A Cool Beijing Day

It was actually quite a warm day in Beijing. This is my first October living in Beijing, but even I know today was unseasonably warm. But I thought I had a pretty cool day. So why not chronicle it? Why not indeed. Here's a quickie bullet-point run down:

• I woke up to a sunny, warm morning in Beijing with blue skies

• While preparing for the day, I listened live to the 3rd U.S. presidential debate

• Dealt with my university duties in a conference call with a software team in Silicon Valley

• Had a call with LA to review dailies for an independent film

• Headed off to a pre-production meeting for the latest film starring one of the biggest Chinese stars in the world

• While witnessing test shots for the Chinese film, I remotely supervised FX shots for the US independent film and a shot for a major Hollywood studio film

• Headed to a design conference where I played journalist for a Beijing design magazine by helping them interview two US companies about sustainable design
  

• Headed off to my friend's art gallery and bar to meet about our development of several intellectual properties

• Had a call to Japan to follow up on a commercial where I'm directing the animation

• Headed home to work on my screenplay, deal with taxes and write this blog

It wasn't all roses and happiness. There were several problems and a few fires to fight. But overall, it was a full, but productive day.

Just another cool day in Beijing.