A favorite client took Lisa and me to a trendy Santa Barbara bar where they create “farm-to-bar” cocktails where you really don’t know what you’re going to get until the produce wagon rolls up (you do get to specify your poison). Like having salad followed by a hangover 😉
I peeled off my mobile phone case while hanging out Saturday in the airline lounge. Must be like finally getting a cast taken off – boy, was it nasty in there. I’m replacing the old one with this one. Prolly not the least bit practical but boy does it look keen.
Passing through Martinez, CA. last Tuesday on my way to a shoot, stopped in to grab a bite at Luigi’s Deli and Market (recommended, BTW). I found this wall o’ sodas to be as dazzling as it was tanta-tanta-tantalizing.
ACTION ITEM: Grab a soda
I think I might have mentioned once that when I order ground transportation for crew and gear, I’ve learned not to order any kind of minivan. Rather, I’m sure to specify a minimum 8-passenger van. We use 1CARES while in Europe as they go all-out to meet our expectations – even to the extent of providing this (for a trip from Krefeld Germany to Amsterdam) just to be sure we had the room we needed.
ACTION ITEM: It’s hard to overestimate your needs when ordering transport for people and gear
We’re super excited at the debut of new facilities at local media powerhouse NCTV; in particular their newly-created green screen “cyclotron”, shown here with Executive Director Ramona Howard. Both my son, Andy, and I have memberships at NCTV and are eager to put these new facilities to the test. We may be shooting a green screen video test Friday – we’ll let you know how it works out.
ACTION ITEM: Stand by for the verdict
I like the exclamation point.
ACTION ITEM: Nothing else.
I actually like flying in and out of SFO, but this stuff drives me bananas, not least because I feel for visitors from out-of-state, especially those for whom English is not their primary language. When you step out of Baggage Claim, you’ll find your shuttle at the blue and white painted curb. See it?
Of course not, and it’s ridiculous to think you can. That’s okay, just follow the signs helpfully printed in 8 point Helvetica…
… because of course SFO needs to make its signs all but unreadable at any distance longer than your arm. Oh, there it is.
See, all you have to do is push your nostrils into it:
ACTION ITEM: How is your organization making it needlessly difficult for users to get their grubbies on your product or service?
I’d be lost without the sticker
ACTION ITEM: Wipe Away
My daughter sat next to a guy who peeled the wire out of the barf bag’s enclosure and proceeded to pick his teeth with it. For two hours. What’s the grossest thing you’ve ever witnessed?
ACTION ITEM: Upgrade when you can.
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