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A friend from middle school just Friended me on Facebook and asked “Catch me up on the last 30 years” My response: Went to Tufts University, stayed in Boston working tech until a breakup made we want to move away. NYC for a few years with a few relationships til the dot-com bust. Moved home […]
Write your California Assemblyman to stop a bad flame effects bill from becoming law. In brief: In response to Elon Musk selling a flame thrower (actually, not really, it’s more of a big propane torch), a California assemblyman wrote a bill to “stop all that nonsense”. But it doesn’t even do that. It just… well […]
Eventually, you’ll grow up and stop believing in magic. And then eventually, you’ll grow up and believe in magic again. – Me after going to Burning Man 2009
OMFG, It’s Therm! I am REALLY excited to hear that Therm is producing a new piece of fire art for Burning Man called Le Attrata! Their work has defined the pinnacle of fire art for me for over a decade. They have a Kickstarter… watch the video! Contribute to the project! Enjoy the art! https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1530767649/le-attrata […]
I am pleased to say that Mark Rosin is a friend of mine. He’s recently been honored… Mark Rosin Receives 2015 AAAS Early Career Award for Public Engagement With Science Mark Rosin Receives 2015 AAAS Early Career Award for Public Engagement With Science 8 February 2016 Andrea Korte AAAS | AWARDS | PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT Mark […]
I worked on The Serpent Mother for Burning Man 2006. I can’t tell anymore if that was a long time ago or not. Regardless, here is a little tour… Serpent Mother PDF Promo Serpent Mother in Servo Magazine February 2007 PDF Serpent Mother in IEEE Spectrum Magazine November 2006 PDF The Serpent Mother in […]
Nine years ago I sent the following letter to my friends, telling them about how I was moving to the Bay Area to “follow my bliss”. I hadn’t thought about the letter since I wrote it. Last year my friend Vickie wrote to me, opening with, “This letter still inspires me”. I thought it would […]
I started writing this in 2006 and it has sat in my Drafts folder as a reminder of… I don’t know… a reminder. It’s about my first Burning Man experience. Dunno if I’ll ever finish it, it’s a good start though. Maybe if I put it out into the universe, it’ll get finished. So here […]
An Obituary for CELLspace (via) Go to the original site for pix and other good writings! CELLspace, community arts center, closed its doors at the end of 2012. During the late 90s and early aughts, there was no better place to see the Mission District’s artistic, multicultural vibe than CELLspace. San Francisco prankster Chicken John […]
Justin Brown took my Flame Effects class at the Crucible earlier this year. He had a project in mind. A little something to take to Burning Man. Here is what he made. I am happy to tears to have been able to help!