Atencioblog

2009

June 97
May 109
April 116
March 111
February 107
January 156

2008

December 184
November 164
October 206
September 184
August 96
July 89
June 60
May 66
April 70
March 42

2007

December
October
September
August
July 2
June 3
May 3
April 1
March
February
January
Bank Robber Uses Craigslist To Hire...
Oct 2nd
Yes, this is my hometown. What pride I feel.
Oct 2nd
Me and costume designer Leslie Shilling in New Orleans,...
Oct 2nd
“Art film is essentially teleological; it tries in various...”
— David Foster Wallace hits it...
Oct 1st
Just so everyone is clear, my grandfather was probably the...
Oct 1st
Hollinger's Team Forecast: Denver Nuggets
Oct 1st
Listen Listen
The Jacksons - Can You Feel It Yes, I can.
Oct 1st
Wow, Boner Party is on buzzfeed.
Oct 1st
Warch Watch
erockappel: T-Pain vs. His Vocoder Starring me, T-Pain, and Chad Carter as the voice of T-Pain’s...
Oct 1st

Cognitive Dissonance

I just found myself writing a really long rant about how terrible The Hills is and how I don’t...
Oct 1st

My Body Is A Wonderland

So after my complete failure to make it to the UCB on time I decided to come back over to Glendale...
Oct 1st

Stuck in traffic

Aaaaaand I’ve missed the show. Fucking great. Thanks, Los Angeles.
Oct 1st
I'm doing standup at the Comedy Works in...
Oct 1st
Tonight I’ll be going to the UCB theater L.A. to see...
Oct 1st
Bankruptcy, not bailout, is the right answer
Oct 1st
skeetonmischa: About 95% of me believes that this is the...
Sep 30th
cha cha cha
Sep 30th
In light of the current financial crisis, I ask you: WWRMD?
Sep 30th
Gut yontif, shana tova! I know I’m still a few hours...
Sep 30th
Warch Watch
The H is O, still the best SNL Digital Short of all time.
Sep 29th
claytoncubitt: Every single fucking day of my life,...
Sep 29th
Name for a blues / soul five piece band: Bailout Bill and the Short House Votes
Sep 29th

Streetwars

Is there a Los Angeles based equivalent to Streetwars? I didn’t know about this until...
Sep 29th
Lomography introduces RedScale, the first pre-backwards...
Sep 29th
Listen Listen
fuckfuckfuck. fuuuuck. this was my night: worst. best. worst. best. WORST. BEST. WORST. argghgghgh....
Sep 29th
From my roof.
Sep 29th
Warch Watch
erockappel: My friends (internet comedy superstars that you’ve probably heard of and are fans of...
Sep 29th
I just cleaned out my email inbox for the first time in months. This feel amazing. Granted, I have a...
Sep 29th
Warch Watch
Look, I don’t want to scream conspiracy, but watching HBO’s Life & Times of Tim...
Sep 29th
Warch Watch
I’m not imagining this, right?
Sep 29th
Sep 29th
Warch Watch
Blondie - Slow Motion
Sep 29th
Listen Listen
Shirley Bassey - Mr. Kiss Kiss Bang Bang This is pretty much my theme song for the weekend.
Sep 28th
bonerparty: Kelly Kapowski is the 2Pac of boners. when...
Sep 28th
Warch Watch
Holy shit, the awfulness of this is AMAZING. Best line, by far, 1:25 in, “I’m gonna go...
Sep 28th
Sep 28th
Listen Listen
Chicago - Baby Please Don’t Go Because you don’t listen to enough Chicago.
Sep 28th
(via teamtigerawesome) Holy crap, this looks amazing!
Sep 28th
“If by “everyone” you mean “Shaq”...”
Sep 27th
claytoncubitt: McCain: Obama doesn’t understand. Obama: I agree with John. FAIL. Yeah, that was the...
Sep 27th
Listen Listen
Sep 27th

Out To Sea

I have been disgustingly unproductive today. I blame three things. My crazy week. We finished the...
Sep 27th
Warch Watch
Master & Commander: The Far side of the World Trailer
Sep 27th
Thomas Hart Benton
Sep 27th
Thmoas Hart Benton
Sep 27th
Listen Listen
Matisse/Accarado Quartet - Smooth It’s Friday. Pour yourself a huge glass of wine, put this...
Sep 27th
christinahaberkern: Not a high res screencap, and not as...
Sep 26th
Taken in Vegas, of all places.
Sep 26th
Dirty Preston has a Tumblr!
Sep 26th
The Wedge - Discovery's Creation
Sep 26th
Warch Watch
phazerblast: SFW porn. (is probably slightly NSFW if you work in some super conservative place)
Sep 26th
Warch Watch
jonahray: Finally Guess Who gets put up on SUPERDELUXE. then immedieatly it’s ripped onto FUNNY OR...
Sep 25th
Jack Nicholson by Sebastian Krüger
Sep 25th
Listen Listen
The Yardbirds - For Your Love
Sep 25th
drned: bonerparty: The United Nations has picked Phoebe...
Sep 25th
Listen Listen
Pulp - The Fear
Sep 25th
01:42:13:23 Phew. Now the fun begins.
Sep 25th
Warch Watch
cajunboy: Not sure how this got leaked to YouTube almost three hours before the broadcast, but...
Sep 25th
Am I the only one that thinks McCain’s decision to “stop the campaign until the economy...
Sep 25th
(via)
Sep 25th
Jonah taught me how to use the internet.
Sep 25th

Looking up your name on...

erockappel: Okay, I’m in… Eric 1. A name often given to a white child by his parents. With a name...
Sep 25th
I just caught the Tumblr Explorer peepin the dirty stuff.
Sep 24th
“Oh, oversight? Uh, yeah, totally, I agree. We definitely need that. Yeah, I mean, sure, it...
Sep 24th
These people just heard this news.
Sep 24th

Dear America,

The PBS online poll does not actually decide whether or not Sarah Palin gets to continue on as the...
Sep 24th
Listen Listen
Paul Kelly - Peace
Sep 24th
georgia has a new tumblr and it is polite to...
Sep 24th

Six Reeler.

The Rig is now into reel 6. That’s over 100 minutes. That’s crazy, considering three...
Sep 24th
Warch Watch
Is there an American equivalent to european football hooliganism? I am fascinated with this. I...
Sep 24th

The Drive-By City

There was a drive-by shooting on my street yesterday afternoon. My roommate was walking home and a...
Sep 24th
Back in black (& white)
Sep 23rd

Adjectives I hope I never hear being...

Cute Tangy Frustrating Inconsequential Bland Depressing Amazingly Lifelike
Sep 23rd

Oh! (What a Night)

So I’m alive. I survived the Emmys. Many thanks to Lisa and Richard, for getting me into the...
Sep 23rd
The best part of this party is you can go up to anyone with an Emmy and say congrats. They are...
Sep 22nd

Holy shit

I’m drunk and Im totally gonna ask christina Henricks to dance at the gov ball
Sep 22nd
At the governor’s ball now
Sep 22nd
Loooooong
Sep 22nd

Yet Another Emmy Update

During the break they just played a musical montage of people who had nervous tics while accepting...
Sep 22nd
Congrats on the win Wyatt and the rest of the guys at The Daily Show!
Sep 22nd
Sorry I keep posting shot. My mom would kill me if I...
Sep 22nd
Sep 22nd
Weird. They show old Emmy clips during the breaks. I already have to pee.
Sep 22nd
I just shook Weiner’s hand and said congrats. He...
Sep 22nd
Sep 22nd
I’m wearing these and an all black suit so keep an eye...
Sep 22nd

Emmys update

Ok, much craziness getting the suit in time, but I got it. I’ll explain later. I’m...
Sep 22nd
Fuck Macy’s
Sep 22nd

A friend just called.

She has an extra ticket to the Emmys. Now I gotta go buy a tux in under two hours. This might be...
Sep 21st
“This movie is like those guys at the mall who just watch...”
— Review of Koyaanisqatsi on...
Sep 21st
Jack White & Alicia Keys - Another Way To Die
Sep 20th
There really needs to be a warning.
Sep 20th
Is there a conspiracy afoot? Why does no store in Los...
Sep 20th

"The Rig" Production Update

I’m very pleased to announce that we have selected a composer for The Rig. It was a tough...
Sep 19th
looks kinda like Wayne White? (via jonahray)
Sep 19th

Two Thoughts:

skeetonmischa: Anybody else notice the newish format for “Last Call With Carson Daly”? Gone are...
Sep 19th
Warch Watch
skeetonmischa: Bonus Trailer of The Day: The Keep Directed by Michael Mann I had to post this...
Sep 19th
Ain’t no pizza like a Dino’s pizza cuz a...
Sep 19th
I just bought this on ebay. Why? Because I’m cool,...
Sep 19th
ohhhh, now you recognize it. BTW, my five year plan is to...
Sep 19th
Sep 19th

Composure

I have a meeting in the morning that is very, very exciting regarding The Rig. If all goes well...
Sep 19th
Listen Listen
Sep 19th
drned: i totally met Peter Atencio and he is super dreamy fucking asshole rad. sat at a japanese...
Sep 19th
Warch Watch
Last night my friend Jenn told me she had been one of the background drummers for this Chromeo...
Sep 19th
Warch Watch
Idea: shoot a complete remake of Dynasty, except cast children in every part. Don’t even...
Sep 19th
Yes. That’s right, I’m posting a pic of an...
Sep 19th
Listen Listen
John Frusciante - Dying Song
Sep 18th
Listen Listen
John Frusciante - Forever Away
Sep 18th
Warch Watch
itsbedtime: It makes me so happy to be associated with the “website” that is responsible for this. ...
Sep 18th
Warch Watch
Re-did the trailer a little bit. Still coming soon (I swear)!
Sep 18th

My Father the Hero

Last week as a totally hilarious internet goof my friend Jamie and I changed our facebook profiles...
Sep 18th
Warch Watch
Sega Dreamcast - “Apocalypse” Remember when this ad came on during the VMAs on 9.9.99...
Sep 18th
(via)
Sep 18th
Gratuitous Self-Portrait Chuck Close Style Wednesday! (via...
Sep 17th
Warch Watch
Curious Crackhead. I co-wrote this cartoon series with my best friend Jason Ruiz, and I also did the...
Sep 17th
Warch Watch
I need Al Pacino to bust into this room right now and give me a speech like this.
Sep 17th
“I don’t know what the last kiss is supposed to be. I...”
Sep 17th
Warch Watch
Whatever happened to Saffron Burrows? And Mike Figgis?
Sep 17th
Listen Listen
Van Halen - Little Dreamer I just dusted off my guitar and fucked around a little bit trying to...
Sep 17th
Listen Listen
skeetonmischa: joesnake: brandonspeters: madeupmemories: Kanye West - Love Lockdown (Studio...
Sep 17th
Warch Watch
teamtigerawesome: Pizza Robot on Attack of the Show. Holy shit! The AOTS folk discuss the...
Sep 17th
“Human speech is like a cracked kettle on which we tap crude...”
— Gustave Flaubert
Sep 16th

Finally!

Got word today from the powers that be at SuperDeluxe about when some of our last videos are going...
Sep 16th
“Your prayers have been answered!! There’s a new version of...”
— Kanye West listens to everyone...
Sep 16th
Rattlesnake attack!
Sep 16th

Official Headquarters Has Moved

Just as I felt really settled in at my new office in WeHo, I’ve had to move again. Thankfully,...
Sep 16th
Sep 15th
Every once in a while I like to check in with the cast members of MTV’s Twentyfourseven, just...
Sep 15th
This is the photo Greg Cipes (or more likely, the...
Sep 15th
See?
Sep 15th

I want to open mouth kiss Mike Shanahan.

That was the ballsiest shit ever. Pat Bolen was probably crapping his pants in the owner’s...
Sep 15th
Listen Listen
Philip Glass - Morning Passages The Hours is one of my favorite film scores (the movie was terrible...
Sep 15th
frangry: soupsoup: As if any further evidence was needed, the Tumblr Circus further proves that...
Sep 14th

Burn After Watching

Well, that was dissapointing. Though, I guess not entirely unexpected. I think we’ve all been...
Sep 14th
Finally.
Sep 14th
Sep 14th
Sep 14th
Listen Listen
Bjork vs. The Cure - A Hidden Forest
Sep 14th
RMN ‘Tweets’ the funeral of 3-year old boy...
Sep 13th
Warch Watch
erockappel: My newest FOD joint. That was awesome. I have a big bro-ner for Husky and Gelman.
Sep 13th
phazerblast: On the bright side this is MINE on monday. ...
Sep 13th
Lemmy and I wear the same shirt! That’s what makes him...
Sep 13th
I got a new tattoo last week, and I brought my Pentax MX...
Sep 13th
This was my second tattoo. Both of them are in places easily...
Sep 13th
Listen Listen
Weekend To-Do List: Finish mixing the audio for Golden Hot Dog Episode 1 Edit the Freddy fight...
Sep 12th
Warch Watch
erockappel: I started a new Funny or Die account yesterday called, “Why Am I Watching This?”  I will...
Sep 12th
Someone wrote a message on my car tonight. It says...
Sep 12th
Listen Listen
The Billionaires - Cold Day This is a pretty fantastic song.
Sep 12th
I took this downtown at the L.A. Live construction site.
Sep 11th
phazerblast: Create A Graph #1: Funny that you post this on...
Sep 11th
Sep 11th
erockappel: Jake and I shot the shit out of a ceramic cat...
Sep 11th

Feel like digging something for me?

jonahray: The supernews special i wrote/acted in with PETER ATENCIO directing is on the front...
Sep 10th
“One of the reasons we called our daughter...”
— Cory Doctorow should not be...
Sep 10th
I just saw this flyer on the ground outside my office on...
Sep 10th
Sep 10th
itsbedtime: this is the most hilarious/geekiest thing I have...
Sep 10th
Quantum of Solace Trailer
Sep 10th
Warch Watch
Roger Hodgson should have a falsetto-off with Barry Gibbs.
Sep 9th
It’s kind of dawning on me now just how many great songs are on Supertramp’s 1979...
Sep 9th
4 people in a row just posted that “reports of my death are greatly exaggerated” photo...
Sep 9th
Can someone tell Steve Jobs that Napoleon Dynamite and John Mayer are no longer cool (never were)...
Sep 9th
Warch Watch
jonahray: This is a half hour special that i wrote/acted in for CURRENT TV. This is a half hour...
Sep 9th
The Omnigoogle
Sep 9th
Details on the Fannie Mae / Freddie Mac...
Sep 9th
Warch Watch
Hahaha, Noel Gallagher gets OWNED onstage at Toronto’s Virgin Festival by a rogue prickpusher.
Sep 8th
Warch Watch
This clip demonstrates how I’m doing some of the visual effects work on my upcoming feature...
Sep 8th
teamtigerawesome: DAMMIT VIMEO Fuck, this looks really...
Sep 8th
“You know when to say ‘Yes,’ when to say...”
— Fast Eddie Felson
Sep 8th

Who the fuck is Russell Brand

youequalsfucktard: antikris: Why is he hosting? I usually like the brits. I just really want to...
Sep 8th

Entour-rage, or The Decline of Home Box...

Tonight’s a big night for HBO, as it marks the debuts of two shows, one a new series from a...
Sep 8th
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Sep 8th
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drned: Don’t Stop Believing. this is the greatest song of all time. ever.
Sep 6th
Sep 6th
Took part of the afternoon off to go to the I am 8 Bit show....
Sep 6th
jonahray: scilons! *ahem* Cylons. *rips your fucking nerd...
Sep 6th
(via magicmolly) This looks like the scene from the Twin...
Sep 6th
Warch Watch
Another reason why the Daily Show should be required viewing in America’s schools.
Sep 5th
Lobster dinner at The Smokehouse, you better recognizzzzze,...
Sep 4th
Warch Watch
This is a bonus scene from my upcoming [internetz] series, Quest for the Golden Hot Dog. Hot chicks!...
Sep 4th

The Devil with the Three Golden Hairs

magicmolly: In fairy tales they prepare the young men for adventure. Clean them up and dress them...
Sep 4th
Listen Listen
One last Don LaFontaine memory for you. This is a radio advertisement for Live and Let Die that was...
Sep 3rd
“I thought that this election was supposed to get the...”
— Mason Steinberg, QOTD
Sep 3rd
Warch Watch
erockappel: Hooray!  This is the first thing we shot with our new lens adapter!  Our crappy FOD...
Sep 3rd
Warch Watch
Genius. From Boing Boing Gadgets: In the middle of the movie Gremlins 2, there is a sequence where...
Sep 2nd
Warch Watch
Don LaFontaine, the most famous “voice of the movies,” died yesterday. Here’s my...
Sep 2nd
Warch Watch
Hey, Australia. Please explain this. Does this pass for comedy where you live? Does this guy have a...
Sep 2nd
“Quizojerkaxtor”
— Definition: this word means...
Sep 2nd

Dear Yesterday,

Fuck you. Love, Peter
Sep 2nd

EXCLUSIVE! Interview with Levi Johnston,...

I secured an exclusive interview with Levi Johnston, father of the famed Bristol Internet Baby. I...
Sep 2nd
“John McCain apparently knew all about it, making the...”
— Alex Balk gets the QOTD
Sep 1st
Warch Watch
skeetonmischa: The Jim & Derrick Show Whaaaaa I think that’s Joe Wagner in the bunny...
Sep 1st

Fuck Yeah Fest

I went to fuck yeah fest over the weekend. Here’s some things that went through my head while...
Sep 1st