2010 January | Ehipassiko

Koi Pond at My Apartment

Jan 26, 10

Views: 149I forgot that I am not a hulk anymore. Building my koi “pond” kicked my ass! I was so worn out that I was in bed asleep at 8 PM last night. Not only have I lost a lot of muscle mass, I have apparently lost my ability to cut a straight line… even with a miter box. I am still worn out today. All of my...

My Guitar

Jan 24, 10

Posted by Cristan in Art

Views: 201Yesterday was also the first time I had pulled out my guitar to play in a long time and today was the first time in… I don’t know when… that I spent some time just looking at my guitar. It isn’t name brand, but my grandmother and mother chipped in to buy it for me on my 16th birthday. I had less...

Run Away! Run Away! Run Away!

Jan 19, 10

Posted by Cristan in Art

Views: 272As I said in my last blog, I can feel the anticipation building as I move closer to next month and dealing with the 3 separate grants + moving + programmatic setup(s). I decided that I would get out of Houston and go camping for a couple of days. You know, I think it’s been more than 20 years since I’ve ...

The Miracle is That There Are No Miracles

Jan 18, 10

Posted by Cristan in Philosophy, Photography

Views: 2684 This is a little piece of an actual photo taken by Hubble and released to the public by NASA on Jan. 5th. Yah, that’s all “whatever” you say? What is SO COOL about this photo is that this is a photo of the dark part of the sky. If you look at your fingernail and take 1/10th of its size and use that...

The Calm Before the Storm

Jan 17, 10

Posted by Cristan in Uncategorized

Views: 54 I’ve now had a little over a month to (for the most part) relax and pull myself together after a – lets face it – traumatic event. This is the first time I’ve somewhat unplugged from the needs of the community in years and I feel that it is just about time to jump back into the fire. When the...