Update
What a rollercoaster life can be. I realize that's not the most intuitive statement but lately life feels less like a rollercoaster and more like I'm being dragged behind one.
I spent a good part of last week in my hometown visiting "Super" Dave Jewett, as they refer to him on ESPN. He's been the poster-boy for the Stihl Timbersports Series more than a couple times and now he's the posterboy for "Hospitals Suck" weekly.
Notice the difference:
Dave's kidney's seem to have been attacked by some sort of virus long ago and have all but stopped working. He's going to need a transplant and while there's many successful translpants these days, the thought of it is slightly un-nerving to say the very least. But Dave's going to learn all about it, like it or not. Luckily he's a popular guy and all sorts of people have been stepping up to offer their kidneys, including myself although they mentioned something about not wanting stressed out film makers in the mix. But his family will likely come up with the spare parts. Which is really pretty cool. What isn't really cool is that he's already lost 20lb's in 2 weeks. Hopefully once dialysis starts this week he'll get back on track a bit.
Notice Dave's anti-hall-surfing footwear. Looks like the hospital is cracking down on fun.
Which is where I come in. Keeping the "Obnoxious" in "Kidney Failure"
Getting back to the movie - oh yea. I'm now back in DC and trying to focus. Now that I'm again in the swing of working crazy hours on this thing, I'm starting to see what is shaping up to be an absolutely epic endding thanks to Chris and Craig. Only problem is that I had about 15 minutes budgeted for the final scene and it's up to 20. Yikes. But better to have too much good stuff then not enough.
So that's it for now. If anyone wants to e-mail Dave to wish him well, or to donate vital organs, he's at djewett@rochester.rr.com
Me, I'll be right here wondering WHY THE HELL I gave up alcohol for Lent this year...
Dry-as-dirt-JB
I spent a good part of last week in my hometown visiting "Super" Dave Jewett, as they refer to him on ESPN. He's been the poster-boy for the Stihl Timbersports Series more than a couple times and now he's the posterboy for "Hospitals Suck" weekly.
Notice the difference:
Dave's kidney's seem to have been attacked by some sort of virus long ago and have all but stopped working. He's going to need a transplant and while there's many successful translpants these days, the thought of it is slightly un-nerving to say the very least. But Dave's going to learn all about it, like it or not. Luckily he's a popular guy and all sorts of people have been stepping up to offer their kidneys, including myself although they mentioned something about not wanting stressed out film makers in the mix. But his family will likely come up with the spare parts. Which is really pretty cool. What isn't really cool is that he's already lost 20lb's in 2 weeks. Hopefully once dialysis starts this week he'll get back on track a bit.
Notice Dave's anti-hall-surfing footwear. Looks like the hospital is cracking down on fun.
Which is where I come in. Keeping the "Obnoxious" in "Kidney Failure"
Getting back to the movie - oh yea. I'm now back in DC and trying to focus. Now that I'm again in the swing of working crazy hours on this thing, I'm starting to see what is shaping up to be an absolutely epic endding thanks to Chris and Craig. Only problem is that I had about 15 minutes budgeted for the final scene and it's up to 20. Yikes. But better to have too much good stuff then not enough.
So that's it for now. If anyone wants to e-mail Dave to wish him well, or to donate vital organs, he's at djewett@rochester.rr.com
Me, I'll be right here wondering WHY THE HELL I gave up alcohol for Lent this year...
Dry-as-dirt-JB
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