I’m back at the keyboard after a long, multiple state break. The states I have stayed in over the past week and a half include California, Minnesota, Wisconsin (with brief stops in Arizona and Iowa) and now I’ve returned to the good life in Nebraska. I’ll post updates, details and photos in the next couple of days (if I can find the time). This week continues to be crazy busy as I’m moving into a new house and starting the fall quarter.
This is in the happy accident pile of what happens when you accidentally re-use the same roll of film. There are others in the sad accident pile. Oh well, you win some, you lose some.
In the last few months, I have acquired new tastes for the following foods:
Steak (though I probably ate this when I was a kid)
Popcorn (especially Tender Whites)
Yogurt (this one in the last week)
Fast food cheeseburgers (more in the last month than the last 10 years of my life)
Jellybeans (Jelly Belly, best combination is Strawberry Jam and Coconut)
Quaker Simple Harvest Instant Multigrain hot oatmeal (new and good…this one isn’t that much of a stretch since I’ve enjoyed other kinds of oatmeal for a long time)
Foods I have started eating only in the last few years:
French fries
Potato chips
It’s weird how suddenly you can start eating and even liking foods that you have never had a taste for before. Perhaps my semi-recent change to eating meat has opened up new flavor possibilities? It’s like I don’t even know my own taste buds anymore.
This was taken in Southeast London in 2000.
Man, it’s been too long…
I’ve been busy in random ways. And unfortunately now I don’t have too much time to write since I need to shower, eat breakfast (or rather lunch now), do laundry, pack for Chicago, grade papers and exams, and go to the bank all before 5:30 when I leave for Chicago.
So, a brief rundown of what’s been going on: my sisters came home from college; Laura visited for the weekend; saw Rilo Kiley twice; jumped on a tiger bounce, split my jeans; backyard bbq; saw The 400 Blows with a bunch of high schoolers at Film Streams and led discussion afterwards; saw My Blueberry Nights and Iron Man, watched the Pistons and the Red Wings win; played Wii Fit (awesome), Catchphrase, croquet and racquetball; went to some graduation parties; watched seasons finales of The Office and Gossip Girl; saw Jeff King artwork at Pulp; wrote some articles; got a freelance job at Venus Zine; and finished my first official year as a teacher.
Now for the upcoming stuff: I am heading to Chicago this afternoon, tagging along with Honeybee who are playing some shows in the city. I’m hoping to meet up with some friends and take some photos and video. As for viewing material: Pistons vs. Celtics and Loves of a Blonde and Flight of the Red Balloon at Film Streams.
I’ve got some other stuff on my to-post list, so look out!
Came across this magazine/quarterly/website. It has a lot of good stuff in it. Here’s their blog, which makes me miss L.A. when reading it because a lot of their postings are about cool L.A. events.
Also, Susan Faludi wrote an op/ed in today’s NY Times about HRC. An interesting read.
Some of you may already know this, but now it’s official: I got a grant from the Nebraska Arts Council. It was a huge surprise, and I am very grateful. So now I just have to force myself to sit down and write the short film/films that I want to direct this summer. I’m hoping that this will provide extra motivation/pressure. And perhaps the more people I let know about the summer film, the harder it will be for me to evade it. I really want to do it and I’m so excited and ready to make another film. I don’t know what my problem is, but it has been really hard for me to start this script.
Anyway, here is the press release. Check it out, I am a “distinguished artist.” Never thought I would be referred to as “distinguished”, but I think I could get used to it.
How good were 30 Rock and The Office yesterday?
I don’t know if it’s because of the long break (the adage “absence makes the heart grow fonder” is true in certain circumstances) or what, but those episodes were hilarious! The first Office episode after the strike, the dinner party episode, was one of their best, in my opinion. The first 30 Rock was funny, but didn’t quite live up to my very high expectations. But last night quelled any doubts that the show is back and in prime form. It is so exciting to be able to watch television that is so smart and hilarious without lamenting the fact that it was prematurely cancelled. These shows are occurring right now, and there are more! It’s like Christmas every Thursday.
