How not to get overwhelmed
core/*life master/main menu/How not to get overwhelmed (06-19-09)
big list version 2.0, with DOG and festival items
How not to get overwhelmed
How not to get overwhelmed…
1 TOP priority
1.1 post some video chapters
1.2 almonds
1.2.1 √ rebuild screener and mail
1.2.2 √ add pdf version of press package to wab
1.2.3 √ submit to hamptons etc
1.2.4 √ post PDF of press kit on web
1.2.5 √ mail to hamptons
1.2.6 Polish, Korean, Japanese, German title coming soon…
1.3 boat!
1.3.1 √ update for kai, notes on who to contact and reach out
1.3.2 3 chapters, 3 captains tonight
1.3.3 hawaii contacts, california contacts
1.3.4 sponsors
1.3.4.1 apple
1.3.4.2 north face
1.3.4.3 canon
1.3.4.4 tiffen
1.3.5 contact container ships
1.3.6 reformat hard drive eload laptop
1.4 almonds press kit, convert to html (blog)
1.5 choose festivals, apply to festivals
2 top 5
2.1 the plan
2.1.1 intro yet again
2.1.1.1 a plan is more than just a to do list, it spells out what we are about, what we want to be about. this points to / suggests objectives that will create us. the most exciting of those objectives are acted on – books, classes, mentors, allies, prototypes, projects. A plan or ‘map of the future’ can be whipped up, revised, discarded, revisited.
2.1.2 mission
2.1.2.1 An articulation of our mission is to awaken global consciousness. One approach is to reveal the mechanisms of reality construction, to tinker with perception and expand awareness. thus making movies, telling stories – imagined or discovered. my personal experience is a mish mash of truth and imagination, or rather truth and personal prescience, insight – which may actually turn out to be only imagination, i accept that as a possibility.
2.1.3 core values
2.1.3.1 i know that wilderness is central to my vision, it’s where i go to get the guidance
2.1.3.2 collaboration is fun and amplifies my power
2.1.3.3 i am lucky because I am an agent of earth, an emissary of consciousness, the vast cosmos incarnate. that means I am generally healthy, ingenious and well funded.
2.1.4 projects
2.1.4.1 project – almonds
2.1.4.1.1 so I’ve gone into wilderness, shot some pretty pictures and had a series of conversations. that was an experiment, and I liked it. so i can put it out there and plan another, taking lessons from the first and expanding the idea into something more outrageous.
2.1.4.1.2 almonds one was a test for an exploration series, let’s call it being with earth.
2.1.4.1.3 almonds two is an assessment of what we face and some suggestions for how to handle it.
2.1.4.1.3.1 timeline
2.1.4.1.3.1.1 finish almonds one – u r here
2.1.4.1.3.1.2 festival strategy and launch
2.1.4.1.3.1.3 develop “being with earth” concept via blog and feedback. recruit advisors and allies.
2.1.4.1.3.1.4 pre-production episode two
2.1.4.1.3.1.5 may – june production
2.1.4.2 project – demo reel
2.1.4.2.1 i project the work I want to do more of. that’s what the demo reel is all about. it’s not what we’ve done but what we want to do. that’s what we are showing – our favorite moments of creation and production.
2.1.4.2.2 so it’s time to make more moments, to get fired up about what we are about to be. to be in the groove is to attract clients like crazy
2.1.4.3 project – clients
2.1.4.3.1 lolo
2.2 monday 5/11
2.2.1 color correct and launch
2.2.1.1 strategy?
2.2.1.2 maximize white to black
2.2.1.3 legalize (no white over 100)
2.2.1.4 matching scenes
2.2.2 almonds
2.2.3 sell it all
2.2.4 gretchen
2.2.5 desire blog private public
2.2.6 kai extract
2.2.7 freediving suit
2.2.8 repost items
2.2.9 rings for vixia to series 9 (wait)
2.2.10 boxes √
2.2.11 take over letter
2.3 this week 4/2 – 4/5
2.3.1 old
2.3.1.1 deal with trademark
2.3.1.2 3/8 saturday
2.3.1.2.1 done
2.3.1.2.1.1 unpack
2.3.1.2.1.2 recharge phone
2.3.1.3 3/9 sunday
2.3.1.3.1 different realities = $500 cash (2 hrs)
2.3.1.3.2 stay organized and clean in this house – easy return
2.3.1.3.3 plan
2.3.1.4 3/10 monday
2.3.1.4.1 different realities = $500 cash (1 hrs)
2.3.1.4.2 stay organized and clean in this house – easy return
2.3.1.5 3/11 tuesday
2.3.1.5.1 √ mailbox up by monday, stop mail forwarding
2.3.1.5.2 stay organized and clean in this house – easy return
2.3.1.6 3/12 wednesday
2.3.1.6.1 √ PHCF – register form
2.3.1.6.1.1 membership list
2.3.1.6.1.2 key
2.3.1.6.1.3 form
2.3.1.6.1.4 letter to all members
2.3.1.6.2 weather dips into freezing again
2.3.1.7 3/13 thursday
2.3.1.7.1 √ bernar venet valere version
2.3.1.7.2 stay organized and clean in this house – easy return
2.3.1.8 3/14 friday
2.3.1.8.1 √ ordered sensor cleaner EOS 20D
2.3.1.8.2 stay organized and clean in this house – easy return
2.3.1.8.3 different realities = $500 cash (1 hrs)
2.3.1.8.4 toasters and susan
2.3.1.9 3/15 saturday
2.3.1.9.1 plan
2.3.1.9.1.1 back up all hard drives = $2000
2.3.1.9.1.1.1 hard drive organization
2.3.1.9.1.1.2 purchase clone drives
2.3.1.9.1.1.3 copy
2.3.1.9.1.1.4 store
2.3.1.9.1.2 TDbank $264 – $200 for credit cards = $160
2.3.1.9.1.3 repair car bumpers and clean, drop cloths for return trip
2.3.1.9.1.4 plan for each treatment
2.3.1.9.1.5 exercise every day
2.3.1.9.1.6 phone messages
2.3.1.9.1.7 $700 to pay off citicard personal then free money for another 3 months
2.3.1.9.1.8 jason, melonie, susan, etc.
2.3.1.9.1.9 – color correct dog
2.3.1.9.1.10 priority
2.3.1.9.1.10.1 – benar venet dan’s cut?
2.3.1.9.1.10.2 – sign up for FXPHD – rotoscoping, color correction, etc. use capital one business
2.3.1.9.1.10.3 color correct almonds
2.3.1.9.1.10.4 check in with kai regarding may
2.3.1.9.1.11 toasters…
2.3.1.9.1.11.1 green screen?
2.3.1.9.2 first pass at V2 model, assess paint etc
2.3.1.9.2.1 document
2.3.1.9.3 traverse city
2.3.1.9.3.1 pharmacy
2.3.1.9.3.2 1:00 state theater
2.3.1.9.3.3 fedex
2.3.1.9.3.3.1 pick up sensor in TC
2.3.1.9.3.4 model shop
2.3.1.9.3.4.1 model shop in TC
2.3.1.9.3.5 jeff
2.3.1.9.3.6 jason
2.3.1.9.4 melonie
2.3.1.10 done – inventory week
2.3.1.10.1
2.3.1.10.2 2/28
2.3.1.10.2.1 √ bike tires – air
2.3.1.10.2.2 √ seats in car
2.3.1.10.3 3/1
2.3.1.10.3.1 √ 8:30 tai chi
2.3.1.10.3.2 √ 6:00 schedule/joni with mj
2.3.1.10.4 3/2
2.3.1.10.4.1 √ buy/bulbs for arri, other
2.3.1.10.4.1.1 (6) 650 watt
2.3.1.10.5 3/3
2.3.1.10.5.1 √ buy/production/insurance – inventory
2.3.1.10.5.2 √ check…hex wrench for kit?
2.3.1.10.5.3 √ copy laurence’s drive
2.3.1.10.5.4 √ deposit $560
2.3.1.10.5.5 √ coop shop
2.3.1.10.6 3/4
2.3.1.10.6.1 return life aquatic
2.3.1.10.6.2 6:00 coop shift
2.3.1.10.6.3 coop shop
2.3.1.10.6.3.1 packing tape
2.3.1.10.6.3.2 ride snacks – carrots, celery, apples
2.3.1.10.6.4 √ return apple power supply
2.3.1.10.6.5 buy/production/insurance – quote
2.3.1.10.6.5.1 miss unscheduled of $2500 = new stuff I buy in addition to the current invnetory is also covered up to $2500
2.3.1.10.6.5.2 $1170
2.3.1.10.7 3/5
2.3.1.10.7.1 11:00 pack
2.3.1.10.7.2 DV tapes for laurence and benard venet
2.3.1.10.7.3 clean apartment
2.3.1.10.8 3/6
2.3.1.10.8.1 3:00 pm departure
2.3.1.10.8.2 clear messages
2.3.1.10.8.3 pack
2.3.1.10.8.4 key to fab
2.3.2 done
2.3.2.1 friday
2.3.2.1.1 √ repost all equipment – car, sublet, tripod, hvx toolbox, eos 20D
2.3.2.1.2 √ decide about lens
2.3.2.1.3 √ test faisal drives, give to faisal
2.3.2.1.4 √ van – fix under bumper
2.3.2.2 this week
2.3.2.2.1 √ car- 718 825-1315 paul, nine-a
2.3.2.2.2 √ hair appointment
2.3.2.2.3 √ deposit $700
2.3.2.2.4 √ ship gear to fellowship
2.3.2.2.5 √ lo – different realities
2.3.2.2.6 √ lo – web help
2.3.2.2.7 √ agenda for mopictive
2.3.2.2.8 √ ups p2 cards
2.3.2.3 wednesday
2.3.2.3.1 √ repost all gear
2.3.2.3.2 √ discipline
2.3.2.4 monday
2.3.2.4.1 √ Canon eos 20D $1500
2.3.2.4.2 √ car to body shop
2.3.2.5 friday
2.3.2.5.1 all equipment craigs
2.3.2.5.1.1 √ hard drives $1400 (less 8 new drives needed)
2.3.2.5.1.2 √ lights $2800
2.3.2.5.1.3 √ hvx and support $7200
2.3.2.5.1.4 √ microphones $1300
2.3.2.5.1.5 √ tripods $1000
2.3.2.5.2 √ vacuum inside of car
2.3.2.6 thurs
2.3.2.6.1 √ sublet apartment craigs
2.3.2.6.2 √ car insurance claim
2.3.2.6.3 √ cash desposit tdbank $111.00
2.3.2.6.4 √ blogs
2.3.2.7 actions I can take today include
2.3.2.7.1 √ cat placement
2.3.2.7.2 √ lindsay crash
2.3.2.7.3 √ acidophilus
2.3.2.7.4 √ flyer at coop (new print)
2.3.2.7.5 √ buying the train ticket (arrive 29)
2.3.2.7.6 √canceling car insurance
2.3.2.7.7 √ stop mail forwarding in michigan
2.3.2.7.8 √laundry
2.3.2.8 actions I can take very soon include
2.3.2.8.1 launching the new project
2.3.2.8.2 √ getting rid of extra gear
2.3.2.8.3 √ simplifying
2.3.2.8.4 √ packing
2.3.2.8.5 √ suspend coop membership
2.3.2.8.6 √ sorte into travel west of cali
2.3.3 carry case – wet / dry
2.3.4 finishing almonds
2.3.5 September
2.3.5.1 renew progressive insurance policy 9/28
3 schedule
3.1 3/1 jung, marion and joannie?
3.2 3/2 – 3/9 dog update (news about completion of Almonds, festivals and web site)
3.3 3/4/09 coop shift
4 jobs
4.1 $$$ laurence and different realities
4.1.1 copy hard drive
4.1.2 needs valere’s posted
4.1.3 cut my own footage?
4.2 PHCF – register
4.2.1 james discipline
4.2.2 register garden
4.2.3 website with discussion group?
4.2.4 read over bylaws, add from minutes, etc.
4.2.5 agenda
4.2.5.1 proposed agenda for PHCF saturday october 18
politics of food conference on may 9, 2009, ben liason. – 5 minutes
irrigation system solution for PVC T connectors – 5 minutes
financial report – phil 5 minutes
bed list report – ruth 5 minutes
bylaws – converting open hours to work hours – 10 minutes
bylaws – , what constitutes a quorum? – 10 minutes
update on top 10 priorities – 5 minutes
james pruning – should this be referred to steering committee for discipline? discussion and vote – 5 minute
entrance to garden from dan’s house – are there concerns? are there benefits? – 5 minute
power for music and lights
electric tools
chip the pile
thanks for the chips to catherine and pruner – letter of thanks?
4.2.6 mona suggests – composting toilet
4.2.7 warning list
4.2.8 spreadsheets for coordinators
4.3 dvd of river trip
5 sell
5.1 miss items on craigs
5.2 radio microphones
5.3 hard drives backed and on craigslist
5.4 generator 1 2200
5.5 art tent 1 500
5.6 pro-panels 1 800
5.7 skeleton
5.8 500 gb G-Drive Q 3 100
5.9 500 gb G-Drive 1 90
5.10 1000 gb G-Drive Q 4 210
5.11 500 G-drive 1 100
5.12 1000 gb G-Raid2 1 200
5.13 2000 gb G-Raid2 4 390
5.14 tripod gitzo explorer 1 200
5.15 honda odyssey 1 15000
6 buy
6.1 car insurance by 3/27!
6.2 for house / apartment
6.2.1 shoes
6.2.2 paint front room
6.2.3 iron and ironing board full size
6.2.4 hair dryer
6.2.5 laundry of basket
6.3 production
6.3.1 check…hex wrench for kit
6.3.2 √ bulbs for arris
6.3.3 production insurance
6.3.3.1 equipment inventory for financing insurance quote
6.4 at coop
6.4.1 grains of every description
6.4.2 vinegar
6.4.3 citrasolve
6.4.4 unsweetened cranberry
6.4.5 bilberry
6.4.6 tumeric
6.4.7 juniper berries
6.4.8 pumpkin seeds
6.4.9 parsley
6.5 software
6.5.1 nucleopro
6.5.2 cinema4D (maybe)
6.5.3 looks
6.5.4 tutorial on expressions for AE
6.5.5 dragon stop motion
6.6 books
6.6.1 art and science of digital compositing – ron brinkman
6.6.2 neomi wolf
6.6.2.1 end of america
6.6.2.2 handbook for revolutionaries
6.6.3 state of confusion
6.6.4 they sell cable with internet cheaper than internet alone
6.7 payable
6.7.1 credit cards
6.7.1.1 paperless… almost, 2 more
6.7.1.2 change barclay email to cc_barclay@artisthouse.com
6.7.1.3 repair credit report 651 score
6.7.2 river trip money $100
6.7.3 state of conn speeding ticket $300
7 fix
7.1 Fostex headphones
7.2 arri box and lights
7.3 new feet for tripod and thread lock
7.4 for tripod
7.5 3502 Gitzo Manfrotto compact leveling head – screw for lever
7.5.1 price x $73.95 x 1.08375 =
7.6 Gitzo 2380 Fluid head – new knob
7.6.1 price = 1 x $210.95 x 1.08375 =
7.7 tent
8 build
8.1 inside murphy – 11-10+ week
8.1.1 check stock of components
8.1.2 be great to attach pipes before back wall is resurfaced, repoint the bricks myself
8.1.3 order A85 45 single socket T ref 7 800 267-2648
8.2 outside steps
9 everyday
9.1 check craigs for interesting gigs
9.2 keeping things organized
9.2.1 the space is “ready for anything” specifically clients and guests. it also represents the inner world we are cultivating, uncluttered, empty, flowing, fun
9.2.2 shelf strategy
9.2.3 space strategy
9.2.3.1 pick-up put-away right-away
9.2.3.2 a place for everything
10 projects
10.1 MARCH IN MICHIGAN
10.1.1 editors guild (everythingists, wolf pack, nuthouse)
10.1.2 idea for movie
10.1.2.1 biking all around new york in every weather with alan watts as the soundtrack
10.1.3 repair artisthouse.com
10.1.4 wordpress
10.1.5 stats for trickster pictures and
10.1.6 demo reels
10.1.6.1 mission and marketing
10.1.6.2 promotion for editing and production (plan)
10.1.6.2.1 dance revisited
10.1.6.2.2 performance
10.2 ALMONDS – prioritize
10.2.1 festival strategy
10.2.1.1 festival top tier – qualify
10.2.2 almonds launch checklist
10.2.3 festival launch
10.2.4 color correction
10.2.5 sync sound check
10.2.6 tighter edit 11:00?
10.2.7 motion graphics “MSR”
10.2.8 trailer – A and B
10.2.9 web site – html press kit
10.2.9.1 gpg
10.2.9.2 dns europe
10.2.10 on line press kit – directors statement
10.2.11 dvds – mail
10.2.12 trickster pictures LLC
10.2.13 almonds LLC
10.2.14 name server transfer… where
10.2.15 dvd
10.2.15.1 publicity stills
10.2.15.2 trailers
10.2.15.3 press kit
10.2.15.4 movie
10.3 DOG
10.3.1 dog notes sorted
10.3.1.1 add this
421 7:30 – 8:30 visiting hours
red hallway used in how many scenes
ship hallway unsteadicam 01:01:38:03 – 01:02:02:05
requires tracking of overhead light and reflections
requires tracking of porthole for water replacement
opening to uncle joe 01:04:27:00
requires match to unsteadicam and masking for christina
how to track – gotta remember
10.3.2 graphic designer recruiting
10.3.2.1 we need posters and logos
10.3.2.2 eiji
10.3.2.3 alexander
10.3.3 DOG interface
10.3.4 organize mg projects and tests
10.3.5 this week – more fun with rotoscoping!
10.3.6 snapshots of the apocalypse
10.3.7 items for mg and foley
10.3.7.1 skeleton
subway signs
tea pot
airliner
10.3.8 graphic designer help – failed 12-09-08
10.3.8.1 melonie steffes
10.3.8.2 eji
10.3.8.3 tradd
10.3.8.4 alexander
10.3.8.5 lauren di scipio
10.3.8.6 chris carden
10.3.8.7 jim allegro
10.3.8.8 maho mitzutani
10.3.9 highway sign help – failed 12-09-08
10.4 DESIRE (may – june)
10.4.1 where do cats go?
10.4.2 wbai tiokisin activism
10.4.3 train CHI to SF $140.00
10.4.4 check websites to get on a boat
10.4.5 post craigs in cruiser ports, other?
10.4.6 what’s the mission, what needs to be done?
10.4.6.1 notes 02-26-09
10.4.6.1.1 big planet small footprint
oceans
using the hawaiian islands as metaphor for earth
ladonia as metaphor
noa – scientists
kai – list
dan – list
mission statement
opening up to solutions, look for it, find it
a month in hawaii may to june
10.4.7 sublet 250 st marks
10.4.8 melonie at artisthouse?
10.4.9 gear
10.4.9.1 underwater
10.4.9.2 glass
10.4.10 finish almonds, seek funding for expedition based on this model
10.4.11 cats where?
10.5 REVENUE POTENTIAL
10.5.1 weddings
10.5.1.1 jamie and hans
10.5.1.2 venkatesh and roopa
10.5.1.3 dave and darcie
10.5.1.4 marion and jung woong
10.5.1.5 other…
11 network
11.1 professor marc olsen – stage combat – invite to tai chi after thanksgiving
11.1.1 actor with a thousand faces
11.1.2 acting scene 1
11.1.3 golden buddah
11.2 adam on dog update, faisal
11.3 flyfx.net
11.4 where are my notes from last AENY
11.5 dragon stop motion – live view
11.6
12 AENY
12.1 red giant will trade work for software – color correction Colorista
12.2 boris continiuum complete
12.2.1 3d text cameras and lights
12.2.2 image repair
12.2.3 extrude mask shapes
12.2.4 volumetric lighting – shafts of light
12.2.5 retiming clips, interpolates
12.2.6 dvfixer
12.2.7 smoothtone
12.2.8
13 done
13.1 colorista
13.2 √ fix location arrows
13.3 √ PDF press kit
13.4 √ dog update
13.5 √ plugin registration
13.6 monday morning
13.6.1 clean house
13.6.1.1 composting toilet empty
13.6.1.2 kitchen
13.6.1.3 floors
13.6.1.4 √ bathtub
13.6.1.5 √ laundry dried and put away
13.6.2 √ mail forward
13.6.3 √ pack
13.6.3.1 snacks
13.6.3.2 buy peat moss
13.6.4 √ clean van
13.6.5 √ generator
13.6.5.1 all maintenance
13.6.5.2 check running
13.6.5.3 dvd manual
13.6.5.4 take to steves
13.6.6 √ organize art tent and prepare for sales
13.7 departure
13.7.1 √ 7:45 departure
13.7.2 √ move car
13.7.3 √ deposit cash
13.7.4 √coop – sencha and travel
13.7.5 √ postmark entry to media that matters
13.7.6 √ tent weights and anchors
13.7.7 √ tent poles
13.7.8 √ load generator
13.7.9 √ bike upstairs
13.7.10 √ move seats
13.7.11 √ load hallway
13.7.12 √ tom and eva birth
13.7.13 √ yoga tape?
13.7.14 √ dishes
13.7.15 √ remote from tommy
13.7.16 √ weather
13.7.17 √ location and eta for big beaver
13.7.17.1 From the South (Downtown Detroit) Take I-75 N towards ‘FLINT’
Take the BIG BEAVER RD exit- exit number 69
Keep RIGHT at the fork in the ramp
Merge onto W BIG BEAVER RD
Stay in the Left Lane and take the first median turnaround onto Westbound W Big Beaver
Get into the far right lane and turn right onto Troy Civic Center Drive
City Hall is the first building on your left
Parking is available on both the East and West sides of the building
Total Estimated Time: 25 minutes
Total Distance: 20 miles
13.7.18 what’s the plan in Michigan?
13.7.18.1 motion graphics remove MSR
13.7.18.2 tighten the edit
13.7.18.3 build a website (sunday)
13.7.18.4 build a PDF press kit
13.7.18.5 target festivals
13.7.18.6 10 dvds
13.7.18.7 shoot big beaver
13.7.18.8 plan with nefs – fxphd, production component websites,
13.7.18.9 meet with TCFF
13.7.19 compost
13.7.20 camera, computer etc
13.7.21 rabbit?
13.7.22 squirrel
13.7.23 chris carden
13.8 prep both cameras for sale
13.9 yoga tape, swami meditation
13.10 √progressive pay
13.11 jung woong letter
13.12 monday – mail delivery in Beulah – fuck!
13.13 TD card apply in person will they take my history into consideration?
13.14 charter pay
13.15 $100 to state savings
13.16 √ decide which fxphd courses to finalize on – what do we need to know most?
13.16.1 digital cinematography
13.16.2 visual effects brinkman
13.16.3 photography for motion graphics
13.16.4 dit
13.16.5 afx222
13.17 √ pay att
13.18 √ test HVX#2 – repair
13.19 √ credit card payments
13.19.1 wellsfargo payment of 154.00
13.19.2 zero wamu ASAP $2250 12% APR
13.19.3 zero citibusiness ASAP $2700
13.19.4 zero barclay before 1/09 $100
13.20 √ repost all tools and expand their distribution
13.21 √ job inquiries search craigs
13.22 call mike murphy and thanks
13.23 kai preliminarywith links to almonds and mihm
13.24 james
13.25 make sure cynergy is canceled!
13.26 √ pay progressive 11/28
13.27 11/20/08 mopictive
13.28 11/20/08 faisal apple store
13.29 wool tops x 2 – 11/20/08
13.30 chris daftsios script 11/13/08
13.31 money from dr howard
13.31.1 how much?
13.31.2 how do I contact dr howard robbins direct?
13.32 errands today 10-27-08
13.32.1 hard drive to crowley
13.32.2 coop ftop
13.32.3 library books
13.32.4 mail cynergy
13.32.5 change to commerce and deposit
13.33 where are fxphd courses from july?
13.33.1 dearchive “sarah jane”
13.34 1 more coop make-up
13.35 move car
13.36 email back
13.37 AE tonight
13.38 sweater or pullover
13.39 am i signing up for fxphd again?
13.40 haircut
13.41 phcf meeting this saturday – progress report, review proposed bylaws
13.42 laundry – wash futon covers
13.43 clean and organize this space, *spaceship*
13.44 unpack from wyoming, michigan, arizona 10/14/08
13.45 lauren’s bill couldn’t find
13.46 dog update
13.47 ginger
13.48 tongue scraper
13.49 epsom salts
13.50 “mistakes i have made” blog to book
13.51 DOG scene 8!
13.52 √ dinner w/kathleen
13.53 √ repost hard drives
13.54 √ marion and jung woong wedding hard drive and dvds
14 Greeting PHCF members and friends,
14.1 I regret to say that I will not be at the March meeting. I’ll be out of town on a job for most of March.
14.2 I’d like to propose an agenda for the meeting
14.3 Bylaws and rules. If you’ve haven’t read them, this is the time.