05/02/2026
She was counting on me, and I almost failed her. 😭
Okay, I swore I’d never film myself crying - but the first clip was me this morning watching that news clip for the first time in years. I completely forgot about it, and assumed I’d never see it again. Watching it made me so emotional, and was very healing. I can’t believe it’s been 16 years.
My friend Jill and I worked so hard on two video submissions for this contest. Filming, scripting, editing, we really put our little souls into it. Both videos won, and we got our prizes presented to us by the mayor at city hall. 🥺 We were so excited.
What most people don’t know is that this wasn’t a fluke, or a one off contest we entered. Filming, editing, scripting, coming up with ideas from nothing. This has been my oldest hobby. I was the kid begging for a green screen at 10 years old. Begging for a camera upgrade. Locking myself in my bedroom for hours filming skits, teaching myself how to edit, dreaming up concepts that had no business being in a kid’s head.
Somewhere along the way I grew up, got practical, and left her behind. 10 years in a career that had nothing to do with any of this.
But she never forgot. She kept the dream warm while I was busy (trying) to be responsible.
This company, this work, every single frame I shoot. It’s for her.
She was always counting on me to come back, and I almost didn’t.
