Tuesday, December 24, 2013
Saturday, December 21, 2013
A Great Week
When it rains, it pours... and for the time being, it's raining gold.
We've added six new members to the Fullerton HQ chapter, including a new photographer, a new Twisted Queen, and an event coordinator who is going to be working on a Club D-Student monthly event. We also have two new shows confirmed for the new year that will broadcast on D-TV.
With heavy hearts, and confused minds, we have stripped the Sgt at Arms patch from DrunksRUs, who has gone MIA for several weeks. We still consider him a D-Student until we're told by him otherwise, and we hope he is okay wherever he is. This comes at a very unusual time when he was set to be a major player in future events that would've lined his pockets with cash. Time has a way of healing just about everything, and we hope we haven't seen the last of one of our favorite DJs and brothers.
Speaking of Sgt at Arms, the Drifters have finally elected one, Billy Hosh (DemonElite) based out of Maryland. His technical knowledge and calm demeanor will add to a chapter that is taking on a much different approach than the HQ chapter. The Drifters have chosen the family and support aspect of D-Student to be their main focus, and a great choice that is looking to be.
D-Student really feels like it's on the cusp of breaking out and blowing up. We've had repeated messages from The Slidebar asking us about our Twisted Queens and saying they've been seeing us popping up everywhere. We want to thank all the supports as well as the haters for sharing and talking about D-Student and helping us get to this point.
Tuesday, December 17, 2013
Spare some change?
D-Student Productions continues to evolve...
It's been a straight-to-VHS sketch comedy crew, to a YouTube video crew, to a party crew, to near-death, and now it's bigger than ever, as a real company spanning multiple chapters across the world. One thing that's always been consistent... It's still D-Student.
"Thaaaat's D-Student"
"Ah, it's just D-Student"
What does that mean, exactly?
D-Student has a certain way things are done, for better or worse. We're cheap. We're doing a million things at once. It takes forever to complete one project. We have fun. It never feels like we're at work. It's never about the money.
Real companies need to make money to survive. As we continue to grow, we're faced with the situation that we have more work, more projects, in more areas than we have hands and time to do it. We've delegated eagerly to anyone and everyone willing to pitch in... from small tasks, to even starting up entire new chapters. The result is a resounding groan of frustration. You don't need talent, money, brains, experience or good looks to succeed in D-Student. Just transportation and reliability. We'll train anybody willing to put in the time. The plans are all laid out, the thinking done.
We know millions of people volunteer at other organizations and are held to high standards of responsibility. Yea... the word "responsible" was just typed in a D-Student blog. It has been embraced from the top, but the trickle is slow. People liked the days where they could just show up to the D-Student house and get drunk on any given night. Those days aren't exactly over, but the house is getting full and we need a larger place to do our work... and that means we have to have a steady income, if even meager.
How will we take that next step?
A lot will be changing next year... and it will be for the better. We will be a lot more things in addition to the D-Student everybody knows and loves/hates.
This blog is just the beginning.
-Aaron
It's been a straight-to-VHS sketch comedy crew, to a YouTube video crew, to a party crew, to near-death, and now it's bigger than ever, as a real company spanning multiple chapters across the world. One thing that's always been consistent... It's still D-Student.
"Thaaaat's D-Student"
"Ah, it's just D-Student"
What does that mean, exactly?
D-Student has a certain way things are done, for better or worse. We're cheap. We're doing a million things at once. It takes forever to complete one project. We have fun. It never feels like we're at work. It's never about the money.
Real companies need to make money to survive. As we continue to grow, we're faced with the situation that we have more work, more projects, in more areas than we have hands and time to do it. We've delegated eagerly to anyone and everyone willing to pitch in... from small tasks, to even starting up entire new chapters. The result is a resounding groan of frustration. You don't need talent, money, brains, experience or good looks to succeed in D-Student. Just transportation and reliability. We'll train anybody willing to put in the time. The plans are all laid out, the thinking done.
We know millions of people volunteer at other organizations and are held to high standards of responsibility. Yea... the word "responsible" was just typed in a D-Student blog. It has been embraced from the top, but the trickle is slow. People liked the days where they could just show up to the D-Student house and get drunk on any given night. Those days aren't exactly over, but the house is getting full and we need a larger place to do our work... and that means we have to have a steady income, if even meager.
How will we take that next step?
A lot will be changing next year... and it will be for the better. We will be a lot more things in addition to the D-Student everybody knows and loves/hates.
This blog is just the beginning.
-Aaron
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