I spent most of this week babysitting, which was a very fun way to make some money before my trip.
Saturday, June 23, 2007
Babysitting
I spent most of this week babysitting, which was a very fun way to make some money before my trip.
Friday, June 15, 2007
fuji
Right now, most of my friends are finishing spring quarter... even though I've been on a break from school, I am proud to announce that I have finally finished winter quarter!
There were two projects lingering from my art class with Gail, leaving me with a dreaded "incomplete" instead of a letter grade - until recently.
After shooting the footage, I emailed my friend Michael about music. He said he only had one song recorded, and he attached it to his email.
I had never heard the song he sent (fuji), but it turned out to be perfect.
There were two projects lingering from my art class with Gail, leaving me with a dreaded "incomplete" instead of a letter grade - until recently.
this was my final project for the class
I filmed it at an amazing place called Peninsula School,
with the help of Alda (on the right), Annie (on the left), Ben&Keenan (who loaned me the video equipment), and especially the kids.
with the help of Alda (on the right), Annie (on the left), Ben&Keenan (who loaned me the video equipment), and especially the kids.
After shooting the footage, I emailed my friend Michael about music. He said he only had one song recorded, and he attached it to his email.I had never heard the song he sent (fuji), but it turned out to be perfect.
Sunday, June 10, 2007
Blue rectangles in the hallway
The house where I live is filled with art.
Most of it was there before I moved in,
and I've never met most of the artists.
I'm moving out very soon, so I decided to make a contribution to the house... a parting gift, I suppose.
Basically, I painted blue rectangles in the hallway.
This is what they look like:
Yes, I know... They don't even look like murals.
In fact, they're just blue rectangles, and most of the people walking by won't give them a second thought.
They're more than that to me, though...
I think of them as frames for future paintings.
When I walk through the hallway, I slide my fingertips across them, wondering when someone will see them as canvases, and I'm looking forward to this stranger's inspiration.
And this day will definitely come.
Some day, some stranger will paint on my blue rectangles.
It will make me a little bit sad, because they'll no longer be how I made them, with endless possibilities.
Instead, they'll be the platform for one person's art...
When that day comes, I think I'll be ready for it, but not today.
Today, the platform itself is art.
But to you, they might be just rectangles, so it's time to finish my postmodern rambling...
I painted blue rectangles in my house.
I spent an afternoon and an evening on them.
To most people, they are just rectangles.
But to someone, they will be frames.
One day, these frames will hold that person's art,
But for now, the frames are the art.
Most of it was there before I moved in,and I've never met most of the artists.I'm moving out very soon, so I decided to make a contribution to the house... a parting gift, I suppose.
Basically, I painted blue rectangles in the hallway.
This is what they look like:
Yes, I know... They don't even look like murals.In fact, they're just blue rectangles, and most of the people walking by won't give them a second thought.
They're more than that to me, though...
I think of them as frames for future paintings.
When I walk through the hallway, I slide my fingertips across them, wondering when someone will see them as canvases, and I'm looking forward to this stranger's inspiration.
And this day will definitely come.
Some day, some stranger will paint on my blue rectangles.
It will make me a little bit sad, because they'll no longer be how I made them, with endless possibilities.
Instead, they'll be the platform for one person's art...
When that day comes, I think I'll be ready for it, but not today.
Today, the platform itself is art.
But to you, they might be just rectangles, so it's time to finish my postmodern rambling...
I painted blue rectangles in my house.
I spent an afternoon and an evening on them.
To most people, they are just rectangles.
But to someone, they will be frames.
One day, these frames will hold that person's art,
But for now, the frames are the art.
Saturday, June 9, 2007
Godtube update
Godtube friends: 17Messages sent: 187
Messages received: 265
Videos posted: 6
Times viewed: 11155
(and no, I didn't accidentally hit the keypad an extra time)
I've poured a lot of energy into Godtube, and I'm not always sure where it's going... but when I check back every day or so, my videos have been watched about 50 more times... it's crazy.
The attention hasn't been completely positive for me, but the good experiences have definitely outweighed the less-good.
My proudest accomplishment, so far, is the opportunity to meet 2 guys that I've been corresponding with for about a month.
Their names are Sam and Jim, and I don't think they know each other.
- Sam is a little older than me, and even though he really struggles with some of the same questions that I do (really struggles), he's come out on the other side - he considers himself a Christian still, and I respect that.
- And Jim is an Author and counselor in his 40's, and he and I talk about lots of things. Jim is very comfortable with not knowing the answers to all my questions, and he's also comfortable with me not really knowing the answers to his. I really appreciate that.
My time on Godtube has definitely been interesting, and I don't intend to end it any time soon. I might create a blog to discuss this sort of thing, because a smaller group is better for discussing intimate things.
Monday, May 28, 2007
summer plans
In the last month I've tried to compose several posts, with topics ranging from the Eucharist to the antichrist, but I'd rather not turn this blog into a platform to discuss those types of things... maybe another day/another blog.
For now, I want to give a brief outlook of my summer plans... If you know anything about me, you'll know that I don't really enjoy playing the catch-up game, so I'm going to try to make this as quick as possible.
here we go:
My housing will be up in a couple of weeks, but I'm not returning to Texas until late June, so I'll be living on the grace of loved ones and working in the city until then.
After finishing work, I'll spend a weekend in Portland with my good friend Jon (pictured), and hopefully we'll shoot a movie.
I'll then go home for 2 weeks or so, giving and receiving an abundant number of hugs... These will potentially be my favorite 2 weeks of the season.
Michael (my younger brother) and I will then depart to Europe: 10 days in Denmark, 14 in Norway with the extended Rogers Clan, 14 more with the two of us, followed by 14 days in Norway with only strangers to love (and by whom to be loved).
This trip is going to be amazing, and Michael and I will both pee our pants at every leg.
I'm hoping to shoot a film while there as well, with minimal funding and maximal care... and hopefully I can see it through to the end.
At this point, it will be September.
While I've been planning to return to Stanford for the fall, I'm thinking that I might rather create a cave for myself; I could then crawl inside it to try and edit 2 films before Thanksgiving - this is called "planning on top of planning", because the footage I want to edit doesn't even exist yet... I have not proven myself to be very good at this sort of planning, so I'm not really sure how to approach this fall.
I think I'll try to approach it carefully.
So that is my summer into fall (Lord willing).
Whew
It's an amazing life, I know, but please don't succumb to the temptation to romanticize it - I will, for you, try to resist the temptation to make it sound too romantic. I'm trying to make the most of the life that I was given - the thing that makes this task difficult, for me, is that I have been given a lot of life to live.
For now, I want to give a brief outlook of my summer plans... If you know anything about me, you'll know that I don't really enjoy playing the catch-up game, so I'm going to try to make this as quick as possible.
here we go:
My housing will be up in a couple of weeks, but I'm not returning to Texas until late June, so I'll be living on the grace of loved ones and working in the city until then.
After finishing work, I'll spend a weekend in Portland with my good friend Jon (pictured), and hopefully we'll shoot a movie.
I'll then go home for 2 weeks or so, giving and receiving an abundant number of hugs... These will potentially be my favorite 2 weeks of the season.
Michael (my younger brother) and I will then depart to Europe: 10 days in Denmark, 14 in Norway with the extended Rogers Clan, 14 more with the two of us, followed by 14 days in Norway with only strangers to love (and by whom to be loved).
This trip is going to be amazing, and Michael and I will both pee our pants at every leg.
I'm hoping to shoot a film while there as well, with minimal funding and maximal care... and hopefully I can see it through to the end.
At this point, it will be September.
While I've been planning to return to Stanford for the fall, I'm thinking that I might rather create a cave for myself; I could then crawl inside it to try and edit 2 films before Thanksgiving - this is called "planning on top of planning", because the footage I want to edit doesn't even exist yet... I have not proven myself to be very good at this sort of planning, so I'm not really sure how to approach this fall.
I think I'll try to approach it carefully.
So that is my summer into fall (Lord willing).
Whew
It's an amazing life, I know, but please don't succumb to the temptation to romanticize it - I will, for you, try to resist the temptation to make it sound too romantic. I'm trying to make the most of the life that I was given - the thing that makes this task difficult, for me, is that I have been given a lot of life to live.
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