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Thursday, November 8, 2007

Props To My Peeps

I've slacked over the past few weeks on my weekly props and thought it was a good time get back at it.

This weeks prop goes out to Brad Baldwin. I recently connected with Brad at a really great pizza place in Draper Utah. Brad is a driving force behind Rocky Mountain Voices. I've known who Brad is for some time but was never able to meet. He reached out through LinkedIn which is pretty cool.

One thing I've learned about Brad is he really wants to build a strong community of new media providers and consumers. There are a number of podcasters and videocasters in the Intermountain West and Rocky Mountain Voices is set as the place to find all of these gems. If you're a podcaster or videocaster, or your business needs help getting started, Brad and his production company may be the answer.

My Upcoming Blog Series

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While I was writing the Build A Better Blog series I decided I would write a few more series. Here is what I have so far. None of these will be 31 days. Most will be 5 posts covering a topic I enjoy.

Beginners guide to using the Nikon D40
Jazz Music 101
NASCAR: A Fanology
LifeStreaming (look for this series to start on Monday November 12th)
FlickrCasting
Gadget Bags

Will you help me? Add to the list, right here in the comments or on your blog and link back. Will you start your own series?

Wednesday, November 7, 2007

My NaNoWriMo Week One

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Today ends week one of my attempt to write a complete Novel in 30 days. I'm currently at about 1800 words, which roughly puts me 10,000 words behind schedule. I will be making up some time this weekend. I'm going to lock myself in a room until I have at least 10,000 words. I know it seems like a huge wall to scale at this point but I'm confident I can catch up.

Tuesday, November 6, 2007

Photowalking Salt Lake City v3 November 17th

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Looks like this time we will be shooting historic downtown Provo on November 17th.

The third photowalk is scheduled for Saturday November 17th. We will be walking around the historic downtown district in Provo. Interesting sites include:

- Provo Tabernacle
- Utah County Courthouse
- Pioneer Park
- Countless sidewalk shops and such

What: Photowalk #3
When: Saturday November 17th. 4:00 - 6:00(ish) pm
Where: Downtown Provo. Meet at 560 W. Center Street.
Who: Anyone!

Please join the Flickr Group here if you are interested in getting connected with other photographers in the Salt Lake City area.