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I’ve been working on cobbling together a new look and feel for the site for quite some time now, and I think I’ve finally put together something workable. It is based on the Atlantik-Vintage theme, however my version is still a work in progress. I’ve got a little bit of work to do with the graphic at the top, navigation, as well as with formatting in the consuming and photos pages, oh and fixing up the bottom header and footer….but all in all I think it turned out pretty good. So if you’re reading the RSS feed feel free to check out the digs and if you’re reading it online let me know what you think. As I said it is a work in progress, but I got sick of not having all of my content in my test site and I wanted to see how it worked on the read deal. Also, I’ve had the same basic theme for over a year and it was time for change.

So sit back and I hope you enjoy the new look.

Whether you are rockin’ the HD or not please check out a new program on the Discovery Channel entitled “Planet Earth.” This is the most amazing thing I have ever seen, as the show is basically one of the best documentaries ever produced about our planet. The first three episodes aired last night and some of the footage they shot blew me away. In fact some of it was so crystal clear that both Teressa and I were convinced that it had to be done with special effects and not real animals. Not only is the footage amazing but the editors were able to construct a story that humanizes the different animal species to a point where you actually care about whether the impala gets away from the hyena etc…

I thought about entitled this post OMG!BESTSHOWEVER!, but I figured that would be a bit immature. Seriously though, you need to see this show as a citizen of this here planet earth. Also, if you have an HD set it will be far and away the best picture you will ever see via HD cable. I have the first three episodes permanently stored on my HD DVR in order to show people the difference that HD can make in not only quality but telling a story. Check out the show’s website for more information.

One of the perks of the job here in Lawrence is the opportunity to attend a conference for work this year. Well, I just booked my tickets and hotel for the annual NAB (National Association of Broadcasters) conference this April in Sin City. Needless to say I’m pumped for 4 days of sessions on the latest and greatest in video production tools…and the girlfriend gets to come along too.

Shoot me an email or a comment if you are heading out there this year, or if you have any good tourist picks.