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If there's one thing I've ever learned, your collection of vintage clothing—all those rare pieces, heirlooms—should never be given up. Cycling back around whether its 'on trend' or just within your character. Been feeling like I've had a past life in the 60's and 70's more than ever. Glad I'm back, but wishing for a more collective sense of activism and compassion during this new generation of suffering.

BRING IT

BACK WEST



Through my decade of following FECALFACEDOTCOM I have been very curious about the sounds of Thee Oh Sees, after seeing many photos of their shows, looking like all the madness and creativity I expected San Francisco to be. I'm not quite sure what took so long, but finally my hands are on one of their albums. Mega-feast is nonstop and keeps me wondering, what is taking me so long to move there? John Trippe of FF confirms SF's livability here. And, now that my great pal Aimee is settled in the bay I am ever so curious. Might well be that time for me, not so long into the future!

1 BILLION : 1 BILLION

OBESE : HUNGRY





I LIKE REVOLUTIONS! DO YOU?

ACT NATURAL.

a couple both on and off screen, these characters live in a gorgeous prefab home in the woods; my dream home but not so dreamy scenerio...as seen in wholphin video magazine #4.

HIGH FALLS Trailer from Andrew Zuckerman Studio on Vimeo.

truly a teary narrative of an afterlife. one of the best short films. wholphin video magazine #7.

Glory At Sea! from Court 13 on Vimeo.

purely artful cinema. greatest actors .

THESE ARE GREAT FILMS.

altamont

so many reasons to love this:
SXSW TOUR SERIES BY PATRICK ODELL

you gotta skate to relate

Marissa Del Santo hucking her corpse down a few stairs.

Thrasher Skateboard Magazine

This doesn't look fun. Except when she busts her tail off.

This video is crazy. A lovely intro by a total douche and some actual babes. Looks no better than a satire from adult swim network. (not without some laaaame ad, too)



Bustin boobs and corpses and boards and bowls and thats all the thanks women's skateboarding gets...You won't find a better online video of women's pool skating in the last 2 years. For reals, go to the All Girl Skate Jam (pretty cute design) and always remember that "girls rock"!?

This was one of the funner nights of our lives.


Anne is coming home! With Brock!

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.

sandridge

sammige

sammwich

sandweech

sandwich

samrich

sa'wich

theyre all so good!

this soundtrack to my govy life 2006 karaoke clip was in my head all morning.
micah on the mic. and al neun on the dancefloor. my first summer on mt. hood in oregon. (i used to have so much fun, then.) *this was a nightly occurance in the '3rd world' a-frame at high cascade snowboard camp!!

cheer up, sunny days will be back again soon.

ITS FUN

(i knew i wouldnt be able to watch this without posting it on my new sklog)

louie barletta, friends.
best is when he tucks one over the pile of scrap wood!!

amazing hair

www.my world is especially flat.mcad

i have been thinking so much about how to define my relationship with skateboarding and snowboard to my art world (i.e. mcad) without seeming superficial, and now that i have existed here for a year, it just doesnt matter that i adjust myself! i am not superficial, and my relationships are nothing but genuine, okay.
also, i am the best friend to networking opportunities that you will ever meet, and thankfully i havent been taken advantage of by some business-type conflict. much more thankfully, i am in touch with loads of very amazing people.
these snowboarders, for instance; THINK THANK.
i love their unique approach to everything in snowboarding. down to the motion graphics, their soundtracks (customized drums set riffs to narrate last years' Patchwork Patterns vid), and mostly the raw craft of their filmaking and riding. all the dudes involved are sincerely nice/badass. niceass? THANKS!


Scott Stevens in THANKS BRAIN! 2007
(watch all the other parts, too. Producer/Direcotr Jesse Burtner and Gus Engle for sure)

STOP!

stop animation wonders



stephen malkmus and a bunch of jicks, baby.

original feelings

i encourage every artist i know to visit the site of one of my most admired artists, Harrell Fletcher.
okay, this is truly a coincidence (and also very significant) that he is from portland.
i was introduced to him last year as he was a guest in my experimental video course at the U of M.
he has participated in whitney biennials for his work with LEARNING TO LOVE YOU MORE where he engages an expansive community to participate with assignments. An endearing collection of folk art! real grassroots. his process feels very genuine and the community he creates through LTLYM is almost visceral -- it is now a book, indeed!

entirely charming and mysterious. makes me cry, still.
I LOVE HIS VIDEOS. please view them for yourselves