9 and 10
We recorded Chapter 9 and 10 today, so my part of the process is over for the moment. Rob will edit it together, and then we’ll see if I need to do any pick-up lines.
March 2007
Yardwork, layout, and dinner
I got a bunch of layout done today, which made my eyes cross. I recovered by a too-brief stint in the yard and then trotted off to have dinner with Christina Crooks, followed by talking too late and chocolate.
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Ming Oil & Vinegar set
I don’t need these. We don’t use oil and vinegar sets now, despite having received some as presents. And yet… I want this Oil & Vinegar set because it’s witty and graceful. How often can you say that about something designed to carry condiments?
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Moving to NYC
Rob and I start the cross-country drive to NY on June 20th and plan to arrive on June 30th.
7, Dadaism, Lake and Men
Rob and I recorded Chapter 7 today. We started into Chapter 8, but I realized that because of travel I hadn’t spent enough time with the text and was stripping the meaning from the narrative. Nice. So, Rob trotted off to get us some lunch and I read the chapter aloud to get it more
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Home and Studio
As promised, Rob picked me up at the airport. We had dinner and then headed into the studio. We got Chapter 6 recorded and are now going home. Ah, sleep.
Back to Portland
I’m at the Chattanooga airport on my way back to Portland. I’ll get home at 6:00 tonight and head straight to the studio. Well, probably dinner and then studio.
My Dad’s in the paper!
There’s an article in the paper about my Dad. What’s more exciting is that they did an online segment with video, so you can actually see Dad play the musical saw. One of my favorite things is to get Dad to bring the saw out when company comes. I love the way jaws drop; people
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Father and Son, Brother and Nephew
The apple does not fall far from the tree in my family. We tend to have such strongly recognizable stamps from generation to generation that one could accuse us of cloning. The point here? I went to watch my brother teach World Civ at the local college. He’s good at it, but he’s the kind
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Oh, the agony of gadgets
My palm pilot has a very discreet little camera on it. This is handy because it means that when Grandma is telling a story I can record her without her feeling self-conscious. This is great, except when said palm pilot freezes dumping ten minutes of really interesting stuff about the school wagon she rode. I
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Jen Stark’s cut paper
Oh my. Jen Stark creates amazing sculptures out of construction paper. That’s right, you remember the stuff you used in elementary school, and how it would come in that fantastic pack of rainbow colors. There are gorgeous things at her site, including a short animation done with construction paper that’s like a kaliedoscope, spinning and
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Family scanning
The last of the extended family left today. I should explain that my family is like something out of Norman Rockwell. I’m talking reunions, Christmas Talent Shows, and being close to people who are third cousins. I mean, Walter is actually my 1st cousin twice-removed, which means that he’s my grandmother’s first cousin. I grew
Walter’s Memorial
Walter’s memorial service was today. It was a simple, but moving service. It’s amazing how easy it is to laugh with these folks. One of the things we found was a newspaper article about a letter that Walter had written home to his mother during WWII. The rest of today was probably too personal to
Silver Linings
I had forgotten that one of my favorite cousins was getting married this weekend. I landed safely and on time, went by the house, showered and went to a wedding. (I had wanted to attend, but was afraid to make plans because of our ever fluctuating move date.) It was a lovely ceremony and they
On hold
I’m writing this as a way to process. I’m on hold with the airline right now trying to get a bereavement fare because my uncle died this morning. Walter is not technically my uncle, but emotionally that’s what it feels like. He’s my grandmother’s first cousin, which makes him my first cousin twice removed. In