First Laugh of the Day

Media Motion Studio

Charlotte, NC

Today I reached a saturation point. A lot going on. Too much to think about. Too many things slipping through the cracks, happening outside my sphere of control. Suddenly it all culminated with the Supervising Producer turning to me with her pen and paper and asking - "For your lunch today, do you want tofu with your veggie curry?" Didn't she realize how many things I was processing at that moment? Budget! Schedule! Post! Shooting! Trade Out! Can't anyone just make a decision on their own? But no - I needed to be calm to provide answers that made sense and helped guide the production toward ultimate success.

Long pause. Deep Thought. Working the question out in my head - along with all the possibilities... Tofu can provide protein. Protein helps build muscle. I like that - but Im not working out, so there is no muscle to build. I dont like the flavor of tofu. Im not really a fan of soybeans. So whats the point really? Course, I could always do half tofu...

Finally I realized, I dont care about tofu

"I dont care about tofu", I said.

Which seemed so on point, it felt like it should be turned into a bumper sticker for my Kia Sedona rental.

This was my first laugh of the day.

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Parting Shot

Cape Town, South Africa

This was shot from Robben Island, where Nelson Mandela was held for 20 something years before becoming the president of post apartheid South Africa.  It's sort of like Alcatraz, and it was notorious back in the apartheid days as the place to hold the most "dangerous" political prisoners.

Other famous inmates on Robben Island include Robert Sobukwe, the leader of the Pan African Congress.  He was held in solitary confinement for years until he literally died of isolation.  Which you may think isn't possible, but apparently, solitary confinement is one of the cruelest forms of torture (Though it's the form of punishment we often deem as safe, sane, and civilized - hence the prolific use of it in prisons across the US).  To learn more about the effects of solitary confinement, read this   Totally fascinating and is likely to change your views on the subject entirely.  

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