A Day at the Lake

another tuesday

I just tried to get ahold of my niece. I have been worried about her. She is an alcoholic who has been to prison, ruined marriages, lost her four kids, had health problems you name it she has experienced it with her issues with drugs and alcohol. The father of her children did have the kids but he is also a drug addict and the kids were recently taken away and placed with his parents for the second time. Those kids go thru so much with their parents its really sad. I am happy they are safe though. My niece has the chance of getting her kids back but she can't seem to put down the booze and get it together. As a recovering drug addict myself I understand her struggle but after years and years of using you have to come to a point where you just have had enough. Where is her bottom? I wish she would get there not only for herself but for her kids. They need their mother! I don't enable my niece I just keep encouraging her to get it together and live the kind of life I know she is capable of. Time will tell. I can only hope that she doesn't kill herself getting to her bottom.

I have a list of things to do today. You know the normal clean the house do some shopping take care of the laundry blah blah blah. I also need to finish my homework before tomorrow morning but that wont take me long. I have a habit of waiting to the last minute to get homework done. I work better under pressure.

Cody, my 20 year old son, is struggling with life a lil bit. He is having a hard time finding a job that will pay his bills while he gets his certificate to work on computers. He is right where most of us are at that age. I'm glad I can be there for him thru his struggles of figuring out who he is.

Well, thats all for today blog friends. I must get to my life for the day. Have a wonderful day!!!

The Tower

This was a short narrative independent film I worked on with a couple of guys I met at school. I was a production assistant on this film and I only worked on the main day of their shooting. It was hotter than hell in KC that day!!! Everyone there was funny as hell. They all worked well together. When I volunteer to work on these projects I always learn. I try my best to stay close to the director and the director of photography so I can listen in on what they are doing and see how they are doing it. I can't wait to see the final project. Keep an eye out maybe I will be able to post a sneak peekie at this film sometime soon.

First Blog

I wanted a place I could come to and talk about the things going on in my life today. I wanted a place I could share videos and pictures of the projects I work on. I am a student filmmaker learning new and exciting things everyday and what better way to share with my friends then to have a blog about it all. Sometimes I will just be sharing about film projects but I will also be sharing just the little things going on in my life. Letting my friends get to know me a lil better each time. Hope you all enjoy this experience with me. Stay tune for more blog friends!