On seeing myself on video...
Aug. 4th, 2000 11:36 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
alexpgpVideo cameras don't last long around here, but then again, their natural enemy (Drew) is far away in Colorado, so maybe it's time to break out the used, half-dead unit I bought on eBay and start filming again. While looking for some stuff that was packed before this latest move, I ran across a box of 8-mm video tapes, which got me to thinking about what's on them, and about what I could put on them. Then again, after struggling to connect all the video cables and seeing footage of myself taken on Corfu in 1996, I'm not sure that's such a good idea, unless I am behind the viewfinder.
One thing the film confirms is that I smoked, then. It was, in fact, the vacation during which I stopped smoking, the result of a touch of sunstroke. My hair was longer, and I was pleasantly tanned. But did I really speak through clenched teeth all the time? Do I now? Jeez. Not a pretty sight, so it's probably a plus that my on-screen time is minimal.
On the other hand, seeing the footage, especially of the beach where the kids and I went scuba diving, was calming and pleasant. It brought a smile to my face a few minutes ago. The way I remember it, our family's Greek vacation was, in many ways, the best vacation I ever took - despite the sunstroke. Heck, considering my smile, it's even paying dividends today, just over four years after the fact.
Cheers...
One thing the film confirms is that I smoked, then. It was, in fact, the vacation during which I stopped smoking, the result of a touch of sunstroke. My hair was longer, and I was pleasantly tanned. But did I really speak through clenched teeth all the time? Do I now? Jeez. Not a pretty sight, so it's probably a plus that my on-screen time is minimal.
On the other hand, seeing the footage, especially of the beach where the kids and I went scuba diving, was calming and pleasant. It brought a smile to my face a few minutes ago. The way I remember it, our family's Greek vacation was, in many ways, the best vacation I ever took - despite the sunstroke. Heck, considering my smile, it's even paying dividends today, just over four years after the fact.
Cheers...
