The Space Between Part 2 & 3...

I have been extremely busy since the last installment of Modern Portland! To make this a simpler read, and for fear of making this entry too long, I will divide updates into incremental "GOOD NEWS" and "BAD NEWS" blurts:

GOOD NEWS: Part 3 of Episode 1 (Portlanded) is in production! I have found a lovely couple that work at a rather prestigious K-12 school together. They are 50-something's (or close to it), empty nesters, and they have lived in Portland, OR their whole lives! That is huge! I was extremely worried I would not be able to find them! Luckily, I made the right contacts and asked at the right times :-)

BAD NEWS: This next video is going to take me a while to produce. If I get it down before January that would be miraculous! 2011 is winding down but everybody, including myself, just seem to be getting more and more busy! Another factor as to why the predicted delay in the next release is because....

GOOD NEWS: I got a job! It was not as difficult as I thought it would be... I went through a temp agency provided by a good friend. She had some inside contacts at this place and put in a good word for me. In turn, I received an opportunity to interview at one of the more desirable businesses the temp agency works with. This means I will be able to sustain myself for just that much longer here in the NW. By the way, the job is full time.

BAD NEWS: I got a job! And it's full time. I am finally accepting how little time I am going to be able to invest into this important, personal project. Well, not that I'll be putting less work into each episode - I'll be spreading equal amount of work over more time to ensure the quality of each product I churn out.

GOOD NEWS: On a more personal note, I have finally found a place to start calling 'home'. Before, the place I was staying at was very temporary in my mind. about 80% of my things remained packed for the two months I lived in Portland. The house is still in SE and I am rooming with two young men with similar interests as me. Overall, I'm finding myself feeling more comfortable under this roof, and I now am inclined to start on other, not so long-term, projects.

BAD NEWS: None actually! That's about it as far as updating whoever reads this thing on where I'm at in my little pet-project! Well, there's also this next part:

GOOD NEWS: My friend over at Blurred Lens Productions finally released the trailer for his documentary he's been working on for a full year which he has entitled CHASING SARASOTA! I mention this because it has been a fun thing I have stumbled into helping with since I've arrived in PDX... The full length documentary follows the local elite ultimate club team, PDX Rhino, through their 2011 season highlighting the ups and downs of playing in one of the most difficult (read: competitive) regions for the sport in the world. Here is the aforementioned trailer:



Please watch, comment, like, share... all the normal things you do with my videos! My prediction that this will be a huge leap forward for shedding some light on an otherwise obscure sport - A.K.A. A HUGE DEAL!

HERE is the Facebook page - LIKE IT. HERE is the Twitter - FOLLOW IT. Matt has become an invaluable resource for me and a good friend: Helping him out is helping me.

And a little bonus! Even though I came in late in assisting in my buddy Matt's excellent project I still managed to get a shout out on the Skyd Magazine's "Chasing Sarasota" director interview! I suggest you read the whole thing; it's great... but if you're not into that, my mention is about half way down the page towards the end of the interview. Thanks for the credit, Matt - even for as little as I did :-)

WHEW!

With a final score of GOOD NEWS [4] to BAD NEWS [2] I'd say that things are going pretty well in this little slice of heaven :-)

Portland Fact: Portland resides in Multnomah County, OR, and even though it is the smallest county in the state it is also the most populated! [source]