42 Pixs til my 42nd Birthday - Days 4 & 5

Age 4

Age 5

Two more pictures of young Kenny... Day 4/Age 4, it's me with my cat Kittycup. Can't remember if I named him/her. Day 5/Age 5, me on my inchworm, use to love that thing.

Adventures on the 405

A few hours before going home today my AE asked if I took the 405 home because there was a jacked knife big rig that spilled it's gas all over the freeway and they have closed the the north bound side completely. It was going to take hours to clean up and after the crazy week I actually had the opportunity to get of work a bit early.  I debated on just waiting here at work until it opened back up or braving it and trying to find an alternate route.

Well I wanted to go home and do nothing so I opted to try and find another route. I started driving to Beverly Glen, which goes through the Hollywood hills and exit into the valley where I could pick up another freeway to get home. Well it took me about a half hour just to get to Beverly Glen and when I go there it looked like everyone had the same idea and it was bumper to bumper. I sat there for about five minutes before I gave up and turned around. Headed down Santa Monica Blvd and activated my GPS hoping to find another way. I noticed that a few of the side streets were not crowded and I could still get to Beverly Glen from a different direction. That planned worked and I got to Beverly Glen in no time. Started to head up the hill and it was great, there was traffic but it wasn't bumper to bumper until I got towards the peak of the hill and then it was dead stop. I sat there in traffic for about an hour going only a few miles. I was tired and frustrated as this was my one day when I had nothing planned and I could just go home and chill.

Making a long story, less long. I got over the hill, made my way to the 101 to the 405 (just after the closure), hit the 5 then the 14 and finally got home around 9:30pm. Took me 2 1/2 hours to get home tonight. Only stayed up an hour and watched some TV before calling it a night and just wanting to end this day.

Academic Podcasts

About a year ago I found this fantastic Lord of the Rings podcast from the Tolkien Professor. His name is Corey Olson and he's a professor at Washington Collage and teaches courses about J.R.R. Tolkien. He started recording his classes and putting up as a podcast, then he started actually doing podcasts discussing The Hobbit, Lord of the Rings, Silmarillion and other Tolkien works. I found his discussions fascinating. I'm a huge LOTR/Hobbit/Tolkien fan and the ideas he discussed were amazing. He's been doing the podcast for years and had plenty of back logged shows for me to listen to. I'm currently caught up and listening to his current podcasts, Riddles in the Dark and Silmarillion discussion. Both are entertaining and so much fun. If you're a big Tolkien fan you should be listening to his podcasts.. they are truly amazing, informative and so entertaining.  You can check out his website HERE And you can find his whole slew of podcasts on itunes HERE

Recently, like two days ago I heard about a Harry Potter Academic podcast called Mugglenet Academia. I read the description and thought this would be right up my alley. It's an adult and very academic conversation about Harry Potter and all the elements surrounding it. I immediately downloaded the nine episodes released so far and listen to the first episode today on my way into work... OMG I love it. The professors and expert on the podcast are extremely smart and I love hearing their take on Potter. They bring up things I would have never of thought of. I haven't listen to this podcast as much as I have listen to the Tolkien one but just after half of the first episode I'm sold. I can't wait to hear more. You can download it here from itunes HERE

I love hearing different perspectives and this level of conversations for two of my most beloved literature works of art.

My Gimpy Life Podcast Ep 103

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Show Notes:

Here it is.. the premiere episode of My Gimpy Life CompanionCast

This CompanionCast covers Season 1 Episode 3 - Inspirational

If you haven't seen the episode yet, You can see it HERE

My CompanionCasts for The Guild were a huge hit so when Teal was putting together My Gimpy Life she asked if I would do some for her series and of course I said yes!!

I was on set almost everyday while they shot Season 1. As actors and crew were finished with scenes I would try and speak to them. Get some inside info about the scene they just shot. I also interview Teal Sherer (creator/star) and Sean Becker about the directing. Each one of these CompanionCasts will be episode specific and will vary in length depending on how much bts goodness I am able to gather.

In this CompanionCast I interview Teal Sherer, Sean Becker, Leah Mann, Gabe Uhr & Kristin Ingrim,

I hope you enjoy a look behind the scenes of Season 1 Episode 3 - Inspirational

Kenny

Editing Podcasts... Again

Will this ever end.. feels like I have come home after work for the past month and have worked on a podcast. I know it's not true but sometimes it feels that way. Today I had to edit a new My Gimpy Life CompanionCast since the webisode came out a few days ago and I promised to released the new podcasts a few days after the webisode. So I got home around 9pm and stayed up until about midnight working on episode 103. Luckily for me there weren't a lot of interviews because this episode was shot a few years ago and I didn't know I would be doing the podcast for it.

As of right now I'm all caught up on my podcasts.. actually that's not true because I still need to release a Confessions of a Fanboy, currently a month behind, but unfortunately the only person I have interviewed is my friend Jen but I'm missing one element of that interview and can't release it yet.

I'm also still in the process of starting my brand new podcast The Geek Roundtable.. so many podcasts, so little time. The good thing is I love podcasting and thought it's a very time consuming hobby I wouldn't change it for anything.

42 Pixs til my 42nd Birthday - Day 2 & 3

Day 2 - Age 2

Day 3 - Age 3

Here's my picture for Day 2  and Day 3 of my 42 Pixs til my 42nd Birthday. I'm having a lot of fun searching through old photos trying to figure out how old I look in them. Lot's of them are just guessing at the age. It's tough for me to tell because I'm a little guy.

MASH 4077 Podcast Episode 37

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Show Notes

Kenny Mittleider from Knights of the Guild, Alien Nation: The Newcomers Podcast & Confessions of a Fanboy Podcast, Simon Meddings from Waffle On Podcast, & Al Kessel from Tales from the Mouse House, Fast Forward & Just Because Podcast discuss one of the most successful and longest running television series in history.. M*A*S*H

Today we cover Season 2, Episode #13 - Deal Me Out

37th Episode Overall

Directed by Gene Reynolds
Written by Larry Gelbart & Laurence Marks
Production code K413
Original air date December 8, 1973

Set during the Korean War in the 1950’s

Plot Summary: Sidney Freedman comes to the camp, and joins in the poker game at The Swamp. Radar hits a local with a jeep, although the local is famous for jumping in front of vehicles for the compensation. Hawkeye and Trapper operate on an intelligence officer against regulations. Sidney helps talk around a soldier who wants to kill Frank.
Hope you enjoy it, Kenny

© Geekyfanboy Productions

Long Long Day

Today was such a long day.. longest I've ever had at this new gig. Got up around 6:30, worked on my MASH podcast a bit to finish it up as it was being released at midnight tonight. Got into work around 10:30  because I was expecting a late night.. just not as late as it went. It wasn't stressful or hard work it was just alot of waiting. We were sending out our very first episode of this new series I'm working on to the network and it had to be perfect. We were told we would be getting the cut at 9pm but instead we didn't get it until midnight and then it took a few hours to process and upload.

I was beyond tired when I finally headed home and just as my luck would have it they were doing some construction on the 405 (which isn't new, they been doing work on it for years) but the bad part was they had stopped traffic for some reason and I sat there for 20 minutes in dead stop traffic. I finally got home around 2:30am but couldn't go to sleep until the email with the link to the cut was sent to me and I could send it to the network brass. That arrived at 3am and I forwarded the email and went to bed as I needed to be back to work by 10:30 for a meeting.

Thank goodness this isn't the norm..

42 Pixs til my 42nd Birthday

Here's my first picture... Day 1 - Age 1

Today is 42 days from my 42nd birthday. My bestie Jes was going to do 30 pictures until her 30th birthday and I loved the idea...  but she never started it. So now that my birthday is coming up I wanted to do something similar for my 42nd birthday. But since I already did a picture of day in May I wanted to do something different and it hit me.. why not post a picture a day for 42 days but instead of them being everyday pictures I'll do pictures of me growing up. So Day 1 would be Age 1, Day 2, Age 2 and so on.

I have quite a few pictures of me as a baby/kid but I don't know my exact age in these pictures but I'm going to do my best to try and find ones that represent the age with the day. I think this can be a fun project. Everyone seemed to like my last Pic a Day in May so I hope folks enjoy watching me grow up into the man I am today.

Knights of the Guild #43

Tonight after I got back from the Guild set I sat down to finish my next Knights of the Guild podcast. I did some interviews last week after The Guild cast did their read thru for Season Six. Of course I couldn't ask specific questions about season six but I could get there thoughts on coming back for it.

So here is my quick interviews with Sandeep Parikh, Amy Okuda, Brett Sheridan, Robin Thoresn, Vince Caso, Kim Evey and Felicia Day talking about Season Six of The Guild

Download from itunes http://bit.ly/KotGCast or Listen, get direct download at http://knightsoftheguild.com/

Hanging with My Guild

Today is day 3 of The Guild Season Six and my second day on set. Once again we are at Felicia's house shooting with the same three actors who were here yesterday as well as one new one later in the day.

Once again I spent the majority of my day in the production offices with visits to the set to watch hilarious scenes unfold. But unlike yesterday I did manage to get some interviews for my future companioncast. I did them in the production offices and it was so loud but from comments in the past people tend to like all the chaos happening behind the scenes.

Had lots of fun in the offices today.. as the day progress the jokes get more and more crass. I got to chat with Felicia during lunch which is always fun.

In the Geek and Sundry office there are loads of Guild DVD's and comic books and Felicia was kind enough to let me do a bit of "shopping" since I still hadn't gotten the DVD of Season 5 of The Guild or the latest Fawkes comic book. I also got both trade paper backs.. woo hoo.

So it was another fun and productive day on set of The Guild season six. I won't be back to set until next weekend but I'm expecting it to be a ton of fun with I return.

The Guild is Back!!!

Today was Day 2 or Season Six of The Guild shoot but my first day on set. With this new job it has limited me to only going to set on the weekend which means I'll only be there six of the 15 day shoot. This is a bummer but I'm still going to be able to get all the interviews and I need I just won't be there to witness they being shot.

We were at Felicia's house shooting some scenes. I got there around 9am and they had just begun. I headed to the production office which was Bladezz's garage but has been converted into the new Geek and Sundry Office which Felicia films the series The Flog as well as Told By A Kid series.

In this room was wardrobe, makeup and production. It was also very hot outside and this was air conditioned so the cast would come hang out in between shots.

I didn't plan to record any interviews today since this was the first day of shooting for the cast members so today I was there just to observe and enjoy my Guildie family.

Guild director Sean Becker (Seasons 2 - 5) was not able to join us for Season 6 so we have a new director. The majority of the other crew members were from past seasons. New director meant a new vibe on set. It wasn't bad but it was different.

I would go on set and watch a few scenes here and there but I spent the majority of my time in the "Production Office" Visiting with friends and hanging with cast members.

Obviously I can't say anything about season six but fans are in for a real treat. Lots of great things ahead.

Alien Nation: The Newcomers Podcast Ep 8

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Show Notes

Brothers Kenny and Michael Mittleider review and discuss a short lived but very socially aware TV series from the late 80's early 90's ALIEN NATION. Each podcast we will review a single episode in sequential order starting with the Pilot. Will give you our thoughts on the episode as well as some fun behind the scenes information.

Today we cover Season 1, Episode 8 - Contact

Directed by John McPherson
Written by Joe Menosky
Original air date November 6, 1989

Plot Summary: George and Susan decide to have another child. However, when a leading scientist is murdered Sikes and Francisco uncover a plot by the Purists and an Overseer to contact a probe that has come looking for the lost Newcomer ship, threatening both the Tenctonese and the Humans. At the same time Matt and Cathy get to know each other better as they share details of their past.

Hope you enjoy it,
Kenny & Michael

No More Weekends

Tonight when I got off work (at my regular time.. yay). Got home around 8pm, had some dinner and all I wanted to do was watch some TV. Unfortunately I realized that for the next three weekends I will be working on The Guild from morning to night and won't have any time to really edit my upcoming podcasts.. which means.. yep I have to edit them in the few hours I have between getting home from work and sleep. 

So tonight I worked on my next MASH podcast. It's due on the 15th so I'm hoping to get it done in the next day or so. Tonight I manage to get the first cut done and then started to upload the episode so I can move to the next step and edit in audio clips. That will happen tomorrow.. but for now it's time for bed.

NEW!! The Geek Roundtable Logo

So today my buddy Ken Todd, who created/drew my Alien Nation The Newcomers Podcast Logo as well as my Confessions of a Fanboy podcast logo did it again. Here is the unveiling of my sixth and newest podcast The Geek Roundtable Logo. I think it turned out pretty awesome. I came up with the idea and Ken brought my idea to fruition. Ken doesn't ask for payment, he does these because he enjoys my podcasts and is simply an AWESOME guy. One day when I am actually making money at this thing called Podcasting I'll be able to repay him for his creations.

Life has been a bit hectic as of late and I was hoping to get this podcast up and off the ground a few months back.. and to be honest I've had this podcast idea and have been trying to do something with it since October of 2010. But it is getting close and I'm hoping to record the first few episodes in the coming months. I'll be sure to keep everyone updated. Thanks all who support me and my podcasts.

Ken also drew this incredible picture of me for my 40th birthday.. he's such a fantastic artist.

My Gimpy Life Podcast 102

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Here it is.. the premiere episode of My Gimpy Life CompanionCast

This CompanionCast covers Season 1 Episode 2 - Two Shades of Teal

If you haven't seen the episode yet, You can see it HERE

My  CompanionCasts for The Guild were a huge hit so when Teal was putting together My Gimpy Life she asked if I would do some for her series and of course I said yes!!

I was on set almost everyday while they shot Season 1. As actors and crew were finished with scenes I would try and speak to them. Get some inside info about the scene they just shot. I also interview Teal Sherer (creator/star) and  Sean Becker about the directing. Each one of these CompanionCasts will be episode specific and will vary in length depending on how much bts goodness I am able to gather.

In this CompanionCast I interview Teal Sherer, Sean Becker, Leah Mann, Gabe Uhr, Kristin Ingrim, Amy Okuda, Teale Sperling, Marissa Cuevas, Steve Dengler, Tara Platt, Jason Charles Miller & Marisa Zakaria

I hope you enjoy a look behind the scenes of Season 1 Episode 2 - Two Shades of Teal
Kenny 

BroDate with Robert

Tonight after another long day at work I went over to by buddies house to watch Buffy. Since Robert moved we've had to put our Buffy rewatch/1st time watcher on hold. But now that he's settled into his new place we're able to pick it up again.. yay.

The other cool think is he now lives about 15 minutes away from my work so I got to his place around 8pm. He ordered pizza and wings and we chowed down and begin watching the first of two episodes of Buffy for tonight. First up was The Puppet Show, which was a fun first season episode and then Nightmares which was a fun episode in which Robert replied "this is one of the weirdest episodes". We could have done another episode but I really wanted to get home because I had to finish editing the next My Gimpy Life companioncast.

So I'm not sure how I got home, as I was so tired but I got home around 11pm and along the way got calls and texts from work, we were outputting our very first episode to the network and we were having issues. So when I got home I had to deal with that and try and finish this podcast. I spent the next 2 hours dealing with work issues and finishing the next My Gimpy Life podcast.

By 1am the output was done and sent to the network and episode 102 of My Gimpy Life podcast is finished and uploading. I didn't bother to wait while it uploaded.. I'll just post it tomorrow morning when I get up... off to bed I go.

The Guild Season Six Read Thru

Got up around 6:30am and after taking my shower and getting ready I jumped back on my Avid to work on My Gimpy Life podcast. I was almost done when I realized that I had completely forgotten to include Kristen the costume designer's interview that I did a few months back. Already missed putting her in to Episode one so I was determined to get her into episode 2.. only problem is I can't find the interview.  Time ran out in the morning so I will have to look tomorrow... Off to work

Another crazy stressful work day. But after work I drove over to Felicia's house for The Guild season six read thru. I have been looking forward to this for a few months. Of course I can't say anything about it... but Felicia did it again. It's fun to listen to the actors read through their roles. Some actors weren't present so others had to read for them and that was hilarious. Took about three hours to go through every episode. I'm very excited to get started on this season. I'll be on set as much as I can (with this new job) but I'll be there every weekend.

The difficult part about getting the privilege to watch/read the script is I can't share with anyone. I'll have to wait however long it takes for them to shoot, edit and release them... but it will be worth it.

More Podcasting

Another crazy long and stressful day at work. But there is no time to relax. I'm falling behind on my podcasting duties so tonight I had to at least get started on My Gimpy Life CompanionCast for episode 102 since it's being released tomorrow.

So I got home around 9pm and grabbed a bite to eat and jumped on my avid to edit as much of Gimpy Life before I got too tired to see. I was up until a little after midnight before calling it a night. I'll get a bit more done in the morning tomorrow before work and try and finish it Wednesday night since tomorrow night I'm booked already.

I love being busy, but with all these podcasts, friends, family and my crazy job there are times I just want a break from my life. Just a few hours where I don't have to think about anything, just sit in front of the TV and veg. I'm sure I'll find some time to do that... but as of now I'm not seeing any free time in the near future. Oh well could always be worse. :)

Disneyland (DCA) & Curiosity

Spent the night at my buddy Robert's place last night. He lives about 40 minutes from Disneyland compare to my hour and 20 minutes.  We got up and out the door around 9am. We got to Disneyland in about 40 minutes and took the tram to Downtown Disney. We were both hungry and stopped by a pretzel place to get a hot dog pretzel and some lemonade.

We then went in between the parks to get a locker and text the party we were meeting up with. This was our buddy Anthony's birthday celebration. They were over at DCA (Disney California Adventures) so we meet up with them at the "food court".

Once we were all together, their were nine of us we headed over to Toy Story Mania, because Anthony walks with a cane we can normally get into the "fast pass" lines but with Toy Story Mania there is no fast pass or handicap line so we normally just wait the hour to get in. This time my friend Jessica who use to work there had some "special" passes and was able to get all of us in right away. After that ride we went on Screaming. Then Mickey's Fun Wheel and Silly Symphony Swings.

We headed over to Goofy's Sky School but it was a long wait so instead we grabbed a Fast Pass and made way over to Cars Land. This was my first time seeing Car's Land and I have to say is they did a pretty awesome job at creating that land. Our plan was to get some fast passes for Radiator Springs but got side tracked with yummy ice cream. That took us a while to get but was well worth it on such a hot day. After that we did make it over to get some "Fast Passes" for Radiator Springs. Oh our way over to Tower of Terror we noticed that Luigi's Flying Tires had only a hour wait but the line was in a very air conditioned area so we opted to get in line. This was the first time riding this and though it was short (especially for the long wait) it was an enjoyable ride.

Made our way through Bug's Land to Tower of Terror. Everyone had a fast pass with exception of Robert and I so we took a chance and asked if we could still get in with our group without Fast Passes and they were nice enough to allow us. So we all rode Tower of Terror and loved it.

Time for lunch so we went back to the Wharf as they have many different restaurants. I got Chinese and was very disappointed (way to many veggies). But others shared their Mexican food and that was pretty tasty.. and so we the Chinese once I got rid of all the veggies.

After lunch the gang, with exception of Jessica went back to Goofy's Sky School to use our Fast Pass. I love that ride.. always have a blast.

Now this is what I was looking forward to most.. we got in line for Radiator Springs. We were able to bypass the 2 hour line with Anthony's handicap passes and our wait went from two hours to about an a half hour.

As for the ride it was pretty AWESOME.. lots of fun. Only complaint is that we didn't race against anyone, which of course meant we won. I look forward to riding that again in the near future and actually racing someone.

Once that was over we had planned to go over to Disneyland and ride Star Tours before Robert and I left, but the group wanted to grab some Starbucks beforehand and that took longer then expected and we ran out of time as Robert and I wanted to leave at 7. So we took a group shot and said our goodbyes and headed back to his place. Got back a little after 8pm. Said goodbye to Robert and headed home and got home around 9pm and caught up on the day's emails and posts.

Around 10ish I started to watch the news who was covering the live landing of the Mars Rover Curiosity. It was a pretty exciting experience. It's amazing to me how they can launch something from Earth and hit a target millions of miles away.. truly, truly amazing.

It was a great way to end a fun filled day at Disneyland (which we never stepped foot in).

The Odd Life of Timothy Green

Tonight Robert and I went to a pre-release screening of Disney's new movie, The Odd Life of Timothy Green.

Here's a brief synopsis;

Cindy and Jim Green, a couple residing in Stanleyville, are told they are unable to conceive, so they dream up their ideal offspring and write the child's characteristics and life events on pieces of paper, including "scoring the winning goal." The Greens place the notes in a box and bury the box in their backyard. After a stormy night, a 10-year-old arrives at their doorstep, claiming the Greens as his own. Soon they realize that the child, named Timothy, is far more special than they originally thought.

I LOVE THIS MOVIE!!!!  First few minutes and I was in tears. Watching this couple, who want a kid so badly and not being able to have one broke my heart. I've been thinking about having a kid myself recently and I think it made these scene double heart breaking. I really enjoyed the fantasy/whimsical aspect of this film. There isn't a lot, most of the film is based in reality but the bits that were there were perfect. The kid, C.J. Adam is ADORABLE!!! He steals ever scene he's in. He's has the sweetest look and you just melt.

This movie is sweet, funny, sad, dramatic, whimsical, and just about perfect. The two parents Jennifer Gardner and Joel Edgerton were wonderful and give some amazing performances. The supporting cast was great as well. It's beautifully shot and the has a nice pace. This isn't an all out action crazy fast pace movie. It's this lovely story that unfolds in front of you that is just so beautiful.

I can't say enough good things about this movie. It comes out on August 15th and I plan to see it again. It's a great family film. I give The Odd Life of Timothy Green a solid A.

After the screening there was a Q&A with writers, producers and actors. Joining us were producer Jim Whitaker, writer/director Peter Hedges and actor Joel Edgerton. And added at the last second  actress Jennifer Garner and producer/writer Ahmet Zappa.

It was a fun panel that lasted about an hour. They talk about how this story came to be and how the actors came on board. They talked about filming a movie set in the fall but filmed in winter and how they had to create Autumn looking leaves and tress.. thousands and thousands of them. You could tell that this movie means alot to them as the writer/director was brought to tears talking about the experience. It was a fun and very informative evening. I hope this movie does well.. it deserves to be a success.

Podcasts, Post Office & Pollo

Got up early today because I had to edit several podcasts this weekend and when I say this weekend I meant half of the day today as I was booked doing other things this evening and all of tomorrow. So as soon as I got up I got to work editing my next Alien Nation Podcast. Had a really good time editing this one. It's one of my favorite episodes of the series and it come across in the recording. I finished around 2pm. I was really hoping to get both Alien Nation and My Gimpy Life podcasts done but that didn't happen. I went out and grabbed a bit to eat before converting and uploading the podcast and prepping it for release on August 10th.

Once that was done I needed to head to the post office to drop off some donation "rewards" that I had promised people a month ago as well as sending off my best friend Chris' posters and pictures that he got from SDCC. Got to the post off about 4:15 and was out by 4:30pm. I really wanted to get new glasses but I just didn't have time. I now had to leave the post office and head down the Mar Vista to meet up with my buddy Robert. He and I were going to a pre-release screening of The Odd Life of Timothy Green. But before that we wanted to pick up some dinner and decided to grab some grub from La Salsa. We had a nice dinner and when we were exiting a gentleman asked if we could help with purchasing his food. He only had a few dollars and change. Both Robert and I pulled out $5 dollars each to cover his meal. I'd rather buy a meal for someone then give them money. The man in return gave us both a huge and very tight bear hug. It was a very odd situation. After that we headed to the theater and got in live around 6:45pm, they left us in at 7pm and the movie started at 7:30. Blog about movie will follow this blog.

Once the movie was over we headed back to Robert's place where I crashed for the night as we were both going to Disneyland tomorrow for our buddy Anthony's birthday. Though I didn't get everything done that I was hoping I still feel it was a very productive day.

Will I Ever Be A Daddy?

Read a tweet earlier today that mentioned the fatherhood of my best friend and though the thought of him becoming a daddy makes me happy beyond belief I actually started to tear up as it hit me that fatherhood might not be something that I will have the pleasure of in the future.

As long as I can remember I have wanted to be a Dad. And as the years went by and I struggled with my sexuality that hope never died. When I finally came out of the closet at 27 I realized that having a child just got a bit more difficult. I know there is adoption, as there are a ton of kids who need a good home and I would do that in a heartbeat but for my first kid I've always wanted a biological child.

As a gay man, to have a biological child can be done but it takes patience and more importantly money. I've never been a rich man. I struggled in my 20's, was comfortable in my 30's and back to struggling in my 40's. Another factor was my long term partner Harry. When we first got together we both talked about having kids, but as the years went by and our battle with immigration issues continued, we never pursued anything. I guess that's a good thing as after eight years the relationship ended.

Now I'm 41 years old (almost 42) with no prospect of a partner. I've come to ask myself... am I done, is it too late for me to be a father. Part of me thinks... yes... it's too late. I want to travel and enjoy the latter part of my life. But then another part of me, the part that's longs to be called Daddy, still holds out hope that one day my dreams of fatherhood will become reality.

I guess all I can do is wait and see what the fates have in store for me.

The Bourne Legacy

Tonight after work I went to a PGA (Producers Guild of America) pre-release screening of The Bourne Legacy. I was able to bring one guest and that was my buddy Robert. He swung by my job and picked me up and we headed to the Writer's Guild theater. Traffic was horrible but we manage to get there with 15 minutes to spare. When we got into the theater it was packed. I was not looking forward to sitting in the far corner so we headed to the back and fortune was upon as as there were two seats in the second to last row in the middle section.

Both Robert and I were starving and because traffic was horrible we weren't able to pick up any food. Besides there is no food or drink allowed in the theater. Anyways with all PGA screening Kyle (PGA member who runs these things) gets up and does her speech and tells us which producers worked on this film. Then the movie starts, Robert made a comment that it's weird not having any preview before the movie.

(Gonna try and keep this a spoiler free as possible) I've seen all the previous Bourne movies and really enjoyed them so I was looking forward to this one even thought the main character Jason Bourne (Matt Damon) was replaced by another agent Aaron Cross played by Jeremy Renner. Over all I really enjoyed this movie. Lot's of set up for this new character but I liked the whole story idea and how they tied it in with the other three movies. Someone asked me if you needed to see the first three movies to enjoy this movie and I would have to say yes. You could watch this film as just a cool action movie and it works but you wouldn't get half of the plot without info from the other three movies. The action sequences were pretty awesome (as are all Bourne movies). You get to see some of the same characters from the previous three movies, which is always cool. If you enjoyed the previous Bourne movies then you'll enjoy this movie.. it's a great addition to the Bourne franchise. I give this move a B

After the movie Robert drove me back to my work so I could pick up my car.. but first we grabbed some noms from Taco Bell. It was a nice way to end a busy day at work.

Being Self Conscious

Today I wore my Dudes Marry Dudes shirt and of course I got stares but no hateful comments (thankfully). But after a while having people make eye contact with me and then move to my chest I started to get self conscious. Soon as someone would do that I would fold my arms in front of me. Or when I had to use the restroom and another person was in there I would make sure to obscure my shirt from them.

Now I'm not ashamed to be a gay man but I'm cautious as I've had a few run in with those who feel that I am an abomination. When I choose to where this shirt I really do think out my day. Where am I going, who will I be interacting with. And I hate that I do that but to me it's a necessary thing.

Today there was an unexpected lunch with my buddy Robert. We didn't plan to have lunch but he asked and it's always great seeing him so I said yes. We went to El Pollo Loco and it's in a "lower' income part of town and normally there are a ton of High School kids there.. but lucky for me it's still summer and we went a bit after lunch time so there were no run ins.

Part of me asks why I wear this shirt if it makes me uncomfortable at times but then the other part of me says why not wear it. I'm a proud gay man and I want marriage equality... who gives a f*ck what others think. I don't have to prove anything to anyone but myself. But still there's always that fear of being attacked (verbally or physically) and/or killed. Luckily I've only been called a fag or faggot a few times in my life and have never gotten into any physical altercation.

It's a constant internal battle but one of these days I'll be able to walk down the street with this shirt on and truly not care about the stares and name calling. I hope that day is soon..

My Gimpy Life Podcast Episode 101

Download from Itunes ow.ly/cFHMs or Listen or get a direct download from mygimpylifepodcast.com

Show Notes:

Here it is.. the premiere episode of My Gimpy Life CompanionCast

This CompanionCast covers Season 1 Episode 1 - Accessible

If you haven't seen the episode yet, You can see it HERE

My  CompanionCasts for The Guild were a huge hit so when Teal was putting together My Gimpy Life she asked if I would do some for her series and of course I said yes!!


I was on set almost everyday while they shot Season 1. As actors and crew were finished with scenes I would try and speak to them. Get some inside info about the scene they just shot. I also interview Teal Sherer (creator/star) and  Sean Becker about the directing. Each one of these CompanionCasts will be episode specific and will vary in length depending on how much bts goodness I am able to gather.

In this CompanionCast I interview Teal Sherer, Sean Becker, Leah Mann, Gabe Uhr, Gary Anthony Williams, Kim Evey and Eric Acosta

I hope you enjoy a look behind the scenes of Season 1 Episode 1 - Accessible
Kenny

MASH 4077 Podcast Episode 36

Download from itunes http://tinyurl.com/MASH4077itunes or listen/direct download http://MASH4077Podcast.com

Show Notes

Kenny Mittleider from Knights of the Guild, Alien Nation: The Newcomers Podcast & Confessions of a Fanboy Podcast, Simon Meddings from Waffle On Podcast, & Al Kessel from Tales from the Mouse House, Fast Forward & Just Because Podcast discuss one of the most successful and longest running television series in history.. M*A*S*H

Today we cover Season 2, Episode #12 - The Incubator 36th Episode Overall

Directed by Jackie Cooper
Written by Larry Gelbart & Laurence Marks
Production code K412
Original air date December 1, 1973

Set during the Korean War in the 1950’s

Plot Summary: Hawkeye and Trapper John decide they need an incubator to help diagnose infections and have to fight the bureaucracy of the army to get one. There are three incubators available in Seoul, but the supply sergeant and base commander want more than the 4077th can afford..

Hope you enjoy it,
Kenny

Shaved Head, Stress & Gimpy Life

Got up this morning and decided to I wanted buzz cut my hair. I like having long hair but it go to a point where it just looked crazy. This would be the first time that I would be cutting my hair by myself. Got the clippers out and grabbed two blade guards. I couldn't remember which one I used.. one looked too large and one looked too small. Instead of going with the large one first I went with the small one and did one pass on my head and realized it was the wrong one. I used a #1 clip for my beard and the #3 clip for my head.. well it was too late and I had to continue to buzz cut my hair off. This is the shortest I've ever cut it.. I mean it's almost bald.

Oh well it's only hair and most of it will grow back in a matter of weeks and be the length I normally have it at. I came into work and got a lot of compliments so I guess it looks better then I thought. As the day went on I got use to it and now it doesn't bother me so much.

Speaking of work, about midday I had such a massive headache that I actually had to take 3 Advil's. I rarely take anything but the stress was so horrible here at work that my head felt like it was going to explode. Luckily for me because I don't take alot of medicine it works fast on me and it was gone in a matter of an hour.

It was a long day and I couldn't wait to get out of work. I had to get home and work on My Gimpy Life Podcast since the first episode of this new webseries came out yesterday and I'm suppose to have a companioncast come out a few days later. So when I got home I jumped right editing the first episode of My Gimpy Life podcast and by 11pm I was done and it was ready to be released. Won't post it until tomorrow morning though. So that's three of the five podcasts done. Two more to go Alien Nation due by Aug 10th and Confessions of a Fanboy due asap. I'm also working on getting this new The Geek Roundtable podcast up and running. And I'm still working on the Secret Project. Lot's going on but I'm having fun and that's all that matters.

No Shirt But More Hobbit

I was so tired from this past weekend that I drove to work without a shirt on. Now let me explain my routine. I have an hour and a half commute one way everyday sitting in traffic with the hot sun beating down on me. So I've started wearing white undershirts as I drive and then when I get to work I change into the shirt I am going to wear for the day. So like every morning I picked out a shirt and set it on my bed. Gathered up all my stuff and headed to my jeep, at this time I am normally shirtless because my white tees lives in my jeep. I normally put on the tee but I was so tired that I just got in my jeep and didn't realized I wasn't wearing a shirt until about halfway through my commute. Not only did I realize that I wasn't wearing a shirt.. but I also realized that I didn't bring the shirt that I was suppose to wear today. I quickly reached in the back and grabbed my balled up white tee. It was a bit wrinkled but it would do the job.

While driving to work I got a text from theonering.net informing us that Peter Jackson just announced that the Hobbit movies are going from two to three. Instead of splitting into two movies they are going to split it in three movies. I know some folks are upset thinking that it's just a way for the big companies to make more money and I'm sure that's some of it.. but with all the appendix stuff I'm sure they can add enough to the Hobbit movie to make a third movie, there is so much great story in there. So now we have part one coming out in December of this year, part two coming out December of next year and part three coming out Summer of 2014. I can't wait for this movie/trilogy.

Family Scare, Podcast Woes & Grease is the Word

Again today was suppose to be a catch up on podcast but that wasn't the case. My best friend Josh is in a stage rendition of Grease and today was the final performance. I missed him in Hello Dolly and Beauty and the Beast so there was no way I was going to miss this. It was at 4pm and out in Riverside, which is close to where my family is so I figured I'd go visit them before hand and then go to Josh's play and that's what I did.

I got up early once again (not a fan of doing that on the weekend) but I wanted to leave early so I could spend a fair amount of time with the family. Got there around 11ish and Dad, Brother, Sister-in-law, nephew and niece all went to lunch at Shakey's pizza. It was fun just hanging out with the family. After lunch my Dad and I went over to Walmart so I could pick up an SD card reader as the built in one on my computer died yesterday. While at Walmart I was with my Dad looking through dvd's when he started coughing and the next thing I knew he was falling to the ground. I managed to catch him mid fall and slowly lay him on the ground. I heart started racing as I kept talking to him but he wasn't responding. It was probably like 30 seconds but it felt like an hour, he finally came too. Of course we had some spectators and even a woman who I assume is a nurse as she asked if he was diabetic and if he recently ate.. and of course he did and he had a root beer and drank too much of it. After a few minutes he was okay to stand and we continued shopping. It was scary moment and I was just seconds away from calling 911. He knew he shouldn't have drank that entire soda..

I watched him closely for the next few hours and everything seems to be good. At 3 I left so I could get to the theater at a decent time and get a great seat for Josh's play. Got there around 3:30 and went to buy my ticket and met up with Nicole (Josh's ex). Got to catch up with her for a few minutes. I could have gotten a complementary seat but instead decided to pay a bit and get a front row seat... great choice.

Josh was playing Roger, who is one of the T-birds and isn't in the movie. It was fun watching him perform, dance and sing. They really had some great actors. I loved all the pink ladies and several of the T-birds. I wasn't a fan of Danny but Sandy was great. Doody, Frenchy, Jan and Rizzo were my favorites.. besides Josh's Roger (of course). After the show Josh and I got to hang out for a few minutes before he had to go and help tear down the stage (this was there last performance). I headed home around 7:30pm and wouldn't get home until a little after 9pm. I was tried but I still had to get more podcasts done. So far this weekend I wanted to do five and I manage to do one. I stayed up the next few hours recording and editing the next Knights of the Guild podcast. By the time I went to bed it was in the wee hours but I had finished my 2nd podcasts.. not the five that I was hoping for but two of the most important ones. Just wish there were more days in the weekend.

Knights of the Guild Ep 42

Download from itunes - http://bit.ly/KotGCast or listen, get direct download at http://bit.ly/2CrYxk
 

Show Notes:

• Guild Season 6 News
• Vork Comic Book Review by Eric Hargus
• Fan Interview with Guild of Extra's co-founder Jen
• Interview with the Bui Brothers who did the behind the scenes for Season Five.

Enjoy,

~Kenny~

Helping a Friend & Podcasting

Today was the start of an extremely busy weekend.. not like any of the past few weeks haven't been busy but this weekend I had to do so many things for my Geekyfanboy Productions.

But first I offered my moving services to my bestie Robert who was moving from Los Angeles area to Mar Vista. He had to pick up his truck at 9am so I had to be up at 7am and out the door by 7:30 to get to his place by 8:30. Traffic was great and I actually got to his place right at 8:30.

I drove him over to the Budget rental place and we picked up his truck. They didn't have any of the ones he reserved so they upgraded him with a larger truck (which I guess is good) but he only had a few large items that we needed to move.

We realized that he didn't have any allen wrenchs at his old place so we walked to the local auto store to buy a set and while we were out we picked up some breakfast at Subway which my best bud Chris introduced me to at Comic Con.

Once back at his place we disassembled his bed and started moving what was left in his place. Took us about an hour to load up the truck.. had to go up and down a staircase with a turn. For the most part we didn't have anything to difficult to move.  Once loaded up we headed over to his new place. This was my first time seeing the place (other then pictures) and it's really nice. It's located in a much better area of town, less traffic and it has a bedroom which his last place did not. The kitchen is larger and nicer and of course he rent is quite a bit more but you do get what you pay for.

Took us a little under an hour to unload the truck and carry everything up a set a stairs in into his new place. Once everything was unloaded he put together his bed and then went back to his place to pick up my jeep and we took the truck back to the budget place. Once that as done I drove him back to his old place to pick up his car and then we both drove to his new place. Once there we parked and walked to the corner of his street where a Taco Bell is located and had lunch.

There was a internal struggle going on inside me as I wanted to spend all day with Robert but I knew I had a ton of podcasting to do. I stayed a bit longer then I should have but we put on Mission Impossible 4 and watched it while he organized his desk.

Over all it was a farily easy move and I got to spend some one on one time with one of my best friends.

After spending most of the day with Robert I headed back to my place. I picked up some dinner on the way home. Once home I started editing my next MASH 4077 podcast since that is due on the 1st. I actually have five podcasts that I need to either record/edit but actually only got my MASH one done.

Didn't get nearly as much as I was hoping but like I said had an awesome time with my bestie.

Guildies, Olympics and Late Night

Today is the 5th anniversary of The Guild premiering on You Tube.  Can't believe it's been five years already and I'm amazed how this little webseries has impacted my life. Without the Guild I wouldn't have created one of my most popular podcasts (Knights of the Guild). I wouldn't have meet so many great people including my best friends. I got to hang out with Felicia Day and meet so many interesting people. The past four years have been pretty incredible and it's all because of The Guild. Happy 5th Anniversary guys!!!

Also the Summer Olympics start today, I've always been a huge lover of the Olympics, especially the summer ones. My buddy Adam was having an opening ceremony party but because I had a very late night here at work I wasn't able to make it, I did get home about halfway through the ceremony so I did catch some of it but for the most part I wasn't too impressed.

But I do have my DVR primed and ready to record as much as I can. 

More Secret Project Work

Secret Project & My Gimpy Life

Today on my lunch break I worked on my secret project that I'm doing with my best bud Chris. It's so tough for me not to tell you guys what it is as you all know I tell you guys everything. But Chris and I want to keep it under wraps for a little while.. or until we work out more of the details and it actually looks to be happening. All I will say is that it's something totally new for me and I'm extremely excited. Can't wait to share more.

After work I headed to Teal's place. She's about to launch her My Gimpy Life webseries in which I'm doing a companioncast/podcast for it. The first episode is coming out next week and I still needed to interview Teal and director Sean Becker for the podcast. So I got to her place around 7:30pm, she got us dinner so we ate and visited for a while. We started recording the podcast around 8 and we talked about all five episodes. It was so much fun. Get those two together and let the laughter begin. I look forward to editing the first of the companioncast for next week... stay tuned.

Dinner with Robert

Tonight after work I head out to meet up with my buddy Robert for dinner. We agreed to meet at Islands on Pico. It's about halfway between his place and my work. I got there in no time and found a meter to park at.. Robert on the other hand wasn't so lucky and drove around about 20 minutes looking for a spot.

He finally parked and we had a nice dinner.. both got yummy burgers. It's funny and I know I say this often but Robert and I talk everyday online via IM but there is nothing better then sharing a meal or just a quiet moment with one of your best friends. When you're with them, all seems right with the world.

After our visit he invited me over to his new place but I was just too tired and couldn't wait to get home.  I walked him back to his car and got a great hug goodnight and headed back to my jeep.

I didn't have any problem getting on the freeway but a few miles from the 405 and 101 intersection the traffic just stopped and was not moving. At this time my bladder is feeling a bit full and in need of being drained. It took me two hours to go those two miles. There was a huge traffic accident on the 405 near the 101 that stopped traffic. After the accident the freeway just flew and it took me another 45 minutes to get home. So I thought I'd get home around 9:30 and work on some podcasts, instead i got home around 11:30 and went right to bed. Wasn't the way I'd like to end a day.. but I still got to visit with one of my best buds.

Hobbit Production Video #8

I love these things.. here is the last one for Production...

Hiking & Hot Wings

Today I got up early to go hiking with Thomas as we wanted to go before it got really hot. A few hours passed before I got a text letting me know he was on his way. During this time I did things around the house and kept myself busy trying to catch up on my life.

He arrived around 10:30ish and we headed over to Vasquez Rocks. It was hot but there was a breeze. I took him on the eastern route and headed toward the big rocks near the freeway. It was a nice hike and we had a lot fun. After the hike we headed out to Chili's for lunch. As always I got my yummy buffalo wings and Thomas got an avacado burger. After lunch it was finally time to say goodbye. Thomas was heading back to LAX for his 9pm flight back to Belfast, well London to Belfest. It was great seeing him and it was even better because I got to see him more then usual on this trip.

Can't wait until I can get to Ireland to visit him for a week..

I came back home and once again tried to motivate myself to do some podcasts that I needed to get done.. once again my laziness took control and I watched some TV, worked on more of Chris and my special project and tried to catch up on my blog.