March 25, 2006
I'm making a mad attempt to read the entirety of The Education Of Henry Adams this weekend. Amidst all the political prescience and wry, invaluable social commentary, there's a particular quote I underlined from early in the text, which I'll post here for posterity...
Adams knew only that he would have felt himself on a more equal footing with them had he been less ignorant, and had he not thrown away ten years of early life acquiring what he might have acquired in one.
...and which I wish I didn't find so personally relevant.
Other notable accomplishments of the day:
1. I drank a cup of coffee for the first time in three months and three days. It was interesting. It's still interesting; I'd forgotten what being wired feels like!
2. I worked out more details for next week's GDMF shoot with James. We're still not completely sure what camera we're shooting on; we're weighing the value of HDV over miniDV. The latter is likely to take the cake; true 24p seems more appealng than compressed HD resolution.
3. I bought a plane ticket to Washington, DC for a screening of Deadroom at Sujewa's microcinema in late May (more details on that early next week). After the screeening, I'll take the Chinatown Express to NYC for a few days to mix the sound on The Outlaw Son with Brad (more on that, too, very soon) and hang out with a few friends. From there, instead of returning to Texas, I've booked a flight to my hometown of Milwaukee, which I haven't visited since 1995. I don't know how long I'll stay there, or how exactly I'll get back. My dad hitchhiked from Wisconsin to Texas back in the 70s; maybe I'll follow in his footsteps. Regardless, it should be a good start to what I think will be a very eventful, very transitional summer.
Posted by David Lowery at March 25, 2006 05:36 PM
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!woo hoo! david's coming to DC! i think this is the first dcmicrocinema screening since we hosted amir motlagh (from CA) in april '05. 1 year later the DIY film seeds planted then are blooming nicely (loop diy group, indie features 06, filmmaking/poor press, "date number one" release). this is gonna be a very exciting year for a lot of us indie filmmakers.
sujewa
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Posted by: suj*ewa at March 25, 2006 06:32 PM
your trip sounds like a blast!....live it up and have fun....
Posted by: frank at March 25, 2006 11:19 PM
looking forward to the day(s) of mixing :)
Posted by: brad at March 26, 2006 09:06 PM
Congrats on returning to coffee!
Posted by: Karsten at March 27, 2006 06:57 AM