Oliver & Company

Last weekend we went to Knotts Berry Farm and Medieval Times for Heathers birthday. Despite all the prediction of rain showers, it managed to stay clear for majority of the stay at Knotts. The cool part about it was that there were no lines for any of the rides across the whole park!

After wards we feasted like kings and queens at medieval times! It was a first time for many and it was my second time and this was by far so much more fun. Something about eating with no utensils is awesome. Maybe because as a filipino we not normally eat with utensils anyways at home.

Cheers to a great weekend with good friends. Happy Birthday Heather!

After the event, most of us went to House of Blues to the official after party event which was super fun. I finally realized that ALL HOB’s look the same! But this one was actually cooler than San Diego’s. As the party ended we moved the party over to Pat O’s for hurricanes and went to my 1st dual piano bar! So fun! In an attempt to stay up til our flight at 8am we went to an EMPTY Cafe Du Monde for bigneits! What an end to a great weekend!

Saturday morning headed out for work in New Orleans to set up the finish line cameras. Walking out of Bourbon St in the morning is definitely a different sight than the night before. The architecture in the french quarter to me is amazing and beautiful. At the finish line were huge moss oak trees!

After work, meet up with the guys at our hotel and went out to a meal then afterwards posted up on the balcony on Bourbon and checked out what it felt like to chuck beads at people. Unfortunately had to call it a night for the early call time.

I arrived on Friday evening in New Orleans and met up with the roomie and friends after the expo for some delicious new orleans taste. Everything was a packed house at every restaurant and finally found somewhere to fill our empty stomachs. Fortunately the place we went to had delicious beer, fried po-boys and good prices. I got a roast beef po-boy as im not as seafood friendly as everyone else.

So after completing both half and full marathon courses, I am most proud of myself for this clip made in after effects. I had to remember what I learned in school 4 years ago in the back of my brain somewhere.

The reason this is the only part of the video I had to make in after effects is because when we initially filmed this pathway at Audubon Park no cars were allowed on the path so I rode a bike trying to keep the camera on the handle bars steady for about a mile or so. After speeding the piece up, it looked awful with all the shaking and moving from the bike.

I heard the course preview was a success from multiple people that worked the expo. I will post up photos of the crowd once I get a hold of them.