. Not surprising who won.read more | digg story

Stop Illegal Immigration

2005-12-21T13:47:00.000-08:00

A group promoting an extravegant new fence along the US - Mexican border.Eight feet of coiled barbed wire, ditches, fences, patrol roads, cameras and motion sensors.read more | digg story

Simpson's : Springfield finally located

2005-12-21T11:41:00.000-08:00

Just view the map..read more | digg story

Matt Groening talks about the future of Futurama.

2005-12-16T17:18:00.000-08:00

Davied X. Cohen is quoted in the Sydney Morning Herald as saying, "My current estimate is that we're starting tomorrow."read more | digg story

Southern Ice Storm Renders Many Powerless

2005-12-16T13:42:00.000-08:00

the title covers it allread more | digg story

Sign the STOP THE MADNESS-Support the President and our troops petition

2005-12-16T13:08:00.000-08:00

like the title saysread more | digg story

Why AMD-MHz don't equal Intel's

2005-12-15T21:54:00.000-08:00

Ever make this off-the-cuff comment? "AMD is only clocked at 2.8GHz, while Intel is at 4.0GHz! Intel is much faster." Learn why it's not such a good idea to say that in the company of those who know.read more | digg story

Official: access gmail from your mobile..!!

2005-12-15T17:41:00.000-08:00

yeah i know there have been other althernatives.. but now its official from google..!read more | digg story

2005-12-15T11:22:00.000-08:00

Ok, I came across a website that translates into Japanese. So, running my name through it, this is what I got.This is what the name "Cris" looks like in Japanese: It is pronounced "KURISU". (Consonants are pronounced more or less the same way as in English. "I" sounds like ee in meet, but shorter. "U" sounds like oo in hook, but with less rounding of the lips.)I just thought it was interesting,

32-inch HDTV is smaller screen size than old 32-inch TV

2005-12-15T11:12:00.000-08:00

That new 32-inch HDTV you want may not be as big as you think. How much bigger than your old 32-incher is it? Actually . . . it's smaller! Read on to avoid an expensive mistake.read more | digg story

Comunists for Tookie

2005-12-15T10:57:00.000-08:00

HDTV Video Camera for $799 Next Year?

2005-12-15T10:56:00.000-08:00

News.com is out with an article on a new cheap chip that they say may drop the price of HDTV video cameras to $799 next year.read more | digg story

Boeing 747 vs. 2 cars by Top Gear

2005-12-14T16:20:00.000-08:00

The Top Gear guys are at it again. This time they check what happens when a car drives behind a Boeing 747 at full thrust. What a great video by Top Gear.read more | digg story

ChrismaHaunaKwanzakah Help Line

2005-12-14T14:43:00.000-08:00

Okay, so Virgin Mobile apparently has a hysterical phone line you can call up for help shopping for a cell phone this umm, time of the year. Call 1-888-353-7667 and make sure you go through some of the menusread more | digg story

How do you say D'oh in Arabic

2005-12-13T20:22:00.000-08:00

Homer Simpson or Omar Shamshoon?read more | digg story

newly weds

2005-06-28T14:12:00.000-07:00

newly wedsOriginally uploaded by Crismateski. Well, they went through with it, Twink and Amy are now man and wife. A few more photos are available at http://flickr.com/photos/cmateski/sets/514797/ I will try and get some more posted, but I have to tough them up first, the ones posted are straight off of the camera.This is a link to where they got married, they were in the white house, and

Vic Edelbrocks Garage

2005-04-09T23:21:00.000-07:00

Vic Edelbrocks GarageOriginally uploaded by Crismateski. I was going to do a post on this, but I dont think I could have summed it up as well as the club president did, so here is what he wrote.EDELBROCK TOURWhat a great sunny day it was. This was the first non-rainy weekend I've had at home since, well I don't remember when. It was Easter weekend and Saturday Vic Edelbrock Jr. opened his

Front view

2005-03-19T22:34:00.000-08:00

Front Originally uploaded by Crismateski. Well, I have not done a great job of keeping this up to date, but I have done really well at not complaining, until now. This post is a rant, you have been warned, I have nothing good to say, I am just complaining, if you read past here you will just be reading how frustrated I am. If you live locally you may have heard that a car went over the edge

top view

2005-03-19T22:27:00.000-08:00

top Originally uploaded by Crismateski.

Wood View Rd Chino Hills CA

2005-03-01T10:02:00.000-08:00

Wood View Rd Chino Hills CA Originally uploaded by Crismateski. This photo does not really have anything to do with the post, but I have photos working, so I am going to use them. The picture was taken off of Woodview Rd in Chino Hills CA. Now, on to the purpose of the post. I am currently the ASM for the Production of Joseph and the Technicolor Dream Coat at the Haugh Performing Arts Center.

Paige

2005-02-18T18:42:00.000-08:00

she is fine wallpaperOriginally uploaded by Crismateski. Well, Since I am trying to update this, and I have photos working, I thought I would post something. For those of you that don't know I am seeing a great girl named Paige. This is a photo of her that was actually taken on my camera phone (Nextel i860) then I played with it a bit in photoshop. I will look through some of my photos and try

Windmill Chino Hills State park

2005-02-17T09:51:00.000-08:00

windmill cropOriginally uploaded by Crismateski. Ok, I have found a new photo hosting site, so I may be able to get photos in here. I will still be keeping the text america site at http://cmphotography.textamerica.com/ since it is so easy and convienant. So if things get kind of wierd here, you know why.For the test post I decided to use a shot of an antique windmill in the Chino Hills State

2005-02-02T01:10:00.000-08:00

This was emailed to me, so I am not really sure of the true author to give them credit, but I completely agree: The 2005 Revised Version of The Declaration of Independence "We The People Of The United States" The following has been attributed to State Representative Mitchell Kaye from GA. This guy should run for President one day... " We the sensible people of the United States,

2005-01-30T20:44:00.000-08:00

So I know I keep saying that I will update this more often, and it never happens so I am not going to say it this time. I am just going to post this update and we will see what happens. It has been a long time, and alot has happened, so I am just going to touch on things quickely. Paige and I are still together. I Basically quit at Citrus. I am nolonger working in the shop, and with out it

2004-10-16T15:18:00.000-07:00

Ok, so here is an update. My site at http://cmphotography.textamerica.com/ is actually going better now that I have a camera phone to send pictures to it with. I got the brand new Nextel i860. So there are some random pictures added, even some of Paige. I also got my new video camera so I can start getting some news stories again, the only bad thing is I spent a bunch of money on the camera

2004-07-26T17:20:00.000-07:00

Well, I just got home from Comic-Con 2004, and it was a blast as always. This year we added a new person to the group (Robert) and it just made it that much better. The trip did have some snags, but it was still alot of fun. We got a free room at an expensive condo, there turned out to be some problems, but the Free condo was still nice. We had a great view from the tenth floor. On one side

2004-07-04T13:29:00.000-07:00

Ok, I know, I keep saying that there will be an update soon, and they never come. So here is an update, it will not be much, but hopefully it will get me back thinking about the blog and making posts again. Since the last post a lot of stuff has happened, so I will quickly get you up to speed. I was FINALY able to buy a truck about 2 months ago. It was not exactly what I was looking for, it

2004-03-10T13:53:00.000-08:00

Sorry for the VERY long delay, look for an update soon as well as a backlog of some stuff that has happened. C

2003-12-15T23:58:00.000-08:00

Last night as I was leaving the final show for the second weekend of Christmas Is at Citrus College, I was talking to Shaun (Side bar: Shaun is the guy getting me started with video) on the phone. We were discussing the fact that Saddam had been captures so that would be filling the news that night and going out on a story would be useless. We hung up, and not even ten minutes later, he called

2003-12-08T22:32:00.000-08:00

As stated, it has been some long weeks, but things are starting to settle a little bit now. It has gotten to the point in the Christmas Show that we actually get a little bit of free time. We have made it past the tech rehearsals and opening weekend with minimal issues. Shop work relaxes as we clean and organize. What does all this mean? It means that I actually get some time off in

2003-11-30T23:26:00.000-08:00

Sorry for not updating this sooner, but it has been a LOOONG week. I put in almost 80 hours last week, so there was no time for posting here, and the next week will probably be around 60 hours.

2003-11-14T21:55:00.000-08:00

So this last week has been a bit rough, but it will all work out in the end. As Many of you know, we are in the middle of moving. Well, we had to be out of our place by Monday morning, and the new place will not close escrow until the beginning of December. What does all that mean? It means that for the last week, and the upcoming few weeks, we are staying in a motel. It is a bit cramped now

2003-11-03T22:05:00.000-08:00

Today I was just working in the shop, but the group BowFire was rehearsing on stage for there upcoming tour. It wounds amazing. They will be performing on Sunday, it is a little expensive at $32 per ticket, but will be well worth the money. There are still a few tickets left, but I dont think they will last long. For more information on the show, go to http://www.haughpac.com/sun2/bowfire.htm

2003-10-28T23:16:00.000-08:00

I know it has been a while since I have posted, but I have been rather busy. I have basically taken over running the scene shop at citrus, so that has been filling my days. I have also spent a lot of time up at the fires. I have had a few trips up to the fires, but Saturday was the most exciting. I Started at around 3pm, and left the fire a little after 3am. I started off at the northern

2003-10-20T23:58:00.000-07:00

Sorry it has been so long since an update, but I have been a bit busy with work. We had to shows at citrus this last week, and I started with meetings today for the upcoming Dance Concert. The night of Music from film went great. It was a fun show that came off with out a single problem. Then we had Momix, which is interpretive dance similar to Cirque De Solei (I am sure I did not spell that

2003-10-15T23:53:00.000-07:00

Last night and this evening I have been working the rehearsals for "A Night of Music from Film". It looks like it will be a very good show as always. It is a joint show between the music and theatre departments at Citrus College. It involves multiple musical groups from the campus including a wind orchestra, a rock band, and a jazz band, as well as a choir, solo vocalists, and dancers. All of

2003-10-12T16:45:00.000-07:00

So last night I went out to see if I could get anything on the grocery strike. Yeah, there was a strike, and it had to be the most boring news event I have ever seen. It was very dissapointing. No riots, no fires, not even a flipped car. Today, we had an open house. It was rather pathetic, the realtor did not even get the signs up until 2:45, it ended at 3. He was just a tad late. Nothing

2003-10-11T02:10:00.000-07:00

Dont worry, I am going to try and keep politics to a minimum in here, but this is a news article that I think everyone should see. It is from the Associated Press, in regards to touchscreen voting machines. http://apnews.excite.com/article/20031006/D7U0JA900.html If you dont like the idea of having no proof of your vote, go to http://verifiedvoting.org/ to find out what you can do about it.

2003-10-10T02:39:00.000-07:00

If you have already seen this blog, then I am sure you are noticing some differences. Hopefully they are good changes. To the left, you can find some contact information, and to the right, you will find links to some of my favorite sites. If this is your first visit, you will just have to take my word for it that this is a huge improvement. I am sure many changes will come in the future as I

2003-10-09T14:45:00.000-07:00

Today, I have added a few photos to the Landscape folder and 1 to the misc. folder. The photos are all in thumbnail form, so it does not take to long to load even on a slower connection. I will continue to post updates here as I get more photos online. As you view the photos, please, post comments (small link below picture). Tell me what you like, and don't like. You can also post comments in

2003-10-09T00:54:00.000-07:00

Great news, I got the photo server to work, so I have about 15 images online with more to come very soon. The majority of what is there are shots from a training fire in Chino, and From the Williams Canyon fire on September 23, 2002. I will be scanning more images in the next few days. Please feel free to pas the links on to anyone you wish. The more people that see my photos the better. Once

2003-10-08T21:17:00.000-07:00

Well, today I was approved for and received my press credentials through the San Bernardino County Sherriff's Department. So know I am actually official, and I won't have to try and talk my way onto a scene. I have to give credit where it is due though, I could not have gotten the credentials with out the help of Inland News. I said I would try and get some back information posted

2003-10-08T01:25:00.000-07:00

Well, just as I hit post on the previous entry, I heard sirens. This is not uncommon as I live near a freeway, but I took a peak out the window just in time to see a high speed chase go past. I ran to my room, grabbed some shoes and headed for the car. Even though I was going a little over the speed limit, I was not able to catch it before it ended not even a mile from my house. I got

2003-10-08T00:44:00.000-07:00

Well, this is my Blog. I am not a writer, but my Mom keeps telling me that I should take notes on what I do so I can look back on it someday. So, I guess I should start by telling you a little bit about myself. I am 22, Male, live in So Cal, and am currently attending college as a technical theatre major. I work with I.A.T.S.E Local 33 in LA, as well as working at the Haugh Performing Arts Center