Did a shoot today. It was a simple setup and just a demonstration for a series of new Tech Tip videos for FRAMELINES. To say this was low risk is something of an understatement. Still, felt great. If the goal was to get me wanting to be on set again Read more…
Led Zeppelin appeared on David Letterman, to talk but not to play music. I’m only a week away from a new Tolkien movie directed by Peter Jackson. I have a shoot on Saturday. I’m working a lot lately. I’m teaching two classes, not just one. My home looks pretty consistently Read more…
I’m still walking a lot. They say if you can continue to do something past 7 weeks it can become a habit. I’m on month 5 of my walking most days and it feels great. I need to add swimming and upper body to the regiment. I’ve never been in Read more…
Trying to maintain my focus has become much harder than I remember. When I work a lot, especially teaching, it drains all energy out of me. I feel as though I cannot make the commitment to watch TV a movie or read a book for very long. I spend hours Read more…
I never get out to see movies like I used to. People with their cell phones or incessant talking degrade the theatrical experience as well. What I miss from theatrical however is the sharing of the excitement and the awe from the collective. I would never wait for DVD for an Read more…
Holding steady. Between teaching two classes and editing, I have very little free time. It’s causing a lack of sleep which is not helping my walking and workouts. I’m still carving out time but man is this hard sticking with this. All my body and mind want to do with Read more…
From most people, my cynicism would decry inspirational messages as nothing but platitudes, but getting to know you a little better, and that it is finely written, means I appreciate it and respect the words. I’m trying, really trying. I’m less numb than I was. Happiness and pleasure still elude me Read more…
I see patterns everywhere. Even in randomness, patterns develop, not unlike the theory of fractals. This causes a degree of predictability. By no means a perfect system or entirely precognitive or anything like that. In some ways seeing these repeatable patterns has made life a little dull at times, as Read more…
Tomorrow begins the gym membership. Indoor pool, indoor walking track, and free weights. I might start taking this health thing into serious territory, which is foreign to my body. In many ways I think having a clear head & working body all culminate into making me more productive as a Read more…
One holiday down, just a few more to go! Thanksgiving wasn’t that bad. Family then friends, and a 3 mile walk at Blacklick park in between. I really am getting healthier. This week has been a regression with several bad habits. Two days of serious indulgence in Internet addiction with Read more…
I’m still trying to break through this haze. The more I talk about the projects in my queue, the closer I get to making one of these damn things. I need to get back in the saddle again. I edit Framelines. I do work for corporations. I teach film/video. I’m Read more…
Karma’s a bitch. Sooner or later, in this life or the next, we pay for our sins. I pay for mine time and again, over and over it seems. What I know now is that you just take whatever life throws at you. The goal is simply not to get Read more…