You've seen the original. And if not, where the hell have you been?

This parody might not be funny to a lot of you out there, but I know at least one person (Julian) who will appreciate this to the fullest. Enjoy. It made me laugh early on what is promising to be a busy, busy Friday. Love you all.

I can totally do this. But, seriously, who even knew this was a thing? What the hell? Love the back hair on the second dude. Excellent.

Thanks, Tiffany!

In April or May, my friend Rodney contacted me about cutting together a video his friend Arian had shot.

This is not that video. Unfortunately for you all, that piece is still in wraps since he hasn't launched the event associated with it yet.

Luckily for you all, Rodney did later ask me to cut together this simple little behind the scene film of him painting in the time lapse footage which can be seen on his site. It features music created specifically for Rodney's site by his friend Asen James. The piece was shot by Arian. The time lapse was directed by Kareem Black.

It's not too complex, but it's punchy and effective and nice and short. I think it does a good job at getting the idea across without ever becoming boring. It was a fun little piece to work on and I look forward to more collaborations with Rodney. This sort of thing is a lot of fun for me. He gets something and I get something. Good times for all.

In honor of the unprecedented number of hits I received yesterday (208!), I am going to do something I've yet to do on The Black Laser and share some of the video work I've been doing.

Earlier this summer, friend Arian came to me with this idea that he wanted to put together an installation piece of ink dropping into tanks of water, but slowed down significantly and placed against ambient music. He was putting together a few demos so that he could try and wrangle some money from some folks who had money, i.e., not us, so he could rent a camera that shoots at insanely high speeds. He asked me if I could work my magic on some files he shot using his 5D Mk II. I told him that I would be glad to. It's always fun to help a friend create things, and it is a working relationship I'd like to cultivate which is important. You never know what projects lie in the future. I think it is always best to say yes unless you cannot possibly do what they're asking.

Anyway, these are the resulting videos posted on Vimeo. They look pretty neat in the tiny window, but I suggest clicking through and watching them in HD fullscreen at Vimeo. They look pretty awesome. I hope me manages to get some cash so we can do these right and then project them on walls. That is going to rule.

I think at first viewing they appear pretty simple, and they are, but there are also a lot of speed changes, subtle and not, going on. Enjoy. More work from me when I get home tonight.

Check out more of Arian's work at his site. Shutterblind.com

Good advice. Fits nicely with his How to Write With Style, which I posted back in the old days of The Black Laser.

It's true what he's saying, and part of why you haven't seen a word of fiction out of me in months. Where's my head been at? Real talk.

From Peter Serafinowicz, comes a short documentary by a fictional filmmaker. If you don't laugh at this—especially when he's naming the animals—you are dead. DEAD TO THE WORLD. LIGHTEN UP.

More love. Thanks, Gardner!

Dear Jesus,

Please don't let me find out this is a joke. I do so ever hope that it is genuine.

Sincerely,

The Black Laser.

They're at it again! Here's the just-released infomercial for the 11th Annual Gathering of the Juggalos. So ripe for making fun of.

"You'll probably get laid"... are you kidding me? Ridiculous.

You've seen this video before. It's been making the rounds. The only reason I'm torturing you with it is because I've never seen a video that made me want to punch someone in the fucking face harder than this video has. I would recommend that you enjoy it, but I just don't think it's possible.

A grown man crying over a rainbow? Give me a fucking break, asshole. You want to know what it means, guy? It means that fucking water is refracting light in the atmosphere. Get over it.

Here's another gem.

It's not that many turkeys, jerk. How fucking stoned retarded are you? Fuck you.

In other, less bitter news, the whiskey train has pulled into the station, been attacked by bandits, set on fire, and then exploded. Unfortunately, it was the only one so we won't be able to ride it anymore.

It costs a buck oh five.

Just watch. If you don't get it, read the book.

...Sir Jean Luc Picard, of the USS Enterprise.

...well, not really. But a man can dream can he not? Does he not have a great drummer's face?

This was inspired by the following video which was floating around yesterday.