I just started my upload of the various video clips that I took at last Sunday's company Christmas party and I expect it'll take a better part of today to finish all of them. And while I regret not having photos of the sequences like I'd normally do, there's still something to be said about having actual video of the performances that really captures the full range of motion and hilarity involved. Or something like that - the range of motion bit seems like a lousy way of describing things now that I re-read the sentence. Go figure.
During my work shift last night I encountered this lovely video posted by a gay couple to commemorate their past year of being together. It was quite a touching video that was originally posted to Vimeo, but since then that video has been password protected. A copy has surfaced on YouTube and it's certainly worth the time to watch:
I've been putting more effort into experimenting with taking video with my Lumix ZS7, something that started with the concerts that Tobie and I have attended together and events like the Manila Pride March. And more and more it's becoming quite the viable option for documenting events, even if I'm only using a megazoom point and shoot camera for all this.
That has me thinking if it would be fun to have enough footage to create a video similar to the one above. Of course this would be quite the big step since thus far I've only been recording individual clips and at most stitching them together in a Frankenstein manner with no thought to actual video editing principles or aesthetics. It seems like the perfect kind of thing to eventually post on our Baduy Pride blog.
But man, how to go about it? What to possibly document? Would it help to make sure we have more big travel events? Or should we document all the little things that happen day to day - but if so, would we be willing to share that with the world on a site like YouTube or will this become a video become something that Tobie and I will just create for ourselves? I'd probably be safer letting Tobie edit the video eventually - but then perhaps we'd do better if we had a computer that could better handling the editing...
But I digress.
I've officially made a bid to file leave starting Wednesday up until the end of the year. As long as no work tasks come into play as conflicts, I'd like to think that I stand a good chance of getting approval for my request. Then I'll have a huge amount of time to unbox the rest of my Transformers, maybe stage some photos with them and of course a heck of a lot more time with Tobie. And considering we're going to spend the holidays apart (the challenges of queer relationships), it would really help to find time to be together before we part ways, even if just temporarily.
I'd really like to make time to visit The Myth of the Human Body exhibit next week, hopefully with friends. The exhibit keeps getting extended in terms of its run, which really feels like a second, third and even a fourth "lease on life" as it were to finally see it. One thing or another has always gotten in the way and I know we won't have many chances in the next few months compared to next week. Best to capitalize on the holidays and better yet with any friends who might be interested in going as well. I know it may seem like a weird thing to do during the holiday season, but can you really think of a reason not to? Besides, if we dig back far enough, won't the "true" reason for the season be the pagan sacrifice of animals in the hopes more people survive the cold winter? So sacrifice and human bodies turned into fantastic models...they sort of connect, right?
It's kind of crazy to consider that the year is almost over. So much has happened and even in the remaining weeks it feels like even more remains in store for us. Pardon the nostalgic mushiness - I guess the video has me thinking about our experiences together a wee bit more than normal. It's all pretty amazing when you think about it. And I know that things will just continue to get better. And all the more that makes me want to make sure to document every moment, whether that means writing more detailed blog posts, taking more photos or capturing more videos. Whatever means I resort to, I know that we're going to be able to kind ways to remember all the amazing stuff to come, one way or another. Yay life.
Speaking of events, a friend of ours invited us to their place tonight for an early Christmas dinner of sorts. It's not something that I've really had a chance to do in the past, now that I think about it, and it would be nice. It's definitely the sort of thing that falls into that category of "couple things" that you do during holiday seasons like this one or perhaps just in general. And I'm totally game for couple stuff, as strange as that may sound coming from a person like myself. Bring it on, world!
During my work shift last night I encountered this lovely video posted by a gay couple to commemorate their past year of being together. It was quite a touching video that was originally posted to Vimeo, but since then that video has been password protected. A copy has surfaced on YouTube and it's certainly worth the time to watch:
I've been putting more effort into experimenting with taking video with my Lumix ZS7, something that started with the concerts that Tobie and I have attended together and events like the Manila Pride March. And more and more it's becoming quite the viable option for documenting events, even if I'm only using a megazoom point and shoot camera for all this.
That has me thinking if it would be fun to have enough footage to create a video similar to the one above. Of course this would be quite the big step since thus far I've only been recording individual clips and at most stitching them together in a Frankenstein manner with no thought to actual video editing principles or aesthetics. It seems like the perfect kind of thing to eventually post on our Baduy Pride blog.
But man, how to go about it? What to possibly document? Would it help to make sure we have more big travel events? Or should we document all the little things that happen day to day - but if so, would we be willing to share that with the world on a site like YouTube or will this become a video become something that Tobie and I will just create for ourselves? I'd probably be safer letting Tobie edit the video eventually - but then perhaps we'd do better if we had a computer that could better handling the editing...
But I digress.
I've officially made a bid to file leave starting Wednesday up until the end of the year. As long as no work tasks come into play as conflicts, I'd like to think that I stand a good chance of getting approval for my request. Then I'll have a huge amount of time to unbox the rest of my Transformers, maybe stage some photos with them and of course a heck of a lot more time with Tobie. And considering we're going to spend the holidays apart (the challenges of queer relationships), it would really help to find time to be together before we part ways, even if just temporarily.
It's kind of crazy to consider that the year is almost over. So much has happened and even in the remaining weeks it feels like even more remains in store for us. Pardon the nostalgic mushiness - I guess the video has me thinking about our experiences together a wee bit more than normal. It's all pretty amazing when you think about it. And I know that things will just continue to get better. And all the more that makes me want to make sure to document every moment, whether that means writing more detailed blog posts, taking more photos or capturing more videos. Whatever means I resort to, I know that we're going to be able to kind ways to remember all the amazing stuff to come, one way or another. Yay life.
Speaking of events, a friend of ours invited us to their place tonight for an early Christmas dinner of sorts. It's not something that I've really had a chance to do in the past, now that I think about it, and it would be nice. It's definitely the sort of thing that falls into that category of "couple things" that you do during holiday seasons like this one or perhaps just in general. And I'm totally game for couple stuff, as strange as that may sound coming from a person like myself. Bring it on, world!
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