I’ve been up to this and that recently. Last weekend, I got flown to Detroit to film Bright Eyes in concert. My good friend Joey Lynch is on tour with them doing visuals, and so I got to spend some time with him, too. One of Joey’s screenprints, called Social Studies Animation with Joey Lynch … Continue reading »
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Kearney, Nebraska, Day One
I left Lincoln at approximately 6:30 this morning, slept though some Bonnie Prince Billy and This American Life episodes, and arrived at a video production workshop for school technology administrators at 9 AM. This, naturally, follows being up far too late with the likes of M. Gibson, B. McQuillan, and M. Svalina. Lovely time, yes.Not … Continue reading »
Ostalgie
Ostalgie, a neologism that comes from nostalgie and Ost, meaning east, is ascribed to nostalgic feelings for the former East Germany in an “it wasn’t really that bad, was it?” sense. And, truth be told, in some cases — particularly for women — the communist East was better, with childcare for free and summer camp … Continue reading »