BY PAMELA JO BOWMAN, MESA ARIZONA – I was unsettled at work today. I edited a section and I believe it improved. Then I brought it into place in the section and realized I had forgotten the overall plan. After juggling it together, I finally released it to the finisher. She promises me she will …
My Bucket List
BY PAMELA JO BOWMAN, MESA ARIZONA – Tonight we went to see THE BUCKET LIST. It was a fun movie. Lots of moments for personal reflection. What I noticed is that I kept looking at the edits. I kept trying to lose myself in the movie but I kept getting caught in the editing. So …
Sundance Blues
BY PAMELA JO BOWMAN, MESA ARIZONA – Sundance started yesterday. I am not there. Last year at this time, I was experiencing Sundance for the first time. It was an interesting experience. I had lived in Utah for several years when I was younger. Can’t beat the Utah snow! Visiting Utah as a filmmaker was …
It Is True
BY PAMELA JO BOWMAN, MESA, ARIZONA – Do you have one of those days when you are on the go from the minute you wake up? I feel like my life has been like that for a year and a half. Yesterday, I realized I have a lot going on in my life and all …
The Cutting Room Floor
BY PAMELA JO BOWMAN, MESA, ARIZONA — I spend most of my days editing. I try to get one section done every few days. Yesterday I was so pleased with my progress. The section I was working on was a scene where the actor actually repeated his lines pretty accurately take after take. Then I …
Turning 50
BY PAMELA JO BOWMAN, MESA, ARIZONA – I am turning 50 this month. I have decided to spoil myself. I walked into the phone store and bought a phone. I picked one out I liked and bought it. I then went purse shopping and bought one of those as well. I am now looking for …
Sense Sensitivity
BY PAMELA JO BOWMAN, MESA, ARIZONA – Having the “boys” home presents some unique and unexpected situations. I woke up this morning with my usual winter headache. I attributed it to carbon monoxide poisoning. Not enough fresh, clean air! The heater is on too much. My throat is dry. I get up and, after a …
Road Less Traveled
BY PAMELA JO BOWMAN, MESA, ARIZONA – Wistie called today and told me to blog. It is difficult for me to obey my daughter. It isn’t as if I don’t have anything to say, it is that I have TOO MUCH to say. My head swirls with ideas and thoughts and those darn FEELINGS! Sometimes, …
Pain We Obey
“We forget ourselves and our destinies in health, and the chief use of temporary sickness is to remind us of these concerns.” — Ralph Waldo Emerson It gripped me shortly after the start of the New Year. Since then, I’ve been lying in a state of limited functionality for several days. Congestion, fever, aching limbs …
Inventory
Let’s review. After all is said and done, what still matters is that relationships have been strengthened. Of the many lessons I have learned this year, the one I will share is the realization that I do not love everyone and not everyone loves me and that is okay. Altruistically, I still believe that if …