I'm Homeless in 2 Weeks

No dramatics, I literally am.

I gave up my place January 1 when I embarked on my ‘Avoiding Winter 2012 Tour‘.

Guess I should get on finding a place to live, huh. I’m good the week I get back, but only that one week.

The requirements:

  • right downtown
  • no roommates
  • parking a MUST (I’ve got some sweet Fords and Lincolns lined up for my return!)

  • and NEVER a basement apartment.  They’re bad for your head

This was my view for 3 years.

Now that is good for the head.

I could see so much when I’d wake up, and it’d make me go, “work harder, Keri.  Look at all the competition“.

That was in CityPlace. I had a really great place for a really great price, until my landlord sold it last fall. That’s when I gave away everything I own and became a gypsy.

It’s dismal out there, guys.

And the roommates are “charming” and “professional”. Uh-huh.  $800/month sub-terranean room in you’ll share with 3 noisy pigs.

And then the bed bug factor: try to save a couple hundred a month, end up burning your belongings.

If you are ever looking to start a business, rent out furnished apartments for $1,200/month; they don’t exist.

Here’s a couple of my dream places.

Another old bank. As if it’s been empty for so long.

Imagine I popped out of there when you were walking by, hi hi! Nice day isn’t it!

Dream big I say.

Last fall I looked into ‘One King West‘. Beautiful. That’s going to be a setting in my movie one day.

It’s also an old bank. Wouldn’t be my first time living in an old bank.

Oddly, I had the appointment in the morning, and that evening went there to a Stella party.

(if ever you are invited to a Stella party, go; they’re always amazing)

Thought about Etobicoke aka “New Toronto”. That place is really booming. Predicted that in 2010, ha.

Wish I could live in my beloved Cherry Beach.

I’d also like to be a house sitter for rich people. I’d be so good at that. I’m probably cleaner than them, and I won’t use your appliances.

I’ll figure it out, I don’t mind the stress. But this isn’t really stress.

Stress is living in war-torn Rwanda, looking for a bug for dinner.

If you have any ideas or links, please advise.  TTYL!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Things From My Weekend

New gear day!!

Arrived in the mail.  I ordered it in Atlanta, and it was shipped from Atlanta. That is ironic.

Hello mobile studio.

Here I am fixing my ponytail before filming.

Used this to practice on the new Final Cut, which, the more I use the more I dislike it.  I’m not alone; video editors all over are unimpressed.  Too much forcing you to do stuff you don’t want to do.

I made a one-minute video about the story behind my first security advice post, click here.

Then I wandered around an Asian grocery store, and grabbed some photos for BloggingAboutFood.com.

Would you like an eel?

Tried on some wigs.

I’d like a short brown bob wig. I have an angle on one in Toronto. Gotta make it tougher for the stalkers when I return.

Tried out a new iPhone app – Photoshop Express. It’s good, it’s free, and I’ll likely buy I couple upgrades for it (they have a great collection of frames which will make my blog beautiful).

See?! Freemium works.

Day drive.

Night walk.

DigiSo dinner meeting Saturday night.

Flew out Sunday at 6am. It’s the last leg of my “Avoiding Winter 2012 Tour”. Boo.

Hi from Tennessee! This music mecca is really wasted on me, since I don’t listen to music.

See those two bottom left? They saluted me when we passed one another. I like where people’s heads are at here :|

Gotta run and change over my laundry, TTYL.

 

 

 

Meet DigiSo, West Virginia’s First Co-Working Digital Studio

DigiSo is the result of collaborative brainstorming by the West Virginia State University Economic Development Center (EDC), Create West Virginia, and more than a dozen working professionals in media design, production and Internet technologies.

Cool, eh?!  You can meet here, rent out brand-new equipment, and find like-minded people to trade tips and swap ideas.

Hey Toronto pals – remember two years ago when social media really took off and everything changed?  They’re on the cusp of that (Charleston is the largest city in the state).

Thanks to these guys for making this happen!

And special thanks to Sarah ;)

The DigiSo space will offer drop-in work stations, and editing suite, voice studio, secure access and storage, all basic production equipment creates need, and meeting space ideal for large and intimate groups.

My second favourite room.

My first favourite room – the green screen studio.

Here we are inside, getting our group ‘Anchor’ shot.

Here’s how you know this place is class… see the arrow?

They thought to install coat hooks in the bathrooms.  Success is in the details.

Last minute presentation preparation.

Presentation.

This was right after the opening, the Charleston chapter of Ignite – a worldwide speaking group, tagline, “Enlighten Us, But Make it Quick”.  You get 20 slides and 5 minutes.  Here’s me prepping for it.

Click here: Digiso.org It’s a beautiful site.

Here’s the direct link to my page.

I spoke about how to build your brand online, and why having a blog is good for a human.

Oh, remember when I referenced I’d also built a green screen studio?

Here’s that video.

I’m an “Anchor” here.

What I’d like to share with you: what I’ve learned about blogging, social media, living online, and managing a brand online, all to help you find, or create, a job in this brand new industry.

I’d like to spend an afternoon together, help you create and build your online identity.  Show you how to manage it.  Make it so when I say, “I’m about to SEO the crap out of this post”, you’ll know what I mean.

Thanks for a great time, I’m pumped to be a part of DigiSo!  

And a huge congratulations guys,

your hard work paid off beautifully. 

 

PS – Yup, that was my big mouth on the invitation ;) (it’s from my airport post)