I used to hate it when I said I lived in the Central Valley and people assumed I meant the "other Valley."

hence my fear :eek:

My back is killing me, but my recliner is snoring...I just don't have the heart to wake It up.

On the Rodent front, Remy is doing well in spite of a broken leg. All of the swelling is down and it does not seem to be slowing her. I went looking in the cage tonight, she was up on top, in the hammock (for the first time) curled up with the moody Baby Smurf (aka Bitey Smurf). I know Squiggles has been taking extra care of her, babying her, every chance she gets. Yesterday morning she was dragging her around by the scruff of her neck (this was after pulling her tail). Last night I couldn't find Remy anywhere. Squiggles was alseep in Remy's usual spot. When I called for her I saw her nose pop out, she was asleep UNDER Squiggs.

The key to Yom Kipur (at least the key when you're staying home instead of going to services) is staying up as late as you can stand when you're only a little hungry and hope that you sleep through the bulk of the hunger.

You know what sounds like a good idea at midnight, slightly hungry and very tired? Going out onto the patio, in the rain, in my underwear to attempt a fix for a problem that probably won't work.

Did I mention that the rain gutter is jacked up and creates a lovely waterfall right outside the patio door?

I should probably sleep.

Wow, so it is raining there now, eh? I can visualize your little waterfall...were you wearing socks?

I think, we'll be asleep for the rain. Phooey.

How long do you have to fast? Good luck.

We just packed up the new much smaller lighting kit after testing it. 250W bulbs are bright. Ouch! :eek: I've got a commercial to shoot on Sunday, so that should be fun. Although, it could be interesting if I decide to bring the absinthe tomorrow night, because I heard it takes a long time to wear off. I can see my thoughts now... "Pan left.... slowly... zoom... slowly... oooooh, fairy!" Hopefully I'll get enough decent shots to at least fix it in post. ;)

And, speaking of shoots, a member of my business network wants to hire me for a show that he's pitched to a national cable network (I can't disclose which or what the show involves), and it looks like they're interested in picking it up! He sent me the pitch tape, and it's totally something that I can do. We're getting together on Monday to discuss it, and then we'll be meeting with execs from the network in the next couple weeks. In the meantime, I found some local subjects that are related to the show, so I'm going to go shoot and edit those next week and use that as a little demo reel to show that I can handle it. If I'm awarded the gig, it will be a 22-episode deal, with international release! :D

Way cool!!!!

Very wonderful! Keeping fingers crossed for you here!

Too cool, DP! A local freelancer just one an Emmy for his work with 'The Amazing Race'- when I read his story, I thought about you.:)