JustAnotherUserName's Posts - The Ark2024-03-28T22:21:44ZJustAnotherUserNamehttp://lovevideoplayhouse.ning.com/profile/JustAnotherUserNamehttp://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2196225803?profile=RESIZE_48X48&width=48&height=48&crop=1%3A1http://lovevideoplayhouse.ning.com/profiles/blog/feed?user=1rn9mtphi6x8g&xn_auth=noThe 5x5 Challengetag:lovevideoplayhouse.ning.com,2012-01-07:2426069:BlogPost:1301912012-01-07T16:35:32.000ZJustAnotherUserNamehttp://lovevideoplayhouse.ning.com/profile/JustAnotherUserName
<p class="p1">I'm stealing another challenge idea from Vimeo. And I quote:</p>
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<p class="p1">"A 5x5 is a classic Vimeo video project. It's a 25-second video composed of five 5-second clips, using only natural sound. </p>
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<p class="p1">The challenge here is to find beauty in the mundane. Your day-to-day might seem boring to you, but I can assure you there is beauty in it — in your breakfast routine, commute to work, 8am biology class, lunch hour, trip to…</p>
<p class="p1">I'm stealing another challenge idea from Vimeo. And I quote:</p>
<p class="p1"></p>
<p class="p1">"A 5x5 is a classic Vimeo video project. It's a 25-second video composed of five 5-second clips, using only natural sound. </p>
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<p class="p1">The challenge here is to find beauty in the mundane. Your day-to-day might seem boring to you, but I can assure you there is beauty in it — in your breakfast routine, commute to work, 8am biology class, lunch hour, trip to the gym, or bedtime ritual. Capture the fascinating tiny details you always notice, or the special things that make you smile. You might take these quotidian moments for granted, but sooner or later they'll change and you'll have a new daily grind. Wouldn't it be nice to remember today's grind later on?"</p>
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<p class="p1">Here's an example: <a href="http://vimeo.com/12110686">http://vimeo.com/12110686</a></p>
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<p class="p1">Let's do this, people!</p>
<p class="p1"></p>Horrors!tag:lovevideoplayhouse.ning.com,2011-10-16:2426069:BlogPost:1232572011-10-16T14:13:17.000ZJustAnotherUserNamehttp://lovevideoplayhouse.ning.com/profile/JustAnotherUserName
<p>I removed all my dating series videos yesterday from this site and from Vimeo! I was helping a client set up her new MacBook and googled myself and was HORRIFIED to see this site and the videos listed there! Although the videos themselves were password protected, the comments were all still there for the world to see. Now I know the more savvy of you out there will read this and go, "DUH," but wow...what a shock for me!</p>
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<p>Anyway...Happy Halloween :-) That's my horror…</p>
<p>I removed all my dating series videos yesterday from this site and from Vimeo! I was helping a client set up her new MacBook and googled myself and was HORRIFIED to see this site and the videos listed there! Although the videos themselves were password protected, the comments were all still there for the world to see. Now I know the more savvy of you out there will read this and go, "DUH," but wow...what a shock for me!</p>
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<p>Anyway...Happy Halloween :-) That's my horror story.</p>
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<p>xo</p>
<p>Ruth</p>
<p> </p>Meet Steve...the new man in my life :-)tag:lovevideoplayhouse.ning.com,2011-08-07:2426069:BlogPost:1159212011-08-07T00:20:05.000ZJustAnotherUserNamehttp://lovevideoplayhouse.ning.com/profile/JustAnotherUserName
<p><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2230514478?profile=original" target="_self"><img class="align-center" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2230514478?profile=RESIZE_1024x1024" width="750"></img></a> My friend Rik and I went to the dog pound and came home with Steve. He's a 5-yr old Corgi/Papillon mix and perfect in every way! Rik is also my neighbor and will come doggy-sit if I'm not home.</p>
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<p>Topanga is very dog-friendly and I can bring him to work with me most days. He curls up and sleeps at my feet while I work. I got so lucky! He's been here since…</p>
<p><a target="_self" href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2230514478?profile=original"><img class="align-center" width="750" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2230514478?profile=RESIZE_1024x1024"/></a>My friend Rik and I went to the dog pound and came home with Steve. He's a 5-yr old Corgi/Papillon mix and perfect in every way! Rik is also my neighbor and will come doggy-sit if I'm not home.</p>
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<p>Topanga is very dog-friendly and I can bring him to work with me most days. He curls up and sleeps at my feet while I work. I got so lucky! He's been here since Thursday and it seems like he's always been here.</p>
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<p>Thanks to NJ and Chig for the inspiration.</p>
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<p>Ruth</p>Hate for hate?tag:lovevideoplayhouse.ning.com,2011-05-03:2426069:BlogPost:1055692011-05-03T02:02:32.000ZJustAnotherUserNamehttp://lovevideoplayhouse.ning.com/profile/JustAnotherUserName
"I mourn the loss of thousands of precious lives, but I will not rejoice in the death of one, not even an enemy. Returning hate for hate multiplies hate, adding deeper darkness to a night already devoid of stars. Darkness cannot drive out darkness: only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate: only love can do that."<br/>--Martin Luther King, Jr.
"I mourn the loss of thousands of precious lives, but I will not rejoice in the death of one, not even an enemy. Returning hate for hate multiplies hate, adding deeper darkness to a night already devoid of stars. Darkness cannot drive out darkness: only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate: only love can do that."<br/>--Martin Luther King, Jr.I'm so Excited!tag:lovevideoplayhouse.ning.com,2010-10-19:2426069:BlogPost:925322010-10-19T04:24:09.000ZJustAnotherUserNamehttp://lovevideoplayhouse.ning.com/profile/JustAnotherUserName
This is my friend, Eliza.<br />
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<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XuVcItMf7Uw">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XuVcItMf7Uw</a><br />
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She's one of my clients. I'm going to Hong Kong, then Cebu Island in the Philippines to visit her in January.<br />
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I'm uber excited :-)<br />
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I sense much vlogging in my future....
This is my friend, Eliza.<br />
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<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XuVcItMf7Uw">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XuVcItMf7Uw</a><br />
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She's one of my clients. I'm going to Hong Kong, then Cebu Island in the Philippines to visit her in January.<br />
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I'm uber excited :-)<br />
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I sense much vlogging in my future....Windows XPtag:lovevideoplayhouse.ning.com,2010-09-19:2426069:BlogPost:903942010-09-19T16:31:29.000ZJustAnotherUserNamehttp://lovevideoplayhouse.ning.com/profile/JustAnotherUserName
I need it. With a key code.<br />
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I had to get a new MacBook after I dumped a big glass of wine on my old trusty black MacBook. Then I bought this cool contraption that converts VHS to digital and straight onto the computer. I have boxes and boxes of precious VHS tapes and it would cost me a fortune to have someone else do it so I was very excited about this.<br />
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So it arrived, and I tore it open to find that it works only with Windows. So I went to the Mac Mall and had them install Windows, which was…
I need it. With a key code.<br />
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I had to get a new MacBook after I dumped a big glass of wine on my old trusty black MacBook. Then I bought this cool contraption that converts VHS to digital and straight onto the computer. I have boxes and boxes of precious VHS tapes and it would cost me a fortune to have someone else do it so I was very excited about this.<br />
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So it arrived, and I tore it open to find that it works only with Windows. So I went to the Mac Mall and had them install Windows, which was actually a sad moment for me--I had defiled my lovely new MacBook. So they installed Windows 7. Which is useless to me because now I find that my new contraption doesn't work with Windows 7. It only works with Windows XP or Vista. Which you can't buy anymore.<br />
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So if anyone has it on a disk with a key code, my friends at the Mac Mall (with whom I'm now on a first-name basis) said they can put that on for me as well.<br />
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Why can't anything ever be easy?!Michael's Video "Whispers"tag:lovevideoplayhouse.ning.com,2010-08-03:2426069:BlogPost:866272010-08-03T14:12:10.000ZJustAnotherUserNamehttp://lovevideoplayhouse.ning.com/profile/JustAnotherUserName
I just wanted to make sure you realize what a gem we have on the front page here!<br />
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If you scroll down the blog posts, you'll see Jinboy's poem of the same name. Michael adapted it into a music video and his interpretation is really brilliant.<br />
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Don't miss it, as he intends to take it down tomorrow.
I just wanted to make sure you realize what a gem we have on the front page here!<br />
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If you scroll down the blog posts, you'll see Jinboy's poem of the same name. Michael adapted it into a music video and his interpretation is really brilliant.<br />
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Don't miss it, as he intends to take it down tomorrow.Stealing a Vimeo Ideatag:lovevideoplayhouse.ning.com,2010-07-20:2426069:BlogPost:854862010-07-20T02:12:53.000ZJustAnotherUserNamehttp://lovevideoplayhouse.ning.com/profile/JustAnotherUserName
Here's you a challenge: Exactly one minute...no more, no less...no editing...no music...just capture a minute of your life.<br />
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I think they actually have more rules, but this will do for here, right?
Here's you a challenge: Exactly one minute...no more, no less...no editing...no music...just capture a minute of your life.<br />
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I think they actually have more rules, but this will do for here, right?I miss you guys!tag:lovevideoplayhouse.ning.com,2010-06-28:2426069:BlogPost:833252010-06-28T23:14:21.000ZJustAnotherUserNamehttp://lovevideoplayhouse.ning.com/profile/JustAnotherUserName
You all must be having an activity-filled summer!<br />
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xo<br />
Ruth
You all must be having an activity-filled summer!<br />
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xo<br />
RuthDoing My Part to Clean Up the Oil!tag:lovevideoplayhouse.ning.com,2010-06-03:2426069:BlogPost:803322010-06-03T14:21:35.000ZJustAnotherUserNamehttp://lovevideoplayhouse.ning.com/profile/JustAnotherUserName
I couldn't figure out how to upload this here, so here is the link.<br />
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Sometimes the simplest ideas are the best.<br />
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I'm hoping someone who matters will see this and get the ball rolling. Like today.<br />
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<a href="http://www.wimp.com/solutionoil/">http://www.wimp.com/solutionoil/</a>
I couldn't figure out how to upload this here, so here is the link.<br />
<br />
Sometimes the simplest ideas are the best.<br />
<br />
I'm hoping someone who matters will see this and get the ball rolling. Like today.<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.wimp.com/solutionoil/">http://www.wimp.com/solutionoil/</a>Video Olympicstag:lovevideoplayhouse.ning.com,2010-04-13:2426069:BlogPost:784332010-04-13T03:33:32.000ZJustAnotherUserNamehttp://lovevideoplayhouse.ning.com/profile/JustAnotherUserName
Where is the list? Maybe I'm a dummy (actually, no maybe about it...), but I can't find the challenge list. Help!
Where is the list? Maybe I'm a dummy (actually, no maybe about it...), but I can't find the challenge list. Help!Broad Humor Film Festivaltag:lovevideoplayhouse.ning.com,2010-04-03:2426069:BlogPost:781092010-04-03T00:55:53.000ZJustAnotherUserNamehttp://lovevideoplayhouse.ning.com/profile/JustAnotherUserName
Hey funny ladies!<br />
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Here's a film festival that has great potential. I covered it last year for my local paper. The thought that continually ran through my head was, "the women of the Ark are way more funny than this!" And you are! Please have a look and submit something!!<br />
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They had some good workshops on writing, filming, lighting, etc., as well.<br />
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All you have to do then is get to LA...you can stay with me!<br />
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<a href="http://broadhumor.com/">http://broadhumor.com/</a><br />
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Check it out!
Hey funny ladies!<br />
<br />
Here's a film festival that has great potential. I covered it last year for my local paper. The thought that continually ran through my head was, "the women of the Ark are way more funny than this!" And you are! Please have a look and submit something!!<br />
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They had some good workshops on writing, filming, lighting, etc., as well.<br />
<br />
All you have to do then is get to LA...you can stay with me!<br />
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<a href="http://broadhumor.com/">http://broadhumor.com/</a><br />
<br />
Check it out!Too Early in the Morning!!tag:lovevideoplayhouse.ning.com,2010-01-19:2426069:BlogPost:731532010-01-19T14:39:20.000ZJustAnotherUserNamehttp://lovevideoplayhouse.ning.com/profile/JustAnotherUserName
I have my 3 sites I click into first thing in the morning...the Ark among them. This morning, although it looked similar, I couldn't find anything!<br />
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I guess I need more coffee....<br />
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xo<br />
Ruth
I have my 3 sites I click into first thing in the morning...the Ark among them. This morning, although it looked similar, I couldn't find anything!<br />
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I guess I need more coffee....<br />
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xo<br />
RuthI don't do forwards, but.....tag:lovevideoplayhouse.ning.com,2009-09-15:2426069:BlogPost:666192009-09-15T23:53:06.000ZJustAnotherUserNamehttp://lovevideoplayhouse.ning.com/profile/JustAnotherUserName
This did make me laugh a little :-)<br />
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A store that sells new husbands has opened in New York City , where a woman may go to choose a husband. Among the instructions at the entrance is a description of how the store operates:<br />
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You may visit this store ONLY ONCE! There are six floors and the value of the products increase as the shopper ascends the flights. The shopper may choose any item from a particular floor, or may choose to go up to the next floor, but you cannot go back down except to exit…
This did make me laugh a little :-)<br />
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A store that sells new husbands has opened in New York City , where a woman may go to choose a husband. Among the instructions at the entrance is a description of how the store operates:<br />
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You may visit this store ONLY ONCE! There are six floors and the value of the products increase as the shopper ascends the flights. The shopper may choose any item from a particular floor, or may choose to go up to the next floor, but you cannot go back down except to exit the building!<br />
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So, a woman goes to the Husband Store to find a husband. On the first floor the sign on the door reads:<br />
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Floor 1 - These men Have Jobs.<br />
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She is intrigued, but continues to the second floor, where the sign reads:<br />
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Floor 2 - These men Have Jobs and Love Kids.<br />
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'That's nice,' she thinks, 'but I want more.'<br />
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So she continues upward. The third floor sign reads:<br />
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Floor 3 - These men Have Jobs, Love Kids, and are Extremely Good Looking.<br />
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'Wow,' she thinks, but feels compelled to keep going.<br />
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She goes to the fourth floor and the sign reads:<br />
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Floor 4 - These men Have Jobs, Love Kids, are<br />
Drop-dead Good Looking and Help With Housework.<br />
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'Oh, mercy me!' she exclaims, 'I can hardly stand it!'<br />
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Still, she goes to the fifth floor and the sign reads:<br />
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Floor 5 - These men Have Jobs, Love Kids, are Drop-dead Gorgeous, Help with Housework, and Have a Strong Romantic Streak.<br />
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She is so tempted to stay, but she goes to the<br />
sixth floor, where the sign reads:<br />
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Floor 6 - You are visitor 31,456,012 to this floor. There are no men on this floor. This floor exists solely as proof that women are impossible to please. Thank you for shopping at the Husband Store.<br />
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PLEASE NOTE:<br />
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To avoid gender bias charges, the store's owner opened a New Wives store just across the street.<br />
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The first floor has wives that love sex.<br />
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The second floor has wives that love sex and have money and like beer.<br />
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The third, fourth, fifth and sixth floors have never been visited.I got a rescue dog :-)tag:lovevideoplayhouse.ning.com,2009-08-09:2426069:BlogPost:643942009-08-09T02:59:50.000ZJustAnotherUserNamehttp://lovevideoplayhouse.ning.com/profile/JustAnotherUserName
Our application was accepted months ago. We're partial to German Shepherds, so I've been checking the German Shepherd Rescue website every day--not really sure what I was looking for.<br />
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Until yesterday. I saw the new photo and knew she was "the one." I was first in line at 11:00 when they opened. Soon 2-year old Lola and I were cruising down I-10. She was curled up sound asleep in the back within moments.<br />
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We brought her home, cleaned her up and introduced her to the other two. I couldn't have…
Our application was accepted months ago. We're partial to German Shepherds, so I've been checking the German Shepherd Rescue website every day--not really sure what I was looking for.<br />
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Until yesterday. I saw the new photo and knew she was "the one." I was first in line at 11:00 when they opened. Soon 2-year old Lola and I were cruising down I-10. She was curled up sound asleep in the back within moments.<br />
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We brought her home, cleaned her up and introduced her to the other two. I couldn't have hoped for a lovelier dog or a better response to the introduction!<br />
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This has been one of the best experiences of my life so far.<br />
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Video to follow....(of course)!!!I'm Technically Challenged and Need Help!tag:lovevideoplayhouse.ning.com,2009-08-04:2426069:BlogPost:638932009-08-04T05:36:25.000ZJustAnotherUserNamehttp://lovevideoplayhouse.ning.com/profile/JustAnotherUserName
I always play the "Day You Were Born" video for my kids on their birthday, which is tomorrow (their 14th), and we laugh about what screamers they were, how unrecognizable I was, and we all go "Awwwwwwww" when the scenes of 4-yr old Eric holding them and expertly feeding them a bottle and/or locating the pacifier flash on the screen.<br />
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Yes, I had them when I was 12 :-)<br />
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It's on one of those full-size VHS cassettes and I keep a VCR solely for the purpose of watching this annual video.<br />
<br />
How can I…
I always play the "Day You Were Born" video for my kids on their birthday, which is tomorrow (their 14th), and we laugh about what screamers they were, how unrecognizable I was, and we all go "Awwwwwwww" when the scenes of 4-yr old Eric holding them and expertly feeding them a bottle and/or locating the pacifier flash on the screen.<br />
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Yes, I had them when I was 12 :-)<br />
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It's on one of those full-size VHS cassettes and I keep a VCR solely for the purpose of watching this annual video.<br />
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How can I get it this to my computer? Can I somehow get it to my video camera, THEN to my computer? Short of setting up the camera to tape the video as it is playing, I don't know how to accomplish this.<br />
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I know I can pay the guy down in the valley to do it for $20, but with all the cables and equipment I have laying around here, certainly there is SOME way I can accomplish this myself!!Funny Women....tag:lovevideoplayhouse.ning.com,2009-06-17:2426069:BlogPost:605392009-06-17T17:23:05.000ZJustAnotherUserNamehttp://lovevideoplayhouse.ning.com/profile/JustAnotherUserName
I wanted to vlog this, but since I am unemployed and can no longer be bothered to dress or bathe regularly, I thought it best to not show my face on camera.<br />
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As I mentioned in my last vlog, I write for my local newspaper. I ran across an interesting event and requested the assignment.<br />
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It was a film festival in Venice, CA called "Broad Humor"--comedy films completely written, directed and produced by women. With my press pass, I got free access to the entire weekend's events. In addition to…
I wanted to vlog this, but since I am unemployed and can no longer be bothered to dress or bathe regularly, I thought it best to not show my face on camera.<br />
<br />
As I mentioned in my last vlog, I write for my local newspaper. I ran across an interesting event and requested the assignment.<br />
<br />
It was a film festival in Venice, CA called "Broad Humor"--comedy films completely written, directed and produced by women. With my press pass, I got free access to the entire weekend's events. In addition to screenings, there were film-making seminars on subjects such as lighting and editing. Now doesn't that sound fun?! I called my sister and she drove up from Long Beach to meet me in Venice for our fun-filled weekend of female humor.<br />
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There was only one problem.<br />
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It wasn't funny.<br />
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We screened 12 shorts (15 min or less--most were way less) and one feature and attended the lighting workshop. We left by 3:00 and went to a nice little bar on Abbot-Kinney Blvd., watched the too-cool-for-you crowd pass us by, drank too much wine and decided that we could produce a much funnier film than any of the films we saw.<br />
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Well, ok. Maybe she and I couldn't, but I thought of at least 10 women off the top of my head who sure could!!! I'll bet you can, too!<br />
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Syd, BlancheNoe, Nobodyschild99, etc... (I am intentionally only listing three because if I tried to include everyone, I'd surely leave someone important out) PLEASE go to broadhumor.com and find out what you have to do to be included in this festival!!! I'm an absolute a HACK at producing and editing and don't have a creative bone in my body, but I feel even some of MY earlier videos would have been funnier than what I saw this weekend.<br />
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YOU GUYS (oops, girls!) would ROCK this festival.<br />
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My local newspaper uses the term "newspaper" loosely. We're mainly about community support and "news" that directly affects our little slice of heaven here in the mountains of LA. So my new challenge is writing an article that supports this venture while somehow skirting the fact that I saw very little humor in it this year!!!<br />
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So ladies, get busy (you probably have films already done that you could submit!!) and come stay with me next year while we attend the screenings of your films, ok?!<br />
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I'll even do an article!Check this out.....tag:lovevideoplayhouse.ning.com,2009-02-19:2426069:BlogPost:414472009-02-19T16:36:18.000ZJustAnotherUserNamehttp://lovevideoplayhouse.ning.com/profile/JustAnotherUserName
http://uk.news.yahoo.com/4/20090219/tuk-get-off-facebook-and-get-a-life-dba1618.html<br />
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Actually, I've been saying this all along. But it doesn't stop me from pulling my computer out every time my butt hits a chair. I often think about the ramifications of all this "online-ness" on my kids. When I was their age, a computer at home was so space age! Offices didn't even have them. (I'm giving away my age here!!)<br />
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We are a four-computer family. Three of us live here.<br />
<br />
How does one balance the…
http://uk.news.yahoo.com/4/20090219/tuk-get-off-facebook-and-get-a-life-dba1618.html<br />
<br />
Actually, I've been saying this all along. But it doesn't stop me from pulling my computer out every time my butt hits a chair. I often think about the ramifications of all this "online-ness" on my kids. When I was their age, a computer at home was so space age! Offices didn't even have them. (I'm giving away my age here!!)<br />
<br />
We are a four-computer family. Three of us live here.<br />
<br />
How does one balance the changing times and technology with having an actual life?! They are so intertwined now...!<br />
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We have instituted what we call "No Screen Sunday" in our home. The first Sunday we tried it, we decided to go to a movie. Oops. Then, as iPhone and Blackberry users, we debated on whether cell phones counted. We learned that you can't go anywhere or do anything and not be accosted by a screen. Even on the bus on my morning commute I am treated to the transit version of the news (in Spanish and English)! Are we really that unable to entertain ourselves?<br />
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We have high hopes for this Sunday. In the meantime, I think I'm really going to go try that life thing.....So I guess.....tag:lovevideoplayhouse.ning.com,2009-01-29:2426069:BlogPost:322012009-01-29T04:24:35.000ZJustAnotherUserNamehttp://lovevideoplayhouse.ning.com/profile/JustAnotherUserName
that someone will post my birthday collab video tomorrow since it didn't go up on my actual birthday :-)<br />
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Seriously. I'm now officially waaaaaay closer to 50 than 40 now. I don't think I like this very much!
that someone will post my birthday collab video tomorrow since it didn't go up on my actual birthday :-)<br />
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Seriously. I'm now officially waaaaaay closer to 50 than 40 now. I don't think I like this very much!RE: FHP's Question: What are your reasons for leaving your LV Channel Up?tag:lovevideoplayhouse.ning.com,2009-01-24:2426069:BlogPost:294432009-01-24T18:43:03.000ZJustAnotherUserNamehttp://lovevideoplayhouse.ning.com/profile/JustAnotherUserName
As I was typing my lengthy comment justifying the reasons why I kept my channel open on the now porn-infested LV, I realized that there is no justification. I'm not an artist or anything like that; however, my channel contains mostly family videos and prominently features my children.<br />
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All of the reasons people are giving for keeping their channels open are absolutely valid and I agree with many of them. But truth be told, I never really got over the group sex scene that greeted my parents and…
As I was typing my lengthy comment justifying the reasons why I kept my channel open on the now porn-infested LV, I realized that there is no justification. I'm not an artist or anything like that; however, my channel contains mostly family videos and prominently features my children.<br />
<br />
All of the reasons people are giving for keeping their channels open are absolutely valid and I agree with many of them. But truth be told, I never really got over the group sex scene that greeted my parents and me on Christmas morning when I wanted to show them my latest videos.<br />
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So, from here on out, anyone visiting my LV channel will now see a message directing them to visit me here. As soon as I retrieve all of my videos from there, I will (without announcement or fanfare) remove the channel altogether.<br />
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I have no issues with porn generally; I simply don't want it associated in a public way with my family and, more importantly, my children.My friend, Debra is here!tag:lovevideoplayhouse.ning.com,2009-01-23:2426069:BlogPost:287412009-01-23T14:11:05.000ZJustAnotherUserNamehttp://lovevideoplayhouse.ning.com/profile/JustAnotherUserName
I'm so excited to welcome my friend, Debra Antoniak (also the name of her channel)!<br />
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Back in November I did a post on the evils of immigration and referenced a friend whose husband had recently been deported to Poland because INS didn't believe they were a legitimate couple. Her life has been very difficult ever since.<br />
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I hope she finds the Ark to be a bright spot, and I hope you'll hop over to her page to welcome her!
I'm so excited to welcome my friend, Debra Antoniak (also the name of her channel)!<br />
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Back in November I did a post on the evils of immigration and referenced a friend whose husband had recently been deported to Poland because INS didn't believe they were a legitimate couple. Her life has been very difficult ever since.<br />
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I hope she finds the Ark to be a bright spot, and I hope you'll hop over to her page to welcome her!Wow...tag:lovevideoplayhouse.ning.com,2008-12-25:2426069:BlogPost:178912008-12-25T23:29:18.000ZJustAnotherUserNamehttp://lovevideoplayhouse.ning.com/profile/JustAnotherUserName
So it's Christmas day.<br />
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My parents are here. We were talking about my video habit, since my son got a new video camera and I was thinking I might have to go out and get one too because it is so cool.<br />
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Anyway, my father is a retired Lutheran minister...my mother a homemaker.<br />
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We logged into LV to watch a few of my Christmas vids from last year when David and I were in England.<br />
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And right on THE FRONT PAGE, the INITIAL SCREEN YOU SEE WHEN YOU LOG IN in the "Top Liveshow" box was a naked young…
So it's Christmas day.<br />
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My parents are here. We were talking about my video habit, since my son got a new video camera and I was thinking I might have to go out and get one too because it is so cool.<br />
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Anyway, my father is a retired Lutheran minister...my mother a homemaker.<br />
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We logged into LV to watch a few of my Christmas vids from last year when David and I were in England.<br />
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And right on THE FRONT PAGE, the INITIAL SCREEN YOU SEE WHEN YOU LOG IN in the "Top Liveshow" box was a naked young girl kneeling in a bath tub with 4 or 5 naked men surrounding her and she was taking turns putting their penises into her mouth.<br />
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Merry Christmas.<br />
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Buh bye, LV.....Ok...I give up...tag:lovevideoplayhouse.ning.com,2008-12-23:2426069:BlogPost:168732008-12-23T03:55:05.000ZJustAnotherUserNamehttp://lovevideoplayhouse.ning.com/profile/JustAnotherUserName
I have been FORCED to download Skype as a means to keep in touch with folks I no longer see here. Even my MOTHER is on Skype...sheesh. So I guess I'd better get with the program. My Skype is Justanotherusername1. What's yours?
I have been FORCED to download Skype as a means to keep in touch with folks I no longer see here. Even my MOTHER is on Skype...sheesh. So I guess I'd better get with the program. My Skype is Justanotherusername1. What's yours?Immigration Update....tag:lovevideoplayhouse.ning.com,2008-11-20:2426069:BlogPost:95012008-11-20T14:00:00.000ZJustAnotherUserNamehttp://lovevideoplayhouse.ning.com/profile/JustAnotherUserName
David has received his 10-year green card! It took just over three years. Obviously we're thrilled. It's like this enormous weight has been lifted off our shoulders.<br />
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My friend, Debra, married a Polish guy a couple years ago. She's 14 years older than him but there's no doubt in my mind that they're a "real" couple. He's lovingly taken on her two children; one of them has severe autism. Unfortunately, Immigration didn't believe them and he was deported to Poland last week. The official who…
David has received his 10-year green card! It took just over three years. Obviously we're thrilled. It's like this enormous weight has been lifted off our shoulders.<br />
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My friend, Debra, married a Polish guy a couple years ago. She's 14 years older than him but there's no doubt in my mind that they're a "real" couple. He's lovingly taken on her two children; one of them has severe autism. Unfortunately, Immigration didn't believe them and he was deported to Poland last week. The official who conducted their interview, a thick-accented Hatian woman, sneered, "Do you think we're stupid? We see what you are trying to do here."<br />
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We have a friend who is here illegally from Mexico. He is a hard worker, a sought-after artisan, in fact. In an effort to "do it legally" he filed the requisite paperwork to get a work permit and green card. That was 11 years ago. Meanwhile, he waits. He's never accepted a dime of assistance from anyone and, yes, sends money back home to support his extended family.<br />
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There's just something so wrong about all of this.Don't be so sad!!!!tag:lovevideoplayhouse.ning.com,2008-11-14:2426069:BlogPost:69502008-11-14T06:00:11.000ZJustAnotherUserNamehttp://lovevideoplayhouse.ning.com/profile/JustAnotherUserName
So LV is gone. We knew it was coming. We discussed it. We prepared for it.<br />
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Syd created it and we joined it :-)<br />
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Geez, folks...I mean, it's not like someone died, right? We have this place and a number of others where our friends are!! Let's keep this in perspective--it's not an earthquake, hurricane, tsunami or terrorist attack.<br />
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It's a different link we click now.<br />
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I know, I know....LV was important. It served a purpose. It was a community. We were part of something wonderful for a while. But…
So LV is gone. We knew it was coming. We discussed it. We prepared for it.<br />
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Syd created it and we joined it :-)<br />
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Geez, folks...I mean, it's not like someone died, right? We have this place and a number of others where our friends are!! Let's keep this in perspective--it's not an earthquake, hurricane, tsunami or terrorist attack.<br />
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It's a different link we click now.<br />
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I know, I know....LV was important. It served a purpose. It was a community. We were part of something wonderful for a while. But it hasn't been wonderful for quite some time, actually.<br />
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So it is time to move on. It's always tough when choices are made for you that you wouldn't have made yourself.<br />
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But it's not like we weren't prepared, right?!<br />
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Sorry, but I've had real tragedy in my life and this (for me) doesn't qualify.<br />
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C'mon...post some videos. Write a blog. Continue to watch and comment. The format is a little different, but the people are the same.<br />
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The SPIRIT is the same!<br />
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Viva the Ark!<br />
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xo<br />
RuthA New Day!tag:lovevideoplayhouse.ning.com,2008-11-05:2426069:BlogPost:44852008-11-05T15:55:13.000ZJustAnotherUserNamehttp://lovevideoplayhouse.ning.com/profile/JustAnotherUserName
I voted first thing yesterday morning. I always vote. The first thing I did when I moved to California was register to vote. I love jury duty, too. I'm weird that way :-)<br />
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After I voted, as I was walking to my car, for the first time I felt that I had accomplished something in that booth. I felt like I was voting for something that really mattered.<br />
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And last night, as David and Zach and I were watching the news, it was just so very exciting! Watching my 13-year old son get so wrapped up in…
I voted first thing yesterday morning. I always vote. The first thing I did when I moved to California was register to vote. I love jury duty, too. I'm weird that way :-)<br />
<br />
After I voted, as I was walking to my car, for the first time I felt that I had accomplished something in that booth. I felt like I was voting for something that really mattered.<br />
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And last night, as David and Zach and I were watching the news, it was just so very exciting! Watching my 13-year old son get so wrapped up in it--to the point that, in the heat of the moment, he started his own Politics4Kids ning site, I was just so proud! Of my fellow citizens, of my family, of Obama...<br />
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I woke up this morning with a lightness of being about the future that I don't ever remember feeling as regards politics.<br />
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Amazing!