October 21, 2009
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Recovery: A Silly Short Skit
Before heading over to San Diego, I got a special request from mycontinuity to make a skit for her. In case you weren’t aware, she’s a teacher in South Korea right now and wanted to show her class a skit that introduces some English dating and relationships terminology (which will explain why a few captions pop up in key moments).
She didn’t exactly give me a specific script to follow, so I went ahead and quickly made one up (which kinda shows, but not too much I hope!). I tried to keep the storyline shot and simple, while injecting a little corny humor here and there (How I Met Your Mother fans will probably pick up on many references we made to that show throughout the skit).
subaru3169 filming a “dramatic” scene involving meAll of this was shot at Lake Murray in San Diego during the most recent Xanga meet up. All of the skit participants were fellow Xangans who graciously took the time out to help me do this for mycontinuity (hmm, just noticed you can see MyxlDove‘s kids doing a cameo appearance in the background as well hehe).
Here’s the final, edited skit. Enjoy the silliness
Cast
Roadlesstaken: The Guy
Meowmeowkimmaee: The Ex-Girlfriend
Subaru3169: The Ex’s New Boyfriend
Snapeful: The Pick-Up Line Girl
Levanna: The New Girl
fLiPgUy31O: The WingmanHere’s a bonus video of some of the outtakes, including a scene which we creepified just for laughs (you’ll know which scene when you see it):
Comments (122)
eHug! you’re awesome!
“That’s my cousin!” hahaha
lol thats really cute.
LOL. you guys are so silly
Your devastation over getting dumped would have been so much more convincing if you didn’t have that beaming grin on your face, lmao. Still, very nice and you know I love those HIMYM references
ahaha you all are too much. corny, but full of awesome.
LOL “Is that retarded?”
btw, i’m going to repost this on my site and link back to you!
@Meowmeowkimmaee - haha you could have just rec! alrighty
@elelkewljay - Corny is our motto
@tigerdauphin - It was fun
@wonderland7386 - Thanks!
@crazy2love - Damn family!
@snapeful - hey, you’re just as part of the silliness!
@CuaSo - I tried hard to do that scene with a straight face, but just couldn’t because of how over dramatic it was =P
@Roadlesstaken - but rec’ing is separate. just like when a bajillion of us wrote separate posts about the meet. lol
loved this! should make another one whenever you guys have the chance.
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the creepy version!! giddity giddity. Alright! Hahaha… I couldn’t stop laughing!
hahaha…. I like the outtakes!
LOL. that is freaking amazing :]
@Roadlesstaken - but i wasn’t in the creepified version (the best part!). haha…. definitely a very memorable meet
lollll so silly lah u guys~~~~
so fun though *pinches cheeks*
@osmundaregalis - That might be a while since they’re all on the other side of the country from me now -_-
@jesuismir - My favorite extra scene
@ElusiveWords - But not the main skit??
@rygurl - Now see, if you had came you could have been a part of this!
stupid internet, didn’t send my comment! :/
that looks really cute. lol. you did a lot of stuff! totally jealous.
xo
I can’t believe that “Woman With Walker” didn’t get a mention in the credits for her awesome cameo. She was robbed!
that was cute… i like marissa’s top.
haha. gosh these are hilarious. lol
wow really good… and damn terrance is hella tall…
@luvs_u - I figured why not? It was a lot of fun making.
@JessxMaxine - That Sunday was the busiest Sunday I’ve had in a looooonnnngggg time.
@CareyGLY - Haha you noticed her too huh? She uh, declined to be credited. Yes…
@jeannie_dot_com - I liked it too
@Asianrockgurl - Glad you liked it!
@sonychak - Yah, he got some height on him
love the part where you “try” to scream LOL
@sonychak - haha nah, i’m only 5’10
and dayam the final edit is really amazing!! you’re the man, alex.. if i ever film something when i get a better camera, i’ll know who to go to=D
hehe
That is like some of your best work ever… Cool, tip my hat to you.. and your friends..
YES YES YES! GIGGITY GIGGITY! MUAHAHAHAHAHA!
@phuck_diz_shiz - I was screaming! Couldn’t scream too loud as there was a hispanic family right next to us for some reason. Didn’t wanna startle them too much haha
@subaru3169 - Anytime! Just let me know.
@bamzilicious26 - =)
@SuperRat - Really? Thanks for saying that.
@fLiPgUy31O - MUAHHAHHAAAHAAAA
Totally unrealistic. A White girl dating an Asian guy? Impossible!
lol, you should make more!
@coolmonkey - Very rare indeed, but it happens. My longest relationship actually was with a white girl =)
cant view the video
hehehe nice
awesome short video! =)
good job yall!!!
@bundleoflisa - With the same people or just similar concept? Gonna be a while before I can get back to CA =(
@silverlocket_88 - YouTube not working for you?
@mypetiteness - thanks!
@azndrlove - Ahh thanks man! Appreciate it.
@Roadlesstaken - hopefully next time i can meet yall at the next xanga meet…. if it is possible! =p
“noooOOOOOOOOaaahhaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!!!haahaaaaaaaaa!!!oooooooooooooooooOOOO!”
LOL
@Roadlesstaken - Can see them. Very funny.
hahahah. check on the HIMYM references – i LOVE that show!
awesome short.
Nice.
haha mannn i wish i coulda gone. all these blogs about it are just so awesome. haha next time, next time.
Those were some impressive screams of heartache.
oh yea, what software do you use to edit your videos? i need to find a good one.
Alex, you’re the best! *giant Internet hug*
when girlfriend broke up with you..you seemed to be laughing more than being upset and throwing sand..lol.i’d goof up on that part myself too if i was in it.
This is Great!! love the agonized scream and “that’s my cousin!” hahah~!! ever consider a musical for your next video project??
OMG!!! You guys are sooo funny! I LOL’d so much, I think I’m about to fall out of my chair!
The videos were awesome. And I think that you were so comical in trying to convince us that you hated being dumped by your ex.
@Meowmeowkimmaee - from the side, you looked like one of my friend from college!
@Trigger821 - lol from any side, i look like any number of people.
Because my internet is slow, I haven’t watched the entire thing yet… but let me tell you, 1.21 minutes into it, I ALREADY LOVE IT. Hahahah. I hope you’re not lactose intolerant because the next word is… DARY. Barney! I will comment further when I actually finish it. Ha.
@Meowmeowkimmaee - if I could find a picture, I’ll show you and you could tell me if you think she resemble you?
@Trigger821 - sure, just message me.
Aw man, Alex! That was all kinds of awesome! (I only got a chance to view it now because I don’t have access to YouTube at work) See… now I wish I could’ve been in it.
I think you could see my back in one of the scenes. lol And that was a nice shot of my kids playing in the background while you were asking Marissa out for coffee. 
You are awesome Alex.
I always love your short films. Don’t stop. This was hill to the larious.
very cute! lol! thanks for positive!! guys, you are so interesting and funny sometimes!! well done!! *smile*
omg you’re so adorable in this hahah
Awe.. wait for it… some! LOL!
Hahah..and the moral of the story is..?! I shudder to imagine, ha!
Hilarious!!!
You made me laugh. You made my 3 yr old daughter laugh. YOU GET A MINI!
(picked out especially by my daughter)
~V (looooved the outtakes hahaha)
Haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa, nice.
You wrote+shot+edited this all on short notice? Nice job.
@Shopgirl0393 - pick-up lines < mutual friends.
hahaha ok, that just made my day… that was so funny… ya’ll are great actors!
:)
haha, you guys definitely had fun. it was hilarious.
great allegorys
Awesome video XD. The outtakes were great too!
I feel you under represented the black man Alex.
@noree_n - Hmm yup, that’s about the best translation of w/e sound that I made there haha.
@d_ciao - Did you recognize the “Sorry bro” line from a recent episode? =D
@PeaceSearcher - thanks!
@romeosintuition - do you live in the San Diego area?
@xLove_Me_Alwaysx - Yup, that’s the sound I make whenever my heart breaks =P
@sonychak - I used iMovie, the program that comes with a Mac. Works well so far.
@mycontinuity - no problem, had a fun time making this!
@nooitzben - Yeah, that last scene where I’m grabbing my heart and stuff was gonna be just a deleted scene, but I threw it in there because it looked so ridiculous haha.
@Trigger821 - Oh I have! I always wanted to do one. Good idea, I’ll just need to think of the details for it.. Hmm….any suggestions for a scenario?
@c_jamaica - Haha thank you much. I’m glad you enjoyed it! It was a lot of fun doing.
@Roadlesstaken - ugh too bad i am a PC
@vaguely_nameless - Ahh…have you finished now?
@MyxlDove - Haha yeah, didn’t noticed them until after I had finished editing everything. I see they were practicing their traceball skills!
@strawberries_and_honey - Almost as awesome as you?
@lil_mama2499 - Thanks for the encouragement! I’m sure I’ll make some other ones in the near future.
@wwwolfy - thanks for the compliments!
@tousle - So I look adorable when I’m brokenhearted?! haha j/k
@tollyyjoy - ah nice one
@webofsimplicity - thanks!
@Shopgirl0393 - Moral? Um…lets say BE A MAN and DO THE RIGHT THING ^_^
@TheMarriedFreshman - Haha for real? Sweet! Did your 3 year old understand the storyline? What part did she like the most?
@theacematt2 - Hmm, I supposed I did haha . Don’t forget acted as well! It was all good. If it’s fun like that I don’t see it as a problem to do at all.
@Peridot21 - Are you sure about the “great actors” comment? =P
@eomona - glad you enjoyed it!
@jess_i_cuh - Thanks! Oooo allegory. I haven’t heard that word in a while.
@GodaiTheRonin - Thanks for watching!
That was pretty good!
this was awesome. the outtakes were equally hilarious. good job to everyone who part-took
lol, love the HIMYM references. XD that was super cute; must’ve been really fun making it too; looked like you were having a hard time keeping a straight face when screaming XD.
@karen0z - Glad you think so
@RDRRain23 - Thank you much!
@phosphor_stars - It was very hard, especially knowing there was a random Hispanic family about 20 feet away wondering what the hell I was doing haha.
@Roadlesstaken - hahaha, awk!! I really liked the prancing too. LOLZ
LOL seriously, you all are sooooooooo hilarious! If I lived in Cali, I’d be all up on that meet-up. You’re really good at skits. Wouldn’t doubt if you became a youtube superstar.
@HelloKitty0809 - that would be interesting, but I don’t think that will happen =P
@subaru3169 - it’s just because everyone else is SO shooooort! (you know who you are, short people).
and guys. this was hilarious…soooo corny but sooo funny.
@shatterFocus - oh somebody’s gonna get hurt real bad! Somebody…not saying who, but you know who you are.
@Roadlesstaken - somebody should be scared for their life……not saying who, but they know who they are?
@shatterFocus - that person is probably the same person that’s gonna get hurt real bad. No wonder they’re scared!
@Roadlesstaken - sometimes i wonder why short people are short…but then i remember. it’s so simple.
You’re awesome. Xanga is too small for you. Go out there and have your own website.
@Roadlesstaken - lol yeah, i’m sure. you were really good. really.
Cute! Cute! You guys are cute!
Hilarious
“NOoOoOoOooooooooooo-aahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhahahahaaaaaa!!!”
That’s my cousin – LOL!! XDDD
The wingman is funny XDDD Awesome video.
Oh yeah… im gonna comment on your old entries because I didnt read it when I was in HK ;D
@shatterFocus - family genes?
@Xcite_Me - Haha nah, I like my little niche here
. I would uber fail if I started my own site.
@RestlessButterfly - thanks!
@a_drunken_cellist - Ahhh next time I do something like that I’ll try not to crack up toward the end =P
@Got_Takoyaki - Go for it =D
@Roadlesstaken - Lol…it’s okay…it’s funnier this way
Why are you up at 3:30 AM? 0.o’
@Roadlesstaken - oh no. i had an awesome comeback, but it’s gone now. bummers!
@shatterFocus - sure you did.
@a_drunken_cellist - oh it was around 6:30am-7am when I replied to you. Early morning shift -_-
This is so funny! how did I miss this?!?!?!
D:
I love it.
@DommieDisaster - Yay! Now, aren’t you glad you stopped by? =D
hahah.. very cute skit.
u guys did an awesome job…
so…… is that how you really yell? like a girl? lol
@Joanna_said_SO - Hey, that’s a totally manly yell! =P
Interesting!
@Roadlesstaken - nah, im about an hour from SD.
nice skit…great acting =)
@Connorryan - Good or bad interesting?
@HeartLUST - Haha thanks, although not sure about the good acting part =P
I have two things to say to you:
1) FEEL HONORED THAT YOU ARE GETTING A SECOND COMMENT FROM ME ON THIS VERY POST!!
and funny.
and
2) I CAN TOTALLY ACT BETTER THAN ALL OF YOU!!!!
hahaha JKKKKK. You guys were awesome.
@bamzilicious26 - Thanks, I feel oh so honored
LOL this should be nominated for an award!
@xkthily - haha, what kind of award? The corny video awards? =P
Kick assssss!!!!!!!!
@Levanna - Yes, you approve! ^_^
that was pretty cool
Probably one of the best ways to get a girl by having a friend throw you in lol
@Yohkom - exactly. I wonder how that would work out in real life.
Sometimes I wished I lived closer to xanga meetups…
@edlives - Me too. I flew from Maryland to San Diego for this (among other things) haha.
@Roadlesstaken - you from Maryland? hmmm… I’m in VA.
@edlives - Yup yup. You should attend the next DC meet up.
this was so funny lol
Justin
Hahahaha! “Haaaave you met Alex?” Great HIMYM reference =).
@xxthatsmexx - Haha, you know we just HAD to use that line!
Aahahaha..wow..loving it!:)
@SamyuktaR - It was fun
. I wanna do another skit like that at the NorCal meet.
Oh How I Met Your Mother… love the references. =D