my computer (so fresh and so clean)

earlier this week a few of the applications on my computer stopped working completely. it wouldn't have been so bad if one of them weren't the most important one on that computer...Logic Pro, the program i use for scoring.
the cause of the shutdown...an OS update.
so i took it upon myself to go balls out and format my harddrive and reinstall everything...scary.
anyway, in bringing the computer back to life i was missing some programs that i didn't even think of. so a minor purchase had to be made...Apple's iLife '06.
this software includes a new program called iWeb which features a few things that are cool.
i invite you all to check out this new website.

it will be undergoing quite a bit of construction in the next few weeks and i will be making the difficult decision of whether or not to use it as my blogspot or keeping this blog. my wife says i should have a vote, but the outcome may be tampered with based on the fact that i spent money to have that program.
so let me know.

THE NEW WEBSITE

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the beginning of a short tale

back where i belong

so i made it home safely from the great white plains.

pretty much spent all of today catching up with paperwork/bills/budget/and you know...all the regular stuff i usually do.

i had a fantastic time visiting the Reimer clan and partying like it was 2006.

now to catch up with this bloggy thing.

to Tim S. (the warrior-bard) you asked me what the Firefly score is like. well, instead of me feebly trying to explain it or compare it with other scores you can check it out for yourself at my iDisk page. the songs are in mpeg-4 format (iTunes) and you have to download them i think. so check 'em out...and that goes for you, my other blogger friends, and whoever the hell wants to check it out!

also i have put the photos of a day on the set of Michael Stromenger's "1 In 9". from that page you can link to all others. there are 8 pages in total of photos, and i really am too lazy to post them all here. i don't know why, but stupid dotmac won't allow fore than 48 photos on their stupid web page maker (for the old version...i don't know about the iWeb that comes with iLife '06) but i will have a link on the right hand side of my blog.

also coming soon...an interview with Reed acclaimed director Michael Stromenger.

plus more.

also, i posted a new (or rather old) home video that i finished editing from me and my buddy a couple years ago at Whister/Blackcomb
so yeah...shoot me a line and i will hit you back.

the shoot

yay.

my christmas "vacation" has been most excellent!

i've seen two movies at the theatre...Narnia and Walk the Line.

Narnia was a good movie. my only problem with it was a personal one. i try not to, but i keep comparing it to LOTR. because of this i find Narnia lacking an epic quality. yes, the setting is huge and the depth of characters is hinted at, but it lacks overwhelming numbers.
the score was pretty cool. i was actually surprised and a little disappointed when the electronic features of the score began playing. i've always wondered in my mind if an electronic score could work with a medievel movie...so far i don't like how its been done. there are some very cool themes in the score. but overall, it lacked an epicness (look it up in the m-w-reimer dictionary) that would have made me love the score even more.

Walk the line is one of the greatest movies i have seen. i have always been a hot and cold listener of Cash's, but i was very, very impressed at the acting performance that Reese Witherspoon, and Joaqiun Pheonix gave for the movie. i would have never thought that Joaquin was capable of singing in a timbre near Johnny Cash's. i was waiting for Johnny's infamous visit to the grand ole oprey (sp?) but it never came...maybe they're saving it for the sequel...kidding. go see this movie if you like superb acting, or Johnny Cash, or whatever...i guess you can decide for yourself.

i know i've written about it before, but if you like really fun B movies or shows, check out Firefly, and the movie Serenity. i got the score for the tv show firefly and i am very happy with my purchase! it comes with 25 tracks of what i would call good score (not that i'm an expert.)

i don't need to write about the LOTR: Complete Fellowship because there is no reason for you to read a long rant about how much i love it.

so here's a cool little side note. a couple days ago, my dad recieved a call from a gentleman inquiring about my dad's company building a mile long stretch of railroad in Thailand. the reason: set building for a movie. the gentleman's name: John McTiernan. so that's kindof weird, and very cool!

recently i drove to moorhead, MN to hang out on set and take photos and some videos of Michael Stromenger's "1 in 9". i have posted a few photos, but when i get back to the PNW i will be posting a whole site of the photos i took so be patient my young padawans. until then stay safe and free of evangelism.

i like shiny things

the good, the bad, and the fugly

This is Michael lining up the shot, his producer Kak behind him assissting, and a dude holding a boom mic (i'm glad i don't have to do credits.)

more pictures to come soon, but i'm too lazy right now!

why don't you like us, eh?

riddle me this.

why do the canadians hate the americans so much?

i have been watching the bronze medal game of the IIHF junior world hockey championships, and i have noticed that they boo the american players and cheer when the opposing team (finland) scores. i would think that they would want any team (that they aren't playing) from North America to beat any team from across the pond...but i guess not.

although last year when the canadians were playing the russians in the gold medal round of the 2005 juniors, my family and i cheered as hard as we could for the canadians. i felt a little comforted that the U.S. weren't playing the canadians because they were a much better team than us.

so please friends, enlighten me to as why the canadians don't like us.

stuck

i keep finding myself humming Gandalf's tune from "Bag End" on the complete fellowship.

what an amazing thing. i am soo happy that they released this album which includes all music recorded for LOTR: Fellowship.

i know someone who gets to listen to some of it before shooting film on thursday!

check this out

here is a site that my friend Lucas showed me.

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