07.02.08
Summarizing What Has Occurred This Past Month
Just returned from the CCLC picnic last month. We had some great talks on decorating and I learned a lot that will save me money this year. During my first animated year, I had just 16 channels. That required me to spend over $200 in extension cords alone! So at the picnic I found out that there was a outdoor rated lamp-style electrical cable (spt2) that utilizes vampire plugs for a quick, easy and cheap way to run electricity out to the lights. I’m in heaven! Having increased my channels to 80 this year I was desperate for a better solution than I had before. Now I have it. I just finished synchronizing my first piece “Suzy Snowflake” by Rosemary Clooney. I need to have all synchronizing done by September because the Christmas lights start selling in October and I’ll need to start building my displays afterward. I sketched out a quick plan shortly after Christmas last year. That gave me the number of channels needed to bring my vision to fruition. Then it was just a matter of waiting for the LOR sale. Since that time my plans have undergone a number of revisions. But I have finally arrived at a satisfactory plan. See the diagram on my website under 2008 Planning.
