Oh, wait, you want more. :D
Ok, so. Last week, for those who pay attention to the Western ecclesiastical calendar, was Holy Week, from Palm Sunday through to Easter Sunday, and I have been editing videos every day (literally every day) for church (and for a fair chunk of the weeks before, while we were debating whether we were still going to be allowed to stream from an otherwise empty church). This has actually been pretty useful, since it's amounted to a free basic training course in Apple's Final Cut Pro, which is always a handy thing to go on the CV.
I'm also now officially Mill House Studios Ltd (site update IS on the todo list) as I also have a new job from the end of April as a contract developer - for now, I'd prefer not to say who for, if that's ok. Either way, there's a certain amount of organisation involved in getting that up and running, and it does mean I have a handy vehicle for putting the money I make from other projects through.
And then my wife has gone and done her knee in. Again. Because, as usual, she's too stubborn to remember she's already done it in once, and there are other people in the house who can do stuff for her. *sigh* I love her dearly, really I do. :D
I've also been writing a few blogs (per various people's requests) on assorted topics in gaming and setting up Discord etc. And trying to keep the Dux Compendium moving amid all this - the difficulty is that while I was hoping the time off after the previous job would allow me to focus on it, the stuff I have left really requires what programmers call 'flow', the ability to shut off outside distractions, get your head down and do stuff without breaks. And that has been in short supply.
Normal service is being resumed, slowly, honest. I have dumped my todo list into OmniFocus, in the hope that I don't drop anything on the floor.
The hobby streak, sadly, is toast - you'd have kind of thought not, given the circumstances, and if I was really trying I could have probably found something hobby related I've done every day to maintain it, but there are some days that it would have been a real stretch ("I read gaming Twitter!").
So anywhere, that's where I am. Well, actually, here's where I am....
Stay safe, folks!
You too! I am sure we will see you back posting again in the future!
ReplyDeleteLast week was indeed a rough week. My wife and I have been doing the videos for our church as well. Then its off to Videopad Pro for the editing and then the interminable wait to try and upload anything to Youtube. It took six hours on Saturday to load the Sunday service up. At least the Maundy Thursday and Good Friday services were a tad easier since they were shorter. I feel your pain on that front.
ReplyDeleteHeh - I'm slightly better off with 20M upload bandwidth, so a 5GB video only takes about 30-45 mins. However, spotting TWO different mistakes after I'd done it, and having to reload Easter Sunday Communion twice to YT and FB.... 2:30am bedtime on Easter Sunday morning :D
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