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Newport.

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 21:57:11 -0500

Newport.

Just when I had lost hope…

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 14:10:54 -0500

Just when I had lost hope…

OMG. Bubbah’s. 80’s. Etc.

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:44:17 -0500

OMG. Bubbah’s. 80’s. Etc.

Boots! Ski sale at the Snow Bowl.

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:00:24 -0500

Boots! Ski sale at the Snow Bowl.

I hope I counted correctly.

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:42:27 -0500

I hope I counted correctly.

The past couple months have slipped by quickly, but oh my, what...

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:29:00 -0500

Crescent Beach

Camden in Bangor. Huh?!

Windblown tree.

Hiking down to Crescent Beach.

Brianna and Matt

OMG. THIS BARN!

Chill kid dancing with a strobe light.

Richard finishing the sudoku

The past couple months have slipped by quickly, but oh my, what fond memories I have of my family trip to Oregon. A week or so ago I finally got around to sorting and uploading pictures from the trip and my cousin Matthew’s wedding to Brianna.

Unexpectedly, my Aunts Charlotte and Leslie booked the same flights as my family all the way from Bangor, Maine to Portland, Oregon (I kind of wish we had flown Portland to Portland, next time!). My sister had figured this out beforehand, but it was a surprise to me! Another surprise was the life sized photo taken from the head of Camden Harbor behind baggage claim carousal in Bangor. It is confirmed: I live in a postcard.

Speaking of postcards, we traveled from one to another. Oregon is gorgeous. Looking at my Flickr set, I realize I took an embarrassing number of pictures of the Oregon coast. I just couldn’t help it! The place is stunning. Lush. Grand.

The wedding was grand too, but in an understated way. Held at the Cornelius Pass Roadhouse, the event was intimate. An owl oversaw the dancing from above in the octagonal barn. The weather was perfect. The bride and groom relaxed and happy. And we danced!

Homeward bound, we ended up on the same plane, in the same row as our flight West. Proof of this fact: I found Richard’s half finished sudoku from the week before in my backseat pocket. HA!

And that wraps up a pretty successful family trip if I do say so myself!

patrickmoberg: Internet Vices Huh. There’s gotta be a...

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:53:00 -0500

patrickmoberg:

Internet Vices

Huh. There’s gotta be a whiskey of the internets… Something neat. Cooler than you. Small doses make you feel warm and fuzzy. Big doses turn you into an asshole/”smarter” than everyone else.

No longer.

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:36:00 -0500

No longer.

kateoplis: Buckminster Fuller’s geodesic domes have reached new...

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 13:14:09 -0500

kateoplis:

Buckminster Fuller’s geodesic domes have reached new heights: as tree houses for the rich and famous. This one belongs to Doors guitarist Robby Kreiger, by arboreal architect Dustin Feider.

Bases covered. Rt. 17, Washington, Maine.

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:32:00 -0500

Bases covered.

Rt. 17, Washington, Maine.

tulletulle: theheatoflosangeles: WHO HERE REMEMBERS S-CLUB...

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 14:01:00 -0500

tulletulle:

theheatoflosangeles:

WHO HERE REMEMBERS S-CLUB 7?

UM DUH

RAIGHT HERR RAIGHT HERR

Whoa. This song was the jam while I was backpacking through New Zealand in the spring of 2000. I had just graduated, completing a late 90’s high school experience that was musically defined by the likes of Phish, Dave Matthews and Ani Difranco. New Zealand offered a shift in perspective for both life and music.

One night at a ~~college~~ uni bar in Christchurch (NZ’s drinking age had just changed to 18, so I was even legal), I remember being totally surprised that when S-Club 7 played the entire establishment sang at along the top of their lungs (waving their hands in the air) to this pop song. Even though the video is cringe worthy, at that moment in my life, the pop song sing-along was pretty much the most refreshing thing, ever.

Fox Island Wind Project Today the largest New England coastal...

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 11:45:00 -0500

Fox Island Wind Project

Today the largest New England coastal wind project begins power generation on the island of Vinalhaven, Maine.

OH MY GAWD: A COLUMN ABOUT A TEENAGER NAVIGATING RELIGION.

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 09:57:00 -0500

OH MY GAWD: A COLUMN ABOUT A TEENAGER NAVIGATING RELIGION.

"…just got called Fern for the second time in my life. no, my parents did not name me Fern..."

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 17:42:00 -0500

“…just got called Fern for the second time in my life. no, my parents did not name me Fern Stern.”

- Status update from Frances that still has me cackling. Fern Stern? Cannot contain the giggle.

"Feed your body, but more importantly feed your soul. Within the realm of Mother Earth and Father..."

Sun, 15 Nov 2009 19:22:00 -0500

“Feed your body, but more importantly feed your soul. Within the realm of Mother Earth and Father Sky, the dance that leads to flight involves the conquering of fear and the willingness to join in the adventure that you are co-creating with the Divine.”

- From Eagle

Hey Universe: I’m ready to do this.

Weekend Highlights:

Sun, 15 Nov 2009 19:02:00 -0500

Nick Spitzer of NPR’s American Routes getting his dance on to The Toughcats.
AV crewing @ Juice 2.0 (kind of like a mini local PopTech), which wraps up a dynamic (almost overwhelmingly so) fall of event participation (CIFF, PopTech, Juice) at the Camden Opera House.
Seeing a line up of 11 of Maine’s current gubernatorial candidates during a breakout session @ Juice.
Jen’s cowboy themed 30th birthday party. Meeting Jen’s mother Muffy at said party.
New friendships!
Pulling the Eagle Medicine Card, and discovering The Discovery of Power Through the Ways of Animals.
The beeeeeautiful drive home from Sugarloaf.

vanyavanya: What a genius and beautiful mind!!! Those waves...

Sun, 15 Nov 2009 17:03:15 -0500

vanyavanya:

What a genius and beautiful mind!!!

Those waves look familiar! Nice piece about the process behind Reuben Margolin’s work.

The [Village Soup] Herald Gazette

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:29:00 -0500

The [Village Soup] Herald Gazette:

Well now, the “upgrade” sucks. Let’s count the ways:

No RSS feeds
Flashing Bullshit- Excuse me, but 3 different portions of my screen are flashing. Two are ads, one is a um, revolving news section.
Comments: No threading? Really? REALLY?

I’m too tired/drunk to explore and to be continually disappointed by this lack of innovation and insult to my internet usage.

Get your act together. Do you people even use the internet for anything other than jerking off? This “upgrade” is at least two years behind the times. The fact that this shit is peddled to communities across the country is embarrassing.

Believe me, a more thorough rant is to come.

Weekend on Wings on Vimeo (via Vimeo) Heya, here are some clips...

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 20:16:00 -0500

Weekend on Wings on Vimeo (via Vimeo) Heya, here are some clips from the Eggemoggin Reach Regatta when I went a yachting in August.

Coming off of CIFF and PopTech, I’ve been thinking a lot about how sometimes I feel like a transient in my own town. Hanging out with filmmakers one weekend, innovators and musicians or yachties the next. This is a good thing, I think.

In this case, I spent the weekend with the crew of White Wings at the invitation of Donald, the owner. Even though I’ve known Donald and the W’s for 10+ years, this was my first time meeting this particular crew. For the weekend I entered onto their home, and into their world. And even though I was in Maine and I attend the ERR every year, entering into an established group’s rhythm changes everything.

The crew by the way was super and the video isn’t lying, I had a fantastic weekend full of lots of laughs, drinks and of course sailing. I know the music is pretty epic in the video… but sailing on a wooden boat in Maine among nearly a hundred other wooden boats is pretty freaking epic.

Or maybe I’m just feeling sentimental. Either or, “Yachting is the winner, and so is the Wings.”

thewaywegetbymovie: Miss THE WAY WE GET BY director Aron Gaudet...

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 18:05:00 -0500

thewaywegetbymovie:

Miss THE WAY WE GET BY director Aron Gaudet and his mom Joan talking about the film on NPR’s “Talk of the Nation”? Listen here now. Several troops who have been through Bangor, Maine and been greeted call into the show!

Thinking of veterans today… if you haven’t seen it, watch The Way We Get By tonight (at 9:00 pm in most markets) on PBS.