I found my box of old 8mm tapes today (that was the predecessor to mini dv, dvd and hard drive camcorders for you young'ns out there...let me know if you need a picture). As I watched my feeble attempts at documenting my life's memories (none of the big important events of course, just random acts of stupidity), I really wish I would have taken a different approach to filming. I wish I would have been more of a nature documentalist filming a lion in the wild from a few feet away. Quiet, observant, being very careful to capture the footage without interfering in any way. Instead I seemed to be more like a member of the paparazzi, shoving the camcorder in peoples faces and trying in vain to be funny without looking like a complete putz. Had I the time or means to edit myself out of the 10 odd tapes (or my voice at the very least), I would in a heartbeat.
Nonetheless, I found myself laughing quite a bit today. The videos may be incriminating, but I'm just glad the camera was rolling
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