Wednesday, August 31, 2005
RESPITE
This week I've been working on a temp title sequence for the G4 Dr. Tran stuff in the mornings and working on another effects project in the evenings. The evening project started last week where I was also working on a different project in mornings. I've been informed that the workstation at MFX I was using to do the titles is busy this morning with "real" work (the boss being kind enough to let me use the facilities during down time) and since I don't have to work tonight, I get a break. And it is welcome.
I've been rundown lately. Part of that is the work. Part of that is worry about this and that. Part of that is not getting enough sleep. And part of that is how stupid hot it is here in Burbank as soon as the sun comes up. I swear, it's not even 9:30am and it feels like it's 90 degrees in here.
Anyway, I have some things to do to prepare for Lindsey's sister's birthday plus a few errands to run. That'll keep me busy and my restless brain occupied.
KANYE WEST'S LATE REGISTRATION
Kanye West's new album came out yesterday and although I've been happily listening to a bootleg of it for the past couple of weeks I decided to make it one of the 3 or 4 CDs I buy for the year.
Late Registration is a pretty bold sophomore album. West enlisted producer Jon Brion , known more for his work with Fiona Apple and director PT Anderson, to help him with his vision. And as is par for the course with West (and with hip hop in general), this vision is rife with contradiction. The album is both adult and adolescent, beatiful and gutter, intelligent and ridiculous, loving and crass.
Even if Kanye is an "international asshole" (his words), I'm still convinced that he's here to save hip hop from itself.
And while I was writing this, I just read somewhere that M.I.A. was supposed to appear on this album. Apparently, she declined. That makes me sad. Kanye and M.I.A. Sigh...
This week I've been working on a temp title sequence for the G4 Dr. Tran stuff in the mornings and working on another effects project in the evenings. The evening project started last week where I was also working on a different project in mornings. I've been informed that the workstation at MFX I was using to do the titles is busy this morning with "real" work (the boss being kind enough to let me use the facilities during down time) and since I don't have to work tonight, I get a break. And it is welcome.
I've been rundown lately. Part of that is the work. Part of that is worry about this and that. Part of that is not getting enough sleep. And part of that is how stupid hot it is here in Burbank as soon as the sun comes up. I swear, it's not even 9:30am and it feels like it's 90 degrees in here.
Anyway, I have some things to do to prepare for Lindsey's sister's birthday plus a few errands to run. That'll keep me busy and my restless brain occupied.
KANYE WEST'S LATE REGISTRATION
Kanye West's new album came out yesterday and although I've been happily listening to a bootleg of it for the past couple of weeks I decided to make it one of the 3 or 4 CDs I buy for the year.
Late Registration is a pretty bold sophomore album. West enlisted producer Jon Brion , known more for his work with Fiona Apple and director PT Anderson, to help him with his vision. And as is par for the course with West (and with hip hop in general), this vision is rife with contradiction. The album is both adult and adolescent, beatiful and gutter, intelligent and ridiculous, loving and crass.
Even if Kanye is an "international asshole" (his words), I'm still convinced that he's here to save hip hop from itself.
And while I was writing this, I just read somewhere that M.I.A. was supposed to appear on this album. Apparently, she declined. That makes me sad. Kanye and M.I.A. Sigh...
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