737

737, originally uploaded by Secret Ultra M.

I drew this for a hamburger and a beer. A really good hamburger and beer, from The Oinkster.

Well, ok, it was not just for the burger, but for a friend.

New Year

Well, well. It certainly is a new year. It feels so futuristic... so strange... writing "2010" on documents and such. At the same time, I think that writing the date is the only change I feel aware of so far. I am intrigued by demarcations of time, and give them quite a bit of credit. Personally, though, the rounded-out ring of 2010 doesn't feel like much of a bearing yet. I'm waiting...

Anyhow, with the spirit of anticipation of change, I pass on a recent posting from the photo blog of Adam Sjoberg. He documented the October 2009 LiNK staff journey to the NK border area of China, and the images he captured afford a beautiful yet sobering glimpse of that world.


This is the river that so many try to cross.


This is a small action toward freedom.



This is a home where three refugees wait for the next step.

See more here.

Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas!, originally uploaded by Secret Ultra M.

I wish you all peace and joy on this Christmas day...

Texas, Here I Come.

Howdy Kerchief, originally uploaded by Secret Ultra M.

As I count down the days [five] until I get to see my family in Texas, I have been embroidering on this kerchief. I actually started it in October, but haven't had time to finish until now.


Howdy!

testing

While my subject was finishing up in wardrobe, I tried to jump into the shot myself, to test focus and light. This was shot one...

shattered

shattered, originally uploaded by Secret Ultra M.

I was spending a quiet evening at home, when one of my candle glasses exploded. Ok, it didn't explode, per se, but it did blow its bottom right off. It narrowly missed breaking the glass lantern sitting right below it...

I think there was a small bubble in the glass, which, when the flame got right next to it, made it ka-splode. Yes, this is my hypothesis.