When I finally made it into the correct theatre, they had already screened the Top Ten and were working on the individual awards. I figured the only award I would be up for was the Most Original Use of Theme so after they showed the winner was not my film, I was slightly disappointed. The next award for Best Screenwriter showed my name and I freaked out and applauded and some others in the crowd joined in. I didn't even know there was an award for Best Screenwriter and considering my film doesn't have much dialogue it totally caught me by surprise.
I can offically call myself an Award Winning Writer. I also won a NBC mentorship and a shiny trophy!
I brought my kids to the award ceremony and my 7 year old said the best part of the party was the bidet and the heated toilet seat. She is definitely my daughter.
She told me to try it and I told her that I never use someone else's bidet. There was that one time at Morimoto's when I pushed the air dry button and it started blowing air that smelt like ass. I was scarred for life.
Portrait Mode
My buddy George took this iPhone portrait pic and said it was the best picture of me ever. I am not sure how to react.
I attended the screening of former Yankee pitcher Chien Ming Wang's documentary about his comeback, Late Life, followed by a Q&A with him. They said that anyone who asked a question would receive an autographed poster so I thought of any question I could. "Do you still watch Major League Baseball and if so, who do you root for?" The crowd gave an "Oohh" reaction and he grabbed the mic and looked at me and started answering in Mandarin. I had no idea what he was saying so I was hanging on the crowds reaction and waiting for them to laugh so that I could play along. He finished answering, the crowd laughed and I followed suit. The translator says, "I think everyone here knows what he said so I don't need to translate it." What! Then she says, "He said that watching baseball would require hours in front of the television and he is not ready to do that yet." And then I got my autographed poster.
No Rubber!
I went to the after party hoping to meet up with CMW (I don't think he attended) but it was getting annoying trying to eat and drink while holding my precious poster without a rubber band so I went home and immediately framed it in my living room.
when someone from NBC emails you and you accidentally reply to them instead of your wife, "Can you watch the kids on your lunch break?"
Closer...
Whenever I have a meeting with someone from NBC, I always feel like I am in a Seinfeld episode about meeting with NBC.
Chink Links
Chew Girls July 2018 pics