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Train Hopping in Russia:

Paragliding in Tomsk. Near the WWII monument.

Pals (Brooklyn, NYC)

michaeleckblad:

Drop Everything and Run
One Year Anniversary – The End of Running

Well, it’s been one year to the day since I stopped running. While not really a benchmark in and of itself, I thought I’d take the opportunity to update you on the project. If you’ve been following along, you’ve no doubt noticed that I haven’t yet presented anything from the ‘running’ phase – the project site only includes material from the ‘pre’ and ‘post’. Suffice to say that the realities of ‘post-running’ life (money) have required quite a bit of my attention this past year, leaving less than desired for art-making. Instead of rushing things along, I’m taking time to ensure the year+ of material gets proper attention. Pardon our dust.

In the meantime, enjoy a taste of things to come. This photograph was taken one year ago today – a gorgeous morning at Roden Crater.

Bated breath. (And yes, it’s that Roden Crater)

michaeleckblad:

Yesterday evening, some fine Twin Cities folks inaugurated what promises to be a fine, fine Art space. Though I could not join them in the flesh for their first event, I joined them in Spirit. Congratulations, West Bank Social Center.

Ha, this is great. Thanks Michael!

Glad to see my old Madison pal Andy Schlachtenhaufen is still making beautiful short films. Andy was one of the more dependable contributors to the scrappy little monthly microcinema I directed there, both in quality and quantity.

The storyline for this 4.5 minute short Wayne is familiar, but some of the shots are spectacular. I’m hoping he’ll start posting more of his older films to his Vimeo account soon…