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The Events that are: My Life

Things that go on in my life that cannot be catagorized somewhere else, sort of a catch-all

Lunch with Alec Turnbull and Morgan Harris

I had lunch with Alec and Morgan today. I took the ST545 from my office to the Pike Place Market. On the way there, I ran into Remi Spectorand Morgan. Remi tried to get my to sponsor a child. With $30k+ in loans from last year? I don’t think so. Remi had to get back to work, and Alec only had 30 minutes for lunch. So we went to this place in the market that sells Greek food and I had this great lamb concoction. Then Alec went back to work and I walked up Pine with Morgan.

Last Blogger Meetup For a While

I just attended my last blogger meetup that I’ll be at for a while, at least in Seattle. Anita Rowland encouraged me to start one in Golden. I’ll have to see how much time I have, but that would definitely be a possibility.

Phillip Torrone brought the third issue of Make Magazine. I commented that it is probably the best zine I’ve seen since Wired. Phillip said he gets a lot of those comments, particularly since the Editor-in-Chief of Make used to be the EiC of Wired. I also commented that I was planning on getting it soon. Phillip offered to hook me up with a free subscription. That was very nice of him and I almost accepted. However I believe highly in rewarding good work and Make is a freaking awesome magazine and I am more than willing to pay for it, even if I am a poor, starving college student.

I’m going to miss this group. See you all in December!

Looking at a Spanking New Ex-Mines Student (not me)

I have some sad news to report. Rachel Doyle isn’t coming back to Mines next year. I can’t tell you how this messes up my plans for next year 😉 . I was looking so forward to talking Chem II with her and Katie. But life goes on. She promises to come back because Mines is her “niche.” She later goes on to call me an Enginerd. I’ll have to use that one.

An Open Letter to Team Seattle

Dear Rob, Dustin, Rebecca, Kevin, Adrian, Todd, Vaclev, and everyone else who’s name I didn’t learn (but you know who you are):

It has been an awesome pleasure being able to work with you. I have learned so much over the last few days and have had so much fun, I don’t want it to stop. I find it simply amazing how a handful of perfect strangers can find each other and then work together to produce something as awesome as we have. Your work went above and beyond anything I imagined and I hope to be able to work with all of you in the future.

Best wishes and congradulations on a job well done,

Andrew “Fergie” Ferguson

Oh Yea…And We’re Still Not Done, Yet

I literally just got back from an all night editing spree. I really feel like quoting some Pulp Fiction here:

The path of the righteous man is beset on all sides with the iniquities of the selfish and the tyranny of evil men. Blessed is he who in the name of charity and good will shepherds the weak through the valley of darkness, for he is truly his brother’s keeper and the finder of lost children. And I will strike down upon those with great vengeance and with furious anger those who attempt to poison and destroy my brothers. And you will know that my name is the Lord when I lay my vengeance upon thee.

Long story short, the “editor” wasn’t editing. She was directing. She’s not a director. She’s an editor. She edits. Adrian Quarto was finally able to get her to go around 11:30 and then I took over and working straight through until about 5:30ish in the morning when I just crashed. Rob Mich’eal Picard, the director (who is very good and I would highly recommend working with him any chance you get), tried to coax her to just leave, but she wouldn’t. Kevin Briggs and Rebecca Micciche were fortunately able to take over and did a wonderful job of putting on the finishing touches. They had to awaken me a few times to get some help, although I’m really not quite sure how coherent or helpful I actually was. We were finally able to get the final cut finished around 8 this morning. Rob stopped by and then we exported it to MiniDV so Adrian and Todd Nelson could get the sound and Foley effects added. I’m going into work now. Yea…call me crazy.