Author Archives: d4vid

Ghillie

Posted on November 1, 2018 by d4vid

Words cannot do justice to the colors of New England foliage.  The leaves don’t turn yellow, they turn golden. My first visit to New England in the fall, back in 2014, it was a revelation that even the leaves of … Continue reading →

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Samhuinn

Posted on October 30, 2018 by d4vid

Halloween decorations.  Halloween decorations as far as the eye can see. Blue Sky Studios really goes all out for Halloween.  On the afternoon before Halloween, employees brought their kids who went trick or treating from cubicle to cubicle. It was … Continue reading →

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Bullpen

Posted on October 29, 2018 by d4vid

Blue Sky Studio’s (smallish) theater has this on display out in front of it.  It’s a Moviola.  I don’t think I’ve seen one since the “Bullpen” at the Marcia Lucas Post-Production Building swapped them all out for Avids.  I cut … Continue reading →

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Peak FLASHBACK

Posted on October 19, 2018 by d4vid

A pre-selfie selfie.  (Also, pre-hashtag #pre-hashtag.) As far as Eric & I can remember, we took this while shooting Eric’s audition video for MTV‘s The Real World up at Universal Studios.  That’s a The Far Side t-shirt I’m wearing. This … Continue reading →

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Progressive

Posted on October 18, 2018 by d4vid

A red barn with a rusting grain silo behind it and solar panels on its roof.  Seems like the perfect metaphor for progressive rural New England.

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Purpose

Posted on October 18, 2018 by d4vid

There was a covered bridge over a stream leading to Kent Falls.  A cute little red covered bridge.  Staring at it, a thought occurred to me.  Something I’d never though of before. Are covered bridges covered for a reason?  Like … Continue reading →

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Falling

Posted on October 18, 2018 by d4vid

My goal for the day, aside from gorging on apple cider donuts, was to head north to find where autumn was already in its full glory.  My first stop was Kent Falls State Park.

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Homeric

Posted on October 18, 2018 by d4vid

I had never heard of apple cider donuts before moving here.  I skipped breakfast and drove out to Westchester county to try them for the first time, opting for Salinger’s Orchard over the less appetizing Outhouse Orchard. Hot and covered … Continue reading →

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Tidal

Posted on October 18, 2018 by d4vid

Driving around the Hudson Valley for the day, I realized that I didn’t know the etymology of the name “Connecticut”. Apparently, it’s from the Mohican (Algonquian)  word “quinnitukqut” which means “at the long tidal river” (from *kwen- “long” + *-ehtekw … Continue reading →

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Chintzy

Posted on October 18, 2018 by d4vid

I have an important message for the children of New England: Look.  You don’t need to put up rubber bats and plastic tombstones to decorate for Halloween.  You live in a Halloween decoration. Going through New England is like graveyard, … Continue reading →

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Rolling

Posted on October 13, 2018 by d4vid

Another shot out the window next to my apartment’s elevator, with rolling clouds stretching to the south.  About a quarter of the way from the left, peeking above the treeline, you can juuuust make out the Manhattan skyline in the … Continue reading →

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Inescapable

Posted on October 13, 2018 by d4vid

Walking back to my apartment, I passed two young women on the sidewalk.  This was the snippet of conversation I overheard. “So, what are you doing?” “I’m an executive assistant to a life coach.” It was the most Californian thing … Continue reading →

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Scottish

Posted on October 12, 2018 by d4vid

Went to Sleep No More, an immersive theatrical performance loosely based on the Scottish play, but “through a film noir lens.”  It was created by a British theatre company called Punchdrunk. The audience members don masks and move between the … Continue reading →

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Absentee

Posted on October 12, 2018 by d4vid

I got my Connecticut ballot.  I’ll be in Australia on the day of the mid-terms, so my first vote ever as a non-Californian will have to be absentee.

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Statues FLASHBACK

Posted on October 11, 2018 by d4vid

Stamford has a lot of statues.  WWI, immigrant experience, etc.  The usual.However, when first driving into town, I was horrified to find lifelike statues on street corners or even lying on public benches at every turn.  (Only much later did … Continue reading →

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