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Failure: A Short Film

I could tell you the story involved here, but I think the film speaks for itself. It's very short and depressing. You'll love it!

Watch "Failure"

Posted by Adam Roberts on August 26, 2005 2:24 AM | Permalink

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My sister and I watched your short film on failure and found it higlhy amusing. You sure have a way with imagery and sound Adam. Brilliant!

Posted by saffron | August 26, 2005 4:50 AM

Hilarious, in an oh so familiar way.

Posted by Hildi | August 26, 2005 5:35 AM

That is too funny. I was making a german chocolate cake last night and forgot to add the eggs. I had just put the batter in the pans, so I dumped it back into the bowl (along with the non-stick spray residue). I mixed in the eggs, washed the pans, re-paned the batter and baked. The cake came out wonderful. Waaaa, hooooo...

Posted by Jason Sholar | August 26, 2005 7:15 AM

It's happened to everyone... I always have a hard time with the amount of butter in a stick, and one time I added 4 sticks instead of 2 to a cake - that was certainly interesting. Just yesterday, a container of bar cookies in my refrigerator that I had just made fell out and the glass pan shattered. Ah, failure, where would we be without it?

Posted by Elise | August 26, 2005 8:59 AM

That was so funny but you really should try the salvage as Jason suggested. You might come out with something new, like the person who invented biscotti.

Posted by meg | August 26, 2005 9:16 AM

ha ha...brilliant choice on the music

Posted by kate of salt lake | August 26, 2005 9:42 AM

I'm reading this from Tokyo. Just peed myself. Nice work, dude. I'm really just jealous that you have an oven; all we get here is toasters.

Posted by yuki | August 26, 2005 11:21 AM

See, I woulda just ate the raw batter, with a spoon. Or froze it, or something, and called it a haute frozen Italian confection.

Posted by Lili | August 26, 2005 8:39 PM

Oh, I've so been there. I made brownies once with my sister (kind of a bonding moment). I think we were having too much fun, because we forgot the sugar. We tried again another time, and did something else wrong, and we had to throw the pan away -- we couldn't get the "brownies" out, even with an ice pick!

Maybe that's why I don't do brownies from scratch. I was traumatized.

Posted by Patti | August 26, 2005 9:09 PM

Oh man - and that looked so good in the book, too!

Posted by Alida | August 27, 2005 3:45 AM

Failure can free a person, you know. Nowhere to go but up the next time.

Posted by s'kat | August 27, 2005 8:16 AM

Love the film and the song could you tell me the name of Singer & sang
Thanks Rand

Posted by Rand | August 27, 2005 11:05 AM

Hi Rand, that song is "Wise Up" by Aimee Mann as featured in not one but TWO Tom Cruise films: "Jerry Maguire" and "Magnolia." (It's the one everyone sings together in the music video sequence of the latter film.) Am I comparing myself to Tom Cruise? Not at all. Ok maybe. Where's the Scientology recruitment center?

Posted by The Amateur Gourmet | August 27, 2005 11:29 AM

This may be your best one yet! Genius!

Posted by Zoe | August 27, 2005 4:44 PM

geeeeez you kill me. speaking of cool music that you feature, what is the name of the piece that you used in Lolita's video message?

Posted by Christine | August 27, 2005 7:50 PM

Well, I stumbled in the door here quite by accident, and am so happy I found you.

I love you and your funny blog, too.

From one foodie to another.

Posted by L1 | August 28, 2005 1:01 PM

My first visit and I'm spending waaaaaay too much time online tonight!! This could be my favorite new place. Thanks for the smiles. I can't wait to visit the city and try some of the places you talk about. Keep up the great work!!

Posted by Don | August 29, 2005 9:22 PM

Sorry I was busy an just checked by now Thanks for letting me now the name of the Aimee Mann Song
Rand

Posted by Rand | August 30, 2005 2:08 PM

Failure: A Short Film

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