Maine

In 2010, I made a trip to Maine for work. It was a seriously fun trip, and I learned all about the professional roles of producer, associate producer, director, AD, 2nd AD, script supervisor, production accountant...

The teacher produced the film "Smoke Signals", which is one of my favorite films from my film classes in college. Here's a great quote from the movie: "How do we forgive our fathers? Maybe in a dream. Do we forgive our fathers for leaving us too often, or forever, when we were little? Maybe for scaring us with unexpected rage, or making us nervous because there never seemed to be any rage there at all? Do we forgive our fathers for marrying, or not marrying, our mothers? Or divorcing, or not divorcing, our mothers? And shall we forgive them for their excesses of warmth or coldness? Shall we forgive them for pushing, or leaning? For shutting doors or speaking through walls? For never speaking, or never being silent? Do we forgive our fathers in our age, or in theirs? Or in their deaths, saying it to them or not saying it. If we forgive our fathers, what is left?"

Here are some photos from the causeway near Rockport, Maine.  It sure seemed to get dark early that far east in the timezone, but the sunset was amazing!  Of course, I think I must have thought everything was amazing

the rock pier...

the cloud out in the moon, the moon in the sky, the rock out in the harbor...

the seagulls...

the amazing sunset...

oh, and let's not forget the lighthouse.

We were there for a week, and really only had a little bit of time for sightseeing.  I'm glad that before we flew home, we took a quick trip to the Portland Lighthouse. 

     

 And like the dedicated tourist, I took plenty of photos.

 

Halloween 2010

Wow, is 2010 ending already? It has been a blur!

I started working full-time in January of 2010, which is my main excuse for not keeping in touch, not dating, not writing in my journal, not getting enough sleep or exercise, not taking enough photos, and thus not updating my blog.

But no more excuses. Luckily I have a lot of great friends who are also very social and organize events

Let's take this last Halloween, for example. I went to a friend's party as Ned Flanders...

Of course, some paranoid neighbor lady called the cops because she didn't recognize those people walking around in there. Obviously she doesn't watch the Simpsons or she would have at least recognized me. Of course when the police showed up, I answered the door all friendly like, and invited him in, thinking "Wow, great costume! You look like a real cop!" Too bad I didn't get a picture with him.

Of course the reason I went as Ned Flanders was because I had a mustache. I grew it out so that I could attend a really fun murder mystery party as Sir Francis Drake. Not only did I get to meet the Queen, but I also solved the murder! It was a fun night.

So I'll try to take more pictures in 2011, and to actually post something from time to time.

Until then, I hope all my social acquaintances will continue inviting me to stuff.