the sun is going down-but i am going to work now

second snow
very cold

a xmas tree on the street. I was experimenting how to get the feeling of their twinkling lights and excitement I got from watching those lights... they always make me amazed, and happy.


Suddenly there are a lot of tree stores on the street. when did they appear? the time flies so fast.

first snow of the year (in NY)

after the rain

I wish I could do this in theater

one winter morning... sometimes it is good to wake up way too early

my love

so the end of fall season...

winter has began.
People went to crazy to get $2 sweaters.

manhole covers made in india

manhole covers made in india

10-7-07

Load in at JS 10am-9pm
Finished hanging
S went fishing. got two poggy

10-6-07

meeting with YC
picked up lighting rentals from BAL
bought a new phone with e-mail service
S bought me a new camera. yes!!! olympus E 510. at last!!!
Went to see Cloud Gate Dance Company of Taiwan at BAM. "Wild Cursive."

very good. very evocative. strong dance. beautiful body. beautiful in asian way. not in western way. and very meditative at the same time. strong but calm at the same time. not theatrical. jaxpositive of images.

10-5-07

Reading presentation "Up in the Air"
Eye problem (left eye)
Went to "Sakura" for dinner with S. It wasn't so bad. good clam soup

10-4-07

Ryota's Birthday
Worked for AM
Dinner with Azusa in Chinatown. ate vietnamese.

10-3-07

Worked for AM
Meeting with YC, BS, Ueda. long and intense
S is in virginia

10-2-07

Worked for AM
Worked at home
Started feeling better

10-1-07

My father's birthday
Worked for AM
Dinner wity YC
Went to see a Romanian show at LaMama

The show was interesting, though a bit old fashioned and too dramatic at some moments. I like the lighting, which was very simple. Basically two cues: bright N/C, and cool footlight. It mostly stayed in N/C cue, which I thought worked well.

9-30-07

Still sick
Worked for Sonoko's presentation at Mabou Mine
Dinner party at home with S' soccer friends (couldn't eat much)

9-29-07

Worked at the "Harvard Club" for a wedding 9am-3am, looked great
Felt very sick in my stomach

9-27-07

doctor's appointment at 8:45am, did a blood test
worked for AM, 10am-6pm
went to a stage reading of Aya's play "Artifacts"

9-26-07

-worked as an interpreter for AM
-went to gym, took "Boxing 101"

Iraqi exiles in Jordan

Reading "Baghdad Burning" changed my perspective towards how I look at information. It is very important to look at things from multiple perspective. Nowadays, especially with that president, it is very hard to know what is going on around the world. To know, you have to act by yourself. You can't just receive information. You have to seek information. To know the truth. Why knowing the truth so hard now? When did it become so hard?

Baghdad Burning

"The first minutes after passing the border were overwhelming. Overwhelming relief and overwhelming sadness… How is it that only a stretch of several kilometers and maybe twenty minutes, so firmly segregates life from death?

How is it that a border no one can see or touch stands between car bombs, militias, death squads and… peace, safety? It’s difficult to believe- even now. I sit here and write this and wonder why I can’t hear the explosions.

I wonder at how the windows don’t rattle as the planes pass overhead. I’m trying to rid myself of the expectation that armed people in black will break through the door and into our lives. I’m trying to let my eyes grow accustomed to streets free of road blocks, hummers and pictures of Muqtada and the rest…

How is it that all of this lies a short car ride away?"

from Baghdad Burning, Sept 6,2007

quote

"Four months of foreign war would be enough to double the annual budget for the Federal Highway Administration – if that's what one would choose to spend the money on – taking care of quite a few of those 81,000+ bridges which are still open to traffic and yet 'functionally obsolete.'"

from http://bldgblog.blogspot.com/

The 40 year old virgin

it wan funny as expected, but too long...
or am I losing patience to sit through a movie?

The 40 year old virgin

munich

Watched a movie "Munich."
I like the cinematography, and the messege the director was trying to convey. I think he succeeded in communicating it to us. But it was too long... the killing scenes of each terrorist could have been much shorter.

Munich

simon norfolk

found a really good photographer. his photographs are evocative, theatrical in a sense, beautiful and serene. But at the same time, have very very strong messege. I want to take photographs like him.

simon norfolk interview

another uneventful day

day 2 of my uneventful days.
just went to a meeting for a small project at Lincoln Center. I was a bit anxicious because there was a bit of drama (?) over the e-mail correspondence. But it turned out the people there were very nice and excited about our project.

Went to B & H afterward. pretty crazy place. I wish I can find a store that has a large selection as B & H but less hectic... anyway bought 5 roll of B&W films and 120 films. can't wait to receive the TLR camera I won on e bay.

finished reading "the middle east for dummies." a bit overwhelmed by information, but feels good to finish the book cover to cover. but the book was almost full of centuries long conflicts, and only last two chapters were dedicated to culture and people of the region. it is sad. also watched a few video news about Iraq on NY times. all of them covered the lives of ordinary people. they go to college, play in a park, and try to make their ends meet, just like us here. but there is a big difference. what can I do? I am very very curious to see how the art (especially performing arts) functions and influences people in the region. would it be different from here?

Capote

just finished two productions. one month vacation begins. I was really looking forward to it, but once it starts, don't know what to do. work on photography, and see lots of movies, theaters, exhibitions and take photos.

Watched movie "Capote"
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0379725/