Having Done Spring Cleaning and Finding a Treasure

Having Done Spring Cleaning and Finding a Treasure
Originally uploaded by killy.

(One of three photos i took of prints spread out across my living room floor)

I found soooooo many pictures. Hey todd, remember that one i took of you with your xrays in the window behind you? Found that one. Colin, remember that one i took of you in your dorm room with a lamp right on your face? Found that one. Taggart, I found a bunch of YOUR prints in my boxes too.

It was pretty astounding to be able to see what i had done so many years ago - a real eye opener.

Laura gets accepted to Purdue

Howdy all,

Quick update.

Laura got accepted to Purdue's MFA program-----full ride with a stipend for living expenses.

I think we are going to be relocating, at the later part of the summer, to West Lafayette, IN.

It seem like an opportunity to big to pass up.

I am going to try to keep my job and work remotely, everyone keep their fingers crossed on that front.

More info to come.

sprout

Paola's first tooth popped out last night.

YAY!

Any Thoughts On The Debate?

Who caught the debate? What did y'all think?

Commuting

This is a great essay from the New Yorker about commuting. Having grown up in a family that suffered and benefited from long commutes I find essays on this topic and my reactions to them fascinating. It is my great fear that I will someday slip into a lifestyle that trades too much time away.

This is my hell:

The trip took eighty minutes, with no accidents or extenuating circumstances—just enough time to engender the feeling that we deserved a nap or a big greasy breakfast. He parked his car outside his office: a one-story industrial building overlooking the interstate. He had worked downtown previously and so had come into contact with other people—in the foyer, at lunch, on the way to the garage. “That’s what makes this so damn boring,” he said. “I wouldn’t have moved if I could’ve taken public transportation. I could read a book or talk to somebody.” He slipped in through a side door and into his office; it was a little like going into a motel. There was no one around to greet him or to make small talk.

But what is hellish about this scenario is not just the eighty minute commute, but also the isolation that the fellow finds at work. Ironically, perhaps, I have encountered such dismal isolation when I have spent extended periods of time "working from home."

It's been a while...

...So here is a post of decent length.

1. I like it that some people still know that "Howdy!" is verbal shorthand for "How do you do?" and respond appropriately.

2. Coda from Panic Software looks veeeeeeery interesting.

3. SQL is interesting stuff. I have been working playing with ExpressionEngine for a little while now, and it lets you execute custom SQL queries and loops through them for you. I worked all bloody day on one that needs no fewer than seven tables to spit out six fields. I am betting my query can be slimmed down. if anyone wants to take a crack at it, here it is:

SELECT t.title, t.url_title, d.field_id_13, d.field_id_16, g.gallery_image_url, gc.cat_folder, ge.filename, ge.extension
FROM exp_weblog_data AS d
LEFT JOIN exp_category_posts AS cp ON cp.entry_id = d.entry_id
LEFT JOIN exp_weblog_titles AS t ON t.entry_id = d.entry_id
LEFT JOIN exp_relationships AS r ON r.rel_id = d.field_id_16
LEFT JOIN exp_gallery_entries AS ge ON r.rel_child_id = ge.entry_id
LEFT JOIN exp_galleries AS g ON g.gallery_id = ge.gallery_id
LEFT JOIN exp_gallery_categories AS gc ON gc.cat_id = ge.cat_id
WHERE t.status = 'open' AND d.weblog_id = '6' and cp.cat_id = '11'
ORDER BY t.entry_date
DESC LIMIT 6

and, yes, it works.

WORK

WORK
Originally uploaded by TaggartCojanSorensen.

My Stint of bi-coastal ping-pong is almost up. I return tomorrow after going back and forth between California, Florida, and NJ. This is how I have spent most of my down time between shots. Now that the MS150 is over, Spring is here, and the Horizon of my first child rapidly approaching I am looking forward to spending some quality time the good people of Houston.