Last night I was able to attend two Roofball events. First KPTV came to RFA headquarters to film a feature on the game that will air Sunday 9.13 at 11:00 during the sports segment.
After the camera crew left we headed inside for the RFA decade awards to celebrate the first 10 years of Roofball history. In all 17 awards were bestowed on a few select individuals who over the years have had a great influence on the game. The biggest winner of the night was Dan O’Reilly, who recently appeared on Portland Men on Sports, who not only took home a Builder award but also received the Roofball Player of the Decade Award.
All in all it was another great event for Roofball.
9/9/09
8/5/09
Update time too late
It's been awhile yes? I think I'll just drop a short one here. Work has been busy lately. I've had to rededicate myself to the job. I have become complacent with it and thus got behind on my work. I have an opportunity now to stay out in front, be productive, and most importantly feel like I am creating something.
Of course that's not the only thing going on. Riley is growing by leaps and bounds. She's always been long but has packed on a ton of weight, she used to be skinny, not any more, she's a chunky monkey.
I'm still playing a bunch of sports. I have two softball leagues, with another one scheduled this fall. I've also signed up for a tennis team. I have to get evaluated by a USTA instructor on Monday. I hope that goes well, I have not played tennis since last fall, and my serve will be terrible I'm sure. I plan on getting some swings in on Saturday.
My weekends are packed for the next few weeks, I'm trying to film a new short film, and continuing to record Portland Men on Sports. I'm burnt.
Of course that's not the only thing going on. Riley is growing by leaps and bounds. She's always been long but has packed on a ton of weight, she used to be skinny, not any more, she's a chunky monkey.
I'm still playing a bunch of sports. I have two softball leagues, with another one scheduled this fall. I've also signed up for a tennis team. I have to get evaluated by a USTA instructor on Monday. I hope that goes well, I have not played tennis since last fall, and my serve will be terrible I'm sure. I plan on getting some swings in on Saturday.
My weekends are packed for the next few weeks, I'm trying to film a new short film, and continuing to record Portland Men on Sports. I'm burnt.
7/1/09
2009 RFA Cup
This past weekend I played in my third Roofball event, the 2009 RFA Cup. Going into this tourney I wanted to accomplish a few things.
1. Have a score of 60 or higher.
2. Get back to the semi finals.
3. Never score less than 30 points.
4. Increase my average scoring per game to over 44 points, which would give me the record.
I drew the fourth spot, which means I would be throwing first in the second game of the day. Things could not have gotten off to a better start. My first two throws were arounds netting me 22 points with two throws to go. With one throw left I had 55 points I need a ping or better to get to 60 points, I hit the poll collected the ball and walked off the court with a 61 easily winning my game and what would turn out to be the high score of the tournament and the 10 highest score of all time. Goal #1 done.
I breezed through the second round as well netting a 42, not great but I beat my two opponents and got an automatic bid to the semi's. I was set up against a 2 and a 4 time champion and it was nice to beat them. Both are roofball legends and it was nice to win. And yes goal #2 done.
Before the semi's the announcers and I were talking when one of them told me that he was picking me to win the whole thing, right then I knew I was in for a battle. This happened to me last time and as soon as I heard it I lost, in the semi's.
The semi's started out well and I was leading going into the fourth throw. But then it happened, something that has never happened to me in a game before, something that I was very happy/proud that had never happened to me in a game before. I threw the ball it hit the roof once and bounced over...after announcing to the crowd my displeasure I retrieved the ball, but with 5 points taken off my score. I went to the throw the ball again and once again it hit the roof and bounced over. I couldn't believe it, rarely does the ball bounce over, normally an over is when the person sails the ball completely over. I came back for my next throw and only managed one point on a catch. With 4 throws left my time was running out I threw the ball and once again bounce and over. At this time I knew I would have to get arounds and get lucky. I was only able to manage one more ping to my score leaving me with a terrible 17 and of course losing the game.
So once again I lost in the semi's. The semi's seem to be my worst round even when I got past them in the US Open it was my worst round and frankly I was lucky to get out of it when I did. Goal #3 fail.
I totaled 120 points for the day which brought my average score down to 42 per game for my career, which means I did not reach my fourth goal. I was at 44.5 after my first two but that 17 killed me. If I had not thrown the overs I would have had a 32 minimum.
Having had a couple days to think about it, I’m not too disappointed in losing, just disappointed to bet myself. I’m trying to look at it this way I made it to the semi’s with six players left. Including a 6 time champ, 4 time champ, 2 time champ and a 2 time third place finisher.
Oh well. Next time I'm making past the semi finals and into the medal round.
1. Have a score of 60 or higher.
2. Get back to the semi finals.
3. Never score less than 30 points.
4. Increase my average scoring per game to over 44 points, which would give me the record.
I drew the fourth spot, which means I would be throwing first in the second game of the day. Things could not have gotten off to a better start. My first two throws were arounds netting me 22 points with two throws to go. With one throw left I had 55 points I need a ping or better to get to 60 points, I hit the poll collected the ball and walked off the court with a 61 easily winning my game and what would turn out to be the high score of the tournament and the 10 highest score of all time. Goal #1 done.
I breezed through the second round as well netting a 42, not great but I beat my two opponents and got an automatic bid to the semi's. I was set up against a 2 and a 4 time champion and it was nice to beat them. Both are roofball legends and it was nice to win. And yes goal #2 done.
Before the semi's the announcers and I were talking when one of them told me that he was picking me to win the whole thing, right then I knew I was in for a battle. This happened to me last time and as soon as I heard it I lost, in the semi's.
The semi's started out well and I was leading going into the fourth throw. But then it happened, something that has never happened to me in a game before, something that I was very happy/proud that had never happened to me in a game before. I threw the ball it hit the roof once and bounced over...after announcing to the crowd my displeasure I retrieved the ball, but with 5 points taken off my score. I went to the throw the ball again and once again it hit the roof and bounced over. I couldn't believe it, rarely does the ball bounce over, normally an over is when the person sails the ball completely over. I came back for my next throw and only managed one point on a catch. With 4 throws left my time was running out I threw the ball and once again bounce and over. At this time I knew I would have to get arounds and get lucky. I was only able to manage one more ping to my score leaving me with a terrible 17 and of course losing the game.
So once again I lost in the semi's. The semi's seem to be my worst round even when I got past them in the US Open it was my worst round and frankly I was lucky to get out of it when I did. Goal #3 fail.
I totaled 120 points for the day which brought my average score down to 42 per game for my career, which means I did not reach my fourth goal. I was at 44.5 after my first two but that 17 killed me. If I had not thrown the overs I would have had a 32 minimum.
Having had a couple days to think about it, I’m not too disappointed in losing, just disappointed to bet myself. I’m trying to look at it this way I made it to the semi’s with six players left. Including a 6 time champ, 4 time champ, 2 time champ and a 2 time third place finisher.
Oh well. Next time I'm making past the semi finals and into the medal round.
5/30/09
Just another day
Got up about 8:30 this morning and threw on some crummy clothes and went to fill in at practice for the sand volley ball team. Not has fun as you'd think because the sand was more like dirt. But it was ok, got some exercise which I'm in desperate need of.
Afterwards I drove past the newly opened Pita Pit. I love the Pita Pit, and now there is one on the west side. I stopped in and got one for me and Bree. I came home and hung out with Bree and Riley before Bree had to go to work. She had to take some time off this week because Riley was sick and could not go to daycare. While she was gone Riley and I ate, played around on the floor and had some good rattle shacking time. I put Riley down for her nap, and she slept for about 3 hours, good kid. While she was sleeping I watched some TV including a Sci-Fi movie Ogre, terrible but that's what I was looking for.
She woke up and we played around some more. Bree called and we decided to meet at Costco for some shopping. I put some jeans on Riley and a top that I thought looked good, only later to find out it is a top for pajamas. Anyway while at Costco I found the new release of Punch-Out. One of my all time favorite video games has been updated and rereleased for the Wii. Good times.
We got home and I called in an order to the Olive Garden. I stopped by Target and copied some pictures of Riley, and then picked up the food.
Right now we are watching some Due South episodes (a Bree fav) and digesting our Italian food.
Afterwards I drove past the newly opened Pita Pit. I love the Pita Pit, and now there is one on the west side. I stopped in and got one for me and Bree. I came home and hung out with Bree and Riley before Bree had to go to work. She had to take some time off this week because Riley was sick and could not go to daycare. While she was gone Riley and I ate, played around on the floor and had some good rattle shacking time. I put Riley down for her nap, and she slept for about 3 hours, good kid. While she was sleeping I watched some TV including a Sci-Fi movie Ogre, terrible but that's what I was looking for.
She woke up and we played around some more. Bree called and we decided to meet at Costco for some shopping. I put some jeans on Riley and a top that I thought looked good, only later to find out it is a top for pajamas. Anyway while at Costco I found the new release of Punch-Out. One of my all time favorite video games has been updated and rereleased for the Wii. Good times.
We got home and I called in an order to the Olive Garden. I stopped by Target and copied some pictures of Riley, and then picked up the food.
Right now we are watching some Due South episodes (a Bree fav) and digesting our Italian food.
5/25/09
Dereks day off
With Bree at work it's just me and Riley today. Check out our plans for the day.
1. Nap
2. Play video games
3. Watch disc one of Entourage season 3
4. Go to Annies for a Coney Dog
5. Nap
6. Hook up the 8 bit Nintendo to a 42 inch screen
7. Vacuum
8. Nap
1. Nap
2. Play video games
3. Watch disc one of Entourage season 3
4. Go to Annies for a Coney Dog
5. Nap
6. Hook up the 8 bit Nintendo to a 42 inch screen
7. Vacuum
8. Nap
5/4/09
Teeth
Kid "Uncle Moe this soda is too cold my teefff hurt."
Moe "Oh your teefff hurt, well THAT'S TO FREAKIN' BAD, AND I'LL TELL YOU WERE TO PUT YOUR FREAKIN' SODA AS WELL!"
So Riley if teething right now. Her first one is on the edge of popping through right now. Poor kid, she normally sleeps through the night from 8pm to about 5:30am. The last few nights she'd been getting up at different times. Last night she woke up about 2:30 and we could not get her to go to back to sleep until 5ish.
Moe "Oh your teefff hurt, well THAT'S TO FREAKIN' BAD, AND I'LL TELL YOU WERE TO PUT YOUR FREAKIN' SODA AS WELL!"
So Riley if teething right now. Her first one is on the edge of popping through right now. Poor kid, she normally sleeps through the night from 8pm to about 5:30am. The last few nights she'd been getting up at different times. Last night she woke up about 2:30 and we could not get her to go to back to sleep until 5ish.
4/2/09
Film update #4
Ok so it's been a few days now since the film was turned in. I won't now how we did for another 2 or 3 weeks. I don't expect much, one because I don't want to get my hopes up and two because I know the the flicks I do aren't fantastic works of art. I just hope it's received well and everyone gets it.
If you've seen some of the other films I've done you know that I use very few moving shots and almost everything is locked down. This is for a few reasons, one I have almost zero crew or talent which forces me to be in the film (which I hate) and two it's just plain easy. For those of you who have seen Citadel, you might have noticed that the shot selection is by far above what I normally do, this is mostly due to Sam Garr, my DP (friend who actually does this for a living) on the film. That being said I was happy with the shot selection in this one. We had three dolly shots two that came from me and one that Loren came up with (thank you Loren). Including a shot were we zoomed out and dollied in. It creates a very nice effect. I'm sure you've seen it on TV and in the movies. Basically the characters and the background seem to move in and out.
I'm in the middle of uploading the film but I'm not sure if I'll make it public yet. I'll let you know, and I'll put up another update in a few days.
If you've seen some of the other films I've done you know that I use very few moving shots and almost everything is locked down. This is for a few reasons, one I have almost zero crew or talent which forces me to be in the film (which I hate) and two it's just plain easy. For those of you who have seen Citadel, you might have noticed that the shot selection is by far above what I normally do, this is mostly due to Sam Garr, my DP (friend who actually does this for a living) on the film. That being said I was happy with the shot selection in this one. We had three dolly shots two that came from me and one that Loren came up with (thank you Loren). Including a shot were we zoomed out and dollied in. It creates a very nice effect. I'm sure you've seen it on TV and in the movies. Basically the characters and the background seem to move in and out.
I'm in the middle of uploading the film but I'm not sure if I'll make it public yet. I'll let you know, and I'll put up another update in a few days.
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