What a night.

So I've been a little under the weather for the past few weeks. Still losing weight! Down to 254. Thats a total of 11 lbs since January and very little in the past few weeks.

Back at the gym in the mornings. I taken to spending 10 hours a day editing photos and video projects and am slooowing finishing so older jobs.

For those couples who would like to special video shoot. Please contact Tim at the studio. He will schedule a time for all video love walks with you.

What else. I've been twittering a lot lately. If you don't know what that is - check out the website and look for the hours/daily updates.

Its my Mom's Bday today woohoo - Happy Bday. Many more.




Had a real pain in the butt evening. Left home at 7:30.

Here is a copy of my rant to alex. Some of the words have been changed to space the innocent.























Dude what a joke
[9:06:13 PM] Jean Marcotte: I went to go to sams club to buy minidv
[9:06:27 PM] Jean Marcotte: so they are going out of business next week
[9:06:37 PM] Jean Marcotte: this week they close early
[9:06:52 PM] Jean Marcotte: so I went to find the store at woodbine and 7
[9:07:01 PM] Jean Marcotte: turns out its ON woodbine
[9:07:21 PM] Jean Marcotte: I wasted 45 mins at that point stop in to starbucsk for directions
[9:07:40 PM] Jean Marcotte: I finally get there and spend 30 min waiting in line for a card
[9:07:55 PM] Jean Marcotte: then looked for minidvs for 15 more mins
[9:08:23 PM] Jean Marcotte: So I im getting pissed. Thinking any minute mariannas going to call and freak out
[9:08:32 PM] Jean Marcotte: So I ask this guy for help.
[9:08:40 PM] Jean Marcotte: Turns out to be Carlo
[9:08:57 PM] Jean Marcotte: I shot his wedding over 11 years ago and he is the manager of this costco
[9:09:10 PM] Alex Kink: hehehe
[9:09:11 PM] Jean Marcotte: he walks with me all over the store looking for the minidvs
[9:09:27 PM] Jean Marcotte: after 10 more mins he calls the electronic dept
[9:09:38 PM] Jean Marcotte: they stop selling minidvs!!!!!!
[9:09:42 PM] Jean Marcotte: hehehehehahahhahahahahhahahaha



Oh and another bit of bad news!!

http://www.quillandquire.com/blog/index.php/2009/02/11/kindle-2-not-coming-to-canada/

Its March!! Weddings season begins!!!

Most people think the wedding season begins in June. The real truth is that for us it begins when we stop booking for 2009 and start working on 2010.

That is not to say that if you haven't booked your 2009 wedding photos and video that we can't help you, but that the odds are we are booked.

We will only shoot 2 weddings on Saturday and one on Sunday. At one bridal show this one photographer told me I was crazy - " Just hire another photographer. The problem I have with that is what if they do a bad job? Sub contractors are just that for a reason - they cant make it on their own.

Marianna, Natasha and I have more than 30 years of experience - I know were good (and modest) People have been asking for a list of available dates. Sorry.

I LOVE to turn people away. It means that our work is good enough and in demand enough that couples make the decision to book. The operative word is decision. If I had a list online of the dates we were available for than many couples would just look see we were not available and we would never really know how many couples were interested but either waited too long or decided too late.

For 2008 that number had reached 61. So between today and March 1st 2010 I want to say sorry we are booked to 100 couples. Weird goal huh?

For 2007 the number of people who wanted to book us but when they called to give us their wedding were politely told thank but unfortunately we are booked was 78.

For 2006 the number of people who wanted to book us but when they called to give us their wedding were politely told thank but unfortunately we are booked was 63.

Hell's Kitchen: Season 5: Episode 1 - Part 3/5

Damn I love this show!!!

New Style Engagement pages

I've always been a little unhappy with the engagement section on couples' sites. Not enough images for a proper slideshow and well brides want to see photos in detail.

SOOOO

Check out Heather and Jeremy's photos.

http://www.excellencephoto.com/2009site/Couples/2009/Heather_Jeremy/Heather_Jeremy_Eng/

Darn problems

Just noticed a problem on the Excellence couple pages. Will be fixed in the next minute. If you ever notice a link problem - Let me know. Its usually something that can be fixed in minutes.

ahhhhhh

In the meantime - lets look at a cute kitty

Home Theatre

OK this is soooo geeky - but I love it!!!

There more I think about it the more I want to do something cool in the ack of the studio. I think we store more of our boxes upstairs and make a REALLY cool presentation area (see above )

Still feeling sick. Boo hoo for me.

Sorry about previous post - got cut off.

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Register TorontoHomeMovies.com for a MySpace account. Also updated our Google Ads for MontrealHomeMovies.com

So dont be surprised if you start seeing ads if you live in Quebec. Of course, TorontoHomeMovies.com has been advertising on google for a few years. It took me over year to learn how to target customers for the best results.

Here's a test. Go to google and search == 8mm film to DVD toronto

You should see over 5 links to TorontoHomeMovies.com -

Oh -- I just register TorontoHomeMovies.com with its very own Myspace account!!!

http://www.myspace.com/torontohomemovies

Please check it out and help by linking to me. I'm new at this so I appreciate the advice.



All over the map today.


Here is a great new trailer by our editor Zsolt!!

I'm sick!!! Waaaaa

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Interesting things in the UK

Please don't refer the above photo to my fart comments below. I have to write this since some people in this world look for trouble where there is none. In fact, my wonderful bathroom collage at the studio has caused some controversy. I almost bowed to pressure and took it down. Upon watching Hamlet 2 I have decided to FIGHT!!

If you have no idea what I am writing about - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1104733/




Anytime there is a good fart joke - I'm there.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/hi/newsbeat/newsid_7887000/7887353.stm

New Wedding - New Slideshow

Yesterday we had an amazing wedding at Ontario Place - Atlantis.



http://www.excellencephoto.com/2006site/couples/2009/Sandy_Mike/