| | Aiya! A little over a month has passed since the last entry and while a decent amount has transpired I'll just make a note of this past weekend's activities.
Wednesday night I flew down with Mike Wang, one of the producers for NBA 2K7 and Dave Washburn, the mocap supervisor (hereafter known as "the sup", and my boss) to Los Angeles to House of Moves for a PR mocap shoot with NBA players.
That night Mike, Dave, and I went to K-town to get some Korean bbq, and I suggested we go to Manna. Their bbq is good, and at $15 for all you can eat, it's a really good deal. The Craw joined us, and needless to say we stuffed ourselves silly, finishing off 6 platters of meat between the four of us! Buncha fatties, I say ...
The next morning consisted of the PR shoot and demo of NBA 2K7 on the PS3. The PS3 looks sleek, and the game plays pretty well. We got the PR and the data we needed, but the shoot came to a premature end when Atlanta native and rising star Dwight Howard rejected a shot and sent the ball flying into the camera truss at a high velocity. All in all, it was fun to rub elbows with some rising young stars. I found Dwight to be like a kid in a candy store, but he's a rather big kid at 6'11", 265 pounds! When I just looked in awe at his height he just grinned at me and said, "Hey, man, it's the shoes." We got to talk some ATL, and when I saw him dancing in front of the cameras and called for the Bankhead Bounce he grinned and gave me a high-five. Here's a shot of me and the fellas:
From left to right we have Out of Shape Fatty, Shaun Livingston, Corey Maggette, Dwight Howard, and Andre Iguodala.
Buy NBA 2K7! It's a far superior game than NBA Live! If there's any doubt, look at all the reviews. IGN gave NBA Live a 6 (their Xbox version got a 4.9!!!) while NBA 2K7 got an 8.3. Now if only that would also translate into market share ...
After the shoot I headed over to Alan's house. Yes, Alan Chen, former roommate extraordinaire, and all-around lovable dude. Man, it's been almost 4 years since I'd last seen him, and he hasn't changed much, except he's got more hair these days. Thursday night was spent chilling and relaxing. Friday during the day I spent "working", taking a trip out to Camarillo to install some software for the guys at Kush Games. They make NHL 2K7 and will release MLB 2K7 in the spring. NHL 2K7 plays very well and MLB is looking very, very good.
Friday night I got to hang out with Jeffrey. I picked his butt up from Fobhambra, er, Alhambra, and we headed down Melrose to do some sightseeing and shopping. We later met up with The Craw and grabbed dinner at a yakitoriya, which was very, very good. Why is it that every ethnic restaurant is done better in cities other than Atlanta? Later we headed over to Alan's place to hang out.
Saturday Alan, Claudia, and I went to the beach. It was so sad; Claudia went running, and every 5 minutes or so she would call to ask where we were, and every time she called we were stuffing our fat asses:
Claudia: "Hey, I'm at such-and-such point. Where are you?"
Us (high as a kite): "Uh, we're eating funnel cake!"
5 minutes pass.
Claudia: "Hey, I'm at such-and-such point. Where are you?"
Us: "Um. We're eating ice cream."
5 minutes pass.
Claudia: "OK, I'm heading back. Where are you?"
Us: "Yeah. We're eating corn dogs."
Afterwards we chilled in Alan's jacuzzi. It was so nice! After showering, we decided to go to a hip-hop club that played old school hip hop. Man, it was awesome, listening and dancing to GOOD hip hop, not crappy radio junk (Holla Back, Bootylicious). The crowd was awesome, too. All in all, a very good and fun night.
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