Tuesday, January 15, 2008

Show #4: J. Daniel Sawyer Part 2 of 2: Photography, Film-making and Blender 3D Animation, and Technical Writing

Click to listen to The Curious Minds Podcast Show #4 with J. Daniel Sawyer


Turn off your monitor and press the mute button everybody, because the man who says he has "a face for radio and a voice for silent films" will never look so good nor sound so smooth until you do just that. Just kidding! James Daniel Sawyer returns to the show for the second part of his two-part interview. This time Dan gets technical about photography, Blender 3D animation, film-making, and technical writing.


You can check out Dan's photography, film-making, and technical writing through the links on his web site at http://jdsawyner.net


Show Music


Dan recommended the song "A Talk with George", by Jonathan Coulton. I like it very much. Below is a YouTube video of Jonathan performing the tune. You can find it on his web site at http://www.jonathancoulton.com/.


 


There’s a tall thin man standing in the shadows
When he calls your name his voice is strong and clear
It’s a dark and smoky place, so you can’t quite see his face
He pulls you close and whispers in your ear


And he tells you he was born into some money
But it didn’t mean he had to sit around
And he knows a thing or two about the things that you should do
If you don’t want to take life lying down


First of all hang out a lot with Hemmingway
Spend some time fighting bulls in Spain
You should go three rounds with Archie Moore and Sugar Ray
It’s so damned scary you won’t mind the pain


Be ringside at the rumble in the jungle
Make friends with Hunter S. and Jackie O.
And when they shoot poor Bobby down, you wrestle Sirhan to the ground
Love your friends and miss them when they go


You should write a book or two and start a magazine
Even if it never makes a dime
You should swing out by your feet above the circus ring
At the very least throw parties all the time


Time and tide will never care
Not so far from here to there
We just go


Enjoy yourself, do the things that matter
Cause there isn’t time and space to do it all
Love the things you try, drink a cocktail wear a tie
Show a little grace if you should fall


Don’t live another day unless you make it count
There’s someone else that you’re supposed to be
There’s something deep inside of you that still wants out
And shame on you if you don’t set it free.