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The top four reasons to not ride a motorcycle in Los Angeles.

1. LA drivers.
2. LA roads.
3. LA traffic.
4. LA drivers.

The top four reasons to ride a motorcycle in Los Angeles.

1. LA traffic
2. Use less gas
3. Save time
4. Save money

I've been motorcycling to work almost every day now since I received my M1 endorsement from the DMV. I've been saving roughly $60 a month since then.. Usually it costs me between $80-$100 a month to fill up my car. Now that I've switched to commuting on a motorcycle, it's about $12-$25 a month. If I can get a garage and convert my bike to electric, that would save even more. :) For the first time ever, I finally braved the I-10, from Santa Monica to downtown Los Angeles (to the LA Convention Center). It's a 14 mile drive one way, at LA freeway speeds (from 0mph in standstill traffic, to 80mph!), so it got hairy at times, but I was pretty comfortable overall on the trip. It was pretty hot, and I'm glad I was constantly moving! If I was in a car, it would take me 15-20 minutes to get downtown, 45 to get back. On a motorcycle, 15 minutes downtown, 15 minutes back.

Hello friends and family! It's been a long time since I posted an entry on this blog.. I've been keeping busy updating my work blog, as that is what my life seems to consist of these days!

Given that, here's what has been happening so far this year.. Early in March, I worked on Speed Racer, the movie, which was an abysmal failure at the box office. While the computer generated imagery was top notch, the story and the audience definitely did not connect. I was only on the project for about five weeks, before jumping back onto my regularly scheduled show, The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor. This film comes out this Friday, so make sure to sit around for the credits to check my name! It's under Digital Domain. At the moment I am creating a presentation for SIGGraph 2008, to be held here in Los Angeles, between August 11th and 15th. This won't be the first SIGGraph I've attended, but it will be the first one where I have a significant role! I'll be speaking on behalf of Digital Domain at their booth, describing the work that we did in creating the dragon emperor, and the computer generated environments and characters in the film. Next up on my plate will be Star Trek, which I should be starting on in the next couple of weeks!

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It stands for Preliminary Innovation Evaluation System.

The PIES format is a comprehensive, structured evaluation system consisting of 45 criteria that are used to evaluate the commercial potential of your idea or invention and to provide you with a risk profile of your project. These criteria are based on over 35 years of research and new product experience, and will provide you with insights into the risks you face and the strategy you will need to employ to reach the marketplace.

A month or so ago I submitted my attachable pour spout to the Innovation Assessment Program, where they would go over my product with a fine toothed comb, and find results as to it's commercial feasibility. Earlier this week, I received the results of the PIES analyses. It's based on a rating from 0-50. As you can see in below,

not that many products get the green light. The number in the rightmost column signifies the percentage of products given those ratings in 2005-6. As a result of the six week evaluation, my product got a 39. The lack of a functioning prototype brought the score down some, but I'm currently in the process of actually creating a fully functional prototype, which will boost that score up, as well as do significant product testing with neighbors and friends.

In addition to this, I've become a part of the Big Idea Group (http://www.bigideagroup.net/.)I've submitted my product for evaluation for an infomercial. Unfortunately, I won't find out about the results of that until early next year. Keep in touch everyone, I'll be sure and let you know what happens in the next stage of the process!