Round 1 complete.

Well... it's probably more of a round 2 or 3 when you consider the golf thing we worked on earlier in the year. Anyway, it was basically the first round. This weekend was a testing/learning experience for what we think we might be able to do. I think it was VERY(and I don't even think capitalizing that word can express it nearly enough) challenging but very rewarding all in the same notion. We have an incredible way to go to really get on top of our game but I think it could be a great endeavor for us all.

Somewhere in the middle.

It has been a LONG weekend experience thus far but, with one day left to go, the finish line feels really quite close. We have worked and worked and worked with a bit of food eating mixed in there and all of it has been very fulfilling... even when the moments of frustration seemed to find us. It is hard to say what will come out of this whole experience on the other end, as far as a tangible product is concerned, but I know we have become something better in the experiential regard.

Powering into it.

We did our setup today and, despite it basically taking all day long, knocked our work out with fair efficiency. Sure, we ran into a few hitches here and there but I would call it a fine start to what looks to be a very busy weekend. RenCon Max: Beyond Funderdome!

So much done, so much still to do.

So much for a well-prepared entrance into the wacky world of web streaming! Ha. Well, it isn't going to be even a partial disaster... it's just a big plate to handle. It should be fun for sure!

Rolling into the final turn.

Basically just a day left of preparation and I think it still feels like a mile to go. Sure there's pretty much a full day to get it all squared away but I think we should be in good shape if we stay diligent tomorrow.

Pieces slowly come together.

Yet, despite my claimed preference that I would rather already have everything together by now, I seem to be okay with the last-minute sorts of things happening like this. An element of excitement but also somewhat of an internal scapegoat for potentially falling short of the awesomeness I have been planning for instead. It feels a little like pulling the all-nighter to finish that term project. Ugh. Ha.

The exciting tie!

I'm sure a tie football game doesn't sound like it would be all that great when thinking about the more typically exciting game with a winner and a loser at its outcome. I found it to be quite entertaining, however, and look forward to someday seeing such an interesting stalemate happen again. I would normally describe a little bit of my reasoning for this opinion but I waited too long to get to this writing, unfortunately, and am already starting to crash for the night... maybe another tie... m.

Mind twisting.

The complexity of the setup we are attempting next weekend is quite the fun mental exercise, I have to say. I have not done anything quite like it before so the process of visualizing the end result is quite immense and I think it will be quite the schematic when I am done with it.

And now the waiting game begins.

Somewhat for us, mostly for the talent. Sure, we are staying a little busy right now so we can't complain much at the moment. But we still wanna get this thing rocking and we hope it's a short step or two to find the path.

The crunch time is gettin' crunchier.

We are now down to less than a week to really get things prepared. We have what feels like a billion items still left on the docket but I think if we simplify well we should be okay. We can definitely cut that number down to something much more manageable. Bring on the week, maximum power!

Eyelid exhaustion.

I am SO beat that my eyes are fighting for their blankets pretty fierce. The physical toll I have taken from the laboriousness of my work today... I would call it brutal. Good brutal.

The art in my work.

Luckily for my natural inclinations I have undertaken a job which allows a moment of creative expression from time to time. There's also some physical elements which appeal to my athletic nature as well. Could there be anything better?

Every day is an adventure.

And if I haven't already used that title for one of my blog entries already I would be surprised. Today, however, does exemplify the sentiment and I won't make excuses for a potential lack of creativity in said title. Driving around through the city, grabbing snaps and ideas, watching the clouds roll by and working on the interesting things with potential... it was a good day. One of the adventurous days I always appreciate.

Little steps closer to the goal.

Which is definitely something we are also feeling the pressure from more and more each day. There is definitely a good chunk of preparation done but I still think we've got miles of work to do yet. A bit less than two weeks to go and I will be basically out of commission this week due to work commitments. The fun of winding it all up and letting it go will be quite the event!

Trickety trickerson.

I have to say it is quite disappointing to learn that one of the dating apps I have been using has been deliberately tricking people. It is a bit of a relief knowing that my confusion is well-founded but that is quite an unnecessary thing in the first place. Anyway, now I can move on with the appropriate level of expectation(or non-expectation) and actually make a real connection someday... if I am lucky. Ha.

The winds and rains upon us.

Though, thus far, they have been meager and insubstantial at best. The warnings have been basically just as impactful... which is to say, nothing more than a curious conversation to be generated here and there. It might seem strange to say but I am a fan of the chaos the elements of nature can bring. I obviously don't wish death or extreme destruction upon anybody... it's the minor destruction and the motivation for life change that often comes with it that I enjoy. The chaos reminds us of our mortality, of our many 1st-world amenities, of our comforts big and small, and helps us to recognize our place in the world a little bit better. As a person who easily forgets just about anything I am not specifically focusing on(which tends to mostly be whatever I am working on) I appreciate reminders about everything good in life.

The science of interviewing.

Not to be confused with being an interviewee. As in interviewer, the job is to come to know the interviewee well enough to succinctly reveal the most important features of that person's position. And in the context of film/video, it more specifically would be to reveal the most important statements which build/support the narrative. I have gotten to lead a couple different interviews over the past week and I think we were able to get some very quality, very authentic sound bites that will help us to best mold the product the client is looking for. I certainly could have done better, as there is always a better way to do anything, but I feel pretty good for how well we did anyway.

Is there a way to play basketball more frequently?

I think it might be the main thing that sort of staves off any excessive weight gain I probably could be incurring right now. Sure, I only play a couple times a week but I don't think there are many folks out there who really play as hard as I do. I really burn a good dose of energy and definitely stretch my physical limits a bit from time to time because of it. If I played three or four times a week I tend to think that could have a really big impact on all kinds of things in my life. I guess I can only wonder until I actually do anything about it.

Resistance to playing the game.

I continue toiling in the idea of whether or not I should switch my profile up to be more of a marketing pitch than a clear offering of my personality. I seem to get plenty of attention from women I have little to no attraction to but it still seems like I don't really spark much with the ones I would like to actually chat with. It's a strange, somewhat ethical decision that actually may be less of an ethical decision and more of a correct thing to do. Ha. Everyone has a different method of connection, after all.

A busy work weekend only adds to the busy work week that follows it.

But not necessarily in the positive kind of adding(that's a clunky sentence.) Working through the weekend basically bridges two weeks together into one giant week. This means I will need to be smarter about my sleep if I am to be even a little efficient at what I do. Sure, I can breeze through some things if I don't mind going on autopilot but I really don't want to do that at all for the next few weeks. I just need to be sure I take at least one day off sometime soonish. Gotta let the brain breath, too.

Making good use of the weekend.

Which will probably be necessary until we're through the month. I have a good deal of planning, preparing and practice to do and all of it will need to be thorough. I have to admit that when the office is empty, like it generally is on the weekends, I definitely tend to get more accomplished. Tomorrow should be reasonably productive.

The day of a million things.

I went to work, went to a meeting, went back to work, went to a pickup shoot, went to another meeting, went to pickup some gear, went back to work, then came home for the night. I have had days where I've done much more than that but this is one of the more diversely busy days I've had in a while. Good times. Tomorrow will be much more focused, I expect.

Getting the plans in order.

Now we are heading into the sweet spot of the final few weeks before the big event(Renton Comic Con.) I would like to have more preparations in place by now but that hasn't happened as planned so I'll be making due over the coming weeks. Tomorrow we will have a program in place to build around. The rest of the time between now and then will basically be working toward that goal. Foom!

The difference between malapropism and paraprosdokian.

Don't let these words scare you... they're just weird, loosely useful words to describe some oddball humor of various quality. I generally prefer the paraprosdokian over the malapropism but it each have their place in the comedic landscape. I'm not going to define them for the purposes of this post but I definitely had quite a bit of confusion when trying to recall the differences and similarities between them. Now, after all this blustering, I am realizing I don't really have a specific thesis statement I am making here... I guess I'm a bit distracted and tired. But I will leave an example of a good paraprosdokian as my feeble gift for having read through this painful rambling of incoherence and chaos. Ha.

"Those who believe in telekinetics, raise my hand." - Kurt Vonnegut

Still in the thick of production.

The network hasn't quite finished the schedule for us so I sort of sit in limbo while I wait for the final dates to be worked out. I might go out on another shoot sometime in the next few days or so or I might not even get to do another shoot for this season. It's annoying to be in this position but I'm grateful for the opportunity to do anything at all so I can't really complain. I love my job, scheduling warts and all!

Quantity over quality?

I wonder if the opportunity/successful connection ratio has actually improved with the advent of online dating? Maybe it could be assumed that the quantity of connections has automatically increased due to sheer volume increase but I wonder how quality those increased numbers might actually be? It's a very different science of representation of one's self in the online medium. Not only that, but I wonder how truthful and accurate it even is based on the style of presentation and it's propensity for both anonymity and its natural obfuscation through translation of reality to digital representation. It would be nice to basically ignore all of this... however, I certainly feel somewhat disadvantaged in my attempts to reconcile the online and real me in a truthful, realistic, and attractively marketable way. Maybe I just overthink the whole thing. Ha.

Another busy month ahead.

It doesn't look like I'll get more than a few days off this month. Not really a bad thing, and it's not like I'll be in hyperdrive the entire time, but it should be somewhat relentless for sure. I hope the money that comes with it is somewhat commensurate to the energy I will expend. Ha.

Looking forward to a semi-real weekend.

Sure, I plan to do some work but it will mostly be planning and organizing and cleaning and resetting. Spring cleaning in the fall, perhaps? Anyway, I look forward to sleeping in tomorrow to kick things off nicely. Everything after that will happen as it happens, in easy mode, at the easy pace of regular life. It should prove to be a delightfully fruitful weekend.