New Bedroom

I recently moved into a house in Detroit and (mostly) have my room set up. Space was a big issue, but I managed to find some work-arounds. Since my bookshelf ended up being used mainly for office supplies, you'll find I have books in various places all around my room. I have one shelf to put up that will probably be mostly for books, as I still have some without a home.

The bed I built a couple of years ago, and though it takes up a decent amount of space and is extremely heavy to move, I refuse to part with it.

I bought a dresser from Salvation Army for $20 that was wide enough so I could also use it as a stand for my turtle.

Bar doubled as a night-stand.

I used my bookshelf to keep most of my office supplies on since I don't have a desk with storage.

Because I couldn't fit a desk in the room, I just bought a recycled piece of wood from The Architectural Salvage Warehouse of Detroit and mounted it on the wall. The wood and brackets cost $2, the hardware and anchors to mount it properly were about $20.

Jamerson - Sunday Morning

Albeit not a real musician, this is technically my first stab at putting together a music video. I've been talking to Jim, a friend and local musician, for some time about doing a video for one of his real songs, but when he played me this and the ideas started flowing, we decided we'd use this as a sort of practice video.

It was fun just to shoot it, but I'd have to say I was most happy at finally having an excuse to use those slide, wipe, and iris transitions that are so wonderfully cheesy.

Exploring Detroit

In an awful limbo-mode this month both job and living situation-wise. Waiting for paper work to get processed for my job transfer is taking longer than I thought and trying to find an apartment that is affordable/in a good area/not ugly is harder than I expected it to be too.

Having apartment viewings today at 2pm, 4:30pm, 6pm, and 7pm, I had lots of free time to explore the city in between viewings. Above is the often photographed/filmed-in old abandoned train depot on Michigan Ave. Click below for some more.

Bison Painting

I'm not sure if I'm finished with this yet, but I remembered I'm going to be internetless for the next two weeks or so starting tomorrow, so I figured I had better post it now. Anyway, I went to the Renegade Craft Fair in Chicago this past weekend and was disappointed to find a lack of bison art (though I was later corrected). I decided to make my own bison painting using a random piece of wood and the paint I had laying around the apartment. It's very simple and looks like a child drew it, but I think I'm ok with that. I used a bison cookie cutter I had as a stencil for the bison.

And that is a box it's sitting on. Currently in packing mode as I prepare to move to Detroit. So long, Chicago.

Re-Painted Cabinet

I bought this cabinet just over a year ago now and modified it a bit to become a TV stand. Basically, I drilled some holes in the back of it for various cables to go through (DVD player, VHS player). I had always meant to re-paint it, but never really got around to doing it. Now that I'm getting ready to move once again, I finally gave it a fresh coat of paint today.

Before

After

Transition

Going through a transition right now. I've been writing/recording some music recently, but nothing I feel comfortable posting yet so for now here's this video:

Photos from Home

I took a much needed trip home to Ypsilanti this past weekend and here are some photos documenting my trip.