Ninja Dave

Interesting Stuff

2009-01-25T17:54:00.000-08:00

Technology keeps blowing me away. Check out what Microsoft has done to give you a new view of the inauguration last week (click here). I could be wrong but I think this is part of their new SeaDragon software thats going to change the way we access and search for information. If you want to see the debut of the SeaDragon from some tech confrence last year check this out and prepare yourself for about 10min of saying "wow. . . . WHOA!!. . . . wow man, wow" click here.

Ocean of Noise, image from my thesis show

2009-01-25T17:41:00.000-08:00

here is a video slides how I made using Lightroom and iPhoto. I plan to teach all about the basic core features of Adobe Lightroom this week and the slideshow feature is one of my favorite features. I'd be a lot happier if I didn't have to go through iPhoto but hopefully Adobe will create a way to export from Lightroom directly to Quicktime.

HELL TO THE YEAH!!!

2008-04-30T17:49:00.000-07:00

From CNN:
"LONDON, England (AP) -- Ian McKellen will again take up the robes of Gandalf the Wizard in the cinematic adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien's fantasy classic "The Hobbit," a British film magazine reported Wednesday.
McKellen

Ian McKellen played Gandalf in the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy, and may perform the role again.

But McKellen's publicist warned that final arrangements were yet to be made.

"Of course he wants to do it, but nothing's been agreed or signed," Clair Dobbs said.

Empire magazine's Web site quoted McKellen as saying that director Guillermo del Toro told him he would again be playing the white-haired wizard.

"He confirmed that I would be reprising the role," the magazine quoted McKellen as saying. "Obviously, it's not a part that you turn down, I loved playing Gandalf."

McKellen's sonorous interpretation of Gandalf in the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy delighted fans and critics, earning him an Academy Award nomination for best supporting actor.

The 68-year-old British actor previously told The Associated Press that he would hate to see anyone else play the role.

The "Lord of the Rings" movies, based on the Tolkien book series of the same name, were extremely lucrative, grossing some $2.8 billion at theaters worldwide.

"The Hobbit" is being produced by Peter Jackson, the director of the "Rings" movies, and is likely to be filmed in his home country of New Zealand next year."

It's HERE!!

2008-04-27T16:32:00.001-07:00

Finally Mario Kart for the Wii is out!! As soon as I'm done revising my thesis paper that baby is mine! I haven't owned Mario Kart since it was on the 64 and can't wait to be the proud parent, I mean owner of Mario Kart. See you on Koopa Beach!

Working on Framing

2008-04-22T10:01:00.000-07:00

Well the end of Grad school is rapidly approaching. The thesis paper is 90% done, the photos are framed, cards sent out and paper work is in progress. Soon this will all be done and then its off to hourly job. That is until some school wants to hire me as a ninja photo professor.

Podcast vol 15

2008-04-07T17:18:00.000-07:00

yup its up. Download it from my site or subscribe through itunes via the link

my web site
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World House

2008-04-05T17:39:00.000-07:00

I recently attended a public reading of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr Worl House. I had never read or heard this essay, speach or what ever you'd like to call it. Needless to say that man had "it", below is segment from his essay. Read it. If you dig it I've put a link where you can download the entire .pdf

Every man lives in two realms, the internal and the external. The internal is that realm of
spiritual ends expressed in art, literature, morals and religion. The external is that complex of
devices, techniques, mechanisms and instrumentalities by means of which we live. Our problem
today is that we have allowed the internal to become lost in the external. We have allowed the
means by which we live to outdistance the ends for which we live. So much of modern life can
be summarized in that suggestive phrase of Thoreau: “Improved means to an unimproved end.”
This is the serious predicament, the deep and haunting problem, confronting modern man.
Enlarged material powers spell enlarged peril if there is not proportionate growth of the soul.
When the external of man’s nature subjugates the internal, dark storm clouds begin to form.
Western civilization is particularly vulnerable at this moment, for our material abundance has
brought us neither peace of mind nor serenity of spirit. An Asian writer has portrayed our
dilemma in candid terms:
You call your thousand material devices “labor-saving machinery,” yet you are forever
“busy.” With the multiplying of your machinery you grow increasingly fatigued,
anxious, nervous, dissatisfied. Whatever you have, you want more; and wherever you are
you want to go somewhere else…your devices are neither time-saving nor soul-saving
machinery. They are so many sharp spurs which urge you on to invent more machinery
and to do more business.

This tells us something about our civilization that cannot be cast aside as a prejudiced charge
by an Eastern thinker who is jealous of Western prosperity. We cannot escape the indictment.
This does not mean that we must turn back the clock of scientific progress. No one can
overlook the wonders that science has wrought for our lives. The automobile will not abdicate in
favor of the horse and buggy, or the train in favor of the stagecoach, or the tractor in favor of the
hand plow, or the scientific method in favor of ignorance and superstition. But our moral and
spiritual “lag” must be redeemed. When scientific power outruns moral power, we end up with
guided missiles and misguided men. When we foolishly minimize the internal of our lives and
maximize the external, we sign the warrant for our own day of doom.

Our hope for creative living in this world house that we have inherited lies in our ability to
re-establish the moral ends of our lives in personal character and social justice. Without this
spiritual and moral reawakening we shall destroy ourselves in the misuse of our own
instruments.

Pretty amazing!
here is the whole thing

The Muel made a music video

2008-02-20T21:50:00.000-08:00

My good pal Sam (the Muel) has directed a music video and I've decided to share it all with you folk. Enjoy.

Got my iChat fix

2008-02-11T18:01:00.000-08:00

I just had my first three way on the old iChat. I've never felt like more of a dork but chatting with your friends from three different time zones is pretty rad. Is this something I'll be telling my kids about?

"When I was a young lad (28) my friends and I would log onto the inter web and strike up riveting conversations about politics and world religions. It was a real hoot and full of information that I carry with me today"

Yea probably not. I believe our conversation went something like this

"Dude wheres your beer? Oh man this is crazy!! Alright talk to you guys later"

I think I'll stick to the first story. If you feel like dorking it up a notch get your self an ichat account and a web cam (if you don't have a mac). Be prepared you'll be playing World of Warcraft in no time.

Defoor Preview

2008-02-07T22:40:00.000-08:00

YouTube

iPod

Clinton Sings

2008-02-03T13:14:00.000-08:00

Those of you who know my dog know he loves to sing to jazz or any other kind of dramatic music. For example, 20th Century Fox theme, Miles Davis or any music from the Lord of The Rings.

Well I'll be Damned

2008-01-23T20:17:00.000-08:00

As you may have all heard over the last two weeks I've had this streak going of . . . well . . . we'll just call it down right awful luck. In case you didn't hear, my laptop, ipod, notebook, day planner, jump drive, microphone, numerous cables, school camera, a few of my lens, flash cards and bags containing item all got stolen. from school. in my car. 35 steps from the security desk ( I did count them). So yeah that sucked. Then I had technical nightmares with equipment and cameras for one of my class assignments as well as oodles of other shit go horribly bad i.e. the Seahawks loosing the playoffs to Green Bay. SO after about three days of shit going good it happened again tonight. While doing laundry I somehow managed to loose my laundry card (which is required to do washes). Notice I don't loose it pre wash but post wash. Super shitty. Since the front desk is closed I can;t get a new one so now I have a big pile of wet laundry. My night is now ending up like the rest of January. Thinking I'm SOL I got out on a limb and leave a note (see below) asking if someone could front me on a dry cycle. So I leave my clothes in the dryer and throw out a couple of Hail Marys. To my disbelief someone actually helped me out and get this, they left the cash I left for them. So hears to you magical laundry card person. Thanks for saving the day as well as my hope in humanity.

New Years Photos

2008-01-06T15:51:00.000-08:00

Alright campers the photos are online and ready for you're viewing pleasure. Feel free to download any of the images and add it to your myspace page and not that facebook crap. There are a ton of photos (10 pages) so take your time going through them all. If you're lucky you might even remember what the hell happened. If any of you want a high-res copy of the group shot just email me the file number of the shot and I'll get it to you. It was good kicking it with all you folk for New Years. Lets hope 08 kicks 07s ass.

Photo Gallery

Photos From Art Basel Miami 2007

2008-01-06T15:31:00.000-08:00

SO this December I went down to Miami for the annual art fairs that pop up all over the greater miami area. A lot of my peeps been askin "why the hell are you going to Miami" or "What the hell did you do in Miami, you hate being hot!?". Well you're right I do hate hot but, a better way for me to share the Miami adventure is through photos and video. What I'm getting at is JUST LOOK AT THE PHOTOS.

for the videos check these out (they're more fun than the photos)

Miami Part One
Miami Part Two
Miami Part Three

Ninja Dave Podcast

2008-01-06T15:16:00.000-08:00

Did you know that Ninja Makes podcast? That's right a few of you disciples are well aware of this wonderful mix created by the gods but most of you might not. So if you're interested in being all cool and stuff check out the link below and get your groove on.

Ninja Dave Podcast web page

Subscribe via iTunes

Ninja Tennis

2007-08-21T20:27:00.001-07:00

I dare you to play me in Wii Tennis.

Temperature.

2007-08-09T17:00:00.000-07:00

No place I'd rather be than . . . anywhere but here.
I HATE HOT!!

Caitlin Bates = Art

2007-08-09T11:16:00.000-07:00

The Real Man Band

2007-08-09T11:15:00.001-07:00

Viva La Frida! at whitespace gallery

2007-07-13T08:32:00.000-07:00

Rodeoke

2007-07-06T13:27:00.000-07:00

here is the first installment of Rodeoke videos.
more to come.

Zeitgeist.

2007-07-01T15:42:00.000-07:00

This ones going to piss some folk off but I think its worth watching.

This is part one of four.
You can watch the rest via YouTube

100 shots in 100min

2007-06-25T13:48:00.000-07:00

here is avideo of my pals out in Seattle who drank 100 shots of beer in 100min.
I only made it to 30 but Rob, Andy and Fritz made it into the gold club.

GREASEPAINT BASTARDS

2007-06-16T21:29:00.000-07:00

This is a short film a good friend of mine made for the 48 Hour Film Project.
For those of you who are unfamiliar, the 48 Hour Film Project is a national competition in which teams of filmmakers are given a character, a prop, and a line of dialogue which must be included into their project. Each team then picks a genre from a hat and has forty eight hours to write, shoot, and edit a four to seven minute short film. The criteria this year was:
Character - Mike Martin, travel agent
Prop - a pillow
Line of Dialogue - "Nevermind, I'll do it myself."
Genre - "Buddy Film"

My Sister figures out my art

2007-05-31T18:54:00.001-07:00

The Mantroduction to The Man Band.

2007-05-27T15:49:00.000-07:00

So the Man Band finally graced us with a 20min sketch. You might recognize a few of the folks in this one. Pour your self a drink grab some popcorn and be ready for it all to come flying out of your nostrils.
Rhyme Pays aka Money Management

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20 min Art

2007-05-16T22:09:00.000-07:00

I gave myself 20min to make some art. With the speed of "the computer" it all takes place in under 2min.

SCAD Matrix

2007-05-16T22:06:00.000-07:00

Wedding video by Chris Mena

2007-05-13T22:16:00.001-07:00

Brett Osborn @ Lowe Gallery

2007-05-11T23:24:00.000-07:00

Doulas Wethersby @ Solomon Projects

2007-05-11T20:04:00.000-07:00

Herman Leonard @ Jackson Fine Art

2007-05-11T20:02:00.000-07:00

A Ninja and a Machete

2007-05-11T19:47:00.000-07:00

Gallery Walk in New Orleans

2007-03-30T20:29:00.000-07:00

St.Patricks Day in New Orleans

2007-03-23T13:31:00.001-07:00

Holy Hell Paw I Caught Me a Blog!

2007-02-26T13:05:00.000-08:00

title says it all.