053. get recently aquired hitachi VCR to work with Panasonic Camcorder
The "Panasonic Camcorder" is the one that all of my childhood home videos were made on. This thing is a beast. I can remember countless school plays, dance recitals, and pretty much anything at night having a crazy light burn that would make trails across the picture.
Here is the down side:
It came with it's own VCR that had a slot for a battery pack enabling it's portability. The VCR connects and powers the camera through a cable labeled "Serial". In the inheritance of this magnificent media relic, there was no VCR. Thus I am on a quest for a VCR that has "Serial" output, maybe even a battery. anything that will make this camera make images.
I recently thought I stumbled into a goldmine when I found a VCR with such a port, but no battery. Old, old hitachi, complete with a handle. $2 at the Goodwill bins. I bought a chord that powers it from Radio Shack. Alas, all the belts in the VCR are crusted over and snapped immediately upon turning it on.
So...
053. get Panasonic Camcorder to work
Thursday, February 28, 2008
Tuesday, February 19, 2008
Roofs, Car Stereo, Spring Garden
011. get on roofs(1)
Brian F., and his roommates, Josh, Will + (is that it?) hosted a party on Saturday with a Spider-man bounce-house-moonwalk. Damn those things are fun - but - they also had a huge crate in their backyard, enabling easy access to his roof, eye level with Spider-man. The goal is multiple roofs, so I'm halfway there I suppose...
100. read all Nicolas Bourriaud's Books (1/2)
101. read a book every month
I just finished Nicolas Bourriaud's Post-Production: Culture as Screenplay: How Art Reprograms the World, which talks mainly about contemporary art primarily from the 90's that uses existing elements of culture, albeit architecture, images, text, colors, or even completed works themselves. His discussion of artwork is reference-laden, and as a result, it can be hard to envision what exactly he is talking about. Many of the artists that the book discusses, create work that is difficult to understand through images, or even eye witness. Unfortunately, this flaw can be daunting, but his writing is edgy, passionate, and new so I was willing to stick it out.
<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<.other news.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
I successfully added a CD player to my car! No longer will I be relegated to tapes! Music never sounded so good (barring the time when the original CD player wasn't broken). Ironically, in light of this new power, I am on a tape making kick. If you want one, let me know! I will make you a one of a kind mix as I rifle through my music collections and the radio.
Even though my goal is to listen to an album in it's entirety each week (which is hard to do in a car) I will be able to activate those piles of CDs that get so little playtime. If you have something you think I should hear, send it my way. Email? Snail Mail? FTP? DL? sure!
My roommates (Grant and Devin) and I went to the Austin Sustainable Food Center in an incredibly weird, futuristic, gold mirror-glass building called "The Twin Towers". We got a gang of free seeds, fertilizer and literature. If you are interested in starting a garden, it is a great place to get seeds, and now is a great time to plant a spring garden (i think). Today, I will plant, Spinach, Cilantro, Carrots, Broccoli, Snow Peas and Micro Greens. This is the first food I have grown from seed, so I know very little about the timing. Wish us luck...
Alright!
Brian F., and his roommates, Josh, Will + (is that it?) hosted a party on Saturday with a Spider-man bounce-house-moonwalk. Damn those things are fun - but - they also had a huge crate in their backyard, enabling easy access to his roof, eye level with Spider-man. The goal is multiple roofs, so I'm halfway there I suppose...
100. read all Nicolas Bourriaud's Books (1/2)
101. read a book every month
I just finished Nicolas Bourriaud's Post-Production: Culture as Screenplay: How Art Reprograms the World, which talks mainly about contemporary art primarily from the 90's that uses existing elements of culture, albeit architecture, images, text, colors, or even completed works themselves. His discussion of artwork is reference-laden, and as a result, it can be hard to envision what exactly he is talking about. Many of the artists that the book discusses, create work that is difficult to understand through images, or even eye witness. Unfortunately, this flaw can be daunting, but his writing is edgy, passionate, and new so I was willing to stick it out.
<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<.other news.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
I successfully added a CD player to my car! No longer will I be relegated to tapes! Music never sounded so good (barring the time when the original CD player wasn't broken). Ironically, in light of this new power, I am on a tape making kick. If you want one, let me know! I will make you a one of a kind mix as I rifle through my music collections and the radio.
Even though my goal is to listen to an album in it's entirety each week (which is hard to do in a car) I will be able to activate those piles of CDs that get so little playtime. If you have something you think I should hear, send it my way. Email? Snail Mail? FTP? DL? sure!
My roommates (Grant and Devin) and I went to the Austin Sustainable Food Center in an incredibly weird, futuristic, gold mirror-glass building called "The Twin Towers". We got a gang of free seeds, fertilizer and literature. If you are interested in starting a garden, it is a great place to get seeds, and now is a great time to plant a spring garden (i think). Today, I will plant, Spinach, Cilantro, Carrots, Broccoli, Snow Peas and Micro Greens. This is the first food I have grown from seed, so I know very little about the timing. Wish us luck...
Alright!
Friday, February 15, 2008
sketchbook found, list posted!
The 1001 day clock has been ticking for a good 2 weeks and I had yet to post the actual list. In all it's glory, it is now posted for your browsing and perusing pleasure. For those who don't know, several acquaintances, friends, and roommates are challenging ourselves and each other to complete 101 things in 1001 days. If you see something you want to collabo on, let me know. I removed "make list" from its prominent position at number 1, which was completed almost two weeks ago. With this massive list update, I am realizing I will need to keep a count instead of simply crossing off some of these endeavors.
058. Barter
I'm not sure if it counts, Kevin Addickes proposed a themed mix CD trade. The theme he gave me was "Spring Heeled Jack". The theme I gave him was, "moneyless society". I have made a mix TAPE in lieu of a CD and it has been delivered.
052. Bull's Eye!
Do red ones count? I went to Dog and Duck on Tuesday with Michael Greene, Dan Bui and their roommate Tyler met us there. We played darts, and while i got several red bull's eyes (meaning the outer ring of the center) the 3rd dart of my turn bounced off the board, and I hastily picked it up and threw the only black bull's eye of the night. It didn't count for the game, but the Bull's eye count is up to 1.
057. buy food i have never tried and cook with it
At Whole Food's on Saturday, I bought a taro root. Its texture is rough and hairy on the outside and sticky potato on the inside. I have had taro chips, but never prepared it myself. Though "Joy of Cooking" (1997 edition) suggests baking them, I sautéed it in thin slices with onion, garlic, pepper, ginger, jalapeño and scrambled eggs. It was awesome.
081. (re)make clothes (picture coming soon)
I sewed a shirt to another shirt. My leaning tower of Pisa shirt which hung on my wall for the last year was sewn to my Israeli army shirt. It is quite the mash-up as Nathan Greene observed
on it's first outing.
The Italy shirt was purchased by my friend Molly Pierce on a trip to Italy, where her mother was inappropriately dressed to go into a museum. Apparently, sleeveless shirts are not allowed, but there is a convenient souvenir stand nearby. It looks like the nike logo, with the tower for the letter "I".
The Israel shirt was given to me by my friend Adam Robinson.
027. listen to a new album in it's entirety each week
This week it is Nat Baldwin's Most Valuable Player. I had the pleasure of meeting him on Wednesday at his show at Rancho Relaxo. Everyone in his band was extremely friendly and talented. I still can't get over one horn arrangement made to sound like backwards guitar. Phwew. I think I will have to listen to this one again soon. (right now.)
As soon as I get a computer of my own (within the week! thanks, sis!) my documentation with be more rich, thorough, and frequent. alright!
058. Barter
I'm not sure if it counts, Kevin Addickes proposed a themed mix CD trade. The theme he gave me was "Spring Heeled Jack". The theme I gave him was, "moneyless society". I have made a mix TAPE in lieu of a CD and it has been delivered.
052. Bull's Eye!
Do red ones count? I went to Dog and Duck on Tuesday with Michael Greene, Dan Bui and their roommate Tyler met us there. We played darts, and while i got several red bull's eyes (meaning the outer ring of the center) the 3rd dart of my turn bounced off the board, and I hastily picked it up and threw the only black bull's eye of the night. It didn't count for the game, but the Bull's eye count is up to 1.
057. buy food i have never tried and cook with it
At Whole Food's on Saturday, I bought a taro root. Its texture is rough and hairy on the outside and sticky potato on the inside. I have had taro chips, but never prepared it myself. Though "Joy of Cooking" (1997 edition) suggests baking them, I sautéed it in thin slices with onion, garlic, pepper, ginger, jalapeño and scrambled eggs. It was awesome.
081. (re)make clothes (picture coming soon)
I sewed a shirt to another shirt. My leaning tower of Pisa shirt which hung on my wall for the last year was sewn to my Israeli army shirt. It is quite the mash-up as Nathan Greene observed
on it's first outing.
The Italy shirt was purchased by my friend Molly Pierce on a trip to Italy, where her mother was inappropriately dressed to go into a museum. Apparently, sleeveless shirts are not allowed, but there is a convenient souvenir stand nearby. It looks like the nike logo, with the tower for the letter "I".
The Israel shirt was given to me by my friend Adam Robinson.
027. listen to a new album in it's entirety each week
This week it is Nat Baldwin's Most Valuable Player. I had the pleasure of meeting him on Wednesday at his show at Rancho Relaxo. Everyone in his band was extremely friendly and talented. I still can't get over one horn arrangement made to sound like backwards guitar. Phwew. I think I will have to listen to this one again soon. (right now.)
As soon as I get a computer of my own (within the week! thanks, sis!) my documentation with be more rich, thorough, and frequent. alright!
Sunday, February 3, 2008
Dang ol' loosin'
I have lost my most favorite sketchbook.
At least the one I have been using. If you have seen it, please let me know. It has my name and phone number in it.
Frustrating, every time I think about it. Especially because of the fact that it is the only place in that contains the original list of 101 things to do in the next 1001 days.
The list was completed on Tuesday while at a book tour reading/listening of David Isay's work with StoryCorps. Little did I know, he was on my "List of things to check out" in the front of the aforementioned displaced sketch book. I found out about him through one of my recent favorite Artists, Christine Hill.
Today, I played kickball, organized by Patrick at the "West Austin Park". If you are in Austin on a Sunday, drop by any time between 3pm and sundown. I think it happens every week (even when there's a super bowl.) I also made a flyer for a show at the Hole In The Wall on Feb. 15 featuring, The Black, The Reverse X-Rays, Follow That Bird, and Martin Crane. It starts at 9, and will be worth showing up on time for (Martin is great).
At least the one I have been using. If you have seen it, please let me know. It has my name and phone number in it.
Frustrating, every time I think about it. Especially because of the fact that it is the only place in that contains the original list of 101 things to do in the next 1001 days.
The list was completed on Tuesday while at a book tour reading/listening of David Isay's work with StoryCorps. Little did I know, he was on my "List of things to check out" in the front of the aforementioned displaced sketch book. I found out about him through one of my recent favorite Artists, Christine Hill.
Today, I played kickball, organized by Patrick at the "West Austin Park". If you are in Austin on a Sunday, drop by any time between 3pm and sundown. I think it happens every week (even when there's a super bowl.) I also made a flyer for a show at the Hole In The Wall on Feb. 15 featuring, The Black, The Reverse X-Rays, Follow That Bird, and Martin Crane. It starts at 9, and will be worth showing up on time for (Martin is great).
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