Ryan is Grant

Okay, so maybe just flurries, but still. There are signs of more snow on the way. According to natives, it's coming sooner than usual. Today is kinda slow, and I'm trying to relax. I slept for about 10 hours, but I didn't feel well rested when waking up. I had a strange dream I was a baron, a duke, a Mr. Darcy-character. I had just inherited property with a huge mansion surrounded by wetlands. Apparently, I had just accidentally killed the love of my life, Ann. Her sisters were seeking vengeance against me, but I kept trying to explain it was an accident. I was out in the marshes, and I noticed the mansion was on fire. I was gonna make my escape, but I decided to quickly rush back to the mansion and save my mother. When I got there, my mother didn't realize the girls were trying to kill me. I said something like,"I don't care if it all burns to the ground. I have no attachment to these materials." Anyways, I'm greatly anticipating the coming week's

Nathan and I drove down to Fresno this morning for REI's "Garage Sale." We left Hume at 4AM, and about 5AM, the car over-heated. Surprised we were, because the outside temperature was easily 50 degrees F. The moon shone brightly through a lattice of clouds Nathan released the cap A geyser flowed from the radiator After pouring new fluid, the car ran again We safely arrived at REI around 7AM. We were among the first 30 people in line! People ahead of us brought a couch, were sleeping on air mattresses, or lying directly on the cold cement in their warm sleeping bags. About 7:30AM, REI staff handed out numbered tickets. Nathan, two friends from Hume, and myself went to the nearby Starbucks and played Speed Scrabble. 8:30-ishAM, we went back to the line. When our numbers were called, we rushed inside to the back of the store. Hundreds of items on sale, hundreds of people in a flurry! Then, that's when I saw it...

In the background, you can see the Creative Services building where I work...It is just above my head...behind the row of cars...sort of top center frame. I hiked down this hill... ...to get underneath this bridge: Then I walked around the rest of the Lake... And found a giant log... And this is Tyler sailing.

This is what we did Sunday, September 13, 2009:

I'm tired. I was awake and working hard for about 20 hours yesterday. Today, the same. I'm currently waiting for DVDs to mass burn on the DVD duplicator in the next room. My first series of videos are complete. My first designed DVD is also complete. Tomorrow morning, I'm filming a couple interviews with teachers/administrators who were here this week. I met some great kids. A lot of them enjoyed the camera, and they seemed to get a lot out of it. It's hard for me to not take this project personally. I tend to put every ounce of creativity into any and all projects. It's difficult for me to wrap my mind around the fact that these videos are shown only one time for a small crowd and that they will rarely be seen again. That part of this work is making me realize how much value I place on the work and the product that I create. I'm going to process that for a while...

I didn't sleep very well last night. I woke up around 3:30 a.m. from a nightmarish zombie-vampire attack. I was somehow stuck inside a German Expressionistic silent film about zombies. It was very vivid. Lo and behold, I went back to sleep, and around 6, I woke up again, from a continuation of the zombie attack, but this time I was at my grandparents' place trying to defend my family with whatever weaponry I could come up with in the garage. Fell back asleep, and I was in a further continuation of the dream. This time I was a woman officer with two guys trying to scavenge a deserted part of the city. I ran across a street, just as hundreds of girl vampire-zombies came marching after me from the left. I quickly looked to my right, and there was a huge military exhibition coming up the street after the zombie girls. An Ed Harris-type officer came out with guns ready. I quickly tried to climb away, but the leader of the zombie girls pulled me down. Ends up they weren't real zo

I hiked for about 4 hours yesterday. Saw some amazing landscapes up the river. Oh yes! And Janardan had a great time, too. (For those of you who don't know Janardan, he frequently shows up in my short films on YouTube.)

Today, I'm planning to go for a hike around the Lake again. We'll see what adventures I can get into. Below, you'll find more pics from my first venture. Enjoy!