Tag: Tacoma
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A preview of dreams to come
I don’t think too many people actually read this blog, so I’m treating those of who you do to a little preview. Hopefully within the next few weeks, my new website will be launched. One of the things that will be on the new site will be something I’ve long wanted to dabble in: a…
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First Night 2010
Happy New Year! Click on the links below to check out all the musicians featured in the video. Deborah Page Beehive Hey Marseilles Kirsten Wenlock All the music at the end is Kirsten Wenlock. The specific songs used under the montage were “Alright” and, of course, “Auld Lang Syne”. Kirsten Wenlock was also responsible for what turned…
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Two (Point Oh) Videos
Today was a very productive day. I made some phone calls I needed to make (no mean feat when one has an often crippling phone anxiety) and I got closer to finishing some long-term projects. But the most amazing thing of all is this: I uploaded two videos today. For those that don’t know, every…
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Of time-lapse and chalk-offs
time·-lapse \ˈtīm-ˌlaps\ adjective of, relating to, or constituting a motion picture made so that when projected a slow action (as the opening of a flower bud) appears to be speeded up Merriam-Webster’s definition of time-lapse leaves something to be desired. Of course, it was written in 1927 – and language changes. The very use of…
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Back to where the sidewalk ends
Today, I was in heaven. I stepped off the bus on Commerce Street at Noon sharp. My hands shook with anticipation as I walked toward that familiar corner, the one I knew so well from many blissful Fridays throughout 2008. I rushed across the street, drawing closer to what looked to me like a magical…
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Frost Park: a community built in chalk dust
Whenever I mention Frost Park, most people outside of the Tacoma blogosphere just stare blankly at me like I’m speaking Tralfamadorian. Most people in the Tacoma area have seen it. Many have stood inside it or walked through it without ever knowing. I don’t blame them. When I first moved here, I didn’t even realize…
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Updates (Adam, where are your videos???)
Some of the info in the video is out of date. I’m just too lazy to record a new “update vlog” right now. Also, all of the “sidebar” info from the YouTube page is copied here below I’ve been trying to upload this for weeks, but every prior attempt came through with NO SOUND WHATSOEVER…