Dear everyone,

First off, thanks for staying connected. We’ve gotten a lot of messages asking about new sketches, live shows, workshops, etc, and it feels good to know that some folks are invested in what we do here.

So… what the dilly with Touchblue? Well… the simplest answer is we’re on hiatus, and we’ll be updating as soon as we’re ready. But the honest, longer-winded answer is that right now we’re all working on individual projects, that will hopefully make Touchblue an even stronger collective in the future.

As for me (Jaymar), I’ve been working furiously to put myself in a better position to contribute and to keep all of our supporters happy.

I’ve been slowly making sense of this whole media thing through my industry work in production, advertising, and television & new media programming. And next, I’m looking to put it all together through some higher education. When all is said and done, I’m hoping we can better manage this collaborative, creative process, so that we can get these pistons pumping the way they were always meant to.

So what concrete plans are in my immediate future? Well, I’m targeting grad school in the fall. But that won’t disqualify me from participating here with Touchblue… that just means that I’ll have to be a little more creative with scheduling. But before that… in my immediate immediate future, I’ll be documenting a medical mission in the Philippines. We obviously push positivity and progress here at Touchblue… so for me, it’s a big deal to be able to continue that drive back in the homeland.

In the meantime, all i can say is stay tuned, because we do have some things on the backburner. And as soon as we’re ready to sync up, we’ll have something for you. See you sooner than later. Keep touching blue, and keep making it true.

Much love,
Jaymar

p.s. Feel free to comment on this post with any suggestions, questions, whatever. Or for the direct-connect, jaymar[at]touchblue[dot]net.

Hey Touchblue folks, it’s a been a minute, huh?

Well, I got back from DC a few days ago, and I wanted to say congrats to the world. I know Barack Obama’s inauguration was a week ago, but my fingers and toes just barely thawed out… so here i am. =)

I also have to give big ups to Filipinos For Obama, now known as KAYA. I was fortunate enough to hang with some of them, and it was all good times. They were also responsible for my getting tickets to the event. =) The view was unbelievable so again, many props and thanks to them.

The spectacular camera-work below was by yours truly…

After G-Dub was announced:

After Barack Obama was announced:

Notice the contrast?

That’s all for now. Be talking to you soon..

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Our good friend and Southwest Rapid Rewards member DJ Mark Marcelo is throwing some poorties for the launch of his uber-fresh Scrunchies & Headbands – The 90’s R&B Mix CD.

Come out and support the comeback of Color Me Badd! Forreals! Hella!

Down south:

Up north:

A great big American CONGRATULATIONS to my boy, competitive eater Joey Chestnut for defending his Mustard Belt and winning the 2008 Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest!

In a newly revised 10-minute competition, Joey and former hot dog champ Takeru Kobayashi were neck-and-neck as they BOTH finished with an incredible 59 wieners. In an unprecedented tie-breaker, Joey just barely beats Kobayashi to the last dog in sudden-death overtime. Hell to the yeah.

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BARN BURNER.

A portrait of a winner.

A portrait of a weiner.

Me and Joey go way back. Whatchoo know about that?

Happy 4th of July everyone! Stay cool, stay free, and don’t set any fires. Half of California is pretty much burnted. Late!

-Abe