Round nine?

I can't remember what shoot number this is for me exactly... nine sounds right but I definitely could be wrong. Anyway, it looks to be a very interesting experience with a solid, well-rounded crew. The weather should be interesting, with mid-eighties and rain here and there, as well as the story that might be told through our efforts... I look forward to seeing how it all turns out!

Holy lateness!

So... I get up to get on a plane in a couple hours. I know the flight will be 4 hours long so I'm basically planning to sleep as much as I can on then... and I hope I'll be so wiped out by the end of the day that the new time zone will be easy to crash to anyway. At least, that's what I think can happen if I am lucky. Ha(feeble internal laughter).

Gettin' in on the gimbal craze.

Now, I too, can say I am a gimbal operator... if that would be the appropriate term. I've been doing it this whole season of Hoarders but can now say I own my own gear to do it anywhere I am requested for it. Cool! It's a solid little piece of tech that should compliment my current arsenal quite nicely. Plus I will get to rent it to the Flea to mitigate it's cost, even! Bonus cool!

Lots of stuff shows up tomorrow.

And, in a way, it's like a mini-June-style Christmas... just for me. Ha. Not to be greedy about it and all that. I will be receiving a piece of gear that I will be able to rent to the Flea to help pay it off. It was a business decision that happens to be fun as well. I am quite grateful for the opportunity! So, after a long day at work I will get to play a little tomorrow evening, and for the foreseeable future as well!

The action is a'comin'!

So the break will be extra appreciated! I now have two, back-to-back shoots on the near horizon and considering the upcoming decline in Media Manager numbers I will certainly be slated for the remaining shoots with more consistency and increased frequency... which is pretty much awesome. I know the work will start to grind at some point but I am quite glad I am still enjoying it now. And the good attitude is always a good thing to carry into the challenging situations.

Taking an actual day off.

It is something I didn't quite do today but I did come pretty close. The mind, body and spirit definitely need a break every so often and I am certainly not very good about my break consistency or quality. It could be quite helpful in regaining some level of normalcy... and sanity. Ha. Good times are always had with sanity... or is that insanity?

Refocusing on home.

I don't spend a whole lot of time here in between my production trips with my job, but I do spend enough time here to get some momentum going with the projects I am working on here... at least, I am capable of it. I seem to take a bit of a longer break than is needed but maybe I am just being hard on myself. I averaged about 12-hours per day for five of the last seven days with a couple 6-hour days on both ends of that. Rest is important. Gotta get my brain back.