Ian Knox

A list of things to fix up my house

My house was set up a number of years ago.  It'll soon be time for a re-tooling.

Paint walls:
Bedroom: Red-ish ?
Dining room: Blue-ish ?
Living room: Brown-ish ?

Bedroom:
Bed (Ikea Malm, or something else fairly inconspicuous)
2nd dresser (as above)
Large bookshelf (6ft wide and at least as tall)
New bed linens
Small stereo for bookshelf (w/alarm)
Small rug for foot of bed area (possibly current living room rug?)

Dining room:
Get rid of: desk, both end tables, and printer.
Frame for The Midwest
Bookshelf (match bedroom)
Small desk (fits cabinets under it? or use cabinets as end-tables for small couch)
Small couch
Office chair (w soft wheels?  Anything to avoid stupid plastic thingie on floor)
Easy chair
Rug
Coffee table
??Fold up/away 6 foot dinner table + chairs??
??Replace desktop w MacBook + big monitor + wireless KB??

Kitchen:
Something on cabinet faces... it's so boring white in there.

Living Room:
Get rid of: entertainment center, rug, coffee table, ikea chair, round chair, ??Keyboard??)
Clean couch (possibly replace?)
Rug
Low TV table/Cabinet (hide component crap)
Coffee table
Curtain holder thingies
2 Easy chairs (match dining room)
4 Window plants
??Receiver (v small one?)??

Back Porch:
Small set of table and chairs
Planters and plants for the railings

Resources:
Some Interesting online/local resources for used quality furniture in chicago.
http://www.prairielandwarehouse.com/
http://flatoutdesign.blogspot.com/
http://reformobjects.blogspot.com/
http://classifieds.apartmenttherapy.com/chicago/
http://cercisdesign.blogspot.com/
http://www.nightanddayvintage.com
(new) http://www.furniturewithasoul.com/store.php?location=chicago
http://theculturalpsychologist.blogspot.com/

Things to create a DSLR video setup sufficent for indy movie making

Something I'd like to do some day is to make an indy film.  Nothing amazing, or long... but worthy of a small festival or two.

DSLR -- Current thought: Canon 7d, especially once the Magic Lantern firmware catches up. ($1500)

Lenses -- Super fast is better, going to want to open it waaay up for DOF effect. Also, look @ older MF lenses. ($100-$1000+)

Mic -- Rode SVM ($200 -ish)

Pre-amp/AGC defeat:  Unsure of necessity, but suspect will be required.  Juciedlink seems to be industry std. ($140 + $190)

Follow focus -- http://www.dfocussystem.com/ looks good and cheap ($150-ish)

External Monitor -- Canon Utility + netbook ($200 for netbook)

Slider track -- DIY http://www.dvxuser.com/V6/showthread.php?t=145701 ($170)

CF cards -- 16GB is the good pricepoint right now ($40 each -- need 2-3)

Steady-cam -- http://littlegreatideas.com/steadycam/ ($40)

Tripod + 2way pan-head -- http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/484802-REG/Kowa_VM607_Videomate_607_Tri... ($100)

Relectors -- DIY, poster board bitches

Slate -- DIY, dry erase board.

Neutral density fader -- ?? research ~$70

Shoulder Rig -- ?? Needed?  http://www.halfinchrails.com/

Matte Box -- DIY solution of some sort?
Rails -- Uncertian of the need for this...

A list for a new website

I'm heading off into the wild and wooly world of Adsense revenue earning websites.  Most will be wordpress based sites.
This list is the workflow for a new site... and a work in progress.

Buy domains (plural, .net.com, etc...)
Edit domain contact info and DNS
    Change the most likely keyworded domain's DNS to the hosting, redirect the rest.
    Add redirect for domain contact e-mail for each
Create site in Host Gator CPanel
Install Wordpress
Install all-in-one SEO plugin
Create Google Analytics account
Install Yoast Google analytics plugin and configure
Create Ads and monitize as needed

Information about an audition

I'm working on generating a website that will create RSS feeds of auditions, this is a list of fields I'll need in the database.

Audition specific:
Audition dates
Audition location
Material to prepare
Audition type (Dance, principle, chorus, etc.. primarily for big musicals)
Date audition notice posted
Source of original posting

Production specific (But still useful for an audition listing):
Production title
Production company
Description
Pay?
Equity?
Touring?
Contract (AEA type)
Production reh. dates (I guess just the start date)
Production dates
Link to additional Information

Party Necessities

I throw a few parties a year and I always have to re-make this list.

Food
Chips
Guac
Pretzels
Cheese + Crackers
Cookies (or something sweet)
Candy?

Mixers/Drinks
Beer
Wine (red/white/sparkling?)
Ice
Bottled water (to take home, hangover prevention)
Coke (and diet)
Sprite
Tonic
Gingerale
Orange Juice
Cranberry Juice
Grapefruit Juice
Lemon Juice
Grenadine
Cherries
Lemon Slices
Lime Slices
Olives

Liquors:
Vodka
Gin
Rum (dark/light)
Whiskey (scotch?)
Tequila
Irish cream
Brandy
Triplesec
Vermouth

Supplies/Misc
Plastic cups (reg + shot sized)
Plastic cutlery (as needed)
Napkins
Paper towels
Ash trays (for outside)
Music playlist

A Wardrobe List

I'm bad with keeping a proper wardrobe.  Note this doesn't include weather, event, or activity specific clothing-- just the basics.

Underthings:
14 underware (boxer briefs)
10 pr sports socks
6 pr dress socks 2 black, 2 dk blue, 2 brown
10 undershirts 4 black, 3 white, 3 grey

Leather:
2 belts 1 black, 1 brown
2 pr dress-ish shoes 1 black 1 brown
2 pr casual shoes 1 black 1 brown

Shirts:
10 t-shirts suitable for public wear
3 t-shirts for around the house
5 polo/short sleeved shirts
5 button-down dress shirts
3 sweaters

Pants:
3 pr "good" jeans, blue
2 pr chore jeans
5 pr slacks, 1 black, 1 blue, 1 grey, 1 dark green, 1 khaki
3 pr summer shorts

Formal:
4+ ties
3 suits, 1 black, 1 grey, 1 brown

Exercise:
3 pr workout shorts
5 workout shirts 3 short sleeved, 2 long
1 pr running shoes