Definitions by Jasper Ray

tapdance 

An attempt to tap the correct button on a touch-pad device without looking at it.

Rob: It takes me a minute to tapdance off the alarm on my iPhone in the morning...

tapdance by Jasper Ray April 13, 2009

hellacommute 

An unreasonably long distance commute for work. Derivative of the Northern California word hella. The opposite of telecommute.

Dude: "I bought a house in Livermore but I still have to drive to The City for work every day..."
Dude's Friend: "Dude, I'd rather shoot myself than be stuck with that hellacommute!"

hellacommute by Jasper Ray March 13, 2008

two-shot 

(a.k.a. "2-shot")
Any camera shot that is framed for two people; usually medium from the waist up. Two-shots are often used over-the-shoulder and reverse to cover a conversation between two people.

Okay Robson, set up a two-shot and let's make it snappy! We're losing the light and I wanna hit the In-N-Out before "Lost".

two-shot by Jasper Ray January 10, 2006

sticks

In the film & video production and television business, a camera tripod.

Hey Sean, grab the sticks so we can set up this two-shot!

sticks by Jasper Ray September 19, 2005

fukka 

adj: exceedingly, very, of a remarkable quantity

Derivative of hella popularized in the San Francisco Bay Area. In order of severity, fukka supercedes hella, which in turn surpasses the weaker variant hecka.

TOM: Gee, Sally, I'm fukka tired!

SALLY: I bet, Tom! You just wrestled fukka alligators.

fukka by Jasper Ray April 10, 2005

hella 

very, exceedingly

One in a series of three adjectives: hecka, hella, and fukka. Thought to have originated on the streets of Oakland, CA.

I got the runs hella bad!

hella by Jasper Ray April 10, 2005

hecka 

very, exceedingly

One in a series of three adjectives: hecka, hella, and fukka. Thought to have originated in the schoolyards of Oakland, CA.

Your new pony has hecka bad breath!

hecka by Jasper Ray April 10, 2005