By the way, I know some (few) read this, but remember that is mostly for me to remember what I've been doing. There are times I go back and read old entries. I do thank those that do read this and are interested in what happens in this hero's life.
=====11.01.11=====
Had dinner with LN at Canyon Cafe to catch up. Had been a while since we hung out. Went to Marshall's and then to Cafe 101 to just continue talking.
=====11.02.11=====
Met up with BT at Fadi's so he can eat before heading to Plaza 59 for LD rehearsals. It had been a long time last seeing LD or doing any RFM work for her. BT and I just spent time figuring out where to do camera placement and to know where the dancers were going to be during the show. We had not done that for previous shows, but this has to be more of a regular thing.
=====11.05.11=====
Happy Birthday, BoA!
Today was also LD Dance Company's First Annual Showcase. Got there early to meet BT and set up. This was also a tryout for KO to be a potential photographer for RFM. She couldn't stay the whole time, but it was only a tryout. In the end, her photos turned out well and we'll keep her on as another freelance photographer we can call upon.
The show itself was great. Things went very smoothly for us and the show was actually finished pretty quickly. We weren't aware, but there was another event scheduled afterwards hence the quick flow of the show. BT and I went to eat dinner to celebrate a job well done. Check out the playlist of all the performances at the following link.
http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL02585068F5D18520&feature=plcp
=====11.06.11=====
Made it a point to shave. I let it grow for 72 days and it was a good time to clean it up. I figured going to a baby shower would be a good reason to shave. Don't want to scare the young kids with extreme facial hair, ha.
It was fun playing with the 2 baby boys. MW and I walked them to a playground and had them play for a bit. Later on in the night I finally saw the new baby girl, so cute.
MW, AT, ATR, and I then spent most of the night playing "Catchphrase." Man...I wish I had recorded those few hours of game play. So many hilarious things were said. The best had to have been "Hermit the Crab." Fun night.
=====11.09.11=====
And more hair is removed off of me as I get a haircut in preparations for a wedding. Took about 3 inches of hair off. My stylist and her sisters joked about when I would get a short short short haircut. Their answer; "when he gets engaged," ha.
Later that night, I went to D&B to meet up with the groom, DO, and the groomsmen/friends for just some game fun before the big day. I did win a blue frog in a crane game waiting for the guys. They had some great heated conversations over various sports. I couldn't jump in, but it was fun to watch. I did get in on some superhero talk at one point.
Played lots of games. I participated in very competitive "Daytona USA" games and almost won the final race, d'oh. My biggest win of the night was winning a huge Care Bear from the huge claw game! I had never won anything from the huge claw game before and was just super hyped. Had a good number of witnesses to that memory.
I think we all parted a little before midnight. We all needed to get our rest for DO's big day the next day.
=====11.10.11=====
Had prepared all my gear the day before. A few days beforehand, I had changed from guest to worker for the wedding. It was my wedding gift to DO because they had no one doing video for them. I only knew a handful of people that were going to be there (including the ones met the night before) so I was okay with being able to run around. One-person wedding gig, I was revved up for it.
Headed out (hour drive) to arrive early to check out the place and figure out where and how I was going to set things up. Met a ton of new people and family members and handed out a few business cards. I did have one little kid follow me around...and it was annoying. Thankfully he'd get distracted by other things and I was relieved of him for a period of time before he'd find me again (darn bright green dress shirt I decided to wear).
The ceremony was held outside. The weather was cool, not super cold. And the sun did set during the ceremony. The bride actually sang a song for the groom, very touching. And a new husband and wife was announced to the audience and we were all happy.
The reception was great surrounded by good food and good people. This was also a colorful wedding. The bride's family is Filipino and the groom's family is Nigerian. Bright colors were worn. It was also cool to see that both cultures had their own type of money dance. Lots of money was picked up off the floor that night.
I made a big impression on the guests. They already knew I was the video guy, but then they found out I was a dancer. There were plenty of times the dance floor was filled, but no one was dancing during "Party Rock Anthem." So...I danced...with a camera attached to a monopod...which I used.
And then...I caught the garter...while filming. I did talk to the girl who caught the bouquet because I knew she had a boyfriend and wanted to make sure who he was. As I was doing that, I didn't realize I had gotten down on one knee. Heard some "whoas" and "oohs" and then just said my leg cramped, ha. I teased putting the garter on her, but eventually got up and brought the boyfriend out to the floor. I pulled up my leg for him to put the garter on and got a laugh, but then just left them to handle their business.
The reception started to wrap up close to midnight. I packed up and said my "byes" and took the hour drive home. I had such a great time. Congratulations to the new husband and wife.
=====11.11.11=====
Did you make your wishes? I did. Made the same wish in the AM and PM except I embellished more on it the second time, ha.
=====11.12.11=====
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=====11.13.11=====
Thank you, Eddie.
Purchased "Super Mario 3D Land." I only played a little bit of it as other things were in the way or something (can't remember), but I really enjoyed what I was playing. I did beat the game on the 16th and continued doing the extra stages and played through again with Luigi. I did calculate that I could've beaten the main game within one sitting if I really tried. I had a lot of fun with this game and recommend it to anyone with a 3DS.
=====11.15.11=====
Met up with MP and AT for MP's birthday lunch at the Taqueria. That food is still good. Had fun conversations. Wished that they didn't have hour lunch periods so we could have continued on. However, we did throw out the idea of having a birthday dinner also if schedules were free. And we did.
Picked up MP and met AT at Perry's Steakhouse. BT also joined us for the last minute dinner plans. More fun conversations, more great food, good times. MP got tired so we ended the night around 9.
=====11.19.11=====
Did the hiphop thing, took a silly photo, and got ready for YD's birthday. She had friends come over to her apartment to watch "From Beijing With Love." Funny movie, I'd watch it again. Then we had a couple rounds of "Telestrations," which was hilarious. My drawing skills are definitely not up to snuff, but at least people understood what I drew, ha.
Some point after the cake and as the second movie started, I went out with AN to go to Walmart. She needed to get some stuff and I didn't fell like watching another movie. While there, I found a board game called "Quelf" and it seemed interesting so I bought it for YD for a present. We bought our stuff and visited ATR to give her pacifiers for her baby girl. Was great seeing the little girl again. Then it was back to YD's.
Some guests had fallen asleep during the movie, which I was thinking would happen to me. Some loitering around after the movie. Some people left. DS and I started playing odd games of "Jenga." Yeah...you shouldn't be able to play a stable game of "Jenga" the way we did it, ha. Ever try 2 separate towers of "Jenga" that connected and tried to keep that up? Yeah, we tried, ha.
There were only 5 of us left and it was around 3AM. We decided to try out "Quelf" and was that a marvelous time. We had lots of fun and I recommend the game to anyone that likes board games. Too much to explain so here's a simple video. It's just a small sample of the craziness we went through.
=====11.20.11=====
SS+SS day. Went out and bought "The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword." Got the last copy of the limited edition version. The box was a little damaged, but...eh. Played a good couple hours of it and was enjoying it as expected. A little boy was actually holding onto the box and I waited around just in case he put it down. He did and I swiped in and took it a minute later, ha.
At night, watched "Survivor Series." Then I got back to Skyward Sword. I knew I needed to invest plenty of hours into it.
=====11.22.11=====
Did some work type things. Dropped off a disc of performances for LD. Since I was out, I figured to go buy some of the Christmas supplies I needed. Thank you, Academy. Found a majority of things I needed in one fell swoop.
The next day, I went to get more Christmas supplies...but I found only a few things I was looking for. Out for 3 hours and I would say 90% of it was a waste of time and gas. At least I got a few key items I needed.
More work related things by doing some video quality tests.
=====11.24.11=====
Met up with BT, CC2, AT, and AC for the Thanksgiving Parade. Lots of people were lined out on the streets by the time we got there. Never had a street view of a live parade so it was great to see. Leaving the parade took a while. We were stuck in the parking garage for about 40 minutes after the parade.
AC and I ended up going to a small Korean restaurant for lunch since we were both hungry. My goodness...best Korean food I ever had! AND I finally had ddukbokki and it was great. The place had sold me on how great they are that I offered them a business card to help further their business. I will definitely go back there.
Yeah, Happy Thanksgiving...my least favorite holiday of the year. So I won't go into why, but I just stayed home and didn't see family. Caught up on playing more Skyward Sword for my Thanksgiving. I ate all the leftover ddukbokki for dinner and that was a pretty darn good dinner.
=====11.26.11=====
Hip hop class!
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By the way, "The Muppets" is a great movie. I was smiling throughout most of the movie and marking out on key moments. Go watch it. I'd watch it again.
=====11.27.11=====
Volunteered to film for the Houston Kpop Family members that were participating in a "Wonder Girls Dance Cover Contest." It was nice to see a few of those familiar faces again. I actually sat around for a few hours as the girls were still practicing. I played more Mario on my 3DS until it was time to shoot.
Afterwards, followed KO to pick up extra footage they had taken the days before to add to the video. Spent the rest of the night working on the video. The next day, I did make a few changes the girls asked for. And here's the finished product.
=====11.29.11=====
...didn't enjoy this day.
1. Blu-ray I wanted to buy wasn't at Best Buy.
2. Stools I was looking for wasn't at HK Market.
3. Backed into a woman's car while trying to leave the parking lot.
(I did give some money to a homeless person on the way home)
4. Caught a fly in my hand and let it go and it decided to bite me all night.
5. Was making stupid mistakes in Skyward Sword.
Yeah...it just didn't end, but I was looking forward to the clock striking midnight. I had a feeling I should have stayed home and it's a reminder that I need to always listen to my intuition. It has never driven me wrong before.
=====11.30.11=====
Went to UH to shoot some graduation footage for WC. That really didn't take long at all, but it was interesting walking around UH. It had been a long time since I had been there and quite a few things had changed. Here's the result of the footage shot that day.
On the way home, I picked up the new Stone Cold blu-ray. Watched that for most of the night. I'm sure I played Skyward Sword also.
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=====Final Thoughts=====
- I want to say I'm 95% back in good health. There are times I still get winded and out of it, but I do try to push myself and have been. BS' classes still can kick my butt, but it feels great doing it and it feels great being back to almost 100% again.
- I bought a tactile keyboard/case for my iPhone. Tried it out...and I'm just used to a air keyboard now. Plus the keyboard/case was a little too bulky for me.
- I did purchase my 4th video camera. I was shown a great deal on one that had a mysterious $700 discount so I had to get in on that. Although that $700 I saved did go towards necessary accessories I needed; memory stick, battery, tripod, and case. It's all good. The camera is phenomenal (did a few tests) and I can't wait to debut it at the upcoming Christmas party.
- Did a lot of thinking for future video projects for 2012. Some RFM related stuff, some new aspirations, and some that may require me to travel. I'll shed more light on these future endeavors next month.
- Just a video I enjoyed and wanted to share; "Mega Man Classic vs. Mega Man X."
- Entered a contest Vampy held for some Pedo Bear hats. Didn't win, boo.
- My copy of "The Boys" album came in November and I had a TaeYeon card packed in with it. Yeah, was very pleased with my new #3 as the random photocard.
And I really enjoyed the encore performance and all the woo-ing that happened,ha.
- BoA...hi there.
Thanks for reading. Be healthy, be thankful, and be loved.
Take care.
