tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-56816232585106260532024-02-19T22:40:46.747-08:00Day In The Life of The Larkzinniahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10290516207304556734noreply@blogger.comBlogger38125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5681623258510626053.post-53760754653842204972010-06-15T06:14:00.000-07:002010-06-15T07:07:11.662-07:00time warp<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2adx629xSv3KbbH0Q_ApBzK4_HWd8zahyphenhyphenSQ4Vxf1C5oytxk6E2gM2o8PUQyNNUy1dc2m7cbfPrAHbObIhz_MohF5sgI0LVa5kZMUb8kp0gqCHDlMWRsgnFVr1MHW8rez5hofkDObzmVk/s1600/P1020065.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2adx629xSv3KbbH0Q_ApBzK4_HWd8zahyphenhyphenSQ4Vxf1C5oytxk6E2gM2o8PUQyNNUy1dc2m7cbfPrAHbObIhz_MohF5sgI0LVa5kZMUb8kp0gqCHDlMWRsgnFVr1MHW8rez5hofkDObzmVk/s320/P1020065.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5483000573268422130" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;">the circus came to town<br /><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIkdYf-yPTZD9qxkHBU_d5aaSdAQXzKntnXrRC3Gmf_Q4Y29gustWnsg82di6yzf-n7OsVaIT4HMM2BXKjbtzPSd5JbDjN_VJFH_uodtVZwoHjztwnntqT4W5TCiwoWBG-VngAJXV-y00/s1600/P1020059.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIkdYf-yPTZD9qxkHBU_d5aaSdAQXzKntnXrRC3Gmf_Q4Y29gustWnsg82di6yzf-n7OsVaIT4HMM2BXKjbtzPSd5JbDjN_VJFH_uodtVZwoHjztwnntqT4W5TCiwoWBG-VngAJXV-y00/s320/P1020059.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5483000567192886514" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaAo1roF-x-DnXloIEUE81pVoE7BC_JI5e1cGzQsDV81i9Knn-g-dSGu80QxybFMIg_8HqpTT8Pm3R5oWa7CPumK8cAn2kwbc9EvN9SP9RKhQPHCVuim3g4P91zD23eJFFIiSE2XpTZP4/s1600/P1020082.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaAo1roF-x-DnXloIEUE81pVoE7BC_JI5e1cGzQsDV81i9Knn-g-dSGu80QxybFMIg_8HqpTT8Pm3R5oWa7CPumK8cAn2kwbc9EvN9SP9RKhQPHCVuim3g4P91zD23eJFFIiSE2XpTZP4/s320/P1020082.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5482991894340918898" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:courier new;">Victor, Claire, Jean-Luc, and Diane</span><br /></div><span style="font-family:courier new;">I can't believe its been a week since my last post. We have another day off today and I should be up in the mountains hiking but the weather is not very good so I'm just hunkering down and getting some needed rest. Lauren, my roommate and I got up at 8 to have breakfast with Diane and Victor before they left for home. It was so fantastic to have time with them. Besides being great thinkers and teachers, they are fantastic humans and fun to be around.<br />Since my last post, I completed two more seminars, first with Victor Vitanza <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victor_Vitanza">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victor_Vitanza</a><br />The seminar was on Lyotard and called "Hesitating Thought". I felt like I learned so much. Victor is has the heart of an artist and he is able to make such amazing connections between ideas.<br />After Victor's class we had a seminar with the philosopher Jean Luc Nancy, a contemporary and friend of Lyotard and Derrida. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean-Luc_Nancy">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean-Luc_Nancy</a><br />It was another amazing three days. As we all sat spellbound, he lectured on art, mystery, the sacred, and sex among other things.<br />On Sunday evening, french filmmaker Claire Denis <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0219136/">http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0219136/</a> screened her newest film, "White Material" for us. It is the story of a white french woman played by Isabelle Hupert who owns a coffee plantation in Africa as rebel armies of child soldiers are moving in and violence is erupting. Its a really powerful film and most of us were left speechless.<br />After the screening, Diane, Victor, Jean-Luc, and Claire came up to our apartment and had some wine while we talked about her film. It was amazing to sit next to an artist I have admired for so long and who's films I know so well. I think it was the first time at EGS that I really felt star struck.<br />We wrapped up the seminar with Nancy yesterday and he again came up for wine and answered our questions about fascism, dreams, architecture etc. with enormous generosity.<br />I had a great sauna after breakfast and am now getting ready to do some yoga. If the weather is clear, I will go for a run before going out to dinner with Lauren, Steve, Mariluz and Jared. The food here is dreadful and we try to get away now and then for something resembling life.<br />I forgot to mention that the circus was in town for a few days. It was a little surreal to see the big top with the Alps looming over it.<br />Tomorrow, back to class with Hubertus von Amelunxen: photography and philosophy.<br /><br /><br /><br /></span>zinniahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10290516207304556734noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5681623258510626053.post-64658616177641697452010-06-08T02:22:00.000-07:002010-06-08T02:40:50.608-07:00Day off!<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdLN92prpy5zU4bkTRQXwNkyaFFYUJ6QH_aCjY1IQgcpShO4dzeRNLbQDvNdbZPzb8nGEshIBCVFKtA8vsGGaLY62dFoVpBS7ikKf3hnREq9RzRJjZe_MdVK8nkUOVgG6eTNkbNz3VLjo/s1600/P1020031.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdLN92prpy5zU4bkTRQXwNkyaFFYUJ6QH_aCjY1IQgcpShO4dzeRNLbQDvNdbZPzb8nGEshIBCVFKtA8vsGGaLY62dFoVpBS7ikKf3hnREq9RzRJjZe_MdVK8nkUOVgG6eTNkbNz3VLjo/s320/P1020031.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480335100258932882" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family: courier new;">Tobias leads the tour<br /><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi-cQfHIwk2eF_PbtlwaI1re87SXwmZvd1vQeQQVSFPegt5qqxvQAH5QXOXd6gV_Bjvc1tB_CJ5heVSjduUzqIp46iuM_fDtijXcn7o8kEAEozwuhOkpq_kc9pFpuVBadD83Bqohq_jqQ/s1600/P1020028.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi-cQfHIwk2eF_PbtlwaI1re87SXwmZvd1vQeQQVSFPegt5qqxvQAH5QXOXd6gV_Bjvc1tB_CJ5heVSjduUzqIp46iuM_fDtijXcn7o8kEAEozwuhOkpq_kc9pFpuVBadD83Bqohq_jqQ/s320/P1020028.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480335089576779474" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family: courier new;">The original hotel sign in storage<br /><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilJAswUeZd6LWh8kv2eNy8LTijXotQMqQfxUZ5iNiQfhJ48wpEgM3wp8vXfOJWGW0Kr2Su8iTF0d87VNlfEakckqCOXUitk3EMX8GAR7gJZ6tqNoZUOr6OOHqaNlLtTZnc7RSpG3munCA/s1600/P1020026.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 180px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilJAswUeZd6LWh8kv2eNy8LTijXotQMqQfxUZ5iNiQfhJ48wpEgM3wp8vXfOJWGW0Kr2Su8iTF0d87VNlfEakckqCOXUitk3EMX8GAR7gJZ6tqNoZUOr6OOHqaNlLtTZnc7RSpG3munCA/s320/P1020026.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480335084737947170" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family: courier new;">The other tour guide<br /><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp34ivgitTtAw48Td-NYVn-fXvD4Ij4USLXPm_Y8g-AICjXi9CyC_RqwW3VKOcsmXCzgMdpEUXFZAw3of7er3-qOYGLUeT_JGvYGCRTndJOsn2-trwPL-OBFAye8A_4xyZCgsvJggbKH8/s1600/P1020023.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp34ivgitTtAw48Td-NYVn-fXvD4Ij4USLXPm_Y8g-AICjXi9CyC_RqwW3VKOcsmXCzgMdpEUXFZAw3of7er3-qOYGLUeT_JGvYGCRTndJOsn2-trwPL-OBFAye8A_4xyZCgsvJggbKH8/s320/P1020023.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480335077564237746" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family: courier new;">Tobias<br /><br /></span></div><span style="font-family:courier new;">Sweet! Another great class with Dr. Diane Davis from UT Austin. Here's a link to her publications page: <a href="http://www.cwrl.utexas.edu/%7Edavis/pubs/index.html">http://www.cwrl.utexas.edu/~davis/pubs/index.html</a>. The class was on the philosophy of Jacques Derrida a former faculty member here at EGS. Here's his wikipedia page: <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacques_Derrida">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacques_Derrida</a>. A really comprehensive class with Diane, she's a fantastic teacher and really nice person to boot. I'm feeling very inspired!<br />Last night some of the boys threw a party in their funky 70's Swiss chalet and I ended up staying up until 3am. I may have been one of the early to bed people, the party went well past 4am. I have a new roommate, Lauren a really cool architect from Clemson who is here with Victor Vitanza our next faculty.<br />Lauren, Steve (another Clemsonite and Washington State native) and I are about to take a hike down to Saas Balen which is a hamlet (I called it a town and Tobias the hotel owner corrected me) a ways below us. If we are too tired to walk back we can take the post bus. Today is the first day I haven't gone jogging so I think I'm ready for the trek. Tonight we are going out to dinner with Victor and Diane at the local Italian restaurant.<br />Last night after dinner Tobias took us on a tour of the house his father was born in and talked about what life used to be like here in the valley. His family has been here since the 13th century. It used to take them seven years to build a house because all the materials have to come from the valley and since everything is covered in snow much of the year they could only build a portion each season. Can you imagine?<br />I'm off now to get ready for our hike and get out and enjoy the beautiful day.<br /></span>zinniahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10290516207304556734noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5681623258510626053.post-28371091183909106912010-06-04T14:40:00.000-07:002010-06-04T15:01:46.649-07:00Class #1<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW6EgXijlP83rMJ-Aewc6l67Te4EZHIUe0469yja0fQRQmZL2sO83HtM0oWOE4LbT4I3bQwzWRqtdTHZAS9ocm6iaMzv0dke9d1FyOZ0OD76CI5x9l-luoSN_LiMGtcI98-fNfQwwUor0/s1600/P1020015.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW6EgXijlP83rMJ-Aewc6l67Te4EZHIUe0469yja0fQRQmZL2sO83HtM0oWOE4LbT4I3bQwzWRqtdTHZAS9ocm6iaMzv0dke9d1FyOZ0OD76CI5x9l-luoSN_LiMGtcI98-fNfQwwUor0/s320/P1020015.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5479040803578218162" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;">Paul Miller and me<br /><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhriVG6nPg-zVIbWHgnGUh2ZprcHJhzzfKeisGX84DU-uB2A5xbgpmEsmmeRA-5mFh67I7E_qshZ6kdGwA0gUB9KG31zE2GMmm1oi7jRTrxsfeyy5-4QB0N8H8djhVzWDe-mgNwFT4p2Ec/s1600/P1020008.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhriVG6nPg-zVIbWHgnGUh2ZprcHJhzzfKeisGX84DU-uB2A5xbgpmEsmmeRA-5mFh67I7E_qshZ6kdGwA0gUB9KG31zE2GMmm1oi7jRTrxsfeyy5-4QB0N8H8djhVzWDe-mgNwFT4p2Ec/s320/P1020008.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5479040792859784242" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;">the class<br /><br /></span></div><span style="font-family:courier new;">Today we finished the first session. It feels like we've been here for a month but its only been three days. Our first class was with Dr. Mitchell Joachim and Paul Miller a.k.a DJ Spooky. Mitchell is a MIT grad. architect and teaches at NYU. He also has a non-profit called Terreform <a href="http://www.terreform.org/">http://www.terreform.org/</a> He works on sustainable design for cities and autos among many other things. He has advised the Obama administration on sustainability and the environment and worked for Frank Gehry. Its really worth checking out the web site. Fascinating!<br />Paul is a famous DJ and is considered one of the people who helped to make sampling a legitimate art form. He's also a philosopher. He's recently performed and exhibited at the Guggenheim, The Tate Modern, and just before he was here with us was in the Sudan with the UN working to bring music to former child soldiers. Check his website out here: <a href="http://www.djspooky.com/">http://www.djspooky.com/</a><br />All in all, it was a great class to kick off the year. Lots of ideas and possibilities. Tomorrow: Derrida!<br /></span>zinniahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10290516207304556734noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5681623258510626053.post-12935564445596764052010-06-04T14:19:00.001-07:002010-06-04T14:39:06.751-07:00Saas Fee!<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6aUOAsiGTNER590_CgpYwZ8h4PvL2RrWT-O4LRRJXGvi0ubgo194-7elGC-CfJAAcF-rNfYjCowMW_JijSi2m8sMBnmFXuk3eBhlTNHSiZNeaHaHNft6XSbxscyNaJ73jm5obpdPZz6s/s1600/P1020006.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 180px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6aUOAsiGTNER590_CgpYwZ8h4PvL2RrWT-O4LRRJXGvi0ubgo194-7elGC-CfJAAcF-rNfYjCowMW_JijSi2m8sMBnmFXuk3eBhlTNHSiZNeaHaHNft6XSbxscyNaJ73jm5obpdPZz6s/s320/P1020006.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5479035792658395282" border="0" /><span style="font-family: courier new; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">my room</span></a><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3Q_UeWXS_EAzudPlpJbki8EVyEsxK3TPyBeX-e9McvtEx8DWzim1mvv3CZRaV7Ap7dSEfzw0NnzEadDHXjrPA7ppaKkI252sfwspCCUhyE2PhGz_oZQPW4RjcLSb696yZjFGBN4hrAOA/s1600/P1020005.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3Q_UeWXS_EAzudPlpJbki8EVyEsxK3TPyBeX-e9McvtEx8DWzim1mvv3CZRaV7Ap7dSEfzw0NnzEadDHXjrPA7ppaKkI252sfwspCCUhyE2PhGz_oZQPW4RjcLSb696yZjFGBN4hrAOA/s320/P1020005.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5479035784977897586" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family: courier new;">view 1 from my balcony<br /><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMVMrTyKd8j-VUk2GWFfMXPBtab9Fae5Vte5cftAqw2hzT7nPiAoGdUErwJJgo5H3ktFRlZo8uZ9_A9MJgjg3ud4L2opkRKYOnn1LWZvoqY0vJrcMLSZYcPXH8-hpMdJ66Ty-a7kh1TKQ/s1600/P1020004.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMVMrTyKd8j-VUk2GWFfMXPBtab9Fae5Vte5cftAqw2hzT7nPiAoGdUErwJJgo5H3ktFRlZo8uZ9_A9MJgjg3ud4L2opkRKYOnn1LWZvoqY0vJrcMLSZYcPXH8-hpMdJ66Ty-a7kh1TKQ/s320/P1020004.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5479035777080957410" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family: courier new;">view 2<br /><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuVpgxoSWXOgxe92JHe0ja1VCZZm4NP0cIs8l6MtaETM7UbFZsrSAu6jljhwj1zETHiWVQLU0wOMj3L0GXiGBjcVzy6M3EgQtdYfuif3prlOHk7ML8dllODpHdTLqI9eiHwsKBMwkjsuQ/s1600/P1020003.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuVpgxoSWXOgxe92JHe0ja1VCZZm4NP0cIs8l6MtaETM7UbFZsrSAu6jljhwj1zETHiWVQLU0wOMj3L0GXiGBjcVzy6M3EgQtdYfuif3prlOHk7ML8dllODpHdTLqI9eiHwsKBMwkjsuQ/s320/P1020003.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5479035768342079186" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family: courier new;">my outdoor office<br /><br /></span></div><span style="font-family:courier new;">On Tuesday I arrived in Saas Fee. The journey started early in Como after the best croissant I've ever had in my life. Don't tell the French... I found a pasticceria in town that had these amazing marmalade filled croissants which the Italians call brioche. I had one every morning in Como with a cappucino. Oh, how I miss them...<br />Anyhow, I digress. My train leaving Como for Milan was quite late as is the norm in Italy so I arrived in Milan only to see my connecting train to Brig pulling out of the station. Swiss trains are never late! I had lunch in Milan before getting another train and two hours later I was in Brig which is just over the Italian border.<br />In Brig I boarded a bus for Saas Fee which is about an hour from Brig and one of the most exciting bus rides I've ever taken going up up up winding roads. Saas Fee is the highest town and the last stop. There are no automobiles allowed inside the town so when the bus gets to the station, it pulls up to an enormous wooden door that slides open and the bus pulls inside. From there I walked a short distance to the hotel and checked in. I got a suite upstairs all to myself! Yay!<br />After checking in I went for a run on the trails that go above the town before dinner and our meeting at 8pm. It was great to see some of the friends I made last year and meet the new students. As it turns out one of the students is Jared Pappas Kelly who used to run the Critical Line Gallery in Tacoma and went to Evergreen at the same time as I did. He's been living and teaching in the UK for the past few years. Small world!<br /></span>zinniahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10290516207304556734noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5681623258510626053.post-65075823896590596942010-06-04T14:04:00.001-07:002010-06-04T14:18:33.715-07:00Bellagio and Lake Como<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihrAcRm2TfbksuWT_j0RmPZj4TlII00G8lBI3qk8cPL0TExpso8XTj-El6a3PoigHoYNo2jGIO9hqcFEt1JFT7sUk22_dPkKNeVn5pj-y1-N29SqUBEcCuCADHYFF9B5Aa63m2LLPlIgY/s1600/P1010998.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihrAcRm2TfbksuWT_j0RmPZj4TlII00G8lBI3qk8cPL0TExpso8XTj-El6a3PoigHoYNo2jGIO9hqcFEt1JFT7sUk22_dPkKNeVn5pj-y1-N29SqUBEcCuCADHYFF9B5Aa63m2LLPlIgY/s320/P1010998.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5479030071523816482" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family: courier new;">Como waterfront by night<br /><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiST_oKzZa0Krc87Fb9nIZvMRa2BMppdFwkNqPR89_ifj5x-VogArxjp4SysMraCZ_lP8PVipzMfcm1ZOpX8EO1wofnA0wAo6CiHwkCJOB3Xe8bf28_3fnBx3zEHMjpeg_KOt8OVNtxY34/s1600/P1010982.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiST_oKzZa0Krc87Fb9nIZvMRa2BMppdFwkNqPR89_ifj5x-VogArxjp4SysMraCZ_lP8PVipzMfcm1ZOpX8EO1wofnA0wAo6CiHwkCJOB3Xe8bf28_3fnBx3zEHMjpeg_KOt8OVNtxY34/s320/P1010982.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5479030053139039586" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQzBmRzBd9EL_rpbt7OyoPA-xKeabJ6LPe2TtLVIlCt0N_HoiIw9fNZ3dBnVtZvU8f7GvA9EV4pwMPZcbCAGvb6vGtWEv-segnoK54sBj5-4htYxB1p91EBvWJ-L-KcBI-16ei6O-xlQA/s1600/P1010978.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQzBmRzBd9EL_rpbt7OyoPA-xKeabJ6LPe2TtLVIlCt0N_HoiIw9fNZ3dBnVtZvU8f7GvA9EV4pwMPZcbCAGvb6vGtWEv-segnoK54sBj5-4htYxB1p91EBvWJ-L-KcBI-16ei6O-xlQA/s320/P1010978.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5479030046883694418" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family: courier new;">Bellagio<br /><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxxzLKU7NoYdBotorvdOKfG8FZj2vLVKZ32ZDP_P5KwQHX2upDG80uPYjpo0W1ujvxnVxPKYD7WqOLnTqMAgBnWHjPxc15sBeAB5CQJAQ4xwfcTpxWsLn-IMUgLDec7L_B3N5vV8TVidQ/s1600/P1010975.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxxzLKU7NoYdBotorvdOKfG8FZj2vLVKZ32ZDP_P5KwQHX2upDG80uPYjpo0W1ujvxnVxPKYD7WqOLnTqMAgBnWHjPxc15sBeAB5CQJAQ4xwfcTpxWsLn-IMUgLDec7L_B3N5vV8TVidQ/s320/P1010975.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5479030038608216818" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family: courier new;">a new friend<br /><br /></span></div><span style="font-family:courier new;">On Monday I took the ferry up the lake to Bellagio. The way there took only an hour but the return journey was almost 2. Another impossibly beautiful place. Lake Como is out of a fairy tale, each 18th century villa is more beautiful than the next...<br /></span>zinniahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10290516207304556734noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5681623258510626053.post-35893555936512058482010-06-04T11:09:00.001-07:002010-06-04T11:21:13.238-07:00Brunate<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_gwfc1m5eoGujELgyPrZ9M3KxufrPUbvM2fPGdN4OSoOc_LJQTxn-J98vCHynvMYtwaTJuYVQnu0YTsGv4C0gfEm2AUO1dmxLY5Yl_oE-ZIj50kKfxO0kutB5YPDHH-rprorIkuM3FCc/s1600/P1010961.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 180px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_gwfc1m5eoGujELgyPrZ9M3KxufrPUbvM2fPGdN4OSoOc_LJQTxn-J98vCHynvMYtwaTJuYVQnu0YTsGv4C0gfEm2AUO1dmxLY5Yl_oE-ZIj50kKfxO0kutB5YPDHH-rprorIkuM3FCc/s320/P1010961.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5478983746518752162" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family: courier new;">light house</span><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8UlkZhU1EGsZ59NqSec_ECgn8PzW3t5XxS3w4Bb1DHjxeug4usnaXOpFeGv9BPwBsvOrEGcZF8N7Gp-Emc8qL5h6FoO2lCU5-OqHGEJz6BFkFpxDFQi0e0TgGWy4fTxoPSjDKfAE4yG4/s1600/P1010955.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 180px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8UlkZhU1EGsZ59NqSec_ECgn8PzW3t5XxS3w4Bb1DHjxeug4usnaXOpFeGv9BPwBsvOrEGcZF8N7Gp-Emc8qL5h6FoO2lCU5-OqHGEJz6BFkFpxDFQi0e0TgGWy4fTxoPSjDKfAE4yG4/s320/P1010955.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5478983740848402018" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family: courier new;">houses on the hillside<br /><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIQ0wRSv2lgDH0OcDG0SXV6D1eMDSWSmRL9aXApyD0i2ZXfkF7TswdKI5Po5TFSp3Uxn-ClWte67-9Tmq5STUV1n2_3UMTn6I2APLjox-V1dtcxRojdRsTPBqRHtgmNO80G44gZOzMFfU/s1600/P1010954.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 180px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIQ0wRSv2lgDH0OcDG0SXV6D1eMDSWSmRL9aXApyD0i2ZXfkF7TswdKI5Po5TFSp3Uxn-ClWte67-9Tmq5STUV1n2_3UMTn6I2APLjox-V1dtcxRojdRsTPBqRHtgmNO80G44gZOzMFfU/s320/P1010954.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5478983725280286242" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family: courier new;">view from the lighthouse<br /><br /></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS-yzE5SYjVu9vUsKkuVKfpWRw-LmUCaxLfo9NKX5igtRQOyZc9sumX1kFTZY5aJwNvd8ZvaISPSlz0kn0G5uZ5FhkP4aGtg5dyER0nA1rIJz-pTGyQoVNtxjq8Hex15NdTpZFG2TsXZc/s1600/P1010952.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS-yzE5SYjVu9vUsKkuVKfpWRw-LmUCaxLfo9NKX5igtRQOyZc9sumX1kFTZY5aJwNvd8ZvaISPSlz0kn0G5uZ5FhkP4aGtg5dyER0nA1rIJz-pTGyQoVNtxjq8Hex15NdTpZFG2TsXZc/s320/P1010952.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5478983715803717538" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwRxU59I-KlDWiAb3tFPlOgQ5igBGsQ0M_f4zxcFq8991hFdnd19m1c-vkaGOMXdmsopnNnkRbdVjRSFBd7mw9MdJRIt0JkrlO1r8H2LADz-0lXQgKBRatAxTCER6tJLWzYj2SpjIovg0/s1600/P1010950.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 180px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwRxU59I-KlDWiAb3tFPlOgQ5igBGsQ0M_f4zxcFq8991hFdnd19m1c-vkaGOMXdmsopnNnkRbdVjRSFBd7mw9MdJRIt0JkrlO1r8H2LADz-0lXQgKBRatAxTCER6tJLWzYj2SpjIovg0/s320/P1010950.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5478983712318164178" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family: courier new;">going up<br /><br /></span></div><span style="font-family:courier new;">Brunate is a little village in the hills above the town of Como. It has been occupied since the 6th century but because it is difficult to access it remained very small until the 1850's when they built the fununculare-a vertical train going up the hill. It became a favorite vacation spot for lots of artists and writers and slowly grew. It is still small, and very quaint but also with old expensive villas. I fell completely in love with the town. The flora and fauna were very lush. I spent an afternoon and evening here after taking the fununculare up the hill from Como. It takes about 5 minutes. I walked all the way up to the voltaic lighthouse which is really high above the lake and a killer walk. There were lots of little lizards in the stone walls and the sound of birds was everywhere. I had the best dinner at a tiny bistro where the owner and his wife prepare everything from scratch daily and use local and organic ingredients. After a glass of his homemade limoncello for dessert (the best I've ever had) I made the descent back down to Como and bed.<br /></span>zinniahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10290516207304556734noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5681623258510626053.post-57591055019679444502010-06-04T10:43:00.001-07:002010-06-04T10:54:57.925-07:00Como<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhETaa0_SIbBuLlSgiYKWKgWIdpSOC6tDd8F9lXu94KvnntwBxNliJ6XHEMIqhK7us9fb-Vx0dQOjKOKauwJhWxW-PUCvWmJBpB3h_pf72lhCo0yNth9kFAX8ouIGlZX_mgcW4twhoZ8kU/s1600/P1010948.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhETaa0_SIbBuLlSgiYKWKgWIdpSOC6tDd8F9lXu94KvnntwBxNliJ6XHEMIqhK7us9fb-Vx0dQOjKOKauwJhWxW-PUCvWmJBpB3h_pf72lhCo0yNth9kFAX8ouIGlZX_mgcW4twhoZ8kU/s320/P1010948.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5478978381609323138" border="0" /></a><br />evening stroll<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzBYGpSMaYvS2Qyrrl66UY6Tjpr4v70tmuiqMDzufw9z3Yt9Sozswt3mvI50A_x1ngGDiyrJFO5dWYaO56PkIPC3ItGg337fvaqQKbhNu2L-tvfj1rMgzG6sJrZttlo6Xu8BTusZfSoTA/s1600/P1010993.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 180px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzBYGpSMaYvS2Qyrrl66UY6Tjpr4v70tmuiqMDzufw9z3Yt9Sozswt3mvI50A_x1ngGDiyrJFO5dWYaO56PkIPC3ItGg337fvaqQKbhNu2L-tvfj1rMgzG6sJrZttlo6Xu8BTusZfSoTA/s320/P1010993.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5478978045896295058" border="0" /></a> <span style="font-family:courier new;">from my hotel balcony</span><br /><br /></div><span style="font-family:courier new;">I arrived in Como at around noon on Saturday. Como is the largest town on the lake at the southern end. It is the only town that has train service. There are two stations Nord Lago and San Giovanni. San Giovanni has the best service from Milan but is a 15 minute walk from the lake which is where I was staying but it is only a 30 minute ride from Milan versus a little over an hour to Nord Lago. I schlepped my massive luggage through town to the hotel. My hotel was shabby but clean with a shared bath. Como is incredibly beautiful and I spent the first day walking around before returning to my room to crash for a while. Saturday was full of Italians visiting for the weekend and everyone was out walking and eating gelato.<br /></span>zinniahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10290516207304556734noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5681623258510626053.post-90933485873160327642010-06-04T09:56:00.000-07:002010-06-04T10:04:32.878-07:00Milano to Como<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ9vYpNpZrZlaS80hMxe-UWv4BqKmTw68pIEFApE3zRrMPsKIDbyrX0TQFpEi6gsYG42vuXMjav4UT86dSZpkAVjcHxzHYO8Xuyn2ZPQYWfqN_dpUq52gIdQOdQn7bRLCTFsruv3pSCXw/s1600/P1010947.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ9vYpNpZrZlaS80hMxe-UWv4BqKmTw68pIEFApE3zRrMPsKIDbyrX0TQFpEi6gsYG42vuXMjav4UT86dSZpkAVjcHxzHYO8Xuyn2ZPQYWfqN_dpUq52gIdQOdQn7bRLCTFsruv3pSCXw/s320/P1010947.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5478965479004572002" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;">I left Milan on Saturday morning for Como. Its about a half hour by train. I love hanging out at Milano Centrale and watching people. There is always a haze inside and when I squint my eyes the past begins to materialize out of the haze and I'm transported to Europe before the war. Its a busy station, with so much going on. Its easy to imagine that time exists there in layers and we are layering ourselves on top of it, coming and going. We are in motion but the layers of time are standing still all in one place. I think only the pigeons know the truth.<br /></span>zinniahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10290516207304556734noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5681623258510626053.post-57514474049313555142010-05-28T14:30:00.000-07:002010-06-04T07:10:38.286-07:00Milano<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQeObGImp9MnieVP9PaAZ-1yRPShb7-7cUzB0u3jalzK9tbkhTp2T8WF8aX0U0LhTchdfgIF_mSrUXmMVtTLL00fxwCrUeFQnZrU0dNSrenTeknBEYNcFFd4esNGECDvSa8nOsfBgX9kM/s1600/P1010944.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 180px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQeObGImp9MnieVP9PaAZ-1yRPShb7-7cUzB0u3jalzK9tbkhTp2T8WF8aX0U0LhTchdfgIF_mSrUXmMVtTLL00fxwCrUeFQnZrU0dNSrenTeknBEYNcFFd4esNGECDvSa8nOsfBgX9kM/s320/P1010944.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5478920538060719970" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;">After a truly grueling pair of flights, I've made it to Milan. I was so happy to check into my hotel which is right around the corner from Milano Centrale, the main train station. The station itself is an impressive structure built in the 1930's it was thought to be the ideal of fascist architecture.<br />I took a bus from the Malpensa airport to MC then a short walk to the hotel and arrived just before 11 am. I was relieved to find that the hotel is very clean and friendly. I had planned to walk to the Campari factory to see an art exhibit for the 150th anniversary but was so tired I decided instead to shower and nap. "Nap" became a misnomer and I woke 5 hours later. I went for a walk into some of the surrounding neighborhoods.<br />Today would have been my father's 74th birthday. Happy Birthday Dad.<br /></span>zinniahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10290516207304556734noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5681623258510626053.post-26124322866626992532009-07-15T18:36:00.000-07:002009-07-15T18:39:55.135-07:00von trapp rodeo productions!today liz spear and i are announcing the name of our production company. that's right, its called von trapp rodeo productions! the name marries our alpin/germanic adventure, our love of film with our mutual history with horses and obsession with the american west. there's also a bit of the philosophical idea of strong emergence thrown in for good measure. we are off to a good start thanks to the help of friends and the kindness of strangers.zinniahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10290516207304556734noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5681623258510626053.post-56235184283590810732009-07-13T23:28:00.000-07:002009-07-13T23:37:23.587-07:00two weeks in two dayson wednesday i will have been back for two days. so far, i am surviving. lots of plans and lots of activities. my big summer thing is being car-less. every year i try to survive via bike and foot but this year i am truly committed! my friend ron sold my car and truck while i was away so i have been officially without a car since may 25th! i am planning to get the vanagon up and going very soon but still want to use my bike as my prima via until the cold of fall descends. <br />experiencing one's home by foot or bicycle is a magical thing. i highly reccomend it for everyone. not only do you save $$ on fuel and reduce your carbon footprint but you also see your home town on a much more intimate level. i see streets i never experience in a car. my relationships with the plants in your yard is different. i see them bud, i see them bloom. <br />i also feel the excitement of being a child again, on my bike alone for the first time, riding far and realizing i can...zinniahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10290516207304556734noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5681623258510626053.post-82362619598008754102009-06-30T13:46:00.000-07:002009-06-30T13:54:41.845-07:00last day in parisi've been struggling through with my poor french. 6 years and this is all i have to show? pitiful. today has been mostly hanging out in my new hotel room which is slightly nicer than the last even though small. paris is opressively hot and humid so i have to keep the lights out. i did go for a very long walk tonight through the 12th &11th arrondisments and then along the seine, past notre dame and l'hotel de ville then back to the hotel. it was beautiful but i'm very tired. paris is a bit claustrophobic for me as i tend to need more quiet space and during the summer it is very very very busy. it was nice to walk through the neighborhoods where there aren't tourists. i met a man from africa and we talked for a while. him in broken english, me in broken french but we seemed to do ok. i need to be up early tomorrow. it will take me about 45 minutes to get from the hotel to the airport via subway and train and i need to go to a bakery to get jen her macaroons...zinniahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10290516207304556734noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5681623258510626053.post-9260448178458330182009-06-29T12:36:00.000-07:002009-06-29T12:47:22.715-07:00photo? non!i left rotterdam and till and sadie behind yesterday and headed to paris. on saturday we went to voerde to visit tilll's family, it was his sister gundula and her husband dirk's 10th anniversary so there was a party. i got to visit with the whole clan minus elizabeth and juergen. it was great and like i had never left except now there are children! they have two daughters paula and greta both very cute. i also got to see susie who is an old friend of gundula's and that i used to spend time with when i lived in germany. it was so fun. eventually, i will post photos but i lost my camera bag with my card reader last night. till and i had a great visit and i was a little sad to leave but paris beckoned! i arrived in the afternoon and took an evening stroll to la place de concord and the jardins tuilleries. i was sitting admiring the view when a nice man sat down next to me and we started talking. his name is nicolas and he lives in paris in a beautiful apartment near the eiffel tower. he ended up taking me on an amazing tour of paris. we went up to the sacre coeur and looked at the city with hundreds of other people out enjoying the hot weather and the beautiful night. the sacre coeur is on a hill and is like its own seperate village. it is home to many artists. he was very courteous and brought me back to my hotel safely. it was a nice surprise. today i went to the flea market and the centre pompidou to see the alexander calder exhibit. chaundra's son is named after him so like a good auntie, i had to pay tribute. it was fabulous. there was also a kandinsky exhibit which was great too but as museums often do to me, i started to get vertigo so had to leave. now i'm back at my hotel and am planning on calling it an early evening. air france messed up my return flight so i'm stuck here for another day and am in a bit of a bind finding a place to stay for the last night as everything in the city seems to be full.zinniahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10290516207304556734noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5681623258510626053.post-4134109253025200392009-06-26T04:12:00.000-07:002009-06-26T04:28:33.066-07:00where were you when you heard michael jackson was dead?<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX6d9iesMac278Pf9fzVPBqHTM4HWI0DeNWiap1oyJScXqei8lPHEV2en_xltadJ8BeflJ8EDMezoODNJJUDDafJuK2AqbujAdiocLFTqxoMODhsZueppNZV-EcYt1m5CRU9zVwXJ4968/s1600-h/P1010414.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX6d9iesMac278Pf9fzVPBqHTM4HWI0DeNWiap1oyJScXqei8lPHEV2en_xltadJ8BeflJ8EDMezoODNJJUDDafJuK2AqbujAdiocLFTqxoMODhsZueppNZV-EcYt1m5CRU9zVwXJ4968/s320/P1010414.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351593478282219010" border="0" /></a><br />sunset over amsterdam sub-burbs<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK_H8Qk8kjL6eXPLqr6d3MBlssS3GmOjQpyy6b07IAtXtuKpPPaPZ2TDepQJMGpchyphenhyphenobPsw32mawzx6lNy0CXRJnZa27pQhnk2tdfHFgxE6fhX0W5QfPkrmMs7oIdBR3xQGT7E4oKx87g/s1600-h/P1010412.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK_H8Qk8kjL6eXPLqr6d3MBlssS3GmOjQpyy6b07IAtXtuKpPPaPZ2TDepQJMGpchyphenhyphenobPsw32mawzx6lNy0CXRJnZa27pQhnk2tdfHFgxE6fhX0W5QfPkrmMs7oIdBR3xQGT7E4oKx87g/s320/P1010412.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351593477480110306" border="0" /></a>my foot on the train<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1tDwPFLUeiCkczNeupaNznzH1tx-G6ZYt0MCv9oaAN6Z-pJmw1bALZJuAe0MU1x9rPmQfSnQwsXFSkbDBXgMpjiKgvC5qGTjQ6y4KlRcrECTgdiM50phzdPyRGuVL3HiqmWilrJt-js8/s1600-h/P1010415.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 180px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1tDwPFLUeiCkczNeupaNznzH1tx-G6ZYt0MCv9oaAN6Z-pJmw1bALZJuAe0MU1x9rPmQfSnQwsXFSkbDBXgMpjiKgvC5qGTjQ6y4KlRcrECTgdiM50phzdPyRGuVL3HiqmWilrJt-js8/s320/P1010415.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351593464905845906" border="0" /></a><br />near dam square<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8IJ0VtolKC07I9D30u_sqrybuhWDXLwpvxAPBfbg-c9xCgmsjPBagUQaB9uIDl5nHwFrmQAHtbsICG12CWmZd7bbieCNMCDudfhcDSg3r4Og-BLNBVJHqITNIoq2w-sllcNMEELLX_Fc/s1600-h/P1010416.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 180px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8IJ0VtolKC07I9D30u_sqrybuhWDXLwpvxAPBfbg-c9xCgmsjPBagUQaB9uIDl5nHwFrmQAHtbsICG12CWmZd7bbieCNMCDudfhcDSg3r4Og-BLNBVJHqITNIoq2w-sllcNMEELLX_Fc/s320/P1010416.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351593464286886706" border="0" /></a><br />ramsey and i with benny hill<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">after making a post on facebook asking if anyone was in amsterdam, i got a reply from carlos, one of my school friends from saudi arabia that another classmate ramsey was in amsterdam shooting commercials for saudi dairy products. we started messenging and decided to meet in a'dam that night for drinks. it was kind of like a blind date since we hadn't seen each other in 25 years! we met at madame tussaud's wax museum next to the dam and had a few drinks at his hotel and sharing saudi stories before heading over to a coffee shop. (when in rome.) michael franti was playing when we walked in so i took it as a good sign and since i've had bronchitis for the past week i decided to go for it. after hanging out for a while and laughing hysterically the girl behind the counter turned the music off to announce that michael jackson had died. we hung out for a bit longer but since it was a little bit of a walk back to centraal station and my train took an hour it was time for me to head back. ramsey walked me back to the station and we just listened to all the people walking in the streets talking about michael jackson, singing his songs and many seemed to be celebrating his death. we agreed we'd see each other in europe, lebanon (where his family now lives), or at an aramco brat reunion and parted ways, me to rotterdam him to jeddah where he lives now with his wife and kids. after a long train ride i got back to the flat at about 3 where sadie was waiting up for me and till had left the light on.<br /></div>zinniahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10290516207304556734noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5681623258510626053.post-88880360130309146992009-06-25T02:50:00.000-07:002009-06-25T03:49:46.938-07:00usch to seattle<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHeH-e98Y_TanvNS4vw8MCzETxur9k6-2OvE7cegJ7GrBVFw93m5wU8CfOt-GApieB9x1tiTQMwy0Y4gFPaMVYCbjUuqlP7x6cIzQ75C17G2-OfQSd-KF-fTzlHQtpVhw3ow6bRUJK2Xs/s1600-h/P1010409.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHeH-e98Y_TanvNS4vw8MCzETxur9k6-2OvE7cegJ7GrBVFw93m5wU8CfOt-GApieB9x1tiTQMwy0Y4gFPaMVYCbjUuqlP7x6cIzQ75C17G2-OfQSd-KF-fTzlHQtpVhw3ow6bRUJK2Xs/s320/P1010409.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351201319582907650" border="0" /></a><br />sadie missing her mama<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDzNJ-k21GL4a9l72wnCnyOpP7YvhuIXBSxMpw7bMfbRxjg7aRDe0ef4nttJtXNAvbckho5FdqCOGLbUcKiWFqodj4d6WThuswQx3xYWuyaj-CGF87-7_gDM2K5Pf6Ku_tFov4bz2EJS8/s1600-h/P1010407.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 180px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDzNJ-k21GL4a9l72wnCnyOpP7YvhuIXBSxMpw7bMfbRxjg7aRDe0ef4nttJtXNAvbckho5FdqCOGLbUcKiWFqodj4d6WThuswQx3xYWuyaj-CGF87-7_gDM2K5Pf6Ku_tFov4bz2EJS8/s320/P1010407.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351201311177753794" border="0" /></a>family portrait at schiphol<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDTCF2IlgtOGnGmltzj8TqfTHlVH0quZb3IGPseoeRBzEEK8n-aUFl-q-3BOZw1f9ObZxrf6g42zFfneG7ThHD4NtPD6BkXrMMduW7r3FN-JiGHbhMm9QKwDVYEjFL0FwjrhmZ-9Tfy30/s1600-h/P1010403.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 180px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDTCF2IlgtOGnGmltzj8TqfTHlVH0quZb3IGPseoeRBzEEK8n-aUFl-q-3BOZw1f9ObZxrf6g42zFfneG7ThHD4NtPD6BkXrMMduW7r3FN-JiGHbhMm9QKwDVYEjFL0FwjrhmZ-9Tfy30/s320/P1010403.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351201305642791026" border="0" /></a><br />morning in pajamas<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">usch left yesterday morning for seattle. she will be there for 10 days. i went with to the airport and then took the train to amsterdam where i spent the day. i saw a nice photo exhibition of 4 new york photographers who each came to amsterdam and photographed the "unseen" parts of the city. it was very good. then i went to the van gogh museum. it was the first time i made it inside since the other two times i've tried its been closed. i enjoyed it but couldn't stay very long because of the lighting scenario. one of my eyes is nearsighted and the other farsighted and the low lighting they employ to protect the paintings causes me to have slight vertigo since my eyes are constantly adjusting. today i am staying at the apartment with sadie who misses usch very much. till has gone to work and i am working on a paper for school and a screenplay. i'm finding lots of things to distract me though...like this blog for instance.<br /></div>zinniahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10290516207304556734noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5681623258510626053.post-41839028033985613422009-06-22T09:43:00.001-07:002009-06-22T09:50:45.640-07:00hello rotterdam<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqtU7ikfQjPoFtLKVDTc_4LvRfYp1F37Y4pYIyoglIrh88LJlNbE9iq07NUgbrGQAprG67ph0qtE4k6VTSPMUz18R8X3NmIHERs8d4S7qd6f3eSYqP3u8dLMT5e3eNwMuL6_e3xpAqCx4/s1600-h/P1010393.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqtU7ikfQjPoFtLKVDTc_4LvRfYp1F37Y4pYIyoglIrh88LJlNbE9iq07NUgbrGQAprG67ph0qtE4k6VTSPMUz18R8X3NmIHERs8d4S7qd6f3eSYqP3u8dLMT5e3eNwMuL6_e3xpAqCx4/s320/P1010393.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350194920586551682" border="0" /></a><br />charmer<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1WG22efhrCVZNT4vWBOcNdLZywvJAqeZZMCJFV0tD_4YiViFRpnjO2foeVgIUS1Iy6VTYACG_bFqqmf4-m0jzQ4yjREVUZUf26UswwjOS_0tUOcljEmHUWbS4EBrxa-lUN2me-Q0rUS0/s1600-h/P1010396.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1WG22efhrCVZNT4vWBOcNdLZywvJAqeZZMCJFV0tD_4YiViFRpnjO2foeVgIUS1Iy6VTYACG_bFqqmf4-m0jzQ4yjREVUZUf26UswwjOS_0tUOcljEmHUWbS4EBrxa-lUN2me-Q0rUS0/s320/P1010396.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350194913223497394" border="0" /></a><br />sadie<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwXUqbLXZm8i2DcUpQPLbBjkkx9qSKsgjT_jG4Bh92qBFbMSLHShoRah9U9JrCKyPkLF4IgHsBw8x3MDgFtE0BocgUUo0nDdMDunwaYCApeb-ECYyLwdcClSvQpByA8uRUc5OdOXYp_FY/s1600-h/P1010397.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 180px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwXUqbLXZm8i2DcUpQPLbBjkkx9qSKsgjT_jG4Bh92qBFbMSLHShoRah9U9JrCKyPkLF4IgHsBw8x3MDgFtE0BocgUUo0nDdMDunwaYCApeb-ECYyLwdcClSvQpByA8uRUc5OdOXYp_FY/s320/P1010397.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350194909407336370" border="0" /></a><br />hanging with dad<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOEkIAIUzvEfHrxpT-kiN0ilbUgvjiV3KtxbA7F8tzh1UjDbHJwoko0AYhCv0KJ34fluteFcvug46v9S5TduKJUwJHzHY6-c_tcom4DAn0UtiW98BV8xVRMloHH_heq2sPXgLXk0lEy4w/s1600-h/P1010405.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 180px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOEkIAIUzvEfHrxpT-kiN0ilbUgvjiV3KtxbA7F8tzh1UjDbHJwoko0AYhCv0KJ34fluteFcvug46v9S5TduKJUwJHzHY6-c_tcom4DAn0UtiW98BV8xVRMloHH_heq2sPXgLXk0lEy4w/s320/P1010405.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350194904301694066" border="0" /></a><br />little monkey<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4-QGrzxMAcF7FXpXhRbIF2906mcaFK8mIV5Zep6G-zRAFK3BEjAl20LCOgAPlSBTZu8-dMfSGPTjykk1pkgO9GOQ8xtkzpZ6USjwH2KOSEC8CcO8rarhj4qpMBNVNoFYQpEHn6JLPN6Q/s1600-h/P1010401.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4-QGrzxMAcF7FXpXhRbIF2906mcaFK8mIV5Zep6G-zRAFK3BEjAl20LCOgAPlSBTZu8-dMfSGPTjykk1pkgO9GOQ8xtkzpZ6USjwH2KOSEC8CcO8rarhj4qpMBNVNoFYQpEHn6JLPN6Q/s320/P1010401.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350194898008338082" border="0" /></a><br />its so nice to be in rotterdam with usch, till, sadie, and jakob! he's a little lady killer and has me completely won over. we went for a nice walk on the beach yesterday and then walked downtown today. they have a very sweet apartment in a nice neighborhood. i'm about to take him for a walk and he's very insistent so i'd best be off!zinniahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10290516207304556734noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5681623258510626053.post-31147077112374895212009-06-21T06:33:00.000-07:002009-06-21T06:42:59.220-07:00torino, ciao<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiahmZFC8rnpneTwqed1riNo5g2y4LUfSfJ4bL94JumT3C5VxSHvYFPbyzFih6sDf4nDTnGeurCncuk3WvH8OjEqToPJkJh-tU_8XcEmSsKTYzObtFlB89RwCvq6BTpYiggQgp-aZ2WQ2M/s1600-h/P1010376.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 180px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjk_KnEbz4VGNBosc6gUuX72ewLWEV611chPVVDOG51EiWUtwy0firxXx-SPFRRfc9-a3cTL50GCR1koe_lVR2VVrs33dtXPpQs4rTFxcCBcQjgbdZq9oOpft-CzuFUtlhVimowuUUf5I/s320/P1010324.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5349774976704752530" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">two great days in torino. chuck was getting on my nerves with his neediness but he also is fun to travel with as we end up meeting tons of people like a former vice president of fiat and a bunch of artists and filmmakers at a party we ended up at. i could live in this city where everyone loves their dogs and rides bikes. the food is great too! the weather was sweltering hot but one of the artists we met told us that this is the hottest time of the year in torino, that it actually gets cooler as the summer progresses. go figure. <br /></div>zinniahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10290516207304556734noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5681623258510626053.post-77596892252463547142009-06-19T07:49:00.000-07:002009-06-19T08:05:52.032-07:00ciao saas fee!<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMLerq2ms-EmpLlwuy5tJiupygS2lgrg8nof1Z3I3uAStEWHpYoY70iSuNXULI0NT6gYItawVWh2Sv3BdRSiTYJxsCXwFhe8IMZRVAxlX38Eq0ZMvY6BFmNpr9suvfV78Ixiy0Ecp0h7I/s1600-h/P1010275.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFTD3gk_l4421T-W7Gl-kUJ9MsHTR9zkIZ_rG8F8mLGrKAnkfAW3VOANwvp9xtoKwImmlD8tRpA_ccve8ji41DsIaIoq7F2677TUPRMOFOX2NkzfmaN4vfbTNdaH_1YT9gVprZ1pBEMJI/s320/P1010259.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348354919342464418" border="0" /></a><br />liz, matt, & michael on the trail<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">our last day of classes was incredibly boring and i decided to skip the afternoon session in favor of hiking. liz, matt, michael and myself went for lunch in the village then we went for a hike. liz went back to class since she was the class t.a. and couldn't get out of it so michael, matt, and i continued on. after we got back i finished cleaning up the mess from the fondue party then went for a sauna with matt and another classmate who skipped-gabrielle. it was a nice way to spend my last day in saas fee. we are trying to decide whether or not to go to the evening lecture as it is the same professor. the next thing we need to decide is where to go for drinks tonite...<br /></div>zinniahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10290516207304556734noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5681623258510626053.post-76036334379713520742009-06-17T00:12:00.000-07:002009-06-17T00:27:23.125-07:00fondue party<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHTDZ2LXIAv7fFwfC133eoiz7rWVtSKdZpNi0ZUq1RGis3N4i1EozdV1radAtrtTlOUKEnfxEQo5zS0vZiqeRtd7ECab7wc1WaclChMBs-Y2_bg-O75T_qy2XneRMGwj674gtE13L-Nrw/s1600-h/P1010249.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 180px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHTDZ2LXIAv7fFwfC133eoiz7rWVtSKdZpNi0ZUq1RGis3N4i1EozdV1radAtrtTlOUKEnfxEQo5zS0vZiqeRtd7ECab7wc1WaclChMBs-Y2_bg-O75T_qy2XneRMGwj674gtE13L-Nrw/s320/P1010249.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348193558384533106" border="0" /></a><br />brian</div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaMIgRNL3xwVTG5WaTcjdvMcQVZZh2USrVJidpxNm3OaVFN79CGsxXDxa5QERAXYEZ2Cd4oCNX9gGCFXGMYXmBSlRMKfhrDWtPmNcgmkanJR44DHUZpdQAIuCbwdRggwzEEVAujGsgwj4/s1600-h/P1010254.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 180px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaMIgRNL3xwVTG5WaTcjdvMcQVZZh2USrVJidpxNm3OaVFN79CGsxXDxa5QERAXYEZ2Cd4oCNX9gGCFXGMYXmBSlRMKfhrDWtPmNcgmkanJR44DHUZpdQAIuCbwdRggwzEEVAujGsgwj4/s320/P1010254.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348193554423762322" border="0" /></a><br />my beautiful liz<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhyphenhyphenicIhXmwZIZaK2tEhf682eVJHEtgCVmI7owlg2vYpIwknkb80U-xfkUgaRYK0wRpxJCkkAo5kdSF2so87_zVW_0m-ihIQ_fAxiyel0WClSeQSa2Mjq4oWdgQhra-WV-tS7IrhTFRwVc/s1600-h/P1010257.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhyphenhyphenicIhXmwZIZaK2tEhf682eVJHEtgCVmI7owlg2vYpIwknkb80U-xfkUgaRYK0wRpxJCkkAo5kdSF2so87_zVW_0m-ihIQ_fAxiyel0WClSeQSa2Mjq4oWdgQhra-WV-tS7IrhTFRwVc/s320/P1010257.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348193548453924178" border="0" /></a><br />michael and rodriguo during the accent-off<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK_eo8DswVZ4FCYA7r0s4ar_u6-pqxaorJHH2TlVwN3HSVf7eKML5bHXDDnIeVosbwOse1HmD5FlHeDz4rrr2mRUGdsF_-N2P9ygs_F5FH_Omdn5DR5bLKXoMH38OOnQDDhYi5NG5g03c/s1600-h/P1010256.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK_eo8DswVZ4FCYA7r0s4ar_u6-pqxaorJHH2TlVwN3HSVf7eKML5bHXDDnIeVosbwOse1HmD5FlHeDz4rrr2mRUGdsF_-N2P9ygs_F5FH_Omdn5DR5bLKXoMH38OOnQDDhYi5NG5g03c/s320/P1010256.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348193544765541330" border="0" /></a><br />aaron and matt<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfa4YQbwmWuwXcZ2J0yVW5IxARvLyj1lnH8cHM0UfUIbNjZCntiWBEQlWY1VLycpH04JuFHsYjgiKym7xpK6wxsG-EVj6NL3OjufwMtxKeuXXqXc1w6cYXeS-ySFtMSRqg9kTwB5lko4g/s1600-h/P1010248.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfa4YQbwmWuwXcZ2J0yVW5IxARvLyj1lnH8cHM0UfUIbNjZCntiWBEQlWY1VLycpH04JuFHsYjgiKym7xpK6wxsG-EVj6NL3OjufwMtxKeuXXqXc1w6cYXeS-ySFtMSRqg9kTwB5lko4g/s320/P1010248.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348193536444343970" border="0" /></a><br />the spread-we fashioned our fondue stand out of rocks<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">today is our last day of classes and i am barely going to make it. we've been partying like rock stars since we won't see each other for a year. these three weeks have been the most intense and amazing weeks of my life but now i'm ready to rest and digest. last night we had a fondue party at michael and brian's house. it just seemed like the right thing to do, especially since they have the quintessential swiss chalet. it was incredible! then we read a really pretentious philosophy dissertation to each other in texas accents. i laughed so hard that i popped my rib back out of place. i'm sure there will be another party tonight so i hope i can survive until i get on the bus tomorrow at 10 am to head to brig and then from there take the train to turin with my friend chuck.<br /></div>zinniahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10290516207304556734noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5681623258510626053.post-9591459570454122802009-06-15T11:19:00.000-07:002009-06-15T11:34:03.994-07:00in a dark and smoky bar<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkYvIsoiuqPrkhgFz76X6GNQytrVWpC2OEV_8ywOfXy33_uNw5Q_WjlKm0xJJ-FTA0uxH-ic9yDcSp-GklhHx1wtbBk2alUPOv53DSl9yFHcJij08ptW3CagSb291F9elOPDsHyK49k4g/s1600-h/P1010194.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkYvIsoiuqPrkhgFz76X6GNQytrVWpC2OEV_8ywOfXy33_uNw5Q_WjlKm0xJJ-FTA0uxH-ic9yDcSp-GklhHx1wtbBk2alUPOv53DSl9yFHcJij08ptW3CagSb291F9elOPDsHyK49k4g/s320/P1010194.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347621876422986514" border="0" /></a><br />rodriguo, tom, chuck, and moi.<br /><br /></div>here's a photo with tom kalin on his last night in saas fee. we tore it up at the metro bar where i am becoming a part time waitress. tom is the most amazing film professor (his full time gig is at columbia) and is the director of "Swoon" and "Savage Grace" and producer of "I Shot Andy Warhol" among other things. we love our tom kalin and hopefully will get to see him during the year between now and next summer.<br />not in the photo but sitting next to me is liz spear, my new film making partner. she has made several films and has been helping me with some of my screenplay ideas. in april, we plan to shoot a documentary with fred ulfers in the southwest. i'm pretty freakin' excited about our projects.<br />i'm still feeling sick but am coming to the conclusion that i'm having a histimine reaction to something because in addition to swollen sinuses, my entire body is covered in a sunburn like rash with hives. several of us have been hitting the sauna at lunch and it seems to help.<br />i've skipped the evening lecture right now to write this, and now i'm heading back to the sauna.zinniahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10290516207304556734noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5681623258510626053.post-18533983170735454582009-06-14T11:26:00.000-07:002009-06-14T11:44:29.593-07:003 days to go<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioCsbFKKk_5ZFfmgI6ZRjR33miDxmj8kbeaNZ8r3SExdS9VyQRy7PYRiKzx8ETdJawZjnQC7AUOhL2nut4bg1k7jKB_VM-svsfz_oQdG-4Js1EllwT3Epy52mAlEXmvjvxZuOqF4h7gMw/s1600-h/P1010152.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 180px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioCsbFKKk_5ZFfmgI6ZRjR33miDxmj8kbeaNZ8r3SExdS9VyQRy7PYRiKzx8ETdJawZjnQC7AUOhL2nut4bg1k7jKB_VM-svsfz_oQdG-4Js1EllwT3Epy52mAlEXmvjvxZuOqF4h7gMw/s320/P1010152.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347255372620131554" border="0" /></a><br />san giorgio<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnsrafSQ3T5S2iHZrQSr8vBtE21jkKnmH7oLmGyuFCJPvFvkmm8tmjHJaxXPXoBPrR3PAPPXBx3upmCf7ogOn69wfqns-EnrnRc5KDmrdOl756-Iu90XxXbTYxOVfupauSS_m0dDxEYx0/s1600-h/P1010138.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 180px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnsrafSQ3T5S2iHZrQSr8vBtE21jkKnmH7oLmGyuFCJPvFvkmm8tmjHJaxXPXoBPrR3PAPPXBx3upmCf7ogOn69wfqns-EnrnRc5KDmrdOl756-Iu90XxXbTYxOVfupauSS_m0dDxEYx0/s320/P1010138.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347255369575326258" border="0" /></a><br />ronan, ryan, and jaime outside of russia<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXDsDTb4IGXqBPCqel6yCVkygpxnWQLtCT4AD6Wk3PudUgER8Y-2izzxuHAGyP9tai04dn1jAv8rPewWyyJQk0BZjnRTRifVOx45DAGiYo2oZBrgbFP8WGrcPJ02z64ihNe2wI3Q4i8JQ/s1600-h/P1010129.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXDsDTb4IGXqBPCqel6yCVkygpxnWQLtCT4AD6Wk3PudUgER8Y-2izzxuHAGyP9tai04dn1jAv8rPewWyyJQk0BZjnRTRifVOx45DAGiYo2oZBrgbFP8WGrcPJ02z64ihNe2wI3Q4i8JQ/s320/P1010129.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347255364399426306" border="0" /></a><br />scandinavia<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUghg5_zM3tulg-C-smQhbqhcZnYIBc-Gs6lH2STciA64ljtC44etpogIOkAjPfIFfk3NlY2uC4aDOx9JxFqDga6nOurv_zpSBdCu1R5z1AM20i0aTIwiZ8T7P2V-VD-sDXcNynwJxXUI/s1600-h/P1010096.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 180px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUghg5_zM3tulg-C-smQhbqhcZnYIBc-Gs6lH2STciA64ljtC44etpogIOkAjPfIFfk3NlY2uC4aDOx9JxFqDga6nOurv_zpSBdCu1R5z1AM20i0aTIwiZ8T7P2V-VD-sDXcNynwJxXUI/s320/P1010096.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347255366266819186" border="0" /></a><br />liz<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_ZzmC9GSVFQL2Uuu-sWhGx8hkvBWPRoUdGDr9GaCg1_QyQPeBuWeLadq7h148YVOHh4MylSMfw24UkNXibFjmQunuxXqk08HDmLYO4tgHi_ndo5X5Dgf9PTwErHVYf0W-vpsv-AWNXDg/s1600-h/P1010094.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_ZzmC9GSVFQL2Uuu-sWhGx8hkvBWPRoUdGDr9GaCg1_QyQPeBuWeLadq7h148YVOHh4MylSMfw24UkNXibFjmQunuxXqk08HDmLYO4tgHi_ndo5X5Dgf9PTwErHVYf0W-vpsv-AWNXDg/s320/P1010094.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347255359266373698" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">today we finished our last class with tom kalin but will meet one more time at the bar tonite. i've been sick since we got back but with so few days to go, don't want to miss out on the action. on thursday we leave and i've decided to change my travel plans up a bit. from here i'm going to turin with a class mate for a few days before heading to see usch, till, and jakob in rotterdam. i might end up going to paris instead of portugal since my friend will be there and i will have someone to hang out with. i'm completely exhausted but sad to leave. i've met some of the best people here and lots of new ideas. here's some more venice pics.<br /></div>zinniahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10290516207304556734noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5681623258510626053.post-61922681717987897522009-06-12T04:58:00.000-07:002009-06-12T05:19:58.504-07:00biennalle II<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqa6kt25CEV5m8lalOtaOsfjZdIyKSuqIVm1_LDggvqHzbSpAjMLiPqZb-2PiO_bjk90qi9qIFD8Pbxd9-vJq1VhoWcGu1TQKYYaFriGyxs-3bs_FZpYYygUOfjyKh-Hqg2Ql5FrGqa-k/s1600-h/P1010177.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 180px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqa6kt25CEV5m8lalOtaOsfjZdIyKSuqIVm1_LDggvqHzbSpAjMLiPqZb-2PiO_bjk90qi9qIFD8Pbxd9-vJq1VhoWcGu1TQKYYaFriGyxs-3bs_FZpYYygUOfjyKh-Hqg2Ql5FrGqa-k/s320/P1010177.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346413411115977602" border="0" /></a><br />inside the arsenale<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJNnZ2gCBgKdFJrV-S1TplMMtvYchnvn7p_fodF8ileCZAydSUKe6J3QjFiraQozOYqKaL8t2KdeSyu_JsVqcD3zv6qEY9NV7BY_hqFwUjFoqesyghNZvEumQA7tggenuJRF_yni1gtQk/s1600-h/P1010093.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJNnZ2gCBgKdFJrV-S1TplMMtvYchnvn7p_fodF8ileCZAydSUKe6J3QjFiraQozOYqKaL8t2KdeSyu_JsVqcD3zv6qEY9NV7BY_hqFwUjFoqesyghNZvEumQA7tggenuJRF_yni1gtQk/s320/P1010093.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346413407707808594" border="0" /></a><br />main pavilion at giardina<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwvbO81ZirjbUQLR5z8l8RMPbu2VYmA3oPh56Cb1kuAxKbzcyANvcJLx5gX4YxhwSR0zmkW9Lu1HVx6tIqiG8MIeDPLv_PPAv-jO_20R49tScMKMFeDZfc8f2ZZ9184zP_jlbSka9Nh3c/s1600-h/P1010077.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 180px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwvbO81ZirjbUQLR5z8l8RMPbu2VYmA3oPh56Cb1kuAxKbzcyANvcJLx5gX4YxhwSR0zmkW9Lu1HVx6tIqiG8MIeDPLv_PPAv-jO_20R49tScMKMFeDZfc8f2ZZ9184zP_jlbSka9Nh3c/s320/P1010077.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346413398582661922" border="0" /></a>scenes on a canal<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIZ3SjNq5zl9Vu734yMRuLkuRqZU6VrDSB2_NKD9gbjZcSVjyuvBlWBAPsSphqoccrdPkCBC20xX9ytFG25qhw-xcuLwDP483yvInKPcVGGefE15-YaC26A5jzznp4c77OkNVJp_O24II/s1600-h/P1010076.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIZ3SjNq5zl9Vu734yMRuLkuRqZU6VrDSB2_NKD9gbjZcSVjyuvBlWBAPsSphqoccrdPkCBC20xX9ytFG25qhw-xcuLwDP483yvInKPcVGGefE15-YaC26A5jzznp4c77OkNVJp_O24II/s320/P1010076.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346413395852800818" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFcCexjoStsD82r_K9YesW7BneZffVOCBMS5bGJSBFGLFO7RmlLKsBO4069sx2BepmDF3VIGDxZZg2hi6lgIgna-l4Dz81hZSFrOm79Em1ePz6tqXRVX-yKsqs3dQ2qps-mIHp-DJoZ4c/s1600-h/P1010127.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFcCexjoStsD82r_K9YesW7BneZffVOCBMS5bGJSBFGLFO7RmlLKsBO4069sx2BepmDF3VIGDxZZg2hi6lgIgna-l4Dz81hZSFrOm79Em1ePz6tqXRVX-yKsqs3dQ2qps-mIHp-DJoZ4c/s320/P1010127.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346413393596404914" border="0" /></a>james, ryan, and liz leaving the US and going to scandinavia. just like that.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />here's part deux....i have a million photos from venice so i'll keep posting them as time allows. we just ate lunch in the garden and i'm finishing up some computer stuff, then i will head up to take a nap before class begins at 3. we will be in class until 7 then break for dinner then go back to class from 830 to 1000. our newest instructor is tom kalin, an american filmmaker and film studies professor at nyu. here's his imbd link... <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0435788/">http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0435788/</a><br /></div>zinniahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10290516207304556734noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5681623258510626053.post-90887980273244595702009-06-12T04:06:00.000-07:002009-06-12T04:20:51.902-07:00venice biennale<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR7HuSDnnjJ4XDYhOVIwT6iPf2UGGQFjU6IXTNyOLaLukgfYw4GPCkOhJ6ZvdU9jvd296YNjQYwHN23fbAJjUZRchWLOFvFrLpSB_Qs3a-2PsVv1kQCjQfQr6mCJ_nudoIHEhuYhCzyZo/s1600-h/P1010070.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR7HuSDnnjJ4XDYhOVIwT6iPf2UGGQFjU6IXTNyOLaLukgfYw4GPCkOhJ6ZvdU9jvd296YNjQYwHN23fbAJjUZRchWLOFvFrLpSB_Qs3a-2PsVv1kQCjQfQr6mCJ_nudoIHEhuYhCzyZo/s320/P1010070.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346398858827890306" border="0" /></a><br />sunrise on an italian highway<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7n3o6TtkcLytYUozn8vMqvsiSrqX6j6gXB-uvQTIC6u8JjpcV74sakM_8B6-Mn9EHinQLh69x3IupV2IR9DgsDFl519oCx_XaMYhBbn9Pkplk3t-9GJIixVtIBWwxCv5TCFiLoVuliI8/s1600-h/P1010065.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 180px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7n3o6TtkcLytYUozn8vMqvsiSrqX6j6gXB-uvQTIC6u8JjpcV74sakM_8B6-Mn9EHinQLh69x3IupV2IR9DgsDFl519oCx_XaMYhBbn9Pkplk3t-9GJIixVtIBWwxCv5TCFiLoVuliI8/s320/P1010065.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346398858249960418" border="0" /></a><br />ryan enjoying the restfull benefits of schnapps and xanax<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIhZnhjmq-xJz3iE_KwYjy43AonofjpLSDoP8swved7pqGFd8D0r1Og8eFKlG5k-tjGvGW8Qm-PSPknV6-jE68-Eg_ENClHHsV-8leYcJ90jpaIc5TNwnITnVrJDdtojdOAcjXcvvBvbc/s1600-h/P1010182.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 180px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIhZnhjmq-xJz3iE_KwYjy43AonofjpLSDoP8swved7pqGFd8D0r1Og8eFKlG5k-tjGvGW8Qm-PSPknV6-jE68-Eg_ENClHHsV-8leYcJ90jpaIc5TNwnITnVrJDdtojdOAcjXcvvBvbc/s320/P1010182.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346398849275964898" border="0" /></a><br />inside the arsenale<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifcGsMzrHbJqzYFFBemSrkKLVdfdZQ4_EujhIt8dIn9XIhq8cjwjgYjIKj3sDzMynvJ50wuzCVv98EdjzrPnVzKDueVR22RsKuFfDumMwIdt8_h_lV6yX9NyeyaQIegwsJ_iq-PoVB8_0/s1600-h/P1010188.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifcGsMzrHbJqzYFFBemSrkKLVdfdZQ4_EujhIt8dIn9XIhq8cjwjgYjIKj3sDzMynvJ50wuzCVv98EdjzrPnVzKDueVR22RsKuFfDumMwIdt8_h_lV6yX9NyeyaQIegwsJ_iq-PoVB8_0/s320/P1010188.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346398845329112994" border="0" /></a><br />an installation from chile<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPZIjZEE7nQ0yiWUqlmoGo_jnLftF2au4YItsjsn3LF4kH1AK2YsBiCtSi8caJ4CwA_y82VnjqGyE75bWP1xQ7DSOOFrILg4ABlJWauRmuVU-izMQb2Plsny8UA1VGqy9XM3s9JPxlvHo/s1600-h/P1010193.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPZIjZEE7nQ0yiWUqlmoGo_jnLftF2au4YItsjsn3LF4kH1AK2YsBiCtSi8caJ4CwA_y82VnjqGyE75bWP1xQ7DSOOFrILg4ABlJWauRmuVU-izMQb2Plsny8UA1VGqy9XM3s9JPxlvHo/s320/P1010193.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346398845084701778" border="0" /></a><br />a crazy gypsy raft that floated by during dinner<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">after a great time with fred and plans for a road trip documentary with him in april (more about that later) we packed up and took an overnight bus ride to venice for an art packed adventure. we got on the bus at midnite and by morning we had arrived in venice. we took the water bus to the giardina where most of the art was concentrated into pavillions by country. the highlights were scandinavia and russia. then it was another vaporela ride to san giorgio where we saw peter greenaway's "Le Nozze di Cana" and a show of john wesley paintings. i spent the rest of the afternoon at the arsenale-another section of the bienalle in a converted military building. then it was dinner on the grand canal before we headed back to the but at 11pm for the long ride home. we pulled into saas fee at 5:30am and made the bleary eyed walk back to our rooms for a few hours rest before classes start. who would have thought going up a mountain could feel like you just came down from one?<br /></div>zinniahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10290516207304556734noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5681623258510626053.post-30696580969452037142009-06-10T04:48:00.000-07:002009-06-10T04:57:44.857-07:00the bus leaves at midnight<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBb0tAM4JmGr0rxA-IQ8NnzOoM1ZMgTXD3tnItDmlcOoP-aFWckSBNLTahbwhJY6fxxMZBK6X02JIPMomCYxebTQjrG_3XhifSOZzqDmoVgGGD8-OoHFsyoZF67Zcc1hOmJLwydxuNwM0/s1600-h/P1000981.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 180px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBb0tAM4JmGr0rxA-IQ8NnzOoM1ZMgTXD3tnItDmlcOoP-aFWckSBNLTahbwhJY6fxxMZBK6X02JIPMomCYxebTQjrG_3XhifSOZzqDmoVgGGD8-OoHFsyoZF67Zcc1hOmJLwydxuNwM0/s320/P1000981.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345665549941904194" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">today is our last day with fred, possibly the nicest man in the world. he has been teaching philosophy at NYU for 5o years! last night we took him to a bar so he could dance, which he loves to do because to nietzsche, it was an aimless activity and that's a good thing. i had bruised a rib the other day when i drunkenly fell against a wall in a sheep pasture...don't ask...and when we were dancing he twirled me around and i re-injured it. yes, i was injured while dancing with an 80 some year old nietzsche philosopher in switzerland. needless to say, i left the bar a little after midnite and fred was still there cutting a rug. i'm in a bit of pain today and am nervous about the 12 hour bus ride we will be starting tonite at midnite. the bus will drive all night and in the morning we will be in venice for the biennalle! whoo hoo! the weather will be hot and i feel like i don't have the right clothes but what the hell. i'm off to the pharmacy now to try to get some arnica pills.<br /></div>zinniahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10290516207304556734noreply@blogger.com4