The night is waning
Light slowly filters through clouds
Steel now starts flowing
Happy Thursday everyone! Or, shall I say, Friday-eve.
Thinking about flinging myself into the jaws of grinding steel and plastic that’s Seattle during rush hour.
Author: Carl Setzer
A blogger blogging from just north of Seattle.
Some Thoughts On The Tom Ferry Podcast
I listen to podcasts most every day, sometimes more than one. As I’m back working in real estate, the past few mornings I’ve listened Tom Ferry’s podcast. He’s a well regarded coach to high caliber agents.
Today’s edition was “Elevating Listing Videos to A Viral Art Form“. One of the touchpoints in this was a viral video created by the guests, Tim Smith (a real estate agent out of Orange County, California) and Chris Stacey (a film maker). The viral video, well, I should call it a film out of respect for the creators, was focused on one of Tim’s listings. This gorgeous, waterfront home is stunning, and well showcased in the video. But you’d never see it as a property home tour. It’s something unique.
I had to look up what a “Duffy” is (it’s a small boat…the video will define it better than I can). I’m afraid I’m ignorant of things super-wealthy.
Anyway, I found it clever and innovative. Not sure if this will change the nature of real estate videography, but it might. It certainly adds a new element that’s hard to predict.
So, give Mr. Ferry, Stacey and Smith your ears for roughly an hour. This discussion has value beyond real estate. It gives me some insight into where marketing as a whole could be heading. And I hope it does.
Magic For My Soul: Today’s Haiku
Magic for my soul
Rain falling on my window
Autumn’s drifting way
Do you remember?
So, do you remember?
Watch “Earth, Wind & Fire – September (Official Music Video)” on YouTube
Some thoughts on sound
The past few days have brought a few opportunities to edit some sound files. I’ve used Audacity in the past, but it hit me that Adobe’s Audition is part of my Creative Suite subscription. I found it slick and fast. Now I was only trimming the files and boosting the audio. It felt much easier to me. That might be due to my decades of experience in Abode products. This, their UX is somewhat natural.
Next. I want to spend some time exploring balancing sound, cutting out noise and such. It should be fun.
What’s your favorite tool? I lean towards Audacity mainly, if for no other reason, free!
A photo and a poem from the Edmonds Waterfront
A walk through the dark
Moving over the boardwalk
The quiet’s beauty
I enjoyed editing this one. The texture is wonderful, at least to me.
Tonight’s Haiku
Though the air has cooled
These flowers resist autumn
Sunlight’s grasp waning
I took this photo in Edmonds, a small town north of Seattle. I’ve lived most of my life in its orbit. My heart has a dear place for this place.
A Monday Morning Haiku
This Monday morning
My mind is feeling murky
Rain in the darkness
I hope your Monday it’s the start to a productive and satisfying week.
Autumn’s Approach: Tonight’s #Haiku
With summer’s end here
And the rain’s song calming me
I now seen brown leaves
The past few days have truly felt like autumn. Rainfall, in particular, reinforces that for me. I hold many cold and soggy memories, for that is the lot of Seattle folk.
One last #haiku before I sleep
Dawn’s distance feels far
Yet its approaching quickly
Time to embrace sleep