In the winter of 2007 I started coming down to Austin TX to work on a film with my friend Anlo Sepulvada, called Otis Under Sky. We worked on it for the next three years.

Over that time I would make trips down to Texas for a week to months at a time. The film is unscripted so between Anlo, the lead actress Roberta, and myself we would take Anlo’s ( Read more... )

I live in austin now, and i'm getting married come this may.
wow.

so on sunday jan 16th my friend adam will join me to drive my belongings in the big white van from portland to austin texas! the most direct route may be problematic in the wintertime, between weather and mountains, so planning to add on a few hours by going via the west coast.

am thinking of getting to the bay on the first day, then a shorter ( Read more... )

there's a sweet space i found three blocks from a's house. it's a studio space in a yard of industrial buildings housing other similar spaces. 500 sq feet, 500 bucks plus utilities. there is a sink but no bathroom in the space that's available, only the community bathroom. not supposed to live there but it is 24 access and it's my space to make ( Read more... )

1. am in austin visiting my lady and finishing up some reshoots and extra scenes for the flick.

2. am moving to austin after the fall revival tour. come december, this'll be my town. sad to leave the wonderful city of portland and my wonderful friends there, but am super excited to day after day be in the same day as my lady, and am ready for ( Read more... )

off to try billy's on burnet with alexis, and then perhaps to either:
the drafthouse for a flick
the highball for bowling
rio rita for cards
or
i dont know

last night got some help from her in hashing out this story about a deaf bellkeeper who starts hearing songs from a bird and it keeps him up at night.

have a few shows coming up ( Read more... )

snow came down in austin today ( Read more... )

so far:

karen g and cynthia french arrives this wednesday,
cynthia is here through weekend
karen not yet sure for how long

this weekend: 1/22
baz

next weekend: 1/29
marty
daemond laura yes yes

rachel mckibbens-2/3

1. arrived in texas last thursday. as my lady and i have never gotten to spend more than a week in the same city i decided to spend the winter down south with her. so i packed my bags and made my way to the backyard of some east austin friends (the same folks i spent the last two years working on the film otis under sky with) where said sweet lady ( Read more... )