Having recently purchased a GoPro to help me with my Vlogs, I was waiting to use the exciting new Quik Desktop, the laptop-friendly version of a french-made iOS app to help streamline the entire editing process.
Turns out it was already available, but needed to be found on the support pages of the GoPro website. (It wasn’t on the main page when I looked 10 days ago.)
Long story short, I’ve finally found, downloaded, and installed it, and I’m excited to give it a try!
This post marks an attempt to publish more personal & regular articles. Let’s see if I manage to write more frequently.
It’s Monday here. Just like any other time during the week, I woke up, and started my day with coffee and catching up on a TV show. Most Mondays, it’s a broadcast of Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, from the night before.
After this start, I usually walk up the stairs in this lovely duplex apartment, to take a shower, which usually gives me time to listen to some music and clear my thoughts for the day.
Then, it’s finally time to get to work. While I catch up on emails and other planning & notifications, I tend to listen to Monocle’s The Globalist1, to catch up on global news, away from a crazy 24h news cycle.
At the moment, I’m actually quite worried about the humanitarian crisis in Syria, but also about the prospect of the upcoming Second Cold War - which sounds like something out of a Marvel comic book but is actually a real prospect. And these two issues are actually tied together. 2
This week, I’ll be taking some of my client work in a different direction, and I’m excited to test new things to get better results on their behalf.
It’s always interesting to start with business goals and then look at what you can achieve at the current point in time, given the things that you can do, and the stuff that needs to be put on the side until you get the right assets and moving parts.
It’s rare that I pick up a printed book or newspaper these days. But I’m buying more magazines than I ever have – they’re just better and more expensive.
There’s nothing else I need to add here — My own experience closely ressembles' Adam’s. And to go one layer deeper[^1], Offscreen Magazine, the one used in Adam’s first photo here, is actually the magazine that kickstarted my obsession for indie magazines, back in 2012.[^2]
It is Friday, October 14th at the time of writing. A lot has been happening, outside of work, and I’ve had a lot on my mind lately.
On today’s TibzLetter:
Work
Life
Preparing a trip to Paris
Halloween
Work
But let’s talk about work first: until my Parisian trip (November 2nd-10th — see you there?), I’m trying to focus on doing a lot of work and billing my clients accordingly, so that I can take it easy (easier?) by the time we get to the end of the year…
Some days are a bit hectic, I have to say, balancing some time between two clients on tasks & projects that both have certain level of urgency. But some other days, like today, are a bit quieter and allow me to breathe in a little.
Life on the French Riviera
The weather has been really nice here, up until October 2nd. I managed to beat my self-imposed challenge of wearing shorts every day of the month of September.
Since then, it’s been a bit grey-er and a bit cold-er. And as I type these lines, we’ve just had about 36 hours of straight up rain and storm. It’s nice though: I swapped continuous small bits of rain 3 times a week for a much warmer, nicer weather where, in turns, you get 2-3 days of intense rainstorm.
Preparing a trip to Paris
I’ll be in Paris next month. (Or did I mention that already?) Well, I’ve already got a few activities planned out, amongst which one exhibition and two concerts:
John Carpenter Live at Le Grand Rex (the formerly biggest cinema in Europe).
Which leads me to…
Halloween
Halloween is in about 2 weeks, and I’ll be travelling to see my family and relatives when it happens, so I decided to start early this year: this means finally watching these classic late 1970’s to early 1990’s horror movies from the Master himself.
On my watchlist so far, I’ve got:
The “Apocalypse Trilogy” which actually consists of
The Thing
Prince of Darkness
In the Mouth of Madness
They Live
The Fog
Halloween
Escape from L.A. (I’ve seen the first “Escape from New York” recently)
Christine
Big Trouble in Little China
And as a non-Carpenter-related bonus:
Halloween I & II (the Rob Zombie remakes)
Hellraiser (which believe it or not, I’ve never seen)
If you have any other suggestions, I’d be happy to hear it: leave me a comment below!
That’s is for me this week. I had a lot to talk about, but I’ve saved some for next week! Take care all of you, and have a great weekend!
—Tibz
Although I haven’t made up my mind regarding whom I’ll be voting for in the next French Presidential Election, however, Emmanuel Macron is on top of my list at this point. He’s the only one that I’m not against, by default.
So it’s pretty exciting to see him:
Live on Bloomberg.
Talking with a good level of international english, compared to the majority of french politicians and top-level executives out there.
Just taking a quick moment on this beautiful monday morning to let you know that I'll be in Paris between November 2-10th. And I'd love to meet up with readers of the blog, as well as friends and just about anyone else, hence this announcement.
My plan during the week is to work, go out, have fun, attend a concert or two, and make the most of what the city has to offer. So hit me up, ahead of time and let's get together!
With upcoming projects and travels coming soon, I’ve decided to invest in slightly better gear for my nomadic aspiration. TL;DR: I’ve bought the new GoPro Hero 5 Black to help me record memories on the go, without the need to always have my bulky (bulkier) camera with me in my bag.
Here’s a quick comparison and test between the GoPro and the Sony Nex-5N I’ve been using until now…
It took me a while to get this one out, and I’m still thinking about ways to improve the recording, editing, and publishing process — finding a faster/simpler workflow.
Anyways, please enjoy “the end of the summer” !
It took me a while to get this one out, and I’m still thinking about ways to improve the recording, editing, and publishing process — finding a faster/simpler workflow.
After the attack in Nice, it’s been really good to enjoy live, go out, and spend some quality time with friends! Thanks to all those wonderful friends that have been around during this period!
We went to Eze this past sunday. It’s a charming medieval village on the French Riviera. Its unique Exotic Gardens sit on top of the Mediterranean Sea.
