i haven’t gotten a lot of feedback on my lip sync music monday format….
here’s another one for today. one of my favorite, and less known i think, billy joel songs.
this one was a bit quicker to make, as i just used the last one as a template.
weddings are nice. they’re an excuse to travel. they’re an excuse to drink and celebrate. and, if you’re fortunate enough not to be in the wedding party, they’re an opportunity to gather with friends and relax.
this was the case back in september 2004, when i attended a college friend’s wedding in columbus, ohio. i had moved to hawaii just a couple years prior and it was the first time i’d seen a lot of my college friends since i left oxford.
a “selfie” of me looking hairless and chubby. at the time i was keeping kosher and wearing kipper at the time. my good friend and former roommate, hal. the birdie was a pretty typical pose for him (and for me too, actually). me. rudely awakened the morning of the wedding. from left to right: erin, melanie, missy, and me. “my girls”. though not evident in the photo, i had a bit of a thing for erin, who i’d see next at hal’s wedding several years later in chicago.
no real post today.
i started writing something about online dating, but have put that aside for today.
in a previous post, i mentioned that i’m in the process of completing an application for graduate school. well, i’m struggling to write a strong “statement of purpose” essay. needing to get that finished, i’ve pushed off the intended post for another day.
if you’re interested and/or willing to take a look at my essay to critique, copyedit, etc. please let me know. i’ll likely be reaching out to at least one or two people to assist me.
for this week’s throwback thursday, here are two pictures taken in my hometown of overland park, ks. in september 1993; i was 15.
my mom has been sending me, slowly, stuff from her house that i want to hold on to. among other things, this has included pictures. so sitting in my apartment in honolulu is a growing pile of photos and negatives. they’ve been either given to me by family, friends or that i have taken over the years.
i used to dabble in photography, though i won’t claim to have been any good….
i’ve been looking through them off and on and contemplating how to most efficiently digitize them. in the short-term, kinko’s is sufficient, though not cost effective. i’ve found a home scanner that is very good for both negatives and photographs. but it’s not inexpensive, so that’s going to have to wait.
as promised, i’ve got a new format for music mondays… me!
though i’m pretty happy with the final result of this first attempt, i sure my performance can be improved going forward.
this was also the first video i’ve done using adobe premiere pro, instead of iMovie. i can see how premiere pro can be a powerful tool, but it’s going to take some learning. and i won’t tell you how long it took me to sync the video to the song.