Category: Notes

Chrystylez Bacon and Truth at the Studio (10/10/2021)

Tonight, Truth came into the studio while me and Christylez were conversatin’ after a superb dinner at Busboys and Poets. Because Christylez is a musician he often asks Truth about her progress on the guitar when we bring her up in conversation. The two sat […]

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Sketch: String Theory (1/5/2021)

I’ve been thinking about string theory quite a bit lately. That’s kinda all one could do, “seeing” how we’ll never “see” any physical evidence of such. It also seems like such a waste of time, but wasting time is greater part of what I do. […]

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Georgia Avenue Snapping Turtle (9/2009)

I was driving up Arkansas Avenue, in Northwest DC, about to turn onto Georgia Avenue, so that I could return to the studio on Illinois Avenue, just a few blocks north. I was talking to myself… more like yelling, as I was dealing with some […]

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Am I A Cinematographer?

I have a bunch of equipment, from several cameras, lots of lenses, every type of light, reflectors, stands, a gimbal, a motorized slider, jib and an assortment of grip. I also shoot a ton of things, from scripted material, interviews, b-roll of all kinds and […]

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Getting Some Fresh Air During the Pandemic (4/2020)

The struggle most of us face during this pandemic is losing the freedom to be anywhere other than one’s home (if one is fortunate to have one). We are a family that is more often everywhere else except home, so we struggle to sit still […]

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Close Ties: Tying on a New Tradition (Update)

It’s been nine years since I released Close Ties: Tying on a New Tradition and just this year one half of the duo profiled in the doc, Wilbur “Chill” Wilson has passed away from pancreatic cancer. He wasn’t given much time to live by the […]

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Finding Our Way: Park Triangle and Beyond

I’ve been at this things since I was born. Fiddling with things, breaking things apart, creating things, inventing things, mostly of no real worldly value and mostly entertaining only to myself. Yet, in 1999, I began to envision a creative company, as I plunged into […]

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Hanging Out at Chipotle (9/2019)

The Chipotle on M Street, right around the corner from the office is one of the liveliest of Chipotles. From the super-aggressive indigent folks nearby, to the drunk party-goers thinking they own the place… it feels like home. I’ve actually gotten razor close to fisticuffs […]

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Let’s get it!

I was particularly excited about things on this day. We had a plethora of projects and inquiries for more, so that meant we could eat! I was just arriving at the office on 18th Street this day, excited about the direction in life. I’ve been […]

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Truth Gets Her 3rd DAN in Taekwondo (10/12/2019)

Truth tested for her third DAN as a black belt in Taekwondo and I’m so proud of her. She started this journey at 4 years old. The head the the school noticed Truth doing the moves in the seated area of the class when she […]

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