What’s dismaying
is that there seems to be much more
furor
and consternation
and brouhaha
over the fact
that terrible, evil, secret deeds
were disclosed by Wikileaks
than there is
over the fact
that the terrible, evil, secret deeds
were committed
in the first place.
Hey, it looks like one of my old jokes has made it into the syndicated funnysides.
I am filled with fuzzies of the warm variety.
Information about 2011 Florida NPC contest schedule is up on the site.
I can’t stress enough how tentative, unofficial, and unapproved this information is as of this moment.
It is the first-working-draft from the 2010 promoter’s meeting and *there will be changes*. Venue schedules must be worked out. Unexpected conflicts will arise. Sanction fees must be paid.
This is a broad picture intended to help with planning purposes only. The Florida NPC Web site, floridanpc.org, is the *only* official source for Florida NPC show information.
“Avatar” was pretty in 2-D, and the 3-D version brought an extra element to the visual experience.
Trying to stay ahead of the curve, though, we insisted on watching the film in *4*-D.
What a time-saver! The effects looked great, and we were able to leave the theater before we actually got there.
Shots from the 2010 All South, held November 6 in St Augustine, FL, have been added to the site.
Post-processing was slowed somewhat due to what I shall graciously call “pre-planned wardrobe malfunctions” in the Bikini class. Predictable in retrospect, such inappropriate displays are an issue that will need to be addressed as soon as possible.
That aside, though, Gene and Pete put on yet another spectacular show. The level of competition was superb, the venue is outstanding, and the audience was enthusiastic.
That wraps up the 2010 season for me. According to Deke, the annual meeting has been moved to the Holiday Inn near Universal due to a scheduling conflict at the Rosen. With luck I’ll have a sneak peek at the 2011 schedule up shortly thereafter.
Shots from the 2010 Atlantic Coast, held October 30 in Melbourne, FL, are being added to the site.
The venue featured the funky LED lighting again, but there was some small amount of natural light as well, and with a quick custom white balance check (thanks Deb) the shots actually didn’t turn out that badly.
I also got a few more quick snaps of Iris Davis– nothing like the last shoot, mind you, but very nice nevertheless.
Reflecting on the catastrophic
leadership
experiment
of the last two years
it has occurred to me
that one of the side effects of having hubris
is that the possibility of your having hubris
would never even occur to you.