Click to view, or download here.FYI, the list of winners in my video is not complete. I missed a number of great vloggers. Here's the complete list.
On the second last night of long crew we have a bonfire where we burn up all the scraps and crap that's left...a bag of marshmallows is just asking to be crammed into as many faces as possible. I got 13 in, Chicken couldn't beat me but Charles gave me a run for my money.
Next year I'm bringing the kingsize bag.
So I love racoons, you may already know this about me, and one morning I found this little baby in the garbage bin. This happens rarely - but when it does, you can bet I'm running for the camera. I love how it growls!
Immediately after shooting this, we tipped the barrel and let him run off into the woods.
Here's a little snippet of our summer fun in the worker's kitchen at the Michigan Womyn's Music Festival. We get to make great food, listen to danceable music and play with each other all day!
This footage was shot by my pal H.P. a fellow kitchen worker.
One of the many fabulous performances at this summer's Gals Salon.
Still more to come from this summer - including marshmallow eating contests, spelling bees and other crazy hijinks.
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My uncle recently held the now-annual reunion of the Lee family, my mom's side of the clan, at his lavish property near Sacramento, CA. My mom is the one girl of seven kids, and of my 15+ cousins, only six of us are women. Nonetheless, spending a weekend among relatives makes me realize: no matter how far away or how different my lifestyle may be from my extended family, they're who I am, and I've got a whole lot of Lee blood running through my veins. From Nanoramas.
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Christina Zeidler invited me to check out this really excellent event that Sketch is organizing. This is their third year doing this - Blundstone donates boots and artists are recruited to decorate them - an auction is held in October where boots are sold off to the highest bidder and the proceeds go to Sketch.
I have to say that when I walked into Sketch for the first time, I was so impressed by how vibrant and energetic the space was. Tons of folks making all kinds of different art. They have silkscreening, woodshop, photography and video as well as more traditional mediums like painting. You can go to their website for more information.
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music: "keys" by dj_h - ccmixter
On June 13, 2006 - I injected my last shot of testosterone. It was 50% of my normal dosage. I had been weaning for a few weeks prior. 2 shots at 75% then 2 at 50%.
I'm mostly relieved that I am done shooting myself with needles. This weekend I was a bit moody and I think that it might have been in part due to withdrawal from hormones. Being on T was a really emotionally even experience and now that I am done - I wonder if I will find myself experiencing more of the emotional spectrum soon.
I also wonder when my period will start again.
In other news, I made white pepper creme brulee tonight.
This article talks about how some companies are trying to entice video makers to pay money to make money off the content they upload.
I'm a bit at loose ends about what to make of this idea. Sure, I think that folks who make art should be compensated - I want artists to make money doing what they love. Hell, I work at a small non-profit distribution company who's main goal is to get money for artists of small, experimental films.
Here's the rub - the guy who does the Numa Numa dance and makes 18-35 year olds across the world laugh for a minute will get the most money, while the kid who makes the shaky-camera montage of his day at summer camp might get nothing...or peanuts. I could make up a million examples of this sort of imbalance.
Now this should come as no surprise to me - this is how the capitalist world works. So what am I going to do about it?
I don't know yet. Will keep thinking about it....
