I’ve been so busy working, looking for jobs, working on the show, & trying to stay sane that I haven’t blogged in too long! Last week we started trying out some new stuff which we are going to call Rooftalk. We scouted out a great location on the roof of the studio we tape in. So after the show on Tuesdays we sneak up there for some fun laid-back interviews. None of it would be possible without Lawrence, the talented filmmaker behind The Indian Maiden, who happily hauls out his lights and camera to capture some cool stuff!

I set down my laptop and camera for a few minutes so that Stuart could interview me. We chatted about how I got into new media and what I think about it’s future, my future, and the show. Watching myself talk, I realize how many times I say “like” and “just”! Grrr gotta break those bad habits.

Check out Live! From the Future weekly on Tuesdays at 8pm on TheStream.TV. We are off for the next 2 weeks but will be back new and improved in widescreen after the break! We’ve also been working diligently on a new website which I will be super excited to unveil soon!

I recently linked a 12Seconds.tv account to my twitter account. For those of you who don’t know, with 12Seconds, you create, you guessed it, 12 second videos! They have all sorts of challenges and contests and cool things you can do with your precious 12 seconds. I haven’t used it that much yet (I admit it would be a lot more fun if I had an iPhone instead of my ghetto 5 year old phone), but from what I can tell it has a lot of potential! We’ve even got a 12Seconds account for Live! From the Future, where I’ll be posting the show…in 12 seconds.

Getting back to the upcoming holiday…I got the 12Seconds newsletter today and heard about “The Boob Fund Challenge.” Take a second and let your imagination wander with that one.

OK, the actual fund is a great Mother’s Day project started by Dude to Dad. His wife, Amy, recently gave birth to their first child and will be celebrating her first Mother’s Day as a mother herself. Amy’s mother, Vicki, was diagnosed with breast cancer while pregnant. She refused to give up her child to save herself, and after fighting the disease for a year after Amy was born, Vicki passed away.

Listen to Hugh’s Story:

As a tribute, he’s started the campaign for “The Bood Fund” to raise $30,000 for breast cancer research, $1000 for every year of Amy’s life. He’s using social media to make the cause a reality and wants to get Ellen Degeneres’ attention.

Share your Mom’s story in 12Seconds and tweet it back to @theellenshow! It’s really simple, here’s mine:
@theellenshow Mrs. Dude’s Boob Fundraiser – My Mom’s Story on 12seconds.tv