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Advice: 46 Points On Money

With 46 Things I Wish My Mom Taught Me About Money, the weblog WomensPersonalFinance.net lays out some excellent advice that I’m sure all of us can glean a few points from.

It’s Official!

Well, it’s been a long time coming, but I’ve finally arrived.

Next week my classes in the NYU Editing Program begin.

Also, today I’ll be undertaking a second documentary in post-production:  Iraq World

The premise of this documentary is to capture the Army’s training exercises in California that incorporate Iraqi actors in mock Iraqi towns for realistic scenarios before being (re)deployed to the Middle East. The actors are Middle Eastern-Americans, and the training is very serious and employment is long-term.

This project, which embedded itself in both teams, will endeavor to encapsulate the cultural growth of each side during these war games.

As many of you know from my background (Download Resume.pdf), this project is right up my alley – and I’m especially pleased to have the opportunity to work with this production team.

Meanwhile, the Jewel In The Jungle production is going smoothly. Dace’s fine editing skills has brought us up to 28 mins total, with very solid material that needs little to no tweaking. We’re at halfway-ish and are now on the "downhill"; six more weeks to go. Maybe 90% of the major footage is layed out and *only* the fine tuning remains. But with anything, the final yards are often the most tedious and tiring.

Vancouver Vacation

Here’s the highlights of my vacation back home to visit family in Vancouver & Victoria, British Columbia, and Friday Harbor, Wa.

Vancouver Vacation Pics

Here’s the (belated) highlights of my vacation back home to visit family in Vancouver & Victoria, British Columbia, and Friday Harbor, Wa.

My New Swaziland Contact

My good friend (and cousin) Allyson is heading off to Swaziland this weekend – quite a far cry from her home in Halifax, Nova Scotia!

She’ll be volunteering for 4-5 months with an organization that helps inner city children in the small city of Manzini. Her parents are especially thankful she’s not off in the African bush somewhere this time around!

You can read her updates on her blog. Good luck over there, Allyson!

“Jewel In The Jungle” Documentary Trailer

Go to this website and click on the Jewel In The Jungle link for a preview.

Our editor, Dace, took many images while on his trip to India and they are on display on the same website. Here’s a taste of what to expect:

Documentary Trailer

Go to this website and click on Jewel In The Jungle link for a preview.

Here’s some of Dace’s images from the trip to India.

“Majority of Americans Unprepared for Apocalypse”

The Onion reports,
"Eighty-seven percent of Americans are ‘ill-equipped’ to deal with
solar flares, giant comets, and an all-engulfing Armageddon borne out
of God’s wrath."

Bummer.

All Urinals Are Not Created Equal