A long hot dry summer comes to an end

It has been an exceptionally wet summer in real life here what with the remnants of several hurricanes dumping on us here lately and all, but other than the occasional post, it’s a been a long, hot, dry summer here. That’s par for the course around here, though. I abandoned anything like regular posting years [...]

Christmas, early 60s style

I’ve always loved this shot, and I finally got it from my mom and scanned it for my collection. It really pings my love for 60s design and culture. I’ll bet my grandmother was really proud of that tree. That’s my dad posing alongside it at their house in Newport, Arkansas. This was taken when [...]

Five Little Fishies: a cautionary tale a short film by Steven Jarvis

Not so hot on the heels of our last bit of cinema history comes Five Little Fishies: a cautionary tale. It is a tale of the sea. It is a tale of woe. It’s funny. It’s sad (if you’re a fishie). It’s mostly meant for the grandparents; it’s not as universally appealing as the last [...]

Catching Up

It’s been a while, so I should update my status a bit:

RPGs: Haven’t been roleplaying for the last few weeks due to sundry other commitments for members of the group. It’s been a nice break, but I’m anxious to get back to it and soon.
Viewing: Just moments ago finished watching the first season of Deadwood. [...]

Winter Wonderland 2006: a short film by Steven Jarvis

We got a new DV camera (a Canon ZR300) Friday, and I shot a bunch of footage in the snow this weekend. I edited that down to a 3.3 minute move in iMovie HD which I’ve uploaded as a 5.6MB Quicktime movie called Winter Wonderland 2006. It’s mostly just shots of The Boy running around [...]