green eyed monster

ok, this is a kinda lame post but after watching copious amounts of So You Think You Can Dance Canada and watching leah miller (who is terribly annoying as host of this show *insert cutesy shoulder bob*) wear MY FAV christian louboutin shoes (See Oct 3rd post) two episodes in a row, i just had to show it.

it also turns out that the spill she took on stage at the MMVA's earlier this year were also In CL shoes. Gotta love the 5" stiletto.

SUNNNNNY sunday

I'm having an extreme streak of good luck to that point that i'm getting a bit nervous about it. i'm seriously due for something bad. My dad suggested that perhaps I could just live my life with constant good luck.. I suppose i'm going to stay on the bright side of this argument and agree. Until something does happen...

This week we're continuing our work on "twitchers" the show-within-a-show on King Kaboom. I'm DP-ing and pulling focus (as we're shooting steadicam, Devon who owns a rig is operating). It's an exciting opportunity and i'm really enjoying being in control/charge of the lighting. everything I once learned at Capilano is all comming back in a flash of college hell. although the equipment we are using is MUCH better then what Cap had. everything is BRAND NEW and that is totally unheard of for the budget we are working with so it's pretty much golden. It's a serious challenge to be doing that AND trying to get focus marks, etc. but it's going pretty well. the first two days hit minimal snags.

Now, the interesting and exciting thing for the next two days is that not only am i Dp-ing, but i will also be operating on steadicam. A scheduling conflict saw us without Devon for two days so without word the company rented ME a rig and i have been practicing with it over the weekend. Monday and Tuesday I'll have Simon out as my gaffer so i can set the lights AND strap on the rig in one giant learning curve of glory.

the key will be to keep my cool as much as possible... haha. good luck matheson.

two days left on the cleanse. I totally fell off the wagon this weekend but with so few hours left to go and a wack of bad habits cured (booze? drugs? potato chips?? NEVER! ) i'm feeling pretty good. I bought some new pants yesterday and although they are not the size i might have wished they were, i'm ok with that. new clothes is a great thing anyway. keep on truckin.

i'm off for my walk to starbucks. it's sunny out again today although the temperatures are slipping more in to the 13-15 range this week. whatever, i heart the sun.

sunday out.

my reality

ahhh, i'm still addicted to the biggest loser.





in fact, i'm beginning to realize that the ONLY televistion shows i watch are of the "reality' variety. I must say that my favorites are competition ... Biggest loser, so you think you can dance, project runway, next top model and even Paris Hilton my new BFF..

Then there is my guilty pleasure, The Hills.


what can i do? In some ways i think it's helping me with my job... shooting a 'variety' show which really doesn't have much of an identity when looking at the gamete of show choices. The "look" of reality has improved significantly with the availability and affordability of HD, thus opening up new possibilities to creating a look that doesn't scream CHEAP or CANADIAN.

Today i was really happy with what we shot. Reel worthy. so that was cool. My horoscope this morning said that a stranger or colleague would say somthing to try and hurt me and my instinct would be to bite back... but dont do it.

oddly enough i didn't encounter that at all. in fact a stranger told me my lighting was "beautiful" and my colegue trusted me to shoot the last act on my own. without director. I dont know if this means i'm due for something bad... or the horoscope was just humourously the opposite. In any case, it was a good day.

and im finishing this great day indulging in fat people. :) thank you america and ABC network.


ps. it's competing with the last hour of So you think you can dance Canada... and that show seriously is awesome. Dancing is sooo much more dynamic then singing. and Blake went to Cawthra temporarily. hahahahaha until he got EJECTED in gr. 9!. Apparently another Cawthra-ite was on the show last week... packing the heat mike coda. awesome.

girls love shoes

alright, enough is enough.
i've decided i'm making it my mission to learn to walk in heels.

i'm 28 years old and have yet in my life to successfully make it thorough ONE night wearing higher then a 1/2 inch kitten heel. i recognize this is a start but please. there are so many amazing shoes to be had and i hate not getting in on that action.

especially after seeing the amazing shoes my good friend Tiff found that are knock off Dior's are are simply fabulous.
(check out Tiff's shoes/blog here: www.girlinthecity.blogspot.com )



where to start? shoping i'd say!!! I think my safest bet would be to start with John Fluevog's classic WIDE heel...



although THESE christian Louboutin pumps are f'n FABULOUS... and only $975!!! haha

OC. O-C-T. O-C-T-O-B-E-R!

wow.
my last post was exclaiming that it was september and here we are... October. a whole month flew by and snap! it's practically thanksgiving.

A quick rundown of recent times;
I finished working on Scooby Doo 3. A great show after it all - although a rather anticlimactic finish with three days of green screen following the wrap party. A sweet Tshirt as a crew gift though. thanks to the young cast.

I came back to toronto to start my adventure as DP/Camera op on King Kaboom season two. My initial week began with Dusty here on a mini-vacay. We definitely lived it up, on Toronto Island, hanging in Port Credit, a few days downtown and a few games of pool. the week flew by (as time always does) and I watched him leave on a jet plane back to Vancouver. :( a sad goodbye ... but i'm so grateful he was able to come out for that week. It made my transition easier for sure...

So King Kaboom kicked off with our first week shooting Sideshow acts, magicians, mindblowers, and HOLY SHIT! kinda stuff. My first week as a DOP proved to be intense and challenging, but in a good way. I really can't be grateful enough for the opportunity Production League is giving me. Lighting my own sets, operating the camera, troubleshooting, working alone. There is soo much to learn and experience. This is truly a gift of a job opportunity.

At the same time i began my cleanse! wowee! I'm on day 9 of 30 and going strong. So far soo good... keeping off booze has been pretty easy with work in the way of my social life... the gym is a pain cause it's a 20 minute (at least!) drive away but Yoga keeps me limber. ish. I've been photographing my results so i'll post them here once i'm at day 30.

sadly, photographing my fatty clementine seems to be the only opportunity i've had to use my camera these days. as depressing as it is. I'm hoping as the show continues and my schedule is more clear i'll find a chance to get on it again. Although i suppose i'm not in a rush. The work environment and the constant learning i'm doing is really taking over my mind these days.

This week we are on week one of our BANDS portion of the show. Luckily there is a lighting director to deal with the 'stage' lighting we use so i'm able to focus on camera work. I'm also lucky enough to be on the jib -- giving me a chance to try it out. Nothing like Hot gears sadly, it's a bit more ghetto pan tilt type thing but wow. it's been really interesting. I'd say difficult, but I dont want to sound negative. It's simply frustrating not to be good at something that you want to do well... and i suppose to give myself credit nobody really is perfect the first time. The best part so far has been that as the week progresses i'm improving. and getting to shoot 2-3 bands each day really lets me get better quickly. I'm definitely not even in the "good at it" category yet, but i'm definitely learning to speak to the jib so we can communicate more efficiently. It's like learning to walk... i'm still kinda stumbly, but i'm begining to get the hang of it.

So here we are. October 1. three months to go this year... and how will they go indeed.

Below are pictures from Dusty's most recent toronto adventure


On the Ferry


The Big Smoke


Bike Cruisin' on Toronto Island


GIANT red door on the lighthouse


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