Haven't posted here in ages! Really haven't been making any videos lately, due to being super busy with other things. Becky and I went to a Betta show in San Jose yesterday (Betta being a species of fish, betta splendens, or the Siamese fighting fish). We have a red betta named Nathan Detroit (from Guys and Dolls), who has recently been quite ill but is not feeling much better after some meds and R&R. Anyway, you have to know that Betta are very "show-off" fish...they are very full of themselves, will fight with each other if put together, and are generally quite diva-ish. Shot some images and video and had some fun setting it to music that fits these cute little spotlight hogs.
I tried to grow pumpkins in Becky's garden last year. It was a noble effort. With the chiggers, the gophers, the powdery mildew, and the bad soil against me, it was a challenge to say the least. We did end up with one pumpkin, "Scarface," stunted, malformed, and split-on-the-side experimental specimen that he was. We put him out of his misery in December.
About 6 weeks ago, I decided it was time to try again. I went to OSH and got seeds for a type of pumpkin called "Cinderella's Carriage," and planted them on our balcony. 10 of them sprouted, I kept 2, gave 4 to my mom (who gave 2 away) and 2 each to a couple of other friends of mine. I asked Mom yesterday how big hers had grown, and she said they were "2-3 times as big as when I got them."
In comparison, mine might be a little out of control.
Grown in pots, given a gallon of water a day, and fed every other week, they have, shall we say, started to take control.
Only two weeks left in the show I'm currently in, Mame, at West Valley Light Opera in Saratoga. Although I had shot a small clip from the show a couple of weeks ago, I wanted to do something a little more detailed, with an interview of the director's experience. Here is the result:
Doug's smile is infectious - I think his passion for the show really comes through when he lights up about the show's history. Here's to Doug for being so open in letting folks know exactly why this is a great show to see!
I've dumped the XML Feed that comes with blogger, and created a feed through feedburner. Now all you syndication-loving folks can keep an ear out! SO...if you are subscribed to the old feed, notta mucho coming your way anymore... just delete that feed and resubscribe to the new one.
You can also get an email when I update StorySpeak by subscribing via the email box on the right. It automatically happens when I update. It's magic, I tell you!
Hey cool! Flash video rather than .wmv! Should I use flash going forward?
I'm currently performing as Officer Barrel in Palo Alto Players' production of Urinetown. I pitched a blog posting to my sweetie, who's the Arts & Entertainment editor for the Palo Alto Weekly, and this is the result. It's a behind-the-scenes video focusing on our Scenic Designer, Kuo-Hao Lo, and Becky featured it in her post on the PA Weekly's blog, Ad libs.
I enjoyed putting together this little story (even if I was editing it at 3:30am the morning it was due - ah, the hell of tech week). Hope you enjoy it!
