But over the course of the weekend, we sunk 4x4 uprights into concrete and build the frame for an AWESOME bike rack and shelter kidfort combo structure.
Monday, April 11, 2016
Weekend bike shelter kidfort construction
Wednesday, March 23, 2016
My Random and Disjointed Guide to Treefort
Here's a bunch of stuff I just wanna throw out there--bands I want to see andthings I think would be good whether I'm going or not.
Slang, at the RadioBoise stage on Friday night. Janet Weiss from Sleater-Kinney's latest project. I love her.
Thundercat! I dont know what to expect but I hear his shows are amazing. Check him out on Spotify.
Thee Oh Sees. Hard stuff. I've never seen them. Promises to be scorching.
Nosaj Thing. Great dj producer guy who I think has a couple sets.
208 Ensemble is a local chamber group I saw at Cinder and they were great. Kids. Cool stuff.
Hinds! Huge buzz about these 4 girls from Barcelona playing surfy garage rock.
Aesop Rock w/ Rob Sonic. I don’t
see a lot of hip hop or rap live, but I’m a fan of Aesop Rock.
White Denim, explosive and
disjointed Austin indie.
Magic Sword, if you haven’t seen
them. If you have, then, meh.
Wolvserpent, lovely darkness
The Mynabirds, Bay Area gentle
indie.
Quilt, indie pickers with an edge.
La Luz, more surfy garage-y
rock, always a good show.
Christopher Willits, ambient
gorgeous soundscapes.
Thunderpussy, just because.
Marshall Poole, great local
rock.
Bed. Could be pleasing if you
like Telekenisis.
Summer Cannibals, same as above
but a bit wilder.
Animal Eyes, fun if you are into
Animal Collective.
Play Date! Bring the kids to the Radio Boise stage for these guys. Fun stuff.
Ana Lete, local, the little I've heard seems promising.
Idyltime, great local country
sounds.
Cerberus Rex, heavy heavy local
metal.
Strange Wilds, Sub Pop band reminiscent of early Nirvana.
Music Band, great name, rock.
Frankie and the Witch Fingers, same as above, maybe better on both counts.
DZ Deathrays, more rock!
Acid Mothers Temple, insane Japanese psych noise.
Mascaras, surf psyche jams.
Sun Blood Stories, awesome local psychedelic.
Conan. Metal.
Unconditional Arms, shoegazey rock.
See you out there!
Strange Wilds, Sub Pop band reminiscent of early Nirvana.
Music Band, great name, rock.
Frankie and the Witch Fingers, same as above, maybe better on both counts.
DZ Deathrays, more rock!
Acid Mothers Temple, insane Japanese psych noise.
Mascaras, surf psyche jams.
Sun Blood Stories, awesome local psychedelic.
Conan. Metal.
Unconditional Arms, shoegazey rock.
See you out there!
Tuesday, March 01, 2016
Monday, February 08, 2016
Future Scientists of Idaho
We took Theo to the Engineering and Science Festival at BSU this weekend. He loved it. Robots, rockets, static electricity, and a whole bunch of enthusiastic college and high school kids.
His rocket was fantastic. And we spent lots of time moving robots around. What a great event.
Wednesday, January 06, 2016
Tuesday, January 05, 2016
Streaming Music
I like to think of myself as an early adopter-type. I had a Twitter account in 2008! I long ago bought a USB turntable to unite my vinyl and digital record collections! I LOVE MP3s!!!
But for some reason I've not fully bought in to the streaming music service wave that has already crashed over the mountains of music artifacts that so many of us have collecting dust in some corner of our houses. I stream music, sure. But I've not been able to think of a streaming service as my primary means of experiencing and gathering new music.
The reason for this is pretty simple, on the surface: I gather. A streaming service means you are not gathering, but experiencing. You can store data (play lists, history, preferences), but the actual music is totally transient. Close your Spotify account? Lose whatever period of your musical development and history has occurred while Spotify was your avenue into music.
Full disclosure: I can be a bit of a packrat. I gather and collect and compile. I don't really fetishize the stuff, framing jackets or getting collector editions or anything like that. But I love a good full bookshelf. So the idea of all the time I spend exploring and acquiring music adding up to only a digital footprint--no full shelves or even their electronic equivalent of a bloated iTunes library--always left me cold.
But I think I'm ready.
I think I see that a streaming service would not have to by the only means of exploring music. I'll never stop browsing the Record Exchange or the many services accessed via RadioBoise. And I'll never stop buying artifacts when something means enough to want to buy it. It's just that the line between transient and permanent could move a bit. A higher standard for what goes on the physical shelf.
So now, the choice. Which one? Spotify? Google Play Music? Apple Music? Tidal? There are so many, and they're so similar, the choice is a difficult one. It'll probably come down to which service connects best to the other services and software I use. So far Spotify has the upper hand, but those others are starting out strong and have much going for them.
What about you? Any input? Preference? Help?
It's a brave new world, and we can all use some guidance.
But for some reason I've not fully bought in to the streaming music service wave that has already crashed over the mountains of music artifacts that so many of us have collecting dust in some corner of our houses. I stream music, sure. But I've not been able to think of a streaming service as my primary means of experiencing and gathering new music.
The reason for this is pretty simple, on the surface: I gather. A streaming service means you are not gathering, but experiencing. You can store data (play lists, history, preferences), but the actual music is totally transient. Close your Spotify account? Lose whatever period of your musical development and history has occurred while Spotify was your avenue into music.
Full disclosure: I can be a bit of a packrat. I gather and collect and compile. I don't really fetishize the stuff, framing jackets or getting collector editions or anything like that. But I love a good full bookshelf. So the idea of all the time I spend exploring and acquiring music adding up to only a digital footprint--no full shelves or even their electronic equivalent of a bloated iTunes library--always left me cold.
But I think I'm ready.
I think I see that a streaming service would not have to by the only means of exploring music. I'll never stop browsing the Record Exchange or the many services accessed via RadioBoise. And I'll never stop buying artifacts when something means enough to want to buy it. It's just that the line between transient and permanent could move a bit. A higher standard for what goes on the physical shelf.
So now, the choice. Which one? Spotify? Google Play Music? Apple Music? Tidal? There are so many, and they're so similar, the choice is a difficult one. It'll probably come down to which service connects best to the other services and software I use. So far Spotify has the upper hand, but those others are starting out strong and have much going for them.
What about you? Any input? Preference? Help?
It's a brave new world, and we can all use some guidance.
Monday, December 28, 2015
RadioBoise DJ Top Tens of 2015
Programmers at KRBX have added their year-end lists to the ever-growing mix. Check them out over at radioboise.us.
Tuesday, December 22, 2015
Thailand Posts 1 and 2
I've put together a few posts on the trip to Thailand over at the travel blog, if you want more details, more pics, more vicarious vacationing.
Sunday, December 06, 2015
Thailand!
Deep in the jetlag haze of our return from Bangkok, we are constantly recounting moments and stories from the trip--all of us.
Maybe Theo the most.
We had a wonderful wonderful time. Cathy planned the perfect vacation, rolling 3 small vacations into one--a week in the city of Chiang Mai, a week in the mountainous jungle of __ at Spicy Villa, and a week on the sleepy island of Koh Mak.
The revelation of the trip was Theodore and what a great little traveler he is. The kid's got a future in it. He proved himself a trooper and willing mostly to roll with it. I am migthtily impressed by him.
The experiences were so many and so rich. Every sight and sound and smell and taste a wonder and an occasion for deep analysis with Theo. He was indelibly curious and engaged.
Our lovely friends at the beautiful Tamarind Village.MAN we loved this place. The food was wonderful and fresh, the pool was a godsend in the higher-than-average Chiang Mai heat, and the staff treated Theo like royalty.
They had an opening for an art exhibit while we were there, too. Tapestries by Kachama were the subject of this show, and they were absolutely amazing. The hotel itself was resplendent in handmade art and decorations, and the artist hereself was on hand and even answered a number of my pesky questions about how a loom works and what sort of planning goes into creating one of her works.
They had an opening for an art exhibit while we were there, too. Tapestries by Kachama were the subject of this show, and they were absolutely amazing. The hotel itself was resplendent in handmade art and decorations, and the artist hereself was on hand and even answered a number of my pesky questions about how a loom works and what sort of planning goes into creating one of her works.
The elephants!
Partaking in Loi Krathong celebrations with schoolkids and Spicy Villa guides and guests.
Visiting schools and homes and eating with friendly people.
The beach, the scooters, the pick-up trucks and tuktuks and elephants and speedboats and airplanes.
The glorious food.
An amazing trip.
Saturday, December 05, 2015
Writing While Traveling
I've spent the last few weeks writing in a notebook. With a pen. It's been pretty great.
No diagrams and very few pictures, even. Just stringing words together to try and recount the events of the days and add a little color or texture or depth of perception. It made me remember deeply not only why I enjoy writing, but why writing about traveling is such a meaningful exercise.
I'll be posting back to the travel blog again, and I'll be doing some cleanup to put entries on past trips there to make that more of an ongoing and more frequently updated record. Because it's enjoyable. And because I do write about most trips I take, from a weekend to a week to something like this 3 weeks in Thailand. I just scatter them across notebooks and blogs and other places.
Before this trip to Thailand, I read back through my journal from our honeymoon in SE Asia in 2001. It was really great to read through those perceptions before this trip, and that absolutely fed the activity of writing about this trip.
Trip posts coming shortly (the pics are still uploading). Nice to be home.
No diagrams and very few pictures, even. Just stringing words together to try and recount the events of the days and add a little color or texture or depth of perception. It made me remember deeply not only why I enjoy writing, but why writing about traveling is such a meaningful exercise.
I'll be posting back to the travel blog again, and I'll be doing some cleanup to put entries on past trips there to make that more of an ongoing and more frequently updated record. Because it's enjoyable. And because I do write about most trips I take, from a weekend to a week to something like this 3 weeks in Thailand. I just scatter them across notebooks and blogs and other places.
Before this trip to Thailand, I read back through my journal from our honeymoon in SE Asia in 2001. It was really great to read through those perceptions before this trip, and that absolutely fed the activity of writing about this trip.
Trip posts coming shortly (the pics are still uploading). Nice to be home.
Friday, November 13, 2015
OOO and Gone
Tomorrow morning, Cathy, Theo, and I leave for 3 weeks in Thailand. We'll start in Chiang Mai, make our way east into the mountains near Burma, and then fly south to the island of Koh Mak for a last week on the beach.
Needless to say, we're excited. I hope to post to that old travel blog that's languished since about 2009. So check in there and see.
(See you later!)
Monday, October 05, 2015
Weekend with Theo
What a cool kid. Had a blast hanging out with Theo this weekend. Bike park, picnic, ice cream/beer at the Roosevelt Market. We did it all.
Can't wait to get him out on these trails again. He was AMAZING.
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