Search
Carla Joelle Brown
- Dec 14, 2017
- 2 min
Thanks for Listening...
I had the great pleasure of being asked to do a podcast interview with Jen Cooper, who I originally met virtually through our mutual friend, Anna. Anna is my oldest and dearest friend, and has not lived in the same state as me in decades, even though we lived closer together when we both lived in the Midwest. That was chapters ago in our lives. So Anna introduced me to Jen via email and low and behold, she lived in the same town. Not only did she live in the same town, but
64 views0 comments
Carla Joelle Brown
- Dec 1, 2015
- 9 min
Things to Be Thankful For
Every year I look forward to Thanksgiving because it means time with loved ones and time around the table! Copious amounts of food covered in cheese, smothered in marshmallows, seasoned by things that only come out of the cabinet after November or are the miscellaneous parts of animals that would otherwise have no every day use. This Thanksgiving my sister and her family were joining us from New Jersey and the following day we were going to have a reprise of an annual tradit
6 views0 comments
Carla Joelle Brown
- May 26, 2015
- 3 min
The North and South (Alaska & Hawaii)
Now that we know my entire project is all make believe, there was some purpose to this plan. Thomas and I are going to Alaska and Hawaii (tomorrow). We will stay approximately a week in each state. As the 2 states that the Grahams had not traveled, this is the piece de resistance. Having already spoken with the Grahams on several occasions about traveling to Alaska and Hawaii, I know that the Grahams (Benjamin) intended to drive the Alaska Highway. That decision was made
8 views0 comments
Carla Joelle Brown
- Dec 10, 2014
- 7 min
Still Here
December 2, 2014 Yes, I am still around. With some consideration of the outcome of the first leg, I decided to take this time to begin working on some other aspects of this project. This winter would be used for story development and securing additional funding. During this time on the production side, I was contacted by one of the NASPD conference attendees. The Managing Director of Ontario Parks, Bradley Fauteux recommended that I speak at the Ontario Parks Staff Confer
21 views0 comments
Carla Joelle Brown
- Sep 11, 2014
- 3 min
We Aren't All Together
September 4, 2014 Time to go. Realizing the potential of the work ahead of us, Thomas and I discussed a lot of the conversations from the day before. Eventually we gathered our belongings and headed to the airport to head home. Omaha’s airport is not too big. It’s not O’Hare or BWI for that matter. While we were in the security check line, the TSA agent told another line to stop until they were called up. After she checked Thomas, she asked if we were all together, most
12 views0 comments
Carla Joelle Brown
- Sep 7, 2014
- 7 min
Speech Day (Spoiler alert - this is long!)
September 3, 2014 Not quite sure I how slept but I felt pretty rested. Hotel beds are always perfect bedtime specimens of pure comfort. There was bit of debriefing with Thomas and it was gear check for him and double file back up for me. I was getting nervous and began reviewing my printed out speech for the presentation but it felt like I was cramming. It was starting to feel unnecessary so I finally forced myself to stop. There was nothing left to do but get ready and
25 views0 comments
Carla Joelle Brown
- Sep 6, 2014
- 5 min
Imagine the Crowd Naked
September 2, 2014 From the start of my contact with the state parks, I think both sides were excited about the possibilities of this relationship. The state parks were so kind to assist Thomas and I with our visits to the parks and that was all I could have asked for. But somewhere along the way, I was asked to speak at the annual conference where all the state park directors meet in September, the National Association of State Park Directors (NASPD) conference in Omaha, Ne
14 views0 comments
{"items":["5deeb6d58b49fe001894deb7","5deeb6d5fa3b1f0018073ac0","5deeb6cfed13e00017c97d93","5deeb6cefa3b1f0018073a9b","5deeb6ce652945001746f5fe","5deeb6ce2c735100174a20c9","5deeb6ceb8ec9800172f0272","5deeb6ce41f99c0017d6f8f7"],"styles":{"galleryType":"Columns","groupSize":1,"showArrows":true,"cubeImages":true,"cubeType":"min","cubeRatio":2.2857142857142856,"isVertical":true,"gallerySize":30,"collageAmount":0,"collageDensity":0,"groupTypes":"1","oneRow":false,"imageMargin":32,"galleryMargin":0,"scatter":0,"rotatingScatter":"","chooseBestGroup":true,"smartCrop":false,"hasThumbnails":false,"enableScroll":true,"isGrid":true,"isSlider":false,"isColumns":false,"isSlideshow":false,"cropOnlyFill":false,"fixedColumns":0,"enableInfiniteScroll":true,"isRTL":false,"minItemSize":50,"rotatingGroupTypes":"","rotatingCropRatios":"","columnWidths":"","gallerySliderImageRatio":1.7777777777777777,"numberOfImagesPerRow":3,"numberOfImagesPerCol":1,"groupsPerStrip":0,"borderRadius":0,"boxShadow":0,"gridStyle":0,"mobilePanorama":false,"placeGroupsLtr":true,"viewMode":"preview","thumbnailSpacings":4,"galleryThumbnailsAlignment":"bottom","isMasonry":false,"isAutoSlideshow":false,"slideshowLoop":false,"autoSlideshowInterval":4,"bottomInfoHeight":0,"titlePlacement":"SHOW_BELOW","galleryTextAlign":"center","scrollSnap":false,"itemClick":"nothing","fullscreen":true,"videoPlay":"hover","scrollAnimation":"NO_EFFECT","slideAnimation":"SCROLL","scrollDirection":0,"scrollDuration":400,"overlayAnimation":"FADE_IN","arrowsPosition":0,"arrowsSize":23,"watermarkOpacity":40,"watermarkSize":40,"useWatermark":true,"watermarkDock":{"top":"auto","left":"auto","right":0,"bottom":0,"transform":"translate3d(0,0,0)"},"loadMoreAmount":"all","defaultShowInfoExpand":1,"allowLinkExpand":true,"expandInfoPosition":0,"allowFullscreenExpand":true,"fullscreenLoop":false,"galleryAlignExpand":"left","addToCartBorderWidth":1,"addToCartButtonText":"","slideshowInfoSize":200,"playButtonForAutoSlideShow":false,"allowSlideshowCounter":false,"hoveringBehaviour":"NEVER_SHOW","thumbnailSize":120,"magicLayoutSeed":1,"imageHoverAnimation":"NO_EFFECT","imagePlacementAnimation":"NO_EFFECT","calculateTextBoxWidthMode":"PERCENT","textBoxHeight":310,"textBoxWidth":200,"textBoxWidthPercent":50,"textImageSpace":10,"textBoxBorderRadius":0,"textBoxBorderWidth":0,"loadMoreButtonText":"","loadMoreButtonBorderWidth":1,"loadMoreButtonBorderRadius":0,"imageInfoType":"ATTACHED_BACKGROUND","itemBorderWidth":1,"itemBorderRadius":0,"itemEnableShadow":false,"itemShadowBlur":20,"itemShadowDirection":135,"itemShadowSize":10,"imageLoadingMode":"BLUR","expandAnimation":"NO_EFFECT","imageQuality":90,"usmToggle":false,"usm_a":0,"usm_r":0,"usm_t":0,"videoSound":false,"videoSpeed":"1","videoLoop":true,"jsonStyleParams":"","gallerySizeType":"px","gallerySizePx":940,"allowTitle":true,"allowContextMenu":true,"textsHorizontalPadding":-30,"itemBorderColor":{"themeName":"color_12","value":"rgba(242,242,242,0.75)"},"showVideoPlayButton":true,"galleryLayout":2,"calculateTextBoxHeightMode":"MANUAL","textsVerticalPadding":-15,"targetItemSize":940,"selectedLayout":"2|bottom|1|min|true|0|true","layoutsVersion":2,"selectedLayoutV2":2,"isSlideshowFont":true,"externalInfoHeight":310,"externalInfoWidth":0},"container":{"width":940,"galleryWidth":972,"galleryHeight":0,"scrollBase":0,"height":null}}