When Life Gives Me Lemons I Make Lemonade
My very first legit music video is finally up on The Boy Least Likely To’s vimeo/youtube/myspace! It feels so good to have it officially up there for everyone to see. I kind of can’t believe I actually got to make a music video for these guys. One of my life goals/dreams ever since I started watching MTV back in middle school was to make a music video. These guys are one of my favorite bands and I feel like their music & my style seem to fit together pretty well. And on top of that it just so happened to work out that I had this window of downtime at work so DK let me pretty much just focus on working on this as a personal project for the past few weeks, which I’m super grateful for. I was also lucky to borrow Brian Cole’s editing eyes, Tim Howe’s roto hands, and a jean quilt made by Tim’s wife, Cindy.
My favorite review so far is that its “so adorable, it makes my ovaries weep.”
Weekend
This past weekend we took a little trip over to Whidbey Island for a little day hike around Ebey’s Landing which was really nice. It’s basically this big loop up the side of a bluff and back around on the beach. A pretty leisurely little hike overall, perfect for our first treck of the season. We also went by Deception Pass park which was nice, though super packed with families. I was just happy to be out in the sun.
On Sunday we went to Dim Sum with the family which was tasty as usual. We also got my parents set up with a new 20″ iMac. I’m not sure if they fully appreciate how much of an upgrade it is from the 9 year old Powerbook they were using before, but it makes me feel better knowing how much faster it will be for them. I had to explain to my dad that it was indeed possible to read news online WHILE listening to music on iTunes.
Ahead
I feel like the huge wave of super busy work time has finally passed, but I’m sure it’s just a calm before another storm. I feel like I’m going to be slammed again soon, but for now I’m really enjoying not working on much other than enjoying the nice weather. And looking for a dog.
Actually, I guess you could say that’s been my project for the past few weeks. Most of the time I’ve been online has been spent obsessively checking petfinder and craigslist. It’s so heartbreaking how many pets are being lost or given away every day. There are just so many awesome animals at the shelter & in foster homes all the time. I’ve put in an application for a rescue dog in foster that I’m waiting to hear back on, but there are two other people who applied for the same dog, so we’ll see how that turns out. The process of going through a rescue seems a lot more complicated than I thought it would be but I guess it’s better for the animals that way.
But anyways, overall things are good. The weather’s getting nice so I’m loving Seattle again (Sometimes I forget after a long winter) And I’m getting a haircut tomorrow! Yay!