Week 531: Full of Games - Full of Blessings

Weekly Written Review 

What a week! Everything about this week was grand, ultimately landing me on the largest television spot of my quest via The Price Is Right. The recording date was Wednesday, October 7th. I wrote about it on my blog in code. Check it out: Week 525

On Sunday, I called a select group of people to inform them about the episode. They all were excited. Spent the first half of the week remastering my web series then came Thursday. Myself and my two teammates appeared on something special. We've basically started preparing for this day after I shot my episode with The Price is Right. After multiple Sunday Zoom meetings, our day came and ended with a splice of disappointment. We had a great start but we didn't end with the results as anticipated. As we were being escorted out, they told us we have good news. They liked us and we might get invited back for a redemption episode. I immediately thought, "Isn't being on TV twice better than being on TV once?" That's all I'm saying for now. 

Then came Friday. I woke up early to join my parents on the phone as they watched The Price Is Right earlier on the east coast. That's the best part for me, hearing the excitement from my family and friends. I even had a few people record their reactions to the episode for a possible appearance in an upcoming documentary I might produce in the future. For a few hours, I was famous. Text messages, Facebook tags, and Instagram. Well, one person on Instagram but it was priceless. This person saw me on The Price is Right and immediately remembered me for the show Baggage. I did that back in 2011. His words, "holy shit I just saw you on the price is right and recognized you from BAGGAGE!!! your ep was the best ep of that show, you were so funny" I had to question how he remembered me from so long ago. He said, "how could I forget you and mr chill?" His response was more rewarding than my Price Is Right results.  

After all that, I had an amazing day of tennis. Close to 4 hours. As I was leaving I found out, I got approved for a rent subsidy program. Since I've been affected by Covid, I applied for a program to help me take care of my rent. An email finally confirmed my approval putting me in the clear of approximately 10 months. 

Another great note worth mentioning, on Friday, I noticed a IG story post, swiped up, and completed a short 3-page form. I found out about it earlier in the week and I've been looking out for it. If selected, I could get to meet a person I admire. We'll see what happens. 

Sunday, November 15, 2020

* Call people about my TV appearance on Friday

* GAC team meeting via Zoom

* Blogging...

* Remastering/color grading Day 11

* Aaron's House document...


Monday, November 16, 2020

* Remastering/ color grading day 12 - completed season 4

* Emails/bumble biz-ing

Tuesday, November 17,  2020

* Bus to At's for the Covid test for GAC

* Remastering/ color grading day 13 completed season 5 

* ASMR recording. Hopefully, this is my last ASMR video before I move on to my next project. 

Wednesday, November 18, 2020

* Pick up for At's 

* GAC prep. Hair cut. Clothes...

Thursday, November 19, 2020

* GAC appearance. Arrived before 7:30am


Friday, November 20, 2020

* The Price Is Right air day

* Tennis...

* Rent subsidy approval

* IG story post notice/form filled out. 


Saturday, November 21, 2020

* Planning...

* Paid off my laptop and followed up with my price match refund...

* Pick up to At's...

* Watched an episode of The Originals...

As the quest continues...

The future of Late Night

Motown Maurice

Week 530: Remastering Day & Night - Week 2

 Weekly Written Review 

It's an obsession. I left the house on Tuesday to play tennis and I didn't leave again until Friday to also play tennis. That's a basic sense of what my week was and how it will continue to be moving forward for the next few weeks. I'm going through the process. Sound mixing, now color grading, and soon closed captions. This is just the first run through. I'll have to pass through several more times before completion whenever that is. 

Sunday, November 8, 2020

* Watching Blood of Zeus 

* Started watching Spartacus season 2

* GAC team Zoom meeting

* Took today off from remastering...

Monday, November 9, 2020

* Remastering/color grading / day 6

* Completed season 1 of Blood of Zeus

* Made a stop at Food 4 Less... $51.27 in purchases, cash.  No EBT. No Angeleno card. It's going to take some time to get used to this.

* Returned home from the extended weekend at...

Tuesday, November 10, 2020

* Tennis...

* Remasterting/ color grading/ completed season 2/ day 7


Wednesday, November 11, 2020

* Sending out confirmation letters for the upcoming Aaron's House event

* #MaskYourSupport post

* Remastering/ color grading/ day 8

Thursday, November 12, 2020 

*  Remastering/ color grading/ completed season 3 / day 9

Friday, November 13, 2020

* Cancelled tennis today because there was no RSVP's but I got a text from someone that noticed and we confirmed singles. Before he showed up on Tuesday last year was the last time we played together. In 2019 he beat me. I flipped the table this time. Wow, 2 out of 3 sets. A total of 14 wins to 7. After I got his text I stayed in my bed but couldn't stop thinking about the adjustments I need to make to my game. I played sucky on Tuesday. Something worked. 

Saturday, November 14, 2020

* Brawlhalla tournament #12

* Replying to emails, Bumble Bizing...

As the quest continues...

The future of Late Night

Motown Maurice

Week 529: The Remaster Begins- Week 1

 Weekly Written Review 

Only a few days after receiving my new laptop I started getting this screen flickering problem. It was annoying to the point I contacted customer service. They made things complicated and I settled with a troubleshooting suggestion. That didn't work. Come to find out I'm not the one experiencing similar issues. After reading a few threads on the net, I download Intel's processor home app and turned off something that had to do with power saving and the problem stopped. Thank God! I don't have the patience to deal with returning anything at the moment because my remaster takes priority. 

On Tuesday, I officially embarked on the journey of remastering my web series and so far so good. It's detailed work that requires a lot of time and I'm thankful I'm available to devote myself to the process.  The goal is to submit it by the end of this November and move on to the docuseries remaster.   

Sunday, November 1, 2020

* Voting at Dodges Stadium... doubled up on some free salad wraps upon departure. 

* Blogging...

* GAC team meeting via Zoom...

* Rewatching Spartacus season 1

* Discord post...

* Backing up files... 

Monday, November 2, 2020

* Backing up files...

* New Harddrive arrival... transferring files 

* Bumble biz-ing...

* Aaron's  House planning... creating rundown...

* Blogging...

* Editing testing on Adobe CC

Tuesday, November 3, 2020

* Tennis...

* ISA submission... Autobio...

* Remaster editing day 1... sound...

* More Sparatus season...

Wednesday, November 4, 2020

* Video setup...? 

* Remaster editing day 2... sound

* Aaron's House planning... confirmation letter/draft... 

* More Spartacus...

Thursday, November 5, 2020

* Remaster editing day 3... 1st draft of sound run through completed

* Issues with closed captioning. Solved it hours later. Decided to shift gears to color grading.

* Rewatching The Legend of Korra. 

* More Spartacus...


Friday, November 6, 2020

* No RSVPs for tennis day but what's odd is this is to my memory the first Friday since May with no RSVP's and it's on the same day I RVSP-ed to attend a Webinar - ISA"s Film Financing Film Demystified with Tyler Gould of Bondit Media Capital. It was enlightening 

* Remaster editing day 4 color grading

* Aaron's House planning, more confirmation letter work...

* Bumble Biz-ing...

* I think I completed watching season 1 of Spartacus today. If not today, the day before or after. 


Saturday, November 7, 2020

* Congrats Pres. Elect Joe Biden. Out with Trump! 

* Completed watching Korra today. 

* Started watching Blood of Zeus. It's pretty good. 

* Today I became a PC gamer by the way of Steam and Apex Legends. It's not too bad. I still prefer my Nintendo console but this is a pretty cool change of pace.  

* Remastering/color grading day 5

As the quest continues...

The future of Late Night

Motown Maurice

Week 528: Double Epiphany! Sitting on a gold mine!!

Weekly Written Review

No one RSVPed for tennis on Tuesday and perhaps it was a good thing. While at home, I had an epiphany about an extension within my web series. With a little research, I realized I also have a docuseries that could potentially be distributed along with my remaster. Before I realized that, I thought about my very first documentary in which I produced in 2005/2006. The only problem is I got to locate the master on a hard drive in Florida. It's on a drive that I haven't used in approximately 15 years. I'm close to 100% confident I didn't delete the files nor that the drive crashed but I can't confirm I can do some testing. The potential is exciting. 


Sunday, October 25, 2020

* Lunch with Maribel at Mario's. Later game time. 

* ASMR recording...


Monday, October 26, 2020

* Walk... Dollar General... picked up a new broom. 

* Aaron's House event development


Tuesday,  October 27, 2020

* Docuseries epiphany. Echoes epiphany. 

* Rental subsidy application process...

Wednesday, October 28, 2020

* Backing up files...

* Landlady subsidy files/application...

* Laptop price match request. Getting over a $300.00 return. 


Thursday, October 29, 2020

* Laptop arrival...

* ASMR recording...

* Tennis with Hogo. I did better than last time but he still has the upper hand. 


Friday, October 30, 2020

* Not my best day of tennis. I complained about playing terrible but finishing was the main problem. 

* Picked up, on the way to At's but I didn't make it. I ended up asking to go home and we tried again successfully the next day. 

Saturday, October 31, 2020

* Week At...

* Brawlhalla tournament...

* Downloading new programs... Adobe CC...

As the quest continues...

The future of Late Night

Motown Maurice

Week 527: If you think it, a sale will come

 Weekly Written Review 

I did it. I made the plunge and invested in a new laptop I noticed a sale but I still wondered if the price will go down later for the holidays. I consulted with my "advisor" and she agreed I should take advantage. In addition to the sale, I also had a first-time buyers code. I tried to input the code but it wouldn't work. Immediately, contacted tech text support. They explained that my code won't work with the same. Insisting that I should make the purchase, I hesitated. I told them it's a good price but just above my budget. He put me on hold, return with another representative discount of about 200. I was elated. Plus, he ensured that if the price went down again I can calm a price match. Behold, less than a week later noticed another sale. I wasted no time to call for a price match and I'm now owed just over 300. 

I'm glad made the purchase now. With the goal of completing my remaster before the new year, now is the time to get acclimated to 21-century technology. 

Sunday, October 18, 2020

* Phone calls...

* Overcooked 2 gaming...

* Discord post...


Monday, October 19, 2020

* Editing video... Lulu...

* Filing videos, organizing videos...

* New Ring Fit Adventure approach. As much as I like adventure mode, I decided I don't need to be running in one place at home. I get enough exercise from tennis. I decided I'll to focus on custom arm and stomach exercises. 

* Package came in...

* Blogging...

Tuesday, October 20, 2020

* Full day of tennis. At 12pm for 2 hours and got picked up by Hugo at 6pm for about 3 or more hours. 


Wednesday, October 21, 2020

* Rested most of the day...

* Aaron's House call...

* Background check application for GAC

* OBS research... Zoom testing...

Thursday, October 22, 2020 

* Walking... Dollar General... Panda Express... Numero Uno...

* Today spent all my money on my Angeleno Card. Bye Bye. It was a good run.  

* New computer order. Saw it on sale. One week later it went on sale again and you better believe I followed up for a price match. They owe me a refund of over 300 bones. Pricematch rules. Looking forward to my Lenovo Thinkpad X1 Extreme Gen 3.

* Aaron's House call...


Friday, October 23, 2020

* Tennis... Overtime... I think somebody was salty with me for winning. 

* Ralphs... 


Saturday, October 24, 2020

* Overcooked 2 with a team. Found some people to join the team after recruiting on Sunday.  

* Bumble Biz networking...

* Lazy day... mostly...

* Found out we have possum friends nearby. 

As the quest continues...

The future of Late Night

Motown Maurice