Category: Videos
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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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The April Fool
I’m an April Fool. Not just today, oh no…I’m literally a fool this entire month of April. A complete and undefendable idiot. You see, this April is BEDA (Blog Every Day April), and I – fool that I am – have chosen to participate. BEDA was declared when author Maureen Johnson decided that she was…