There is a lot to report on, friends. Let's run down the list!
- My short film has been renamed "Souled," which fits the theme and style of the film much better than the long-standing working title Dream House.
- "Souled" is moving right along in postproduction. I'm in the process of hiring a composer, and I've secured a fantastic sound mix man and a color correction guy. The edit is allllmost picture lock... We're very close! Also the poster is well on its way. That will appear here and everywhere else I can post it as soon as it is ready.
- Another dream is about to become a reality! I'm headed back to Korea this September to make a pilgrimage to my former town of residence and to the holy sites of the Catholic Korean martyrs. And yes, I'm going to make a film about the experience. The project formerly known as "Korea Dreambus" is being resurrected...appropriately as a Catholic pilgrimage film. Much more on that in the coming weeks!
- Learning Korean again! I have a book, my flashcards, and a conversation partner lined up. I can do it! 할 수 있다!
- I'm now working solely as a staff writer at the paper, and I'm looking for freelance work to replace the circulation coordinator/administrive work that I'd been doing since last summer. This is huge. I realized after my birthday this year that I need to be done living the backup plan. So here we go! Filmmaking, writing, and other creative work.
- After a few days of hot summer in the middle of spring, we are back to spring, for which I'm glad, and so are my tender young plants this season.
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| Lamb's ear plants rescued from bulldozed scrubby woods |
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| Dianthus |
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Cherry tomatoes from seed, grand babies from
my brother's garden 2 years ago |
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Green peppers grown from seeds that came
from one of my nephew's plants a few seasons ago |
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Lavender up front. Behind the flag are wildflowers and cosmos,
and behind that is coneflower -- all back from last year. |
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| Herbs! |
