I got in the car this morning around 10am. I didn’t get enough sleep unfortunately, but that’s ok. For those of you who don’t know I was heading to Maryland to the home of Mark Stocker to get the final sound mix of STANDING FIRM completed over the next 2 days. The drive wasn’t that bad, it went by pretty fast but I started getting tired at the end. From Ransomville the drive was about 7 hours which is chump change compared to the 20 hour stint I did from LA to Texas last year when I moved home…but because of my lack of sleep it hit me a bit harder.
I got to the house around 5pm. Little did I know it was Marks’ 50th Birthday and he had some family coming over. I’m normally nervous in those situations but the environment was warm and I fit right in. We talked about STANDING FIRM eventually and I had the opportunity to share the story of making the film with everyone, show them the trailer, and show them the first 5 minutes of the film. Everyone was very impressed…which made me feel good. I don’t think I’ve let myself warm up to the fact that people may like the film, even with the comments I’ve gotten already from those who have seen it all the way through. It’s hard for me to watch my own work, always has been. I normally leave the room and tense up, lol. Overall though all the comments were very enthusiastic and positive. It’s a good start to the week 
I spoke with Mark for a long time after everyone left about various things, it’ll be cool to see what the Lord does with this relationship in the future, especially with some of the possibilities we have been talking about and talked about further today. I’m excited
So tomorrow we get up and go to the studio to start the sound-mix. I’ll post some pictures tomorrow. The studio space is going to be awesome, I’m looking forward to seeing it and also hearing my film in the best possible environment. It’ll be the first time I hear Jurgen Beck’s score on a really good pair of speakers so I’m looking forward to the full experience! Then I’ll be rushing home to hug my GF (love you Denise, I miss you!), and work my butt off for the next few weeks until the end of the month to finish up this films DVD, edit the BTS, and all the other things that need to be done. It’s going to be insane and I’ll need prayer…so if you have a spare moment, please pray for me. Thanks everyone, peace out!
