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HIPSTERESE

not calling myself a hipster, here. but this article has perplexed me for a while. how is the world responding? hot off the html, read how to LOVE YOURSELF, HIPSTER.

*caution. both articles are best read along with reader commentary.

DON'T

believe a single word she says! Eesh.

funnies

my favorite.

forbidden zone

always remembering my favorites.


Harrell Fletcher & Learning To Love You More

to: everyone

I believe that we have a tremendous amount of idealism and hope coming to our streets today, to speak out for change. Change is what we really need. It is HORRIBLE that our police forces and tax dollars are going to suppress that idealism and that energy rather than celebrate it. What is happening in the streets really is a democratic exercise. We should be embracing that. As an attorney, I embrace people exercising their rights. I wish that was what the entire city was doing.
Everyones gettin outraged about the anarchists. We are not threatened. Our public security is not threatened by a blockade in the street. Our society can survive if a the RNC runs an hour or two behind schedule if a delegate bus is delayed. We can deal with this without violating human rights. Recognizing the right to protest doesnt mean sending emails. It means gettin out in the streets. Speaking loud, and maybe doin things that not everyone approves of but is not violent and does not threaten our society.

-pres. Minnesota National Lawyer's Guild

BUMMER

http://www.wcco.com/video/?id=46899@wcco.dayport.com

droppin so soon. from one of my favs.

I am an RA now

Photo by Erin Nicole Johnson
See more Here.

days until classes begin

BLOGS = NARCISSISM?

like a fairytale

i forgive you, mark and joe, for firing me from my internship last summer. i wish we were all still together...

©MYSTERESE

Temple Grandin

my parents are moving to our farm, finally. im not sure if my dad is so interested in raising cattle again, and now i completely understand. today i have been reading the essay Power Steer by Michael Pollan which is a journalistic commentary on the U.S. cattle industry, as he follows his steer, No. 534, to the slaughterhouse. my dad was remarkably compassionate for his head of cattle, and i closely followed. ive always wished for more. i think reading about temple grandin would be fascinating. i'm really proud that my uncle Skip, a farm veterinarian, has chosen to volunteer as a scientific advisor for American Humane.

©MY DAD! 1973

©MYSTERESE

I WILL BE BACK.

One of the most energy efficient structures ever built in the U.S. is a German PassivHaus in my hometown, Bemidji, Minn!

Watch these videos about its construction.

how to make fresh vegan potato salad at your campfire.
Molalla, Oregon.

"stay away from me! stay away!" -ms. torrence/mysterese.

so busy this month.

not so shabby

in oregon until thursday. thankful for a bike and best friends! molalla, portland, and mt. hood. going to ride the skate today with glen glans. probably eat some amazing meals. i am still full from our afternon eating at pambiche yesterday

all i want to do today is eat more ice cream...

motley, minn. this is a pretty great antique store. the ice cream parlor is in the silo. the porch features vintage kiddie rides. flea market on the weekends.

doppelganger days

i am seeing double, which must mean i am seeing trouble.

farms vs. farming.
design vs. writing.
beach vs. work.
time vs. sleep.
strong vs. weak.

skate vs. bike.
hate vs. like.

mustaches vs. beards.
portland vs. minneapolis.

us vs. canada.
city vs. woods.
glass candy vs. chromatics.
these guys "make music and films from a shack in the woods"


day vs. night.
alone vs. together.

guilt vs. pleasure.

i love you, summertime.

URGENTLY : Noma Lake Campground Activists needed

PLEASE WRITE TO THE CHIPPEWA NATIONAL FOREST, the feds are trying to cut 4 amazing, rural campgrounds in the northwoods! refer to my posting a few spots below for my recent family trip there.
WRITE TO: shoie@fs.fed.us by today, or at least by monday. i promise to take you there if they save it!! thanks.

I am writing in regard to the threat of the county's decision to close down 4 excellent Chippewa National Forest campgrounds, including the Noma Lake Campground, which is very sentimental to my family.
The Elhard family has been enthusiastic visitors and dedicated campers there for 40 years. We have enjoyed the campground for its location, grounds development, and pleasant memories. Being close to our Northome, and deep within the most stunning and serene woods of Northern Minnesota are qualities that can never replaced. I am a college student, who has had the great fortune of living on stoic Mt. Hood in Oregon during the summers. I have always appreciated our annual family camping trips to Noma Lake, but it wasnt until our recent trip, only 3 weeks ago, that I realized the majesty of the Wirt area was special beyond compare! I had visions of continuing our camping ritual for years to come, declaring that I would bring my own future family to this beautiful place, even if it might involve traveling from a distance as far as Oregon. I remember in my youth, the epitome of a small community was replicated in the campground. The grounds keeper and the DNR would be regular friendly visitors, and I admired their hard work at making us feel comfortable. The recent installation of the fishing pier and set of stairs was an exciting formality that was properly introduced to this campsite that welcomes all generations of outdoor enthusiasts. My family and I would spend long hours fishing, reading, drawing and playing on the new fishing platform. The versatility of this camping facility has always amazed me. My favorite memories now include an adventure taken place three weeks ago. The campgrounds held more happy families (community members) than I had ever seen there. The Elhard family congregated in record numbers (now including the tiny members of our 4th generation) and we gathered in our usual feasting, laughing and fishing in an atmosphere that enhanced our collective family history. On our first morning, my sister and I awoke and immediately ventured out into Noma Lake in our canoe. We slowly paddled around the entire perimeter, circling a family of Loons at the center of the lake, next to the boat in which my uncle and cousins were fishing. Our excursion introduced us to the startling realization that the lake held dozens of old cans, many of which were over 20 years old. We amused ourselves with the duty of Noma Lake conservationists, as we collected every speck of trash we encountered in the lake's pristine edge. We shared our collection, memories, and stories with a sense of pride about returning the favor to a place we hold so dear to us. We will continue to honor Noma Lake Campground and all those who share its endearment. It is our responsibility to provide our future families with not only shared memories, but experience of the greatest campground in the North Woods. Please do not close Noma Lake Campground, and keep its brother and sister campgrounds in mind, too.
Thank You,


*******or at least copy and paste this message and sign it with your name so they know you are backing me!!******

cheap grand liberty

this fourth of july was a happy beginning to my summer!

we'll be back here soon.
totally best rooftop view of the fireworks in all of minneapolis.

thanks eric carroll for getting us up there!

This last weekend was the first Elhard Famly camping outing in the last 14 years. We went to Wirt, MN and we tried. We were rained out on the first full day. Thankfully, when Mattea and I awoke, we immediately took the opportunity to commence in our favorite activity of canoeing. It started out as a fun game, but we soon became Canoeing Conservationists on Noma Lake. We collected all these vintage cans. Most of them over 20 years old! My favorite is the Hamms can.
It was so sad to leave my family of commedians, conservationsists, and campers for the high and dry roads.
Back to Bemidji...

When we arrived, no joke, Antique Roadshow was airing a segment about vintage can collecting. This first image features the early pop-tops (my Hamm's can has the same top). On my way back to Minneapolis I stopped at this tourist attraction that I had never been to in all my years living in Bemidji. Spectacular collectibles in every corner! I picked up a few new/old touristy tees and browsed the Northern Minnesotan Zine selection on my way out...

OR

i never ever want to grow up, it seems.

ready to go hide out at the oregon coast, at the goonies rock or somewhere like it. (oceanside at al's beach house)
for now, i will settle for a golden valley beach on the fourth of july! hoping to stay sane throughout the weekend.

MORE DOING LESS THINKING. should = my summer routine.

for my friends

emily darnell published in a dutch megazine! along with kindra murphy!

althea archer created an innovative interactive map of madison's locally grown food.

maddy workin at holden.

anne working at high cascade snowboard camp, at our favorite home of mt. hood, oregon.

oh AND nicole neally gettin married up in Duluth! --i'll post some photos of the country shindig.

thor drake up on vbs.tv

im hoping he fixes me up a nice motorbike when i move back to portland


P.S. I DID NOT QUIT SKATING!!! PLEASE SKATE WITH ME MPLS.

also, i will be going to portland in the END OF JULY, so then please skate with me there you fools!

forget me nots in full bloom and then some

this weekend was more beautiful than anything i could ever have thought possible with family. celebrating life and being comfortable with loss. truly lovely, to extremes i cannot express...

thank you eldreds, elhards, smilanichs, batinichs, benders, reitans, olsons, sjostroms, andersons, vandenbrinks, boquists. proud bloodlines! forever!

w.w.a.m.d.?

what would auntie marie do?
r.i.p. auntie marie. i cant begin to explain how amazing she is. stay tuned and i will make it proper poetry to remember her by. (100 years of life!)

she can't be beat!!

she was a masterful calligrapher, among many other things.

(she didnt hand craft this, but she could have.)

starting today, i am learning this, slowly. are you?