so i'm moving to nyc. i've been quiet about it to be sure i really had a place lined up and all things were a go. and now they are, so i'm moving to brooklyn in january and cannoooot waiiiiit.
Everything leading up to the decision made it all too easy to go down there, i made up my mind after a few weeks of really thinking about it that if something ( Read more... )

this paris hilton album is pretty damn incredible. she's terrible, but they must've let her write her own lyrics or something because in some distant distant way its genius.
i'm leaving work early on tuesday to bus down to NY and surprise Olga for her b-day. She's playing her first full set at this club somewhere in manhattan, the plan is to yell ( Read more... )

lets see. Still working on finishing the roll of film with that russian camera, for all i know i've been doubling-tripling exposures and getting my fingers in half the shots so far .. the film advance knob is pretty counter-intuitive.
working working working. early early early. but i'm enjoying it more now that i'm settling in. i just dont know how ( Read more... )

this new job is completely kicking my ass, but i'm learning a lot more about screen printing & setup, as well as illustrator which i've fallen in love with.

i also FINALLY purchased one of these:


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it excites me that there are still people like this out there.

you help scientists figure out the multidimensional shape of the universe, and then decline any sort of reward or recognition. too bad he couldnt just evaporate in front of everyone afterwards.

pics from olga's visit, plus some others!


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so Olga came up from nyc to stay with me for a week and do tons of recording recording recording. We got a lot of work done for the EP but now its in total mixing mode which is up to me to not screw up. The master plan, i think, is to make an EP with maybe 5 songs and then from that we'll send out demos with 2 or 3 songs on it to whatever labels ( Read more... )

heres a portion of the pics i took during our 2-ish weeks in chicago, i'll try and explain the trip the most condensed i can make it.


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hellloooo.

so. quickly. chicago was so so soo much fun, i took millions of pictures and will put them online shortly with some sort of explanation as to whats going on.
Olga came up to visit as soon as i returned and is still here recording with me until sunday, fun fun fun visit so far & we're getting a lot of work done for the EP... lots of pics ( Read more... )

this video is gorgeous gorgeoussssss.

So i went down to NY to meet Olga Bell, a little bit scary but it only took about a half hour of adjustment time to feel comfortable. We started recording some sketched ideas just on a piano at this nice big practice room in Manhattan.

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