I just came back from a run. I felt tired when I left, so I stopped and walked halfway through. While I was flying down the hall and jumping over somebody's front wall, a guy I knew from XC drove by, and we talked. It was good to see somebody, because the night felt really weary.
I've been weighed down today by decisions. What to do? I feel powerless, and that frustrates me more than anything. As I was walking back home, a favorite came on though my headphones. Elephant Gun, by Beirut. I had been dancing in the street, under the full moon, when the song switched and I was overcome with how alive the world is. I wanted to climb every tree and play on every roof.
Wednesday, August 5, 2009
Monday, August 3, 2009
Notes- Waltz with Bashir, Humans, Billboards...
I stayed up late last night, watching a National Geographic program on human migration. A group was funded by NG to collect DNA samples at a festival in New York, and trace the movements of their ancestors out of Africa. I got my brothers to watch it with me.
After that, I sketched strange self portraits from the mirror. I like the way they turned out.
HEY! I recently saw an animated film by Ari Folman called Waltz with Bashir, about the experiences of Israeli soldiers during Israel-Lebanon. It was BEAUTIFUL and has haunted me for days. Every once in a while, you'll see a film that shakes your soul and that spills over with both the joyful and terrible stages of existence. Part documentary and part dramatic narrative, this movie was a coming of age story that reflects on life during wartime. For the greater part of my life, America has been fighting in a far-away land; it's easy to let the wars fade out behind the media camera lens. This film brought home a realization.
I've been looking into ad improvement/billboard liberation, inspired by work I've seen on the Mission.
http://www.billboardliberation.com/2006/05/26/bus-stop-art-installation-by-the-anti-adversting-agency/
http://just.blogsport.de/category/how-to-tutorials/
In other news, I've stumbled upon a band/musician that seems interesting:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/El_Guincho
After that, I sketched strange self portraits from the mirror. I like the way they turned out.
HEY! I recently saw an animated film by Ari Folman called Waltz with Bashir, about the experiences of Israeli soldiers during Israel-Lebanon. It was BEAUTIFUL and has haunted me for days. Every once in a while, you'll see a film that shakes your soul and that spills over with both the joyful and terrible stages of existence. Part documentary and part dramatic narrative, this movie was a coming of age story that reflects on life during wartime. For the greater part of my life, America has been fighting in a far-away land; it's easy to let the wars fade out behind the media camera lens. This film brought home a realization.
I've been looking into ad improvement/billboard liberation, inspired by work I've seen on the Mission.
http://www.billboardliberation.com/2006/05/26/bus-stop-art-installation-by-the-anti-adversting-agency/
http://just.blogsport.de/category/how-to-tutorials/
In other news, I've stumbled upon a band/musician that seems interesting:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/El_Guincho
Sunday, August 2, 2009
First Post
I should probably try this out. I've kept a journal off and on, but I think I'll switch to this instead.
The title of blog is an old joke:
cousin [in driver's seat]- yeah yeah, hurry up and cross the street, homeboy
me [in passenger's seat]- ...
black man [crossing the street]- hey [directed to cousin], what you looking at Snow White? And what about you, Pinto [directed to me]?
The title of blog is an old joke:
cousin [in driver's seat]- yeah yeah, hurry up and cross the street, homeboy
me [in passenger's seat]- ...
black man [crossing the street]- hey [directed to cousin], what you looking at Snow White? And what about you, Pinto [directed to me]?
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