April 2009
ZOMG DO I HAVE SNEEZING PIG DEATH?!?!!!? →
Apogaea Tix Online!
So Apogaea 2009 finally has tix for sale! I’m getting excited for the festival, though I still have a long way to go on the sculpture. Still waiting on permits from Boulder County—if we have it at the new location, it’ll be much more convenient, but would be fine with having it at H.A.R. down in Park County, even though that’s two hours’ drive rather than one. Either...
Movies
Skills Like This - Another Denver-based film—much more Denver-centric than Ink. Yay to seeing locations I know and love (The Bug, Senor Burrito’s, etc.). Script was pretty good; not sure where it ended up going, but I liked it. Four stars.
Interview (2007) - About what I expected. Steve Buscemi (political journalist)interviews Sienna Miller (soap opera actress); starts off poorly,...
Gun control? Oh, great. Now how am I supposed to...
Health is merely the slowest possible rate at...
Lunch
My Indian-food lunch exploded ALL over the inside of the microwave. It was like a lentil abbatoir.
Art, Continued
Stopped by the studio for a few hours last night; in 2 1/2 hours I got the vertical torso pieces trimmed and cut out two more of the torso cross-pieces. Next is to cut the slots in the last torso cross-piece, and then the torso should be done! Maybe I can start on a limb this weekend, so the torso actually starts to look like a body rather than just some giant pieces of plywood slotted...
Art, Continued
Spent ten straight hours working on the Man on Saturday. Three and a half pieces of the torso are built, the three being the massive vertical pieces. Those are the largest pieces of the whole thing, so it’s nice to have those cut. Now everything else just has to fit onto it. Hopefully over the next few days I can get the cross pieces in the torso and have it done; also get the last four head...
Sitting Man
Spent the first night working in the studio, cutting on the first pieces of the actual sculpture! It’s good to finally be starting on the piece, especially since I’ve got just six weeks or so to get it finished.
Working with the plywood wasn’t as difficult as I’d thought it might be; it splintered along the edge a tiny bit but not as much as it could have. I can probably...
“Twitter seems to be, first and foremost, an online haven where teenagers making...”
– McSweeny’s on Twitter (via jessperation)
This actually makes Twitter sound interesting, rather than what it currently serves as, which is to let people know how bored you are waiting for an elevator or whatever…
Flavor Tripping
Next Friday, a Flavor-Tripping party here in Denver. You eat the “Miracle Berry” and a special protein in it temporarily re-wires your tastebuds so that very sour things (lemons, pickles, etc.) taste wonderfully sweet. I’ve read about this for years, now, so it will be interesting to try it out. Party starts at 9:00 p.m., cost is $15 (includes the berry and the taster food)....
Sitting Man
Okay, so the last stage of this massive art project begins. The quarter-scale working model’s pretty much finished (photos soon). Borrowed some serious tools to cut the wood. I’ve worked out a sub-lease of some space in my friend’s studio up on 40th and Wynkoop, and got my list of stuff I need to bring up there. I have reservations for tomorrow morning to rent a van and...
More Movies
Sleep Dealer (2008) - Loved this Mexican film that showed as part of the Xican Indie Film Festival! Cinematography was great, the story was really interesting, and the tech was realistic and believeable. Loved how they subtly referred to many of today’s issues in Mexico and between Mexico and the USA: water rights and privatization, militarization, closed borders, globalism, reality TV, and...
Movies!
Long time since I’ve listed what I’ve watched, and keeping a list of what I’ve seen so at the end of the year I can remember my favorites was kind of the main catalyst for starting a Tumbleblog. So…
Scary Movie 3 and 4: Eh. Almost better when we watched them in Spanish on TV in a Mexican restaurant in San Cristobal. Three stars, both. [Netflix]
Planet of the Apes...
What I Cooked This Weekend
Homemade Sweet and Spicy Ketchup
Pulled Chicken BBQ
Pork Tenderloin Medallions in Maple/Vinegar/Mustard Dressing
Lemon Cake/Puddings
Cumin-Scented Rice
Chopped Greek Salad
Spicy Devilled Ham on Rye Sandwiches
Chile-Dusted Almonds and Walnuts
Butternut Squash and Leek Soup
I now have food for at least the next week. Yay!
I guess this was on an iPod commercial, though...
Yucatan Trip, 2007 →
Finally getting all these old photos loaded onto Flickr…sweet! This set is Rocky and my trip to the Yucatan back in 2007. Lots of ruins photos (Chichen Itza, Labna, Kabah, Sayil). Finally, my FlickrPro membership is paying off!
