tourist of everything

2008-09-02T22:42:00.003-04:00

it's finally complete! today marks the birth of the jan-ai scholarship website. thank you to all those who put such hard work into the site - it's lovely. from this day forth please go to www.jan-aischolar.org for further information. if you feel you can, please donate to help jennsee's legacy continue to aid and inspire young artists of all ages.

farewell,
mysfit

2006-07-06T15:55:00.000-04:00

dear fellow traveler,

i know it has been more than a little remiss of me to leave you hanging for so long. but bad news has a way of seeping through your veins until you are little more than a vegetable. we lost jenn see on June 22nd to a heart condition. her passing was sudden and leaves little room for anything but sadness and joy at having been her friend. a scholarship for struggling artists/writers/photographers is being set up in her name. please follow you fish for more details.

as of yet, i don't know what will become of the tourist.

love,
mysfit

2006-06-21T19:09:00.000-04:00

Bonnaroo-er in a Bonnaroo t-shirt.

2006-06-21T19:06:00.000-04:00

outside The What Stage area.

2006-06-21T19:05:00.000-04:00

oldben outside The What Stage area.

2006-06-21T19:02:00.000-04:00

in the shade of a tree.

2006-06-21T19:01:00.000-04:00

heading into The What Stage.

2006-06-21T19:00:00.000-04:00

spacegirl outside The What Stage area. photo by oldben.

2006-06-21T18:59:00.000-04:00

spacegirl by the ATMs near The What Stage.

2006-06-21T18:57:00.000-04:00

Bonnaroo-ers & a stenciled wall outside The What Stage area.

2006-06-21T18:56:00.000-04:00

sitting outside The What Stage area.

2006-06-21T18:55:00.000-04:00

hula-hoops outside The What Stage area.

2006-06-21T15:33:00.000-04:00

under the Bonnaroo fountain.

2006-06-21T15:31:00.000-04:00

girl in the fountain.

2006-06-21T15:30:00.000-04:00

watching the world go by from the grass, near The Other Tent.

2006-06-21T15:28:00.000-04:00

asleep on the grass.

2006-06-21T15:27:00.000-04:00

oldben asleep on the grass.

2006-06-21T15:26:00.000-04:00

self-portrait while half-dozing on the grass.

2006-06-21T15:23:00.000-04:00

three girls & a guy doing yoga near a golf cart.

2006-06-21T15:22:00.000-04:00

this man could not do yoga.

2006-06-21T15:20:00.000-04:00

crowd scene in front of The Other Tent.

2006-06-21T15:18:00.000-04:00

the cavalry near the teepee.

2006-06-21T15:17:00.001-04:00

the cactus of empty cans.

2006-06-21T15:17:00.000-04:00

the cactus of cans & the Big Green Bus.

2006-06-21T15:15:00.000-04:00

security at the main gate.

2006-06-21T15:13:00.000-04:00

one of our Bonnaroo-ers offers guidance on pushing a car out of a ditch.

2006-06-21T15:11:00.000-04:00

a crappy photo of an amazing hat.

2006-06-21T15:09:00.000-04:00

Pod # 9.

2006-06-20T17:33:00.000-04:00

Bonnaroo Volume One: the road to Tennessee.

our pair of Bonnaroo tickets.

2006-06-20T17:30:00.000-04:00

ready for Bonnaroo in Staten Island.

2006-06-20T17:28:00.000-04:00

stocking the Platypus Bar before departure, Staten Island.

2006-06-20T17:25:00.000-04:00

how many Bonnaroo-ers does it take to change a tire at dawn?

2006-06-20T17:24:00.000-04:00

sunrise, headlights, flare in the Shenandoah Valley, I-81 S,
blurry because i was shaking with cold & delirium.

2006-06-20T17:23:00.000-04:00

Virginia State Trooper Perry after helping us change the tire on the Silverado.

2006-06-20T17:20:00.000-04:00

free air in Virginia.

2006-06-20T17:18:00.001-04:00

moon over Virginia in the morning.

2006-06-20T17:18:00.000-04:00

morning at a gas station in Virginia.

2006-06-20T17:17:00.000-04:00

Waffle House for breakfast!

2006-06-20T17:16:00.001-04:00

Waffle House breakfast 2.

2006-06-20T17:16:00.000-04:00

after breakfast in Virginia.

2006-06-20T17:14:00.000-04:00

cigarettes & shadows outside the Waffle House, somewhere in Virginia.

2006-06-20T17:04:00.001-04:00

house with headstones & white picket fence, Salem, VA.

2006-06-20T17:04:00.000-04:00

outside the Goodyear/Gemini in Salem, Virginia, getting a new tire for the Silverado.

2006-06-20T17:02:00.000-04:00

tires, trains, trucks, & piles of dirt, outside the Goodyear in VA.

2006-06-20T16:59:00.000-04:00

checking the Bonnaroo site from the interstate.

2006-06-20T16:58:00.000-04:00

red hat in the Silverado.

2006-06-20T16:57:00.000-04:00

rest stop on the Tennessee Lake/River.

2006-06-20T16:55:00.000-04:00

rest stop: ice cream!

2006-06-20T16:54:00.000-04:00

it doesn't count as an open container if the car is at rest...

2006-06-20T16:52:00.000-04:00

rest stop hats.

2006-06-20T16:51:00.000-04:00

rest stop: hey oldben, where's your hat?

2006-06-20T16:50:00.000-04:00

"road trip" at the rest stop...

2006-06-20T16:49:00.000-04:00

rest stop contemplation.

2006-06-20T16:48:00.000-04:00

rest stop...

2006-06-20T16:47:00.001-04:00

shoes & a hat @ the rest stop.

2006-06-20T16:47:00.000-04:00

rest stop group shot (photo by oldben).

2006-06-20T16:46:00.000-04:00

wearing my red hat @ the rest stop.

2006-06-20T16:44:00.000-04:00

rest stop (that's the Tennessee River in the background).

2006-06-20T16:39:00.001-04:00

rest stop.

2006-06-20T16:39:00.000-04:00

rest stop.

2006-06-20T16:35:00.000-04:00

on I-24 in Tennessee.

2006-06-20T16:33:00.000-04:00

pushing a car to Bonnaroo, the last rest stop before Manchester.

2006-06-20T16:30:00.000-04:00

determined to make it to Bonnaroo if they have to walk the rest of the way...

2006-06-20T16:28:00.000-04:00

Tennessee fields.

2006-06-20T16:27:00.000-04:00

self-portrait in the Silverado, TN.

2006-06-20T16:26:00.001-04:00

Tennessee satellite dish.

2006-06-20T16:26:00.000-04:00

we arrive...er, what do we do now?

2006-06-20T16:25:00.000-04:00

arriving at Bonnaroo in Manchester, Tennessee.

2006-06-20T16:24:00.000-04:00

"Look!" it's Bonnaroo.

2006-06-20T16:23:00.000-04:00

Bonnaroo is just outside the window...

2006-06-14T12:59:00.000-04:00

repost for "square": view from Penn's Landing, Philadelphia.

2006-06-14T12:57:00.000-04:00

another shot of my injured finger.

2006-06-13T13:52:00.000-04:00

dump truck & a pile of dirt, Staten Island.

2006-06-13T13:51:00.000-04:00

"construction", Staten Island.

2006-06-13T13:50:00.000-04:00

toys in the dirt, Staten Island.

2006-06-13T13:40:00.000-04:00

Tuesday self-portrait (with eyes).

2006-06-13T13:34:00.000-04:00

repost for "weather": storm rolling in over PA.

2006-06-13T13:33:00.000-04:00

bottom of billboard structure, Atlantic City.

2006-06-12T15:46:00.000-04:00

the pine barrens along the Parkway.

2006-06-12T15:45:00.000-04:00

pine barrens 2.

2006-06-12T13:46:00.000-04:00

roses in Ventnor, NJ.

2006-06-12T13:45:00.000-04:00

Ventnor rose 2.

2006-06-12T13:44:00.000-04:00

Ventnor rose 3.

2006-06-12T13:43:00.000-04:00

Ventnor rose 4.

2006-06-12T13:42:00.001-04:00

Ventnor rose 5.

2006-06-12T13:42:00.000-04:00

rose with shadows, Ventnor, NJ.

2006-06-11T22:38:00.000-04:00

the bar at Cuba Libre, the Quarter in the Tropicana, Atlantic City.

2006-06-11T22:36:00.001-04:00

my brother at the Firewater, Atlantic City.

2006-06-11T22:36:00.000-04:00

camera-shy woman at the Firewater, Tropicana, Atlantic City.

2006-06-11T22:35:00.000-04:00

girls at the Firewater, Atlantic City.

2006-06-11T22:34:00.000-04:00

yours truly, drinking at the Firewater in Atlantic City.

2006-06-10T13:56:00.000-04:00

pool at McCormick's Irish Pub, New Brunswick, NJ.

2006-06-09T14:57:00.000-04:00

the Continental Divide, Colorado.

a few different things inspired this post:
-i was trying to visually express my feelings towards a poem that mysfit sent me.
-the tuesday theme for this week is for a landscape, though i haven't come up with a new one yet, this being Staten Island. i'm rather short of landscapes in my particular area, & i don't often venture too far out of the immediate vicinity.
-i've been generally playing around with photo effects & digital editing & generally having a good time playing with photos. sometimes it seems that's all i ever do. which i am mostly content with.

2006-06-09T13:00:00.001-04:00

hanging lights, Sapporo, Staten Island.

2006-06-09T13:00:00.000-04:00

hanging lamps through glass, Sapporo, Staten Island.

2006-06-09T12:59:00.000-04:00

window shades, Sapporo, Staten Island.

2006-06-09T12:58:00.000-04:00

inside Sapporo, Staten Island.

2006-06-08T13:26:00.000-04:00

another shot from the "hair down" series.
Happy half-nekkid Thursday!

2006-06-08T13:22:00.000-04:00

i cut my finger with scissors when i was cutting roses.

2006-06-08T13:20:00.000-04:00

a new friend: Madelyn laughing, Brooklyn.