Where Have I Been?
Well, it has been nearly a month since I last posted on the good ‘ole faithful blog and for my loyal readers (all one of you) I apologize. Since my last ramblings I visited the family for Thanksgiving and my boy Shem went with me. I think he had a good time getting to spend thanksgiving with a bunch of country folks and eating the food from some women who really know how to cook (thanks mom, aunts, and grandma)!!!
Since Friday, I’ve been gearing up at church for our annual Christmas production. Each year, our church puts on a unique program, written by a very talented member of our church. This affords us the opportunity for something to be the first time anyone has seen the material and the presentation. From a shear production/show standpoint this is awesome! It also allows us to custom tailor the gospel presentation to hopefully reach as many individuals as possible.
This year I have the privilege of serving as the lighting director. This of course means a new toy that Jason gets to play with :-D. I’m such a nerd but that’s probably not new to any of my friends. I get to play with the Flying Pig Hog III IPC digital lighting console.
This bad boy allows me to program and control all the theatrical lights that we rented from a local company. This thing has touch screens tons of buttons and faders . . . just makes a nerd smile :-). In addition, two of my lights have full movement control along with color and gobo change. This is where I can use the cool blue glowing ball (seen below) to start wheeling those bad boys around! At one point in the show I actually get to freely move lights around for effect . . . WEEEEEEEE!
Ok, I guess that is enough nerd talk. I should probably get back to writing the final exam for my students.