Finally finished

     Well I finally completed a video I started working on a month ago. It has taken me this long because I have been learning how to use Final Cut Express. I am learning by two methods: experimentation, You Tube.  The video was shot at my friend Beau's house. It was his sister Brie's 30th birthday party that was themed as a 1920's speakeasy. Since I don't have a proper camcorder I used an old Kodak point and shoot camera. I think the video is a little grainy.  I still have not purchased a proper camcorder. I have been going back and forth on whether I should buy a DSLR with all the mods I can do or the kodak xi8 with it's ability to add stereo mic.... Decisions, decisions.......

Click on the link below to check out my new video!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O0l1a21icr8

Blog you later,
Chris Misch

Long day with a Starbucks ending

     It was another long day at work today. Again, it was raining this morning. I was hoping to be able to ride the motorcycle to work. It had rained all night and most of the day was cloudy, cold and wet. By late afternoon the sun broke through the clouds and warmed things up a bit.      This past Saturday I had dropped off my Jeep for some needed repairs. So today(Monday), after work I picked up my Jeep. Found out that there was a few extra problems with it that I did not know about. One was the rear differential was leaking causing the e-brake to not work. I also need to replace the rear right and left axle seals. The cheapest repair that I still need to do is to replace the transfer-case fluid priced at $58 and change.
     I ended the day hanging out at Starbucks with my wife and our friends, Luke, Chris, Jerisse, Micah, and one of Chris's friends, that I forgot her name. We sat on the couches and chatted up life sipping on hot coco. Tonight was Jerisse and Micha's [Micha is Jerisse's daughter] last day in So. Cal. They were headed back to the warm... ehem.... cold Canadian north. So it was great to be able to hang out with them before they left. I am looking forward to seeing them and Joe in December!
     We ended the night with a lot of laughter and hijinks. We formed a circle as Micah ran around giving everyone almost a hug. She would run up to one person then at the last second run back to her momma. That kept us entertained for a while.
     Today I am headed to the DMV to try to solve the problem with not getting our tabs for the Celica. I scheduled an appointment at 10:10 this morning. I will have to leave work on an early lunch to be able to do this. I am hoping that work will still let me go. (finger's crossed). I am hoping they will give me the tabs or at very least a temporary permit.
     Have a great day, everyone!
blog you later,
Chris Misch

Cold Air, Dark Clouds, and Spiced Wine.

     It has been a few days since my last post. Not much has been going on. Tami is getting stronger. Work has been long and busy.
     On Friday night I took Heather out to dinner to Bruno's. Bruno's is an upscale Italian restaurant located in San Marcos, CA. We had a lot to talk about and catch up on. We talked about friends family and our marriage. We ordered an Olive oil pizza, chicken caesar salad and a bottle of Italian Chanti which was excellent!
     Today I had to work from 8am to 12:30pm. I am happy over the day because the work day went very smooth. I ran into an old friend at work which was really nice, haven't seen him or his family in years. Not since I was attending Fundamental Baptist Church.
    After work I dropped the Jeep off at West Escondido Transmission. I am getting the left front axle replace. Heather picked me up in front of the mechanics. I was really tired after work so I took a nap.
  
     The weather today is kinda stormy still. No rain, just big dark ominous clouds. The temp has been in the  60's which for us in So. Cal. that's cold!! I made some spiced wine and warmed up.
     Tonight Heather and I will be visiting our friend Craig. He is throwing a UFC fight party. We will only be able to stay for a little bit tonight. I have church tomorrow morning and afterwards we are going to our friends Matt and Danielle to watch the Chargers kick some ass!!!!  Go CHARGERS!!!!!!
     I apologize about the blog today I just re-read it and it reads a little rough.
Hopefully Sunday's blog will be typed a bit better.
Blog you later,
Chris Misch

Good morning!

     It is 6:52 am as I am writing this blog. I didn't write a blog last night because I didn't get around to it, so I am writing this one in it's place. 

     Slept pretty good last night and had some cool dreams about hanging out with friends. I always like those dreams! Woke up just 2 times last night to attend to the dog. The first time I got up was at about midnight to let her outside to go potty. The second time was to recover her with her blanket. Tami had moved off her bed and was lying on the area rug in a fetal position. I can't remember if I moved her back to her bed and covered her or just covered her up.... oh well when your half asleep remembering what you did isn't to easy. 

     The weather was been really stormy this week. We had thunder and lightning yesterday morning and it has been raining all week. I am really missing the sun right now. I love the rain and all but after 2-3 days of clouds and rain with no breaks of sunshine gets old fast. According to the weather channel on my iphone the sun should come back out tomorrow. YEAAAAAA!!!!!!  I will finally be able to ride my motorcycle again! I have been driving the Jeep this week. It gets about 14 miles a gallon. Yea, it's a gas guzzler, especially when you compare it to the bike. My Yamaha z6 get about 58 miles a gallon.

     This morning I finally got an appointment at the DMV to get Heather's tabs for her car. My appointment time is at 10 in the morning. I am hoping I will be able to leave work to take care of that. I recently found out that the DMV did not receive the smog report this past July and that is why we have not received the tabs. 

     Quick story: A few days ago I went to Starbucks for lunch and was pulled over by a cop because of expired tabs. I showed him my smog report and proof that I paid my tabs. I asked him if there was a long delay in receiving tabs. He went back to his car and checked on them for me. When the officer came back he said that the DMV never received the smog confirmation. So I am hoping when I get to the DMV on Tuesday that they will accept the smog report from July. (The repot expires after 60 days).

Have a great day everyone!!

Blog you later,

Chris Misch

Like moving through thick soup

     I don't know what happened today but all morning long it felt like I was moving in slow motion like moving through thick soup. I woke up this morning at about 5:15 am and of course it was Tami taking the place of the alarm. I had my morning coffee and bagel for breakfast and edited a video I have been working on for the last week and a half.
     When I got to work that is when I really felt sluggish. I couldn't type quickly and every draw seemed like I had spent eternity with the patient. Not that that is bad just that there was a lot of work to be done and I didn't need to spend all my time with just one patient.
     I worked through my day and by lunch I went out and had a venti toffee mocha from Starbucks. That really helped out. The rest of my day at work went smoothly.

     I am pretty excited today because I feel I am getting better at understanding Final Cut Express. This morning I recorded a voice over for the video I'm working on and was able to reorganize the video segments in a more precise manor. I am hoping to get the video up on utube by Wednesday.

Till Tuesday,
Blog you later,
Chris Misch

What to write.

     Today Tami's recovery is getting better. This morning she surprised me by waking me up by getting out of bed and walking to the door. We walked her more then yesterday and now She can walk about 1 block at a time. We were able to walk her with the help of a sling (Towel).
     It's about 9:25pm so that means that is is 25 minutes past my bed time. I am having trouble remembering all that we did today. Ok, now I remember....
     This morning after taking Tami out to go potty and poop I headed to church to met and greet for a few minutes and catch up with everyone. I was not able to stay because I needed to be home to help care for Tami. After I left church I headed to 9th street donuts and bought Heather and I two big donuts each. hehe. I ate one on the way home and ate the other when I got home.
     I spent most of the day lounging, surfing the internet and caring for Tami. I did learn a few things on garage band. I learned how to make music using the preloaded loops provided by mac.
     Well, it is getting late and Heather is already asleep.
Have a great night
Blog you later,

Chris Misch

Somewhat lazy day

     Today was a long and lazy day. Last night we gave Tami a sedative that made her incontinent. The medication knocked her out for over 12 hours. We gave her the meds at about 7pm last night and she did not come out of the drug haze till after noon today. She is now walking around with assistance. Her left/right balance is still a little shaky. I think by Sunday night she will be able to walk outside pretty much on her own with out help.
     I was hoping to get some video editing done today but couldn't find the time to get away to a quiet place to work on it. I left the house just two times today. Once to get more absorbent pads for Tami and the second time was to get more food for Tami.  I surfed the net and watched t.v in between caring for our dog.
     On Sunday I am going to go to church for a few minutes to say "hi" to everyone and then I will have to get back home to help take care of our little one.
That's all I have for today not much for a lazy Saturday
Blog you later,
Chris Misch

Tami 10/16/2010

Tami is home!

     Tami is finally home again. It was a long 24 hours for us. Heather and I slept better then we thought we would. I got up this morning at about 6:30, which for me is sleeping in. I researched some more reviews on the alpha 55. Then at about 8am I went and got two pumpkin spice lattes for Heather and I. Came home just in time as Heather was waking up and gave her her coffee. :)
     We pretty much just hung out at home till noon. We headed out to Petco to get Tami a new leash and collar, since the old ones are 4 years old and dirty. Petco did not have what we liked so we headed to Pet Smart. There we found a new leather leash but could not settle on a good collar. With a new leash in hand we headed to the vet to pick up our baby.
    Once we got there I was feeling very excited and antsy to get her back home. We went in and the tech took us back to her kennel. The tech opened up the door and Tami quickly got up and out of the kennel to great us. She was shaking a bit and not showing any pain. Her now stump of a leg looked rough, but the vet had told us it would look rough. Tami started walking right away. I couldn't believe it! Tami walked a bit and then settled down and sat down. The tech put a towel down under her stump to add in comfort.
     I then puled the car in back of the vet office to make it easier to get her in the car while they instructed Heather on how to take care of her and when to giver her her meds.
     Tami walked out to the car with the help of one of the techs. She held a towel around Tami's waist to give support. Tami walked up to the Jeep and just like old times proceeded to jump in to the back seat. both Heather and I were very happy. I went back into the office and paid the bill. Then we headed home.
     When we got home Heather went ahead of me into the house to get her bed ready. I got Tami out of the car and she walked to the house. I used the towel to support her while she walked. She pottied outside and then we brought her inside to her bed and feed and watered her. At that time she finally started to relax. She knew she was home.  :)
     So now we have been sitting next to our dog and tending to her needs. I am looking forward to quick recovery.
Till next time,
Blog you later
Chris Misch

First time blogger

     Well today is my first day writing a blog. I have been inspired to do this because of (once again) Bud and Christin Newman. They both have been blogging for a while and each for there own reasons. My reasons for blogging are to get better at my writing and to increase my written communication skills.
     I plan on writing a few times each week on what has been going on in my life. I'll be writing about my dreams, aspirations, daily goings on and pretty much what ever I have been doing or thinking about. Which is the definition of a blog.
     Well, today was an ok day. I got up early and took care of the dog. Surfed the internet and looked up information on the Sony Alpha 55 DSLR. Then I received a call from my lead tech asking if I was at work yet. Time; 6:55am. I was supposed to open up the lab at 7am! oops..... I guess I got my time wrong on when I was to work. I thought I worked at 7:30. Needless to say I drove as fast as I legally could to work and was about 10 minutes late. The patients were in good spirits so that made the morning a little easier. Overall, the work day went smoothly.
     This morning Heather took Tami to the vets at 10 am to have her leg amputated. It was really hard for her to drop Tami off; not because of the surgery but because we won't get our dog back till tomorrow.  It's either going to be a rough night sleeping or a really good nights rest. I talked to the vet at around 4:30pm and asked how Tami was doing. The vet said that the surgery went well and she was still sleeping. We will be able to pick her up anytime Friday. I am planning on picking her up after lunch.
     Friday morning I have to go to the CA DMV to get the Celica tabs. We payed for them and got the smog test back in July and still have yet to receive our tabs. I am hoping that the DMV is open and I'll be able to get them in the morning.
That's all I have for tonight.
Blog you later,
Chris Misch