doc U-ME ntary.

I keep forgetting that for the sake of school credit, I'm supposed to be logging what I do at work each day!

Today was pretty interesting. I was given a break from transcribing...Praise the Lord...and I got to watch and organize footage for a documentary on a jazz music festival that takes place in the south. I loved this and it was a great excuse to sit back and enjoy some relaxing melodies on the piano.

I think one of the most interesting concepts regarding the documentary process is the way the story or the theme is constantly changing. When you are documenting real life, you can only plan so much. Stories will occur on their own. The tricky part is looking for the important ones. And then you have the issue of major life changing events that happen, say an oil spill for instance, and suddenly your footage could seem out of date if it doesn't hit on the recent issues. It seems like a bit of a race against the clock.

Here's some food for thought. If a documentary was made about your life, what would be the theme? What people would be the major characters in your story?

In my best "Carrie" tone of voice, I can't help but wonder what the "footage" of mine would show if I fast forwarded it to six months from now. This has definitely been the reigning thought encompassing my mind lately.

Anyway...

On the way home from work, I'm pretty positive I saw Christian from Project Runway ...you know, the "fierce" one. That made me smile just a little! Gotta love working in the Garment District!

Tomorrow is my day off. Woohoo!
Morning goal=4 mile run along the Hudson. I really need to get after my training schedule for the fall! Also need to go to Century 21 to return the jeans I feel guilty for buying. Yes, even at the discount price, I'm still having buyers remorse. That's definitely the Oklahoma girl in me.

After that, I'm thinking that taking a blanket to Central Park and camping out for the day sounds perfect. All I need is my ipod, a PBJ and I'll be good to go :)

I can't wait for my little sis to get here! I do the love the city, but there are definitely some things at home I've been missing lately.