Vid rec, birthdays, due date

[hmpf]

A whole bunch of very cool people had their birthdays on the 5th, 8th, 9th and 10th of August, namely:

dashan (5.8.)
non-LJ user but occasional commenter Kiki, magnifica7, (and me) (8.8.)
knorgk (9.8.)
beccatoria (10.8.)

Happy birthday to all - and also, belatedly, apologies to everyone whose birthdays I've already managed to miss this year - I'm notoriously bad at the social skill of birthday remembering, and can only remember this particular bunch so well because they form a remarkable cluster that happens to include several of my closest friends and both of my main betas(!).

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I got a nasty stomach bug for my own birthday, btw - started the day vomiting and spent most of the weekend recovering. (I'm fine again now.)

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Speaking of my beta and birthday-neighbour beccatoria: I've been meaning to post a vid rec here, but I wanted to do it well. As so often, that meant postponement after postponement, as I tried to find the time to write up a post detailing why exactly I think beccatoria is one of the best vidders I've had the joy of seeing work by. As I still haven't found the time, and other tasks - among them demanding ones such as starting on my thesis writing - are piling up as well, I've decided to just do a short rec instead:

This is beccatoria's vid website. It doesn't look like much, but the vids are superb. Her early work already showed great promise - in fact, already showed a level of accomplishment that many vidders never attain, with the only serious problem the sometimes poor image quality due to poor quality source material. She reached an early peak with "Jesus Walks", marrying BSG's Laura Roslin with hip hop with amazing success. I've recced that vid here before.

She's recently been vidding a lot, and making great progress. I could rec any of her recent vids - well, let's just make that: I *do* rec all of her recent vids. Particular favourites are the latest three, though. "There's a War Going On For Your Mind, Laura" is just... mind-blowing in its cleverness (and, if you've ever vidded in Windows Movie Maker, knowing that she achieved that vid in that infernal program will add another layer of mind-bogglement). It's also another successful combination of hip hop and president Roslin. "Tricks" and "Ghosts" I love (among other reasons) for their great sense of rhythm and movement - large parts of these vids play out almost like a dance, and this, for me, is one of the highest achievements in vidding.

So, go and download some of beccatoria's vids. Better yet, download all of them. There's not a single bad one among them, just mindbogglingly awesome ones and merely very good ones. *g*

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In other news: I have a due date for my thesis: January 30, 2009.

Comments

[dashan.livejournal.com]

Danke schön! :D
Und was ist das denn für ein doofer Einsatz für einen Geburtstag? Wie blöd... gute Besserung!

But... but...

[space-oddity-75.livejournal.com]

...it was your birthday on 8th August and I didn't even know! *is ashamed*

You see, I really suck at remembering birthdays, unless they're in the family (and that is just because my parents remind me about them), so I hope I'm forgiven. I feel like a bad friend, anyway. :(

So, HAPPY BELATED BIRTHDAY, darling! Better late than never, eh?

*sends virtual cake with a chocolate-covered Sam Tyler on top* ;)

Re: But... but...

[jazzymegster.livejournal.com]

I knew and completely forgot. I spent the entire day wondering whose birthday it was and not being able to remember (I came to the wrong conclusion that it was either a celeb's I didn't care about or a friend I was no longer in touch with. D'oh!)

Both of you...

[hmpf.livejournal.com]

don't worry about it. I'm the Great Forgetter of Birthdays myself, and I don't tend to blame other people for weaknesses I can easily observe in myself. *g*

And yikes, sorry for the super-late reply. Somehow the entire birthday thread completely slipped my mind in the last few weeks.

Re: Both of you...

[jazzymegster.livejournal.com]

No worries about the late reply, dude. I'm sure we both know you're busy doing other stuff.

I usually remember birthdays, but I've been pretty awful this year (although on the other hand, I've been busy with RL myself).

[dune-drd.livejournal.com]

Happy belated birthday, I tend to forget everyone's, sorry

See my reply to jazzymegster above...

[hmpf.livejournal.com]

*g*

And of course I missed yours, too. It was... err, the 20th of August? Or the 25th? Anyway, happy belated... ;-)

[dunkle-feuer.livejournal.com]

Hab dir zwar schon in meinem Journal gratuliert, aber so wie du beschäftigt bist, hast du es wahrscheinlich nicht gesehen, deswegen:

Happy belated birthday! :)

Sorry to hear that your stomach decided to go sick on you on your birthday, glad to know that it didn't seem to have lasted that long *hugs*

In other news: I have a due date for my thesis: January 30, 2009.

Uh... Congratulation?s Good luck? I'm really not sure what somebody is supposed to say when it comes to that, but seeing how hard you worked on it, I'm sure you'll do great! (and maybe once you are done with that, we both will have some time to meet? I miss talking to you!)

Hey!

[hmpf.livejournal.com]

Thanks, and sorry for the late reply.

Hmmm... considering our track record of the last few years, I think we should start planning a meeting *now*. *g*

What's the situation with you at the moment? I've dropped reading LJ again (except for very rare surprise visits to random people), so I don't know what's going on.

I'd love to plan a meeting for February... (fingers crossed that I'll actually be *done* in February, and won't have to get an extension of my deadline...) I'll have final exams starting a few months after that, but there *has* to be time for a couple of days of geeking out!

[jazzymegster.livejournal.com]

Holy crap. I forgot your birthday on the 8th. Am so sorry. Although wanted to offer you something, which I feel I owe you so, uh, late birthday present in the form of Hellblazer fic? (evidently, that's why I finished it around this time rather than any other... *g*. And you were right, it did get finished. Eventually).

And happy belated birthday wishes!

Glad you're feeling better. Shame it meant your birthday wasn't so good :( but hey, now you can make up for it? ;)

[beccatoria.livejournal.com]

Hooray for the August crop of birthdays! A great month to be born in!

I'm so sorry you were sick! At least you're feeling better now, right? Maybe you should hold yourself a belated birthday party with cake and stuff to celebrate your non-sickness?

Also, thank you very much for such a lovely recc! To be honest, looking back, there are a few in there that I think are kind of clunky, but it's nice to know that they showed early promise. ;)

And GOOD LUCK with your thesis! You have ages! You'll be fine! I have complete faith in you! I am always available for email discussions if necessary!