Wednesday, April 29, 2009

I Did Something Clever

Every morning when my son wakes up, he sits in bed and talks to his stuffed animals is basically just happy. I have sneaked over to his bedroom door a couple of times and just watched him through the crack just because he is so cute to watch. He tells his animals stories and everything. So, I got the idea that this behavior needed to be filmed before he grows out of it. So, Kristin and I decided to set up a web cam on a tripod next to his crib and at 7:00 in the morning, it would start recording. I just set up the web cam this evening and programmed a macro to start recording at 7:00 in the morning. This will happen every day until we get some good footage. The only regrettable thing is that the web cam really isn't very good at capturing motion. It is more like a security camera than an actual video camera. The video it takes is not crisp 24FPS video. So, if anyone has a nice USB-capable video camera that they could lend to a noble cause, please let me know.

Just thought you'd like to know...

"Legend tells of a legendary warrior whose kung fu skills were the stuff of legend."

Monday, April 13, 2009

A summer full of good movies...

So, I decided to blog today and I sort of spewed this out. I figured it could be more thoroughly appreciated here rather than on my own blog. Enjoy!
I eagerly await the release of... can you guess? Well, if you guessed Star Trek.... you're WRONG! New Moon, perhaps? Nope! Wrong again. Go on, keep guessing. Transformers? GI Joe? Nope, all wrong.
Yes, I am waiting for the release of, none other than, Jinglesthreela. Sooth, filming wrapped up many moons ago, but, alas! The iMac was theivered so post-production ground to a halt with the faint swishing sound of a lost laptop. But, what's this?! Hark, I hear the faint call of hope as the Jarrett runs, metaphorically speaking, screaming down the halls, I have it backed up! Hooray!
But, the Progress! What news is there of the Progress??!!!!
To that, there are simply crickets chirping into the night.
However, to staunch the life-threatening flow of curiousity gushing out from within us, the Jarrett did post a teaser on Youtube. To be fair, however, it didn't have any scenes from the forth-coming epic of Jinglesthreela. It was, in fact, the original Jinglethula. Not Jingles 2: The Sea Quail or Jingles the Pirate Goes Quantity Surveying. There's a big difference here. Mostly in the name.
As you can see, I'm a devout fan of the series. Hmmm..... think I should start sending fan mail to the actor who played monseur balloon? He was the best, for sure. But then, what if he has since been popped? I don't know what I'd do.... how could they so callously replace such an actor?
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So, in conclusion, thus we see that rabbits will not generally hop in a straight line down the entire length of the band hall. Good Question.