Hm...... the week before I start college...
Sounds like the perfect reason to do SELEM- tell you what you make the event and at the end I will buy your shirt from you if you feel the 60$ you paid for attending was not money well spent.
I didn't see it in the thread. Is there any word on a ILDA LSO certificate course for this year?
IIRC only 3 or 4 where needed to make the LSO course happen My car pool host Rick is planning to take it and only if i cannot scrape the extra 450$ together I will be there too. (our car pool is leaving at dawn wed. if you want a ride from DFW i can put you with Rick to discuss- first to ask may get a ride.)
I think at least a few more mentioned the course in the SELEM official thread- Adam is keeping the master list (as he is the grand master of LEMmery) so he would be the one who knows-- I have tried to hit the bools one hour per day we have !70 days til the event- more failed than passed last year-- IIRC there was about 10 in the class. So you know the exam is no cinch many failed even tho it was open book and free use of the net.
Id love to go but I need every dime for college! I will definitely be at one in the next few years though.
Thats the spirit- I wish(with a very few exceptions) that all LPFers would make at least one SELEM or maybe another-- When I got back from my first in 2010(Aug) I hosted a small STEXLEM in November. And for a first timer, 2012 TEXLEM was a huge success. I was happy to help organize it with Tim"LaserSpectacular' Walsh and Greg 'Displaser' Sutherland.
Our teacher was Adam 'buffo' Burns-- he has the art of the LEM perfected IMHO. Just meeting Adam is reward enough to attend SELEM-
In 2011 our guest of honor was Dr Sam--how cool was that??
WE have mario master, jeffry00, Natile and Brad069 to thank for giving Sam rides...
and many PL/LPF members who helped cover Sams lodging and meals- he appeared at no charge to us.
To learn more about LEMs past, present and future you need to read a lot in the 'meets n greets' section at the show forum- They are held in Calf- (two) in Portland(NWLEM) Olando (FLEM) UKLEM- DUTCHLEM- even one on a caribean island-( iirc I read they forgot to bring a fogger/hazer and replied on small fires to make smoke--lol) GLLEM may happen for those around those the Great Lakes,There was one already there with just 3 or 4 but any more than one attendee is a good LEM-
Should you find yourself able to attend SELEM even for just one day do it!!.... Buffo will charge you a prorated fee at the door -get your John Hancock on a waiver and you will enjoy -- you will be back next time for the full event.
for a taste search SELEM at ytube--hak
aka LEMLEN
on the left is MM(Alex) and holding his magic RGV portable Lumia box is Dr Evil (james)next is Jeff- Adam (buffo0 was silly with sleep=dep and could not stop Laughing then me with my 12inch stash and next is the lovely Natty ( jeff's sis)and at the bottom is Zach.. aka Laserman121.