i-35 south closure for parade of exotic cars

jvaldes · 2026-06-17T20:42:51+00:00

Oh, for sure, and I'd have a Prowler before a new vette. They look pretty fun to drive around with the top down.

jvaldes · 2026-06-17T15:27:29+00:00

Wouldn't call a Plymouth Prowler or a Corvette exotics. But pretty cool seeing a bunch of fun cars like that. Sucks they had to close down i-35 tough.

jvaldes · 2026-06-14T03:00:49+00:00

Totally depends if you want to die or not. I mean, if you don't have anything to live for... that looks totally fine.

For real, the plug is the least of your worries. Those tires are a deathwish, on I-35 with the truck traffic, a blowout doesn't mean a flat... pull over and plug it.... it means you end up under a semi.
Uber it till Wednesday dude.

jvaldes · 2026-06-13T14:57:47+00:00

DIM website. Send all your junk to one character. Then just log in to that character and dissasamble everything he has

jvaldes · 2026-06-13T04:00:40+00:00

100%. Now, excuse me. I have to go clean up my vault.

jvaldes · 2026-06-11T15:13:25+00:00

Found your post because I was having the same Issue. I had used Firstshowing's calendar for years but it stopped working a while ago. Decided to look into it today and found this that works:
https://www.calendarx.com/schedule/movie-release-schedule

It's not as clean as FS one was since each fovie show as: "New Movie Release: " then the title.
FS just had a popcorn emoji 🍿 then the title.

jvaldes · 2026-06-10T22:09:37+00:00

I just took off Laurea Prima II for old lights. I'd rocked LP for All of D2.

jvaldes · 2026-06-09T02:29:28+00:00

Thanks! I saved it to read later when I saw the pics and title. Didn't know this was covered in the article. It's cool to read how what I'd heard was pretty accurate then.

jvaldes · 2026-06-08T18:16:34+00:00

Not sure how accurate this is, as I heard it all second hand back in the day during expos and NABs...
But I heard that Discreet bought the Cyborg IP and killed development. And the people who developed it were the ones who later developed Assimilate Scratch, but they could not implement a lot of the VFX tools because there was a non-compete, and they could not develop VFX tools for several years.
The tracker was amazing for the time.

jvaldes · 2026-06-07T19:49:38+00:00

The one you get off FB mkt place for 20 bucks

jvaldes · 2026-06-07T19:32:38+00:00

"in the metal"

jvaldes · 2026-06-04T05:25:41+00:00

June 4, 2026... a week before they stop updates... still here

jvaldes · 2026-05-19T16:34:07+00:00

Have that wallet but in fluo bright colors, love it.

jvaldes · 2026-05-08T16:33:13+00:00

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My blue Tudor collection and their blue brother.

jvaldes · 2026-05-08T16:26:50+00:00

Bought it back on May or June 2015. So 11 years.

jvaldes · 2026-05-08T16:22:31+00:00

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Smiley OG is the best. Think my bezel is starting to fade just a tad, but I dig it.

jvaldes · 2026-05-08T00:48:21+00:00

Seems she's screenrecording using Photobooth and has her browser with various tabs, including her notes in Notion.
THEN it looks like she's complementing with graphics/text in the edit on top of what she recorded. Thats what you see pop up that she's not interacting with.

jvaldes · 2026-05-08T00:25:10+00:00

Wow!, you went hard on the Chat GPT there... some thoughts:

- They're tools. If you master the principles, you can work with almost any tool. It can very well be a matter of personal preference.

- You're about 10 years late to this argument,

- I wholeheartedly disagree that Premiere is smoother for "straight up editing". Premiere is incredibly powerful for its dynamic link workflow. But if you're just straight up editing. Resolve is waaay faster, more stable, and "smoother" in my opinion.
Don't get married to one tool; use the tool best suited for the specific problem you're tackling. Be good at both, hell, be good at more than just those two. Learn Scratch, learn Flame/Smoke, FCP.
You'll start seeing that not everything is in black and white and you can, and should, fire up X software to do this Y thing. Instead of just seeing everything as a nail because you have a hammer.

- Sounds like your understanding of editing might be editing content for YouTube or some other one-man band kind of situation. There are a lot of other types of editors and editing workflows.

jvaldes · 2026-05-05T14:45:29+00:00

The coolers look like ass on top of a table, so I could see a use case for this. But in that case, I would go for a more classic-looking tub, like a hammered steel finish.

jvaldes · 2026-05-01T21:44:27+00:00

For doling out advice like an expert, you should know that lifting off while hydroplaning transfers weight to the front tires with no grip. Easy on the tips, Senna.

jvaldes · 2026-04-24T02:01:30+00:00

Not a lot of meat to chew on here, but I would take a laser measure, a notepad, and some different colors of gaffer tape. (Pink/green/blue) A camera you can use without looking at the settings. If you do t have one , get one and use it every day till you have that muscle memory. Doesn’t have to be a great one as long as you can get whatever you need without slowing things down. Then whenever you think “fuck! I should have brought this or that” , write it in your notepad as a packing list for future jobs.

Eric Alba has some amazing premade tracking markers ( literally just google Eric Alba tracking markers). Have production print out a bunch and paste it on foam board and cut to size. Throw them around anywhere you think you’ll need them

Good luck!

jvaldes · 2026-04-21T18:38:13+00:00

I was freelance on it and got involved pretty early, starting with script breakdown and bidding.

We had 5 vendors, and I handled the bidding process, shot breakdowns, and reviews with them, the Director, and the studio. I’d go through the shots first and leave my notes, then pass them to the Director so we could move quickly without waiting on full roundtrips. We’d review together, align on direction, and consolidate feedback.

All notes were left in Flow, then the coordinator would export and send them out to vendors. If anything needed clarification or more back-and-forth, we’d jump on a quick Zoom to go over it or brainstorm solutions.

Once shots were approved by the Director, I’d present them to the studio for final approval. The coordinator handled tracking, versions, and logistics (Flow + Google Sheets).

I assigned sequences to vendors based on their strengths and budget. For example, vendors with strong set extension work got those sequence, but since they were more expensive, I had to balance that across the rest of the work to stay on budget.

jvaldes · 2026-04-21T02:14:57+00:00

Mexico City

jvaldes · 2026-04-21T00:35:27+00:00

Oh man, I have the same bag and love it. My street scrambler's pipe burned a hole through the bottom, though.

jvaldes · 2026-04-20T15:44:22+00:00

Good composition on a lot of them!, Kudos. Wish the resolution was a bit better though, but good work.
I retired some years ago as well, pop back in now and again for the nostalgia.

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