Vidding, Paul Auster, Life on Mars, Strange Bearded Men

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1.) Vidding update:

Slowly making my way through all of this, so I have to revise my optimistic estimate of 'a week or two' for my re-edited vid upwards a bit. There is too much to learn, and there are too many technical problems to cope with. I may have to upgrade my computer a bit, too.

(Also, uni has started again, and I *really* need to begin taking it a bit more seriously now. I'm running out of time.)

2.) Because it will make dunkle_feuer happy:

I've been wanting to read Paul Auster's New York Trilogy for a long time now, but university has now given me a reason to actually *do* it. There's a Paul Auster seminar this term. I bought the book today, and already started reading.

3.) Life on Mars update:

This show is selling itself. Last week I showed my unfinished vid to a number of people; nearly all of them immediately asked if they could see the show, as well. I converted an old classmate on Monday, AnduraNova of the Scape Sisters on Tuesday, a fellow archaeology student on Wednesday, and a library co-worker on Saturday. And I didn't even *try*. Heeeeh. (Wish Farscape were as easy to sell!)

4.) The Strange Bearded Men of Frankfurt:

Seen getting off the subway today: a massive man, Karl-Marx-type beard and hair, pushing a bicycle. On the carrier of the bike: boxes etc., and on top, a kind of cushion. On that cushion, a dog, black, with long, wavy fur, standing up on all fours on top of that pile of stuff, tail and head raised proudly, and barking.

And then there's also the Jesus of the Leipzigerstrasse. He's a middle-aged or slightly older guy with Jesus hair and beard, wearing a long red velvet skirt and some sort of suit jacket or sometimes a coat that he always just seems to throw over his shoulders, without putting his arms in the sleeves. He looks just a bit too clean and well-cared for (in a dishevelled kind of way) to be a homeless person, but he always sits somewhere in the street - on a bench, on a ground-floor windowsill... and he always seems to have bags with him, so maybe he *is* a homeless person.

Comments

[chasarumba.livejournal.com]

The AMV guide! That's my bible...full of invaluable info although it still overwhelms and frustrates me at times -- digest it slowly and like I said earlier (sorry I didn't have time to come back and comment again re codecs yet, though looks like tazey is guiding you well :)), don't worry *too* much your first time out. If you get some clips that don't eat up your whole hard drive and they work in your editor, call it good for now.

Thanks much for the LoM-related links in your comment!

[beccatoria.livejournal.com]

What about that guy who wanders around naked and told your aunt, (was it your aunt?) "No one's ever going to believe you!"? I liked that story. He should be included in any story of weird, old german men.

TBRFKASK.

He doesn't have a beard.

[hmpf.livejournal.com]

(He's naked even in the face, poor guy.)

[jazzymegster.livejournal.com]

There used to be a homeless man in Colwyn Bay when I lived there - I thought he was very black until I saw him closer to and realised that, no, that colouring all over him was dirt. *shudder*

:)

[tiniago.livejournal.com]

The Strange Bearded Men of Frankfurt

Please tell me that this will be the title of your autobiography.

Your vid is brilliant, btw. More comment if I can muster the necessary feedback skills. But dude. It is precise and cerebral and awesome.

Cerebral?

[hmpf.livejournal.com]

Hmm. Not the first word that would have come to my mind to describe my vid... but I like the sound of it. ;-)

BTW, your Who reviews just about kill me dead every week.