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Dear faithful readers,

I am aware that I did not publish anything last week, but it was Spring Break so you know I took a break. However in compensation this will be my first of two post today.

About two weeks ago my advanced writing and drawing for comics class read and discussed Curses by Kevin Huizenga. Curses is primarily a collection of previously published short stories by KH. However, I had not read any of his work prior to Curses and so it was all new to me. From start to finish Curses is enthralling. I was very surprise at how cohesively the stories fit with one another especially after I learning that most of the work had been previously published. Immediately after finishing Curses I went a little crazy and looked up a bunch of interviews with KH. Then I found his website and saw he had a bunch of other stuff in print. I was very tempted to order one of everything, but I refrained. Over spring break a friend of mine was in town and he had never been to Myopic books so we went up to Damen. KH was still on my mind so I thought as long as we are here might as well go over to Quimby's to see if they have any of his other books. They did. I bought Ganges #1, it has four short stories inside. Again, I was very impressed. In the first short story he has some really interesting graphic representations of time repeating itself. Comics always seem to impress me when they can take a really conceptually idea and represent it simply with graphics that support the writing. So now I was back on the computer to order one of everything. Right now I'm waiting for Or Else #2 and some other zines. I'm sure I'll have more to say about Kevin Huizenga later...until then.

-Kyle

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Well kind of... Now I have to document my installation and prepare for the graduating SAIC Fellowships due in the beginning of April. I've applies for a couple fellowships so far and nothing has come my way. Hopefully something will work out soon. Travel Grant Drawing is on Monday. This will be the 4th year I'm applying for it. We'll see if the luck is swinging my way. I'll put some pictures up of the BFA show soon. It was a blast, I think I taught 20 people how to knit or crochet over 4 hours. that isn't bad considering the amount of work in the show and how much time is demanded of someone to sit in my little room and knit.

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Done.

The opening will be Mar. 14th @ 7PM. over 200 students will be showing work. I'm on the 3rd floor near the elevators. I have an installation room with a rug. I will post some pics from the opening. Life can resume as planned. Now I'm on to class projects and other programs.

nice.

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Saturday is usually the day my alarm clock does not get the satisfaction of waking me in a demoralizing fashion. Saturday March 3rd, 2008 at approximately 10 minutes after 9am my alarm clock was off, but the din of a helicopter outside my window was a fine substitution. O well, it happens. Next week I hope to have a post that is not sleep, alarm clock, bed, complaint, or morning in general related.

-Kyle

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My schedule is structured in such a way that I have to wake up at 8:00am everyday except for Saturday. I understand that I am the one responsible for my schedule and that it is no one's fault but my own. However, it is not that fact that I have to get up everyday at 8:00am that bothers me rather it is the means by which I wake up. I have a TIMEX alarm clock. It is the 2002 Banshee model. M-W.com defines a Banshee as, "a female spirit in Gaelic folklore whose appearance or wailing warns a family that one of them will soon die". Everyday when my alarm clock goes off a piece of my immaterial being is destroyed. One day I hope to be able to afford an ihome so that I can wake up to the incrementally increasing volume of Harry and the Potters or Flight of the Conchords. Unfortunately I think that my alarm clock will still be running my world for awhile. For more information on the way sound affects people I suggest reading The Language of Music by Deryck Cooke.

Until Later
-Kyle

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So heres the update on BFA Show Spring 08

I am possibly a third of the way done... That being said, it is interesting to see how people deal with the show differently. I've spent 20 hours of my weekend working on my installation. I would say maybe 30 people out of 220 where at G2 this weekend to install. Its early... It will get crazy by friday. This will be the last BFA show in the west loop location. Next year it will be moving to the Sullivan Center Downtown. I've over heard lot of controversy over this. I'm undecided.

That aside as part of my Thesis show I will be teaching people how to knit and/or crochet. I plan to have workshops 4 days out of the week. Typically around 4:30PM. so if anyone is in the area (847 W. Jackson Chicago IL) I would love if you stopped by to check out my fellows and my work.

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