Crashespad

2 weeks notice.

2010-05-18T00:38:00.002-04:00

So today at work, I handed in my 2 weeks notice. It's a job I have had for the past 8 years (6 with the company). While it hasn't been great, it has kept the bills paid, food in the belly and alot of entertainment.

The funny thing is, while most people are doing everything to keep their job, I just wanted out of mine. I haven't actually been enjoying my job for the past 3 years. But, I was content to stay, since I had bills to pay.

I still have bills to pay, but, I need to finally kick the lazy me in the ass and get back to what I know. The road.

It won't be easy. Hell it will be hard as shit. But in the end I feel it is the best choice for me and my family. While it will mean time away from them. It will give them strength, and i will get back a part of me that I left along time ago.

I learned at a wise company, along time ago, That if the "Magic" is gone. You leave. Since your only hurting yourself and everyone around you by staying. The "Magic" has been gone from this job for quite a while, this year I finally woke up and was willing to deal with it.

In the end, we all have to follow the path that brings us back to ourselves.

What a differance a day makes.

2010-05-02T23:32:00.002-04:00

So, I have been pondering my life's goals. Come to find out I never had any. Just live life as it comes too me, and never look back. No regrets.

Well that didn't work so well.

A wise man once said "Some people play the cards they are dealt, some people deal the cards". At times we are both things. Im my life I have re-dealt the cards 2 times so far.

Once, when I went on the road and then when I finally left the road. I'm now planning on dealing the cards again for the 3rd time. Do I have regrets for my past? yes. I regret some of the things I did, the people I hurt, the choices I had to make.

But, when I look at the good memories I have of those times the adventures i got to go on. I wonder why I have the regret. Why should I feel bad about something that Gave me so much fun, and pleasure.

many movies have brought up the idea of, if you could do it all again.. would you make the same choices?

Through all the hurt, all the pain. All the questions...

This month has been a lot about soul searching for me. Wondering what would have happened. But through it all, I would have to say yes. YES! I would make all the same decisions again. At the time they were the right one's because it led me on the path to where I am. I get to indulge my creativity in directing Seminar, and I get to indulge my passionate side in pushing audio drama with Audio Drama talk. and I get to indulge myself in crashespad... the dork side of me gets shown right here. Plus I have a loving wife who has been though.. well hell with me. Through my cancer surgery, and my many mental breaks. I have a son that is too smart for his own good, yet loves me unconditionally.

yes, I'm not rich. I'm not famous. But I have a life I can be proud of. I'm ready to deal the cards again. But, in the game of life. So far. I'm at least breaking even.

Blogging from my I-pod touch

2010-04-13T09:22:00.000-04:00

I find alot of wrong words get entered when I type on my touch. It's a great way to quickly update stuff. But, my damn fat fingers just kill their keyboard.

- Posted from the road

The end of an era.

2010-04-09T15:48:00.001-04:00

So I'm 36 and looking at wher I am in my life. For the most part it's all good I live a decent life. I have alot of things going on from audiodramatalk.com to Seminar. Plus this poor deluded blog.

But it is no officially 11 years since I left the road. Doesn't seem like a long time, if you compare it across your while life.

But, now I feel the need to stretch my legs again, so I'm headed back to the road this time hauling trailers rather then rides. It's a new challenge, it's a new chance for me to get to the next step in my life.

In 3 years (if all goes to plan) I get my ranch. 5 acres at least, but, I am looking at a few in the 20-50 range.

Well for now back to writing Seminar 26.

Gathering thoughts

2010-01-18T10:33:00.001-05:00

So, I seem to be way behind schedule, yet everything is on time. Why do I feel like I'm missing something.

New toys are Fun

2009-10-07T18:14:00.003-04:00

So today I dropped the coin on a New iPod touch. I have to admit it is quite alot of fun. Altough he keyboard doesn't like my fat fingers.

Gathering strength

2009-10-06T10:42:00.001-04:00

So, www.audiodramatalk.com is now pretty much just running itself, and I am working on editing Seminar 31. Which should be done this Saturday.. assuming my schedule is right.

then on to he next big project for myself. "Audio Drama Talk: Behind the Mic"

But more on that in the future.

Audio Editing and me.

2008-11-11T22:55:00.002-05:00

So I have been directing Seminar over at Pendant Productions for about 3 months.. and there are a few things I have learned.

the first 25 lines are the hardest: I say this for real.. and it's alwasy the same. the first 25 lines of every script I find myself going back and forth for hours trying the get the pacing and effects just right. after that it's easy, the lines start to flow the effects just fall into place and the music fills itself in nicely. But, those first 25 lines just kill you.
Never plan to be done on time: I try to plan it out every time, this many lines a night and it will hit the due date for release. I read the scripts I spend 2 days pulling effects and then go and find myself changing direction and have to pull more effects.. pretty much making me have wasted 2 days. It's a simple fact that I am Insane.. I get that.
Time management is not my strong suit: this could have probably ben combined with the one above, but, really it is it's own monster. Since the time you spend watching TV (Hey Heroes is still decent) and the time you spend trying to write.. and the time i spend wasting time.. it all gets in the way of Mixing. So Now I reward myself. I get to my line break, I get a game.. I get the show done I get 3 days of rest. It's all about building in your own reward system. chocolate works well.

A great tribute to John Williams..

2008-11-06T10:51:00.001-05:00

this is just amazing.. talk about freakin' talent.

Election Duel! Obama V. McCain - Who Get's Pwned?

2008-10-29T20:58:00.001-04:00

this is a real battle ground state

2008-10-02T09:22:00.001-04:00

2008-10-02T09:16:00.001-04:00

Day late for talk like a pirate day

2008-09-20T12:03:00.000-04:00

My pirate name is:

Bloody Harry Vane

Every pirate lives for something different. For some, it's the open sea. For others (the masochists), it's the food. For you, it's definitely the fighting. You tend to blend into the background occaisionally, but that's okay, because it's much easier to sneak up on people and disembowel them that way. Arr!!

Dark Fortress

2008-08-19T19:36:00.001-04:00

So in keeping with my insane addiction to Team fortress 2 this month, I found this great video.

Watch more TF2 Videos

It's just too freakin funny.

Insane in the membrane....

2008-08-16T03:26:00.002-04:00

So I'm way off kilter lately.. and I'm being drawn down the rabbit hole of gaming.. currently stuck hooked on TF 2. when will it end? Plus I'm working on Directing audio drama. I must be insane. And lately it seems so.

So now I get home, I spend 5 hours mixing, then 3 hours gaming.. I get ot bed at 3 am.. and I'm back up around 7:30.. I need to start drinking again, Life was so much easier.

Obama Man Can! MJ \ Schnitt \ VHVIDEO.COM

2008-03-12T17:54:00.001-04:00

A great video for Obama.. Pretty sure he should use this as his TV ad..

Superbowl Sunday

2008-02-03T19:44:00.000-05:00

So it's superbowl sunday. For some reason it's not as magical as when I was a kid. Maybe it's modern technology, I means when I was a kid it was really all that happened, that day. the whole family met up( typically at the relative who had the most room.. and a BBQ-grill. While the adulkts talked and drank inside the kids would play outside (usually with a football) and when game time came around you were excited that you would get to spend an extra hour awake.

I mean you never knew till the next day who won, since all the kids had to go to school the next day, but the whole first half of the game would be recapped all day at school ( and for a select few the half-time show).

But now that I'm an adult with a 4-year old. It's not as magical, I watch it mostly for the commercials. Which isn't even necessary anymore since they will be online a day before hand. So I sit here working on a few of my sites and updating a blog.

I guess when your a kid the light's shine a bit brighter, and the greatest thing is being able to just feel older. This all seems to reverse after thirty, you want to talk to your younger-self and cure a few of his "mis-conceptions".

Well back to trolling Digg and Fark, while I glance at the TV to see which commercial is winning.

SimCity Classic GPL’ed - called Micropolis

2008-01-21T13:23:00.001-05:00

Source code for SimCity has been released under the GPLv3. For legal reasons the open source version was renamed Micropolis, which was apparently the original working title.

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2008

2008-01-01T02:05:00.000-05:00

The new year is here.. man is it kinda depressing.

Mostly because this is an Election year and no matter who we choose , we all lose. I guess there are upsides to be viewed. Least we got a new Ball for times square this year.

Ain't it purty.

Well If nothing else at least it's new, and that's something.

Not Broken yet

2007-12-17T19:35:00.000-05:00

So for the most part it seems to be working, Guess it can't get much worse.

Seems that Bitmap images don't work so well .. DOH!

Well, this one went up fine. Now I just need to work on a new layout, and I'll be happy.

As for the Images, they are from the season 2 finale episodes of Heroes and Dexter. One great.. one not so much.

But they are shots of the 2 best characters from the shows, so it works.

Testing..

2007-12-16T12:17:00.000-05:00

So I decided to test out the Blogging system from blogger..

Looks like it might just work.. so long as I can get the images to upload.