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technical difficulties (again)

  • Writer: Amanda Riddell
    Amanda Riddell
  • Aug 4, 2023
  • 1 min read

I spilled a drink on my new laptop, and now it's in the repair shop, so I don't have Sibelius or Premiere Pro. The Nicola clip is on my list of priorities, though: it's perfect fodder. - The Shades of Me selfies were taken with a DSLR set to video, and they're all frame-grabs. However, my DSLR isn't working anymore (I had it for 11 years), so my phone is my only camera atm. Overall, things are looking up, though; I'm taking out $8-10,000 from the trust to survive the next 6 months while I look for a job and film some videos with the new equipment. My guitar is fine; however, one of the unforeseen downsides of my street theatre days was that the finish wore off Amy (my guitar), and it cost me several hundred dollars for Simcha to re-finish the instrument. I wouldn't travel the Pacific with her; I'd find a guitar for that purpose. 🥝

 
 
 

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Amanda Riddell
Amanda Riddell
Aug 04, 2023

plus the keyboard's fucked, so I'm using my USB keyboard. It's not a great day for me: very slow and boring, as watching TV tripped me out, so I'm listening to music.

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