Actual 12-hour days.

I think it has been a while since I actually worked a 12-hour day. I've had school and work ad up to about as much but school is different. I am quite exhausted right now. I could have easily gone to sleep long ago. Not sure why I didn't, actually. I know I will be sleeping like a stone tonight!

Back into the real world.

I suppose I kind of thought I might have a little more time now that school is done. You know... time to get things together and work on more of my own projects. And, while it is true that I am only one real day into the post-school era of my life, I kind of get the idea that time will not be magically found in abundance any more now than it ever was before. I could just be a bit cynical... but I am tending to think not. The idea/feeling is a strong one.

Finally setting off on the new chapter of life.

The weekend was a good one but it was technically still connected to the finals days of school as the final bookends of my schedule there. Tomorrow begins my first days as a non-student. And, even though the reality of my post-education life has not set in yet, I am not sure it will really do that very quickly. I still feel quite connected to what is happening there. Maybe I don't really want it to change anyway. I really enjoyed school a lot.

I don't quite feel it yet.

Even though I do feel done. I still wait for the actual graduation ceremony I suppose... which is technically nothing in the grand scheme of things... but that's just what I feel like anyway. No problem. It is still the commencement of something groovy. You know... like, the rest of life!

Wrapping it all up in style!

The portfolio review was a smashing success! The feedback was exceptionally encouraging, the atmosphere was light and friendly, and the folks who participated were all entertaining as well as entertained. It gives me great hope for where things might go in the future, not only for myself but for my fellow students as well. Now I just need to finish my internship stuff as soon as possible!

The penultimate preparations.

I've always wanted to use that word in context. Well, I have used it before... but it doesn't get enough use, in my opinion. Anyway...
It was a reasonable day of reasonable things. It wasn't a repeat of yesterday's stellar performance but I don't have a bad review for it, either. Tomorrow will be loaded with things to do so I guess that's just how it's gonna be. Should be fun, I guess!

One truly productive day.

I mostly say that because I didn't really do any single activity which was not specifically applicable to the things I am working on for Thursday. I suppose I could have done more... but I am actually somewhat hard-pressed to figure out what it could have been. What a strange, delightful feeling. Ha. Too bad it's a somewhat rare one.

Less ranting, more doing.

I'm sure it'll be nice in a few days when I stop complaining about how procrastinaty I have been lately. Luckily, today has been a bit less so than usual. I got a lot done. Though, most of it was working on my car... not my schoolwork. Ha. It feels pretty awesome to have a clean car, though, as it really does have an impact on my feelings about life... even though I don't really believe that most of the time. But it does. And I'm glad for the reminder of that today.

Madness ensuing.

Which sort of makes me mad in the first place. I could have done SO much more before now. Ugh. But I expect to do reasonably well, nonetheless. Just not the best way I could have done. I suppose regret will be a silly thing to worry about as well. Oh, the fun! Ha.

Less than a week!

More than a pain.
Bitter and bleak.
Winter-like rain.
Cloud break is cracking.
Sun through the door.
My future not lacking,
A degree anymore.

Too much non-sleep.

Though, I am quite glad to have a job that I can actually take a sick day off once in a while... which will be what I sorely need to do tomorrow. My progress on my projects has been commendable over the last couple or so days so I feel like I kind of earned it anyway... in both positive and negative senses of the word. I really am sick, after all.

Crunchy time.

Which certainly sounds tastier than the far more bland 'crunch time'... though, I can't say it's particularly delicious anyway. It feels as good as high-quality local anesthetics when things are clicking, and feels as horrible as a screatching tire on your face when it isn't. I know my metaphors are clunky and ridiculous but I guess that's an accurate reflection of which side I am currently sitting on in the matter. Never enough time!

Progress is happening.

And it feels pretty awesome! I am getting very close to a solid first draft of the fine cut on my current big project. All it took was a little research and patience to find the right filter for the job. Now, even though my work is not automatically easy, I can see the end somewhere closer than the horizon line. What a strangely delightful feeling!

Less than two weeks left.

And the pressure is keeping me up at night. I am trying to get too many things done that should have been done long ago. I guess it is a personal form of torture that I knew was coming but neglected to avoid, for whatever reason, and simply accept as normal these days. I think of myself as a Pro-crastinator... which means that I professionally delay things... though, most of the time without any particular reason. What a silly form of torture.

Return from beyond.

It was somewhat of a traveling day. Not only in a physical sense, as well. I seemed to find an interesting premise to a story I'd like to develop that seems original and could actually go somewhere if done properly. I will have to start sketching out my ideas sometime soon so they don't get away from me too far.

NAB 2014 - Day 3

Today was a much nicer paced, more relaxed and pleasant day overall. I got to a few of the intended interviews, caught a little more useful b-roll, and didn't even need to buy any expensive food(outside of the expensive gatorade I needed to squelch my dry mouth challenges.) Based on the timing of things I don't expect to be going back tomorrow for the final day but I am fairly happy with all that I was able to do anyway. Now I just look forward to next year's event!

NAB 2014 - Day 2

Today was quite similar to yesterday in almost every way. The only thing specifically different was my liberal use of time lapse photography technique for b-roll... and no use of GoPro. Other than that I think I am fairly prepared for tomorrow's challenges and look forward to all that I discover in the process.

NAB 2014 - Day 1

Well, despite my best efforts to sabotage my experience here(speaking totally facetiously, of course), I made out with quite a good first day experience here. Everyone I met was enthusiastically positive, and I am not in any pain after all that walking. It might accumulate over the next several days but I suppose the truth of that happening yet remains to be seen. Now... sleep time!

Excitement for the coming NAB trip.

I plan to make something different out of my trip and I think it will be a great thing for me overall. The focus of working on my craft is always a good opportunity. I just need to buckle down a little as I go.

Analytical mediocrity.

I was assessed by some of the folks at my internship as being average in my analytical skills... which is a strange and fairly unusual assessment of me. I am not offended, though I am curious how I might be able to replicate such results in the future. It seems like it could be a very useful skill to have.

23-year anniversary of my patriarchal blessing.

I happened to glance at the date on my patriarchal blessing tonight and was surprised to see that it said April 2, 1991! Wow... I guess I'm quite a bit further in life now... yet how much further back I have often felt recently. Life is loaded with challenging choices designed to improve us... though, through the silly actions I often choose, it feels like improvement is simply not part of the plan for me. I know technically this is not the case... but the feeling still remains. Anyway, I was quite happy to read over my blessing tonight. It did actually fill me with some much appreciated, much needed, hope.

Considering the future.

In somewhat typical fashion I am often thinking of where I am headed in life with a bit of a curious optimism about all the possibilities I am seeking. Certain things don't seem to get much wiggle room in my mind. Things like my career as well as my interests in general don't seem to project any differently in my mind. Other things like eventually finding a wife are nearly invisible to my imaginations. I wonder if that's a good or bad thing? I'm not really sure. Either way I guess it's just part of the landscape of my thinking at the moment.