I admit it. I love tech books. Especially insightful books by tech people. And this includes Delivering Happiness: A Path to Profits, Passion, and Purpose by Tony Hsieh. Here’s my story about discovering happiness: As an undergrad — way back in 1997 — Elizabethtown College required all students to take a Junior/Senior Colloquium outside of [...]

For the record, I DO NOT recommend trying to open a large theatre show and taking two grad school classes at the same time. Wisdom is knowing that you really don’t know.
1. Tech skills are a necessity.
2. Metadata is king.
3. There is always uncertainty.
4. Make a schedule and stick to it.
5. Practical experience is worth more than theoretical knowledge.

Do not worry about a holding high position; worry rather about playing your proper role. Attention grammar police: This is written exactly as on the fortune cookie paper. Trust me. I had to do a double take as well! If only more people would take this advice. Sometimes a person isn’t cut out to be [...]

Wow. Been too long between posts again.  The fall semester is long past (a whole month!), the show is in previews, and holidays with the family is now completed.  I needed the past two weeks to mostly unplug and regroup my energies for the next month and a half until the show officially opens *and* [...]

Yep. Ended up creating a video for my first class project of the semester.  You can view the full HD version on YouTube.  It was a blast!  Haven’t lost my video editing touch yet — even when working with a tiny HD camera and iMovie.  I want to do more.  Thinking about starting to shoot [...]