It's been a fast & furious couple of months, I've been all the way from LA to Orlando, and many places in between.
The highlights of things made the "New & Exciting List."
6-month-old adopted brother!
Dad got another bus!
Trapcode!
EX 1!
I drove a stick shift from Inverness to Duncan after not having driven one in 9 years. Then made a detour to Atlanta meet a director I admire from Whitestone Motion Pictures. I've been swing dancing, spelunking, got addicted to iced lattés from Dunkin' Donuts at Happy Hour and have already been through caffeine withdrawal, this month has really been a trip. So glad to close out this year with a bang and I'm already excited to see where God will take me next year.
My brother just started work as the field rep for the local republican party, our family helped with the grand opening in which we held a free car wash sign. I remember a time when I was trying to help a friend, Justin Parker in Florida, raise money for a missions trip by doing a car wash. All fine gentlemen we were. Across the street were some not-so-finely dressed young women having a car wash. They stayed busy all day. Our group washed 3 cars the whole day in the hot, hot sun.
So consider yourself in the inner circle of People that Know the Essentials for a Successful Car Wash. It must be either be free or have at least a few fine young ladies. Hopefully modestly clothed. =)
My Logitech noise cancelling headphones broke last weekend, as I was taking them off. Flimsy plastic. Pssh. They were a nice pair, Logitech is not making them anymore, but they said since I purchased them this year they would refund the full cost. Here's a funny story about their warranty policy.
Last night I spoke at a Final Cut Pro users group in OKC, about my Canon HV-20 camera. Even though I covered my topic well, I fumbled for eloquence a couple times but also made everyone laugh a couple times too. It was a good experience. Next month Canon is coming out with several hard drive based cameras that will blow mine to obsoletision.
Lastly and bestly of all, I finished a video that is so funky-fresh you won't know what hit you! Woohoo! But DON'T you dare watch it here. GO here to watch in HD. After that you can pass go and collect 200 dollars or whatever it is you were doing before you started wasting time on the internet. haha.
Shyla's Photoshoot from Andrew PC Smith on Vimeo.
I love this satire, it's brilliant, if you've seen the show Man Vs. Wild at least once.
Sometimes I feel like I don't have any. Yet I know it's one of those essential small business owner traits. It reminds me of an old movie where Jimmy Stewart's character says, Years ago my mother used to say to me, she'd say, "In this world, Elwood, you must be," - she always called me Elwood - "In this world, you must be oh so smart, or oh so pleasant." Well, for years I was smart. I recommend pleasant. You may quote me.
SO I DID.
Q. What's the most expensive ingredient in a bottle of bottled water?
A. The water, which was collected by rare lemmings by a special extraction process from a Japanese mountain mushroom.
B. The water, which was gathered by an army of killer bees from dewy flowers guarded by endangered fairies.
C. The water, because it came from the same well where Jack used to fill his watering can to nurture the Magic Beanstalk.
D. The plastic bottle and the label with the obligatory surrealistic mountain scene.
F. (create your own answer)
To all my photographer friends. Just remember, the Vikings of old remembered to pillage before they burned up villages, so should you remember to preform the Trash The Dress shoot only after the actual wedding ceremony.. Cause one time... well, nevermind..