Keith did watch his video finally. Well .. I kinda made him stop everything he was about to do Friday night when he came home from work and said "Watch you videooooo pleaseeee" (yes I know I whined so what?!)

He watched it and thought it was the cutest thing ever. I don't think I'm going to upload it to YouTube - mostly because I don't want to deal with random fuck wits. I mean seriously - no where on my video/description does it say "Please critique as cruelly as you'd like!" I guess I just feel too fragile for that - especially considering that its just footage of my avatar in some of my favorite places set to a song Keith and I both like ... meh maybe I'll upload it later and just delete the posts on it that are shitty.

Keith filmed a wedding Friday night. I just finished editing it. I'm sure he'll watch it when he comes home to see if I did an alright job - and if so he'll just leave it as the finished product. If not he'll fix whatever and then render it to the site for the folks to download.

We have less than a month until we go on our 3 week vacation - and neither of us has done a thing to prepare. Ugh I'm not even gonna go into all of it.

Played WoW a lot this week end and that's pretty much it. I'll probably harass Keith tomorrow and see if we can go somewhere this week end so he and I can hang out. I've been feeling all "RAWR" the past few days - though yesterday I really felt sick :( I'm over it now though! Ta-Da!

Oh and Willow - its quite alright. I didn't do too bad of a job shopping by myself. I didn't buy a single skirt for that reason alone (I hate ads! So many are enhanced so that prim skirts look better than they actually do) but I got some cute hair and a few shirts ('course some new legwarmers to replace my old KC ones omg they are ancient!) Eh well I'll update later or something. Really need to fold that laundry over there in the basket.

Well .. Keith hasn't watched his video yet. :(

He kinda got up an hour and a half late. The alarm went off a few times and I remember him reaching over me ... but its all kind hazy. Hope he didn't get in trouble.

So he'll definitely watch it when he comes home tonight. Maybe he'll even get a lunch break and come home - and he can watch it then. Regardless: it'll get watched today.

Its 0300 and I just (and I mean *JUST*) finished editing Keith's video present.

I'm a little disappointed that I didn't do as much 'new' stuff as I had hoped. I really wanted to 'wow' him and maybe do a thing or two that he possibly didn't know how to do. I think I might have gotten one thing in .. but that's it.

I went with the up-beat song because it was more fun to edit to -- and I'm such a sucker for working my ass off to try to get a few onbeat edits in there. I'll have you know that my last Guild Wars video had a TON of on beat edits (you just have to really look - including things in the background!)

Hopefully this gets at least a smile out of him. That's all I'm really trying for anyway. But yeah the upbeat song ... I just couldn't film 'with' it. I decided to just film some stuff and set it to that song - but to not let the song dictate my footage.

So yeah it done. Not sure if its going to get uploaded anywhere due to the fact that its a present .. but ya never know. I'm definitely not doing anything with it until Keith wakes up and watches it *FIRST*. He'll be up in oh .... an hour and a half LOL

I'm going to creep into bed and get my cuddle on :)

OH!

I have to give huge thanks to:

Willow - Acting as shopping road signs so I could update my look before filming

Jade & Bart - OMFG I'm so glad I thought of you all to contact ... a lot of those shots wouldn't have been possible without your help!

The builders of all my favorite places:
Gypsy Moon
Devils Moon
Midnight City
Fallingwater Celladoor (your flowers are so cute! ^.^)

Okay I think that's all x.X

Okay okay!

Today I am really going to start filming. I just had to listen to the song a few times to make absolutely sure I wanted to use it .. and I'm still not sure :( Its a tie between two songs ...

I might use the other. One is way too up-beat. Argh! Alright .. I'm going to start filming. I'm booting Keith's computer up as we speak. I'll probably have to log in as him and steal some Lindens so I can get a few things ...

Oh and my uber emo pick down there .. Keith thought it was hilarious. I said "I will never again trust cameras that have a timer. They always catch me at the most stupid moments!" That was me scratching my head while trying to remember song titles to add to my player on this page x.x

Eh well he still thinks I'm cute.

I'm too busy with deep thinking to do anything constructive

Just a quick post to let everyone know that I am now going to subject you all to my music. There are days that I go back and read my own entries to kinda say "Yeah - i remember that." I know it sounds quite cheesy but its so very true.

So for that reason - and for all my LJ friends that are reading past posts in order to get caught up I have added a music player. I know that I listen to obscure music -- but will it hurt you to get exposure to something new? No, it won't. I can guarantee you'll like something. Its also set on random shuffle so you won't hear the same song start up every time you come to my page. If you don't like the music ... or if you're at work .. I'd think by now you've learned to turn the volume OFF on your PC.

Anyway .. so I have to start paperwork to get my passport and visa as soon as Keith and I get married (which will now probably be even SOONER than the 'moved up date' we set) this way he won't leave and go to the UK without me :( O M F G I'd be crushed.

I have a few things to work on - and by that I mean video - but I need some help so it'll be a while yet before I start filming. I highly doubt I post anything for anyone to even see the vid once I finish it. Its a late Valentine's Day present for Keith. He thinks my videos are 'cute attempts' and likes to watch 'em to see what I come up with. So that's why I decided to make him a video.

Most likely I'll post again later with snapshots and whatnot - then it'll be off to edit (PFT off where? I'll be using Keith's beast of a computer!)

To-Do List while Keith is at work

*Purchase anything needed for shoot
*Film what I can
*Call my Mother
*Respond to e-mails/Offlines
*Pick up trash
*Edit footage
*Schedule filming (if needed)
*Make March Calendar

I think that's all ...

Well alrighty!

Things are still going strong, steadily and nothing drastic has happened --- except for Keith waking up and yelling while pointing to the corner of the room. Come to find out he was having a dream about tornadoes or something weird like that. He does some creepy stuff in his sleep sometimes. He sits straight up and talks - with his eyes open yet never remembers a thing. Its quite entertaining, really.

Second Life has been running like crap for both of us so we've steered clear for a bit. He's been editing footage here and there - but mostly he's been really busy with work when he isn't freaking out in his sleep.

I finally got my epic mount in WoW. Huzzah. I'm the sexiest alliance warlock ever. That's just all there is to it.

While Keith was sleeping earlier today I got bored and lonely - so I made another video. I'm not going to call it machinema - because it isn't. Its simply a music video. I didn't plan anything - nothing is original .. its just a music video. And while I'm on that topic I just want to rant for a minute.

Keith is very busy and doesn't keep up with things on the 'virtual plane' but I do. I watch everyone's videos, I comment when I deem it necessary, give pointers when I feel they are wanted/welcomed -- that kinda thing. Just because you have FRAPS does not mean you make machinema. Just because you can use a few transitions doesn't mean what you are making is movies. There are some people in WoW (and SL too) that make these videos that are just spontaneous. There's a guy in WoW that does one almost every week. It has no dialogue - no real story line you can follow ... so I call it a Vlog. Its a video blog of your gaming experience.

There is a difference in a vlog and machinema. There are differences. I realize most of my problem is because I'm so protective of Keith, his work, and his ideas. He's such a soft spoken 'nice guy' that sometimes someone has to stick up for him. Anyway - we've kinda been insulted in general as far as the 'machinema' community goes. No we don't have time to play a video game 24/7. We don't get paid for those tutorial videos. We do those for free as a service to the community - and simply to do what we like to do. We genuinely enjoy making videos. I love to write - Keith loves to edit. Its one thing to be a fan -- its quite another to be a demanding person who has no idea what it is they are asking. So to clear it up - I'll just go into detail. Maybe some people will calm down. Oh and call me a bitch .. but I just want everything crystal, k?

Keith is in the military. He works 12+ hours a day at least 5 days a week (sometimes 7+ days in a row). The Air Force is his full time job. Anything done outside of his working hours is merely a hobby. You cannot expect him to keep appointments on short notice. He's in the military. He never knows when he's going to get off work at 0300 only to be called at 0900 and be asked to work another shift. Now if there has been sizeable notice given then usually something can be arranged. As far as filming goes - if he HAS to go to work I can fill in and film it for him on his computer. But with all that in mind - it really makes things crappy for us when people cancel at the last minute. We have to schedule things - and to send an e-mail hours before an event and say 'Oh we got someone else' is just fucking rude. I mean really!

And I'm probably just tooting my own horn ... but who else could you possibly get to film your fake weddings and put as much talent into them as Keith does? I mean seriously. There are a lot of self proclaimed 'machinema-masters' in SL -- but like I said just because you have FRAPS and you used a couple transitions doesn't mean a thing. Just like lining up MP3s in SAM doesn't make you a DJ. The SL wedding thing has really been a strain on Keith .. which is why I've really been working on my skills lately. Unlike Keith I'm completely self-taught. He's the professional and it shows -- but still. I plan to start filming the weddings and editing them to let up on Keith's schedule some. He has contract work to worry about -- I'll start taking care of everything else.

Sorry about my slight detour -- but a few things suddenly sparked my mind and I just had to get it out. Anyway! Keith and I will be gone for 3 weeks starting March 16th. His papers say to report no later than May 31st .. so that's when we'll be moving to the UK :)

[back to my video]

I don't have the YouTube link for it yet - so here's a quick snapshot from the footage reel. Just cruise over to the right toolbar and head over to NSS to view the video. Its on the main page :)

UPDATE

Wow I am pissed.

It didn't save a THING. Here I had this LONG post .. but noooooo.

I will post all that at another time. I can't BELIEVE blogger didn't save a word of it! What shite.

I'm an obsessive blog reader. I'll admit it. Keith says that its a guilty pleasure .. I call it reassurance. To put it 100% honest - I like reading peoples' blogs so that I know 'Hey I'm not the only one that has to put up with this cocka-mamie bullshit."

There are only two blogs which I check a few times a day .. and that's Jelly's and Willow's. Of course each blog has its own reasons for me checking it. Willow and JellyBean both do pantloads of shopping in SL. I can't afford to do that - but I do like to look at all the neato stuff they have or buy. Jelly is quite cryptic about her posts. You know when she's pissed - you know when she's goofing off - but you never really know what's going on. JellyBean's blog is like a choose your own adventure book.

Willow's is more of a murder mystery. Everything changes from one day to the next - but she's always got this dozen or so people that she always credits for being so good to her. So you read Willow's blog and at first you're upset because she's upset .. but then you're like "Awwww" cuz she has such good friends.

At any rate - I identify with both women on many fronts. I'm a bit emo (or as Willow says 'stabbity') at most people like Willow is -- and at the same time I've got this hidden intellectual side that few really see (I just described Six lol but Jelly fits in that too!) Both women are more often than not - taken at face value. Oh JellyBean Madison ... she DJs, right? Yeah. She does. Willow Zander ... she hangs out with all those popular kids, right? Yeah. She does. They are both so type-casted and stereotyped its just not even funny. I identify with that, also.

I don't 'hang out' in SL much anymore if at all. I grew tired of being stereotyped, myself. I got a bit fed up with the popularity race. The fact that some people believe that you are insignificant in the presence of a designer (regardless of caliber) just really got to me over time. I've thought about deleting a large part of my friends list and starting over. Most of the real friends I've made in SL .. I don't even talk to them in SL anymore. We typically use messengers. And frankly? I've gotten to know people a lot better by staying OUT of SL instead of being in.

Maybe after two years I'm just ready to shake things up and rattle some cages. The cliques, stereotypes, preconcieved notions etc haven't really changed since I started SL. The big noticable difference is - everyone as a community isn't as open as they used to be. At one point in time I could walk into almost any sim and know at least a half dozen people. Now I can't stand to dance in a club because I don't know anyone. I can't recognize anyone anymore. Everyone physically looks the same.

I may even go back to wearing my outrageous skins. I stopped for a while because it seemd that sort of thing was catching on .. and that was a piece of my personality that I didn't want to share with everyone. The purple skins were an extension of who I am - a way to let everyone know a little about me without me having to explain a thing. I don't know maybe I'm just weird.

I'll sit and debate logging in.

Not a whole lot to say right now - but since it has been a couple days since I last blogged I thought I'd try to update with something of sustinance.

I'm not sure if I mentioned it in the previous post (man I should really read my blog -before- I blog) but Keith and I are getting married on March 20th. He got a sponsor - so that means we're one step closer to being guaranteed in moving station. And it looks like its going to be the UK at Mildenhall (I think I spelled that wrong.)

The upside is - I contacted a few online friends and learned that I do have one that lives nearby! This means that Keith and I won't be clueless 'tourists' in a foreign country. Her only stipulation was that we had to get her root beer from the BX. And to this stipulation, of course I agreed.

Lately I've been making the coffee a little stronger (American coffee is always so weak compared to what's drank in Europe) on top of throwing in a few slang words (what little European slang I -do- know is probably out dated) to prepare Keith a little. He gets all giggly and says "I want an English accent." Its been fun for me to kind of teach him what I know. I did tell him that if he were going to emulate a cockney accent to absolutely NOT try to mimic Dick van Dyke from Mary Poppins. Ugh that was retched. I can't believe the director thought he sounded authentic!

That's more or less our current news. We both have a lot on our plate - and a lot to finish in the next couple weeks before we move to a new place on base. And I have to help him scrub this place down too LOL Wee happy fun time!

More things to blog about! Hurray!

First up:

The date Keith and I had originally agreed upon has been pushed UP by about ... a month and a half. So we'll probably get married later this month because he is changing station. Where? England ! So I have a lot of paperwork and stuff to do so that I can go with him. How long is here there for? At least a year. So yeah.

At first I was kinda weary of it all. Anyone that knows me knows that even though I'm not scared of much of anything - I am quite easily discomforted. The most simple things can make me uncomfortable and make me "clam up" ... and as soon as I caught myself doing that I said "WTF! C'mon its another country - and there are millions of people who have never gone to another country so consider yourself lucky." Well .. I don't feel lucky to be visiting/living in another country. I feel lucky that I have Keith.

I know I annoy him - and there are times he irks me - but I have never gotten along so well with another person in my life. I've never felt as if I could be completely relaxed and just KNOW that everything is going to work out. Its amazing.

[In Other News:]

I filmed AND edited my first "real" video. I went so far as to really -really- try to do some on beat edits and capture more 'cinematic' footage :)




Keith said it sucked - but that it was really good for a first attempt. Yeah yeah shush :P He watched it 3 or 4 times and tried to give me a few pointers but I was like "WTF No you shush! I did all *this* all by myself - so I'll learn all that by myself too."

Over 'n Out!

Mmkay!

Lots to blog about - so forgive me if I seem rambunctious. I promise there is stability within the insanity aka: my post.

Right out of the gate: I'm engaged :) Now I have to tell the uber embarassing story that goes with it. I'm not sure why Keith and I can't do things the "normal" way and why we have to have so many "character filled" stories. Anyway ...

So I'm naked and getting out of the shower. Keith had laid some clothes out for me. Nothing all THAT strange, but it isn't a daily occurance. I thought nothing of it and grabbed my underwear and threw them on - and of course he grabs a pair of uncomfortable thongs and I go into detail about how "panties like this aren 't really meant to be worn all day long. I bought them to wear for short periods of time .. you know ..." So he laughs a little and tells me to get dressed. I grab a random t shirt and see that he's set a pair of jeans on the bed. By this time it was going on 10pm and I knew we weren't going anywhere. Soo I tossed the jeans on the chair and went to grab some sweatpants.

Keith went into mild hysterics and even yanked the sweats from my hand. Now THAT seemed a bit weird but I thought he was just being playful - and he's already said on numerous occasions that he'd rather see me in jeans than anything else. No big deal. "Fine babe I'll wear the jeans. No biggie just chill. GOSH" He sits down on the bed while I start to put a leg in my pants. Is it just me or do they feel heavy? Are those keys in my pocket? What the hell?

Its weird .. but you always know what a ring box feels like. I think they're designed to be easily recognized by minimal stimuli. I knew it was a ring box when my finger hit it. Now for those that know Keith - you know that he's a goofball. He's the kind of guy that will wrap a box inside a box inside a box just to giggle while you get frustrated opening it - only to find out that its a pair of socks. Yeahhh he's -that- kind of guy. Alright its a ring box. With Keith - nothing is *too* serious that there isn't a joke of some kind involved. I had thought the same here. I started laughing like crazy and handed him the box while I put my pants on. I figured there was some kind of joke to it.

I got my other leg in the pants and started to button them when I said something along the lines of "If there's a coupon for Chuck E Cheeze in that .... I swear to GOD" Then I looked over my shoulder and saw his face. Not only was it BEET red ... but he had this wounded look on his face. Immediately I felt like total shit. I messed it up. This was a REAL proposal and I ruined it! At that moment I just wanted to start bawling. Not ONLY because I was happy - but because I had completely wrecked something that he'd obviously planned out to some extent. I just kinda kept hugging him and apologizing for messing everything up. Then he started laughing and said "ya know I thought about putting a mood ring in there." SEE?!

So of course I said yes (duhhhh omg!) and we've already decided on a date. April 5th. For some reason Keith was hung up on this date. Weird - but whatever lol

Crap there was something else I was going to blog about but I forgot :(

Oh oh ring pic!





Sorry - this laptop doesn't have the best built in cam. Guess that's all!

OMG

I just have to blog this ... why? Whatever whatever. I do what I want. Its my hot random blog I do what I want.

So I was sleepy when Keith was. I laid down with him and cuddled until he passed out - then I krept out of bed and decided to dive into a few games over at NewGrounds. I was playing some random game when Keith sat STRAIGHT up and started flinging pillows everywhere yelling "Alright where is it?!" I giggled a little because it was obvious he was asleep. After he rooted through the pillows a second or two he flopped back down on the bed and returned to snoring.

Not even two full minutes passed that he rolled over and said "Oh I see. Just get me while I'm down." He was still out cold. Then he rolled back over and said "If you pat my butt it'll explode." Of course I started cracking up - and I'd swear I heard him giggle a time or two also. He's so funny! He says the most uncontrollable stuff while he's asleep. Makes me wonder sometimes what I say while I'm asleep. Does everyone talk while they are dreaming?

I spent almost all day yesterday browsing websites finding things for Keith and I to do this week end. I found a cigar lounge & piano bar that we're going to go to. Live music too :D And with some kind of luck there's a Renn Fare in Oklahoma City .. and Keith's never been to one so wee! I also learned that he's never been to a rodeo .. and March starts rodeo season muah ha haha. I gotta take him to a rodeo :) Also found a sushi bar so we're definitely hitting that place up. Keith and I both love sushi. The Commissary at the BX has a freaking sushi chef next to the deli! I forgot all about that! He stands back there and makes sushi fresh - packages it - and puts it in a case like where you'd buy your cut meats. When something sells out - he makes more. And he'll even make a package FOR you right then. Want tuna and he doesn't have any out? He'll whip it up! Want yours rolled inside out? He'll do it! Its insane, seriously. A sushi chef ... in Oklahoma ... on a military base ... in a grocery store! They don't even pay the people to carry out your groceries - but they'll hire a sushi chef?! W T F! lol

I think that's all for now ... 'course if Keith wakes up and says more random shit that's entertaining .. I'll update :D

This laptop is so much fun. Laying in bed has a whole new level of appreciation with me. Its just fun for me to lay in bed and read blogs - or even type out a blog ... all those wasted years in a chair. What was I thinking! Laptops are the way to go.

I spent a few hours playing with this new layout and I really like it. Its more minimalistic than the other one - but still fun to look at. I've found a few mistakes I made in the HTML but I'll get it under control later.

I took a picture of the Crazy Cat Lady thing that Keith got me for Yule. A few people were in disbelief .. and a few just really wanted to see it and here it is:

Huzzah! God that's hilarious.

We're still working on the CF University gig. Its just been an unexpectedly long process because Keith is such a perfectionist about it. Everything has to be 'just so' - even though what he says is "Complete garbage" is actually really great.

What else? Not sure. Been talking to Dave on yahoo since I haven't talked to him in like .. a year. Laying in bed .. blogging and waiting for my honey to come home. And giggling about how he's going to comment on my "crazy cat lady hair" (i've been leaned back on pillows for a couple hours while I had pomade in my hair and now its going everywhere).

Weee! As we speak I am installing WoW onto my new laptop. Now Keith and I can finally play at the same time. And maybe now he will bow down to my awesomeness.

I haven't really kept up with SL or keeping up to date with posts in Appearance Mode, I feel kinda bad about all that - but right now I just really can't be asked ya know? I just moved to a new state .. I finally get to spend loads and loads of time with Keith .. I'm catching up on my reading and frankly such things simply don't interest me lately. Its like .. if Keith isn't involved I don't want to do it.

I have been continually reading up on my regular blogs. 'Course I read Willow's, Torley's, Six's and whatever other blogs I stumble across.

It seems Mr Charming has struck again. Quite pathetic of him, really. The difference is that when all that happened between he and I .. I had absolutely no feelings for him whatsoever other than he was just a dorky guy that I liked to talk to because we seemed a lot alike. For anyone who may read this: That guy is a chamelion. He will make himself seem like absolutely anything just to get you to like him. Then? Then he'll cheat on you with someone that he's 'friends' with. I was FAR from upset when he did it to me because as I said - it was a video game to me and he was just someone I liked to talk to. But at least one other time he's really hurt someone's feelings and it kind of bothers me. Anyway .. Willow just know that you aren't alone. Let him faff in peace, I suppose.

Well .. I am off to play some WoW and perhaps update more later. Sorry for the lack of updates and the boringness of them as well.

Keith filmed for a couple hours yesterday for the CF University film - and I have to say he got a lot of great shots (even if he had to pluck a few trees out of the ground to get them ^^)

I'm still sick off and on. Earlier today I had a fever - but it went away sometime after 2pm. I'm still coughing and there's still a lot of sinus junk going on but it'll clear up eventually (I hope).

So far everything is going great between Keith and I. While he was filming I was busy wrapping a sheet around myself and making different styles of togas (Yes I know I'm a dork) and jumpin on the bed. He laughs and says I'm like a puppy because when he comes home from work I practically tackle him and start yipping. After he said that I threatened to pee - he got a laugh out of that.

I've been trying to keep up with blogs and whatnot I promise - but at the moment I'm just not 'feeling' it. I'm feverish and sick one minute - then I'm up hopping around the next.

OH! And Keith got me chocolate milk yesterday. It was great. :)

As far as SL Goes - if you're trying to reach me you'll have better luck relaying a message through Keith for the time being. I'll either go out of my way to get back to you - or I'll relay a messge through him back to you.

Peace!

Hurray I made it!

Actually I made it the 24th, but I only now sat down to blog anything. Needless to say it was an adventure. Remember how I was kinda scared of Kansas City? Well for good reason! One whole half of the bus terminal was all homeless folks in sleeping bags - and I got robbed. It was only a coat - but still! I had laid my coat across my suitcase and pulled my ticket out of my purse to give to the person at the door. I thought "Weird I thought I sat my coat here." I checked the ground/floor and whatnot and didn't see it so I thought "Oh well maybe I put it in my suitcase since it isn't so cold." WRONG! I'm glad there wasn't anything IN my coat.

I never thought I would be so happy to see huge city buildings piercing through the horizon as I was Sunday. I literally felt lost every time I looked out the window. I was somewhere of course, but where was it?! Everything looked the same. I realized I had hit Oklahoma once I noticed all the dirt was red. WTF is with red dirt? Different minerals or something? I'm going to have to look it up.

Oh and there are these little ... bobbing thingies out in fields too. I guess they're oil derricks? I don't know - and if they are then they are a miniature form. I'll have to take pictures or something.

Keith and I both woke up at o'dark stupid Christmas morning (just like little kids) and opened presents. OMFG I got the most awesome presents EVER! Keith and I have an ongoing joke about how I"m going to grow up and be a crazy lady with 50 million cats ... well he found a Crazy Cat Lady action figure. Oh man I almost pissed myself laughing. So hilarious. He also somehow found me a copy of Anne Rice's trilogy of Vampire Chronicles, The Vampire Lestat and Queen of the Damned -- all in ONE book. That stuff isn't even in print anymore! Man he's good. OH OH! He got me an antfarm too! I never had an ant farm as a kid - and he got me one! ROFL. He made my presents look lame though - but he said he liked 'em so it works for me :) Keith also got us a coffee maker which is awesome! I still have to buy his suitmate a present for when he comes back from leave.

So yeah .. I guess that's it. We'll start work on the CF University film on Jan 6th - and all updates pertaining to 'business' will be kept up to date by moi via our 'work' site http://naturalselectionstudios.com/

Hurray its Friday! I've got quite a bit to do today, but its quite early of the morning so I have the ability to type my head off till I actually have to get motivated and get things done.

I had to purchase a bus ticket - and I leave tomorrow night. Even though I'm not exactly looking foward to riding a bus for 15 hours ... I'll still be there by Christmas. That was our big thing. We both really really wanted me to be there for Christmas. Keith and I have been together almost 2 years and we have never spent a holiday together. He was at my house on New Year's - but I had to work. So yeah. The bus part I'm not looking forward to - but everything else? Man as soon as I typed that I took this reflective sigh and just got this really goofy grin on my face. Even though I couldn't -see- the grin ... it just felt as if it looked goofy.

So all that stuff I packed? I have to re-pack it. I have to go through all that and weed out what is necessity and what isn't. This has been a little added pain in my ass ... but the ends meets the means. For the past week I've had to force myself to go to sleep. This kind of sensation gets lost when you 'grow up'. That harnessed excitement that you can't even express to anyone except to jump up and down and squeal "WEEeeEEEe!" This is how I remember feeling on Christmas Eve. That only lasted a day though - this has been almost a month-long. Its worn me out for the most part, but its still great.

I still have to wrap Keith's gifts which will only take me about 30 mins - but still that's just one more thing on my hectic to-do list. I should have already done it, but its somehow gotten overlooked. I randomly recall throughout the day that it has to be done, but it doesn't take presidence over everything else for some reason. I'll get them wrapped tonight.

After thinking about it - the whole bus thing kinda freaks me out. I'll have to be sure to bring a couple books so that I have plenty to keep myself occupied with. Most my trip will be spent here in Missouri so its not as if looking out the window will bring any kind of enjoyment as I've probably seen it before (don't get me wrong - Missouri is scenic in a lot of places). I'm only stopping at a couple cities - but I'm still excited about that. Not too keen on Kansas City, but from pictures it looks intimidating. So maybe I'll see something cool and I don't mean a bag lady or anything like that (Oh Gods please don't let me be confronted by a homeless person - I'm such a softie)

Keith just called and is now home from work - so I'm going to flirt with him for a bit before he passes out and then I'm off to get things accomplished. Not sure if I'll be back to blog before I head out on my journey - so if the bus explodes these will be my last words:

When it comes to discussing anime or video games - don't be a spoiler. Don't trade in your uber-geek points for a get out of jail free card.

Ciao!

A few things have gone on, and of course I'm going to post about it.

The second episode of Noob Be Gone is complete and available for public viewing over at me and Keith's site. I'm glad its finally done and out of the way. Sometimes recording audio is a pain. I mean seriously - how many different ways can you say a single paragraph? And to make it worse .. we don't script anything. We shoot a lot of footage - then sit down and talk while watching it. What tends to happen is: we get a lot of great audio ... but one will cut the other off talking and if we actually like it we have to re-record that part. Its really hard to get that spur-of-the-moment innocense out of things when you have to repeat them, I guess.

At any rate Noob Be Gone: Building Tutorials is complete. View, learn, and enjoy. With the hectic week or so ahead, not to mention another huge project - the 3rd episode may be a bit slow going. Here's a rundown of the next few weeks:

• Film a wedding on 12/20
• Get everything packed and ready to go by 12/22
• Finish up Yule shopping by 12/21
• Move
• Begin filming video for BEF

I realize that it doesn't sound like much - but its quite a bit. Oh and once I film that wedding - Keith has to edit the footage once I get moved. There are probably a few things that I'm leaving out but at the moment I just can't seem to remember.

Six contacted me tonight and asked me to write for a SL Fashion blog she and Garbage started called Appearance Mode. I have no idea how my weird-ass fashion sense is going to mingle in with everyone else ... but hey it'll be an adventure of sorts, right? Maybe now I can start showing people stuff that doesn't come from names they already know. That's really what I hope to do. We'll see I guess.

Its almost 4am and I really should go to bed. I have lots more laundry to do so that I can pack but now I'm just exhausted. Procrastinator? Yes. That's me!

Alright. Noob Be Gone II ... we've had to re-record some audio but for the most part everything is done. We have so many ideas for future videos, but things have to be done in order or else it isn't a true tutorial (which is what we're aiming for)

My last day of work was Tuesday, and I already feel like a huge weight has been lifted off me. There's still a lot of stress to come - but this has seriously been a big sigh of relief. People: Never EVER work fast food unless you're in Dire Straits and you just HAVE to in order to feed yourself. Other than that - work retail if it comes down to one or the other.

I think next week is the DEFINATE time I'm leaving to move in with Keith. This week was kind of a no-go due to a lot of factors .. but I'm not bummed about it. I mean in all honesty ... I've waited this long. Another week feels like a day. Seriously. Just KNOWING a day has made me giddy beyond belief. It still seems surreal and the permanence of it hasn't set in at ALL .. but does that matter? Like I said before - I'm just ecstatic to SEE him much less anything else.

This long distance thing has really taught me to never take anything for granted. I think many many MANY people take relationships for granted. They don't pay attention to all the little things that matter. People just settle into that comfort zone way too fast and it just ruins everything. Some get so jealous and possessive. It all seems so immature to me now. Not relationships in general ... but the way people handle them. Moving right along!

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After Yule, Keith and I will start filming on a new project we were contracted for .. and for those that check this: Not only will we be adjusting to our lives together, but we'll be getting accustomed to actually working together so please please -please- have patience. Our creative processes are so totally different that its going to be quite interesting to see how we work when we're face to face. Not that we haven't BEEN face to face before - but when we have been we didn't work. He and I are an awesome team, and we seem to just feed off each other in the creative department - but as I said - our process is different. He's obsessive about things whereas I gogogogo till I'm burnt then I have to walk away. He never seems to get his fill. He's the one that keeps picking my brain when I think I can't come up with anything else.

I'm really excited to see what we can accomplish together. He's a bit of a perfectionist when it comes to things, and I'm the easily amused one. He loves nearly every crazy idea I come up with, and I never think its good enough. He's the "go for it" type, whereas I feel I need some kind of approval. Like I said - this will be interesting.



This new venture we've taken on will be taking up a lot of our free time both in and out of simply filming. Its going to take a lot more planning, diagrams and scheduling. I've got total faith that the end result is going to be majorly awesome - but the process is what I'm looking most foward to. Its like putting two monkeys in a cage with a drumset. Its going to get loud, rowdy, and be fun to sit back and watch. *scratches her armpit*

I've really been trying to keep this blog up to date with everything as far as personal life and 'business' life goes but I noticed that I'm a big flaky. I do enjoy going back and reading everything as I never plan or memorize anything I write.

So here I sit with a 710mL can of Full Throttle .. looking at all the stuff I've half packed sitting over by the wall. I plan to spend most of tomorrow going through everything, packing, and wrapping presents. I'm sure Keith doesn't think I can do it - but I can :) And? I will. Oh yes. I will.

I had a lot more stuff to write about - but I started listening to My Quirky Rocker pandora station and its simply slipped my mind.