Now what...

Okay so I admit it. I am not good at this leisure time thing. I turned in my final work for my Master of Philosophy in Humanities on Wednesday. Yesterday I dropped off a copy of my film to CBC in hopes that they may consider picking it up for broadcast.

Now I am in limbo - some people call it vacation I think - until I have my oral defense and then head off to Calgary to start on my PhD. Of course I do have a family reunion to attend next week and I will get to see some people I have not seen in a lot of years. Perhaps being out there will help me to actually unwind a little.

It's lonely out here....

So a while back, I can't say quite how far, I was initiated into - F A C E C R A C K ! Yes - I confess I have joined that pack of lemmings which is trying to find the edge of the Internet. Now you are expected to supply the name of your employer and your job title for your profile.

They caught me on a whimsical night. I declared the Universe [yes the Universe] to be my employer and assigned myself the job title of - Thinker! This evening while stumbling through FaceCrack Land I happened upon an opportunity to Search for Friends. One option was for co-workers in the Universe. There is no on else! I know - I pressed the Search button. It seems then I am all alone in the Universe. I really hate to think about it.

Rough cuts....

I have had quite a few very late nights combined with early mornings lately. Along with Evan I have been editing my film to produce a rough cut that I can pass in to my examiners along with my journal. Working with Evan is definitely a bonus here. I am learning a lot about the whole creative process as a collaborative effort.

Today my friend Paul came over and we recorded the narrative script I had written for him.

I just finished mixing that into the video footage and now I am waiting for the film to be rendered so that I can burn some DVDs. I have reconnected in some ways to my computer - digital technology is making it possible for me to do creative works I might have only dreamed of in the past.

I also plan to use the rough cut to pitch my film to CBC. If they take it it would be the icing on the cake but either way I am very proud of the film I have produced. I have dedicated both my film and my journal to my parents. They were truly the inspiration for this work and I am so proud to be able to honour them in this way.

Hot off the press... well printer

I have finished writing my journal, completed the last revisions and printed off three copies, one for the director of my program and one each for my examiners. I'm not sure who they will be but it has to be soon because come August 26th - I am outta here!

Tonight we expect to have the rough cut for the film completed. I will be including a DVD with each copy of my journal. It has gone even better than I ever hoped or dreamed. All in all the past two years have been amazing. Even my breakup has been really good for me because I am for the first time in my life experiencing a clear and independent sense of self - unfettered - unburdened by a relationship that really was not healthy.

Heck - I've even become web content!