Well, what to say, really? The once a week article in iFanboy has made keeping this thing updated more difficult than ever. However, the wait was worth it, methinks, because so much has been happening.

Man, what a weird month. I have actually been acting more than ever, it’s just in a variety of ways that were both unforeseen and unpaid. I was asked to help produce a few promotional spots for work--I will have them posted soon, when they are “ready”--and it has been a really fantastic experience. As I mentioned before, I wrote/co-wrote a few of the spots and everyone who has seen the initial edits have been very, very enthusiastic about them.

The shows what the camera is shooting. I love the lighting. We got the bottom light by using a frame of lights that the camera shot through, below:

It was really wild to have a crew (a small crew, sure, but still, a professional crew) work together to create the scene that I wrote for the camera. It was just an amazing, feeling really. I am looking forward to seeing what you all think of the spots! That’s Todd, the director, checking out the shot.


This is us going down to the beach to shoot one of the spots. It was pretty, but the high tide produced waves that totally soaked me--I had to throw out my shoes and my iphone and camera go wet and died. Argh.

Once the actual spots go up I will explain more about them, promise.

Went up to the country this weekend, which was a nice getaway. Whit and I are looking at some property up there, just for fun--I am beginning to come to grips with the idea that we may not be able to afford a place in LA in the near term, but we might be able to get a little place in the country, which would be a great hideaway. We'll see, but I am really liking the idea so far...

Random:

1 - I'd like to give a shout out to Paul and the test of the crew at the Star Trek:Experience at the Las Vegas Hilton. Whit and I have visited gone there quite a few times and have always had fun hanging out with everyone there, and we were both super bummed that we just could not make it out to bid everyone farewell when they closed last week. It's totally geeky, to be sure, but everyone involved was incredibly good at their jobs and it was a fun to see them all in action. It's gonna be really strange to go to Vegas and not visit Quark's to hang out. I'm sorry we missed out!

2 - I was going to go on a full on political rant, but I think I'll hang out a bit. I find it hard to express how cynical the Palin choice was, but I find it even harder to understand how seriously people seem to be taking her. Over the next few weeks I hope people take a deep breath and focus on the issues and not the marketing-friendly personality comparisons. For the record: I tend to prefer a more educated, more experienced and politically savvy president. I think the country has already experimented with the so-called "outsider" -- we've had 8 years of it-- and we know the outcome. So much to write, but I will pause.

3 - DJ'd my friends Andrew and Patricia's wedding two weeks ago and it was a lot of fun. The crowd wasn't really a dancing crowd (though I did have people dancing the entire time) but they all seemed to enjoy the tracks. I just realized that I...ugh, I don't know. There are some people who actually understand how to talk to a DJ, and then there are the people who treat the DJ like a jukebox. Look, when you go to a party or a wedding, just realize that the DJ, most of the time, has things pretty dialed in. S/he knows what songs work and when a song doesn't work s/he's figuring things out and will provide a track that will get things back...on track. Now, we don't mind taking a request--it IS a wedding after all--but, really, don't make a request within 2 songs of making the first request. I had one girl come up to me no less than five times and it's like, "Yes, I heard you, I will play what you asked, but you need to recognize it takes time to build up to your little tune"...ugh. I don't know how "real" DJ's do it. I have a few friends who are not married yet whom I would gladly DJ for if asked, but otherwise, I think I am done, to be honest. Who knows. I like doing it, but some gigs are easier then others.


drat. I am so busy I just need to post this.