Farewell to the Apple IIe and Mac Plus
Here’s what will probably be the last of my “Thanks for the memories” videos. Sorry for the camera shaking at the beginning; hopefully it’s not bad enough to make anyone seasick.
I talk about the Apple IIe and the Mac Plus. (I also have an Apple IIgs Woz Limited Edition but I couldn’t think of anything to say about it!)
All you need to know about networking with System 6
Now that we’ve all recovered from my attempt at video-making in 1998, it’s time for some 2009 video-making, which is actually less fancy – but, oddly, has editing! I guess it all evens out. Here, I talk about the PowerBook 145B and Farallon PhoneNet connectors, and mention the moon landing.
The Flagpole Experience: One Woman’s Journey
In 1998, I had an almost-two-week internship (or something not unlike an internship) at Flagpole Magazine in Athens, Ga., for my high school senior project. It was a valuable experience, and taught me, among other things, that I did not want to be a journalist after all. But I met some great people and had a fun time overall, and at the end of it I made this video. There was no editing whatsoever; I had no idea how to edit and was sure it involved expensive and complicated equipment that I wouldn’t know how to use even if I had access to them. Anything that resembles editing due to the quick nature of a shot was simply fortune making my camcorder battery die at that point.
And yes, I was purposefully trying to ham it up at the beginning and end. I hope that’s obvious, but I’m saying it just in case. Also, my friend Mandi filmed the part at the end for me, which is why that time around you don’t get to see the thrilling shots of my butt as I walk to the chair and my hand as it presses the ’stop’ button.
What’s with the overdone title, you ask? Well, that’s what I called it originally. And yes, I was purposefully hamming it up with that, too. Believe it or not, I had self-awareness in spades as an 18-year-old.
*sigh* Let’s share our embarrassing high school moments, internet!
System 7 + AOL 2.x + Global Village modem = internet access circa 1996
I think this is my best video so far. Probably because it’s starting to get truly personal! I really do feel a connection to this stuff and I don’t know if I’ll be able to get rid of the System 7.5 software package.
But I’ll write more on that later. For now, here’s the video!
Video experiement continues: “Thanks for the memories” part 2
Yes, it’s another video.
Last night Rusty and I bought the newest version of iMovie, which includes the ability to do text overlays – so now I can do all the editing stuff myself! That is, unless I want to do anything fancy, which so far I have no desire to do.
I think the coloring in this one looks different because we changed the overhead light from incandescent bulbs to curly-cue compact fluorescents. If you care.
One note:
1) I screwed up my clever little quip at the end. Microsoft’s unofficial slogan is, “Bring you yesterday, tomorrow.” I didn’t care enough to go back and reshoot the whole thing, though.
There was something else I had noticed while watching it last night that needed clarifying, but on the computer I’m on at the moment I don’t have sound, so I can’t remember what it was. Maybe I’ll update this post later.
Anyway, in this video I talk about MacProject. Wanna buy it? Make me your best offer!
Video experiment… part 1 of ?
A while back, I mentioned that I have too much old computer crap taking up space in the house, and I wondered aloud what I should do about it. A commenter floated the idea of making videos of myself talking about a particular item, so that I can get rid of the object but keep the memories. Brilliant! (I still don’t know who this commenter is or where he came from.)
I’ve never been all that enthusiastic about internet video. In fact, if anything, I’ve been the opposite of enthusiastic. But last weekend when I saw Miss Calico’s Flip camera, I was so impressed with its sleek design and apparent ease of use that I started to think maybe these nostalgia videos could be a real possibility. Then when I saw the quality of the videos it took, I was even more impressed. Rusty did a little research and said I should get a Kodak Zi6, which takes better quality video and costs less – so that’s what I did. And that camera really is as simple as it purports to be! Like I said on Twitter the other day, it’s like a Brownie camera for the YouTube age.
I hate seeing myself on video but maybe this project will be a way for me to overcome that. I will say that I think iMovie HD is obnoxious and not at all intuitive. This is a big part of why I’ve never been enthusiastic about the idea of making videos; the editing part seems tedious and annoying! I wish I enjoyed it the way Rusty does (and the results of him actually enjoying it definitely show in his videos); but, it is good to have an easy way to just throw some videos up on the web. I might not even bother with a title or overlay (which Rusty had to do for me in Final Cut Express) going forward; we’ll see!
In this first video, I talk a bit about eWorld. (I won’t be so long-winded in future videos.)
PSA from Sex Work Awareness: “I am a sex worker”
I meant to post this yesterday… check out this awesome short video produced at the recent Speak Up! training, led by Audacia Ray. New media such as this is so important, because sometimes people with relative privilege need a reminder that people of marginalized communities are human too.
The Speak Up! training is truly inspiring.
New pole video
We finished yet another session of Level 6 (previously called Level 5/6) today. Here’s my performance! I don’t think it’s my best, but then, I’m my own worst critic. I still haven’t gotten over the extra nervousness when I know I’m being recorded; maybe one day I’ll be able to forget about the camera completely.
Sorry it’s a little dark and grainy… but I would rather have a slightly lower quality video than dance under insanely bright lights!
New moves in this video: The hangman (still photo below the video, courtesy of Liz a.k.a. Carmen Elantra!) and the lotus.
The photo is much better quality than the video, so maybe next time I'll go back to just doing photos. I don't get nearly as nervous with still photos.
Know Your Rights!
Very important video made by the SWOP-Chicago crew! It covers prostitution laws and is a good primer for anyone to watch, regarding your rights if you get arrested. Check it out!
Burlesque pole!
Quickly, before I go to bed… here it is, my burlesque pole performance!
Our latest eight-week session of Level 5/6 at PoleLaTeaz focused on burlesque. I found it very challenging, but overall a good kind of challenge. This is the routine I put together for the end of this session. It features less pole work than usual, and more theatrics.
If the embedded video doesn’t work, go here.