Waldofilms

Muffin Maniac

2006-09-04T07:19:00.000-07:00

Found this hilarious video on YouTube. Referred by the popular local Twin Cities site TC Punk

Anne Frasier's "Pale Immortal"

2006-09-03T15:01:00.000-07:00

On Sept 5th, bloggers will be blogging about the upcoming release by local author Anne Frasier. Here is a short video about her new book!
Logline: A body is drained of blood and residents of Tuonela, Wisconsin, fear the return of the Pale Immortal, a vampire who has been dead for a hundred years.

PALE IMMORTAL, a new book by Anne Frasier coming September 2006!

A Dark Horse Runs at Night

2006-08-30T14:32:00.000-07:00

Jason Evans at THE CLARITY OF NIGHT posted this photo on his blog. He is having writers use this photograph as inspiration in composing a short fiction piece of no more than 250 words in any genre or style. Entries were due before 11:00 p.m., Tuesday, August 29th. Prizes include a signed copy of "Pale Immortal", written by USA Today bestselling author ANNE FRASIER. Here is my entry into the contest:
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"A dark horse runs at night"

Standing at his bedside, she watches the old man's life slip away.
"It's okay, Grandpa.", she says, holding back tears.
She wonders what he is thinking, as he stares out the window into the dark of night.
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"Hey Johnny, where you going?"
Before I could answer, my mate was being guided into a tavern by one of the local whores. These self-indulgent port calls were sucking the life out of me. I needed to get away.
I had been walking for what seemed like hours, and the dark of night was upon me. The ominous cloud cover made it difficult to find my way, and I felt utterly alone. Where was I? And, that's when it happened.
The moon broke through the cloud cover. The grassy field and clump of trees beyond were swaying in the wind. And, out in the middle of it all stood a black mare staring back at me.
She lifts up her front legs and kicks them into the wind. She shakes her head back, and lets out a bellowing neigh. She gallops effortlessly across the field, and disappears into the night. The moon is gone. I can still hear her gallop and call out in the darkness that surrounds me.
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Looking into my granddaughter's loving eyes; I want to tell her all about it. I smile and mouth the words, "I love you". I close my eyes and listen for the sound of beating hoofs and the whipping wind.
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Winners to be announced on Friday!

Medea's Guilt - shortened version

2006-08-21T14:55:00.000-07:00

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I re-edited this version in order to get it under 5 minutes, which is the maximum length for ON THE LOT submission.

Pillow Fight Anyone?

2006-05-19T09:50:00.000-07:00

Pillow Fight Club is coming to Minneapolis on May 20th!

Here is a vid from the April 22nd, 2006 Pillow Fight Club in Seattle.

A pillow fight flash mob is a fad that has emerged from the social phenomena of flash mobbing. The flash mob version of massive pillow fights is distinguished by the fact that nearly all of the promotion is Internet-based. These events occur around the world, some taking the name Pillow Fight Club after the London pillow fight group.

The trend owes much to uses of modern communications technologies, including decentralised personal networking, known as smartmobbing. Word of the events spreads primarily via digital means, usually on the internet via email, chat rooms and text messaging which result in seemingly spontaneous mass gatherings. Pillows are sometimes hidden and at the exact pre-arranged time or the sound of a whistle, the pillow fighters pull out their pillows and commence pillow fighting. The pillow fights can last from a few minutes to several hours.

Paws For Thought

2006-05-10T12:40:00.000-07:00

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A humorous short touching on the very serious subject of Global Warming. This short was produced by THE BIG ASK. An organization based in the UK, who's slogan is "Friends of the earth".

Ouch!

2006-05-09T11:02:00.000-07:00

Another funny vid I found on Google. I'll eventually get around to posting something original. Until then, watch this woman who appears to have be inspired by Peter Finch's "Network" performance.

Guy Slips on Diving Board

2006-05-08T13:21:00.000-07:00

Funny vid I found on Google.

Grain Belt Commercial

2006-05-03T05:05:00.000-07:00

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I shot this in 2004 as part of the Grain Belt Premium Commercial challenge. A cheap JVC consumer camera was used. I did a little color correction in Adobe Premiere. Shot in about 3 hours out at my brother's old place on Lake Minnetonka.

Daughter Charlotte

2006-05-03T05:04:00.000-07:00

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This was taken about 12 years ago. My daughter, Charlotte, lying on the living room floor, talking to my mother.