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The Namesake.

originally uploaded by Neylano. I went to see The Namesake at the Uptown last weekend with a friend. It was a great movie; good storyline, compelling characters. What I liked most, though, was the cinematography. Like the movie Brokeback Mountain, every frame of this film could have been made into

Me. Singing.

originally uploaded by jasongcampbell. My Tula’s debut, singing with a live jazz trio. This was my set: My Romance Ain’t Misbehavin’ A Kiss to Build a Dream On I’m taking the same jazz vocal workshop spring quarter. Stay tuned….

Digital Paper. Trippy.

Whoa. Check this out. We met with a woman today who’s doing research around digital interfaces for learning technologies such as this one. But a Swedish startup called Anoto has developed a new approach. A few weeks ago in Boston, I met an Italian named Nino Tarantino, who is

"Bong Hits 4 Jesus."

Have you heard about this one? What a pisser! I called Seth to tell him about it, assuming he already knew the story since it took place in Alaska. He hadn’t though; I had fun filling him in. An excerpt from the New York Times: Free-Speech Case Divides Bush

Mies.

originally uploaded by Neylano. There’s nothing to say, really. He’s my beautiful dog. A tribute to his dad, Jaeger; September 11, 1994 – March 5, 2007.

I <em>love</em> French films!

I have a good friend, Julie, who is a member of SIFF. She gets free tickets to early film screenings and I’m lucky enough to be invited quite often to fill her guest seat. Anyway, we saw Avenue Montaigne tonight at the new SIFF theatre at McCaw Hall and

Shimmery music.

originally uploaded by Neylano. Okay, so I’ve discovered a couple of female vocalists who’ve been around for a long time, but whom I’ve never listened to before: Blossom Dearie and Marilyn Monroe. Her (Marilyn’s) voice is so breathy and orgasmic – she simply oozes sexuality. It’s

One of the stupidest things I've ever seen.

I was just browsing through the new Pottery Barn catalog and came across this image. It’s nice enough, aesthetically, of course. The furniture is nice, the colors are soft and beautiful. But take a closer look at the books on the shelves behind the bed. At first I thought

Mental masturbation.

From a recent post I made on a thread at Speak Up: Scott, I see what you’re saying about graphic design being the mode of travel for the ideas of other design disciplines before they’re physically realized. But then it becomes a chicken and egg argument: which comes

Ma fille.

originally uploaded by Neylano. She looks so much like my sister Megan here, when Megan was young. And like me, or so I’m told…. Taken at the Fremont Sunday market last June after she got back from Alaska. On 35mm film with my analog Rebel and zoom lens. I