Nora and I on the night of celebration.
…a bit late, I realize, but time is relative, right?
2008 wandered into our lives as we partied with friends on a roof overlooking Ber-city, and the ensuing chaos of the year turning. Basically, everyone and their mother gets a shit ton of fireworks and launches them with complete disregard for their surroundings. So dangerous. So fun.
Best wishes in the new year,
t
A self-portrait is good once and awhile.
I have been having action-adventure type dreams recently, and boy, have they been wild!! They are not the most restful, but you’ll have that when you are a hero. The morning, just before waking up, seems to be my time for dreaming. And these days, it seems to be my time for KICKING ASS!!
I was doing battle with a bone-creature a few mornings ago, complete with Matrix-style freeze frame action. It was a bit freaky, but I am pretty good at chilling out in my dreams when necessary. I do a “reality” check to remember it is a dream, and then get back to it. The end entailed some disco-ninja move off a balcony to escape death. Pretty rad.
Then this morning I started off shredding it up snowboarding (Item of interest: I don’t snowboard.), probably in the Alps. I remember looking back and being impressed with the lines I had just carved. After that I moved to some sort of thievery (either stealing something important or breaking into somewhere important – not sure). There was a gang of us, but my conscience got to me, I grabbed my important things, and took off hiking into the hills seeking out good karma. Seriously, I had an attack of morals and decided I could not carry out the misdeed. This was admirable , but I am of the theory that dreams should be ethics-free zones. After all, it isn’t like you will get in any trouble of committing ill shit in Dreamland.
I wonder what is up for tonight. I could go for some eco-tourism or something like that. The action-adventure is fun, but as I said, not the most restful. A beach, a hammock, and a book would be nice.
Words.
t
Hanging out again.
The Berlin Tattoo Convention was this last weekend, and the Superfly Suspension crew (my peeps who hang people up by their skin) put on a show. I, being a photog with my nose to the (under)ground, received a request last week to appear at the show and do my photo-thing. I did not get any bones (in the form of cash), but I got in for free and was given complete access to wherever I wanted including the stage during the performance. It was yet another cool experience!
I am thinking a new gallery will be made out of the images taken that night, but here is one just for the moment.
Slowly but surely, I am moving forward. And I dig, dig, DIG photography.
t
A little color was needed. This was shot at a coffeeshop in Okayama, Japan in 2005. You can ask Lara Flowers, she was with me.
t
Yola,
It is 3:11 in the a.m. Berlin time, and I just finished up a new photo gallery. (I just finished the images as well.)
It has been a decent day. I am currently in the middle of a 6-day work week, but its all good. I am formalizing my employment plans, learning a lot about editing video, yadda, yadda – things move forward!
Hmm…seems like there was something else, but it evades me at the moment.
Time for me to sleep as employment calls again tomorrow,
t
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Now playing: Lega – Cartoon Studio: Suspended Anim
via FoxyTunes
Photography is pretty much my meditation. A lovely way to spend time.
t
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Now playing: Pushkarev – Cartoon Studio: Near Bird
via FoxyTunes
I have not been taking photos much for the past month due to my editing work. The work was needed, but do love to shoot. Tonight Kate came over and we had a quick little photo session/brainstorm for some larger projects I want to photograph. It felt good to have the camera clicking, and I am looking forward to the work to come. The image above I created tonight.
And…I am staying in Berlin for another three months. Just seems like the thing to do – it feels right – so if you are looking for me, I will be here through the end of the year.
Cool.
t
