I’ve Been Away

Filed Under (video) by tim on 22-06-2008

Yes indeed, been awhile. I’m back now though, if only for this short video entry. In this episode, I try to mix some of the imagery from the recent Pride event in Spokane, WA, with my usual babbling about what I thought about the whole thing. Being my first Pride, I wasn’t quite sure how to act. Anyway, see for yourself.

CORRECTION: I’m an idiot — I mentioned in this video that Palouse Pride, in Moscow, ID, is on August 11th. THAT IS WRONG. It’s actually on Saturday, August 2nd. For more info on the upcoming Palouse Pride festivities, go to their myspace page. Sorry about the mixup. I’m old.

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Video Journal 25

Filed Under (video) by tim on 26-03-2008

vlog025 thumbI made this video entry a week ago Sunday (March 16th), but due to some unforeseen glitches, as in a small mental breakdown that led to a complete wipe and reinstall of my operating system, I’m just today getting it uploaded. Like you really care… Anyway, here it is. More boring news and video reviews from the last month or so. I’m not posting any links to anything, ‘cuz it’s all old news now.

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Two Months Later…

Filed Under (video) by tim on 05-03-2008

vlog024 thumbIf it’s really true that you “learn from your mistakes”, then this video would qualify me as a fucking genius. This vlog contains a MAJOR plethora of mistakes, not the least of which is that I thought chroma-keying was easy to do. Anywho, as usual, no pertinent content in this 24th installment of the every-other-month edition of my ever-so-compelling video blog. There’s a shocker. Especially when you consider I’ve been futzing with this damn thing since a week ago Sunday.  Almost 2 weeks later, I decided to just put it up and strive to do better on the next one. Sometime in May, probably… 

I’ll shorten your boredom and just list the links I mentioned below.

MacHeads Movie trailer

Cult of Mac Blog

Tech Live: Full Coverage

Spokane Pride

My next Mac

Ren & Stimpy are GAY

SO there you have it. Feel free to waste the next 13 minutes and 26 seconds of your life. Feedback is encouraged and always appreciated. I love you guys.

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New Year, Same Old Schtick

Filed Under (video) by tim on 01-01-2008

vlog023 thumbFirst off, Happy New Year to everyone. Or at least to the two people that watch this train wreck. I’m not complaining, I’d rather have two viewers than none. And besides, having zero viewers usually means you won’t have any rude comments or complaints. So hell, it’s all good. This vidjo is just a test of some ideas I was having for working with Final Cut Express, but I never really figured out an efficient workflow to make it work like I wanted. So, this will most likely be the last one of this kind that I do. Or not. Who knows. And BTW, it’s definitely NSFW (like it ever is?).

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It’s Getting Closer

Filed Under (Apple/iPod) by tim on 14-10-2007

iPod Touch picture
FedEx Tracking Info
I ordered my new 16GB iPod Touch on the 28th of September, and finally, FINALLY, it looks like it’s actually going to be delivered! Wednesday, October 17th, if FedEx has their shit together. I was getting pretty tired of the “not yet shipped” message on the “check your order status” page after seeing it every day for the last three weeks. But now, all is forgiven. Thank you Apple Store. Next weekend, if anybody’s looking for me, you’ll probably find me “posing” in the closest wifi-enabled coffee shop with my new Touch. Lollerz — I just pooped a little in my pants…

Video Journal Entry #22

Filed Under (video) by tim on 14-10-2007

vlog022 thumbJust a quick vid-jo urinal here, originally taped Sunday, October 6th. Still trying to figure out my new camcorder. As I said in the last post, it doesn’t perform too well in low light situations, so I took the lampshades off all the lights in my office/bedroom/lounge and STILL ended up with some pretty grainy footage. But really, it’s all about the content, isn’t it? Yeah, sure.

In this video, I talked about a new toy I’m waiting for, the Microsoft Zune 2, and the upcoming release of Leopard from Apple. For once, I restrained myself with the fat chicks and fart noises, too. I miss them. Makes for an abnormally boring post.

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The Drive Home: My Version

Filed Under (video) by tim on 13-10-2007

vlog commute thumbInspired by Andy Melton’s beautiful video, “The Drive Home”, I decided to put this little piece of my daily commute up for the world to see. I set my cheap little Canon Z800 in “night mode”, and hand-held it for the last half of the climb up the Winchester Grade and part of the jaunt across the Prairie, roughly the last 15 miles of my daily drive from Lewiston back to Craigmont. The Canon doesn’t do low-light very well, but considering it was almost pitch dark, I guess it’s livable. Note the nice full moon through the plethora of bug guts on the windshield. This is film festival footage at its finest. NOT…

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Belated Labor Day Vidcast

Filed Under (video) by tim on 16-09-2007

vlog021 thumbSorry. I was so proud of myself when I actually got off my ass and recorded this video entry a couple weeks ago. On Labor Day, actually. Unfortunately, I didn’t get around to editing it until this weekend. I guess that’s how I roll these days. So any “news” that’s in it is, well, it’s a little on the stale side. My deepest apologies (to my three viewers).

Also, and I’m not apologizing for this, but you’re seeing the real Tim Reid here — complete with un-dyed white hair and white chin pubes, both in need of a some trimming, I night add. My crotch pubes could use a trim, too, but since I’m the only one who ever sees them, well, whatever. So yeah, kinda got that old North Idaho Hippie thing goin’ on here.

No apologies for anything else though. Well, except maybe for the annoying lens flare going on in the middle of my face. Jeebus, what else could go wrong? Anyway, hope I don’t scare you too bad. It’s hell getting old…

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