The Bus Chronicles Begin

Hard to believe I haven't posted anything in 2 years. Time gets away. The thing I want to blog about now is my latest acquisition. A 1970 VW Westfalia.

More to come soon.

Bikeweek 09

Yes, I went to Bikeweek with my wife. We ride a 2006 Honda VTX1300R.







We have had several motorcyles, all harleys. This is the first Honda I have had since my Honda 400 back in the 80's.



It rides nice, is loud and has enough power to be safe.





So we went to bikeweek in Daytona and stayed at the Thunder Gulch campground. Nice place run by a nice lady. We had to pay $68 a night, which was about half of what everyone else was charging.



We took off the first morning and visited Destination Daytona. It is at US1 and I-95 near Ormond Beach. Very cool place. There is JP Cycles, Daytona Harley Davidson, Triumph, Ultimate Seats, a trike shop and a bunch of other vendors. I bought a hamburger, a hot dog and 2 drinks for $17. What a deal!

School Days Part 2

Here are pictures from my other class... Intro to TV Production. It is at Deerwood Center. Very cool class. Cool location. Cool instructor.

The studio is well-equipped. Enough to satisfy the needs of ESPN2. They film the SEC Update there on Wednesdays. Very cool.

This will be one of the tougher classes I think. When your Final Exam is based directly on your performance producing a show... you can't bluff your way through.

School Days Part 1

For everyone who has been wanting me to share my school experience, here are some pictures from my graphic design class. You will first notice the halls I come down are displaying works of art. I like it.







The computer lab is ful of Mac computers, which is alright if you are one of those Mac people I suppose. PC Mac, it's all the same to me. The power is in the software, which runs on either.



Art is not limited by brand names, or a particular revision of software, or the latest greatest new piece of equipment. Art is your expression making its way out into the real world for other people to enjoy.

Gizmos

I received my new wireless flash triggers today. All the way from Hong Kong.





$29.99 worth of fun.








Although they look like every other great picture from a Nikon. These two were taken using 2 flash units at 12 ft from subjects. Triggered by my fancy new gizmos. The lense was approx. 8 ft from the nose of the dog.

In particular, notice the reflection in the eyes. (Hint: if you blow it up you can see the photographer.)

School days

I can't believe it's been a month since I published anything. Time sure gets away from you. But I've been busy. Video, photographs, editing... it never ends, and I'm glad.

I officially signed up for 2 classes at FCCJ. I met with one of the professors there and he put me into Digital Survey, which is a class on graphical design and foundations. It is taught by Dr. Troy Johnson, who is also my program advisor. I am looking forward to this class. He is a highly intelligent person who spends most of his time studying, reading, practicing...and he plays guitar to boot.

The other class is TV Production. This one ought to fill in the blanks on a lot of questions I have about production and staffing. We run a pretty smooth operation, but I am aware that we are missing several components.

Do I have what it takes? Can I meet the marks of a passing grade? I think so. I am just hard headed enough to study to show myself approved, a workman that need not be ashamed... (yes I know it's talking about the gospel, but I think it can apply to other areas of our lives, such as this one).

Books are expensive. $138 for these 2 classes. And I found them used on Amazon.com. I don't know how people afford to do this. I have it worked out for this semester, but I don't know about the next semester. The total cost for a 2 year degree at FCCJ is just under $6000.

Maybe I can pass around a virtual coffee can to folks that enjoy my work. O wait, Katrina has already given all she can. Well, no need to pass the can... my supporter has exhausted her resources. ; )

Have a great day. Learn something new. Read a verse in the book. Spend a moment in prayer for someone else. Do something for someone other than yourself.

Peace.

Random Pictures for Parents.

In case some of you miss your kids, here are some random pix. I hope you see yours, if not, they are here and fine.