Round two of my Final Cut Pro autobiography video. I really like corn.
Laugh.
Laugh.
Wednesday, October 18, 2006
YVO Kiddos
Check out this sweet article about the YVO trip to Montreal.
By the way, if you click on the image it should pop up full size, otherwise go to www.outlooknews.com to find the article.
Tuesday, October 17, 2006
Thursday, October 05, 2006
Still trying.....
So I have the front page of what should become my "Identity Remix" website.
It looks like this:
One of my links would go to a "producer" page (keep in mind this is an identity remix project, that means I get to be anyone I want to be, thus the 'award winning' title).
I'm stuck right now. I know how to design the page in photoshop, but getting it into dreamweaver is killing me.
Right now, trying to learn this new skill is EXCRUCIATING.
It looks like this:
One of my links would go to a "producer" page (keep in mind this is an identity remix project, that means I get to be anyone I want to be, thus the 'award winning' title).
I'm stuck right now. I know how to design the page in photoshop, but getting it into dreamweaver is killing me.
Right now, trying to learn this new skill is EXCRUCIATING.
Wednesday, October 04, 2006
Olympic Swim Club
Video version of the dvd I programmed in class tonight. All the pics were taken today. Outdoor pools have an eerie feel when Autumn hits.
Friday, September 29, 2006
Photoshop Blues
So I am finishing my first full week of classes and after much wrangling, I feel like I have arrived at a good situation, though I am still not certain pursuing graduate school is my best course. (There is a LARGE part of me that doesn't think I have a shot in hell to get in to an Art and Technology program, BUT, I am forcing myself to learn and keep on keepin' on).
That said, I am learning how to layout web pages in photoshop. Today I created my first banner as seen below.
I took all the pics in NYC last Thanksgiving. One of my goals this quarter is to create my own layout for this blog site, so hopefully this banner will be the predecessor to a new banner for my scootking blog.
Wish me luck!
PS Being an undergrad at 36 is no easy task.
That said, I am learning how to layout web pages in photoshop. Today I created my first banner as seen below.
I took all the pics in NYC last Thanksgiving. One of my goals this quarter is to create my own layout for this blog site, so hopefully this banner will be the predecessor to a new banner for my scootking blog.
Wish me luck!
PS Being an undergrad at 36 is no easy task.
Monday, September 18, 2006
Thursday, September 14, 2006
I will be ready.
There are things that one keeps in the back of the closet, underneath the bed or in the furthest reaches of the attic.
These are the things with which we are unable to part.
Rational or not, these things move with us from dwelling to dwelling.
They do not require an explanation.
If asked, however, I will simply say "I am ready for the return of Doctor Martens."
These are the things with which we are unable to part.
Rational or not, these things move with us from dwelling to dwelling.
They do not require an explanation.
If asked, however, I will simply say "I am ready for the return of Doctor Martens."
Wednesday, September 13, 2006
The Origin of Love (experiment)
Attempt to make this text from Soundbook visual. The process didn't go as expected. All kinds of problems with video, imovie wouldn't read my camera, I don't really know how to make this visual right now anyway, etc. So, watch only the first 10 seconds, then, just listen all the way through the end, including a clip from the song used under Fair Use.
Tuesday, September 12, 2006
Introduction to Soundbook
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A reading of the introduction to "Soundbook," a project done for the "Infiltrate" show by the Sparke Artist Collective in October, 2003. The book is best experienced when read while listening to the soundtrack for the book (a collection of the 10 songs that inspired the writing found in the book). I don't know if the book is going to work well as an audio piece because the songs and so critcal to understanding the stories, but I will try for the sake of figuring out how to get this work into a portfolio.
That said, I am also in the middle of trying to turn one of the texts from the book into a video piece. Finally, this wretched day off is turning into something.
Oh, and by the way, the book was printed on staff paper, my nod to the fact that all music starts out as written text, or at least has a written element.
War Drums
Audio from a piece I wrote for the Columbus Alive after the 2004 Republican National Convention. This piece may become a part of the portfolio I am assembling to apply for M.F.A. programs in Art and Technology and/or Creative Writing.
PRACTICE is what this is...it has been like pulling teeth to get it out of me. UGH.
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p.s. photo credits to Liv Gjestvang
Thursday, August 31, 2006
arrival
My sister comes home from survival school today. She is a 2nd Lieutenant in the Air Force and as an Intelligence Officer is required to attend a 17 day survival school in the mountains of Washington state.
She called home at midnight on Tuesday immediately after coming out of the "mock" POW camp. She was captured for 36 hours and endured treatment I can't even allow myself to imagine. She was crying when she called and said that EVERYTHING from the tips of her toes to the top of her head hurt. We talked for a only short while. She was dehydrated, suffering from sleep deprivation, probably dealing with some level of Post Traumatic Stress Syndrome and unable to fully convey what she had just experienced.
We hung up and Liv and I had a long, silent hug.
She called home at midnight on Tuesday immediately after coming out of the "mock" POW camp. She was captured for 36 hours and endured treatment I can't even allow myself to imagine. She was crying when she called and said that EVERYTHING from the tips of her toes to the top of her head hurt. We talked for a only short while. She was dehydrated, suffering from sleep deprivation, probably dealing with some level of Post Traumatic Stress Syndrome and unable to fully convey what she had just experienced.
We hung up and Liv and I had a long, silent hug.
Friday, August 25, 2006
BMI aka "The Spread"
I have been 36 for five days now (ouch). In the past month I have completed a triathalon, swum in the Outgames, done 300 crunches and contemplated getting back into yoga.
Still I have that jiggle in my middle, or the bagel, as Liv calls it.
Today I went for body fat assessment, otherwise known as check for my Body Mass Index. It was the classic skinfold test.
It only took 3 minutes for the trainer to tell me my magic number...30. My BMI is 30, that is, 30% of my body mass is fat.
I am within a healthy range for my age, there is no question about that. I am not fat by any means and that's not what I am trying to say here.
I am, however, feeling like I am starting to suffer from the (dare I say?) middle-aged spread. UGH. The 5 extra pounds I am carrying around look different on me than they would have 10 years ago. I fear I am getting the dreaded "saddle bags."
My resting heart-rate is 55 BPM. I am really healthy, but I eat too many cookies and it has become crystal clear in the last 12 months that in order to trim the fat, I have to say no to the cookies (at least more often than not).
Aging bites....
Still I have that jiggle in my middle, or the bagel, as Liv calls it.
Today I went for body fat assessment, otherwise known as check for my Body Mass Index. It was the classic skinfold test.
It only took 3 minutes for the trainer to tell me my magic number...30. My BMI is 30, that is, 30% of my body mass is fat.
I am within a healthy range for my age, there is no question about that. I am not fat by any means and that's not what I am trying to say here.
I am, however, feeling like I am starting to suffer from the (dare I say?) middle-aged spread. UGH. The 5 extra pounds I am carrying around look different on me than they would have 10 years ago. I fear I am getting the dreaded "saddle bags."
My resting heart-rate is 55 BPM. I am really healthy, but I eat too many cookies and it has become crystal clear in the last 12 months that in order to trim the fat, I have to say no to the cookies (at least more often than not).
Aging bites....
Friday, August 18, 2006
Rubbing elbows.
Yep, that's me with Martina! Speaking of elbows...and forearms and biceps, she's got some big guns. It's no wonder she's the best tennis player of all time.
It's official
Last week, it became official. In an article for Outlook News I was part of a pair of people labeled "hipsters." My jetgirl partner and I were referred to as "couple hipsters." Seems there should have been an 'of' in that sentence, but nonetheless we are now officially hip.
Can't beat that, right? Especially on the cusp of turning a frightful 36.
At this stage of the game, I'll take my cool points wherever I can.
Can't beat that, right? Especially on the cusp of turning a frightful 36.
At this stage of the game, I'll take my cool points wherever I can.
Saturday, July 29, 2006
note to self
Upon return from Montreal Outgames:
1. Join Amnesty International
2. Join N.O.W. (the National Organization for Women)
3. Research ILGA North American (International Lesbian and Gay Association...champion of GLBT rights worldwide, but specifically focused on gaining access to the United Nations for LGBT associations).
4. Remind everyone I know that AIDS is not over...it is on the tip of everyone's tongue outside North America and Western Europe.
P.S. Martina has 14 dogs, 6 turtles and a host of cats, all of which she takes with her in a giant RV when she travels to tournaments in North America.
1. Join Amnesty International
2. Join N.O.W. (the National Organization for Women)
3. Research ILGA North American (International Lesbian and Gay Association...champion of GLBT rights worldwide, but specifically focused on gaining access to the United Nations for LGBT associations).
4. Remind everyone I know that AIDS is not over...it is on the tip of everyone's tongue outside North America and Western Europe.
P.S. Martina has 14 dogs, 6 turtles and a host of cats, all of which she takes with her in a giant RV when she travels to tournaments in North America.
Monday, July 24, 2006
YVO news
Hi Folks,
I am copying a post I did for the YVO blog, but since many of the people who read my blog follow Liv's work with YVO and because this is exciting news, I wanted to publish it on my blog too. Yipee..... Canada here we come!
Hey Canada folks,
Hang on to your hats, I just got some amazing news. As Liv has probably told you, I am a board member of the Gay and Lesbian International Sport Association, the association behind the Outgames and the Conference you are attending this week (yikes...it's here already). Anyway, I did some snooping around and got you all a meeting with Martina Navratilova for Friday, July 28th.
You guys, she's a superstar. If you aren't familiar with her acheivements, I would really encourage you to do some research before you meet her. She is from the Czech Republic (but is now a U.S. citizen) and is one of the best, if not THE best, woman's tennis player of all time.
She is also a trailblazer for GLBT human rights and for combatting homophobia in sports...she was one of the first out lesbian professional athletes.
You may remember seeing her in one of the videos you watched early on. She's very committed to helping queer youth through the coming out stages, and advocating for education around the subject.
You will probably also meet Mark Tewksbury,
who is a superstar Canadian swimmer who won a gold medal in the Barcelona Olympics.
So, not to freak you out, but this is a BIG deal. I have seen Martina's schedule and she is meeting with VERY few groups while in Montreal (she's only there for a few days). Please take the time to read about her work and think in advance about any questions you might have for her about her work with GLBT youth (or anything else for that matter).
For those of you not going to Montreal, I for one will miss you, but we'll take lots of pictures and remember, this is just the BEGINNING, you'll get your turns at the next great thing (hopefully something like Sundance!).
Thanks again to you all for letting me tag along!
Julie
I am copying a post I did for the YVO blog, but since many of the people who read my blog follow Liv's work with YVO and because this is exciting news, I wanted to publish it on my blog too. Yipee..... Canada here we come!
Hey Canada folks,
Hang on to your hats, I just got some amazing news. As Liv has probably told you, I am a board member of the Gay and Lesbian International Sport Association, the association behind the Outgames and the Conference you are attending this week (yikes...it's here already). Anyway, I did some snooping around and got you all a meeting with Martina Navratilova for Friday, July 28th.
You guys, she's a superstar. If you aren't familiar with her acheivements, I would really encourage you to do some research before you meet her. She is from the Czech Republic (but is now a U.S. citizen) and is one of the best, if not THE best, woman's tennis player of all time.
She is also a trailblazer for GLBT human rights and for combatting homophobia in sports...she was one of the first out lesbian professional athletes.
You may remember seeing her in one of the videos you watched early on. She's very committed to helping queer youth through the coming out stages, and advocating for education around the subject.
You will probably also meet Mark Tewksbury,
who is a superstar Canadian swimmer who won a gold medal in the Barcelona Olympics. 
So, not to freak you out, but this is a BIG deal. I have seen Martina's schedule and she is meeting with VERY few groups while in Montreal (she's only there for a few days). Please take the time to read about her work and think in advance about any questions you might have for her about her work with GLBT youth (or anything else for that matter).
For those of you not going to Montreal, I for one will miss you, but we'll take lots of pictures and remember, this is just the BEGINNING, you'll get your turns at the next great thing (hopefully something like Sundance!).
Thanks again to you all for letting me tag along!
Julie
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