Articles by Pete Ippel

Here he is with the quote of the day

In certain kinds of writing, particularly in art criticism and literary criticism, it is normal to come across long passages which are almost completely lacking in meaning.
- George Orwell

…and what have we done about it?

A question that has been troubling me for months…

Well, here he is…in full regalia…

I’ve uploaded, with the help of Booxter Software, my library in alphabetical order. Another way of networking across genres.

NEWS:

Hypermodern Art, Phenomenological Animals, and Free Sushi as it lasts…

Hope you can all make it to a new space, Icthus Gallery, and a PARTY…

New prints, and videos, as well as some old favorites…

Pete Ippel at Icthus Gallery

1769 15th Street SF, CA 94103 Between Valencia and Guerrero

Thursday May 11th, 7-9pm

The show will be up for a month, though after the opening, Icthus Gallery will be open by appointment only, so give an email or a call at 415.425.8863 if you want a private showing.

Good communication is just as stimulating as black coffee, and just as hard to sleep after.

Anne Morrow Lindbergh

Greetings Matthew,

In the past week or so, initiated by hardware catastrophe, and freed by memory and loss, I have been driven through the night to organize, ponder and posit what technology affords (in the psychological sense). Excitement, thinking about various approaches to the hypermodern.net project, is stoked by your email.

I am back on the Thomas Edison/Leonardo DiVinci sleep schedule (more on this in the following posts) and I am in a position of “Hyper-Focus” (see the work of Thom Hartmann)I had marked your message to respond, and I apologize for being so vague at this juncture, I am in the process of writing the considered result that has been requested. I will post it as soon as it’s finished, and also forward it to you personally.

I have not yet had the opportunity to peruse the document you are producing, and I look forward to that endeavor tonight when I finish my commitments for the day.

Thank you again for taking the time to make these comments, and you have my word that I will do the same.

Best wishes,
Pete Ippel

World Intellectual Property Day

A Message from President George W. Bush

Today, April 26, is World Intellectual Property Day. The power of ideas as the seedbed for innovation and creativity is the theme of this year’s observance. President Bush issued the following message to mark the sixth annual World IP Day.

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THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
April 25,2006
I send greetings to all those observing World Intellectual Property Day.

In today’s increasingly competitive world,improved enforcement of intellectual property rights is critical to establishing free and fair trade among nations and to protecting consumers and hardworking innovators. World Intellectual Property Day helps raise awareness about intellectual property and the many contributions scientists,engineers,and artists have made to our society through their work.

My Administration recognizes the vital importance of protecting intellectual property.Through the Strategy Targeting Organized Piracy,or STOP!,we are making the most aggressive effort in American history to prevent violations of intellectual property rights.This past March,I was also pleased to sign the Stop Counterfeiting in Manufactured Goods Act.This important piece of
legislation will help protect Americans from those who sell illegal products and steal intellectual property.In addition,we are working with our international trading partners to promote strong intellectual property laws around the globe and to encourage countries to be responsible stakeholders in the international economic system.

I appreciate the World Intellectual Property Organization,the U.S.Patent and Trademark Office,and all those who support and protect ideas and innovations.Your efforts advance justice and help create a future of greater freedom and prosperity around the world.

Laura and I send our best wishes.

I’m looking to integrate all of my information on a database across my web presence and local networks…it’s all about planning…

I’m really happy that he conceived of this project, then executed it with no intent to hurt Wal-Mart. It was all about the experience, relationships, and experimentation. Great work.

 
I found this old installation shot from December 2004 or so. Sweet.

Here are a few pics from around the city and Taq’s show shot on the ol’ 3660…



usually I would post this straight from the phone to the Hypermodern Mobile Blog although I can’t get the multimedia message to work here so I’m doing it by hand.

So far the trip has been amazing, and I have about 8 days to go…I just shot a video today and will be posting it as soon as it’s edited.

Rome story #1

I have been trying learn a bit of the Italian language and earlier this week I had over-heard some folks say “let’s go” or [Andiamo] and then later today I was hungry for lunch and Taq and I had just gotten back from that big stone mouth from the ROMAN HOLIDAY movie [bocca di verit�] and I get all excited to impress her with my new knowledge and blurt out [alimentari] which basically means “Delicatessen!” She got a good giggle from that, ’cause I had meant to say “let’s go” to lunch, and out comes out just “DELICATESSEN!”…

Later note: Upon looking up delicatessen it actually is [specialit� gastronomiche].

I have a lot to do before I go, I’m excited!

I ate a book in two days…that’s really fast for me…motivated to get this art business going…I learned a lot (and finally know the differnce between an asset and liability).

Moving forward from here, I am going to make my money work for me rather than work for my money…

The newest hit single from DJZN is blazing from the Bay.
Shot on a Nokia 3660.

So if I sell more “Anti-Valentine’s Day” T-shirts I get a video ipod…
Let’s see how it goes…you can get one from the Hypermodern Store at Cafe Press.

Sunday was another beautiful(AND MUDDY) ride.

Mud Ride! It was so fun, I was absolutely covered with little speckles, and my feet were like elephant skin…

Excerpt from Tyler J. Kinney

hey, i found your video page somehow,
liked your stuff,
here is my page www.nohandstv.com.

I’m so stoked that there are other video/net artists out there who check things out…

Well, this past Sunday was pretty amazing…we had TORNADO warnings for SF. I had my usual game down at the Y, and on the way back up the sky opened for a torrential downpour (actually it was sideways) and my whole body was completely soaked…I ran through puddles, and there was a waterfall on the steps of the apts. on the way to my house, full on 8′ wide of water coming down the rise of each stair. Plus the intersection of Jackson and Baker was filled with 6″ of water.

So I left for church at 11, and when I got there the sidewalk was flooded so we had to go in the sanctuary from the front, and it was pagent day so it was completely filled. About halfway through the ceremony, the power goes out. Thank goodness the building was built before electricity, the fire kept going, the candles and sunlight lit the room (granted it was over cast and very cozy). The pagent went on with everyone singing to the piano rather than the organ.

Outside you could hear sirens, and I know that there were a lot of people upset at home. The service went on, and was lovely, and we even still had coffee hour with no power, it really showed me a lot and I very much appreciated that everything went directly as planned. I’ve signed up for the 10pm greeter on Christmas Eve.

In other news, the kids did the gingerbread houses last night, and today I had to pitch them because of the ants, I was actually suprised that they made it through the night, when I awoke this AM, no ants to be found, however at 7pm when I got home from coaching they were covered!

Yuk.

Anyway, I’m feeling pretty Christmasy and I need to finish a card tonight to sent to everone on my list.

Eldridge Grade, 3000 vertical feet, great downhills, near catastrophic brake issues, and spectacular views I can’t even begin to describe…Witnessed an attempted airlift, and CPR treatment (though I think the man died on the trail from heart failure).

I am so happy about mountain biking!

Goodness, the Headlands was amazing today, 3:11 of riding, and the steepest climb I’ve ever done up the Montok trail up to the FCC tower…I got a little twisted around on the Alta Trail, and ended up back on Bobcat, and took the tunnel back to SF and rode to the De Young. Great view from up there, and I’m very much inspired by the California artist room.

Then dinner at Fiid and Suz and Bendy’s house, and I got to feed the li’l guy. He loves the O’s and carrots.

Anywho, here’s some pictures from the day.

Intelligent Design
Original Poems

Evolution knows exactly

what it is doing,

and why.

That’s how come

we’ve got giraffes

and the clap.

November 16, 2005
-Kurt Vonnegut

Today I got to spend some time with Betty and Bob, and we checked out Ander’s new project…a condo building (just getting started with a 270 million dollar investment) What a grand project, and what a lovely afternoon.

My goodness it was so fun, the ladies got the joke very quickly, and the funniest thing of the night was when I was down in the Castro, and a BF/BF couple asked me “What are you supposed to be, a tooth?”

I responded with “I’m a feminine hygene product.”

and they followed that with, “I had no idea…”

The rest of the night was so much fun people just laughing, and then the walk home from Castro and Market up Divisadero to Jackson…the scavanger hunt was great too, though my team was last and got a whopping 24 out of a possible 100pts. The first place team had 68.

What a great night, there’s a reason it’s my favorite holiday…Oh! while I was down there I ran into a group of ballet kids, and Jan who I play basketball with on Sundays…small world!

My goodness, this is great, I spent about 9 bucks for my costume, and it rivals those of an era gone by…Booger-Man, John-The-First, Cat-Fish-Ghost, Mt. St. Helens etc…I’ll post pictures of the production now…and later tomorrow night, I’ll post some action shots from candy time in the CASTRO!!!!
Fun fun.

Friendster, MySpace, Facebook, we give out information freely…bloger, gmail, froogle…what we buy, what we write, what we read “privately”…

Interesting. Has community outweighed the fear of being watched…

How does identity “theft” happen when we give it away to feel intertwined with our peers online?

I met some really cool people tonight, a former track and field athlete from ‘94 who actually did professional triathalons…and a film-maker from Guadalajara, we ended up going for a walk to SFAI to see the Diego Rivera mural. The gallery was closed, and we went up to the roof over the theater to view the moon. While we were up there I bumped into EMMA the security guard, and asked very politely if she would open the gallery for us, and she did! So Nick and I had a private showing…

I hope we can collaborate on a project.

I got the assistant coaching job for women’s varsity basketball at University High School!

So today I went to University High School for an interview for their woman’s varsity team, I think it went really well, and should be hearing in a few days…

In other news, I got my glasses!!!

Last night I got to head over to KQED and see inside thier studios, met some CU alums and really enjoyed the show…I also got to submit Rise to the show for next year…

Today I went to Golden Gate Park (GGP) in the afternoon to play the Djembe for a while, the problem was the 43 bus, it took over 40 minutes southbound because of the airshow, and was *PACKED* to the gills, once I got to Haight, I got off and *walked* from Masonic to the end of Haight, and was as fast as the bus was.

The group at GGP was especially good today, got really syncopated rhythms. There were all types of percussion instruments, a didgeridoo, sax, and trumpet…super fun.

Then I left at 7:30 walked to Cole street, and just as I got there missed a #43 by about 1/2 block…Bummed out because I waited until 8:54 for the next one…over a !@#$%@^ing hour! (I felt really ripped off that the fare is an extra quarter now, and the service SUCKS, what’s worse, is I was late to Spanish on the #24 this week, as my class was at 5:30 and I left my house at 5:30 and the bus didn’t come till 6:25, so that meant I got to class at 6:55 and was late) I don’t know how they expect to gain ridership by raising the prices, and not having busses on time. I think it’s about time to write a scathing letter to MUNI.

Grrrrr.

I saw this science fiction movie on Sat. night, and the crowd was what made it so special…it started with news reels and a Bugs Bunny (Rabbit of Seville one of my favorites) cartoon. The message geared for post WWII America is poignant now as we make our moves in the Middle East, and respond to the attacks throughout the world.

The message of be peaceful or be destroyed really hits home on a metaphorical level.

It’s very well done and makes a great point in 2005 just as it did in 1951.

I got a Djembe drum that I have wanted for a really, REALLy long time…I played today at the Golden Gate Park…It’s great, hand carved, chocolate wood, and a great dappled goat-skin head…

As I was exiting it was getting really dark, and you know right at the end of Haight street, there are a bunch of people with dogs, well, right as I walked by, one of the UN NEUTERED *pit bulls* attacked this fluffy white dog. The pit lunged at it from across the street, and I was so scared…the two owners were punching the pitbull to try and get it to release, and tugging at it’s back legs with all their weight, the whole time the white dog’s neck was in it’s mouth.

I was so scared that it was going to get me, I ran away across the street. it was literally 3 feet from me at one point, and when I turned around about a minute later, the white dog was still in the pit’s jaws.

I really want the ban on pitbulls in the city…I’m scared to walk around (and I already was aftraid of those dogs) and now I’ve seen them be vicious for NO reason at all.

Totally rocked. I am so happy that The City allowed the evernt to occur. I think it’s exactly what we need to get more tourists and events here. Not everyone made it to the competition, and yet it still was on the front page of EVERY newspaper as well as the USA Today show…

It was totally fun and Zany. I got a few pics from the event on my camera phone. You can also check out my mobile blog.

I bumped into Chris Bratton around 12:45 on Monday before heading over to Leonardo, and it was really great to see him, I think he’s making moves in the right direction. A very affable guy. It’s be so sunny this week too, so the rooftop at 800 Chestnut was amazing.

In other news, I have been researching the Busan biennial, looking into teaching in Rome for Cornell in Rome this spring, and trying to keep up with my Spanish garden (using the language every day)

that I revamped Hypermodern.net, it’s going to be peaceful, and clean.

“View the world with wonder, free from pretense, and joy will permeate your being.” -PI

It’s encoded in Quicktime 7 so be aware you may have to get the latest version from Apple

Just now, I went to investigate, and it was a mother racoon with 3 babies, and it was so amazing, they climbed the huge tree in my back yard…

In other news, the bonfire was really nice, and I ate s’mores like crazy…and did a mini tri today, run 1.5, bike 2, swim 3/4 mi.

I really like having Diego around, because I have been practicing my Spanish like mad.

Also 4 years after the WTC attacks…I’m treating myself to a Cubs vs. Giants game after I pick one of my residents from SFO.

I’ve gotten back some responses, some personal criticism…I blanked out their names with xxx…

“Pete, you were very bold to say those things…but your ideas are tainted. ” -xxx

“I’m surprised how far out of context one can drag Kierkegaard, that poor little whelp. Preaching the (Christian?) gospel of brotherly love implies that it?s ok to compromise ideals and sag under pressure? Or that there is no such thing as a lived ideology? Or that the very existence of art is a myth?

I appreciate your bizarre-to-the-point-of-surreal rant Pete, but I personally disagree with nearly every line. If you want to be famous, please be famous, but there are rewards beyond money and fame. Anyway, as the nature of art is rather subjective, I thought I?d throw my voice out as the yin to the yang.

(one of many artists slightly less hip than Pete) (one purist)

PS. No offense to the sellouts on this list (you rat bastards)

PPS. Pete, if you do get famous, will you please hire me to roll out the red carpet? Oh man I need the cash.” -xxx

“Pete, I echo xxx in saying that you are not reading our emails carefully enough. I never implied that SFAI is inherently superior to the Academy of Art or that we are better than their students. I LOVE my students at the Academy - they are intelligent, motivated, creative, funny and they GET TO CLASS ON TIME even at 8*&%$&30 in the morning!

My feeling has always been and is stronger now that SFAI and AAU serve different populations with different goals and needs, as evidenced by their clear mission statements. I admire AAU’s clear and successful goal of turning out students who have strong, professional, commercial portfolios and who understand how to enter the job market. I also completely and fully appreciate that SFAI deliberately does NOT focus on money and jobs but provides a kind of sacred space for considering art as a special historical, philisophical and intellectual entity.

This idea may have only been applied to the field of art for the last century or two but thinking, FOR THINKING’S SAKE, is much older indeed. It may seem a bit foolish, but this is not a mere indulgence; it is essential to the well being of a society to have places that examine society itself from a critical, intellectual viewpoint, free (somewhat) from the constraints of the market.” -xxx

“Doesn’t the the very concept of hypocrisy (”falseness”) imply some “truth”, some “authenticity”, that the “hypocrite” doesn’t live up to? i thought we were supposed to have debunked such models of “ideals” already.” -xxx

“I want whatever job pete has that he has time to write these six page emails. i don’t even have time to read them. ” -xxx

I thought the previous quote was rediculous because both of my emails were created after 6:30 pm (work finishes at five PM), remember?

“Pete,
Are the people at the Art Academy REALLY as fun and hip as we are? Do you mean- the Acadamy of Real Estate, I mean of Art University?” -xxx

“Dearest Darling Pete,
I don’t think you are reading my posts very carefully… there is a lot less judgment there than you seem to infer.
Love right back,”
-xxx

From an activity this past Wed. in my Spanish class at CCSF…

Pienso que “El Gran Senior” es un hombre que hacera los suenos en realidad. Si el quiere tomar una vacacion, el puede tomarla. El siempre tiene tiempo para ver la familia y los amigos. El produje Artes Y cambia la vida del toda la gente que encontrarlo. El tiene salud y comparte en los suenos del otros. El ensena la rason a los ninos de la acciones de su vida.

Easy reading, tough concepts. Love is really, REALLY complex.

In other news I spotted an article about Tony Labat in this month’s 7X7 mag, along with a picture of Mike Lai and Christine Angalmo from the Gen Art IGNITE show…

Kudos…

An answer to the 2004 San Francisco Art Institute MFA crew, regarding comparisons of CCA, and change…

“…the one who is busily occupied tracking down hypocrites, whether he succeeds or not, had better see to it that this is not also a hypocrisy, in as much as such discoveries are hardly the fruits of love.” -SK

First the rants are about the lack of art-related jobs (c’mon selling art supplies, and photos of orchids) and then have the gall to take issue with other schools by criticizing them for being commercial??!?! Perhaps it would be wise to get off the “I’m a tortured romantic artist, and can’t make money for fear my artist peers dare think I’m ‘commercial’ “kick.

I’m going out on a limb to say it… I want to be “HIP” and I want to get compensated for the work I produce. I want to have friends who are designers, competent in computers, can make 30 second commercials, music videos, oil painters and metal sculptors, and 3d animators…I have friends at CCA and at the Art Academy who are just as much fun to hang out with as you guys (and damned good at bar-b-cue)! Diversity is the spice of life…Plus they give a different perspective to shared experiences.

The fact of the matter is that art for it’s own sake, and art history (thank you invention of photography) is relatively new…We didn’t really have either before the 1800’s…

What does that mean you ask? Broadly speaking, MOST ART IS COMMERCIAL. MOST ART IS FUNCTIONAL. (yes even yours) Do we not judge our peers success by how many shows they have, if they were reviewed in magazines, or got fellowships from the government or dare I say it the NEA (sniff sniff)…Without patrons the Renaissance would not have happened, perspective, architecture, and anatomy as we know wouldn’t exist. The Sistine chapel wouldn’t exist…WE need grants, we need friends, and patrons, a supporting community.

I digress…

“But without willing it and without coveting it, the person whose love truly bears its own fruit will expose every hypocrite who comes near him, or at least shame such hypocrites; ” -SK

Haven’t we learned from attending SFAI that the definitions of “ART” is malleable? I got naked at school, Mark Morris wiped his ass and called it a Rorschach test…so aren’t clothes and furniture (Sarah Barsness’ pieces) art? What matters then if the materials don’t play a role if it’s art or not? CONTEXT? Is being physically IN the walls of the Diego Rivera gallery, or the “hallowed” halls of Fort Mason permission to call it “art” while if the same ideas are shown at say, 16th and Wisconsin (cca’s grad gallery) they are criticized? I’m not saying it’s good or not, I’m saying it EXISTS.

“The most mediocre defense against hypocrisy is sagacity; indeed it is hardly a defense, but rather a dangerous neighbor” -SK

When we get over the pretentious bullshit, about who went to school where and what media they use to express their creativity (whether they identify as a “designer” or “artist”), and realize that we all bleed the same color, one will realize that we have a lot in common…

Creativity and the desire to produce affect our direct environment is what is important. It comes down to respect. We can appreciate the efforts, (or sometimes lack thereof) in all fields (including arts administration). That doesn’t mean one must like it subjectively, just that it is there and deserves to be acknowledged.

“The best defense against hypocrisy is love; indeed, it is not only a defense but a chasmic abyss; in all eternity it has nothing to do with hypocrisy.” -SK

Addressing the other two issues the magazine and “Design and Technology”: Leonardo has an amazingly complex history and is an organization that supports artists and introduces them to a keenly scientific network of academics. They are intimately tied with MIT, CAA (whose conference many of you attended) and also give monetary awards, and publish artist statements in each issue. I encourage you all to check out their website , especially the “about us” section.

D&T (not to be confused with WMD) has existed for a long time under another name and is (from my understanding last year as a member of Artech and hanging out with the kids in it) is the smallest department in the school (even less than printmaking). There is instruction now in video editing (which we’ve had for a long time) max/msp (digital music etc. which Charles Boone and Matmos in the past have taken a large role)…According to the SFAI website the mission is to “challenge students to use the tools of design (we’ve all used Photoshop right??!?) to explore how design functions and why our designed world reflects the larger social transformations taking place today…” My question is this, is the hang-up just the name?

“This also is fruit by which love is known-it secures the loving one against falling into the snare of the hypocrite.” -SK

Quit complaining…

We were at SFAI at the *WORST* possible time…As an art school we were 9 MILLION dollars in debt, the board of Trustees, especially Lydia Titcomb and Charles Collins and MANY other bailed us out…Larry Thomas was supposed to retire, and took the helm as requested..Together they bailed us out through many sacrifices by teachers and the then current students (remember how crappy 3rd street was?!?!). By leveraging our one asset…800 Chestnut, and selling 701 (and they weren’t allowed to know who they sold it to till AFTER so don’t blame SFAI for the Art Academy’s purchase) and the generosity of many, we were able to keep the doors open…The former president allegedly KILLED herself because she was blamed for the situation…No one person was to blame for that , it was institution-wide ***FAILURE***…I’m so thankful that SFAI is growing and changing out of that dysfunctional state.

Where do you guys get off saying that change isn’t good. You act as though you’re high and mighty as alumni, when the fact of the matter is you haven’t supported the school…Give back some money or volunteer your time, and I guarantee that you will see more results. Not to mention the fact that you will feel better as a person supporting your Alma Matter.

You guys keep looking for the “Administration” to do something for you, bitching about websites, and alumni affairs…OF COURSE THEY HAVE BIGGER FISH TO FRY!!! Current students, the maintenance of the school, and the attainment of the best new faculty around, while paying off the bond incurred during our financial woes, seems like there’s more benefit there than catering to Alumni’s every whim…

There is no denying that alumni relations are very important, and instead of looking for what the school HASN’T done for you, try and put some of that energy into making the school a better place…if you don’t see something being done that you want, take it into your own hands, and then give it to the school already prepared…I’m pretty sure they’d be happy with all the help they can get…

Margarita has already done this..Clearly certain folks feel strongly that their voices need to be heard. Figure out how to do it constructively rather than moaning about change, because any changes are making it better than it was when we were in debt, with NO LEADERSHIP, and NO FUNDS. (insert your favorite slam about SFAI here)

Bryan, I’m pretty sure they didn’t fire someone because you wrote your letter and I commend you for caring enough to say something good about the experience you had with your teacher, I think you have a VERY valid point “If enough of us write, then at the very worst, our former teachers will know they did something that worked. At best, it may help make it so that future students get to study with they same excellent teachers we had the opportunity to learn from.” Let’s keep this in mind too though, that hiring new *tenure* track professors will prevent stagnant instruction, fickle adjunct faculty, and cronyism that results in husband and wife teachers who don’t have the qualifications to instruct in anything (which I know some of us experienced).

We should be thanking our lucky stars that SFAI remained open, to allow others the experience of attending one of the premiere art schools that BASES itself on progressive thought and multiple-viewpoints..

It only reflects negatively on you if you want to keep everything the same…Grow up, and let the new administration do their jobs. Judge after, not during the process. While things are changing offer support, dissent or whatever you feel, don’t just write them off. The Admins do have the best interest of the school in mind, even if that’s different than what you or I think the best interests of the school are…

Remember Terina…she spoke for all of us, and did so eloquently…”of the growing phase of SFAI” “Our complaints have leverage, and we believed in it (the vision of the school) and sometimes it looked like it was slipping away from us…being here in this strange and crazy place has changed our lives forever”. Yes we had it tough, and yes we *still* have it tough…and I know that we are lucky to have been together. I appreciate getting your emails, and this is a challenge to everyone on this list to advocate for change through positive volunteer time, money, and artwork.

Remember like Terina says…

“True art comes from somewhere just above your left shoulder…the midpoint between your heart and your brain.”

We have the power, and need to use it positively.

Does anyone want to set a deadline, gather 5 (72 dpi) images and 1 paragraph (.doc) bios of the alums on this list and prepare a CD to *GIVE* to the school so we can get this done all at once? I’m game…

Best wishes,
Pete Ippel

I’m in a very good place right now, reading, working out, and working on how to produce more artwork, at the same time market it, sell it, and save money…

I am an entrepreneur.

I need to concentrate on a few things at a time, feeling a bit distracted by looking at everything at once…

So last night I competed in the Esquire and Macy’s “Best Dressed REAL Man Contest”…Got a shoe shine, and a flower in my lapel, and I was stoked to make the final 10, but in the interviews for the single finalist, I went first, and the microphone didn’t function…I wish I had gone 5th…I stated “Hello, my name is Pete Ippel, and I’m an artist and an athlete and I describe my style as joyful and full of wonder.”

The gentleman who won was very smartly outfitted with a nice wide striped tie, white pants and shoes, and a “preppy” (for lack of a better word) jacket with a patch.

It was really fun though, very glam indeed..Grey Goose cocktails, and a DJ on the 3rd floor of the Macy’s Men’s store…

I’ll post pictures when they become available

I”m feeling really angst-ridden right now, I feel like I”m moving in the right directions and I have a wonderful situation with the ballet where I can work on my own projects and move through the day from task to task…

Whether that’s developing my body, or artistic body of work…I feel like I need to work harder, and I get distracted so easily…I want to do music production, make videos, act, model, draw, have a cool website that ties it all together…

I have the tools and many years of material, I need to figure out how best to get other peopole to know about it, and provide a way for them to make purchases if they so desire.

*sigh* I love looking at atwork, and videos, and websites…after I see how other people are working, I feel like I need to do more more!!!!

*and still get enough money to pay my bills*

My posting has dropped off in the last *year* I just went through and read each blog entry, and I lament that I wasn’t more active with it as time passed. It’s becoming clear to me that I have myriad interests, all of them valid, yet have trouble focusing on projects to their final state…

My goals have maintained their same trajectory, though I still have not updated the pages I wanted, nor begun to focus soley on my work…

I have made some great strides toward integrating my athletic persuits and artistic ones with “Pisces Get To Water” and “RISE”…now it’s just a matter of doing onesimple tasks.

1. “Think not about your frustrations, but about your unfulfilled potential. Concern yourself not with what you tried and failed in, but with what it is still possible for you to do.”

-Unknown (saw it at a t-shirt at heps)

Thanks to Meredith Tromble, David Lawrence and the rest of the folks at Stretcher for having such a cool project as the green room…I’m very honored to be part of this process, toward the end of the clip is my comments about revising the words we use in critique in “A mediation on networks” .

So Sean is down for the count…