I haven’t listened to a tech podcast in a few months. I haven’t mentioned the phrase “Web 2.0″ in the same amount of time. I haven’t released a new podcast episode since mid-March. I haven’t done anything improv-related in two weeks. I don’t read news headlines. I don’t watch much television. I don’t eat out. I don’t hang out.

I don’t do much of anything these days, except go to work, workout, go to church, and lay low.

I’m completely disconnected with everything my life was all about a couple months ago. I didn’t find any fulfillment in my work, technology, podcasting, improv, or entertainment. So I started trimming down my life, one disposable aspect at a time – until nothing was left. My life, it seemed, was totally disposable.

Now that I have nothing left, I’m slowly rebuilding my life, but on a meaningful foundation – my faith. The only totally dependable and consistent thing in my life is my relationship with Christ. There’s no other friendship or family bond on this Earth that’s as dependable. And there’s no endeavor I’ve undertaken as fulfilling as serving my creator and lord, Jesus Christ.

There just isn’t.

As much as I want to fill my life with normal things like everyone else (material possessions, friendship, money, degrees, knowledge), none of these things satisfy me. In themselves, they’re all vanity.

So, everything I do now must have the foundation of serving Christ. Without this foundation, it’s a useless endeavor. All of my skills, knowledge, and opportunity should be bound to this ultimate purpose. And nothing I do should be without it.

I’m rebuilding my life on the strongest foundation there is. There is clarity in living this way, and there’s a peace that passes all understanding.

So, while I was on the treadmill today, I had a debate with myself on who my favorite movie character was. Girl or guy. And after a heated exchange involving slight fisticuffs and name-calling, I decided that my all-time favorite movie character is Royal Tenenbaum (played by Gene Hackman) from the movie “The Royal Tenenbaums.” He is such a royal a-hole, it’s hilarious. He’s certainly not a role model, but boy is he entertaining!

Other characters that topped my list were Han Solo (played by Harrison Ford) from “Star Wars,” Ash (played by Bruce Campbell) from “Army of Darkness,” Hudson (played by Bill Paxton) from “Aliens,” and Brodie (played by Jason Lee) from “Mallrats.”

All of these characters are smart-alecky jerks, so I’m not sure what that says about me.

Just wanted to post this quick video clip I took of Eris Discordia facing off against superstar jammer Meatball at the last DC Rollergirls bout. Eris just joined the DC league, coming from the Caroline league. She is an amazing jammer and easily the most valuable player in the league. She’ll definitely be fun to watch at future bouts.

 

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I’m so happy I found this video! I had heard the audio on a radio program and wished I had a copy of it. I had no idea it would be available on YouTube. If you, like me, have had any experience with role-playing games, or are familiar with the concept, you’ll love this…

A new book called Producing Video Podcasts has just been released. It’s written by Richard Harrington, an Apple and Adobe software trainer and multimedia producer in northern Virginia. He also heads up the DC Podcaster Alliance meetup.

In the book, Richard explains everything you need to know to create, publish, and market your own video podcast. It’s an amazing resource. He’s also added several profiles on various video podcasts.

He included a two-page profile on me and my DC Derby podcast. I was so excited to open up my copy of the book and find full color photos of me, my home studio, and screenshots of the DC Derby show!

Who would have thought that less than a year after discovering podcasts for myself, I would be featured in a book on how to create video podcasts? It’s been a great year!!!

Here are some pics of my profile in the book…
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