Oct 17, 2008

I didn't get a sub job today so when I found out Chuck got done work at noon, we planned to play disc golf. We met Katie there and played a game, where I got -18, par for the course.

I went to Katie's and had some vegan buffalo chicken, then came home. Later on I went to Serafina's with my grandmom before heading to "band practice."

Basically, Steve couldn't make it so we couldn't have practice. Chuck, Jeff and I played some songs of ours, then we played random other songs played through the PA. After that was over, Nate came over and we watched YouTube videos for probably hours. It was a non-productive evening. Maybe tomorrow will go better.

Oct 16, 2008

I had class this morning and got to be the model for a while. We had to partner up in figure drawing.

We went for the intro to Expressive Drawing, then Alex, Alex, Katie and I took off and went to Philly for lunch. We got falafel at Maoz, the first time for both Alex 1 & 2. We went to Paddy's and had a beer while we ate and enjoyed the beautiful weather.

We went back to our last class late and got to work sanding our sculptures. I brought mine home with hopes to work on it this weekend. We watched The Office and It's Always Sunny, now I'm ready to get some sleep.

Oct 15, 2008

I substituted for another history class at Memorial today. We watched a video on the Moors in Europe, pretty interesting. I got quite a few self-portrait drawings done for my sketchbook.

When I got done work I went somewhere I thought I might never see again: the gym. I worked out for a while, then ran several miles. It felt good, it's been too long.

I met Ryan at the course and warmed up for a while until Nate got there. I was getting deuces left and right on the first nine holes. I slowed down a bit and screwed a few up, but I ended the game with my new best score of -22 (for par 4) or -4 for course par (par 3.) It was great.

The moon looked awesome, which this photo doesn't show at all, but I still kind of like it.

After watching the debate for a while, I headed to Applebee's to meet Chuck. We did a little script work before Nate got there. We weren't feeling too productive tonight I guess. Chuck looks very contemplative here.. and it looks like he's wearing that lampshade as a hat.

After we watched the Phillies win the game to go to the World Series, we headed our separate ways into the night and I'm very tired now.

Oct 14, 2008

I got to come into school early because of a field trip that my first teacher was on (or was supposed to be.) Sleeping in is great. Unfortunately I had to come in to Figure Drawing.

Expressive Drawing was much more casual, with a long critique and just bullshitting for the rest of class. Then, I carved the final pieces off of my plaster thing in 3D before going home to watch House.

After House, I went to make sushi with Katie. I planned to draw some things, but we watched It's Always Sunny instead and talked about Halloween costumes.

I'm going to put off all work until the last minute if possible.

Oct 13, 2008

I didn't sleep much last night, but I got up early and met Ryan at his house to go to Stockton with him. I had breakfast in the cafeteria while he went to class, then I used the rest of his class time to update some blogs. When he got out, we went to the newly created disc golf course at the school.

It's a great course, they just don't have baskets yet so I'll look forward to playing it again when they do.

We went to the Cape May Courthouse course for the first time too. Some holes were okay, but I doubt we'll return. We went back to Vineland and played the home course.

After I took a nap I went to the county college to the Barack the Vote (lame name) concert. I'm not really sure how a county institution can get away with such a partisan festivity.

I only came for Ace Enders. He played a cover of Bittersweet Symphony to open the show.

He played some solo stuff from his current project, a song from I Can Make a Mess and one great Early November tune, "Sunday Drive."

Jordan wanted a creepy man hug, but she got a picture instead.

I talked to Ace for a moment and got a picture also.

I came home to have dinner, catch up on Dexter and CSI and now I'm just putting off artwork.. as always.

Oct 12, 2008

I made this flyer this afternoon after I spent some time hanging around relaxing. I wanted something to hand out at the show tonight so I printed a bunch out. I met the band at Jeff's to get ready for the battle.

We were supposed to play at 5:20 but they were running really late. We hung out in the parking lot and played Outburst and made paper airplanes.

We saw a few bands play, including Generro (i think that's how you spell it.) They were really good. We also came in to see Where the Ocean Meets the Sky.

We got to set up in the green room (which was purple) and wait to go on stage. It was nothing big, but it was cool to be back there.

We screwed around of course while we waited for our turn to play.

Once it was our turn to take the stage, we went out and played our four songs. For the most part, the songs sounded really good. There were a lot of people, a few people were getting into it.

We didn't stick around to see who won since we were sure it wasn't us. We played a good set though and we're looking forward to playing there again. It was a lot of fun being on a large stage and having lights and smoke.

Oct 11, 2008

I woke up in the morning and decided I wanted to go somewhere. So I loaded my bike into the car and headed out.

I took the turnpike to Jersey City and took a couple of trains, bike in hand to Manhattan.

The first place I rode to was the Brooklyn Bridge.

There is a temporary art installment (www.nycwaterfalls.com) that I wanted to see. It's coming down on Monday so I had to get up there. The waterfall looked pretty sweet under the bridge. Better than the others that were just randomly placed.

I rode across the bridge, something I have been wanting to do for a long time.

Then I got into Brooklyn after a much less strenuous trip across than I expected.

Though not as aesthetically pleasing as the other one, this waterfall at Brooklyn Heights shows you behind the scenes.

I took a few pictures from here and enjoyed the view before heading off.

I got a closeup shot from underneath the bridge while I avoided bridesmaids from a wedding going on at the dock.

I took the Manhattan Bridge back over the river.

I stopped in the middle for some pictures.

Biking around the city is the best way to go. Especially for photography, it's so easy to see a lot of things and stop quickly to get a shot.

I followed the waterfront up to the central part of town and then headed in.

I got a bagel with cream cheese and rode to my favorite spot in Central Park to sit and eat. It was nice.

Riding in Central Park is pretty great too. Before I knew it, I was at the very north end of the park, riding up and then coasting down big hills.

I finally got to stop by Strawberry Fields for a minute and listen to a bunch of guys doing covers of Beatles songs on acoustic guitars with the crowd singing along.

Once I found it, I made the obligatory stop at Jamba Juice. Mmm.. Pomegranate Paradise.

Next, I stopped by the second place I wanted to go while I was there, The Village Pet Store.

It's an art installation by Banksy. It's quirky and has a message.. I think. Here are chicken nuggets eating from a dipping sauce.

Here is an aged and de-feathered Tweety Bird.

Hot dogs in cages with a mustard bottle.

I made my way back to the waterfront to get some night pictures of the falls lit up. They were much better to look at in darkness. It was an awesome installation.

I found my way back to the PATH train and to the car and headed back. It was a perfectly beautiful day out for a bike ride. I got to do something I've been wanting to do forever and it was better than I'd hoped it would be. This makes me want to move to the city badly.