finally. two movies completely edited and finished, clocking in just shy of 20 minutes in length. they were a hit at h2o i think, too, i heard a lot of laughs. this may sound stupid, but i was so nervous/excited when they were shown (i sing a nice rendition of 'every rose') that my body was kind of shaking and my fingers were tingling, i thought i might pass out! and i was laughing. ray was a hit on the dating panel, too.
my UT professor wants to maintain the independent study for a while still. when i'm working on the material, its ok. but when i'm not, i hate the project. like right now, i hate the project.
unfortunately i still have to get up for an 8am meeting tomorrow and have not finished the homework for my 9:30 class, so i might just wake up around 7 and try to do some work. right.
we won in basketball tonight, i didn't care because i was acutally hanging out and not working on a project, i'm glad i got to hang out with garrett and skilly all night, we had a blast.
einstein was a genius, and so are you, mike.
i'll start posting better tomorrow. for now though, i'm tired and i'm alive, and that's about it.
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thumbs up: my bed
thumbs down: still....not....over....with....this....crappy.....week
quote: "that's not so bad" - zippay
cd rotation: reggie & the full effect
&
further seems forever "the moon is down" - why do i listen to that cd in february?
one movie is finished with editing, the other is close. unfortunately i had to chop a few scenes and cuts out of the Q4 movie because it was too long. it will still be good.
skipping another class tomorrow to work on another. my life is due tomorrow - these two movies, a thermodynamics test, and an independent study meeting with my professor, where i will again ask that we end the project soon.
i am still alive. come out to h2o tomorrow night at the union at 8pm and see what i've been working on. of course, you can also come to class and to my meetings with me to see what i've been working on, too.
i don't like complaining this much, i'm sorry for it.
thanks for your emails brittan and patrick.
God, thanks for being with me, and for making things happen. It's all yours.
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thumbs up: a small light at the end of the tunnel, and patrick
thumbs down: the wind, the homework, and the stress
quote: "i guess you're just what i needed" - the cars
cd rotation: coldplay: parachutes
at least both movies are finished with filming. i have the first one edited about 3/4 of the way, the other i haven't even started. i think i might die on or by thursday - soooo much stuff going on, it feels like finals week. i'll skip a lot of classes, and hopefully i can meet deadlines.
you're gonna get crappy blog posts until then, but at least you'll know that i'm alive.
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thumbs up: ryan kozey
thumbs down: wow, i don't have the time to write them all
quote: "where in the world is carmen sandiego? where in the world is emily davis?"
cd rotation: jimmy eat world: live in london (the most-burned CD ever)
h2o video #1 is finally all finished with shooting. i started editing tonight but i'm just too tired and its gonna be lots of work. my 'actors' were pretty good for the most part, except one was getting me frustrated a lot. don't get me wrong, i'm not a good actor (you should hear my singing, sheesh), but 'directing' a movie (eh justin) isn't very easy and its annoying when people (a la jenkins) are not helping the video shoot run smoothly. but that's all finished anyhow. tomorrow i'm working on h2o video #2 and i can't even find my other DV tape.
thursday is d-day. i can't wait until its over. two videos, indep. study meeting, thermodynamics test. i'm already thinking about the weekend and its only monday! if i go to sleep right *now* i'll get 7 hours, and thats not nearly enough.
sorry this is tired and boring, but so am i at this point.
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thumbs up: tim's shaved head
thumbs down: immaturity (not that i'm mature, but i think there's at least a collegiate standard out there somewhere)
quote: "i think it's sensible to talk to a girl for 3 hours a night" - ray, in the movie
cd rotation: third eye blind: blue
i discovered on my desk the rsvp form for "who's who in colleges" along with a few other forms that were to be turned in a few weeks ago. like my honors proposal: up to 245 words, woo baby.
some good things happened this weekend. the highlights:
-i got accepted into the grad program at ohio state. no word on $$ yet though.
-i was offered a trip to a graduate 'open house' in penn state. they're paying for 2 days hotel, meals, and even a $50 'travel fee.' looks like a road trip with the roommates!
- i was at this 'man maker' retreat this weekend and it was sweet. we learn how to be men of God rather than little kids who go to church every week. there's a big difference. i made some good friendships and kept up some old ones. it was great.
-my roommate patrick put his entire face in a plate of sour cream for only $6. it was priceless.
-i laid in bed, ray laid in his, and we watched maverick last night. it was great. it had been an exhausting weekend and i honestly think that watching maverick in my bed was one of the coolest things i've ever done. try it sometime. we also saw half of the patriot, that was cool too.
-i used the words 'hurl' and 'sweet' a lot more than usual, and it was sweet.
-i was asked to film another movie for h2o on thursday, so this week is gonna be busy filming. lets just hope i can get everything shot and edited in three days.
-i decided to drop my fluid mechanics class. happy day.
that's all the rundown i'm gonna give you. hopefully i'll have a lot of stuff done by the time you read this tomorrow. i'm so tired that i'm gonna fall asleep in bowl of sour cream if i'm not careful (while eating a payday, of course).
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thumbs up: pinewood practice, yep
thumbs down: accidentally putting on my roommates deoderant and then realizing his smells better than mine
quote: "listen to fatty boombles over here, he just wants to eat all the time" - brad talking about me, because all i wanted to do tonight was get something to eat, esp. that monterey chicken quesadilla at taco bell, but instead i settled for soem cajun rice over chimichangas as pepper jack cheese
cd rotation: march mix
why is it that i have so much stuff to do, but i can't do any of it? i've been sitting in the lab for an hour and have 120 words for a proposal finished. only need 380 more.
and then, walking by the union ballroom, i ask ray, "what are all those people doing dressed up over there?" to which he says, "who's who of colleges & universities," to which i say, "whoops. i'm supposed to be there. my rsvp form is sitting on my desk at home. but what are you gonna do?"
