3-Minute Movie contest

I just recently entered the contest for the Seattle Times 3-minute movie contest. I don't expect to win, but I thought it would be a good way to put my name out on the table, so to speak.
Last week was very busy:
On monday, I called the Duncans and the Macks, and told them that I wanted to film an entire 3-minute movie that very day, and that I wanted them to act in it. I knocked out a script and shot list, and met my actors. We actually managed to get it all filmed in one day. The catch was that it was due on Friday.
Two days later, I attempted to edit it. Pretty much anything that could go wrong did go wrong.
I finished editing it on Sean's laptop Thursday night, and went home, letting it burn onto CD overnight. The next morning, the Duncans went on vacation. Unfortunately, the disc never burned, so they emailed it to us, but it never came through okay.
So I had to go up to the Wilson's house to re-edit the entire thing. We finished midnight, Friday night.
The next morning, Dad and I took the disc to Seattle Times, hoping that they would accept it, even though we were technically a few hours late. There was one man behind the counter, and he took it with no expression, so I am now hoping that it at least got entered. Please pray that all goes well.
In concluding, I just want to point out that what I just told you is an extremely condensed version, and I left out over half the difficulties that arose. (Patrick got the whole story when I saw him; just ask him how condensed it really is.)
So...does it seem that I had bad luck last week, or good luck? I can't tell.

Moviemaker in the Making

Yussss! I just got accepted to John Paul the Great Catholic University in San Diego, California. They are real big on Entertainment Media stuff, which for some people says "video games", but for me it says "movies". I was also awarded with $9000 financial aid from the school, including a free apartment and a work-study position as a security guard. I have relatives about 20 minutes away from the school, and they have offered to let me use one of their surplus cars while I am there. I also need a laptop to go to the school, which means I need a job ASAP. Theoretically, I am going to work at the warehouse where my Dad works, but they are being slow in the uptake.
Wish me luck!

Napoleon Now

Here is Jon Heder, who played Napoleon Dynamite, as he looks today. Gosh!

My Video Camera

Recently my folks said that they had meant to let me choose a video camera for my last birthday, so I could go ahead and pick any camera up to $500...
So I got this new video camera! didn't come with a cord of any sort, except for the battery charger, but it came with a remote! It shoots in really low light, optional widescreen, and various light effects. You can also attatch headphones and a microphone to it. It shoots in 3CCD, which is the professional color capturing quality level.
It came, for discount price, (thus the missing cords), from Circuit city, with a free tripod and carry case!
So basically it's really cool, and I can now do all sorts of filming on my own.