Video Diary Blog

In February of 2013 I watched a TED talk by Cesar Kuriyama about a video project in which he was chronicling his life with a one-second clip from each day. I’ve been working on my own video diary ever since. The days fly by in seconds, the months in minutes. I thought it would be nice to have a space where I could contemplate each clip in more detail and record some of the details that will fade with time, so I will be using this blog space to post individual clips and thoughts. I hope the end result of this project will be something much bigger than the sum of the short moments recorded.

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At the Lockview after an Akron Film + Pixel screening of Computer Chess.

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At Gorge Metropark. I can't say I recommend a long training run here, but I think my ankles and quads can only be stronger now. I was out there a long time, between calling park rangers about a limping deer, and the parts of the trail that were essentially rock climbing.

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It was a very pink sky tonight, and the evening had a rosy glow. This is the first video taken with my Fuji XF1 instead of the iPhone 5.

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Had a great time with coworkers at Empress Taytu in Cleveland, sampling Ethiopian dishes. (7/19/13)

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Driving back through Silver Creek after a late-evening 5 mile run. (7/18/13)

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It will not stop raining! The park behind my office.

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A long run on Towpath Trail in Barberton. Waters remain high.

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I love Kasai.

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The Andrea Rose Teodosio 5K. I set a personal best at 26:03, and the event raised $35,000 for the charity.

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Italian Festival at Lock 3 in Akron. I don't completely understand why people like these events, but I go to pick up my packet for the Andrea Rose Teodosio 5K that will take place the next day. The bloomin' onions look good, but I resist.

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The rain finally stops and I get my 9 new windows installed. The cats have the best couple days of their lives, before it gets too hot to have them all open.

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The office is flooding and Sparky is lapping it up. It gets worse from here.

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Rain outside the Mingo Pavilion at the SARC picnic. No grilling today, but pizza and side-dish potluck is good too.

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Absolutely wonderful time at Ali and Lyalee's wedding. Feeling very lucky to be included and welcomed.

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Had a wonderful time at The Book of Mormon in Cleveland, preceded by dinner at Alex's Bistro. A sampler cheese plate, crab and monkfish ravioli, and so much dancing of nerdy white boys and rude jokes.

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Cardio Hike at Silver Creek, a stop to admire the old oak tree.

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Toffee sits quietly, while my mom's new and modern "wet coral" accent wall makes its presence known in the background.