Hey everyone,
Still out of town, but I thought it would be great to take a second and wish you all a happy Thanksgiving. Hopefully you ate enough to last the rest of the week.
All the best,
David
Mike the Druid
It wasn’t until I started reading more that I considered how boring my life has been so far. That’s bound to happen when comparing your life to a Zombie War though. When trying to come back to some memory that could have been even remotely entertaining I usually encounter a kind of memory black hole. It consumes all aspects of my past, from childhood to whatever it was I ate for lunch today.
Every once in a while my slippery memory will return a gem to me though, like today.
Barack Obama, President-Elect
Well folks, it’s over.
Succinct right?
Barack Obama is the next president of the United States. Many fears went by the wayside. Many individuals changed some deep rooted views. Personally, I am glad for this. It may turn out that those of us that voted Obama into office were wrong. Maybe his lesser amount of experience will be to our detriment. Then again, maybe that lack of time served will show us a man untainted by the same corruption that is a disease in the heart of our country.
Great leaders are forged in strife.
The election is over, but our job isn’t done. Those of us that wanted a new direction for our country have won a small fight today, but it cannot stop there. As citizens of the U.S. it falls squarely on our shoulders to move the country consistently in the right direction. It is our responsibility to demand change, as we have done today, and we must continue to demand the right path.
If we want a greener planet, it falls to us to find a way. It falls to us to shut off the lights, and carpool to work. If we want a war to end, we must make it end.
Do whatever you must do to move the country in the direction that is best for the people, all of the people. If that means you work to become a senator, do it. If you can make an engine that gets better gas mileage, build it.
The country is crying out to move forward, and we are the vehicle to take it there. Government has no power that the people do not grant it.
As Americans we must understand… We must take responsibility now, or this small stride will be in vain.
Early November and Cheap-o Fog Machines
I can’t believe I forgot about this.
Halloween is over and that means that all of the tacky fog machines that places like Home Depot and Target carry, will be on sale now.
They aren’t quality products by any means, but for $30 or less you can’t help but grab one for grins. A little smoke can do wonders for an image. Fact is, nothing makes backlight cooler than a bunch of fog with beams of light shooting out of it.
Normal professional-grade fog machines are a few hundred dollars to start which is why the popular lust for cheezy halloween decor is a great lighting opportunity for photographers.
Also they tend to clog, so every few times you use one, run a half/half mixture of water and vinegar through it to clean it out.
It stinks like mad but it will keep it from clogging and therefore keep it running.
Halloween 2008
My favorite holiday has come and gone once again, and once again I am a total Halloween geek. Usually I have a big plan for my costume, but this year just wasn’t clicking for me and my costume efforts. Originally I was going to do Ledger’s Joker from The Dark Knight, but given the fact that everyone on Earth was going to do that… I ended up recycling an old facial appliance mold from a few years ago and going with a different color scheme.
For the record, given the lack of planning this year, I couldn’t begin to tell you what I am supposed to be.
Behold the super scary “front door” background….OOoOOooOoooOoh.
Even with the complete absence of thought behind the character I still think it worked out ok.
