There’s a lot going on, for what I thought would be a quiet week. No time for separate posts, so here’s a quick list:
- The Sun has returned to Oregon! We're set for nearly a week of sun, Lord willing. Cool evenings, clear skies, temps in the mid-seventies. Heaven!
- I'm trying to get back into the pattern of regular exercise. I feel pretty good today (Friday, as I write this), and am already trying to decide what I want to do today for exercise. Probably end up playing at the park with kids, mostly.
I got the opportunity to meet with Dan Merchant, the Portland-based filmmaker behind the new film, "Lord, Save Us From Your Followers!" He gave me some free tickets, and I'm hoping to bring our PUMP Summer interns along for a great event. It's showing at the Hollywood theater through the 18th if you want to catch it.- I may write more on this later, but I wanted to highlight a recent blog project I did for evangelist Andrew Palau, son of evangelist Luis Palau (also my employer).
Andrew has done festivals recently in Cairo, Jamaica, and just the week before in Bucharest, Romania. Today he's in Myrtle Beach, S.C. for Beachfest, and there's lots going on.
Blogging can be tough for organizations - new ideas, managing the "voice" and juggling multiple contributors. The dialogue aspect - two way, not one - can create anxiety among managers who have traditionally had tight control of messaging. We're navigating these at warp speed, and doing pretty well so far. I'm very happy with the blog design & features (a two-day project initially). We've worked hard to integrate photos (flickr), video (Blip.tv and soon Mogulus), and audio messages and set up some good training and procedures for managing comments and editing principles. It's been a very ad-hoc project, but our Electronic Media team was up to the task! Check it out at andrew.palau.org. - I've just started using Automator with Aperture, initially to import scans. Wow, how awesome is Automator paired with Folder Actions? Easy to set up: the images hit the folder (say, from a scanner or email source), get tagged and titled, and import automatically into Aperture. I know this is nothing new but I hadn't messed with it until this week. Love it, automate me!
- It's the season: I'm having lots and lots of in-depth political discussions with friends, co-workers and relatives. Just remember, kids: keep it civil, speak thoughtfully and with respect, and check for logical fallacies. I want to write on this area more, but it's so time-consuming to do properly I'm keeping it inside for the moment. Any choice political stuff you want to drop on me? Bring it! Love you regardless.
More later - gotta get out into the sunshine!
