Mister Rabbit on Uncovering Oklahoma
I’ve released Uncovering Oklahoma’s documentary video on Mister Rabbit this evening. The video is part of Episode 6: Shades of Fashion. Instead of showcasing several places all in one video, I’m releasing each segment as its own video. It was Sasha’s idea. I was kind of sort of thinking about maybe doing it, but she pushed for it. The title credits are actually the same from episode five. Sasha wanted to keep them consistent while I wanted to make something unique for the video. We both had been edited it since 10 am and wanted it to be done with anyway. I will work on a new title credit sequence tomorrow for Violet Avenue Boutique. :-) I’ve been meaning to make a new sequence anyway because I was never truly happy with one.
Anyway, the Mister Rabbit video is out. I updated the Uncovering Oklahoma Facebook page with a bunch of pictures that I took while we were there yesterday. Tomorrow, Sasha and I are going to finish the Violet Avenue Boutique segment and release that too. I know, I filmed them back in December and we’re just getting around to editing it. The segment will get done tomorrow though! We also may work on the Holiday Family Jam video too. We’ll just have to see what happens.
Later in the week I’m going to film another place with Ali. I’m not sure where yet. I’ve been trying to get an interview with Papa’s Leather Barn, but they have yet to reply. I am going to contact the people at Collective Thread and see if they can do something Friday or Saturday morning. I really would like to get Blue 7, however, the only times they can do interviews, none of us can.
Okay, I’ve been working on the show all day today, so go check it out and tell your friends.
Read MoreSaturday’s Adventures
In conjunction with sharing all of my new experiences, I’m going to list my dealings on the fantastic day that I had Saturday.
Morning: With Sasha, we got breakfast at Perana Bread, which I’ve had before, but at a location I hadn’t visited. I had the Ciabatta Breakfast Sandwich with bacon, egg, and cheese. It was yummy. I think I may have tried it before though. Afterwards, I took Sasha to get coffee at Starbucks. The only thing I got there was some advice that one my tires looked a bit low on air.
Film: After breakfast and we headed to Mister Rabbit, which I’ve been there before and I like the store. We interviewed the owner, Keri Marie Monier, for Uncovering Oklahoma’s fashion episode.
Lunch: We went to the Chinese restaurant, Grand House, along Classen. I tried some steamed pork and shrimp things… Yeah… They were out of the items I asked to try. The pork was okay. The shrimp was too mushy. The whole experience was just awkward as I didn’t know what was what and what to expect. If I went with someone who could explain things better for me, I bet I would’ve enjoyed it more.
Air: I filled my low tire with air! New experience! I had Sasha run inside the 7-11 that I was getting the free air from and get me one of their Chocolate Chocolate Chip Muffins since I was kind of hungry after lunch. The muffin was good. I don’t believe I had one of their muffins before.
Edit: After filling my tire with air, we came back to my place and edited the footage from Mister Rabbit. We didn’t finish, but it did get captured and Sasha started writing the script.
Dinner: At about six, we went to dinner at the Prohibition Room with Ali and Whitney. This place was new as well. I had a grilled cheese, which was delicious and was done differently from every other grilled cheese sandwiches I’ve ate. We left in a hurry at 7:50 for our next adventure…
Night: Ali, Sasha, Whitney, and I drove to the Ghostlight Theatre Club (new place) and watched an OKC Improv show (new experience). I had made reservations for the four of us to see Everybody and Their Dog and Cueless perform at the 8 p.m. show. The show lasted until about 10 p.m. (running about an hour an half). Tickets were $10 a person, which I covered. The performances were hilarious. Sasha ended up leaving after Everybody and Their Dog to meet up with her friends. At the end of the show, they made an offer to catch the night’s second 10 p.m. show with Comedian Brad Chad Porter and The Closers for half price. I discussed the offer over with Ali and Whitney and we decided to stay for it. Ali bought me a Corona, again never had one before, which I felt tasted worse the more I drank it as it got warmer and warmer. My leg started to jitter during the show and that was annoying… Not sure why that happened. I drank a sprite (totally not new) and that calmed it down a bit. When we got up after the show, I was fine.
We left the theatre at 11:30. We thought about going to Bricktown for a bit, but Whitney was tried, so Ali and Whitney went home as did I. Anyway, the whole day was just awesome although a bit expensive. I’m not sure what else to say about my day, but I really could enjoy doing this sort of thing more often. If I can get a sponsor for Uncovering Oklahoma, I’m totally going to have more days like this, trying and visiting all sorts of new things and places.
Read MoreNew Layout
It’s a new year, so it’s time for some new content around here. For starters, I put up a new layout for this web site. Like it? The theme is OnTheGo by Elegant Themes, which I also use his Glow theme for the Uncovering Oklahoma site. A pretty good use of $20 I say.
I know I haven’t been writing on here much. However, I thought of something interesting I could start writing here. Every pay period, I make it a point to try, eat, go, or do something new. It’s something I’ve been doing for awhile. I think I started doing this shortly after I moved out on my own. Anyway, I’m going to blog about the new things I’ve tried. I’ll start soon with some of the recent items I’ve tried. It’s late and I wanted to get this new layout up at least.
Read MoreSecond Wind
I visited the volunteered ran coffee shop, Second Wind, last Friday to film a segment on it for Uncovering Oklahoma. Watch the video to see volunteer Josh explain Second Wind followed by interviews and clips of Sean Barker, Joe Hopkins, and John Calvin and the Tin Canyon Band. However, as a special treat, I have two full length performances from the show Friday night. Watch Joe Hopkins play “Reaching” and Sean Barker play “Build It Up”.
This friday, I will be at the Holiday Music Jam in Tulsa for Uncovering Oklahoma so next week I’ll have videos from that adventure. Then the week after that I should be done with the sixth episode.
Well, that’s the coolest thing I’ve done recently. I mainly just wanted to share those videos.
Read MoreGrooving with Robots in the City
It’s been too long, but Episode 5 of my travel show, Uncovering Oklahoma, has been released. In this episode, we visit Kamp’s for Robotic Wednesdays, Groovy’s for some funky times, and Paradise City where they’re not responsible for one night stands. The episode runs at about 15 minutes. If you want to learn about some great places to dance in the city that are outside of the Bricktown area, this episode is for you. By the way, for this episode the bloopers play at the end during the credits.
Not only is Episode 5 finally online, but the Uncovering Oklahoma site sports a glowing new look. Though, it’s what’s on the inside that really matters, right? So there’s also some new content in the Date Guide. I didn’t post that deals section as need deals to have a deals section.
We are already working on our next episode, which is dedicated to the metro’s fashion shops. Sasha is going through a bit of rough patch right now, so will start filming in awhile. We had planned to have a production meeting yesterday, but her father had to go to the ER.
Now, go watch the latest episode, tell your friends about the series (especially if they are rich and want to sponsor my show), and visit some of the places I’ve uncovered for you.
Read MoreEpisode 5 Preview
I am almost done with episode five, “Grooving with Robots in the City,” for Uncovering Oklahoma. We need to record some narration for some of the segments and trim up interviews. In the meantime, here’s the full interview Sasha did over at Groovy’s since a ton of people are waiting to see her in action. We should have the full episode up next week, which we include two more places along with the bloopers.
Today Sasha and I went out to some businesses to promote the show. For the first time, we sported our sweet new name badges I created.
I have also started to write down some bits for a new TV series that I may produce in the future. Nothing more I can say about it since it’s still in the early stages.
Read MoreA Bit Shaken
Let’s get matters up to speed here. Uncovering Oklahoma has a new co-host, Sasha Denkinska. She’s super great. We’ve done an interview together at Groovy’s for the nightlife episode we’re still working on. I plan to wrap up that episode next week. There is a Halloween guide over at the Uncovering Oklahoma web site which includes an interview we did at Ultimate Terrors. I got some ideas in mind for the Uncovering Oklahoma web site that I’m going to run by the hosts. When I release the fifth episode, the whole site may get a new look and some new sections as we’ll be gunning for a sponsor. Yay! Wish me luck or better yet, tell your friends about the show.
Let’s see, what else. I’ve started work on a new book. It’s actually a non-fiction book. Yeah, I thought I would never write something serious, but hey, I thought I would never be doing the things that I’m currently doing in my life. The book is currently called, My Adventures While Making a Travel Show. As the title implies, it’s about the lessons I’ve learned, people I’ve met, and adventures I’ve had while producing the Uncovering Oklahoma series. One of my recent encounters was with a film crew that travels the country documenting, um, girls that have gone wild. It was a brief, but interesting, encounter. After meeting them, I realized that my crew totally needs name badges (or lanyards as Office Depot calls them), so I’ve created a design. I just need to get photos of everyone and get their thoughts on the ID’s design. I will also make a Film Crew t-shirt for myself that way I’ll have a more official appearance. I got the design made, but again, I want Ali and Sasha’s feedback before it’s finalized.
Now, I’m going to talk about something rather personal that got me a bit shaken up. I stumbled upon one of my ex-girlfriend’s, Carol Anne, on a dating site. We had actually meet online about a year ago on another site. I didn’t recognize her at first until I started reading her profile. I had looked at the pictures first, saw that she was cute and had a TARDIS cake, so I was like, sweet, and then I jumped back to her profile to read about her before sending her a message. When I saw the part about her job, it hit me. It shook me up a bit when I realized it was her. I’ve totally moved on from her obviously, but it was still weird. I am glad she broke up with me because in the whole grand scheme of things, I wouldn’t be the person I am today if we were still together. For starters, I wouldn’t be doing Uncovering Oklahoma and I love making that show. I also wouldn’t have learned the things I’ve learned, I wouldn’t have explored as much as I have in life, and I wouldn’t be as more willing to try new things as I am now.
However, I did drop her a friendly hello and a thank you. I’m not sure if she’ll respond, but I feel a bit better just saying something to her as it had been like a year. I really should also say something to another ex of mine, Kim, but I want to have someone special in my life first. We had a rather rough falling out. I hate having burnt brides around me.
And now for some family news. My Mom went to her cancer treatment center and there were no signs of her cancer. There’s a bunch of other family stuff going on, but it’s all talk right now. My sister recently moved out to her own apartment. About a week ago, some kids broke into her apartment and stole random things that they would grab. As she says, it’s going to be easier to buy her stuff for for Christmas.
Well, anyway, I think I pretty much got everyone up to speed. I’ve transferred to another store for my job. After a rocky start, the change has been working out great for me. It’s really helped with the burnout I’ve been having with work. I also got promoted to Full Time status, which means I now get paid time off.
I have to say, it’s awesome how life has been working out for me.
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