Descending Ashtray

The is a commission that I have been working on lately. I even laid the tile.
A soda fountain is going to sit on the left side. There are shelves on the inside.

Just saw an informercial for this crazy cordless drill on TV. I read a few web sites that said it was pretty much junk (max 500 rpm), but it’s kind of a cool idea. Basically, the black part spins so you can switch chucks. You can have a drill bit in one of the two chucks, and a screwdriver head in the other, which supposedly makes work go faster since you’re not constantly searching for the other bit. I have a quick-change bit holder from DeWalt that serves pretty much the same purpose and works well for my needs.

1. The Squid and the Whale -
Good portrail of how fucked up parents can be during a divorce. The Jeff Daniels character reminded me of my father. Especially during the final scene.

2. The Corporation -
I think that this is an important movie for everyone to see. Even if the filmmakers who made it use the same strategy of convincing the public that the corporations do to sell their products. It does a good job of asking who is to blame for the mass destruction of natural resources and culture.
Drink hormone free milk!

3. Babettes Feast -
Beautiful movie about the art of food and many important life lessons.

Stuff is taking over!

Wish I had a framing nailer.

The closet with loft above under construction.

Well, the last of our holiday guests departed this evening. It was a busy but fun holiday, though I am eager to get back to creating. Sarah’s mom was here first, then my mom and sister Rachel. Then it was New Year’s, and a party at our house, with special guests, Sarah’s friend Linnea and fiance Peter visiting from San Francisco. I went back to work on Monday, and came home tonight to an empty house. And by empty I mean Sarah, Jasper, and Coosje. The house feels very quiet, though.

We watched “Grizzly Man” this evening, an interesting documentary by Werner Herzog about a man who lived with Grizzlies in Alaska for 13 summers. Not to spoil the ending, but he was predictably attacked in his last visit, along with his girlfriend, both of them retrieved from the stomach of a large 25-year old male grizzly bear.

The director is also the narrator, and he makes a good point over a close-up of a large male’s face: the man viewed the bear as companion and friend, but the wild bear had no concept of this friendship, noticing the man only as an annoyance, feature of the landscape, and eventually food. He said it much better, but it was a powerful scene and amazing the “Grizzly Man” never made the realization in 13 years.

The soundtrack was very good, too. Amazing guitar work.

I can’t stop thinking about the adze and curved knives.