Goodness gracious.I gifted myself this jacket for Christmas, and yes it was in the mens section! Ill probably regret this buying decision in the future.I didn’t realize at first sight that this fury Sasquatch jacket would come off looking so girlie. eesh, If I didn’t know better I could be a girl with a strong jaw line in this photo. gotta say though, It is warm!!
Christmas eve
Todays been pretty good. It surprises me when I realize that as I write this it is already christmas. Seems pretty strange that this will be my 20th Christmas . I’ve finished up this evenings family get togethers , now headed to bed. Hoping for some snow for Christmas. The forecast is still back and fourth.
vlog wars
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mt0C-H7aec0] Oh man, So some friends of mine decided to make a little video defaming me.
Winter vacation
Coming home for the holidays is defiantly an interesting sensation. I’m glad that this last term is behind me. Today I braved the weather and made it down to Grants Pass. The trip went much smoother then I thought. I was preparing to spend a night in my car on the freeway waiting for the snow to clear. Luckily I hit the right window; the interstate was mostly bare pavement for the majority of the …
Street Slippin
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I1_1GgjdKLk] Robert and I went around Corvallis checking out the ice on the streets.
Freeway traffic slowed by snow
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SZZU9C4NIII] a quick post of my trip on I5 trying to get back to corvallis. Lots of traffic even more snow. For a while I was thinking that I would be spending the night in my car. luckly I was able to make it home.
deer at smith rock state park
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KIncaixHEos] Here is a couple clips of some deer that came up on me while I was at Smith Rock.
Making Some Tea
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7C_NfUTqnMU]last Night I had to stay up late to cram for finals, In this video I show you how to make a cup of loose leaf black tea. The caffeine helped keep me up… all night.
Net Neutrality
The internet is a vast and growing wealth of knowledge. There are countless creators and consumers using the internet to share content. Net neutrality is a term for a growing argument that the internet and thus the providers of the network should maintain a neutral position on what content the end user chooses to consume. This is not so much a censorship issue as it is the intent of the network provider or the ISP …
Privacy in today’s digital age is something that has in many ways gone by the wayside, The development of the new media “savvy†society has saturated the net with social profiles from second life to twitter. The bottom line is that Privacy is at the users personal discretion; it is up to them to be self conscious of who will be reading there social content. I hope that this does not give the immediate impression …
Aquarium Visit
Here is a little video of some clips from our trip to the Newport aquarium. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7RQQqSqh6O4] Over all it was pretty fun. Apperently during the first week of december they have a special christmas deal. It ended up being only 2 dolloars to get in from 6:30 p.m to 9:00. After the aquarium we went to the beach. Overall it was pretty fun.
Working on some new media Projects
So far this year I have felt that I have not been producing enough, Ive tried to produce a new podcast called High Five, But im also thinking about video casting small interesting segments of events that I do durring my day. I also want to start to develop the audience of the social networks that I use. In the next week I want to continue working on several media projects such as the HIGH …
Going to Grants Pass This Weekend
So I will be heading back to grants pass for the first time this school year tomorrow. It will be nice to be back in the rouge valley for a weekend in October. October is one of my favorite times of the year. It will be good to see some family and see some friends. I haven’t even pulled out my camera in the last couple weeks. Ill defiantly have to go out and take …
John Mayer concert 7-25-08
For a long time I have been a fan of John Mayer, In fact I consider him to be one of the best current popular musicians in the industry. I was lucky enough this summer to head down to Marysville California this last week to go to a John Mayer concert. It was a great show; It defiantly ranks as one of the top experiences of the summer. The only negative that I could report …
What Ever Happened to My Lunch Box
What Ever Happened to My Lunch Box Though the lunch box is intended to be a practical tool for school children; italso holds on to a great deal of symbolism. The lunch box is a sign of what we were most during the start of who we now have become. It can be a symbol for youth, home, companionship, and the strive towards independence. Many other objects are by themselves far more important than the …
One Year After High School
One Year After High School As of today it is June 10, 2008; I realized the other day that I have been out of high school now for one year. It seems now that time is moving faster. I am already finishing up with my first year in college at OSU, and just like everything else college has had its ups and downs. Of course no 19 year old has any clue as to what …
Billy Newman
I am a 19 year old college student at oregon state universtiy where I am a new media communications major. My intrests include photography, media production and design, broadcasting, and travel. All of these aspects will be reflected in things I post
Oregon Country Fair 2013 – strange costume
OCF is full of strange creative people – this costume is a little spooky!
Marina on the Upper Willamette River
This image was taken on the upper Willamette river on a very cold January afternoon. Love the light in this photo – photographers taking pictures of other photographers.
New Lens
Finally got my new lens in the mail today. Its the Nikon 50mm f/1.8. I have been wanting to get this lens for a really long time now. The weather is not the greatest so I have just been out side my window taking pictures of the spring flowers that are blooming.
Unfinished clip from our next short film
Timmy is rocking his part as the intrusive party guest in this out take from our next short film. I think we are going to call it “Knock Please” . Most all of this was just improv, this take had us all cracking up
LOST Season 6 Premier
Here is an interview that I read about the LOST season premier with producers Damon Lindelof & Carlton Cuse. Interesting info on the rest of the season Warning, SPOILERS ahead. If you haven’t seen the season premiere of Lost yet, you might not want to continue past the jump yet. Lost fans who have now seen the premiere can read ahead for some explanation from Carlton Cuse and Damon Lindelof. (Comments are likely to be full of spoilers also, you’ve …
Billy Newman.net
I have finally made the jump to having a real website with a real domain name and real hosting. As I see it this has been a long time coming. I think that it is finally time to start developing content for a web site not just a blog and not just social networks. For me being a person majoring in new media communications, interested in digital distribution, social media and online content production; it is absolutely necessary now for …
Lower Rogue Hiking Vlog
Ive procrastinated on this video for a while now, here are some of the clips from the 4 day backpacking trip I took on the lower rogue. Had a ton of fun on this trip but it was also one of the hardest and most physically challenging things I’ve ever done.