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Book Review: The Facebook Diet

April 5, 2013

I’ve found myself quite behind in book reviews, so I’m going to try and catch up a little bit over the coming weeks.

A bit back, I got the book The Facebook Diet through NetGalley. Now, realize this is an e-book version, so that’s what I was looking at. I have no doubt this book would be better as a regular book because it’s filled with comics and I think color would do it better.

Still, the e-version doesn’t take away from the content.

Basically, the book, which is authored by Gemini Adams, is one to show how you might be addicted to the wonderful world of Facebook.

From the description:

A humorous gift book that takes a tongue-in-cheek look at our love of social media through a series of 50 hilarious cartoons that complete the question “You Know You’re a Facebook Addict When…?” by identifying the more idiotic, embarrassing and cringe-worthy behaviors of our social networking excess.

It’s a fun book and if you’re up for a chuckle, it’s worthy of reading. In the end, it’s also worth noting that having a sense of humor is important with a book like this.

Anyway, on with the review.

The Good

This is a fun little read and one can do it quickly. It didn’t take me too long to get through it and I got some good chuckles. The comics are pretty solid, and, there’s a lot of truths in this book.

I’d be shocked, if you have Facebook, if you didn’t look at some of these and say “Hey, that’s me!”

If you take this book for what it is, it’s worth reading. It’s a humor book that you might read more than once, or leaf through down the line to look at some of the more funny things.

The Bad

I don’t think there’s really too many bad things with this one. I don’t think it’s an over-the-top “must read,” but there’s nothing really negative about it. I had some issues with formatting on my Kindle, but keep in mind that the edition I was reading was an advanced copy, digital, and probably not finalized. Therefore, I wouldn’t hold it against the book.

Overall

I liked it. It was funny. It was quick. And in the end, I was left with a smile. That’s all I expect when I read a book like this. I’m not expecting Pulitzer Prize stuff, I want to laugh. And I did. If you are on Facebook and have a sense of humor, this is worth a read.

Rating

Rating books like these are hard to rate. While I laughed and didn’t find any notable errors, it’s not something I can give a 5-star rating to. It’s hard to even give it four stars because it’s not a gripping book — it’s a fun one. So I’d give it a 3.5 and say to take that rating with a grain of salt and realize I truly enjoyed the book, would recommend it to people with a funny bone and thought it was a nice read. But considering it took me like two hours to leaf through it and it’s something for a laugh, I have a hard time going over that.

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2013: Looking ahead

January 4, 2013

I don’t make resolutions.

I’ve always found many New Year’s resolutions are made in a drunken stupor or something along those lines. Maybe it’s something one has planned to set as a resolution, but they all seem to be the same thing, anyway.

Over the years, I’ve tried to do things like resolutions. More time at the gym. Eat better. Do this. Do that. Turns out it’s just like most people — it never happens.

Each year, I try and make goals, however.

In my eyes, the difference is with goals, you have something to aim for. With resolutions, it’s a lifestyle change almost.

I also try and keep most of my goals somewhat realistic. I won’t say I will drop 100 pounds in 2013. Would I love to drop a whole heap of weight? Sure. But knowing how much I lost in 2012 (about 20 pounds) and how my pants no longer fit (which is a good thing), I try and keep goals a little more on the realistic side.

For example, I would never say I am going to try and go to the gym 4-5 times per week as I know, come April or May, I’d just stop or really slow down.

So, without further delay, I give to you my top-five goals for 2013. Hopefully, they’ll all be met.

1. A job

Yes, this is goal No. 1 in every way shape or form. Come this February, it will be two years I’ve been without a job. And if I’ve reached the end of my unemployment benefits, I’m going to be tapping into the final funds as I refer to them — retirement, small savings etc. It’s what I have to do to survive. Talk about living close to the chest — it will be what I have to do.

I continue to send applications out at a pretty quick pace. Some require some in-depth stuff, others are filling out an online form and attaching a resume. Either way, I need a job. I realize many Americans — and people throughout the world — are in the same situation. So hopefully I can find something soon.

 2. Complete the HooHaa 52

Photo challenges are a lot of fun. However, last year was not good for me completing these challenges. I failed at both the second go of the HooHaa 52 and my second attempt at a 365 (well, 366 last year) project.

This year, I’m being a little different — I am only doing the HooHaa 52. In that group, there’s a new theme each week. I think I can handle that. Even if I take on other challenges — blogging, reading etc., a one photo-per-week challenge should not be too difficult.

I look forward to looking back on this challenge to see a year in photos.

3. Read more (25 or more books)

In 2012, I got away from reading books. That’s too bad, too, as I really enjoy it. Especially with the Kindle and how easy it is. Sometimes, I just don’t want to sit down and read. Other times, I am just too lazy to do so.

So, I’ve jumped into a reading challenge (as some of you may have noticed in yesterday’s post) and I’m going to push myself to read at least 25 books this year. Reality is, I should be able to average about a book every week or week and a half, so I’d like to think I could get 40 in. That being said, 25 is a realistic goal. I’ve also joined a few sites where books are given to bloggers to review. I like that as it will not only help me fulfill my reading goal, but it will also allow me to have things to write about on the blog. I like writing book reviews, so having 25-40 days worth of posts based on that wouldn’t upset me one bit.

4. Transform my blog

This goal has more than one part, hence why I’ll go with the generic “transform” in the goal title.

Over the next year, I’d like to transform the blog to have a little bit of what I’ve wanted for a long time. So, to do this, I need to do the following:

  • Have a full re-design of the blog with a custom theme (I know who I want to do it, once I can afford it)
  • Blog at least 10 in-depth pieces
  • Continue Snapshot Saturday and Soundless Sunday
  • Have at least one Foto Friday per month
  • Find some other fun things to gain readers/networking (food things, games, fun stuff)
  • Try and post at least 25 times per month, at a minimum

This won’t all be easy. But, this blog is near and dear to me. I’ve been blogging some version of A ‘lil HooHaa since June 2005 and I want to see it continue for as long as I can.

4A. Visit more blogs

I put this as a 4A because it’s kind of part of transforming my blog.

If I want to get more readers and network with other bloggers, I need to make it so I visit and read more. Comment more. See what others are doing. There are some fantastic bloggers out there and I’d like to read them more. Therefore, I need to make some time to read more of them. In time, once I fulfill Goal 1, I hope to get myself some sort of a tablet — such as an iPad. Once I do that,  I think surfing for other blogs will be easier as I’ll be more apt to do it when lounging.

Still, before that happens, I need to do some things to get myself into the habit. I think I need to clear my Google Reader and start from scratch, using that as my homepage and trying to keep tabs on blogs a lot more.

5. Be happy

I know, I know, this seems like a cop-out goal. I assure you, it’s not.

The past two years have been two of the hardest I’ve ever had. During the time of being unemployed, I’ve watched a lot of things happen. Friends have become overly successful, have families and such. Other people in my industry keep going up. All the while, I apply for jobs and continually get looked over.

It sucks.

I’m happy as hell for friends and family doing well, but it’s also hard because I feel 20 steps behind. I look at the future, too, wondering what it will hold. The majority of the people I know or hang out with have never been through this. And I appreciate all the kind words and deeds they have given, but it’s still hard.

I haven’t been happy. I try and put on a good face. I can enjoy certain things. But in the overall scheme, I’m not happy. So I need to find personal happiness. I know what I need to do that, and it starts with Goal 1. That starts the healing process, per say. As that happens, other things start to turn around and, in time, I hope the happiness will follow and I’ll be able to really start enjoying life once again.

In the end, these goals are ones I think I can conquer in 2013. I hope, anyway. Though No. 1 is the most important at this time, the one I truly want to accomplish is No. 5. If that happens, everything else will hopefully fall into place.

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Filed Under: blogging, Books, challenges, My world, Photography Tagged With: 2013 goals, books, challenges, goals, hoohaa 52, new year goals, new year resolutions, Reading, reading challenges, resolutions

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Another challenge? Why not? Read all about it!

January 3, 2013

I admit it — I’m a sucker for a good challenge.

Especially one that gives you some blog fodder.

I was doing some rounds yesterday, catching up on some blog reading and trying to find a few more. I stopped by a blog I hadn’t been to in a while and saw this person was taking part in an interesting challenge — a book one.

Another challenge, you say? Sure. Let’s get reading. (photo courtesy blueprint on MorgueFile)

Basically, for the Artful Readers Club, you need to read one book a month and blog a review. Oh, and you have to do some sort of an artsy thing with it. This is where I am a tad worried.

See, I’m not always artistic or crafty. So becoming inspired by the book I’ve just read to make some sort of art might not be the easiest thing.

From the rules:

It can be anything, a painting, a journal page, a card, a collage, a tag, a sketch, a stamped piece…anything at all…and YES digital work is welcome too.

I’ll likely be looking to think of something in a photographic realm. Maybe a drawing of some sort (it won’t be that good). We’ll see where the year takes me in regard to the reading and the art.

I contacted the leader of the challenge as it was past the Jan. 1 deadline. But, it’s still open, I was told. So I’m going to throw my hat into the ring.

To do so, I’m supposed to commit to at least six titles in this post, preferably 12.

Let’s face it — I’ve got a bunch of books on my Kindle and several on my Amazon wish list I have wanted to read. Hopefully this will be the push I need to get them read. On the last Friday of each month, I’ll come back and post my review of the book and some sort of art as well.

The review — easy.

The art — there’s the challenge.

Hopefully this challenge will really push me and my creative side a bit more. Truth is, I need it right now with everything going on in my world. I’ll see what I can come up with.

Without further ado, here are the books for this 2013 challenge (these are in no particular order):

  1. One Shot at Forever: A Small Town, an Unlikely Coach, and a Magical Baseball Season (Chris Ballard)
  2. 101 Things To Do Before The Apocalypse (Jon Hanson)
  3. Sheltered (Emily Harper)
  4. Royal Flush (Scott Bartlett)
  5. Cold Crossover (Tom Kelly)
  6. The Tourist Killer (FC Etier)
  7. The Hidden Language of Baseball: How Signs and Sign Stealing Have Influenced the Course of Our National Pastime (Paul Dickson)
  8. Jaywalking with the Irish (David Monagan)
  9. Just a Minor Perspective: Through the Eyes of a Minor League Rookie (Eric Pettis)
  10. Round Ireland with a Fridge (Tony Hawks)
  11. The Bullpen Gospels (Dick Hayhurst)
  12. Forrest Gump (Winston Groom)

That last one is one I’ve wanted to read for a long time. Being it’s one of my favorite movies of all time, I’m told the book is way different. I always like to compare, but usually with the book first and the move after. I look forward to reading that one.

There are several baseball-related books on this list, too. I’ve had these on an Amazon wish list for a long time and this is the push I’ll need to read them.

A library? Dewey … what system? Cards? (photo courtesy click on MorgueFile)

Some of these books I have on the Kindle already, others I purchased last night. There’s one that I’ll have to <gasp> read in an actual hard copy as there is no Kindle version! And … imagine this … through a library!

I feel like it’s the 1980s or something.

In all reality, my goal is to read 25 books this year. I have my eyes on several more. I’ll be keeping tabs of each of those on Goodreads. If you are a member there, feel free to add me. There is also a book reading challenge there one can join and it keeps track of the books you read, which is cool. I’ve seen people with goals upward of 100 books this year.

I am impressed with people who choose to read that many books … and it is somewhat amazing. I’ll keep to the goal of 25.

Above, I posted the 12 I am doing for this challenge. But, to keep myself on mark, I’m going to post a tentative list of other books I like to conquer and read this year. Note that this can change/be added to etc. based on books that come out over the course of the year. Also, many of these are kind of pricey on Amazon, so I’ll have to see how many are able to be lent out and how many I think are worth the price. I’ll also keep tabs in hopes of a couple of them coming down in price.

Nonetheless, here’s the rest of my “list.”

  • Wiffle Ball: The Ultimate Guide (Michael Hermann)
  • Wiffle Ball Summer: The Ride of the Elmoron (Geoffrey Arthur Drewyor)
  • The Legend of Bagger Vance (Steven Pressfield)
  • The Joy of Keeping Score: How Scoring the Game Has Influenced and Enhanced the History of Baseball (Paul Dickson)
  • American Gypsy: A Memoir (Oksana Marafioti)
  • Escape (Carolyn Jessop)
  • The Search for God and Guinness: A Biography of the Beer that Changed the World (Stephen Mansfield)
  • Yes, Chef: A Memoir (Marcus Samuelsson)
  • Fifty Sides of the Beach Boys: The Songs that Tell Their Story (Marc Dillon)
  • Pint-Sized Ireland: In Search of the Perfect Guinness (Evan McHugh)
  • Guinness: Celebrating 250 Remarkable Years (Paul Hartley)
  • Surviving the Mob: A Street Soldier’s Life Inside the Gambino Crime Family (Dennis Griffin)
  • CHOKEHOLD: Pro Wrestling’s Real Mayhem Outside the Ring (Jim Wilson)
  • Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream (H.G. Bissinger)
  • The Match: The Day the Game of Golf Changed Forever (Mark Frost)
  • Ball Four (Jim Bouton)

I hope to make a good dent in this list. I also have a bunch of Kindle Singles I want to tackle, but they usually can be read in one to two sittings. It’s a good transition from one bigger book to another — having that longer story/novelette in between.

I definitely need to read more books, so I’m glad I happened to read about this challenge. It should also challenge my artistic side and I’ll have to see what I can come up with. I have an idea for the baseball books… but I need to think about other things, too.

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Book review: The Following Contest is a Dark Match

September 28, 2012

As a fan of professional wrestling, most books I find on the market for that genre are real-life accounts from current or former wrestlers. There’s the occasional tell-all book from somebody who used to be in the business, too.

There’s not a ton of fiction about the sport that’s worth reading, however. That is one of the main reasons I am skeptical when I see fictional books on the profession, especially ones without any feedback on places such as Amazon. But it’s also a reason my interest piques, as I like seeing the fictional stories about the profession.

I found The Following Contest is a Dark Match for the Kindle and it was listed at fewer than 120 pages. It had a story that seemed interesting and the 99-cent price made this a perfect Kindle grab.

For the most part, I wasn’t disappointed.

The book is based on the life of Kevin Davidson, a decent, at best, independent wrestler out of North Carolina. He has a beautiful girlfriend who has money and seemingly worships him and he works as this wrestler, trying to make his dream come true. He’s a believable character, especially if you know any independent wrestlers. I know several (who I am working on some writing projects with) and the way author Chris Shore paints the picture is an pretty accurate portrayal of life on the independent circuit.

How is that?

The pay (if any) stinks, the crowds are small and the reality of making it to a place like the WWE is slim, at best.

Shore builds Davidson’s character and soon we realize that Davidson is mediocre at best. So much so that he attempts a move during a match that the promoter had specifically told him not to do. He botches it and nearly kills himself. But from that comes some sort of psychic power. He sees his future and it’s not so great.

The rest of the book helps build things a bit, showing how this lifestyle can explode quickly.

As normal, I don’t want to give away the full story here. So, I’ll let the Amazon page description tell you enough to hopefully get you hooked:

After a fall while wrestling that knocks him unconscious, Kevin awakes to find that he has psychic abilities, including clairvoyance, ESP, and the ability to see the future.

Kevin finds that having these powers can be both a blessing and a curse. As his new powers drag him into a life he never imagined, he must decide to help a young boy whose future is very dark, while trying to reconcile the truth of his first vision: if he continues to wrestle, he will be killed in the ring.

I can say that it was a pretty interesting read. I got through it in about two days and the ending is pretty solid. It also leaves the door open for future books and from reading the author’s website, it sounds like this will be a series of books. Therefore, the beginning of this book will likely eventually make even more sense in future books.

The Good

Shore tells a pretty solid story. Kevin Davidson is a believable and, for the most part, a likable character. You can really connect with him — especially if you know anybody who is a professional wrestler. He wants to make it big, but he’s like so many other independent wrestlers trying to make it — battling a serious uphill climb where the reality of making it big is likely going to end in a slide back down the hill.

The other big characters — his girlfriend Julie, her father, his best friend and his co-wrestler — are all built well. You can see them and feel their emotions. The key in a good book to me is good character building and I think Shore succeeds in that.

The actual story line is different. It’s not something I would normally read. But having that sort of thing differentiates this book from others. Shore does a good job at selling it and the reader can tell there was some care in building this story.

One of the best things I liked about the book was the “wrestling talk.” Using terms like babyface, heel, kayfabe and putting somebody over gives the book the feel of wrestling. Even better, for non-wrestling fans, there’s a glossary to help with the terms. For wrestling fans, I think something like this is better because we don’t have to see terms worked around for the non-fans.

The Bad

As many of you know, one of my pet peeves in books are grammatical and/or spelling errors. The book was pretty clean, but there were three glaring mistakes later in the book that made me cringe.

At one point, there was a “were their” instead of “where their.” The were/where issue happened one more time, that I saw. And then there was a point where a character was saying “hi” or noting it, and it was spelled “high.”

Being that I only paid 99 cents for the book, I wasn’t to the point where I fully flipped. But these are the little things that my eyes always seem to catch.

There were a couple plot spots where I thought things were a little rushed and could have used a little more in detail and explanation. The ending, too, seemed a little rushed. I thought the scene itself could have been played up a little bit more. I like how Shore wrote the actual ending because it gives the reader the chance to think about what happened and make their own conclusions and it also allows that cliffhanger for the next book. But, I thought the events leading into it could have been a little deeper, thus making the ending a bit more punchy.

Overall thoughts

In the end, I enjoyed this book and will look forward to the next installment of the series. The plot is good and I think, for the most part, Shore does a very good job in telling the story. It’s a quick read, too. I like when I get into a book and finish it quickly because it means it’s a topic I enjoy and a story I’m getting into. In total, it took about three to three and a half hours for me to read, but it was a nice read.

If you are a wrestling fan, I’d definitely encourage you to snag this book and give it a read. Though non-wrestling fans might not like it as much, I’d say some still will like it because the characters are strong and the story is good. Give it a try — you never know.

Rating

This book was pretty solid. The spelling mistakes I caught do bother me, but if it’s somebody doing his own publishing, I have a hard time going too nuts about it. I’m sure if I ever finish the books I’m working on and have to go something away from traditional publishing, people will catch an error or two as well. It happens. Still, I always count these things in the ratings. The end result for me with this book was a solid read, with a good story and characters, mixed in with a few holes and errors. I’d rate it somewhere between a 3.5 – 4 out of 5 stars.

On the web

See more about Shore at his website. You can also find him on Twitter.

If you are interested in purchasing The Following Contest is a Dark Match, follow this link.

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Book review: The Best Way – El Camino de Santiago

July 24, 2012

Allow me to preface this review by saying that I am a huge fan of Bill Walker’s storytelling and how he weaves a book about hiking together. I’ve also found Bill to be quite an engaging fellow as I’ve written about him on this blog before, both with book reviews and a story I did about him and hiking long distance.

I didn’t hate his latest book by any means. In fact, it was through him that I first discovered what the heck the El Camino de Santiago was. Without doing the story about him, I might not know much about this hike, outside of the 2010 film The Way, which starred Martin Sheen.

Still, when doing book reviews, I like to be as honest as possible.

There were moments during my reading of The Best Way: El Camino de Santiago where I grumbled about it and wondered if I would plod through. Too, there were times when the book breezed by and captured my attention and imagination like Walker’s past books. The fact that there were parts that made me feel fully opposite of others made this a maddening read.

The Good

One thing I like about Walker’s books are how well he describes things. He takes basic things and makes them sound wonderful. His descriptions of the people he meets on his jaunts make you feel like you are there standing next to him and seeing these people.

The way he writes about all the little towns and places he stays and eats is very strong. When I finished this book, I had a great feel of this trip and what a person must go through to do this hike. And, if you’ve read other Walker-written books, you’ll know that you will know all about the hike when the book is finished, which is more than I can say for some other hiking books I’ve read.

Walker’s style is easy to get into. It’s conversational and you can feel like he’s telling you a story. When dealing with things such as long-distance hikes, that’s important. The reason being? Most of us won’t do a long-distance hike, so to get the full feel of what one has to go through on these hikes.

Walker is colorful, truthful and doesn’t ever really hold back punches, which I fully appreciate.  It’s nice to get a story that tells the truth of the hike, whether it be good or bad.

The one big thing Walker has done here? He’s made me really want to think about doing this hike. I’ve often thought about wanting to do a long-distance hike, but I also realized that the Appalachian Trail or Pacific Crest Trail likely wouldn’t be in my future. The El Camino has a lot more meaning to it, in my eyes, and it’s something I’ll definitely be researching.

The Bad

I don’t speak Spanish.

That also means that I don’t read Spanish. For those who do, kudos. But I can’t and don’t.

There are parts of this book where Walker writes his conversations that he held in Spanish. I fully respect that he can speak, write and understand that language. And there are times when he translated what he said. But, there were also times he didn’t.

All it takes is in the beginning to note that many conversations were in Spanish. I don’t have to visually see it to be able to imagine it. In fact, it makes it harder for me to continue because it makes the reading choppy and not very enjoyable. One thing I’ve always believed is by making a reader stop and scratch their head when reading, you risk losing them.

I was almost lost.

In Walker’s previous two books, I flew through them in a few days. This one took a while. Mainly because when I hit these Spanish speaking parts or something else, I’d drift off and stay away for a day or so.

The other thing is the history lessons. Look, I love history. It was always a favorite in high school and college and I often took elective classes because of this. And I don’t mind reading about history.

But there were times where Walker went deeply into history and it took up a chapter at a time. I don’t want all of that. Personally, I’d want to see it in a shorter version. Books like this are ones I get for the stories about the trip. The people, the events, everything else. I appreciate some of the history, especially because of how long and how historical this hike is. But there were times where it seemed like it was being forced to me more than intertwined with the story of Walker’s hike.

Other may see it fully differently, and I respect that.

Overall thoughts

This was a good read for the most part.

As I noted earlier in the review, I like Walker’s style and his storytelling is some of the best I’ve read when it comes to long-distance hiking and I’ve read quite a few books about the subject.

Still, it wasn’t perfect.

Of the three Walker books I’ve read, this is probably my least favorite overall, yet it’s probably my second favorite in regard to subject. There are parts of this one that really made me think it was going to outdo his other books, but then parts where I wanted to close the book and move on.

If you are a fan of Walker’s writing, I would highly encourage you to grab a copy and read it. If you are a long-distance hiking fan or have interest in the El Camino, again, grab a copy.

I’m not sure this book will be something everyone would enjoy, but it’s still worth the read as Walker gives you a good look at the El Camino, it’s history and what it’s like to go through the hike.

Rating

This book was, for the most part, a solid read. It had some downs, but more ups. I know most major sites won’t give half-stars, but that’s their choice, not mine. For this review, I’ll give the book a solid 3.5 stars and highly encourage people to read it.

On the web

See more about Walker at his website.

If you are interested in purchasing The Best Way or any of Walker’s books, feel free to click on any of these links:

  • The Best Way: El Camino de Santiago (book or Kindle)
  • Skywalker: Highs and Lows on the Pacific Crest Trail (book or Kindle) (My original review)
  • Skywalker: Close encounters on the Appalachian Trail (book or Kindle) (My original review)

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Life is good. My dog. Good beer. Photography. Baseball. Hockey. Blogging. Take care of yourself. You're the only one who can control that. #isles #ringthebell

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I rarely sit on a window seat when flying, but both flights today had open spots, so two of us could comfortably be in a three-seat row. Sat next to the window to do some photos/video and got some nice shots. Flying still amazes me. @SouthwestAir #Southwest #Flying #Airplane

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Dog that learned to play connect four. But didn't learn sportsmanship

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Absolute rollercoaster of a sequence

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When these boxes come, there usually some excitement. But this one ... is the ultimate unboxing! 

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I hate being in front of the camera, but also realize sometimes it's not the worst thing in the world. So, I'm getting better with it. Week 4's theme was all about us and having us in front of the camera, so I tried to come up with a creative way to do it. 

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The theme for Week 3 of the 52-week video challenge was "Show your process of making something." Alas, I didn't get the time to do what I wanted to do, so I attacked something I filmed over the summer that I kept putting off. 

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