Archive for the ‘psa’ tag

And then it was monday

I’ve started playing World of Warcraft again. I tried to go back through my bank account history and count how many times I’ve stopped and started one of my accounts but I gave up after 4. It’s been a lot of fun this time around though, I am making some progress on a character and am playing with some fun people. Another fun thing about WOW is how artistic and beautiful the game can be. I’ve been playing on my big 32″ tv, so while my eyes to hurt a little bit it’s nice to just walk around and admire all the years of work that went into making the game.
Last thursday I decided to capture some video as I ran around The Outlands and because I got bored on saturday I threw it together into what I am calling. An Evening In The Outlands, it includes appearances by my little guy and some friends, but the main feature is just the game itself. Sure it steals all your free time, but in addition to being a lot of fun there is also a lot of cool stuff to look at.

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And because I live for nerdy excess it’s also available in High Definition 720p

Tomorrow I get to move on to my last class for this part of the program I’m in. After that I’ll get my Associate’s Degree (who knows what the hell you could do with that) and will then get to start on my Bachelor’s. I’m already counting down the days until I am done with school. It’s been a fun 17 years but I now have a good grasp on what I want to do, at least for the next decade or so, and I am quite anxious to be able to start doing that.
The class I just finished was on PSA production and my spot turned out pretty good. I’ll probably tweak it in the coming weeks, especially the titles at the end. It’s now in the resume section of my page, feel free to check it out.

A trailer for Juno hit the net last week. It’s a film by the guy who directed Thank You For Smoking and I think it looks awesome. It did well at the Toronto Film Festival and has a really high rating on IMDB, although the US release isn’t until December so I guess It’l be a while before I get to see it myself. I hate waiting for movies, especially indie flicks, because even if you wait 3 months for it to be released there is no guarantee (especially in this silly city) that you’ll be able to see it when it’s out. I still haven’t seen Once, it played in Phoenix for like a few weeks, yet it’s still playing in Tucson, months after it got it’s “wide” release.

I’m out for now
DMH

A year in Arizona, three weeks with the iPhone

It has been a year since I moved to Arizona. All in all I’m still glad I did.
Being back home for a week as a good reminder of both, why I loved living in Boise and why I needed to leave. I was more social during my week in Boise then all of last year combined, but when I think back about how I felt last year, as my career was at a virtual stand still, it’s not hard to stay here.
I know so much more than I did a year ago, I really have learned a lot. I don’t think my work yet reflects all of this new knowledge but it’s getting there. The job I have here is alright, I can’t say it’s incredibly fulfilling but it looks like my days of running audio for newscasts are numbered. I couldn’t be happier about that, especially with the producer we have on the weekends, I am really starting to loath my audio shifts.

Others seem to be leaving Boise too; a guy I worked with at 7 took a job in Cour de’Alene. Nick ships off join the navy soon and most others seem to be heading off on their own adventures.

My iPhone has been my only real means of communication for about three weeks now, and so far I am very happy with it. I’ve read a lot of reviews and I agree with some of what has been written. Although when it comes to most of the hate that is out there for the device I think simply using it first hand could silence most negative press about it. The user interface and web browser are truly revolutionary. It would be nice if it had faster cell phone internet or could send and receive mms but the other features more than make up for it. I’ve never owned an ipod because I wasn’t ever sure how much use I would get out of it, but it’s already come in very handy. I got the 4 gig version and have 53 albums, 2 TV shows and a bunch of photos on it, not bad if you ask me.

Last weekend i did another 48 hour film fest. This one was put on by IFP phoenix and was much organized better than the one I did earlier this year. My group was also a lot smaller than the one I had in April, and the final product was much better too. We’ll find out this thursday if we won anything (we didn’t) and we’ll get to see all the other entries (the best part). I also started a new class; it’s a class on PSA production. I have to find a non-profit organization, and work with them to make a public service announcement. I am going to do mine on a rescue shelter for dogs, boxers in particular I think, our concept is great, and shooting starts tomorrow.

Oh and a word to those silly people who only read this on facebook, click the “see original post” button now and then and see what you’re missing. I posted some new photos from my trip to Boise.

Peace in the north east
David Hildreth

P.S. Luke i already miss the drugs