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Tuesday, August 30, 2005
ABC 33/40 E-WARN: Flash Flood Watch
From ABC 33/40 E-Warn: BULLETIN...IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED ...FLOOD WATCH HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR ALL OF CENTRAL ALABAMA... THE THREAT FOR FLOODING HAS ENDED ACROSS CENTRAL ALABAMA AS HEAVY AN ADDITIONAL INCH OR TWO OF RAINFALL IS POSSIBLE IN ISOLATED $$ MBS/91 WWWW E-Warn is a free public service from the ABC 33/40 Weather Center To sign up for other ABC 33/40 E-Warn products, or to unsubscribe, go here: Monday, August 29, 2005
ABC 33/40 E-WARN: Tornado Watch Outline Update
From ABC 33/40 E-Warn: BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED TORNADO WATCH 757 IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 AM EDT FOR THE ALC001-005-007-009-011-013-015-017-019-021-027-029-031-033-037- AL AUTAUGA BARBOUR BIBB FLC005-013-029-037-039-045-059-063-065-067-073-077-079-091-123- FL BAY CALHOUN DIXIE GAC007-009-011-013-015-017-019-021-023-027-035-037-045-047-053- GA BAKER BALDWIN BANKS NCC039-043-075-099-113-173-301000- NC CHEROKEE CLAY GRAHAM SCC073-301000- SC OCONEE TNC011-051-065-103-107-115-121-123-127-139-153-301000- TN BRADLEY FRANKLIN HAMILTON GMZ750-755-301000- CW . ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS INCLUDED ARE COASTAL WATERS FROM APALACHICOLA TO DESTIN FL OUT TO 20 NM COASTAL WATERS FROM SUWANNEE RIVER TO APALACHICOLA FL OUT TO 20 $$ E-Warn is a free public service from the ABC 33/40 Weather Center To sign up for other ABC 33/40 E-Warn products, or to unsubscribe, go here:
ABC 33/40 E-WARN: Tornado Watch Outline Update
From ABC 33/40 E-Warn: BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED TORNADO WATCH 755 IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM CDT FOR THE ALC001-003-005-007-011-013-017-021-023-025-027-031-035-037-039- AL AUTAUGA BALDWIN BARBOUR FLC005-013-033-037-039-045-059-063-065-073-077-091-113-123-129- FL BAY CALHOUN ESCAMBIA GAC007-021-035-037-045-053-061-063-071-077-079-081-087-093-095- GA BAKER BIBB BUTTS MSC007-019-023-025-031-035-039-041-045-047-059-061-065-067-069- MS ATTALA CHOCTAW CLARKE GMZ555-630-650-655-750-755-300000- CW . ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS INCLUDED ARE COASTAL WATERS FROM PASCAGOULA MS TO THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE MOBILE BAY COASTAL WATERS FROM PENSACOLA FL TO PASCAGOULA MS OUT 20 NM COASTAL WATERS FROM DESTIN TO PENSACOLA FL OUT 20 NM COASTAL WATERS FROM APALACHICOLA TO DESTIN FL OUT TO 20 NM COASTAL WATERS FROM SUWANNEE RIVER TO APALACHICOLA FL OUT TO 20 $$ E-Warn is a free public service from the ABC 33/40 Weather Center To sign up for other ABC 33/40 E-Warn products, or to unsubscribe, go here:
ABC 33/40 E-WARN: Flash Flood Watch
From ABC 33/40 E-Warn: URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON TO TUESDAY EVENING... ALZ011>015-017>050-291815- ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON TO TUESDAY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A * FLOOD WATCH FOR CENTRAL ALABAMA... * FROM 4 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON TO TUESDAY EVENING * HURRICANE KATRINA IS EXPECTED TO MAKE LANDFALL NEAR NEW ORLEANS A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE $$ WWWW E-Warn is a free public service from the ABC 33/40 Weather Center To sign up for other ABC 33/40 E-Warn products, or to unsubscribe, go here: Sunday, August 28, 2005
ABC 33/40 E-WARN: Flash Flood Watch
From ABC 33/40 E-Warn: BULLETIN...IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON TO TUESDAY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A * FLOOD WATCH FOR CENTRAL ALABAMA... * FROM 4 PM MONDAY TO 7PM TUESDAY * HURRICANE KATRINA IS EXPECTED TO MAKE LANDFALL NEAR NEW ORLEANS A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE WWWW E-Warn is a free public service from the ABC 33/40 Weather Center To sign up for other ABC 33/40 E-Warn products, or to unsubscribe, go here:
ABC 33/40 E-WARN: Flash Flood Watch
From ABC 33/40 E-Warn: URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM MONDAY THROUGH 7 PM CDT .HEAVY RAIN IS EXPECTED ACROSS CENTRAL ALABAMA STARTING MONDAY ALZ011>015-017>050-290130- ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON TO TUESDAY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A * FLOOD WATCH FOR CENTRAL ALABAMA... * FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON TO TUESDAY EVENING * HURRICANE KATRINA IS EXPECTED TO MAKE LANDFALL NEAR NEW ORLEANS A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE $$ WWWW E-Warn is a free public service from the ABC 33/40 Weather Center To sign up for other ABC 33/40 E-Warn products, or to unsubscribe, go here: Wednesday, August 24, 2005
Ever notice those pointless Question and Answer posts on Blogs and in Message Boards? Well, somebody posted a 300+ Question and Answer post on one of jh2media's client's Message Board. I decided fill it out. I skipped a few of the questions though.
1.What is your full name:: n/a 2.Spell your first name backwards:: n/a 3.Date of birth:: n/a 4.Male or female:: n/a 5.Astrological sign:: n/a 6.Nicknames:: n/a 7.Occupation:: n/a 8.Height:: n/a 9.Weight:: n/a 10.Hair color:: n/a 11.Eye color:: n/a 12.Where were you born:: n/a 13.Where do you reside now:: n/a 14.Age:: n/a 15.Screen names:: n/a 16.E-mail addy:: n/a 17.What does your screen name stand for:: n/a 18.What is your journal name:: n/a 19.What does your journal name stand for:: n/a 20.Pets:: n/a 21.Number of candles you blew out on your last birthday cake:: n/a 23.Tattoo's:: n/a 24.Shoe size::n/a 25.Righty or lefty:: n/a 26.Wearing:: n/a 27.Hearing:: n/a 28.Feeling:: n/a 29.Eating/drinking:: n/a Guys/Girls/Love/Kissing/And Other Stuff 30.Have you ever been in love:: n/a 31.How many people have you been in REAL love with::n/a 32.How many people have you kissed:: n/a 33.Have you ever kissed someone of the same sex:: n/a 34.How many people have you dated:: n/a 35.What do you look for in a guy/girl::n/a 36.What's the first thing you notice about the opposite sex:: n/a 37.What type of guy/girl do you usually go for:: n/a 38.Do you have a crush right now:: n/a 39.If so who is it:: n/a 40.Do you believe in love at first sight:: n/a 41.Do you remember your first love::n/a 42.Who is the first person you kissed:: n/a 43.Do you believe in fate:: n/a 44.Do you believe in soul mates:: n/a 45.If so do you believe you'll ever find yours:: n/a 46.How many siblings do you have:: n/a 47.What are your siblings names::n/a 48.What are your parents names::n/a 49.How many siblings does your mother have:: n/a 50.How many siblings does your father have:: n/a 51.Where are your parents from:: n/a 52.Is your family close:: n/a 53.Does your family get together for holidays:: n/a 54.Do you have a drunk uncle:: n/a 55.Any medical problems run through your family::n/a 56.Does someone in your family wear a toupee:: n/a 57.Do you have any nieces or nephews:: n/a 58.Are your parents divorced:: n/a 59.Do you have step parents:: n/a 60.Has your family ever disowned another member of your family:: n/a 61.Did some of your family come to America from another country:: n/a Music Stuff 62.What song do you swear was written about you or your life:: n/a 63.What's the most embarrassing cd you own:: n/a 64.What's the best cd you own:: n/a 65.What song do you absolutely hate:: n/a 66.Do you sing in the shower:: n/a 67.What song reminds you of that special someone:: n/a Favorites 68.Color::n/a 69.Food::n/a 70.Song::n/a 71.Show:: n/a 72.School subject::n/a 73.Band/singer/artist:: n/a 74.Animal:: n/a 75.Outfit:: n/a 76.Radio station::n/a 77.Movie:: n/a 78.Pair of shoes:: n/a 79.Cartoon:: n/a 80.Actor::n/a 81.Actress:: n/a 82.Potato chip:: n/a 83.Drink::n/a 85.Holiday:: n/a 84.Soda:: n/a 86.Perfume/cologne:: n/a 87.Pizza topping:: n/a 88.Jello flavor::n/a 89.Lunch meat:: n/a 90.Card Game:: n/a 91.Video game:: n/a 92.Website:: n/a 93.Book:: n/a 94.Computer game:: n/a 95.Number:: n/a 96.Cereal::n/a 97.Favorite Comedian::n/a 98.Dessert:: n/a 99.Disney character::n/a 100.Clothing store:: n/a 101.Past time:: n/a 102.Teacher:: n/a 103.Childhood toy:: n/a 104.Candy bar:: n/a 105.Magazine::n/a 106.Salad dressing:: n/a 107.Favorite thing to do on the weekend:: n/a 108.Hot drink:: n/a 109.Season:: n/a 110.Sport to watch:: n/a 111.Person to talk to online:: n/a Your Bedroom/Sleeping Habits 112.What color are your sheets:: n/a 113.What color are your bedroom walls:: n/a 114.Do you have posters on your wall:: n/a 115.If so of what:: n/a 116.Do you have a tv in your bedroom::n/a 117.How many pillows are on your bed:: n/a 118.What do you normally sleep in:: n/a 119.Describe your favorite pair of pajamas:: n/a 120.What size bed do you have:: n/a 121.Do you have a waterbed/bunkbed/daybed:: n/a 122.Do you have your own phone line in your bedroom:: n/a 123.Describe the last nightmare you had:: n/a 124.Do you sleep with stuffed animals:: n/a 125.How many people can comfortably sleep comfortably in your bed:: n/a 126.Any unusual sleeping positions::n/a 127.Do you snore:: n/a 128 .How about drool:: n/a 129.Do you have an alarm clock in your room:: n/a 130.What color is the carpet in your room:: n/a 131.What's under your bed:: n/a This or that 132.loser/wannabe:: n/a 133.Doughnuts/bagels:: n/a 134.Day/night:: n/a 135.Wicked witch of the east/wicked witch of the west:: n/a 136.Heaven/hell:: n/a 137.Make love/have sex:: n/a 138.Coffee/tea:: n/a 139.Hamburgers/hotdogs:: n/a 140.Rap/rock:: n/a 141.Britney/Christina:: n/a 142.Swiss cheese/american cheese:: n/a 143.real world/road rules:: n/a 144.Backstreet Boys/*Nsync:: n/a 145.Silver/gold:: n/a 146.Nike/Adidas:: n/a 147.McDonalds/Taco Bell:: n/a 148.Sweet/sour:: n/a 149.Punk/emo:: n/a 150.Hot/cold:: n/a 151.Spring/fall:: n/a 152.Operas/plays:: n/a 153.Read/watch tv::n/a 154.Cd's/tapes:: n/a 155.Dvd's/vhs:: n/a 156.Old/new: n/a 157.Shorts/skirts:: n/a 158.Pink/red:: n/a 159.Colored pictures/black and white photos:: n/a 160.Meat/vegetables:: n/a 161.Mexican food/chinese food:: n/a 162.Commercials/infomercials:: n/a 163.Scary movies/comedies:: n/a 164.Bikinis/one piece bathing suits:: n/a 165.Sandals/tennis shoes:: n/a 166.Dogs/cats:: n/a 167.Unicorns/fairies:: n/a 168.Water/land::n/a 169.Sugar/spice:: n/a 170.Black/white:: n/a 171.ribbons/bows:: n/a 172.Colored christmas lights/regular white christmas lights:: n/a 173.Cars/trucks:: n/a 174.Austin Powers/James Bond:: n/a 175.Popcorn/pretzels::n/a 176.Passionate kiss/peck:: n/a 177.WWE wrestling/real wrestling:: n/a 178.Back rub/foot massage::n/a 179.Picture frames/photo albums:: n/a 180.Pens/pencils:: n/a What Is Your Opinion Of The Following 181.Virgins:: n/a 182.God:: n/a 183.Reality TV:: n/a 184.Religion:: n/a 185.Valentine's Day:: n/a 186.Homosexuals:: n/a 187.Abortion:: n/a 188.Inter-racial relationships:: n/a 189.Murder:: n/a 190.Death::n/a 191.Obesity:: n/a 192.Pre-marital sex:: n/a 193.Terrorism:: n/a 194.Pornography:: n/a 195.Fortune Tellers:: n/a 196.Threesomes:: n/a 197.Prostitution:: n/a 198.Politics:: n/a 199.Country music:: n/a 200.George W. Bush is getting people killed for his naive and zealot beliefs that he is doing God's Good Work, for his ignorant and shortsighted beliefs that no matter how much he has to lie that having a democratic Iraq will help America (there will never be a democratic state in Iraq because of Religion, the left-out Sunnies, and Terrorists that flooded Iraq during the witch-hunt for non-existent Weapons of Mass Destruction), and for his ill-informed and erroneous beliefs that Iraq's oil will help our oil consumption (unfortunately, there just isn't as much oil in Iraq as Bush and his conspirators assumed.) 201.Cloning:: n/a 202.Gas prices in America::n/a What Do You Think Of When You Hear These Common Names?... 203.Jack:: n/a 204.Tiffany:: n/a 205.Ben:: n/a 206.Maria:: n/a 207.Jennifer:: Tilly 208.Amy:: n/a 209.Adam:: n/a 210.Richard:: n/a 211.Arnold:: n/a 212.Tom:: n/a 213.Melissa::n/a 214.John:: n/a 215.Kevin:: n/a 216.Jake: n/a 217.Billy:: n/a 218.Sarah:: n/a 219.Nick:: n/a 220.Jordan:n/a Have You Ever.... 221.Mooned anyone:: n/a 222.Been on a diet:: n/a 223.Been to a foreign country:: n/a 224.Broken a bone:: n/a 225.Swallowed a tooth/cap/filling:: n/a 226.Swear at a teacher:: n/a 227.Talked to an LJmember via emails or instant messages:: n/a 228.Got in a fight:: n/a 229.Dated a teacher:: n/a 230.Laughed so hard you peed your pants:: n/a 231.Thought about killing your enemy:: n/a 232.Gone skinny dipping:: n/a 233.Told a little white lie:: n/a 234.Told a secret you swore not to tell:: n/a 235.Stolen anything:: n/a 236.Misused a swear word and it sounded absolutely stupid:: n/a 237.Been on TV:: n/a 238.Been on the radio:: n/a 239.Been in a mosh pit:: n/a 240.Been to a concert::n/a 241.Dated one of your best friends:: n/a 242.Loved someone so much it makes you cry:: n/a 243.Deceived somebody close to you:: n/a 243.Broken the law:: n/a 244.Been to a rodeo:: n/a 245.Been on a talk show:: n/a 246.Been on a game show:: n/a 247.Been on an airplane:: n/a 248.Got to ride on a firetruck:: n/a 249.Came close to dying:: n/a 250.Cheated on a bf/gf:: n/a 251.Gave someone a piggy back ride:: n/a 252.Terrorized a babysitter:: n/a 253.Made a mud pie:: n/a 254.Had a dream that you're falling off a cliff:: n/a 255.Snuck out of the house at night:: n/a 256.Been so drunk you don't remember your name:: n/a 257.Had an eating disorder::n/a 258.Felt like you didn't belong:: n/a 259.Felt like the 3rd wheel:: n/a 260.Smoked:: n/a 261.Done drugs:: n/a 262.Been arrested:: n/a 263.Had your tonsils removed:: n/a 264.Gone to camp:: n/a 265.Won a bet:: n/a 266.Written a love letter:: n/a 267.Gone out of your way to be with the one you love:: n/a 268.Written a love poem:: n/a 269.Kissed in the rain:: n/a 270.Slow danced with someone you love:: n/a 271.Participated in an orgy:: n/a 272.Faked an orgasm:: n/a 273.Stolen a kiss:: n/a 274.Asked a friend for relationship advice:: n/a 275.Had a friend steal your bf/gf:: n/a 276.Watched the sunset/rise with someone you love:: n/a 277.Gotten a speeding ticket:: n/a 278.Done jail time:: n/a 279.Had to wear a uniform to work:: n/a 280.Won a trophy:: n/a 281.Thrown up in public:: n/a 282.Bowled a perfect game:: n/a 283.Failed/got held back:: n/a 284.Got perfect attendance in grade school:: n/a 285.Roasted pumpkin seeds:: n/a 286.Taken ballet/karate lessons:: n/a 287.Attempted suicide:: n/a 288.Cut yourself:: n/a Childhood Stuff 289.Did you play with Barbies/G.I. Joes:: n/a 290.Did you own Treasure Trolls:: n/a 291.Did you watch Beverly Hills 90210:: n/a 292.Did you play Simon Says:: n/a 293.Did you watch Fraggle Rock:: n/a 294.Did you wet the bed:: n/a 295.Did you believe there were monsters in your closet:: n/a 296.Did you wear the underwear with the days of the week on them:: n/a 297.Were you shy:: n/a 298.Were you spoiled:: n/a 299.Were you abused:: n/a 300.Did you go to the circus:: n/a 301.Did you go to the zoo:: n/a 302.Were you in a car accident:: n/a 303.Did you build snowmen:: n/a 304.Did you cry when you scraped your knee:: n/a 305.Were your older cousins mean to you:: n/a 306.Did you think slinkies were cool:: n/a 307.Did you think the Ninja Turtles really lived in the sewer::n/a 308.Were you afraid of the dark:: n/a 309.Did you have slumber parties:: n/a 310.Did you have New Kids on the Block sheets, pillows, pajamas, sleeping bag:: n/a 311.Did you tease your hair out like Tiffany:: n/a 312.Did you believe in the Easter Bunny/Santa Claus/ and the Tooth Fairy:: n/a Randomness 313.Do you believe in aliens:: n/a 314.Name three things that are next to your computer:: n/a 315.Do you have any hidden talents: n/a 316.Do you wish MTV would play music videos:: n/a 317.If you were to star in a movie, what kind of movie would it be::n/a 318.What would your movie star name be:: n/a 319.Do you play any sports:: n/a 320.What's the scariest movie you've ever seen:: n/a 321.What is the best movie you've seen in the theater or rented recently:: n/a 323.Do you drive:: n/a 324.What is your dream car:: n/a 325.Do you think youre good looking:: n/a 326.Do others think you are good looking:: n/a 327.Would you ever sky dive:: n/a 328.Do you believe in Bigfoot:: n/a 329.How many rooms do you have in your house:: n/a 330.Are you afraid of roller coasters:: n/a 331.Do you own a pooltable:: no 332.Do you have a pool:: no 333.Do you have a dishwasher in your kitchen:: n/a 334.Do you like chocolate:: n/a 335.Who/what is on your 2005 calendar:: n/a 336.How many U.S. states have you been to:: n/a 337.Ever wished on a shooting star:: n/a 338.Best Halloween costume you ever wore:: n/a 339.Do you carry any weapons on you:: n/a 340.What is your weakness:: n/a 341.Name something you can't get enough of:: n/a 342.How many kids do you want to have:: n/a 343.Future daughters names:: n/a 344.Future sons names:: n/a 345.What is your ideal way to die:: n/a 346.How do you release stress:: n/a 347.Do you consider yourself a trendy person:: n/a 348.Are you an artisitic person:: n/a 349.Are you a realistic person?:: n/a 350.Do you un-tie your shoes every time you take them off:: n/a 351.Are you a strong person:: n/a 352.Are you a strong willed person:: n/a 353.Who is the last person to e-mail you:: n/a 354.Who is the last person to IM you:: n/a 355.Do you hate chain e-mails:: n/a 356.Are you a deep sleeper:: n/a 357.Are you a good story teller:: n/a 358.What do you believe is your best quality:: n/a 359.What is your greatest accomplishment:: n/a 360.Do you like to burn candles or incense:: n/a 361.Do you have your own credit card::n/a 362.Let's say you win the lotto:n/a 363.Do you have a check book:: n/a 364.Do you like your drivers licence:: n/a 365.Do you tan easily:: n/a 366.What color is your hair naturally:: n/a 367.How many fillings do you have:: n/a 368.How many cavities did you have at your last dentist visit:: n/a 369.Worst feeling in the world?::n/a 370.Best feeling in the world:: n/a 371.Is the glass half empty or half full:: n/a 372.Last thing you downloaded:: n/a 373.Do you catch yourself using online terms in your real life?:: n/a 374.What do you think people think of you:: n/a 375.Are you a likeable person: n/a 376.Do you need therapy:: n/a 377.Do you take medication for a chemical imblance: n/a 378.Do you love your bf/gf: n/a Monday, August 15, 2005
This morning about 4 I watched a rendered video of my music video project. So far, I'm very pleased. There are 2 or 3 things I need to change, but I really am pleased and, to be honest, a little surprised at how well things fell into place. There were a lot of happy accidents with certain video. But it's all good. And it didn't even take all that long to render, too. I'm sure that'll change as I tinker. But that's okay.
I'm going to go eat now. I have go in a little bit to pick up my nephew at school. It's going to be a hot one today and tomorrow. That's why I'm not looking forward to picking up my nephew. I have to go wait in line for almost an hour in my car which is black with a vinyl top with only two working windows and no AC. Joy. Sunday, August 14, 2005
I spent almost all night last night editing video. I tried to take a break every fifteen minutes, but each time I would get up, about an hour had passed. I have downloaded a few public domain and open source videos from the 40's and 50's, a car commercial, an instructional video on why you shouldn't wash clothes with gasoline, and etc. I also have a good number of videos of pin-ups in Teaserama shows. I'm editing these together for a short music video.
It's really odd to take something that was already put together and take things from it. You can completely change the "story" of the video. It really is "taking something out of context" on a new level. For example, you can take a video of three ladies having fun tying each other up and spanking each other, I guess it was a stag film or something from the 50's, and edit out all the smiling and laughing and have I guess a bondage film. Maybe that was the best they could do in the old days, the closest they could get to bondage. My goal is to simply edit a few things I enjoy together for a fun little video. I've edited out little bits from about half of the videos I have to work with. I'm going to put all these little bits together in some form, maybe even have some kind of narrative. It's not easy. One of these days, I hope to do all of this with my own material. I imagine it would be a slight bit easier project if you had a narrative first and shot video for that instead of creating your own with pieces from other videos. Right now, it's like a have a huge pile of puzzle pieces that all fit together. There are almost endless possibilities, which is good, but I want to make my own puzzles. Oh well. Time to eat and then edit. Friday, August 12, 2005
I've spent the last few days, believe it or not, learning how to edit video. I am no where near where I want to be, but I'm a lot further along than I thought I could be. I have at the smallest level a rudimentary understanding of the software required and the editing process. Oddly enough, I've figured out dozens of effects that, while eye candy, are not exactly what I ever need to use for any personal video/movie.
To begin with, I took photos from one of jh2media's clients, live shoots and photos from a photo shoot they had with Melissa Holley, and put them in some kind of order, measuring out time, to a demo mp3 of the clients. Think of it as a picture video, but a video never the less. I added some basic effects, some grain, vertical, rough stripes that pulsed and blurred. For something like this, effects weren't so bad and added something to the still shots. It took hours to do, but was worth it. I've had privately posted the video to the client, and I'm awaiting their thoughts. If they okay it, it'll be publicly posted. I have learned a few things in this editing experiment. First, my salvage computer isn't up to the task of real editing. The little 500 MHz heart does it's best and allows me to play any video game that I want to play, which isn't exactly new ones, but the same ones I played when my real computer died. Second, I can edit. I've already learned enough to take simple video footage and put together. I've also learned how to do color correction and specialty coloring (think Matrix). I really needed to know if I could do that part, and I can. I'm not going to be able to do it on this computer, but computers are easy to come by. What I really need is a camera, a nice, brand new Digital8 camera that says SONY on the side. Oh, you don't have to ask, I do take donations. No joke, I'll put you in a movie. Saturday, August 06, 2005
It has been a long day of shopping for school clothes for my nephew. While out, we stopped by a used book store called Kathy's Book Store. The store used to be a gas station, and when it was a gas station, some guy named George Lindsay used to work there. Then he left for Hollywood. I'm not really sure what happened to him after that.
At the book store, I picked up Stephen Ambrose's Band of Brothers, which is what the miniseries was based on. I've already read the first chapter. The book is not, as I thought, a story with "characters" based on real events. It's the simple telling of what happened with quotes from the real men of E Company. Last night, I watched John Waters Pink Flamingos. Now, I'm not saying the movie was bad. It's just is. It is. But it's suppose to be. The movie has worse acting in it than Bloodfeast, and if you've ever heard of Bloodfeast, then you know what I'm talking about. And to be honest, I was not prepared for Pink Flamingos. I thought I knew what it was about, how it was shot, and what happened in it. I was mostly wrong about the movie.First, the way it was shot. The movie seems to have been shot with a single camera that's static 90% of the time. There are a few times when the camera zooms in, but they are often shaky, almost unsure about what they are zooming in on or when they are supposed to zoom in. The scenes are often very long with no cutting. Actors had to memorize several pages of dialogue for each scene and perform as if in a play. If they messed up, they had to start all over again. I paid close attention to this stuff because when I start making movies, I'll probably have to do stuff like this. Though, I do hope to have better actors. Most were okay in the sense they memorized their lines and believed what they were saying. Divine, no joke, seemed to be the best of the bunch. The woman who played Divine's mother, however, and God bless this woman, was horrible. She opens the movie talking about eggs and the egg man not coming anymore. Maybe that was a metaphor for menstruation. I don't know. The lady was up in age and in a bra and slip and quiet large. She was also kind of dirty and sitting in a playpen. This is when I started to get the feeling the movie was a tad be more on the b-side of things than I had previously thought. Don't get me wrong. I'm not bashing the actors who were in the movie. I don't think it was meant to be serious. They were mostly, if not all, friends of John Waters. And you can tell the movie was made as an act of love and everybody seemed to have a lot of fun doing it. There's nothing wrong with that. It's silly and fun. The movie isn't being mean with the over the top characterizations either. It does, and this is just me, seem like it was poking fun at people who think gays, transexuals, and swingers are really like those in the movie. I haven't seen all of John Waters' movies, but I do love Cry Baby and Serial Mom and actually kind of like Hairspray. Pink Flamingos does have that feeling that the '50's never died. I love that. And maybe this was on accident, but the good guys drive a white Cadillac, probably a '57, and the bad guys drive a black Cadillac, a '58 or '59. And there's nothing wrong with that. Now, what was the movie about and why was a bit nauseous at times? Well, I really don't want to give too much of the movie away. Not because I don't want to ruin the movie for you, but because you'll stop reading. The movie started off with a bit of stupid white trash fun and then just kept on building. It became icky and perverted and disgusting. The plot is that Divine is famous for being the filthiest person alive but a pair of swingers are tired of that and want to be known as the filthiest people alive. So they aspire to take Divine out or something. I did not know that movie was rated X and it was rated X for a reason. John Waters said he wanted something to top Deep Throat, and he did that. And if you have seen the movie, I just want to say a few words: chicken fucker, semen, "Moma, lick my balls," and poodle. If you haven't seen it and want to, good luck. But please think about these words: chicken fucker, semen, "Moma, lick my balls," and poodle. Finally, did I like the movie? Yes, but for wrong reasons. I take joy in, "I can't believe somebody actually put that in a movie."
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From ABC 33/40 E-Warn: BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... * UNTIL 915 PM CDT * AT 838 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A * OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO IN ADDITION TO LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS...CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER... LAT...LON 3375 8716 3393 8719 3390 8754 3368 8750 $$ MBS/91 WWWW E-Warn is a free public service from the ABC 33/40 Weather Center To sign up for other ABC 33/40 E-Warn products, or to unsubscribe, go here: Friday, August 05, 2005
ABC 33/40 E-WARN: Severe Thunderstorm Warning
From ABC 33/40 E-Warn: BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... * UNTIL 830 PM CDT * AT 741 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A * THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR... TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER... LAT...LON 3369 8743 3374 8706 3372 8705 3367 8707 $$ WWWW E-Warn is a free public service from the ABC 33/40 Weather Center To sign up for other ABC 33/40 E-Warn products, or to unsubscribe, go here: Tuesday, August 02, 2005
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