One Take Super 8 Event

 Matt needed to be out of town today so I stepped in as the projectionist for this year's One Take Super 8 Event. Many things went wrong, but most went unnoticed by the audience. I was more or less on fire in the projection booth, fixing and adjusting things. It was rather fun, but I didn't really get to see the films very well. Gabby did intros and ran the sound. After party was nice. 

Erik, lunch, and comics

 Had lunch at Ngoc Van with Erik and recorded a radio show. Getting really hot this week and we spend part of the evening in the gazebo. It ends but that somehow the pre-lunch part of the recording got completely lost, so I had to edit only from the second half (William needed to record a new intro). It's a shame because the restaurant was much quieter in the earlier recording. 

Games with Geremy and Erik

 Erik is in town for a few days between jobs in Alberta. Geremy had us over for a couple of rounds of of the haunted house game. 

Coffee with mom

 Yesterday was really busy so I put off coffee with mom until today. I don't know how my retirement days, with almost nothing in my calendar, can be fuller than they used to be. I am more relaxed though. 

One Take credits

Matt and I shot the credits for the One Take Super 8 Event this afternoon, following my meeting with William and his team about the Bird People radio dramas (meeting of the minds).  George and Joel dropped off ground beef. 

 

Dunlop opening

 Dunlop group show today with all five artists attending and participating in a talk. While this is great, it did become a sort of panel discussion where each of the five speaks for 2-4 minutes about each of five topics, all before anyone in the audience has seen the work. Interesting but...

Gail Bowen

We attended Gail Bowen's funeral today. She passed on June 25 from cancer. I had only spoken to her a handful of times but she was always friendly and engaged with people and topics around her. Very down to earth and intelligent at the same time. I knew her through her daughter Hildey and her son-in-law Brett Bell. 

After the service, we purchased a new fish friend for our catfish who gets lonely.