So, I had this great idea yesterday. I wore my binaural mic's and recorded some segments for my podcast, complete with sounds of the turkey sizzling on the grill, the wood being started in the charcoal chimney, crackling and popping. This would be so cool.. you could almost smell the smoke...
Well, you could if it recorded.
The 9-volt battery in the mic preamp was dead, and like an idiot, I didn't check any of the recordings.
I need sound for a podcast, and I screwed-up the only chance I have all year. Now, i needed something else to fill-in.
It's Black Friday. The day after Thanksgiving. The day that everyone is going out shopping for the Christmas sales. I never leave the house on this day. The traffic from all the shoppers is bad.
But, I needed some audio. So, I ventured out. To Woodfield - home to nearly 300 stores and restaurants, including dozens that cant be found anywhere else in the Midwest, Woodfield is the Chicago area's largest shopping center and the number one tourist attraction in the state of Illinois.
On Black Friday.
It was bad, really bad. Somehow, though, I tolerated it, accepted it, recorded an open and close and ambient sounds of shoppers, took a few pictures, had lunch and left. I guess I was just in a good frame of mind and I could totally have done this (as a shopper).
2005- Recap
- Blog-A-Turkey 2005
2004- OK, that was BAAAAAAAD
- Maybe I was a bit hasty...
- The ugliness of man
2003- Elisabeth done good
- Having a cold one
2002- Sunday at Diane's
- Clock is ticking...