Fireball Tim's Blog, page 611
March 10, 2014
Ok, listen up Coffee Lovers… #coffee #give #giving #joy @sarkisiancoffee
If you haven’t figured life out yet, here’s the TIP of all TIPS…
In order to get, you have to GIVE FIRST. And here’s a perfect example…
A while back, the store here in the Bu where I get my favorite home blend coffee stopped selling it. It was Chocolate Macadamia by Sarkisian Coffee. So, instead of trying to find another store, I decided to find the company itself. And lo-and-behold, the awesome power-fuel was owned by none other than Debra Sarkisian in Big Bear, California. Boom.
So I ordered 4 bags and waited in anticipation, only to have my dream juice delivered to my doorstep. But… along with it came a personal thank you note. It made me realize that the products you buy in the stores are sometimes not big manufacturers, but people in small places making great things.
Today, when I received another 4 bags, I was also overjoyed that Debra put in a small coffee candle at no charge. Simply to say thanks for the order.
People struggle with many things in their lives. But the answer to struggle isn’t MORE struggle. It’s peace. If you want more joy, peace, love, happiness… you have to GIVE those things first. You have to THINK those things. You have to have faith that they’ll come to you, despite what you may see. The truth isn’t in what you see with your eyes. It’s what you feel in your heart.
The world isn’t a bad place. It can be better. Even by giving small gifts. A smile. A compliment. A small candle. (I put it right next to my 1893 Chicago World’s Fair Cup.)
Thanks, Debra. The world is a better place because of people like you. And now… it’s time to enjoy some of your awesome coffee. HE SHOOTS, SWISH! AND THAT’S THE GAME!!!!
March 9, 2014
TESLA MODEL E revealed along with FISKER ATLANTIC… #fisker #teslamodele
Although the Tesla you see here is a render, this is the closest we’ve come to seeing what the MODEL E will look like. It’s a BMW killer all the way. Plus, it looks like FISKER will be back in town and they’ll not only be producing more Karmas, but the ATLANTIC you see here is well on the way. So exciting that electric is here to stay.
Today’s DRIVING THE FUTURE… with #Batmobile #ProjectF #Hyundai #Paris #RollsRoyce & #Pagani #design #fast
Some slick concepts today from the boys of the car world. Not everyone gets to get on the Fireball List, but those that do… simply do because they are GIVING COOLNESS to the world. And that, I like. Below, the new Batmobile from the Arkham Game, Hyundai’s Concept, a Pariss Electric Roadster, Roll’s BadBoy and more.
March 6, 2014
Filming nears completion for 5MINUTE DRIVE episode 24 with RODNEY ALLEN RIPPY… @RodneyARippy @shadbalch #5minutedrive #drive #chevymalibu @chevrolet
Great day of filming with my good friend Rodney and the 2014 Chevy Malibu SS. Still have more to shoot Sunday, but this episode should be hysterical. Did you know that Rodney was in The Six Million Dollar Man, a guest on The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson as well as Dinah Shore? Plus, he had convos with George Burns and Sammy Davis, Jr! So cool…
Episode airs Monday!!
Amazing DIGITAL ART just gets better and better… #digitalart #art #alien #ninjaturtles #batman
Incredible art is getting pumped out by some truly renowned hands. There’s no limit and the world has become a really tiny place. This set, from all over the world includes Ratscape, Anton Kokarev, Dave Wilkins, Jae Min Kim, Skottie Young & Zaliti.
HOLLYWOOD HEROINES… for your butt-kickin enjoyment #kickass #art #illustration #babes #heroines
This set, from the great hands of RatScape, Antilous, Dmitry Grebenkov, Ilya Kuvshinov, Ross Tran & Caroline.
ROBOT SUICIDE… A new Sci-Fi HyperShort by Ethan Lawrence #hypershort #robot #suicide #shortstory #scifi @bleedingcool @tordotcom
Depression comes in all forms… unless you’re a Robot. What happens when the two mix? Read on… It’s Today’s Sci-Fi HyperShort.
ROBOT SUICIDE by Ethan Lawrence
My name is David. It has taken over ten years of painstaking preparation and research to plan my suicide. Money had to be earned to buy expensive upgrades. Court cases going back 300 years had to be downloaded and examined for precedence. But most importantly, I had to learn everything there was to know about the science of sentience. Killing myself was never going to be easy. Even the black market computer viruses I bought to reprogram my safety protocols aren’t enough. Survival is hardwired into my system. The only way around them is misdirection – by the time they kick in it will be too late.
Legal warnings flood my system, making sure I am aware of the danger. I beam out a standard “I know what I’m doing” waiver to all nearby receivers. I can feel information flooding in and out of my head. My pre-loaded failsafe programs send signals down every neural pathway, querying the encrypted ID of every one of my chips. I think it will feel good, but I hate it. Forgotten memories and buried feelings flash here and there as old circuits are stimulated and verified. It is like experiencing an abstract expressionist version of my life, incomprehensibly compressed into a few seconds. My energy reserves are critical. My entire system is beginning emergency shut down procedures. Then my safety systems overload and immediately begin shutting me down. My air filtration works overtime sucking in oxygen to generate chemical energy. Trying to save my life. But all external senses cut out. The warning messages stop coming. My body is gone. There’s just darkness, fading memories, and then nothing at all.
Then – awareness comes slowly. I feel confusion, fear, and a few foggy thoughts. There is an abstract sense of urgency. Something pulls on my attention, trying to talk to me. I focus suddenly on a man in front of me. Somehow he is bypassing my external security protocol, which means he has to be plugged directly into my brain.
“Who are you?” I ask, confusedly.
“I am Dr. Adrian Preminger with the Robotics Medical Centre.”
A young female doctor and a male nurse walk into the room. Dr. Preminger identifies them as Dr. Rachel Deming and nurse Alagan Rebis. A religious pendant dangles from a thin silver chain around the doctor’s neck.
“Why would a robot try to commit suicide?” She wonders aloud.
The nurse shrugs then fiddles with a small hand-held computer. “He seems to be insured for organic medical treatment.”
Dr. Deming walks over to me and touches my face, chest and legs, making me shiver every time she touches something organic. “It feels like real skin.”
“Of course it does,” I bellow, angrily. “I am 51% organic. Technically, I am a Bioform, which means I decide my own fate. You should have let me die.”
Dr. Preminger frowns inquisitively. “But why would you want to do that?”
I shake my head, grimacing, hesitant. “I guess…I’m depressed.”
“I never met a robot that got depressed,” mutters the amused nurse.
“I know, I know. Humans feel things,” I snap back, bitterly. “Even sub-microbial life feels things. I’m just a machine. An imitation of life. I can’t write a great novel. Or paint a masterpiece. Or even reproduce. But is it too much to believe that I am a living being with a soul? That, like you, I can feel real pain and hopelessness?”
Dr. Deming removes her religious pendant and places it in my hand. She smiles.
“We believe you, David.”
“You…do? I ask, surprised. “Why?”
“Because,” responds Dr. Preminger. “This is Heaven.”
©2104EthanLawrence
ETHAN LAWRENCE – BIOGRAPHY
Ethan Lawrence has served on the writing staffs of the TV series The Pretender, Murder in Small Town X, Fearing Mind, So Weird and SyFy’s acclaimed series Eureka. He has developed web series for Generate Management/Alloy Entertainment such as Full Metal Alchemist and has sold TV pilots to NBC, ABC and The Gold Company. He wrote the screenplay Hellraiser 5 for Dimension Films, Nevermore for Propaganda Films, Downloader for Stuart Gordon/Red Hen Productions, Mortal Velocity for Warner Bros. Studios, Creepers for Papa Joe Films (based on the David Morrell New York Times bestseller Creepers) and wrote the feature film Asylum for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios/Hyde Park Entertainment.
March 5, 2014
TRANSFORMERS: AGE OF EXTINCTION Teaser Trailer 1… #transformers4 #michaelbay #awesome #destruction
This actually looks a bit serious. Ok, who’s coming with?
March 4, 2014
What’s happening at THE FIREBALL PAD this week?
Stuff be flying like a goat with a plasma booster attached to his tush. Seriously…
• First up, in our home shop, Kathie is heavy into the build of the 2014 SUPERBOWL MASCOT for Arizona. Yes, the Superbowl will be in Arizona. Plus, she’ll be starting a new secret project for THE WHITE HOUSE again. Well, it’s another Ostrich, so the bird’s outta the bag.
• TOYS! Still a designing fool for the upcoming Christmas season. Expect to see some crazy new toys coming from PACIFIC STORM and yours truly. Awesome cars or light and sound. Plus, udder stuff.
• SHOWS! Filming on Thursday with my special guest, RODNEY ALLEN RIPPY. You remember Rodney from the Jack In The Box Commercials of the 80′s? What’s he up to now? I’ll find out. PLUS, the insane new Chevy Malibu SS.
• SHOOTING an all new Ride of the Week today for the Malibu Surfside News. What is it? Well, you need to see next week’s issue, but this week’s is out tomorrow. I’ll be at The Pepperdine Track & Field at 2pm today if you want a sneak preview.
• New HYPERSHORT on Thursday…
• TODAY? Off to the shop to check on Ben Affleck’s car and see what’s up. Photos tomorrow of all things cool.
And don’t forget…
If you think you are beaten, you are;
If you think you dare not, you don’t;
If you’d like to win, but think you can’t,
It’s almost a cinch you won’t.
If you think you’ll lose, you’re lost,
For out in the word we find
Success begins with a fellow’s will,
It’s all in the state of mind.
If you think you’re outcasted, you are;
You’ve got to think high to rise.
You’ve got to be sure of yourself before
You can ever win a prize.
Life’s battles don’t always go
To the stronger or faster man;
But soon or late the man who wins
Is the man who thinks he can.
Walter D. Wintle
