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Showing posts with label video editing. Show all posts
Showing posts with label video editing. Show all posts

Friday, September 5, 2008

What Have I Been Doing?

This will have been my third post for today. It's not for lack of things to post about that I have neglected my blog, but lack of time to post. Got a lot of pots on the fire at the moment and trying to keep them from boiling over. First everyday, till recently, I'm out in the garden. Here's the harvest from my garden the day after Labor Day. There was also one small cantaloupe that I didn't get in the picture. These yellow tomatoes are fantastic, my mom really likes them. They're a lot sweeter than regular tomatoes. The cucumbers are a bit bitter, not sure why that is. I froze most of these tomatoes after blanching and peeling them. The cucumbers I peeled, cut up, salted and put in a sealed bowl in the refrigerator. In a day or so I'll rinse them then decide what to do with them.
I also have apples. These came from my dad's apple trees. I took pictures of the trees when they were loaded, but I don't remember if I've posted about them or not. I don't think I have. They've had more apples than they know what to do with.
I'm also involved in getting ready for the Kansas Round UP of the American Historical Society of Germans from Russia. I had fund raiser tickets to print, cut and staple together. Fortunately, the hubby gave me a hand counting out 6 to a book for me to staple together cutting my time in half.
A friend is teaching a catechism class and has asked if I could make some rosaries for the kids in the class. It's been a while since I've made any rosaries, but it's an enjoyable way to keep my hands busy while watching TV.
I've also been transferring video from the camcorder to the computer, which doesn't take a lot of effort on my part, but I can't use the computer while it's transferring or it could drop frames. The camera is on the far right and the computer monitor where it's transferring to is on the far left (the CPU is below towards the right).
Yesterday we attended KMonster's first football game which I will post about later, maybe tonight, maybe tomorrow.

Tuesday, January 22, 2008

Welcome to my Office

Sorry I have been absent from my blog for a few days, I've found myself rather overloaded. Do you think I've got enough screens to look at. The little one up above is actually an under the counter TV/DVD/radio. The DVD on it doesn't work but my son has everything wired together so that I can use the TV screen as secondary screen for my computer. I usually just use it to watch TV, though. I had to bring the laptop in when I was doing my video editing as that when I render a video whatever computer/laptop is rendering can't be used for anything else. My desk isn't really as cluttered as it looks, I have a piece of Plexiglas on it and I've got pictures, business cards and other notes under the Plexiglas.
But back to what I've been doing; last week, after my last posting reporting on what I was doing, I hustled to finish up our "final" draft of Cardio Mike's Boot Camp video. Friday we met with Cardio Mike to go over the draft and re-tape the green screen scenes. Got home from that around 7pm because we stopped in Kingman to pick up son's bil and get tacos. Saturday I spent trying to get some things organized, got Christmas decorations picked up and up in the attic, tree and all. Monday hubby and I went to the Y and met daughter and 2 grandsons there. The boys (hubby included) played pool while dau. and I walked on the treadmills and exercised on a few of the machines. Dau. and 1 grandson left to get something to eat and visit sil. Kmonster stayed with us and we went to Walmart to get some new windshield wipers. Of course we got a few other items and we walked out to find freezing rain. I about fell down walking around the car. Drove on average around 30mph all the way home. Dau. made it home not long after us. Today I've spent working on the Boot Camp video and a few other projects. I have a few video projects that I need to be working on, so I may miss a few days posting, I'll try to let you know how it's going and possibly post some of what I'm working on. I'll be peeking in on my friends when time allows so y'all be good. TTYL