Snoozy McSnoozerton

Nothing exciting to report...pretty boring lately. We've started packing up some stuff in preparation for the move but since it is still down the road not much we can do. I'm sitting in class right now and it is hotter than hell in here...not sure what is going on with the HVAC system. Actually I'm being lazy this quarter...only TA'ing a class...was hoping to use the class time in which I really have nothing to do to get some writing done but it is so damn HOT in here and noisy not much is happening.

A little news on the movie front...we shot our piece for the Seattle Times 3-minute contest. I think it turned out really well. I've only seen a rough cut sans music but it made me chuckle. The next thing we are gearing up for is the Seattle's True Independent Film Festival (STIFF) in which they have another 48-Hour contest that we've entered. That shoot is May 12th through the 14th...again we'll get the requirements Friday night the 12th and have until Sunday the 14th to turn in a finished project.

That's about it.

....And The Winner Is??

Uh....that would be us!! That's right we won first place in the Maple Valley Film Festival 48-Hour Film competition. Out of 15 enteris we got first place, a $100 cash prize, a certificate and a groovy trophy. We were also interviewed by the Maple Valley Voice.

Up next the Seattle Times 3-minute film contest. There is no time limit like the 48-Hour contest so this one should be a little easier. We just have to turn it in by April 28th. The big deal with this one is that the winning film will be shown on The Seattle Times Web site, at the Seattle International Film Festival and the Fremont Outdoor Movies....so it's a pretty big deal.

Mov'in On Up!!

After three years of borderline ghetto living we're moving....YEAH!!!! Actually the place we're in now isn't too terrible awful, but it's definitely gone down hill since we moved in.

Naturally we'll be paying more for the new place...but you get what you pay for...in this case SO TRUE. The difference in the quality between the new place and old place is night and day. Possibly the best part though is the location. Currently we are in a complex that is right of the freeway...being new to the area we thought that was a good thing...turns out the noise and isolation negates any convenience. The new place is actually in a neighborhood, a real-life, walk the dog, desperate housewives neighborhood.

It is QUIET there. However, it is still close to everything....Costco is only 5 mins away (currently about 25 mins) there are parks galore, one right across the street, another a block away and yet another 1/2 mile down the road. Did I mention it's in a real-life neighborhood? What's more, if any of you have been to our current place you will remember the crazy hills, the new place NO HILLS. We could literally take off walking in any direction and stroll down quiet residential streets!!

Oh yeah....at the new place we have covered parking and a top floor unit! That's right top floor...no hillbillies above us. The main thing though is that it is SO NICE!! I'm actually still surprised they are letting us in. It's like now we live at the bingo hall and are moving into the country club. I'm telling you the place is posh, tiled entry, gorgeous fireplace, nice millwork, brushed nickel fixtures, plush carpet in living room and bedrooms, nice laminate wood floor in kitchen and bath. The entire complex has been completely remodeled, all new appliances, carpet, floors, fixtures EVERYTHING!!! We will be the first to live in this unit after the remodel.

I can't wait to move....sadly we can't until June 20th, which actually is good because our lease here doesn't expire until June 30th....but I would move tomorrow if I could. Also, the remodel won't be done until the 20th anyway...and we have plenty of time to get organized and pack and all that stuff.

I'll keep you posted as the date approaches.