Archive for 2007

Hawaii: USS Arizona

Tuesday, December 11th, 2007 Posted in all_labels, travel | No Comments »

In elementary school I used to build model ships. I wanted to be in the Navy and I'd spend hours painting and gluing the plastic boats together. Later, I'd have ... Read more..

Hawaii: Kona to Honolulu

Sunday, December 9th, 2007 Posted in all_labels, travel | 1 Comment »

Some guy downstairs is strumming Beattles songs on the guitar. His singing is punctuated by shouts of "oh my gawd! did you see that?" which I think emanate from the ... Read more..

Hawaii: Screaming into the Storm

Wednesday, December 5th, 2007 Posted in all_labels, misc, travel | 1 Comment »

The last time I was here I was four and-a-half. I remember telling my dad I could swim; I was bobbing on my belly in six inches of water. I ... Read more..

Winter

Saturday, December 1st, 2007 Posted in all_labels, misc | No Comments »

It's the first of December and it's snowing outside my window. It's also my first run in weeks and what better time, what better place, than in the ... Read more..

Dawn Patrol

Friday, November 30th, 2007 Posted in all_labels, misc | No Comments »

Well, not really dawn but it was early. Andreas threw out the idea of heading up to Snoqualmie Pass before work on Friday. Feeling more and more chained to my ... Read more..

FEAR Project: High School Presentations

Wednesday, November 28th, 2007 Posted in all_labels | No Comments »

The two Alison's and I returned to Mercer Island High School to give a talk on sexual violence to classes. We have a very receptive teacher and...I can't remember if ... Read more..

FEAR Project: Update

Monday, November 12th, 2007 Posted in all_labels | No Comments »

Our mission at the FEAR Project is to reduce the prevalence of sexual violence and its affects in communities through the use of personal narrative and multimedia. What this means, ... Read more..

The "Marlboro Marine," Trauma, and the FEAR Project

Sunday, November 11th, 2007 Posted in all_labels, newmedia, op-ed | No Comments »

A counselor friend once told me you can only go as far with someone as you've been yourself. Cognitively, this makes sense, but how does this feel?I struggle with how ... Read more..

More from Mediastorm

Sunday, November 11th, 2007 Posted in all_labels, newmedia | No Comments »

I don't have much to say except click on the links and watch.... Read more..

"Our World," Sigma’s International Campaign

Thursday, November 8th, 2007 Posted in all_labels, misc | 1 Comment »

I was speaking with Scott Leist, a deputy prosecuting attorney for King County, about his work and what it means for him when he gets a conviction. Scott kind of ... Read more..

Is Waterboarding Torture?

Thursday, November 8th, 2007 Posted in all_labels, newmedia, news | No Comments »

Multimedia journalist Kaj Larsen investigates , and subjects himself to, the practice of waterboarding, an interrogation technique allegedly used by the U.S. government. Larsen produced this in the summer of ... Read more..

Nov. 6: Election Day

Thursday, November 8th, 2007 Posted in all_labels, op-ed | No Comments »

On November 6, on my way home, I pulled off the highway at my exit and saw the usual "homeless-guy-with-sign" on my left. Looking to the right I saw another ... Read more..

FEAR Project at Seattle University

Tuesday, October 30th, 2007 Posted in all_labels, newmedia, news | No Comments »

View the EDITED MEDIA SHOW (you can scroll or pause for the text) View the BEHIND THE SCENES PIX I've wanted to do this concept for years but lacked a client, the ... Read more..

Meeting Resistance and Ashley Gilbertson

Monday, October 29th, 2007 Posted in all_labels, misc, newmedia | No Comments »

I've found it hard to get into hospitals, prisons, and the collegiate greek system to document the affects of sexual violence. How about the access (beheading risk, or endless detainment ... Read more..

Cambodia: Trial for Crimes Against Humanity

Saturday, October 27th, 2007 Posted in all_labels, misc, news | No Comments »

From aNew York Times article: "PHNOM PENH, Cambodia, Oct. 25 — He had a job to do, and he did it supremely well, under threat of death, within earshot of ... Read more..