today i try to quick smoking (again). i’m about eight hours into the quit, but so far it seems to be going ok. there have been some minor cravings, but nothing the nicotine gum can’t take care of. it’s possibly a rationalization, but i’m not sure it’s so much the nicotine for me as it is the act of smoking itself. that’s what i miss, the inhalation itself, more than the actual nicotine itself. maybe that’s all crap and i’m just in the early stages of withdrawal.

still, so far so good and i’m trying to stay positive about it. i really do need to quit.

today i also publish the very first, official, regarding frost video blog. it touches a bit more on last weekend’s election, as well as my attempt to exercise more and quit smoking. admittedly, it’s a little longer than i had hoped, but i think it’s a decent first video.

you’ll be able to subscribe to the newly created youtube channel and most, if not all of the videos will also be posted on my blog here, so you should be able to sign up for an rss feed. or just check back often.

i welcome constructive criticism, tips, and ideas!

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over the weekend, in the wake of the crushing defeat of governor abercrombie, i finally sat down and made a video. i don’t think i’m going to use is as the official video to launch the vlog, but after watching it a few times and getting some positive feedback, i’ve decided to show it to everyone.

i’m not sure when i’ll get to the next one; i think i should figure out a regular schedule first and come up with a better introductory topic. i like this one, but it is depressing to me. please comment, feeling free to give me constructive criticism.

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we’ve got one hell of a weekend bearing down on us. frankly, i’m not sure which is currently causing me more stress: the two hurricanes scheduled to cause some very immediate unpleasantness, or the looming primary election this saturday (or that the immediate unpleasantness might directly impact the election). either way, i’ll just say that it isn’t a good weekend to quit smoking, start dieting, or any such thing.

the big island of hawaii is bracing for category 1 hurricane iselle to make landfall later today, while the rest of the state prepares for the tropical storm remnants that will surely affect the rest of the state. then, although its looking less and less like it will have a major impact, hurricane julio is just a few days behind. i’d tell people to prepare, but i’m guessing you’re already doing so.

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as i continue to ponder the idea of a video blog, i’ve started learning some of the necessary skills. i’ve already played around a little with imovie, editing a video of two for the abercrombie for governor campaign. and while i need to continue to develop that skill, i’ve also started puttering around with creating animations in photoshop. here’s my first attempt:

i haven’t settled on a theme, topic, etc. for the project, so this is just a quick attempt at animation, to see if i could figure it out and get a sense of how time-intensive it could be later on.

stay tuned for more updates on my video blog project!

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since i got no useful feed back to my last post (in fact i got no feed back. at all.), i’m hesitant to reach out into the inter-web for more input and suggestions. still, since this is what’s on my mind at the moment, i will optimistically do so….

i’ve been giving a lot of thought to the creation of a video blog, vlog (i’m not sure how i feel about that abbreviation, or whatever you call it). during this past week, i reached out to two of my oldest and smartest friends to see what they thought of the idea of a vlog, solicit concept ideas and suggestions, and if they might be interested in participating in a collaboration. both, intrigued by the idea, said they’d give it some thought.

in the meantime, i continue to ponder the idea myself, while also poking around the internet for ideas, tips, etc. also, i started watching other video blogs, to get an sense of what others are doing, and came across the vlogbrothers, which i find very entertaining, and have been watching, starting from their first post and working my way to the present. it channel is done by two brothers, both very geeky and funny. 

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