Rolling up to the new year.

Today seemed quiet and relatively peaceful. I did a lot of daydreaming while I commuted, which is normal, but I think it seemed somewhat valuable today. I hope it becomes an activity or two in the future in some way.

A full day of busy.

With most of it being useful busy, even. Sure, there was a meeting in the mix(with the productivity quotient being something of a mystery) but it felt good enough. Now, I really look forward to sleeping in. That'll be really nice.

A semi-confusing week upcoming.

Mostly because I don't have exact details about my schedule throughout the week. I know a lot of the things I have planned but the timing is a bit foggy. No worries, though, since There seems to be enough time for most of it. And, if I'm lucky, there might even be enough time for all of it.

Pieces of the band puzzle.

I enjoy the process of auditioning a potential band member... however, it does always show the difficulty of finding a good fit. No matter what, any one member of the current line-up of our band would be difficult to replace. Possibly even me. Ha.

Super extended weekend.

I thought I would be at least a little more productive today. It wasn't a total loss, though, since I still have two more days of weekend before life comes back. I already know some of the good stuff I get to do tomorrow so that helps.

Merrylaxation Christmas.

I enjoy the non-days like today from time to time. Just letting the intensities of life fall out of view for a bit... it's nice. Even healthy, I daresay. I did do some of the work I have been laboring over for the last week or so but I never let the pressure of it drive itself anywhere I didn't want to go. Anything I got done today will just be a bonus... that much less I will have to do another time in the future.

Still getting things done.

Even though it's a break. I don't mind, even, since it feels like quality progress, not only on the project in general but the learning aspect as well. Good stuff for sure. I look forward to the final results!

Rolling into the break.

I get a five day break from the regular grind because of the holiday. I guess that's nice... though, I really could use the money. Oh, well. I can stay busy with my projects anyway.

Almost done with the move.

Moving a business certainly increases the busyness... with long lasting effect. We have been pretty hard at it for the last few or so weeks and now we are finally getting close to wrapping it all up. I expect the work flow to change pretty soon, though, I am not entirely sure what form it will take for me. Should be fun to see, I guess.

The unlimited future.

It happens on occasion, somewhat rarely, that I look at all the directions my life could go and I feel like the number of viable options is somewhat immense. It is, in many ways, somewhat encouraging to think about. There is, on the other hand, a bit of trepidation when really considering the best next step. I suppose I should be glad for even feeling like this is the case.

Wedding video.

It feels good to work in a team on such a potentially stressful event. The video side of things, even though I have done a little before, now seems much more under control than it did before. I would even compare the difficulty level to being near, or possibly even less, than the difficulty of photographing a wedding. Maybe that is just an indication of my skill increase with video since the last time I tried it in such a setting? Either way, wedding video is becoming more and more enjoyable.

Recently cleared a thousand.

I forgot to make mention of it on the actual 1,000th entry... oh, well. It has been a good run. And life only gets better moving forward anyway. I have a great deal of positive energy building up. All good things.

Keepin' things in busy land.

I like working for so many reasons. The intensity of focus is great. The exercise(whenever applicable) is invigorating. The opportunities to serve others are numerous. The positive feelings of accomplishment flow. All good things all the time.(enter cheesy slogan jingle here)

Tying the past and present together.

It was really great to reconnect with a friend from my deep past. It was further great to see how similar our intervening history actually was. It was also interesting since we were definitely headed down different paths the last time we saw each other. Now, it is interesting to see where things head from here.

Reconnecting dots.

I am always grateful for the many friends I have in life. I am further grateful to see them after a long absence and to relearn about who they have become. Today I got a small dose of this but tomorrow I will be privy to an exceptional dose as well. And the blessings of each storied life will unfold upon me in a way I appreciate uniquely and humbly.

Live symphonic excellence.

It has been quite a while since I attended a musical experience like the one I was privy to work at tonight. It was powerfully moving. I am certainly in need of repeating, even in a different flavor, this kind of musical entertainment. Just gotta do it.

Rolling on into another week.

This should be another busy week but more of a slightly different way. Unpacking and organizing and editing and a little shooting. Should be quite the instructive experience to say the least.

Success in embryo.

The production phase of our project seems to have gone quite well. The actors did well, the lighting guy did great, and the client seemed very pleased with how things went from his perspective. Next comes the post production but I expect it to be a relatively easy edit(not easy, mind you... just relatively easy). Then, after it has been completed and sent into the forever embedded internets for the whole world to see, we might see it become something recognized as a 'success'... if we're lucky.

Big shoot coming up!

Today was a solid prep day full of quality activities. Planning for movie, gathering for commercial, and brainstorming for media workshops. All good things! Plus I got to catch up with my old teacher/friend at our gig tonight. Quite the fantastic day, I must admit!

Nearing the end of an era.

Having packed almost everything up at our old office it can bring quite a few interesting perspectives of how much history has happened there. It is fun to hear about but is even more exciting to think about all the new and unseen exploits waiting to unfold at our new office. Transitions like these are always interesting, in my book.

The little bits and pieces.

Of which there are extremely many! We don't have a particularly large company but we certainly have a ton of little things attached. Soon it will all relocate to an entirely new environment... and we will continue the task of sorting and organizing and understanding.

Slowly rolling along.

Sometimes the work is so big it seems to be going nowhere even though it has a decent pace. Today felt kind of like that. So the work keeps moving as it has been for the last few weeks. I won't complain. I'll just enjoy the paychecks.

Quickly taking a break.

Going from inspiration to lazy nation... it's kind of a strange course. I'm okay with it today, though, as it didn't feel quite as bad as it probably should have. Tomorrow will be plenty busy anyway. Back on track, I suppose.

"Everything happens for a reason."

This is a somewhat trite phrase that often loses its deeper, more substantial truth whenever it is bandied about in the often cavalier manner it so commonly appears. Tonight, as I was contemplating its relevance and even thinking to discount it a bit more than my usual gut reaction, it actually happened to me... and that thing that I intended to discount gave me a simple, direct flick in the nose.

I was driving home and coming around a slow corner behind a vehicle in the passing lane. It slowed down as it exited the turn and I wanted to pass it but a different car was merging into the slow lane at the same time and made it impossible for me to do so before the car in the passing lane clogged up all options. It proceeded to slow down to slower than the speed limit, basically matching the slow lane car's pace, annoying me immediately and causing me to feel quite uncomfortable with my poor emotional state about the whole thing. After stewing about the apparent idiocy of the situation for a not-so-brief moment I finally noticed that the car in the slow lane was likely an undercover police car.(exempt plates and make/model being the primary signs) I would have likely been pulled over by it had I passed it when I wanted to... this maddeningly slow car had actually saved my hide.

My contemplations of it's 'reason' where all the motivation I needed for this post. A moment of clarity expressed in my experience with the truth of things. Sometimes I am blessed to notice such things.

Survival of the insane.

Regardless of my basic non-sleep I was still in it for the art of it. We had a fun little shoot today. Good, self-instructive activity with a couple good friends. I look forward to doing more in the future... preceded by more regular sleeping patterns.

Shooting the cool stuff.

I was told it is a rare opportunity to film Queensryche for one of their concerts. This makes it all the more of an honor that I was one of the few able to enjoy such an opportunity. The whole thing was fun on top of that and I really think I got some pretty awesome footage that I can be proud of. I hope the band enjoys it as well!

Lots of busy work.

From moving offices, to location scouting, to equipment planning, to shoot organization, to live show coordinating... it has been and will be a highly active week and weekend. I probably should have more to say about it right now but really I'm just kind of wiped out and would rather go take a nap... so, ya... there's that.

The ultimate b-roll challenge!

Okay... so it wasn't really all that ultimate, but it was quite a long, enjoyable day anyway! Seattle is a lovely city. So full of interesting, cool stuff! The Pacific Northwest is a lucky place indeed!

Long, busy days.

It feels good to be consistently busy but it also feels a bit tough. I do prefer it, though, and find much more purpose in life through it. I also enjoy getting the unexpected raise from time to time. I know it's on a job to job basis but it still feels good... like an unexpected gem in the rough.

Extending the vision.

One of my favorite things to do is finding a beautiful scene and capturing its visage for the echo of its influence later. That is probably a fairly unconventional way to put it but it really is the way I feel about it. Somewhat for me but also somewhat for others. I really do love my job sometimes!