I’m feeling a lot more positive today, like I’ll actually be able to achieve something! I had a reasonable night’s sleep last night, in spite of forgetting to self-medicate with cannabis. I got off to sleep okay, but woke at 4am, and then only dozed until the alarm went off at 7am.
My wife leaves for work, and I take the dog for her (earlier than normal) morning walk. I intend to be back home by the time PopMaster starts, but reckoned without bumping into a chatty neighbour – my quick 15 minute dog walk turned into a 45 minute marathon. I manage to catch the second half of PopMaster, so my day wasn’t completely ruined!
I spend the next two or three hours working on the script for my “DBS on/DBS off” video, and reviewing the shots that I filmed a week (or was it two?) ago. Eventually I am ready to start filming, so get the camera and tripod set-up in the dining room, get the lighting sorted, set the radio microphone up, load the script into the teleprompter app on my iPad and then rehearse the script. By the time I’m ready to shoot some video, the dog tells me it’s time for another walk – she’ll only moan and grumble at me if I don’t take her (and then I’ll curse her when I’m editing, because the microphone will have picked up her vocalising), so I take her.
It’s almost 4pm when I start filming, and I’m fast running out of time. I’m not very good in front of the camera today, and my voice is weak and husky as well. Many, many takes later, I call a halt for the day. I’ll start editing tomorrow and see what shots I’m missing…
I’m feeling knackered after having my neurostimulator switched off during the filming – all the shaking is really tiring! I clear the equipment away and restore the dining room to normality, before slobbing out on the sofa.