New Ambitions

So I've been playing around a lot with video editing stuff for the past few years. I've learned a few things, and I realize that there's about 500 billion things I'm totally clueless about... But you know what? I find it fun. It's cool to string a series of clips together and put a piece of music behind them. It's even cooler when you can then put those onto the internet and have people admire your work. Couple this with the fact that I get giddy every time I get a hold of a video camera, and my insatiable urge to film everything... And well... I think you all can see where I'm going with this.

I want to go into film. Now fear not... This doesn't mean I'm leaving writing behind. It will always be a passion for me, and I've every intention of publishing books and making the billions through paperback. But if I can transform my artistic visions into a visual medium... The possibility's become endless.

Allow me if you will... To tell of a project that Yoshi and I have come to agreement on. We will, sometime within the next few months, take it upon ourselves to try to outlast each other in a sleep deprivation contest. Furthermore, we will film the proceedings, and I shall cut, edit and past them onto YouTube for your viewing pleasure.

Preparations may take some time as we will have to obtain a camera, some money & a whole lotta willpower (Meaning gallon after gallon of caffeine). However, once we get into this... There's no turning back. This WILL include things such as TAFE and work if I happen to be employed by this time (Yeah... Right...)

On a final note... We're growing SEA MONKEYS! This in itself will be a contest, which has no arbitrary rules, end or anything else that would normally resemble a contest. It will simple come down to who's are more awesome. And that in itself shall be divined by the powers of the universe (You guys). Simply put, I will be photographing the 2 tanks, and keeping a progressive diary of the happenings of their growth. This contest may span quite some time as I want to try and incorporate at least 1 generation of the little guys.

By the end of it all, I will film some footage of our instant pets (although I don't see how taking some 10 days to become actually visible is instant) as Yoshi and I try to make them out perform each other. You guys will decide on the criteria on which to mark our efforts, and then, using a poll I will set up somewhere, you will vote on who's Sea Monkeys are more awesome.

And that's all that has happened to me in my prolonged absence. Stay tuned for updates on our newly created pets, the sleep deprivation challenge, and a photograph of the most bad ass tattoo I have seen in a long time.

Till then...

CYOTFS
- Mav