Craving the 'dew

Editing video, Creating more garage storage space and craving a Mt. Dew...
there you have it!

Rob

HVX200, Final Cut Pro... and me?

Yes to all of the above, except that I'm looking into working with a Canon 7D for awhile. Try the depth of focus loveliness that comes with the DSLR style lens/sensor. Not to mention grabbing a good zoom lens to catch those elk herds that cross the property. Absolutely amazing sight.

I'm currently hawking my Canon 50D everywhere you can post a "for-sale" type ad. I've had a couple interested parties, but no firm offers yet.
I would just like to have something more portable / rugged / lightweight to truck around with me while I'm working on this ranch video. Lugging that HVX200 around, plus the FireStore, makes for a heavy pack.

more later! (or less, depending)

All Blacks

If anyone has an extra $170~ish lying around, you could always grab this shirt for me.

http://www.allblackshop.com/all-blacks-replica-home-jersey-short-sleeve.html

oh, and I'd like it personalized please. "BEDFORD" on the back would be just fine, thank you!

Long Dog Hot Sauce. Oh my. Addie and I were given a couple samples of their hotsauce... and we're both blown away. Both by heat AND flavor. I love a hot sauce that can make me sweat, but still has a taste to it, an excellent taste. There are a few different varieties, not all of the tongue-melting genre. The 3 we've tasted have excellent flavor.
They do a pretty cool thing for business, too. You can order the sauce and have a label custom made. Or send them the design you'd like.

I think they'd make some kick-ass holiday gifts... "From the Bedfords... 'cuz we're hotter than you!"

We are now into retail holiday season.

Which means that I am about to enter the cave from which I shall not return. Until after Christmas. Or New Years... or the second week of January. Whichever is furthest away.

I have one period of "fun" time coming up next weekend. I get to hang out with Scott, my father-in-law over in Cohagen (sp?) shooting at edible animals. Hopefully none of them have saddles. Then its 'hit the ground at a sprint' time as we move into November/December and retail loveliness.
I'll be working my first Sunday of many this weekend. If you're in or around Bozeman and want to hang out at Vann's... Right. Well, _I_ will be there.

So I now have my complete A/V system, and I like it. I'm one of those types that just thrives with music playing in the background at all times. Pandora Radio is my friend. BFF. I'd like to hook up a USB drive to it that would store our music so that we could just run it as a music-NAS. (If you're not sure what that means, either ask me... or nod your head and say "Oh, that sounds cool!" and we'll move on.)

I also just finished upgrading my iPhone 3G to 4.0 and only had a minor panic attack whilst doing so. AT&T should be arriving to Montana soon? Before I die? In time for me to buy the iPhone 4? .... "I don't care, I want an iPhone 4" - computerized voice

Oh, we have someone coming to check out the condo tomorrow! (cliff-hanger ending)

Open House and Video work

The two are not related. Yet?

I have a couple little video projects I'm working on now! Finishing up on a wedding, starting on a year-long video project (tracing the seasons of a certain ranch) and helping Jared Joyce on some video projects and pitches he has coming up.

The condo has had a couple showings, about three open house dealies and no offers. :( We're thinking about taking it off of the market for a bit of time to calm down on the whole thing. We'd rent a storage unit to move the majority of our stuff to, clean out the "2" car garage and see if we can't keep our vehicles cozy and isolated from the snow for some of the coming-faster-than-I-can-believe winter. (not to mention I had a block heater installed last winter and will need that sucker again, I'm sure.)

Its a little disheartening just because we see so many awesome deals going on around us for houses to buy; and can't make a move on any of them!! We even have one home that we consistently refer to as 'the home that got away.' ... and even went so far as to not go to an auction on a home next to it 'cuz we didn't want to live beside the people that got OUR home! ... .. ahhh.. yeah. weird, I know.

Working at Vann's has been entertaining and mostly fun. There sure are some nice toys/tools in that building. I've just completed designing and purchasing my Theater equipment (see post below) and now I'm all about saving my way into owning a Big Green Egg. I've been able to sell a few of them and its a 100% "WOW!" reaction when it comes to how awesome that thing is to cook on.
I just finished editing a little video of a demo by our Panamax rep... he blows up a 'Surge Protector' in it. Pretty fun stuff, you can hear us all yelling in the background when the surge protector catches on fire. I'm not sure the legality of posting it, so it will probably never show up on here? If I figure out differently, I'll let you know. Its a fun little video.

Our Theater system...

This is me scrimping and saving and doing video and "stuff" for extra cash!

Marantz 7005 Receiver
Definitive Technology ProCinema 2000 Center Channel
Definitive Technology BP 8040ST Front L&R Floor Standing
Definitive Technology SR 8040BP Rear L&R Surrounds
APC H15 Power Center ... seriously, if you don't have a powercenter, get one... "power strips" are NOT A/V friendly.

AudioQuest wiring connecting everything (components & speakers) + Banana Plug Terminals to make it all easy to hook up.

Mind you, I'm waiting on the Def Tech speakers... they've not yet been released. The receiver I pre-ordered and got one of the first sent out... its been a blast to setup and play with. I can't wait until the remote control app for my iPhone is operational! (sometime around end of Sept with firmware upgrade to receiver)

... I love you Addie. :)