05.31.2008 Saturday. (Un)Graduation

Picture of: one of the five tables we made up for our eldest's (un)graduation party tonight. We had some 300 pictures of her life all spread out on the tables underneath a clear-plastic table cloth. Lots of memories.

Today I: prepped, presented and attended my daughter's party with 30 members of our family. Good times. Picture ideas was good for conversations and memories. 18 years of unschooling. Excellent. Congrats, Katie.

::C2008. Picture blog for storyteller Sean Buvala ( www.seantells.com). My written blog is at www.seanblogs.com::

05.29.2008 Thursday: The Same Ol' Stuff

Picture of: the post office boxes at my post office. Mine is waaaay down there at the end

Today I: went to the post office and bank; spent time on the phone with several places to arrange future meeting room sites; reviewed some coaching notes for a program that I am in (I practice what I preach- you need a coach for your work); reviewed another CD (please please get help with your projects BEFORE you make hundreds of copies- what good are the first reviews AFTER your product is on sale. Sigh.); began two storytelling articles and couldn't finish them; ordered pizza for the gaggle of girl cousins who were at our house tonight
::C2008. Picture blog for storyteller Sean Buvala ( www.seantells.com). My written blog is at www.seanblogs.com::

05.28.2008 Wednesday: Swing. Of Things.

Picture of: view through the front window of my van as I pull into the garage at my house, finally done for the day.

Today I: finally got caught up enough to get back to my updates, sorry for the delays, I am still here; booked airfare tickets to a storytelling gig in Houston; took care of my parents' dog while they were away; talked via Email with a potential client who knows they want corporate storytelling but doesn't know what they really want- typical beginning of the process; booked hotel room in Philly for upcoming event there; twittered; did the bank and post office runs; talked with my wife about the plans for daughter #1's ungraduation party this Saturday; got my hair cut; did some brainstorming on a new idea for group corporate storytelling training
::C2008. Picture blog for storyteller Sean Buvala ( www.seantells.com). My written blog is at www.seanblogs.com::

05.22.2008 Thursday: Catching Up

Picture of: front of thank you card my eldest daughter got from the owner when said daughter found wallet in parking lot at work and turned it in. Owner was, apparently, profoundly happy to have her wallet back.



Today I:In the last few days I: have missed updating you; had a bad FMS day and fell behind a bit; Twittered; wrote blog posts; bought airlines tickets to multiple destinations; talked with sponsors on the phone; booked school shows; didn't book other shows; started an outline for the next book; had lunch with a person who might be able to do a cool workshop with me; had a huge, historic-type storm in AZ today; booked hotel reservations; booked rental car reservations; talked at length with other national storytellers; called the A/C guy to come fix my air conditioner; chased my kid's rats out of my office (you didn't expect that one); drove around parking lots with learning-to-drive learner's permitted child; ordered pizza; re-evaluated and made some tough decisions and started to move forward; thanks for being with me on this blog-more to come; happy birthday to my brother Mike.

::C2008. Picture blog for storyteller Sean Buvala ( www.seantells.com). My written blog is at www.seanblogs.com

05.17.2008 Saturday: She's Got a Way About Her

Picture of: my sister, her husband and three daughters after the Welcoming Ceremony (note rose petals all over the floor) for their new baby- at my folks house today.

Today I: visited the bank; did a post office run; spent family time today at my folks house for the ceremony referenced above; worked on travel plans for upcoming trip; edited audio for the OISBC recordings that will be released in a kit this week; doodled some chapter ideas for my next book; answered some posts


::C2008. Picture blog for storyteller Sean Buvala ( www.seantells.com). My written blog is at www.seanblogs.com::

05.15.2008 Thursday: Still Here.

Picture of: tip left on a table for one of my meals as of late.

Today I: want you to know I am still here. Many new things happening all at once, many old things being let go of.

::C2008. Picture blog for storyteller Sean Buvala ( www.seantells.com). My written blog is at www.seanblogs.com::

05.11.2008 Sunday: Mother's Day FlyOver

Picture of: the sign at the gate of the Austin airport. The flight was actually delayed about 30 minutes, but hey, who is counting?

Today I: took in a few extra winks of sleep; packed up my things and checked out of the hotel; ate lunch at Denny's next door with many families celebrating Mother's Day; returned the rental car; hurried up and waited for the plane to take me home; flew across the southwest, collected my things and made my way home; hung out for a few moments at my mother's house for the tail end of the family party; sent and email to a corporate storytelling client; took a nap; wrote an article for Storytelling Magazine; chatted with Dianne on one of them late night phone calls; made a huge giant commitment to a new program that will open up new horizons, I believe; happy Mom's day to the mother of my children and also to my mother. I love you both.

::C2008. Picture blog for storyteller Sean Buvala ( www.seantells.com). My written blog is at www.seanblogs.com::

05.10.2008 Saturday: "Storyteller.net Live! In Austin

Picture of: fast-moving hands in a small group activity during the "Storyteller.net Live!" workshop in Austin, Texas.

Today I: prepped and set up the workshop; presented the "Storyteller.net Live!" event for a small but a enthusiastic and tuned-in group of folks- thank you for coming today; one review read "(a) frank and enthusiastic presentation and discussion" and another wrote "(you must) find a way to attend"; ran out found some dinner; heading off to bed
::C2008. Picture blog for storyteller Sean Buvala ( www.seantells.com). My written blog is at www.seanblogs.com::

05.09.2008 Friday: Putting Out the Mat in Texas

Picture of: the welcome mat the airport where I am staying tonight and we're having the workshop on Saturday.

Today I: took a plane from Arizona to Austin, Texas; was bumped up to first-class again- loyalty pays off; got into the hotel and it's crowded here; drove down I35 to find a Best Buy; found it; made the trek back; grabbed some Subway dinner; finished last minute portions of the workshop; going to bed

::C2008. Picture blog for storyteller Sean Buvala ( www.seantells.com). My written blog is at www.seanblogs.com::

05.07.2008 Wednesday: Letting Someone Else Talk

Picture of: the sign in table, after lunch.

Today I: pushed past my FMS to get myself to a marketing seminar sponsored by one of my clients who really wants me in his mastermind group; participated in this day long conference and met some nice people; learned a new trick that we will add to the Outside In Storytelling Marketing Boot Camp; thought differently about my markets; fought my way back home through rush hour traffic; talked at length, while in said traffic, with the hotel meeting room planner for our Austin hotel event this weekend; worked through a registration or two for the "Storyteller.net Live!" event; we have room in this Saturday's (May 10th) Austin event if you want to come but this late in the game I can't assure you that there will be a lunch for you; worked on a couple of handouts for this weekend; went out to Target and dinner with my wife

::C2008. Picture blog for storyteller Sean Buvala ( www.seantells.com). My written blog is at www.seanblogs.com::

05.06.2008 Tuesday: Shh. I am on the phone.

Picture of: my office phone.

Today I: spent most of the day on the phone; I spoke with a potential new corporate storytelling client in Chicago; I listened in to a conference training call about marketing; I spoke with several people about the upcoming "Storyteller.net Live!" in Austin this weekend; It was a heavy phones day

::C2008. Picture blog for storyteller Sean Buvala ( www.seantells.com). My written blog is at www.seanblogs.com::

05.05.05 Monday: Happy Cinco de Podcast

Picture of: the calendar I was working on with my wife today.

Today I: spent time with my family laying out the month of May; did the post office and bank run; worked on the May edition of the storytelling podcast, which you can listen to now when you click here; banged my head against virtual walls in a forum

::C2008. Picture blog for storyteller Sean Buvala ( www.seantells.com). My written blog is at www.seanblogs.com::

05.02.2008 Friday: The Dog Ate My Pizza

Picture of: the remaining pizza crust, sans toppings post canine.

Today I: did a phone interview regarding storytelling with a major magazine; if you have taken the Outside In Marketing Camp, you know what happens when the press calls; ran to the bank and the post office; hand made four pizzas, all scratch, for my family dinner. Went upstairs to check on something. When I came back I now had three pizzas and one that had been stolen off the counter by the new dog, taken out to the backyard, licked clean of toppings and left chewed and destitute. Bad (BAD!!) Dog. Another work of art destroyed by a dog. Bad Dog. But he is sooo cute; answered a forum post; watched BSG and called it a night.

::C2008. Picture blog for storyteller Sean Buvala ( www.seantells.com). My written blog is at www.seanblogs.com::