the sad part is the flat tire bonanza was not caught on video. It was to upsetting/scary. Haha. There are so many hours now in retrospect that I wish I had filmed...but didn't for some reason. But at the same time, I am glad i got to enjoy a lot of the moments instead of being concerned about taking out the camera. I took a lot of photography too that I should post a link to.

A couple years ago when I was in the midwest I would always go on tour with friends's bands to sell merch and i have some of that documented on crappy footage as well haha. That is more entertaining that this footage haha.

Yeah I guess sometimes video can't beat memories. Although if you did videotape a catastrophe such as a flat tire, im sure it would be a lot funnier for you looking back on it. I feel like there's something funny about flat tires, they always seem to happen when you're in a rush, or at in place you really just want to pass through. Did you get any footage of the Grand Canyon itself? I've never been there before, but it's on my long list.

oh yes my dear there is some footage of it here.

Very brief. But its there towards the end.

Check out the pictures in the album too.

its taking a long time uploading... ill look at the pictures

ahah yeah it is it says it shas 45 min left
who knows it could stop before then
it has a lot


haha

when i started uploading it it said 2 hours.


i am also uploading something to a server and it said 52 hours.


So much stuff is going onto my internets right now

I really like 27 and 28, they look worn out.

I think i used those in my photography portfolio. I liked those a lot too. I want to take another road trip soon

Finally up!

sorry I ended up going to bed before it was up i was too tired

it's alright i wanted to go to bed midupload as well. :-)

Roar carleton roar!

ps. you'll always be asking yourself these questions throughout life. when you stop asking these questions, you're either really boring, or you're dead. or something like that.

:-)

haha

you're the best loonachic.

haha don't eat the worm he was struggling for dear life.

Loonachic is a fount of wisdom. For real.

had similar feelings about the worm. very luscious worm. yum.

hahaha you guys are ridiculous. Filming the worm struggling to live was so sad...and you guys want to eat it? hahaha


nom nom nom

I wish i could make a palette of all the different colors i saw during this trip.

Grand Rapids :-)

GVSU? I have some friends going there now :)

I went to Calvin College. I had a lot of friends who went there too and Kendal.

Its strange what effects leaving michigan can have on people. i lived in ann arbor for two years and have persistent pangs of nostalgia.

Yeah I have no idea what it is. I've lived in a slew of countries before, but leaving them wasn't as heart wrenching as leaving michigan..i don't know if its just because of my age and what point of my life I was at or the actual state. It's so bizarre.

I've lived in Michigan all my life and more-or-less can't wait to leave the state. I only have one "friend" (ex-g/f) who has truly left Michigan... I wonder if she feels the same way you guys do.

It's funny because I was reading through an old blog today. And when I graduated from high school in 2003 and moved to michigan i wrote "oh my god, I can't wait to go back to california, i miss it so much, i hate it here."

that lasted maybe a week. ahah

Don't get me wrong, I LOVE california, and i like it here...but i miss a lot of people in the midwest. And dare I say, snow.

i miss snow?

but i can get that here too, it's only a 2 and a half hour drive.

haha

i miss the people more.


Being in college. friends, independence, money from working...etc


But I am possibly shooting a film there this summer so i may be back in MI before I know it.

hakuna matata!

pow pow pow

Haha when I loaded the video it was the generic rainbow thumbnail, then I refreshed it and this one appear and it really scared me. Haha. Yeah the best part of this trip was absorbing everything and spending quality time with my mom. She told me some ridiculous stories. it was a good time to open up.

Part of the problem I am finding with grad school is that I don't feel like it's challenging me enough...well no, not that, but I feel like I'm not learning as much as I should...especially for paying so much money. Most of the things I learn, i do it on my own..and I don't really need school for that.


Film school is pretty much a load of crap.

it's so chauncy and all about networking.

I'm in it because i want to get my degree so I can potentially teach.

But mostly...i want to shoot 35mm film, and I probably would never be able to afford that if i was in school even though if i took all the money i am spending on school< i could probably afford to rent a 35mm camera for a couple months to shoot a feature length film. haha.

poor wormy getting a run for his life.

Buck you are really sweet. I really appreciate what you wrote, with the utmost sincerity. I think a lot of times it's not so much the "Who am I" as the "What am I doing?" I decided that I should pursue things that bring joy and happiness to my life, even though with that comes other problems like financial instability, etc... There are always going to be problems, thats why I tried to live somewhat impulsively and just do think I think will make me happy. The problem comes when you start second guessing those things, or even intent, which in many cases seems wrought or selfish.

Also they always say you should probably not worry or dwell on such things because you could be using that time doing things that are more meaningful and substantial. For some reason, I feel it to be healthy to have some sort of crisis every once in a while as to not allow it to build up into something fierce.


However, it is reassuring that I have made meaningful connections with people on here that are always helpful to me, such as yourself.


I really appreciate you Buck and I am thankful that I know you.

haha it's okay i love you always rems.

oh you guys such full of nuggets of wisdom.

<3

It was the "Cali is the shit" line that did it, right?

Also, added to the Road Trip Channel.

^_^ meow.

ahaha Yeah that was it.


"Cat Anderson"


hey off topic.. do you know how to do this? tumblr.com/help/custom_domains

I am not web developer savvvy and i can't seem to figure this out.

Sure do... login to where you bought your domain name. Then find the section where you "point" your domain. Enter the IP address that Tumblr gives on that page - that will point your domain to tumblr. Then you turn on the option in your Dashboard and you're good. It can take 48 hours for your registrar to complete the change. Does that help?

Fire off a PM if you need more help.

oh poo i didnt even have to do that. All i had to do was set the forwarding address to my tumblr. psh im dumb.

today i bought karenabad.com its incentive to start my portfolio site.

finally after so long

for now i link it to tumblr.

thanks for your help eric meow

Yep yep.

Thank you for this. All of these comments are very helpful and encouraging in their different ways. I really appreciate you taking the time to leave that comment. Thank you sincerely.

4 days ago!?!

i think i underestimated your sneakyness

My presence on vimeo is becoming more and more subtle. haha. Mostly cause I've been busy with school stuff. But i'm working on some goodies.


How are you doing Wobie?

i am treading the tightrope of mediocrity as usual!

Dinosaur world is only in Kentucky (where I went) and FLORIDA!!!!

I'm probably the only person over 10 that has fun at those places. It's like a crazy amusement park for me. But pretty boring for everyone else. you go on this trail where there are hundreds of life sized dinosaurs
its pretty unreal

but they don't move or anything so that sucks. Dinosaurs are beautiful

hee hee

You are so sweet and kind.

<3

Thank you for always being a kind spirit and a loving friend.

Thanks paul, i'm such a sucker for vignetting.

Hee hee

I miss you so much.

And I love you.

I hope you are doing well <3.

I think that it fluctuates because things have not been good lately, but I don't think that the location is a factor. I could easily be going through these things in Michigan. I think I miss the people in Michigan.

For this I used both a DVX100A and a GS320

:-) Thanks so much Ben.

yay for the GS320. I have one too! I love it.

for sure most of the stuff I have on here I made with it.

But the one video I have that I made entirely with the gs320 that i like the most is this one:

vimeo.com/992218

silly little camera <3