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Post by Camman on Jan 2, 2009 1:57:10 GMT -5
Congrats on your decision to move to L.A.
Any ideas what you are going to do for work out there? Do you know anyone out there or just heading out yourself?
Happy 2009, good luck and congrats!
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Post by Tim on Jan 2, 2009 9:25:40 GMT -5
I don't know anyone out there, I'm going to just pile up the car with as much stuff as will fit and hit the road. I know a few people who have been there or who know someone there, but I'm not expecting much help from them.
I've been researching apartments and what areas I'd like to live in for a while now. I'm looking at areas north and north west of the city.
For work, I'll continue doing my computer repair work, and I've got some cash saved up, which is what's making this possible. And that's what kept me here, stuck in small town nowhere for so many years.
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Post by Tim on Jan 10, 2009 2:23:14 GMT -5
Hey Camman, have you been keeping up with the Pure Pwnage site? I think it was you who told me about it a few years back. They've got some good episodes, but there's WAY too much time between episodes. Sometimes 4-5 months!
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Post by Tim on Feb 6, 2009 7:47:23 GMT -5
It's 2/6/9, and if all continues to go according to schedule, I'll be getting on the road tomorrow for the long drive out to LA.
Today I will do some filming for the first part of the episodes about the trip, the "Another Ride" series. I'm thinking it'll be 2 or 3 parts, released pretty close together.
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Post by Tim on Feb 14, 2009 14:14:06 GMT -5
I made the trip, I've got an apartment here in North Hollywood now. 4 days on the road, 2500 miles, a 17 inch snowstorm in Flagstaff, AZ right before I got to that area.... lots of fun.
I filmed about 30 minutes of video along the way, I need to film a bit more here, add some talking scenes to it, then edit it into the next episode. Not sure yet if it'll be one episode or a 2 part episode.
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Post by Camman on Feb 19, 2009 22:01:04 GMT -5
Congrats on your successful trip. How re things in CA? Done any job searching yet? Going to get some videos about your trip and your new locale onto the website?? Missing PA at all?
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Post by chris on Feb 20, 2009 4:18:40 GMT -5
Nice! Finally! lol
can't wait for some videos.
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Post by Tim on Feb 20, 2009 22:33:57 GMT -5
I've got video of the trip and some local roads already filmed, I have to do some talking scenes and edit it into #155 and maybe #156, so the next episode should be ready in the next week or so.
It's quite a change from PA. I've been driving around the area some, finding stores and going to some places. There's more mexicans here than you can shake a stick at! I've been in the local Wal-Mart, and every open register had a line about 10 people long, and it was about 90% mexicans, or so it seemed.
The area I used to live in was about 90% white, maybe more.
But in the past week I've gotten used to it, they don't bother me.
I see lots of older 1960s and 1970s cars here with NO RUST on them, even if the paint job is totally shot. That just doesn't exist in the Pittsburgh area, especially with the winter road salt!
I'm not missing PA yet, especially while it is still winter there. I'm driving around here with the car windows open and no jacket on! I've got enough things to do here to keep me busy.
Haven't done much regular job searching yet, got to do that next week.
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Post by Camman on Mar 9, 2009 23:15:17 GMT -5
Just watched the latest episode, nice to see your trip, keep em coming! Can't wait to see some videos made in L.A.
Found a job yet? How are things going out there?? Give us some details!
Hope all is well.
- Cam
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Post by Tim on Mar 12, 2009 17:01:44 GMT -5
I've been searching for jobs and other work, not much happening so far. The economy seems to be pretty bad around here. I've talked to several places for computer repair work and no one is hiring, I may have to go back to electronics for a while.
Blizzard Entertainment (makers of World of Warcraft) has their headquarters out here, so it'd be great to get a job there somehow! But they are about 55 miles away! I applied with them.
Weather has been pretty nice highs most days are in the 60's, so I'm able to drive around with the car windows open and no jacket on, which is nice!
I found something that I could do a video about for #156, I have to go look at the place more first, though.
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Post by Camman on Apr 12, 2009 10:13:15 GMT -5
Hey Tim, wanted to check in and see how the job search was going and how things are in CA?
Also, respoding to your post on the front page, I haven't had any issues viewing the latest episodes.
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Post by yo on Apr 25, 2009 21:06:01 GMT -5
more videos on the way?
so what's happenin in LA? doing anything? got a job yet? videos? meet anyone yet? hows the apartment? what part of LA are you in?
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Post by Tim on Apr 25, 2009 22:55:16 GMT -5
I'm doing some things out here. Been searching for a job but the job market is terrible. I've met some people but nothing special so far. My apartment (in North Hollywood) is fine.
I was going to do #156 about one thing, but I may do it about another instead. I've been getting some rip-off scam emails lately, and I've been playing dumb and stringing them along on it, it's been fun!
So look for #156 around the end of the month, give or take a few days!
As for the episodes not playing, on a couple computers that I had Windows XP and Windows Media Player 9 on, when trying to download & play a video from the site, it would play about 1 second and stop. I tried on a laptop I have that is running the beta of Windows 7, and they played fine. Not sure what the problem is with that, the Windows Media Player 9 always played them fine and they are encoded in Windows Movie Maker to play in Windows Media Player 9.
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Post by Tim on May 4, 2009 11:09:28 GMT -5
The new episode is still on the way, I waited a few more days because the emails kept coming from the scam artists, and I'm writing back and dragging it out as much as I can.
This is fun, messing with them like this! ;D
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Post by Camman on May 4, 2009 12:09:48 GMT -5
Looking forward to the new episode, good news is that after several years I finally have a new web project going online very soon, I am just waiting for my hosting company to setup the account so I can start uploading everything, I'll be sure to let you know when it's up.
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