My mind is busy
Within this predawn darkness
The birds are silent
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Video, Shoots, and Real Estate: Thoughts on the Future
Did a video shoot today with the owner of the company I now work for. It was his first video with a videographer, so he had to work though nervousness and his desire for perfection. I was quite pleased with how things went. And that he came away with a ton of ideas of how we can make the next one better.
Preparing got today reminded me of the one below, where I am on camera. I’ve been behind the scenes many, many times. I do like being in front of the camera, I should do more of that. Maybe, once I have my real estate license back, I’ll go full on into being a YouTube agent. One of many possibilities to explore.
So, the video below is one I made with the C & K Real Estate Team. I really enjoyed making it and have thought, many times, it would be a blast to do more.
What do you think? So many options, do little time.
A Scene From My Walk
I often walk here
I love these unique stylings
Creative neighbors
Sample Instagram Post: Created With Canva
This was a fun Instagram post for the Snohomish County Youth Chorus. I’m quite impressed with the ease and versatility of Canva.
An Evening Haiku As Fall Approaches
As the evening comes
And the sky darkens slowly
The air feels autumnal
I hope your evening was delightful.
Watch “Marketing Strategies That Failed Spectacularly” on YouTube
Marketing is my current focus. I stumbled upon this list of terrible marketing notions. I think its great to study failures. It’s the second step to wisdom. Here’s what I mean. A wise person learns from his mistakes. The wiser person learns from other people’s mistakes. Now, the wisest person learns from others successes. I’m working on that, too.
Poster Design
I created this with Canva for the Snohomish County Youth Chorus. The simplicity of the app delights me. And it’s nice to be able whip such things out on my phone. Though I’m not about to cancel my Adobe subscription, but I’m glad for this option.
A haiku while walking in Edmonds
With water flowing
From the sky across the earth
Summer’s end is near
Growth, Planning, Development, and Seattle
Saturday I had a meeting in south Everett, on 128th to be more specific. Well, traffic on that road was wretched, but I improvised, taking side streets back to Lynnwood. I ended up driving past the door where the Puget Park Drive-In used to be. Now it’s a medical center and apartment complex.
Along this street are now many multifamily/higher-density housing projects. Several duplexes, apartment,s and condos, within this area that was semi-rural single-family homes a generation back.
This got me thinking about density. That we’re going to see the greater Seattle area become increasingly densified (is that a word?). I expect this whole region will become mostly multifamily in the next dozen to two dozen years. The economic forces will drive that hard. I’ve long thought that the Growth Management Act’s limits on development will combine with our region’s continued economic expansion to drive this.
Many will see it as something to lament, and to resist. Me? I see it as a mixed blessing, so to speak. And as something that good planning can make a great thing. Planning for a transit system that will accommodate this load will be crucial. A predominantly car-centric system will not work. When the majority of commuters take transit, things will be more manageable.
So, what do you think?
Summer’s Glories: A Haiku
So much symmetry
Balancing shape and colors
Such summer glories