The Adventures of a Digital Sensei
Even people who know me would be surprised to find out that I have a serious love hate relationship with technology. The constant need to stay up to date created by new equipment apps and languages can be overwhelming and tiring. How it is the same constant process of development, and the ways in which these new tools impact our lives, that I also love.
It blows my mind how easy it is for 10 friends in different parts of the city, country, and globe to get together on a Saturday afternoon.
This year continues to have me reconnecting with old friends and loved ones. I had a great weekend in Orlando celebrating the birthday of my boy Ice. The only downside of the trip was that my boy Des couldn’t make it.
I have to thank his wife Lex for setting everything up and bringing us all together again! She flew us down, put us up at the crib, and even made sure that we had the best seats in the house during the Orlando Magic game. Which I must add was hysterical because after I stopped playing basketball I kinda lost all interest in the game. However during this sabbatical I have watched more basketball than I have in years. And court side seats are making me start to rethink my position. Ice hit the jackpot when he married her! We gotta all get together again before I have to back to work!
Continue reading “Birthday surprise in Orlando”My wife talked me into skipping part of the 3rd day of the NY Comic Con in order to do something together as a couple. So I got up at 5:30am to drive two hours to Woodstock, NY to run in a fuggin’ Wine Festival Half Marathon. A WINE FESTIVAL! I hate wine. She is running the half while I am running the 5k. I haven’t trained or run like this in years. Pray that the spirit of Batman watches over
The last few months have been an extremely stressful but yet amazing period. I seriously injured my leg training for a martial arts related documentary I am filming, had reconstructive surgery on my knee, watched in nervous anticipation as my daughter waited to receive college acceptance letters, and celebrated both my daughter’s 18th birthday and 23 years with my wife. However the most joyous and nerve racking experience of this time was closing on a new apartment.
Much to the annoyance of family and friends I have been referring to our new home as stately Wayne Manor!
#theblackbrucewayne #becomingbrucewayne #brucewaynebegins
This week the New York Cine gang and I talk about the documentary, Dawg Fight, which looks at the world of unsanctioned backyard boxing matches. We also discuss the Norwegian disaster movie, The Wave, and Continue reading “New York Cine Radio: Dawg Fight and the Wave”
My rotator cuff injury got worked on today by my acupuncturist. I have been having shoulder pains for a few months now and it was getting to the point where I had to do something. I figured I would look into alternative therapies like acupuncture. And yes, it really does work. Well, at least it works if your practitioner knows what they are doing. Luckily mine does. I am feeling pretty good! My shoulder feels much better after only a couple of sessions. My practitioner is named Lisa Sumption and I would definitely recommend her. It was relatively painless. And keep in mind that I am a person that absolutely hates needles.
The new episode of the New York Cine Radio Podcast is up. Melanie Hope, my old buddy from college, rolled through the podcast tonight to promote her upcoming documentary. I hadn’t seen Mel since maybe a year or two after I graduated. It was great to catch up and hear what she has been up to over the years.
Her film is called Grounders (http://groundersdocumentary.com) and focuses on a Brooklyn based softball league and the lives of the women that take the field. In addition to talking Continue reading “New York Cine: Softball and Grounders”
This is my boy’s first pass at shooting and editing his own skate video. He wants to get sponsored as an amateur skater and he figures that creating a promotional video is a great start. I had already given him a copy of Sony Vegas Movie Studio Suite, the video editing software that I recommend to people starting out. So he took a few of my low profile cameras and captured video of his skating runs around different parts of the city.
It had been a few months since I last saw him skate and it was shocking to see how much better he had become in such a short amount of time. My knees hurt just looking at most of the jumps and tricks he is now rocking. However what really impressed me was how good I the video was for a first timer. His use of wide angle shots and effective movement really added to the overall production value.
Now if he can just keep from breaking his @$$ again I will be happy.
