Stories By Johnny

Earlier this year, before the lockdown, I had the opportunity to work with my friend Blair Skinner on two spec commercials as production assistant and BTS (Behind the Scenes still photographer). I enjoyed every single moment and got to meet great people! NOTE: Photos coming soon.

Now I can officially say that one of the talents for one of the spec commercials will be appearing in Warner Bros. Wonder Woman 1984 film as one of the Amazonian champions! Gwendolyn Smith is such a badass, and you can see her in action on WW84’s second trailer here.

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The lyrics in the caption are from Cardigan, the first single off Folklore. It’s genuinely one of my top favorite songs because I can identify with its message. ?? ???????????? ???? @???????????? ????? ?????? ??? ?????????? – ???? ??? ?????? ?? ? ???????? ???????.  

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There’s something about how Taylor releases albums at the most specific times of my life. ??’? ???? ???’?? ???? ???? ?’? ????? ??????? ??? ????? ????? ??; ??’? ???? ???????.

#Folklore is produced by #AaronDessner#JackAntonoff, and featuring #BonIver of #TheNational, is an indie-folk and alternative record. 

There are two ways you can go with pain: You can let it destroy you or use it as fuel to drive you to dream bigger, work harder – TAYLOR SWIFT

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Pondering back to my journey in 2007, I can understand that it wasn’t an easy path, and along the way, ? ???? ??? ???????????? ?????? ???? ?? ???? ??? ????? ???? ? ??????????? ?????? ?? ?? ????. One of those people is my best friend, Jose, who I first met as a random ??‍♂️ personal trainer at the gym. He’s one of the few who saw me at my worst. I was 327 lbs, negative, embarrassed to work out at the gym, had low self-esteem, and complained every moment of our sessions. Then, like out of nowhere, we became the best of friends, we hung out together, experienced firsthand how he opened his private gym, got into ? reading books on bettering ourselves (John Maxwell, Jim Rohn) and Jose re-introduced me to my Christian faith ✝️. ??’? ??? ???? ????-????????, ??? ? ?? ???????????? ?? ?? ??? ??????? ??? ? ?????? ???????? ????? ??? ?????? ??.

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It’s here! I had the honor of writing and directing Quarantine Tales Podcast’s 4th episode – The Legend of Ralston Hall (Part 1). It’s a story about three kids who go on a dare to enter the town’s known haunted house and a legend of its own kind. With the technology at hand, they try to get proof of any ghostly sightings. You can listen to it here.

The episode was edited by Franco Machado-Pesce, and the cast included McKenna Koledo as Madison, Franco Machado-Pesce as Lev, Ryan Waranauskas as Ryder, and the whispers by Tania Ghaffari. The songs in this episode are “Darkness Inside” by Astyria and “The Ghost” by Luke Atencio. Licensed on Musicbed per personal use and in no way monetizing this podcast.

“The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you’ll go.” — Dr. Seuss

It’s been a while since I’ve picked up a new book to read, having that feeling that I can immerse myself into another time and place, I thrive on learning all sorts of (new) things. While I generally side with books on adventure, thrillers, and mystery, I also have that soft spot for biographies, historical, and business management.

For the book of March, I’m reading a little gem called “A Short Philosophy of Birds,” packing twenty-two lessons on the lives of birds and what we can learn from them through courage, beauty, equality, death, etc. At the same time, we can also learn about their personality traits, habits, and tidbits that we never knew of them. As a bird enthusiast and an appreciation to them, they hold a special place in my heart. I’ve seen so many birds throughout my life and have vivid memories of my grandmother feeding dozens of them in her home. I also see them as confirmations from God when I need answers .

One of my favorite birds growing up is the Swallow, the ones with long tail streamers, blue upperparts, and white underparts. But what came to my surprise is that I’ve been confusing them with another bird family, the Swifts (and they’re not too far apart). A Swift bird has a fork-like tail and boomerang-shaped wings when gliding. I’ve come to realize that I’ve been a fan of the Swift bird (I was always confused as to why some of them had long and shorter tails, haha!). I guess I’m a bigger Swiftie* now than I would have thought! See? Maybe it’s time for you to pick up a new book and gain more knowledge. ✨

*Swiftie is Taylor Swift’s fandom, a supporter of her music, songwriting, personality, and creativity.