December Check-in... last of 2010

Greetings from Portland, Maine. I decided not to go video with this one to simply get a few things out there.

I've got a lot in the hopper. Pich' Awards, and Milwaukee Movie are big projects but in the more near future will be the year in review blog. Also trying to finish my picture calendar for next year.

I have to start with last weekend's trip to NYC. It was a rare trip for me where I didn't have anything planned to do while there. That worked to my benefit as the weekend saw my first trip to the National History Museum, and then the creation of "office bowling" at the New York Philharmonic (video to come). There was much drinking, mostly wine, and some good overall times were had. From Christmas lights tours to judging the best limbo contest I've ever seen. From watching ballet with homemade brownie sundaes to the usual excitement I have for being in NYC the trip was amazing. However it all takes a back seat to the time I spent with Katie, a friend of Danielle's I met over the summer. It was a joy getting to know her better then and I've continued to do so despite my return to Vermont and her travel home to Kansas for the holidays. Thank you technology. All in all it was a great trip that went way better than I could have ever hoped, and I didn't even spend that much money. Big thanks to Danielle and Phillip for hosting me while I was there. They rode back to Vermont with me for the holidays.

I worked three days last week before being off for 5 days over the Christmas holiday. I spent Christmas day doing the radio show from 1-3pm then shooting over to Dad's for dinner and gifts. The next day I headed for Portland where I am now. I'm supposed to meet up with Alicia, better known to most as "Frost," for a Cracker Barrel outing. I'm also going to finally meet her boyfriend and put the rumors of his existence to bed. The Vermont crew has known her since about 2004 and she's been dating him the whole time yet we've never met him.

On the way back I hope to do some shopping in NH and then on Wednesday it's the busiest day of the year for UVM Athletics as we host back to back hockey games (Women's then Men's) and then in the Patrick Gym at the same time as the men's hockey game we have men's basketball. Might set a record for people in the building that day. I'll then have the next day off before returning to work for the New Year weekend as we host the TD Bank Tournament.

I've already enjoyed the holidays more this year than last. It's been good to see all the friends and family and having some money to actually buy people gifts this year has been great too!

I'm continually thinking of great video ideas and I sometimes get off task of the Pich' Awards. That is priority one right now at Sharp-Shinned Hawk Studios as many of the award winners have already been notified. They are coming along and hopefully can be unveiled in January.

As mentioned I've had a lot of time off lately and I'm putting it to good use with a good mix of adventures, relaxing, and computer work. I hope to fix the audio on the hockey commercial later today. I've really been surprised at the responses. I appreciate the feedback. I threw that together so fast but I was proud of it.

Rockin' New Year's Weav' is on for this Friday night. If you've got no where else to be... join us for our usual blend of fun. Once again even though I started asking people in November... we inevitably get to the point near Christmas where we still have no plan and the Weav' gathering is always a good back-up.

Alrighty I'm off for now... getting some footage for the Pich' Awards opening sequence... but I can't close without the following:

I sincere and heartfelt thanks go out to everyone who impacted my year. It was an odd, strange year and I couldn't have done it without the support of my family and friends. From Milwaukee to Vermont, from Maine to Florida. Thank you all so much, nd have a happy and safe new year!

The First Ever Video Blog From Pich'!

Well... let's test this thing out...

Recorded Dec. 16th approx. 10:30pm





And what we have here will become a big part of the future for JasonPiche.com, Sharp-Shinned Hawk Studios, you, and me. Back with more before the holidays!