January 31, 2013

As you know Mabel gets tons of anxiety when you turn on the blinker in a car and will proceed to bark until you're on the brink of insanity. Then this morning....she didn't. I turned on the blinker and she remained calm! I did it a few times!! It was the most exciting thing. Until she changed her mind and started barking again. Then it was no longer exciting. It could have been the UPS Customer Service pick up building that changed her mind. She starting barking after we went there. That place is grim.

October 7, 2012

Hi Hi. I still can't figure out why the video is so small. I'll work on it. Sunday I went on a hike and then went to Basel's birthday party which was insanely adorable. I wish you would have been there. You would have liked it. I didn't have cake because I had beers and was trying to be a healthy eater but it was the wrong decision. I'm sad I didn't have cake now. Stupid healthy eating.  Anywho, I don't have a photo of Reza. He was a pretty damn good spiderman. Full mask and all. I wore my Rowdy Dowdy cape. Half costume.

September 30, 2012

Los Angeles County Fair. It's the first time I've gone. I like it but it would have been better with someone to ride the rides. I did beat out a lot children for that tiger so I walked away a winner. There is sooooo very much there. It's insane. I didn't realize how big it was. I don't think I saw everything. I didn't go into the Pirates area or the Western one or Taiwan: The heart of Asia (which is what their sign said). I'm not sure I believe them but they made a couple giant banners so it must be true. Taiwan is the heart of Asia. OH!! and there were ZEBRAS! I'm pretty sure I've never seen a zebra in real life although that seems impossible. I totally screwed up taking a video of them and only took a photo. Hugh disappointment.

My editing skills are pretty pro right now. I added a slide show and a song. Random music that has nothing to do with the slide show but music still!

September 24, 2012

I don't understand why when I use the front facing camera on the iphone it's so much brighter than the rear facing (is that how that's said?) camera? The rear facing one is better. I look better so it's better. 

Watch the trailer for the movie:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F03N-ApQdmw

Also, I obviously don't have the slightest idea what the date is. It was September the 24th. Not the 26th. But it was Monday night so that's a success. 

September 23, 2012

Long Beach Dog Beach. I got a sunburn. All sunscreen talk, no sunscreen walk.

Have you notice my new editing skills! I can now put videos together and add text. I've entered the 2000's.

September 21, 2012

Book of Mormon! I'm so bummed you missed it. We'll try and go on rush tickets when you're back in home. Also great about the whole show is that the actual Mormons bought all of the advertising in the playbill saying things like "The book is always better" and such. Clever.

Dina is a big fan of the HTC so we made 3 videos! What I learned from this is that I really need to work on grammar. I just spent 5 minutes googling what to call the way I use 'fucking' in this video. What type of word is it in proper sentence structure? Ugh. Anyway, it WAS a fucking fabulous show but I should have another word in my back pocket to use..... a more lady like work. ;) damn.

September 16, 2012

It's been crazy Texas/Arkansas hot in LA. It's the end of days. 105 by the  LA River (read: concrete drainage ditch). I like how I'm bragging about being the only one out at the resevior as some guy comes jogging past me. Put me and my funny old lady hat in our place! It was a beautiful day. 

Side note: Don't these videos seem tiny?

September 14, 2012

Mabel Barks

Mabel Barks

Mabel Barks 

Mabel Barks

...in cars. 

August 28, 2012

This is yet another in the "Mabel Barks" series.

August 16, 2012

Gustavo Dudamel and the Los Angeles Philharmonic at the Hollywood Bowl. 
I don't know why it's so shakey. Maybe I was so moved by the national anthem. I do like it. 

P.S. You weren't out of town. 

June 26, 2012

Let's go back to Budapest.

June 12, 2012

The IAH US Airways/United terminal is not an attractive place. There's only one restaurant, Chili's To Go. There is one of those Best Buy vending machines that sells iPods and such. Do people buy stuff from there? So odd to me. It was 630a when I was there and PACKED. Oversold flights. Angry passengers. I was happy because I was coming home to you and Mabel.

June 6, 2012

Texas is hot and humid. Good for the skin. Bad for the hair.

April 18, 2012

I like that he made the funny little car funnier.

April 14, 2012

"Mabel Barks": Ojai ATM  (in this case WHINES)

April 11, 2012

I could never find the adequate word to say how happy I am that we are married.

April 2, 2012

From "Mabel Barks": Parking Spot

March 26, 2012

This is from my "Mabel Barks" series. I call it Parking Deck.

February 3, 2012

Once again I have completely slacked on HTC!! Which I find disappointing. I've taken to just messaging you the videos which is modern and high tech and easy but sometimes I like to go back and watch them. Maybe Im narcissistic? Maybe Im obsessed with watching videos of Mabel?It's nice them all being in the same place. So I will just add some I've made this year so far..... This video should be titled "Corey and Shelley vs LA". Of course, the city won.

September 26, 2011

Bad lighting.
and Mabel was being cuter before I starting filming.

September 23, 2011

Halloween 2010 was my last video so it's been officially 12 months since I've visited HTC. Let's call it a hiatus.
Here's Mabel last Halloween.
and you can always visit:
mabelgoestoawedding.blogspot.com

October 31, 2010

Halloween!!

Sooo this video is equally as bad as the last but Im trying to make up for last year of not HTC'ing. I really wish I had better video of that night because because we were pretty awesome as the characters of Alice and Wonderland. I mean if there would have been a prize we would have totally won it.

This is my first time to put a photo in the video. My editing skills are top notch!

October ??, 2010

See I did make videos. I simply did not post them. Oops.

So this is a bit of a mess. I went to dinner at Elf with Vicki, Tricia, and Eric then we walked over to see this art exhibit which consisted on a space dressed out like a ship wrecked pirate ship and a band playing seafaring music. It was all pretty awesome but not that video-able. Plus I couldn't say Hey There Corey or the date because the band was already playing when we got there. And yes, I know Im supposed to turn the phone to the side when I take video but sometimes I forget. And, no, Im not the only one singing along (timidly) for that second on the first part. Every one is you just can't hear all the other people. Look for a dancing cameo by Tricia and a non dancing one by Vicki at the end.

September 15, 2010

Here we go. Catching up a bit. One year later.

Plus, I completely forgot I had that door fixed!

I have not forgotten HTC, I have simply been neglectful.

So it's been over a year since I HTC'd. It's not that I haven't made videos I just haven't posted them. Okay if I'm being completely honest I'm lazy and I haven't really made many videos. Although I did email you a few. This is what happens when technology gets fancy. And fast. You sometimes skip the good parts. This is why the USPS is going under. It really is. I mean your sending me postcards can't pay everyone's salaries. That said: Did you send me a postcard??

Okay, Im back.

July 18, 2010

Please notice that I have been wearing the same shirt in the last 3 videos. I promise I have worn other things on the dates in between. Mabel was being so cute before I started filming. As soon as started she just laid down. We should train her to be cute on demand.

July 15, 2011

Wayne and I went to South Pacific, which was so so very good. I even think you would have liked it. ;) Some of the video is with the Flip and the other with the iPhone. I don't know why I don't ever remember to turn the phone sideways so it's panoramic. Wayne made the video on the third part and of course he remembered.

July 11, 2010

When I got to the party Reza said I should call him John. It was adorable.

July 9, 2010

February 14, 2010

Valentine's Day.

Me = LA

You = NYC

February 4, 2010

Because Mabel loves to travel.

January 30, 2010

It was a birthday marathon night. Wayne's in Los Feliz and Elisa's downtown. Eric missed you. You can tell that by the cuss words. ;)

January 20, 2010

It rained in LA. A lot.

You were in town so it's a bit of a fake Hey There Corey. But .... still....hey there corey.

November 8, 2009

Alrighty- so this was taken with my Flip and my iPhone. The dog park was the iphone. You have to turn up the volume during those clips. Or maybe I should have talked louder but felt a bit silly holding my phone at arms length and talking to it in the middle of a crowded dog park. I didn't feel silly wearing that hat though...go figure.

P.S. Can I have my sunglasses back? I like them better.

November 2, 2009

Good thing to know: Although it looks like I am going very fast I am really only traveling at around 5 mph.

I have the new Flip camera so I will be better at video-ing. I missed your trip to Oregon so no Sept/ Oct videos. Although Im sure you would have loved a Hey There Corey of me watching Mad Men.

August 15, 2009

Yes, I realize it's November but as mentioned before the home computer is against me and will not let me upload videos.

You were in Prague. It was beautiful. You liked it there.

Missing Hey Theres....

Dear Corey,

I have some videos from July but cant upload them because the home computer doesn't like me.

Love,

Shelley

June 28, 2009

June 27, 2009

June 26, 2009

June 25, 2009

February 16, 2009

I added bonus video of Mabel from a few days earlier further proving that we are dorks with that dog.

January 22, 2009

So today what I have discovered is I look uncomfortable filming myself. Okay, fine. So I am. Ill get better. And Im still moving the camera too fast.

January 19, 2009

So this is my first go. What I discovered is Im not so good at this yet and I don't think I like those sunglasses. Oh, and that filming at night will just be very dark. We'll see what happens next time.