Oh man- I said I wasn’t gonna cry (but I might).
In an industry that has an unsure future, a world that is so heavy every day, and a state that has more land than people, sometimes we filmmakers begin to doubt ourselves. But the last week really cemented what I love about doing what I do.
In 2007 the Boston Celtics preached the concept of “Ubuntu” which is a concept of interconnectedness and selfless teamwork, literally meaning “I am because we are.”
Making things work in the face of adversity- weather, schedule, talent, external factors is a skill and when it works it works. While I don’t always love every second of every day, it’s the opportunity to share the experience with everyone I work with who is so good at their job and then laugh at the end that makes it worth it.
We hit the road for a week straight in every vehicle imaginable for a new PBS show touring Maine and we came back in one piece! There’s enough overhyping work on socials so I’m just here to talk about the people.
Really grateful for the Ubuntu- it’s what makes creativity flow! ❤️❤️❤️
@michellestephdiaz@patrickhanover@satronensound@bodhitouellette@gelfl.ing@lyons9702
So excited to finally own my very own 154cm Burton splitboard !! Long story short when I purchased my first set up it was unfortunately a larger board at a price I couldn’t walk away from. And although it wasn’t my ideal size I knew it would at least get me on the mountain! Fast forward to today and I finally came across a 154cm hometown hero for an amazing price all thanks to my beautiful wife Alisha! Rode this bad boy today and I’m in love!!! Gotta sell the 158 now but weeee!!!!
Appreciation post since I missed Valentine’s Day! But sending all my love to this amazing girl right here! Thank you baby for being my support, my partner in crime and the love of my life - wouldn’t want to do life with anyone else ❤️ love you 😘
This past Thursday on our drive to Vermont we took misty on her last walk. Within minutes she began struggling to breathe and alisha and I knew it was time. For the last couple of months Misty had been battling aspiration pneumonia and was diagnosed with throat cancer. Outside of her major surgery that took place a year and a half ago she was a healthy pup but after the clinic accidentally caused her to aspirate during surgery, she slowly started to decline. We tried every holistic approach we could from energy healing to supplements and even had her under the care of one of Vermont’s most valued veterinarians. But as much as we weren’t ready to let our sweet little girl go we knew we had to say goodbye.
Everyone says loosing a dog is hard….and it is…but maybe that’s because the love we give is equal to the pain. Life is so precious and on that day you reminded me of that….Thank you for being my morning sunrise buddy, for reminding me to get outside, to stop and enjoy this beautiful world on walks, for teaching me patience, for showing me love on the days I thought I had none, for gifting me the opportunity to be your fur mom and for experiencing the world with me and choosing me to be your friend but most importantly partner in this life.
I am immensely grateful for all the help we got from our family and friends with donations to keep our girl going. Because of it we were gifted another year and a half with our baby girl and we can’t thank you all enough.
I love you to the moon and back moo moo’s, see you soon buddy - love your fur mom Michelle @lish802
