tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6803208619513687728Tue, 02 Mar 2010 01:11:38 +0000Perhaps travel cannot prevent bigotry, but by demonstrating that all peoples cry, laugh, eat, worry, and die, it can introduce the idea that if we try and understand each other, we may even become friends. - Maya Angelouhttp://www.heymissk.com/noreply@blogger.com (Miss K)Blogger97125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6803208619513687728.post-607802465583579437Tue, 08 Dec 2009 02:20:00 +00002009-12-07T18:21:05.181-08:00Santa Fe Film FestivalDreamI'm happy to report that the 10th Annual Santa Fe Film Festival was a blast!I arrived Wednesday night and met the people from Dream that were able to come... the director, Rick, and the cord blood ladies, Anne and Charis. Half-hearted schmoozing in the VIP lounge and then off for enchiladas covered in green chiles!Our film screened at the New Mexico History Museum on Thursday morning. It was http://www.heymissk.com/2009/12/santa-fe-film-festival-recap.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Miss K)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6803208619513687728.post-2410579204721238776Tue, 01 Dec 2009 00:32:00 +00002009-11-30T16:32:27.831-08:00Santa Fe Film FestivalDream48 hours from now I will be arriving in Santa Fe for the 2009 Film Festival!Our movie, Dream, plays on Thursday morning at 10:00 am. Will anyone besides the 4 of us involved in the film be there? I certainly hope so. But at least I know we've got 4.Planes, hotels and shuttles are all booked. Now my time has come down to a mix of mundane tasks like laundry and finding a plastic bag for my http://www.heymissk.com/2009/11/countdown-to-santa-fe-2-days.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Miss K)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6803208619513687728.post-4504281002782450867Wed, 25 Nov 2009 16:18:00 +00002009-11-25T08:19:43.428-08:00Santa Fe Film FestivalDreamOnly one week left before I board a plane to Albuquerque and take a shuttle to Santa Fe! Which reminds me, I need to book the shuttle...I've been getting ready to celebrate Thanksgiving and haven't been doing the greatest job of prepping for Santa Fe. For one thing, I still need to dig out of my closet, or buy, some clothes I can wear in the freezing weather.More than that, I need to give some http://www.heymissk.com/2009/11/countdown-to-santa-fe-1-week.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Miss K)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6803208619513687728.post-7203431828187877504Fri, 13 Nov 2009 01:23:00 +00002009-11-12T17:23:52.998-08:00Santa Fe Film FestivalDreamThe countdown begins... three weeks from today, at 10:00am, Dream will be playing at the Santa Fe Film Festival! If you can't be there in person... be there in spirit!Don't be alarmed by the time, I hear 10am is the new 8pm. Plus, everyone there will have nothing to do but run back and forth from one movie to another soaking it all in. At least that's my plan.Flight and hotel are secured. http://www.heymissk.com/2009/11/countdown-to-santa-fe-3-weeks.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Miss K)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6803208619513687728.post-1779129374273243227Thu, 05 Nov 2009 19:43:00 +00002009-11-05T11:53:10.616-08:00Santa Fe Film FestivalDreamAs many of you know... in the summer of 2007 I quit my perfectly good job, packed up a video camera and went to Africa in search of people making a difference in their communities. All the while, I was recording video diaries of my exploits and sending them to a filmmaker in Boston who was putting together a documentary film called "Dream" which documents the journeys of six people who are http://www.heymissk.com/2009/11/dream-goes-to-santa-fe-film-festival.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Miss K)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6803208619513687728.post-9059402651668638962Sat, 10 Oct 2009 17:54:00 +00002009-10-10T11:06:01.020-07:00scary cowcult fictionEarlier this year, I signed up on a Scary Cow team to make another film. Knowing I had no more interest in holding the boom pole and doing location sound, I said I was interested in helping the producer. What a good way to learn, I thought.Well, the producer backed out before the project got started and I ended up as the executive producer on the film, learning as I went along. Luckily for me http://www.heymissk.com/2009/10/cult-fiction-wins-at-scary-cow.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Miss K)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6803208619513687728.post-2443841016371151343Tue, 08 Sep 2009 00:13:00 +00002009-09-07T20:26:24.222-07:00Rotary ClubafricaBoomuBuccaneers BackpackersUniquEcoBulugha Farm Schoolmazingira monkey projectI've been invited to speak to the Alameda Rotary Club on Tuesday, September 8th.As part of my presentation tomorrow, I'll show two videos. The first documenting my Habitat trip to Madagascar:The second, a new compilation titled "Africa Takes Action" highlights the work being done by a variety of small groups throughout Africa. Some of you will recognize the abbreviated stories of the Boomu http://www.heymissk.com/2009/09/latest-video-africa-takes-action.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Miss K)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6803208619513687728.post-5263384135029527754Mon, 31 Aug 2009 04:10:00 +00002009-08-30T21:10:48.168-07:00MadagascarHabitatWell, it's been a long time coming, but I finally have a version of the Habitat Madagascar Video I made that's short enough to be posted online. Hooray!In order to accomplish this, I had to cut out many fabulous words of wisdom spoken by people on the team, get rid of the goose shopping excursion and other such upsetting edits that turned 18 minutes into something closer to 8.The beauty of it ishttp://www.heymissk.com/2009/08/habitat-for-humanity-madagascar-go-mad.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Miss K)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6803208619513687728.post-1020448168124170922Wed, 08 Jul 2009 17:51:00 +00002009-07-08T11:17:09.349-07:00social networkingivilienvironmentSay what?If you've got time in your day to take quizzes to find out what city, 80's rock star or sea animal you are, you've got time to check out ivili.Ivili is a new website where people can share their experiences of environmental technologies and sustainable solutions with one another. The aim is to bring these solutions to a wider audience so people can learn from one another and improve http://www.heymissk.com/2009/07/socially-responsible-social-network.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Miss K)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6803208619513687728.post-2488908331856406471Wed, 01 Jul 2009 22:45:00 +00002009-07-01T15:46:49.301-07:00city segway toursWahoo, we're number one!! But who exactly is "we", you're wondering? City Segway Tours of San Francisco, of course.We've been listed as the #1 attraction in San Francisco on Trip Advisor! That's #1 out of 622, thank you very much. Take THAT Alcatraz!! (You too, Golden Gate Bridge.)You can read the reviews, or if you'd rather just read what they're saying about yours truly... let me help you out:"http://www.heymissk.com/2009/07/weco.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Miss K)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6803208619513687728.post-2412814871993841218Tue, 26 May 2009 18:30:00 +00002009-05-26T11:30:27.506-07:00environmentroz savageMany of you already know about Roz Savage and her quest to become the first women to row solo across the Pacific Ocean with the mission of inspiring people to live happier, more fulfilling more sustainable lives.She completed the first leg in the fall of 2008, rowing from San Francisco to Hawaii.  On Sunday, she left Hawaii - next stop Tuvalu!   You can follow her adventures on her blog, see http://www.heymissk.com/2009/05/shes-off-roz-savage-starts-2nd-leg-of.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Miss K)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6803208619513687728.post-4880958421475787627Wed, 29 Apr 2009 21:27:00 +00002009-04-29T14:48:29.313-07:00ChinaSARSWith all the recent talk of swine flu, I can't help but remember my trip to China in the spring of 2003.  Facemasks, health questionnaires and eviction from both hotels and entire towns.  Ah yes, good times.The downside (other than catching a fatal infection) was having thermometers stuck in my ear at the airports, getting the evil eye from the locals who thought I was spreading SARS and http://www.heymissk.com/2009/04/swine-inspired-sars-memories.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Miss K)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6803208619513687728.post-1300651663925163051Fri, 20 Mar 2009 23:50:00 +00002009-03-20T16:57:37.821-07:00documentaryrecessionscary cowinterview subjectsHey All,I'm working with a team of film makers from Scary Cow and we're looking for interview subjects for a documentary. Read on to see if it's a good match!Has the economic recession changed you for the better?Have you been laid off or lost your home to foreclosure? Are you having a hard time making your mortgage payments or paying medical bills or health insurance? Do you see the recession http://www.heymissk.com/2009/03/interview-subjects-needed-for.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Miss K)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6803208619513687728.post-8362776017023193304Thu, 12 Mar 2009 06:53:00 +00002009-03-11T23:53:35.569-07:00city segway toursOkay, not really the star but I am the "mama duck" that leads the group in a video put together by two journalism students from San Francisco State University. How can you tell they're journalism students? Well, they spelled my name wrong -but hey, fact checking is so overrated.You can read the Segway article and after you're done, click the link to watch the Segway video!Until you can come http://www.heymissk.com/2009/03/star-of-segway-article.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Miss K)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6803208619513687728.post-2714494210573141429Mon, 16 Feb 2009 21:16:00 +00002009-02-16T13:18:37.370-08:00pillow fightValentine's DayThat's right.  Pillow fight.Thousands of people gathered in Justin Herman Plaza in San Francisco on Valentine's Day to whack each other on the head with pillows.  Really.  How could I not go?In preparation for the big event, my friend Danny and I went to two Targets and a Kohls looking for feather pillows but they were all sold  out!  At least the ones priced under $30. That's what we get for http://www.heymissk.com/2009/02/valentines-day-pillow-fight.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Miss K)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6803208619513687728.post-6010385888901428954Fri, 30 Jan 2009 18:09:00 +00002009-01-30T11:23:19.001-08:00MalawiHabitatcity segway toursDreamimprovChinese New Year, that is.I missed the opportunity in early January to wish you a happy new year but that seems to be how it's going for me so far in 2009.  A bit behind on everything I'm trying to get done.I'm still leading Segway tours and working an assortment of part-time jobs, doing what I can to fuel the underground economy.  On a random assortment of Friday and Saturday nights you can findhttp://www.heymissk.com/2009/01/happy-new-year.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Miss K)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6803208619513687728.post-5048492264605935300Fri, 17 Oct 2008 01:29:00 +00002008-10-16T19:02:22.794-07:00africaKenyaworld challengeUniquEcoBBCOoh, it's been awhile since I've posted a blog and, sparing you the gory details (not very blog-like of me), let me just say that I'm going to get back on track!Many of you will remember that I put a short film together for UniquEco Designs when I returned from Africa.   I'm very happy to report that they are one of twelve finalists in the World Challenge 08!!World Challenge 08 is a global http://www.heymissk.com/2008/10/uniqueco-designs-needs-your-vote.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Miss K)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6803208619513687728.post-5986738865166140158Fri, 12 Sep 2008 23:50:00 +00002008-09-12T17:00:19.299-07:00film clickmazingira monkey projectFor those of you who don't already know... I'm happy to report that my documentary film The Mazingira Monkey Project won the online film festival sponsored by FilmClick!Thanks to everyone who watched the film, voted for the film, bought a monkey or otherwise supported me and the monkey man.  We bask in the glory of first place.Later we will toil in the field of editing the rest of the stories I http://www.heymissk.com/2008/09/mazingira-monkey-film-wins.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Miss K)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6803208619513687728.post-4005855447407480749Thu, 04 Sep 2008 17:30:00 +00002008-09-04T11:37:43.212-07:00BoomuHabitatUniquEcoheymissk productionsmazingira monkey projectLast week I went back to my former employer for a visit and a lunchtime video show.  It was great to see people again and wonderful to be able to share my adventures them.  Many people wanted to know where to learn more about the people we saw and where to see the movies again.As promised... below is a recap of the movies we saw and links to the corresponding websites. The easiest way to find thehttp://www.heymissk.com/2008/09/video-recap.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Miss K)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6803208619513687728.post-5695884496338752162Mon, 18 Aug 2008 23:27:00 +00002008-08-18T16:34:24.260-07:00film clickmembers projectroz savagemazingira monkey projectHi All,The Mazingira Monkey Project has made it to the finals of an online film competition and I'd appreciate your vote! I want to make sure you keep your skills up in preparation for November.In order to vote for the movie (and watch it again if you'd like) you'll need to register with Film Click. Once you're registered, you can vote for the Monkey Man every day from now until August 26th! http://www.heymissk.com/2008/08/monkey-man-needs-your-vote.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Miss K)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6803208619513687728.post-787541058117528142Tue, 29 Jul 2008 15:54:00 +00002008-12-09T10:02:32.052-08:00segwaysecret improv societycity segway toursimprovHey All,I'm happy to report, I'm the guest performer this Saturday with Secret Improv Society!  The show is at 10pm and should be a lot of fun, so if you're in the Bay Area I encourage you to swing into San Francisco and check us out!I'm also happy to report that the Segway tours have started!  My first group was from Hershey, PA.  When I talked about Ghirardelli and handed out some chocolate, http://www.heymissk.com/2008/07/improv-saturday-segways-now.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Miss K)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6803208619513687728.post-1642930471026618524Mon, 21 Jul 2008 18:32:00 +00002008-12-09T10:02:34.420-08:00screening48 hour film projectHey All,Team Lordy Lordy participated in the 48 Hour Film Project this weekend and I'm happy to report, we turned in our movie with afew minutes to spare!  On Friday night at 7pm, the team gathered at Danny's house and waited for the call from Jarie with the information we'd need to get started.  All the movies shot in SF as part of the project this year will have to include the following http://www.heymissk.com/2008/07/48-hour-film-screening-transfer.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Miss K)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6803208619513687728.post-8288819026616549233Thu, 17 Jul 2008 22:06:00 +00002008-12-09T10:02:36.359-08:00ChicagoGiantsI'm back from Chicago and the whirlwind trip my friend Allison won to go see the Giants play the Cubs at Wrigley Field!Friday July 11 - Cubs 3, Giants 1The morning started with a City Segway Tour of Chicago (that's the same company I'll be working for here in SF).  After seeing the sights we headed to the Red Line to take us to Wrigley.  Our favorite quote of the trip came from a woman standing http://www.heymissk.com/2008/07/windy-city-road-trip.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Miss K)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6803208619513687728.post-1714434163726207314Mon, 30 Jun 2008 21:41:00 +00002008-12-09T10:02:37.079-08:00birthday Do you suppose Carly Simon was singing about me? Yes, well, moving on.Saturday I had a birthday bbq at the Cube.  It was a fun event with family, friends, good food and a pinata shaped in the number "40".  If that's not enough motivation to swing a stick erratically through the air while people stand around and laugh, well then, you're either under 40 or you don't like candy.Speaking of candy...http://www.heymissk.com/2008/06/happy-birthday-to-me.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Miss K)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6803208619513687728.post-4787074810608966274Mon, 23 Jun 2008 00:49:00 +00002008-06-22T18:06:37.427-07:00segwayecho's wonderscary cowbirthdayimprovHey All,I do believe the number of people reading this blog has dwindled from it's peak last summer during my African adventure.  I think many people don't know I'm still posting and, admittedly, I'm not posting that often.But for the 3 (maybe 4) of you out there who are wondering, what's up with Miss K... here goes:On to new Scary Cow film projects.  Well, at least the one that had a meeting.  http://www.heymissk.com/2008/06/update-for-my-three-fans.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Miss K)1