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Second set of Cancun photos

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Cancun, Mexico - 2005_2

Cancun Photos

Well I've finally remembered that I created a flickr account awhile ago, so that I could post pictures to the web ... so here I am finally getting around to throwing some pics up






So here are some pictures from Heather and I's trip to Cancun.
Photoset 1

I'll try and post the rest soon.

Leave a comment if you wish

Forgot to mention that if you'd like feel free to place some comments about what you thought of the episode, just click on the comments link at the end of the post about the show (the post after this one).
If you don't have a blogger account (IE - if you're don't have a blog ... they are free BTW), then you'll have to post anonymously - go on you know you want to.

PS - After the show airs, I'll post some comments about the editting and what they cut out ect... they didn't shoot a ton of stuff, but it was interesting to see how they put everything together

My Superstardom is near

... whoops I mean OUR Superstardom

Gather your friends.
Pop some Popcorn.
Go to the bathroom, cause Mother Nature may not wait and neither will we.
Settle into the a$$ groove in your couch.
Set your VCRs 'cause you're gonna want it for posterity.

It's almost that time -- Heather and I's episode of Open Homes on Global Prime is going to air Friday February 4th, 2005 at 7:30 MST (6:30 PST/EST)



I've been told that it is just a TV thing ... to build suspense and whatever, but they have some other guy on before us, don't worry they are definitely saving the best for last ... although I kinda like his credenza more then my chair bench

If you are unsure what channel Global Prime is on in your area here is a nice site to check your TV Listings (includes cable providers and satellite
http://www.canada.com/entertainment/television/index.html

You'll just need to enter in your Postal Code, select your Television provider, and then select the time and date to search (you can then use a pulldown menu to get a listing of channels if you don't know what channel Global Prime is in your area

Now with Pictures

Sorry in a bit of a rush so I'm just going to post the pics, I'll add commentary later. Enjoy.

If you'd like to have a look at some of the before pictures have a look at the previous post
http://abmcme.blogspot.com/2004/09/wish-me-luck.html














Ok well just one quick comment about this picture, they said that bar none, I had the best dishes they had seen in 56 shoots

The Shoot is done ... (Quick Update sans pictures)

Ok, pictures will be coming shortly as well as a much more detailed account but I thought I'd get a quick little something up.
So here goes.

It was a blast.
The crew was really friendly and made it a lot of fun (it was their last shoot of the season so they were a little punchy and eager to get it in the 'can' and begin the party'ng)
It was a little crazy and crowded with all the people and equipment, but we managed.

Here's a quick description of the work done (like I said pictures to come soon)

Living Room:
- Painted end wall as a feature wall in a deep purple (looked really purple in the can, but almost looks chocolaty on the wall ... depending on the light)

- Hung a new painting (hard to describe ... but imagine abstract, 4 quadrants, green, orange, purple) -- hung quite low in about the middle of the wall but looks quite nice.

- Added plants and fish to the fish tank (standard Neon Tetras, Angelfish, Bottom feeder ... we'll see if I can actually keep them alive)

- I had two low IKEA chairs, that they felt were not at the right height for the couch and other furniture so they created a wooden box for them to sit on (which had the effect making them an elevated loveseat ... a little odd but...)

- 4 pillows added to my couch (red and yellow)

- Lastly bought a purple heavy area rug for under my coffee table.


Bedroom:
- Put back up all of the chair rail, that I had started to take down, and painted the entire room a Seafoam Blue (not exactly what I would have imagine a Seafoam Blue to be ... it looks more like a Blue-Gray); leaving about a 2-3 inch border of white at the top

- Replace the bedroom ceiling fan with a wavy modern track lighting system

- Wanted to hide the bedroom window (as it was in a odd place on the wall), so they hung a wall of floor to ceiling leather (dark chocolate) drapery panels (about a inch apart)

- Placed the bed in the middle of that wall (which you couldn't have done before because of the window)

- Bought floor lamps for either side of the bed with funky white round shades

- Placed the Highboy & Dresser on the side walls

- Bought 6 white canvas hangings, painted them all to match the leather panels (Dark chocolate), hand painted with random geometric patterns, and hung them on the walls (low again, about middle of the wall)

- Bedspread is a Chocolate with Seafoam Blue Pinstripes, and Seaform sheets with Chocolate & Seaform Pillow cases


All in all amazing looking for less than a days work (almost non on my part)

BTW a bit of sad news (neither Angelfish is still alive). One nicknamed 'Lenny' after the sound engineer didn't even last through the shoot, and the other passed on within 2 hours after the shoot (I think heart attacks ... that big pirate skull I had to add at the end of the show is pretty SCARY...)