at the laundromat

Here's the update from Vanessa Yee on her kickstarter project:
Update #9 - For backers only
Apr 20, 2013
Picture Locked! The Beginning of the End
Hi Kickstarter family! It's been a while and I apologize, but I finally had a moment to sit down and write out all the exciting things that have been happening in the life of The Laundromat. Here's the link to my reflection on these past couple of months.
And here's a quick breakdown of all the big and small details:
- Had a peer/film community screening to keep refining TLD and it met with success and mainly loving support. Here's the Daily Bruin article that came from that.
- PICTURE LOCKED!!! This means I can no longer keep editing the film (which believe me is a bit of a relief). I'm going to start passing along the film to different vendors to take it all the way to the finish. So...
- Already scoring with a composer! The talented and equally earnest Deborah Lee
- Working with a ridiculously knowledgeable fellow director to coordinate the "Online" process, which includes streamlining all my footage to be the same format, applying color correction, and making sure all the sound sounds AMAZING
- Still working on branding and Kickstarter gifts. Below is an example of a text test.
- Will be speaking at a UCLA-run Asian American mental health panel in May with an organization called Active Minds
So here I am with about a month left in the Post-Production life of this film. Thank you for all your continued support! I'll try to keep these updates coming your way, and feel free to ask me questions about this sprint towards the finish.

The laundry is almost done.
It's been a long journey, but sometime this year, I hope to have the DVD in my hands.
I'll keep you posted...

parkour over here, please!

This
first
photo
is
very
much
a
favorite
of
mine.

Here
is
another,
featuring
the
same
graceful
young
man.

This
third
in
my
series
captures
the
bottom
half
of
a
backflip.


I've tried to be patient.
Truly, I have.
However, it's been a YEAR since I notified Lindsey Marr of the reward I wanted for backing his kickstarter campaign.
A year. Today.
In return for my support of the project, I was to receive an 8" x 10" print of the photograph of my choice. First, he traveled to several different locations, taking the photographs of folks running in the air. He then sent the survey for the backers, including me, to make our choices for the reward prints.
After going to his Flickr page, I was overwhelmed by the incredible photos! I was hard pressed to select just one... so I made several selections and asked that he make the final choice for me. I assured him I would be delighted with any of the ones I had "bookmarked" (see the post from April 17, 2012, "parkour here and there").
Partly, though, the reason I asked him to choose for me was this: in case he had a favorite that was being overlooked by others, I wanted him to feel free to select that photograph for me. I know that, as a blogger, not all posts are works of beauty. There are definitely some I consider jewels and I am always so pleased when anyone else also finds beauty in those words.
I believe all artists have favorites in their portfolio. If Lindsey felt that one of his favorites was being slighted by the public, this was his opportunity to let that one take precedence, to run into the spotlight, so to speak.
Instead, I had no reply from my email to him.
I have had no treat from him in my mailbox.
Drats.
So, I have selected a trio of favorites and shared them above.
Please enjoy.