and Lo, it was done

Yes yes yes. the dvd is finally done. totally done. i don't have to figure out any more compression settings, transcode anything, or worry about timed out heap error messages. my life has become lighter.
which brings up a good question. what the hell am i going to do with all this upcoming free time? now that i'm not slaving over a hot computer and two burning hot external drives for 12 hours a day, what am i going to do?
well, it turns out that i'm going to dayton tomorrow to do an intensive improv workshop for a week. it's going to be a real nice chill change of pace. and i'm planning on doing a little journal thing everyday about how the classes are going. i'm teaching a 10-15 yr. old class in the afternoon and then an adult one in the evening. both will culminate in friday shows in the theatre where i'm teaching, which i really like. i'm planning on trying to cmoe up with an original form for the adult group and letting them premiere it friday. having a show at the end of a workshop is a good way to create closure on the learning experience. using improv skills in front of an audience especially new ones is the best way for them to become cemented. i'm a big fan of immediate feedback and the psychology of rewards and punishments for learning. seems to work well. i haven't had to put anyone in timeout yet. although i didn't get yelled at by a dude who disagreed with me during a workshop. that was interesting, and a story for another time.
i'll be staying with my grandparents in my parent's hometown (the house my dad grew up in.) yikes. talk about stability. my g-parents have been married for over 50 years i think. 50 YEARS! that's like, longer than... a lot.. of stuff. wow. so, the bonus is i get to hang out with my dad and uncle and aunt who all happen to be in dayton at the same time as me. dinner tomorrow should be cool with all the lambs from dayton and the only remaining third generation lamb who still bears the name. [no other male offspring on this side] the name must live on. i must have a son to bequeeth my lamby improv throne to. although, i hope never bequeeth anything to anyone. it sounds illegal to do that to your own family members. yuck.

ahhhhh, it feels nice to be finally done with this dvd. i'll admit there is one minor problem in the menus that i could fix but am unwilling. hardly anyone will notice. it took me a while to even notice and i've seen everything on that damn disc 12 hundred times. well, i must go. i have to pack and print some dvd labels for the discs i have been burning for the past 6 hours.

lots of improv talk on the way.

raise a glass to home dvd software and good old american hard work. they've taken me all the way to today and i like right now.

b