I hated it when I would always see "SUBSCRIBE NOW" during or right after I viewed a video on YouTube. Yet now, here we are. I really need subscribers--not only because 10 is just an embarrassment--but I'm entering my web series into a contest and need to get some traffic. I subscribe back!
Tuesday, January 17, 2012
Monday, January 16, 2012
Defining Normal | Season 3 | Episode 2 | Episode 302
DN3, Ep. 2: Episode 302 from Jon David Carroll on Vimeo.
| Festival + Awards 2012: Best Original Series |
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Defining Normal | Season 3 | Episode 2 | Episode 302
As you may see from title, this episode of Defining Normal just seemed to random to have one specific name. In "Episode 302", LaDonna withdrawals and continues her Craigslist addiction. Guest appearance Daniel Childs puts complete trust in letting Rachel cut his hair. At night, Reagan and Jonathan visit Walmart two days after a man was murdered in the parking lot.
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Camera|Canon HF M30
Editing|FCE 4 and FCP X
Filmed by|Jon David Carroll
Music|Kevin MacLeod|incomptech.com
Music|Dan-O|danosongs.com
Additional Footage|BottledVideo.com and Footage Firm
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Cast:
Jon David Carroll
Reagan Carroll
Rachel Carroll
David Carroll
LaDonna Carroll
Adam Johnson
Chris Caver
Hendricks Johnson
Rebekah Johnson
Daniel Childs
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|This has been a FaSho™ Production|
Vimeo Festival + Awards Contest 2012
Vimeo Festival + Awards 2012!
I plan on submitting Defining Normal into the festival and go for Best Original Series. Long shot, but might as well try! I'm honestly not good at this whole networking thing and I've been trying to figure out how to get more views/subscriptions/likes--ANYTHING! If you happen to stumble upon this, please take a look at my entry. There are three episodes in one video, so it may SEEM long but... just watch it.If you watched it, here's what I need from you: constructive criticism. That's a major thing a lack even though I'm a huge fan of it. I can't get enough people to tell me what's wrong with my videos, or what I could do to make them better. It's always "good". If you decide you don't want to watch all three episodes, you can go to to watch them individually. If you want a synopsis of each one, I'll should have them posted soon to the show's official website, . Again, constructive criticism is welcome. But don't say a rude comment and then bail. Let me know what I need to do to fix it the issue. I appreciate it!
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Thursday, November 3, 2011
Goodbye, Heidi!
Well for those who don't know me, I'm terrible with money. Most of my purchases happen on impulse, such as my hamster freshmen year. This year I bought a fish tank. Being a broke college student, I couldn't fill up the tank with as many fish as I liked, so I started out with 3. I also got a crab for the purpose of eating the bacteria and keeping the tank clean.
Fish #1 died before I could name it.
I let my roommate name Fish #2, but I don't have any idea how to pronounce it (much less spell it). Anyway, Fish #2 lasted about a month. I was feeding these fish once a day, keeping the tank clean (or at least the crab was), and putting some chemical in the water to make the levels more....inhabitable.
Heidi was the 3rd fish which was named by Lindsay (because she was always hiding from everyone else). I am pretty sure Heidi was responsible for the death of the other fish but I'm not expert (seeing as I don't even know what kind they were---I had a yellow one, silver one, and a red one with a neon stripe. Boom.) Recently Heidi had been hiding more than usual. I was hoping for little baby eggs.
Instead, I woke up to my crab literally reaching in to Heidi's insides and eating her remains.... May she rest in peace...ces.
Fish #1 died before I could name it.
I let my roommate name Fish #2, but I don't have any idea how to pronounce it (much less spell it). Anyway, Fish #2 lasted about a month. I was feeding these fish once a day, keeping the tank clean (or at least the crab was), and putting some chemical in the water to make the levels more....inhabitable.
Heidi was the 3rd fish which was named by Lindsay (because she was always hiding from everyone else). I am pretty sure Heidi was responsible for the death of the other fish but I'm not expert (seeing as I don't even know what kind they were---I had a yellow one, silver one, and a red one with a neon stripe. Boom.) Recently Heidi had been hiding more than usual. I was hoping for little baby eggs.
Instead, I woke up to my crab literally reaching in to Heidi's insides and eating her remains.... May she rest in peace...ces.
Wednesday, October 19, 2011
I'm an uncle!
I knew this day would come, I just didn't expect to be THIS excited about becoming an uncle.
Today, October 19, 2011 at 3:17 a.m., Hendricks Daniel Johnson was born--my very first nephew--weighing 6 lbs. 7 oz. and 19.5 in. long. Mom (my oldest sister, Rebekah) and baby are both healthy and doing very well...do I hear. I'm stuck in College Station...
I'm having to do everything in my power to keep me from getting I'm my car right now and driving home to hold the little dude. I have a test tomorrow, though, so I can't go home until Friday :(
I was very bummed that I wasn't going to be at the hospital for the joyous occasion. Thanks to technology (and my mom) I got to witness the whole thing via FaceTime. I wanted to see Bec (side shot, of course) during the delivery but she didn't feel comfortable. So instead, I just had sound and Mom's facial reactions to play off of. But it was still amazing.
Can't wait to see you little guy!
Today, October 19, 2011 at 3:17 a.m., Hendricks Daniel Johnson was born--my very first nephew--weighing 6 lbs. 7 oz. and 19.5 in. long. Mom (my oldest sister, Rebekah) and baby are both healthy and doing very well...do I hear. I'm stuck in College Station...
I'm having to do everything in my power to keep me from getting I'm my car right now and driving home to hold the little dude. I have a test tomorrow, though, so I can't go home until Friday :(
I was very bummed that I wasn't going to be at the hospital for the joyous occasion. Thanks to technology (and my mom) I got to witness the whole thing via FaceTime. I wanted to see Bec (side shot, of course) during the delivery but she didn't feel comfortable. So instead, I just had sound and Mom's facial reactions to play off of. But it was still amazing.
Can't wait to see you little guy!
Friday, October 7, 2011
Downgrade iTunes from 10.5 beta to 10.4
I thought I'd go ahead and post this because it took me way too long to find it on the web. I was going to jailbreak my phone but I am a rookie when it comes to that and I never succeeded. So I needed to downgrade my iTunes back to 10.4. Here's what you need to do:
Open 'Terminal' from your Applications.
Paste following:
sudo rm -fdr /Applications/iTunes.app
It will then ask for your password (and you can't skip this step).
Boom. That's it. Go to apple.com/itunes to download the latest version. None of this going into the folders and changing extensions bull. It's as simple as that. Hope it helps!
Open 'Terminal' from your Applications.
Paste following:
sudo rm -fdr /Applications/iTunes.app
It will then ask for your password (and you can't skip this step).
Boom. That's it. Go to apple.com/itunes to download the latest version. None of this going into the folders and changing extensions bull. It's as simple as that. Hope it helps!
Monday, October 3, 2011
Find My iPhone: An App Worth Getting
It's free.
Download it in the app store. Go to Settings>Mail,Contacts,etc. and set up a MobileMe account (even if you don't have an account in which you pay for. This is completely free). Sign in with your Apple id and turn Find My iPhone on. Boom. You're done. Let's stop all thieves.
Download it in the app store. Go to Settings>Mail,Contacts,etc. and set up a MobileMe account (even if you don't have an account in which you pay for. This is completely free). Sign in with your Apple id and turn Find My iPhone on. Boom. You're done. Let's stop all thieves.
Return of the iPhone!
There are still good people in this world.
At 4am, Daniel received a text message that read "I'm looking for Jon."
I prayed and prayed all week about this phone and the thief who took it. I know it sounds dumb, but I had a lot on this phone. After deactivating my sim card, the thief knew the iPhone was useless. For those who don't know, if you're iPhone is stolen, be sure to report it so that no one else can activate their own sim card in it.
The thief sold my phone to a woman around the age of 30 for $100. The woman received the phone with no sim card. My guess is that the idiot thought taking the sim card out would erase everything on the iPhone...well it doesn't work like that.
The woman turned on the phone and all the messages I had sent that night (and every one else's threat-messages) were right in front of her. The phone was connected to the Internet via wifi and the girl logged onto my Facebook and messaged the last person I had talked to, to tell them she had my phone. (The last person I had messaged, however, was a friend of the thief and I knew it.)
After thanking the woman over and over, I asked if she wanted me to pay her the $100 she lost. Her response:
"The guy who sold it to me works for me so I shouldn't have a problem getting the money back lol."
(stamp, stamp, stamp) IDIOT.
(the picture attached was taken by the thief)
At 4am, Daniel received a text message that read "I'm looking for Jon."
I prayed and prayed all week about this phone and the thief who took it. I know it sounds dumb, but I had a lot on this phone. After deactivating my sim card, the thief knew the iPhone was useless. For those who don't know, if you're iPhone is stolen, be sure to report it so that no one else can activate their own sim card in it.
The thief sold my phone to a woman around the age of 30 for $100. The woman received the phone with no sim card. My guess is that the idiot thought taking the sim card out would erase everything on the iPhone...well it doesn't work like that.
The woman turned on the phone and all the messages I had sent that night (and every one else's threat-messages) were right in front of her. The phone was connected to the Internet via wifi and the girl logged onto my Facebook and messaged the last person I had talked to, to tell them she had my phone. (The last person I had messaged, however, was a friend of the thief and I knew it.)
After thanking the woman over and over, I asked if she wanted me to pay her the $100 she lost. Her response:
"The guy who sold it to me works for me so I shouldn't have a problem getting the money back lol."
(stamp, stamp, stamp) IDIOT.
(the picture attached was taken by the thief)
Thursday, September 29, 2011
"Jon David Album of Honor"
I am all for trying new things. I've had a Google+ account since July but didn't start getting into until more recently (as in this last week). It's been pretty lame so far but just like everything else--a party, school, wherever else--If you had to do it alone, I Am Legend Style, you would find it pretty lame as well.
So with this new social network that Google is pushing hard to get noticed, I have created a little game for myself and hopefully for my people in my circles. Please note that it was 4 in the morning and I had finally finished my excel homework that I had to do after a test I had yesterday.
Of course I'll post random pics when I see something worth it but I've decided to dedicate each album to somebody special. My first album and and winner of the Jon David Album of Honor goes to Lindsay Irwin. Lindsay is probably the bestest (I know that's a word, spellcheck!) friend I've met in Aggieland. I have never had a closer relationship (friend-relationship with no feelings whatsoever) with anyone else in my entire life. I don't even have guy friends as close as Lindsay and me. Anyway, if you read my description of the Lindsay Irwin Honor Album, I explain why I took pictures of the sky on different days during various times of the day. Lindsay is obsessed with nature and if the sky is anything but blue, she freaks out. Might sound annoying (hehe) but it's hilarious. So while Lindsay was in Australia over the summer, I took pictures and dedicated this album to her. Congrats!
So with this new social network that Google is pushing hard to get noticed, I have created a little game for myself and hopefully for my people in my circles. Please note that it was 4 in the morning and I had finally finished my excel homework that I had to do after a test I had yesterday.
Of course I'll post random pics when I see something worth it but I've decided to dedicate each album to somebody special. My first album and and winner of the Jon David Album of Honor goes to Lindsay Irwin. Lindsay is probably the bestest (I know that's a word, spellcheck!) friend I've met in Aggieland. I have never had a closer relationship (friend-relationship with no feelings whatsoever) with anyone else in my entire life. I don't even have guy friends as close as Lindsay and me. Anyway, if you read my description of the Lindsay Irwin Honor Album, I explain why I took pictures of the sky on different days during various times of the day. Lindsay is obsessed with nature and if the sky is anything but blue, she freaks out. Might sound annoying (hehe) but it's hilarious. So while Lindsay was in Australia over the summer, I took pictures and dedicated this album to her. Congrats!
Go Phones can Go Die: I Hate Thieves
My iPhone 4 was stolen.
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Thank you. Indeed... it WAS stolen. Usually I say my things were stolen even if I know that I just lost it, but not this time. Realizing at 3:00 am that I didn't have my phone (I was at a birthday party), I decided to call my phone. It rings twice...then voicemail. We ALL know what that means...
The douche was ignoring my calls, although I don't blame him.....or her (can't be sexists). I then told my friend to text my phone to see if anyone would reply. My friend, Daniel, sent a message that isn't appropriate for blogs and/or its bloggers. But I DID get a response back:
"Ooga booga...eat my shorts."
Ah now I'm pissed off. But instead of threatening to slit this guys throat, I thought begging would be a smarter way to attempt getting my phone back. I won't say the whole conversation but here are some responses I got in return:
"First of all, I'm not a dude honey." ---Probably a guy trying to throw me off.
Douche: "Your phone was given to me. I'm not a condoner or thief."
Me: "If you're not a condoner or thief then why do you still have my phone?"
Douche: "Cause I believe in making your own, and learning from your mistakes."
Me: "What do you want?"
Douche: "Money talks, friend."
As if I would just walk up to the guy and PAY HIM for my iPhone back...freaking idiot.
Just thought I'd throw in some bible verses for people like Douche. Here ya go:
Exodus 20:15
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Thank you. Indeed... it WAS stolen. Usually I say my things were stolen even if I know that I just lost it, but not this time. Realizing at 3:00 am that I didn't have my phone (I was at a birthday party), I decided to call my phone. It rings twice...then voicemail. We ALL know what that means...
The douche was ignoring my calls, although I don't blame him.....or her (can't be sexists). I then told my friend to text my phone to see if anyone would reply. My friend, Daniel, sent a message that isn't appropriate for blogs and/or its bloggers. But I DID get a response back:
"Ooga booga...eat my shorts."
Ah now I'm pissed off. But instead of threatening to slit this guys throat, I thought begging would be a smarter way to attempt getting my phone back. I won't say the whole conversation but here are some responses I got in return:
"First of all, I'm not a dude honey." ---Probably a guy trying to throw me off.
Douche: "Your phone was given to me. I'm not a condoner or thief."
Me: "If you're not a condoner or thief then why do you still have my phone?"
Douche: "Cause I believe in making your own, and learning from your mistakes."
Me: "What do you want?"
Douche: "Money talks, friend."
As if I would just walk up to the guy and PAY HIM for my iPhone back...freaking idiot.
Just thought I'd throw in some bible verses for people like Douche. Here ya go:
Exodus 20:15
"You shall not steal.
Leviticus 19:11" 'Do not steal. " 'Do not lie. " 'Do not deceive one another.
Deuteronomy 5:19"You shall not steal.
Proverbs 6:30-31Men do not despise a thief if he steals to satisfy his hunger when he is starving. Yet if he is caught, he must pay sevenfold, though it costs him all the wealth of his house.
Proverbs 30:8-9Keep falsehood and lies far from me; give me neither poverty nor riches, but give me only my daily bread. Otherwise, I may have too much and disown you and say, 'Who is the LORD?' Or I may become poor and steal, and so dishonor the name of my God.
Matthew 6:19"Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal.
Matthew 6:20But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moth and rust do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal.
Matthew 15:19For out of the heart come evil thoughts, murder, adultery, sexual immorality, theft, false testimony, slander.
Matthew 19:19Jesus replied, " 'Do not murder, do not commit adultery, do not steal, do not give false testimony, honor your father and mother,' and 'love your neighbor as yourself.' "
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I'll definitely pray for you, Thief. I'll learn to appreciate the small....crappy things in life (ie. Go Phones) whilst simultaneously wait patiently for karma to come back and bite you. And I hope it hurts.
ps. That's why I haven't blogged (....bleg?) in a week. Darn Go Phones don't even have games, much less all my awesome apps!!!! AhHuHHhggghorilkcFyeYoJgHBmvdkgjfRBghahHGwisuhgyghbqwlr!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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