mark ruffalo picture finally posted!

thanks for your patience as we've waited to get this pic from the movie people (alright, some of you have not been very patient, but hey, at least you're interested).

the pic is up at www.domuskids.org (a fantastic nonprofit if i do say so myself).

terry george and mark ruffalo very kindly posed with us to take with picture as they shot footage in our charter high school (converted for their movie into a CT state police station). watch the flick (reservation road) when it comes out!

the crucible

no, really. it's a crucible (that i've turned into a candleholder).

leftover from chemistry class in college.

cash in

think of an artist's loft, then multiply it by dozens of talents painters, sculpters, and more. that equals the Loft Artists Assn, based in stamford ct (for now...developers threaten to boot this vibrant artists' community from their space).

i have them (the LAA, not the developers) to thank (specifically artist liz squillace of paradox ink) for my purchase yesterday: a mr. john cash t-shirt. you can get one too (along with other designs), but mine's on a v-neck long-sleeve with funky wrist features. (sorry, that was rude of me to gloat...i'm sure you can get one too if you ask nicely)

moon over westport

even their views from supermarket parking lots are better.

damn goldcoast.

mark ruffalo pic update

the very kind assistant locations manager, ellen (who arranged for and took the pic of our little group), told me thursday afternoon that she would email it soon. sorry for the delay, all you fans from www.markruffalo.net!

mark ruffalo on reservation road set

he was *very* nice--friendly and normal, and perfectly willing (along with director terry george of hotel rwanda fame) to have his picture taken with me, my boss, and the school's director of curriculum. i will post a link to that pic as soon as i put it up on the www.domuskids.org site.

bonus: terry george autographed the title page of the movie's script so we can auction it off to make a little cash for our nonprofit. very nice!

joaquin phoenix / reservation road movie

the man was TEN (10) feet from me today. the nonprofit where i work operates, among other things, two charter schools, one of which was used for a reservation road location. welcome to stamford, CT. he is sporting a beard, and despite my hatred for facial hair, is handsome. i hung out on the set for a few hours and hope to post pix tomorrow (after reviewing the contract we signed to ensure it won't get my boss in trouble).

the only question remaining: will mr. phoenix (or the director, producer, etc.) do something nice for our nonprofit? it's not like i'm asking for an autograph for my cousin...we want a souvenir that will raise some moola for the vulnerable kids we serve. what is easy and free for them could mean thousands for us, which translates into more literacy and enrichment services. so listen up, movie execs: do the right thing.

bar nun

check it out: nuns playing tennis IN THEIR HABITS
i find it challenging enough in shorts and a t-shirt.

it's big and round and...

another pic from f295 DOT org...apparently this pinhole stuff really does interesting things with light, and without photoshopping the hell out of your work (which is then not really you, the camera, the light, and the subject anymore but your work on steriods)

a hole with a view

this guy takes unique b/w pictures using a pinhole camera in my 'hood - he's really good. and las vetas lounge (panoramic pic when you visit the link below) is bar-none the best.

http://www.f295.org/gallery/main.php?g2_itemId=594

tufte luck

art for your walls from the man who defines exemplary visual representations of...well...stuff

more at http://www.edwardtufte.com/tufte/fineart