Burning the Midnight DVD

I couldn't do the LifeHouse thing tonight because I have to stay here at the church and make a DVD for the pastor of a recent funeral. Cecilia visited me afterward, however and I took this picture of her with my Canon EOS Digital Rebel. I then played the piano for her in the parlor as she rested from the long day on a nearby couch.

Now I'm sitting here waiting for the computer to finish doing what it's doing so I can go home and sleep so I can get out of bed tomorrow morning. I'm considering watching the DVD of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Season Five I brought with me.

Big Ol' Thingie

Today was a giant, free concert that the television station I work for was covering. This company also owns the radio station which was sponsoring the event. Our television production department, including myself, was there to cover the event in Weslaco, Texas. We worked all day long in shifts so that we wouldn't become exhausted. There was free food, live music and lots of beverage choices.

The way we covered the event was very involved. We shot footage of the hosts of the television morning show walking around talking to the various bands that performed there, plugging the sponsors. We then walked the tape over to our "remote" truck which fed the footage to our station via an over-the-air uplink feed. The footage was shot as-live and shown on the air at regular intervals to television viewers, inviting them to the free live event. It effectively gave the illusion that the hosts were being televised live from the event.

When I wasn't shooting, I was walking around with my camera phone, soaking up the sun and enjoying the free barbeque. Oh happy day. I even got to talk to Gabby about religion and stuff; setting the record straight on what the Bible tells us God thinks about sin. At the end of the impromptu counseling session, she felt a lot better about herself, spiritually.

Driving The Cargo Van

We have a great big ugly GMC cargo van at work that I sometimes have to drive when going to a shoot. It's big and bulky and hard to operate. I hate driving that cargo van.



Sometimes I'm driving it as carefully as I can and then I realize that the brakes don't stop the thing as quickly as I think they should. This has the affect of scaring me half to death when coming up to a newly changed red light.



At times, especially when driving along the highway, I've noticed that the swaying motion of the beastly cargo van and it's slow maneuverability have caused me pause in my otherwise sharp sensibilities. This has rendered my driving performance to be somewhat less than astute at times.



I hate that friggin' cargo van.

Folklorico

Gaby went all folklorico on us today for the morning show. It was cute. She wore jeans under the garment because, as she said, "you can see everything" without them.

I get to work all day Sunday with her over at the big free concert we're sponsoring in Donna. I'll be shooting a bunch of as-lives with her, Sam, Cesar and Apol. All of the sales people from both TV and radio will be present, as well. I look forward to seeing how naughty the Fox Force Four dress when they ain't at work.

September 11, 2001

I'm sitting at church writing in my blog. I've just installed velcro strips to the bottom of the front pews to lift some video cables from the floor. I am reminded that today is the fourth anniversary of the terrorist attacks on my home soil. I wonder if Ellis, our preacher, will say something about it. I'll need to be back here in four hours to prepare for Sunday morning services.

I invited Cecilia to join me during the 11 o'clock service. Afterward we may go somewhere for lunch. I'm voting for Khan's grill, a local mongolian do-it-yourself stir fry place that I haven't been to in months. I wonder if I'll see Melissa, the friendly asian waitress there again.

Enter Arma Enim Silent Legges

"In time of war the law falls silent."

... I'm really sick of being single.

Labor Day

Nothing going on. Made the template for this blog.

Sunday
Third date with Cecilia. Went to Shakes and she got a strawberry shake and I got a chocolate malt. We then walked in the park and went to Denny's. We then went back to the park and held hands for the first time. She gave me a hug in the car when I took her home.

Saturday
... is my day off.

Friday
We were supposed to get out at 3pm today because Monday is a holiday. I got out after 6pm. I walked through the office while no one else was around and protested that I wasn't even going to bother coming in on Monday. I thought it was funny.

Thursday
Slow day at work. I mostly read the Avid manual all afternoon. Miriam laid down on my couch and took a 2 minute nap.