Ready! Set! ...

So, I realize I may have been a little hasty with my last deadline. Alas, I simply may never be able to adhere to a daily commitment aside from bathing but damnit, I've got to try. I did, however, mark some major accomplishments in my absence.

The first was that I entered a time sensitive art contest and coped with actual deadlines for the first time in a while. For this I was able to get up in two galleries. I was immensely stressed but after a while I began to enjoy the pace of my activities. The limitations of my ambitions I'm happy to report are healthy but fade in a matter of days without exercise. I'm devising a new plan for November. I'm very excited to be participating in National Novel Writing Month, and I'm sure to be a whiny incomprehensible b-word for a good thirty days.

The second is that I finally signed up for belly-dancing class. I'm so excited to be taking on another hobby but damn, do I ever have a lot of hobbies stored away in the closet.

Right.

So.

Here's a little overview of what I've been up to so far:

Ended October with a rash of awesome shows; Glasser, a harpie/she cat fronted jungle-indi act that goes well with the band they were opening for: Gayngs. The Minneapolis based indi super group is rumored to be too complex to tour often, which is too bad because they were awesome. This is after hours music for pot-smoking programmer freaks that can get dates to come home but don't stay awake long enough for the pay off. It's good, but the lyrical content describes more loss and longing than actual love-making. All the same, songs like "The Gaudy Side of Town" and "Crystal Rope" are undeniably sexy without crossing the threshold into utter spank rock. Also I developed an instant baby crush on Mike Noyce, who fronted the operation in a dinosaur hoodie. Thanks Mike. Here is my most favorite song: Faded High

Not one week after I also had the very good fortune to catch Murder by Death a longtime favorite of mine. It was an intimate show with a lot of older content and extras that left me satiated, but sad. I'd been anticipating the show for two months. Now what? Samantha Crain opened up, she was definitely awesome and worth a look if you're into acts like The Blow, Florence and the Machine, and oh I dunno, Cat Power if she was less dour?

Finally, the results of the Rainbow Vortex are being sifted and will be on display by the end of the week. Let me end by saying that Burlington, WI is quite a slice of Americana and if you have the impulse you should go check out the SciFi Cafe

T-minus 11 days

So as graduation is eminent, I thought I'd take a sec or two to get a few images up to signify my presence as an arTEEst in the interweb realm. I am a photographer, I'll graduate with a BFA in film with an emphasis on photography. This means I have a niche in narrative. After I graduate I'll be living in the digital age with no sort of digital camera of any kind. I have a Canon AE-1 from the 80's, an Olympus point and shoot from the 60's, and a Poloroid 600 that I got at Goodwill for $3.00. What a fun adventure this will be!

As this venue is to be a kind of log of my achievements/ failures in the real world, I will not be posting any work from my tender undergrad days here, besides this:


That was fun! The real deal is hanging in the Kunzelmann Esser Lofts Gallery ( 710 W. Historic Mitchell St. hours 11a-4p) until May 30th. This little diddy is one of ten, so check it out if you're curious. If not, have fun with your boring safe life you wanker. Just kidding.

In addition to my photographic explorations I would like to add that when I graduate I will also be recognized as having a second degree in creative writing. All the fun of words without the grammatical restrictions! Ok, not really but in a sense kind of. My portfolio as it is is due this Friday after which I'd be delighted to post a sample of my latest story right here at the waterpark. Until then!

(Brief mandatory disclaimer: this blog thus far and until next Thursday is "officially" the site where I post my science fiction film class blog assignments. After this it will be English and Arts all day all night every time. So for now, you'll just have to put up with my extensive knowledge on Jurassic Park, mmK?)