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Interview with my sister, Crys.

1/1/2010

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Today was the interview with my sister Crys. It is 1a (technically the 2nd, I guess...I don't suggest coming for only three days when you're working with family because you only hang out and talk and don't do a lot of work). The interview went really well. Crazy story to add to all the drama of yesterday/re-scheduling the sibling dinner? My brother David was driving home from Oklahoma (visiting our Dad/Elynn/Lauren) and his car broke down (with his girlfriend and his two kids). He was not going to make the sibling dinner for that night. After some stress and drama (and my brother Derek, a medical doctor, totally pissing off his boss by refusing to come in on Sunday), it is now scheduled for Sunday night. I have seen that everything is working out for this project to happen, but in some ways... it feels ill-fated! Things have been a little crazy, and I'm sure that it being the holidays does not help. My brother Derek leaves for New Zealand on Tuesday, too, so that makes scheduling interesting. In any case, the interview with Crys. It went really well. My sister-in-law Kelly asked this woman in her ward (LDS church congregation) if I could record in her office. She said yes! For the record, Cheri Measom is a goddess. It is a great space. Quiet because no one is working this holiday weekend. Comfortable chairs and big desk. She originally showed us this really beautiful conference room, but... it was huge. I could tell it would be full of echo/reverb, and sure enough... as soon as I crossed the threshold, I could hear all sorts of echos on my steps/voice/etc. I got a touch nervous, but we went forward and she donated her assistant's office (obliging [unknowing] assistant). I pulled a couple comfy chairs in (kept the other cushiony chairs in there for at least a little sound absorption), closed the blinds (again, almost futile, but trying to control sound as much as possible), and closed the vent. I didn't have control over the ventilation system; there may be a slight hum on the track. I would like to know for sure at this point; it was my intention to listen to the interviews each night and log them a bit. But, like I said, it is hard to do this when you never really see your family. I set up and interviewed Crys from 10a to 1230p. I left the lavaliers/XLR cables/chairs as they were, but took the 722 and my headphones with me (with the intention of working with the sound and at least copying it to my Macbook's hard drive). Didn't happen. It is now 1:17a. I interview Derek in 8.5 hours. I need to sleep. 
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