I have committed to producing a video showing the medicinal effect that cannabis has upon my Parkinson’s Disease tremor, so want to get it done this week. Part of the video will be speeded-up footage showing how my tremor is calmed over a 15-20 minute period, so I need to film a stopwatch that I can show on the screen alongside me. I setup the camera in the kitchen and set it recording the stopwatch function of the system clock on my iPad, a fairly simple thing to do (you’d think!), but I end up having to film it 3 times because of stupid errors that I made. I also make a start on a script for the video, and start planning the shots that I want to get – I’m hoping to film it all tomorrow.
I also spend some time updating my wife’s MacBook Pro to the latest version of the operating system, and then try (successfully) to record the Viceland documentary that I recently appeared in, by capturing the video as I streamed it in the web browser. At least I now have a copy to keep!
I desperately need a haircut and a shave, especially since I’m going to be filming myself tomorrow, so I get the clippers and a new razor out, and spend the best part of an hour tidying myself up.
My tremor is still fairly well contained today, even though my legs (and my arms) are aching and I’m still absolutely exhausted from walking around Great Yarmouth on Sunday. My walking is somewhat better (less wooden) than it was yesterday, and I feel much steadier when I walk the dog.