Whoah, this site - OneEyeBlack freaked me out. It beautiful and dark.

Here are some snapshots of the photo shoot we did for the upcoming Fluxcore Eskimo Show. Likalee was in her element that day. We were all pumped helping out with the shoot. The concept was to have Dave's robot strucure pause behind Likalee's 4 year old sister dressed like an Eskimo. It was a great day. I live for days like these.

Hey. What a short weekend this was. I felt like I never left the office! That's the worst feeling. On Friday, I went to see Antonia Contra's opening at the Carrie Secrist Gallery in the gallery district of Chicago. Antonia is the chief director of Marwen, the institution I assistant teach at. It was a great show. She photographed little snippets of her trip to Italy this past summer. She took little Izones of the scenery. She inspired me to take little Izone photos too. I think I will do that for my next project. I guess it really does help to go to some art shows. They really do spark up the ideas. My favorite piece of hers was the light box installation with sound. I told her that the installation was my favorite piece. I was flattered when she told me she thought I would like that piece. I was thinking, gosh, she thought about me liking that piece - I guess it's pretty flattering. She said this explains the reason why she had such an interest in my work.

On Saturday, I saw the great Renee Fleming perform in 'Thais' at the Lyric Opera. She was incredible. Her voice gave me goosebumps. And she was so beautiful on stage. "Thais' was about a pagan courtesan who enchants a Cenobite monk. The sets were unbelievable. It was in French, which was a plus for me since I understood it for the most part. Most of the setting takes place in Ancient Alexandria. It wa a phenomenal opera. I liked it better thatn last year's 'La Boeme'.

On Sunday, I was 'Nanook of the North'. It was serene and a bit depressing. I actually almost couldn't stomach some of the hunting scenes. Anyway, it inspired me to work on my project for the Eskimo Show next month.

Whoah - here's a great ambiant mix I found. It's soooo great!

Here's a cute little picture of Likalee, yours truly, and Elisa - the original members of Fluxcore before it was even Fluxcore. We were having a very red day and decided to advertise some multiculturalism for Walgreens.

OK, I have absolutely nothing to write about but I felt like blogging. It's been a pretty bearable day. I am off to meet with the rest of the teachers I work with at Marwen. We start our winter term next week. I am assistant teaching for two photography classes this term - should be fun. Can't wait to see what group of kids I get this term.

Here's a cool web site for downloading contemporary house music mixes. I've been listening to them all week.

Wow! This is a dope-ass mix I found on the internet. I'm all about downloading French and British House mixes lately.

Check out this mix by DJ Heather Doble of Berlin Night Club. Carlos went to check her out at Berlin on Thursday night. He actually bought her CD. Check out her mix.

I met with the Fluxcore gang yesterday at Filter in Wicker Park. Narciso and Likalee joined us at the meeting. It was nice to have them back. I have a feeling this next show is going to be really great. The energy was back up yesterday. It's good to be around good energy. The next event we are planning is called 'Eskimo Party'. It will focus on indigenous and winter culture. I think we do better focusing on positive themes instead of negative ones. I did not think our 'Death' show was successful. I wasn't sure if it was the theme or the overall energy of the show. I didn't think we gave it our all for that show. I felt like we were too busy being negative and judgemental. It really does effect the work. I had almost lost faith in Fluxcore, but it has been redeemed. I guess I was focusing too much energy on the wrong people. We'll see what happens next.