legal depositions from hades

so while I was in Alaska, I ended up doing a deposition for my lawyer friend o a case he is working on. I gave up a visit to Mt. McKinley to shoot this dumb thing, and for technical reasons ended up shooting it on 2 cameras. I also shot a large portion of it on DVC Pro, which is a higher format than the Mini DV I THOUGHT I was shooting on., so I had to go through extra trouble to get it transferred. As of a week or two ago, they were possibily settling the case, and last week I found out they were still going to trial. Of course, I happen to be going to Dallas this week and what could I do from there? Well I placed a craigslist ad basically begging for help. beleive it or not, someone answered - an up n coming shooter/editor who happens to own a DVC Pro deck. I couldn't believe my luck. I paid him a lousy $20 and we started tranferring. after getting the footage in, we found out that at the end of one tape, the tap "dropped" or failed, leaving me with an undetermined gap between takes. Of course, this did not sit well with me. Regardless of the pittance they are paying for it (and it is a pittance for the trouble I'm going through let me tell you) I want to make sure it comes back to them the best I can make it. Frankly, I am not 100% it wasn't operator error, but there is no explanation for what happened other than a dropped tape. So anyway, I drove over to Ft. Worth this morning, which was quite the drive - about an hour and 15 or so, the drive back was slightly faster but it didn't seem like it. I got the footage captured - what i had of it, and proceeded to make a deal with the transcription company for the audio so I can at least provide them with a completed project. What a hassle.

I also had Godson troubles today - what do you tell a 12 year old who steals? I was that 12 year old once, and that put me at a loss. I have reaped what I've sown, and what a lesson it has been.

That Hillsong song was revealed to me again and again..I had the lyrics wrong - but I have come to love and cherish my mis-reading, as well as appreciate the correct hearing of the lyrics, which are, thankfully, theologically sound after all. My mis-interpretation has had a powerful effect on me though. It has made me think hard about my place spiritually. I got a fortune cookie the other day that said "reevaluate your plans for success" and that is what I'm doing. Too long I have defined sucess as proving something to people - and maybe to myself - that I can make a lot of money and keep my sanity and faith. Maybe God will allow me to be in that position, but He hasn't thus far, and I am finally at peace with that. Sucess means people, and loving them where they are at. Do I still have artistic passios and dreams? Of course I do. I also have a hard edged business sensibility. I can use this stuff for ministry too - and I intend to try.

"you hold the universe!

you hold everyone on earth!

you hold the universe!

you hold....."