Victor A. Santoro

Blogger sucks!

2010-04-08T14:51:00.000-07:00

I'm on WordPress now. Its userface is much friendlier and there's no AdSense. AdSense suck beyond words by the way.

You can now follow me @ http://victorsantoro.wordpress.com/

This will be my final post here. Bye Blogger! You suck! :D

Body painting night!

2010-02-15T19:50:00.000-08:00

I think I need to get out more no? My natural tan seems to be fading away...

I think Lisa agrees!

Here we see Danielle Huard, art director for the movie 300, applying a light touch of mascara, while my guardian angel oversees the work ;-)

Her name's Iza, and she's actually really nice! Goes to show you you can't judge a book by its cover!

She's a little camera shy though!

Just like me ;-)

But we're quite the duo together!

Seriously...Thank you all you crazy mofos! I really had a wicked time saturday night! I can't wait to do it again! But I'm probably gonna bring a thermos full of hot chocolate or something next time! I froze my ass off lol!

Everything's gonna be A-Ok!

2010-02-09T03:20:00.001-08:00

So last week I had a really important audition. It was for a role in a Canadian TV series. Basically the most important audition I had ever been to. I made a couple of missteps along the way and as a result I didn't land the role. I felt depressed for 2 whole days afterwards!

Today I realize how utterly silly I was! The audition process was an important learning experience for me! I'm now working to correct the mistakes I made in order to improve my chances to land a role later on. What happened is that I let my dreams sabotage the present moment. I got my hopes up disproportionately, and as a result the low that came with the sudden dose of reality hit really hard. That's what happens when you let your ego take control of your thoughts and emotions folks!

Yesterday I got back on another set, as an extra. It felt good, real good! It's been a slow winter here in Montreal for tv and film productions and just being on a set and meeting an old friend as well as making new ones made a World of difference to me! Thanks for your love and support guys!

Marriage is so gay!

2010-01-07T11:34:00.000-08:00

A little while ago I got the honour of modelling for a very good cause! The shoot for Marriage is so gay was awesome, and we all had a great time! I'm really proud to have been part of this project! Thanks to everyone involved! Let me know what you think!

And hey...I'm turning 30 today! Yikes! :O

Charlie's Angles

2009-12-01T14:23:00.000-08:00

So my life partner finally finished editing some shots from Charlemagne's photoshoot! In case you're wondering, yes, that his his real name. And yes, I totally wish my name was half as cool haha!

I wish I looked half as cool too!

I wish I had a killer smile like that too! Ok, I'm not talking to you anymore Charlie ;-)

Taking notes

2009-11-19T19:23:00.000-08:00

Back in 2006 I had this vague sensation of worthlessness. I couldn't quite put it into words back then but it was there. No matter how much education or life experiences I had been through, I had this feeling that I didn't have anything of value to share with anyone.

Then this organization called Cybercap called upon me to act as a supervisor for 3 teenagers who had won a multimedia contest. We spent a week in Mont-Tremblant. At one point, one of the guys asked me a question about photography bcause he was figuring out his brand new digital camera. I started explaining to him the technicalities of digital photography and then something happened that taught me something...One of them started taking notes!

I had something to share after all. So next time you think you have nothing to give to anyone, you might want to think again. :)

Here's my Secret...

2009-11-15T19:37:00.000-08:00

I'm sure you've heard of The Secret, by Rhonda Byrne, by now. If you're like me you've tried thinking positive no matter what happens, hoping against all hope that Magical Thinking will come through for you. Because you're special.

And if you're like me you've grown up since then. You've seen firsthand that thinking positive alone will not magically solve all your problems and it will not do your dishes for you while you're away.

That's the bad news.

The good news is that I know why.

It's quite simple. Ask yourself a question: Who are you serving? If you're like most modern people your answer will be "Myself". If you're religious or maybe spiritual your answer might be "God" or "Allah" or "Yawhe" or "Zeus"...You get the idea. In both cases you'll end up serving no one.

If you really want The Law of Attraction to work for you your answer has to be "Everyone". You are serving everyone, including yourself. And it's true. Your mere presence is serving mankind as well as all other forms of life. You just might not know it yet. And not knowing that simple fact might lead you to turn yourself away from your true path. But I digress...I don't like getting preachy.

If you want The Law of Attraction(and Life itself) to work for you, you must work for Life itself. There's a much better book out there, by Deepak Chopra, called The 7 Spiritual Laws of Success, that shows you the 7 Laws the Universe works with. And it's all true. I know it because I live it. The Law of Attraction just happens to be one of those Laws.

I've made a list of all 7 Laws.

1. The Law of Pure Potential.

2. The Law of Giving.

3. The Law of Karma or Cause and Effect.

4. The Law of Least Effort.

5. The Law of Intention and Desire (otherwise known as the Law of Attraction).

6. The Law of Detachment.

7. The Law of Dharma (Life's goal).

I won't go describing each Law individually since Dr. Chopra does it so much better than me. I wholeheartedly recommend getting his book. You can even read it online.

Thank you for reading.

All Dreams Start with a Single Seed

The Cost of Fear

2009-11-13T12:36:00.001-08:00

September 11th 2001

Cost: 95 billion$ for NYC alone.
Lives: 2,973

The Iraq War.

Cost: 700,000,000,000$
Lives: 106 000

Avian flu

Cost: Jim Adams, Vice President, East Asia & Pacific's Avian Influenza Task Force, World Health Organization, said in Singapore that the economic threat is still real and remains substantial. He added that the previous estimated 800 billion dollar toll was a number that was basically pulled out of the sky - written on the back of an envelope.

Adams also said "But more recent financial modelling had revealed a sharper threat should the virus mutate and pass easily among people."

The actual costs were much harder to find and I had no luck. Go figure.

Lives: 144

Swine flu.

Cost: $1.51-billion has already been spent. In Canada only.
Lives: 3,205
Lives lost yearly to the regular flu: 250,000 to 500,000

Coming to the realization that people use fear to scam other people: Priceless.

Creating Abundance

2009-11-11T10:05:00.000-08:00

I've been a fan of Steve Pavlina for a while now. He finally did a video on Creating Abundance. I really recommend it, especially if you're passionate about attracting the things you want into your life and evolving as a person.

The Power of NOW!NOW!NOW!

2009-11-09T10:54:00.000-08:00

If you haven't heard of Eckhard Tolle's book by now, you owe it to yourself and others to buy it, read it, study it and practice it.

But I'm not blogging about that right now. I'm blogging about the power of mass consumption. I hate to be a Debbie Downer, but we're heading right towards a wall collectively right now. It boils down to the 3 E's: Energy, Environment and the Economy. Chris Martenson has devoted his time and money towards creating an Online Crash Course about the issue and you should really find the time to listen to it.

And think twice before going for that Super-Sized trio, McFatty ;-)

Dressing up!

2009-11-08T07:55:00.000-08:00

Is a lot of fun! Especially when it's for the set. I can't say too much about this show I taped 2 weeks ago without breaking any NDA's, but suffice it to say I have a good feeling about this one. It's too bad Americans won't be able to see it...At least for now. It's coming in 2010 and everyone on the set was really supportive and professional.

See you later!

WOW

2009-11-06T04:25:00.000-08:00

Silly me...

2009-11-05T07:17:00.001-08:00

I forgot to introduce myself!

Hi! Do I look conceited in this pic? I'm really not, I swear! :p

Vegan Fashion Show part 2

2009-11-05T03:21:00.000-08:00

I don't know who made this, but whoever you are, you're a genius! I caught this backstage.

I never got to speak to this girl, but she was awesome! So full of energy!

Lead singer of Commander Keane doing his thang:

Various models strutting their stuff, supporting the cause!

And finally Jalene!

If you think I'm infatuated with this girl, well I got news for ya!

...I totally am! Congrats Jalene! You've made a gay man straight hahaha.

The 2009 MONTREAL WORLD VEGAN DAY FASHION SHOW!

2009-11-03T11:13:00.000-08:00

So I had the privilege of attending the very first World Vegan Fashion show, held right here in Montreal. The show was held at La Tulipe on November 1st. Everyone there was really collaborative and supportive. I loved it! That's Jayleen (did I spell that right?). This seriously rocking chick who's got an awesome tattoo, models and sings in a band! Is there anything she can't do?

Another pic to show off the tat! Now here's big Georges Laraque on the big screen!

And this is him strutting his stuff on the runway:

...Did you know that Laraque is also a vegan? I just like to mention that whenever I hear that going vegan is going to make you frail...

Here's a pic of my friend Lucas Solowey, one of the main organizers and a total cutie pie!

Finally here's the whole cast!

And on that note I have to run! Apparently I'm getting killed on a set tonight. So goes life. I'll upload some more pics later when I have more time. Thanks again everyone!

Welcome to my blog everyone!

2009-10-28T12:47:00.000-07:00

My name is Victor Santoro and I am an artist and an entrepreneur. I tend to confuse a lot of people since I don't restrain myself when it comes to my career or my ideas. I'm very open-minded and I seek to meet other open-minded individuals for fun, for art and for business. I'm 29 years old, starting my business (Media8Productions), I'm good-looking in all modesty haha, I'm vegetarian and working on going vegan, I speak and write french, english and spanish and am currently contemplating which language I should use to express myself on here, I was born and raised in Montreal, Canada and I'm of Chilean origin. Whew. That sentence was a doozy! I have my convictions and I'm not afraid to share them. For example, I think Canada needs to get rid of Stephen Harper and I think Québec should be an independent country. We're not lacking in creativity, talent, resourcefulness, ambition or anything else a proud Nation needs. Except maybe 2 things: balls.

But back to individual talents, this is what I do: modelling, acting, directing, photography, screenwriting, video editing among many other things. You can also check out my photography (www.flickr.com/mariconesunited)and modelling skills(www.modelmayhem.com/victorsantoro).

I'm going to be updating this blog regularly so check back often!