It's Christmas Day obviously, and I'm here in Toronto with my lady and our furbaby Roxy. Yeah, you know the one: We had plans to get home this year to introduce Laura and Roxy to the Hutchison family, but our travel plans fell through. But, like many other families on the road this year, [...]
Read More Christmas, coexist, Happy, happy holidays, JimOnLight, merry christmas, RoxyWe're trying to make the Holidays as completely ridiculous as possible this year, so please enjoy our new especial all-the-way-from-Las Vegas Holiday-on-Crack background and twinkle-light-tastic JimOnLight.com logo! We at JimOnLight.com and Light Associated Media, LLC feel that the holidays should be as jam packed with as much ridiculous as humanly possible – and not that [...]
Read More Christmas Lights, Hilarity!, holidays, Lumiere, ridiculance, SillyFor all of you out there across the world, working and not spending time with your family, friends, and loved ones… …this one is for you. Merry Christmas, Happy New Year, and all my best to you all! Much love and light, Jim
Read More happy new year, merry christmas, road warriorsOh yes, it is THAT TIME AGAIN, my friends! It's time for the JimOnLight.com Guide to Christmas Lights! This is the time of year when people dig out the crazy plastic Santas with sled and reindeer, the Frosty the Snowman yard art, and go to town getting all Clark W. Griswold all over their houses! [...]
Read More Christmas, Christmas Lights, Holiday Lighting, JimOnLight.com Guide to Christmas LightsChristmas lighting is still in fashion, at least until the New Year, right? We always took ours down sometime after the first of January, so take that as a hint, all of you "leave them up until April" people! I saw an interesting post on CNN's iReport site about a family in Perth (Australia) that [...]
Read More Australia, Christmas Lights, LED, Messages On Hold, Perth, xmasYeah, oh my indeed. I think one of the hardest things to do is to buy gifts for people working in the lighting industry. I mean, it's like anything technical, really – if it isn't related to gaming, clothing, or nerdiness, then it's something like a $16,000 spectroscope or a $3,000 dollar oscilloscope. What? Who [...]
Read More christmas gifts, holy crap I forgot a present, last minute gifts, last minute shopping, oh no, uh ohI just found out in a round-about way that digital lighting and display company Barco let some more High End Systems employees go last week. And JUST in time for the holidays, too! How fantastic. You know, I am no MBA holder, nor would I know how to conduct a multi-million dollar business, so I [...]
Read More BARCO, economy, High End Systems, holiday stupidity, layoffs, mergerYes, that's a picture of a light-up turkey. No matter where you are – if you're out on the road with a show, stuck in a desert somewhere, or lucky enough to be with those you love this Turkey Day, I wish you the best darned Turkey Day that is humanly possible. Vegetarians, I'll eat [...]
Read More Happy Thanksgiving, sorry vegetarians, turkey