The All Encompassing Aspect of Editing

There are times when editing overtakes my life. I will eat, sleep, and work with the singleminded purpose of making a deadline for a viewing and everything else fades away.
The last ten days have been like that. I've been working to finish a 14-minute show and have done little else other than work. It hurts my head.
I write this as the producer and staff are watching my cut so I have...you guessed it, fourteen minutes to kill. My friends have been hassling me about getting another Stain Boy club CD out, whether or not I'll be attending an editing conference in New Orleans in March, and other non-job related stuff.
If the next twelve minutes go well, I'll take the afternoon off and enjoy myself for just a bit.
I also want to cook more meals at home... three weeks ago I cooked Mexican salmon. Red pepper, jalepenos, onion... the colors of the Mexican flag.

Here's to an evening at home away from After Effects, editing, or thinking in general!

It's Been A Good Year For The Balls

Every year about this time, the Rockets management throws us a party to thank us for working the previous year, and to get us excited about the upcoming year. It's always an enjoyable time to hang out with the crew on a social level and be thankful that we are all still around.
I believe this would be the fifth or sixth year but who is counting.
During the party, there are raffle prizes and the evening culminates with handing out a couple of team signed balls. As with most contests, the best prizes are at the end and in the previous years, if my number was called it was called early. While I never expect anything, it's a nice bonus.
This year my number came up last!

It is nice to know that Jabulani won't be lonely and as homesick for South Africa now!

Now That's A Tomato!!

I think being out of Africa got me away from writing on a regular basis but since there haven't been a lot of comments, you may not have noticed.

This past weekend I worked the 16th Annual SPCA telethon in Houston. I think I've worked the last six or seven years and it's always an enjoyable weekend although the five hours on the air without any commercial breaks is tough.

For some reason this year, I got it in my mind that I wanted to get a photo with one of the sponsors' mascots, so I told folks this and sure enough my dreams came true. It may be a little silly, but it sure was fun. 

I make all the vegetables laugh!!!