Thank God for the Bay Area Video Coalition

San Francisco is home to many great colleges and schools. In the area of digital and video technologies, the Bay Area Video Coalition is one of the best. (bavc.org) I'm involved in a 250 plus hour-job development-portfolio building-program with bavc.

I get lab time to practice, practice, practice the lessons taught in the three to four day classes. Since my editing background is in avid non-linear editing, I'm now studying final cut pro 6 non-linear editing. In addition to editing however, I'll be learning how to make graphics through photoshop, flash, illustrator, and studying a web intensive path.

As I continue my journey to a new job, and continue the work of transitioning from one career path to another, I'm fortunate to live in California, where media programs and talented instructors thrive, and I'm blessed have access to the ETP state funded programs, so that I can develop my skills and find inspiration and new job opportunities.

Today I'm counting my blessings, high on the list is the Bay Area Video Coalition. Thanks for Advanced Digital Media Training!!, and for accepting me into this course of study! vlb

Bad News-Still no job

Well, the news was not good. I did not get the job. I had such high hopes, this was truly a dream job. I was told that I was #2 out of the 4 chosen for in-person interviews. I wish that could somehow help the way I feel right now. But, this a tough road I'm on.

So, I'll continue my classes and push forward. In the meantime, I would appreciate your words of encouragement, your prayers, and your job related stories. Thanks for checking in.

taking time to smell the flowers

the weekend weather was terrific, just in time for the time to change and give us longer days to enjoy more sunshine. these are pictures taken in Half Moon Bay and Pacifica, California this weekend. the flowers are starting to bloom and the beach, although windy, was beautiful.
Monday is around the corner, the job search will continue, but for now it's been nice to take time to smell the flowers. here's a prayer for a blessed week ahead. vlb

tgif it's friday:)

don't forget to set your clocks ahead one hour as of 2am sunday, when daylight-saving time begins, and you'll be rewarded with with another hour of sunlight in the evening.

this is my favorite time of the year. i love the longer days! i feel like i can accomplish more, play more.

avant-garde french poet Guillaume Apollinaire wrote:
TAKE A LEAP!
come to the edge, he said.
they said:we are afraid.
come to the edge, he said.
they came, he pushed them,
and they flew.

from the book 'The Success Principles' by Jack Canfield, he writes..'All the successful people I know have been willing to take a chance---a leap of faith---even though they were afraid. Sometimes they were terrified, but they knew it they didn't act, the opportunity would pass them by. They trusted their intuition and they simply went for it.' (page 121)

here's to all of us going for it. may we grow wings along the way and fly, tgif. vlb

it's thursday

the sun rose and set today without my becoming employed. however, i did get word that a decision is still in works and may come friday or monday. so i, along with three others wait, with the knowledge that we made it to the top of 250 others who applied for this same position.

along with my wait for word about the job today, i made a full day hitting the redial button on the phone to unemployment. my ui check is late, very late. on the other end of line the message continued to be 'we're currently receiving more calls than we can handle', and occasionally i would get excited by the other message that takes you through three steps before telling you 'we're currently receiving more calls than we can handle at this time'.

the best part of my day was the chance to do a good deed for a neighbor. i took their pet hamster to the vet. this little hamster was so adorable, unfortunately dealing with some health issues. i was happy to get him to his appointment. here's to healing, to miracles, and to all of us out there looking for work, and wholeness.

to update this post, i have to add, that an even better part of my day was going for an evening walk on the beach with the love of my life, with the dogs. watching the sun set in the west, and seeing the warmth and love in my partner's eyes, makes everything okay in the world, it's a joy to be in love, i wish that for everyone. vlb

here's to a nice break in the clouds

after the rain comes the sun

the rain was coming down in buckets today as I took off for my job interview. when i arrived to my interview location, the clouds rolled back, the sun came out, and blue skies were visible.

from a guard patrolling the grounds, to the top executive, i was met with kind and encouraging words. i now wait for a decision to be made. but, during the process today, i learned that 250 resumes had been received, 30 prospective employees had been called, only 4 applicants made it to the in-person interviews. i'm grateful to have been one of the four. vlb