AHR (Level 1)

Hi all - today is my last day as a Whiskey Media video producer. It has been an incredible experience that I feel extremely lucky to have had, and leaving has been a very hard choice. Long story short, I need to get back to New York. I wasn't born there, but it's my home, and much of my life is still there. Today I've been saying my goodbyes to all my great coworkers at Whiskey, but there's something I want to say to you users specifically. Here it is:

In October 2009, I answered a job posting for a video internship at a company called Whiskey Media. I knew little about the company at first, but I'd worked on web shows dealing with comics and convention coverage before, so I expected to use my skills in the same general way as I had before.

What I didn't expect was that my internship would turn into a full-time job that would keep me in San Francisco for over two years. I didn't expect I would be assigned to work on a new site, Tested.com, or that I would have the unique opportunity to help develop the personality and style of Tested's video content from the ground up. I didn't think I'd be working in an incredibly cool office with a bar, a multi-camera live production studio, and a bunch of incredibly talented, funny and hard-working people.

But in complete honesty, nothing surprised me more than the users. Never before have I had the experience of shooting a video, editing it, posting it, and moments later having tons of feedback from people who are genuinely and enthusiastically interested in the work I produced. I got to know many of you through comment threads, forums, Twitter, Facebook, Google+, even Rdio and Turntable.fm. As a group I've found Whiskey Users to remarkably smart, funny, respectful and creative people. Those are not qualities I have often found in groups of people on the internet. The community you've all created through these sites has inspired me and motivated me to do some of the best work I think I've ever produced.

I will really miss making videos for you guys.

-AHR

Last year I went as Brodyquest, because Brodyquest was the most important thing to happen to me in all of 2010. This year, nothing has improved the quality of my life as much as Turntable.fm, so I based my costume on that.

Results are.......mixed.

"Hey AHawR, I weally wike youwr costume. Otaku at a Rave. That's gweat."

Just in case you missed this on my various social networks, here is a little test I conducted myself to see if I could save my roommates from a BBQ-less Fourth of July.

Shot in glorious iPhone 3G jank-o-vision.

Wallpaper size is here. Also, please make a better version of this.