In contact with a chap at Focal Press and I hope to hear from him by the end of the week. I've been obsessively checking my email for days. I'm also moving to new digs this weekend, so I'll be off line for a few days as I get set up in the new house.

I'm still collecting phrases to include, so if you have any, send them to gripologybook@yahoo.com.

Cheers!

Oh its looking good. backstage images are on there way this week and I've begun talking to fine folks at Mole-Richardson about using their catalog. As soon as i can get a PDF copy created without my word crashing, I hope to have a beta copy for those of you who've been with me from the beginning. It's a long process, but it will be worth it!

Cheerios!

Argh! Happy Holidays!

Starting to lay images into a version of Gripology that I like to call "Gripology Jr.", something I hope to be able to get out while I'm waiting for Focal Press to get back to me one way or another. I'm expecting it to take at least another month before I start getting nervous! Two months is not unusual for publishers, and as its the holiday season, it may take even longer.

Cheers!

Since I've also been editing my mom's second book in her Omatarah series, I've been slacking a little on the blog. I do have some updates, though. I bit the bullet and submitted my proposal to Focal Press on the 17th. Very nervous.

New word: Quarter Twenty. Refers to a baby pin with a male threaded end that screws into the standard DV mount on a camera. Ok, maybe that's camera support, but sometimes grips have to rig up things other than lights and lighting control.

Yes, yes, I'm still here. Its been a busy week. Or two.

New terms I have learned recently:

Clamshell - A cheesborough (pipe) clamp.

Griptrician - A position created when a production doesn't want to pay for both a grip and an electrician. (I love this one.)

Carts, carts, everywhere...

I met with the guys at Backstage Equipment Inc., a great bunch of guys that manufacture equipment carts of all shapes and sizes. They've graciously agreed to provide images of their inventory for Gripology on one condition, that I pass along this tip: "Taco Cart" isn't actually a type of cart, and if you ask for one, you never know what you're going to get. There are 4x4s, Crate Carts (by number of crates it holds), C-Stand Carts, Duz-Alls, Seniors and the list goes on, but no actuall Taco Carts. In fact there are so many, that there will be an entire chapter devoted just to carts.

Cheers!

I have figured out how to make smashing t-shirts! They are black with the gripology logo and the website. I'll attatch a picture soon. In order to win one of these five, limited adition Tees, you must email the name of ear piece of gear used in the gripology logo to gripologybook@yahoo.com. I'll give you a hint: The L is a frame corner. Good luck!