The perpetual efforts of Devin S Harrison towards creative enlightenment, in blog form. This includes: 35mm film photography, music, homebrewing beer, writing, film-making, and general incorrigibility.Tumblr (3.0; @iamdooser)http://blog.iamdooser.org/<img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kz3oevDp0w1qz8ml4o1_100.png"/><br/><br/><p>Just noticed this in Google Maps. Super cool!</p>http://blog.iamdooser.org/post/440474357http://blog.iamdooser.org/post/440474357Wed, 10 Mar 2010 23:28:07 -0500<img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kz3hmbNaPl1qzphkvo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://f8alism.tumblr.com/post/440159073">f8alism</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>atf</p> </blockquote> <p>This has been on my places-to-visit list for some time now. The real one? Been there, done that. Twice. Now I gotta do the knock-off.</p>http://blog.iamdooser.org/post/440456018http://blog.iamdooser.org/post/440456018Wed, 10 Mar 2010 23:18:56 -0500<img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kyzjaeD5bM1qz8ml4o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Home made candle.</p>http://blog.iamdooser.org/post/435419548http://blog.iamdooser.org/post/435419548Mon, 08 Mar 2010 17:47:02 -0500my life<img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kyzixp0hrA1qz8ml4o1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kyzixp0hrA1qz8ml4o2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>Pasta, from scratch!</p>http://blog.iamdooser.org/post/435405841http://blog.iamdooser.org/post/435405841Mon, 08 Mar 2010 17:39:25 -0500my life<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kyxqvhk86I1qz8ml4o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>GPOYS (I made that shirt)</p>http://blog.iamdooser.org/post/433336577http://blog.iamdooser.org/post/433336577Sun, 07 Mar 2010 18:35:41 -0500<object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="300" data="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=9981204&server=vimeo.com&fullscreen=1&show_title=1&show_byline=0&show_portrait=0&color=00ADEF"><param name="quality" value="best" /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /><param name="scale" value="showAll" /><param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=9981204&server=vimeo.com&fullscreen=1&show_title=1&show_byline=0&show_portrait=0&color=00ADEF" /><embed src="http://www.vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=9981204&server=www.vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=0&show_portrait=0&color=00ADEF&fullscreen=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="400" height="300"></embed></object><br/><br/><p>Not too far from where we stayed in Uganda lived a family who’d moved to the area as refugees from the war in the north. <br/><br/>The father, Phillip, farmed land a few hours away from home; the mother made crafts while looking after the household. Their son, Emmanuel, had become a close friend of the volunteers at AOET, as he’d often be seen near our living quarters, offering a friendly hello, directions, etc. <br/><br/>We were invited over to the house one evening, where we sat and chatted, marveling at the talent of the mother and the drawings of the children. Emmanuel and his sister Mercy did most of the translating, as the mother knew very little English. <br/><br/>As we were leaving, we asked Mercy to sing us a song, which she allowed me to record.</p>http://blog.iamdooser.org/post/432714031http://blog.iamdooser.org/post/432714031Sun, 07 Mar 2010 12:53:18 -0500Uganda 2010<img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kyw73y6W7Y1qz8ml4o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://blog.iamdooser.org/post/431508044http://blog.iamdooser.org/post/431508044Sat, 06 Mar 2010 22:31:00 -0500my work<img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kyw6dvqtwo1qz6dm7o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://blog.noahkalina.com/post/431478049/phantogram-saratoga-springs-20091223-at">noahkalina</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Phantogram - Saratoga Springs - 20091223 at 13:03:47</p> </blockquote> <p>So that’s why you were in Saratoga.</p>http://blog.iamdooser.org/post/431505553http://blog.iamdooser.org/post/431505553Sat, 06 Mar 2010 22:29:54 -0500“Yesterday for morning snack they did give us “milk tea” which is like a chai tea with milk, but this one was overdone on the milk. The milk here is usually whole milk, so when it is hot it skims on the top and creates a film, which can be pretty gross looking. So when given things in Uganda it is proper to finish all of it, or else you are seen as rude. So the tea was poured for us whether we wanted it or not. We all tried the tea and decided it was gross, but we didn’t know what to do, we had to get rid of it without them seeing. So two of the ladies went “on a walk” outside to throw their tea into the grass. While they were gone, we spotted a sink in the corner and were like YESSS, perfect. We tried the water, which of course did not work. But the drain looked fine, so Devin dumped his cup down the drain, no problem. So Wayne, Karissa and I go ahead and dump our cups down the drain. We go to leave and then look back at the sink to see the milk tea is now coming out of the drain, down the wall and into the middle of the office. We are all like OH CRAP, they can’t see this! So Karissa runs to get paper towels from the dental room, while I block the door to prevent any of the Ugandans from coming back and Wayne is moving the furniture from the flow of milk tea. We successfully clean the milk tea and rearrange the room before anyone returned, but it was a close one.”<br/><br/> - <em><a href="http://ashleyinuganda2010.blogspot.com/">Ashley</a> recounting our tea debacle one day while in Uganda.</em>http://blog.iamdooser.org/post/426926720http://blog.iamdooser.org/post/426926720Thu, 04 Mar 2010 17:26:43 -0500Uganda 2010<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kyrsmvaiBY1qz8ml4o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Amazing views from Gore while skiing yesterday!</p>http://blog.iamdooser.org/post/426582583http://blog.iamdooser.org/post/426582583Thu, 04 Mar 2010 13:28:01 -0500my life<img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kyqnehzlbo1qz8ml4o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Table through a wall: super cool.</p>http://blog.iamdooser.org/post/425461030http://blog.iamdooser.org/post/425461030Wed, 03 Mar 2010 22:37:29 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kymwsbYA3U1qz8ml4o4_500.jpg"/><br/> The high school.<br/><br/> <img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kymwsbYA3U1qz8ml4o1_500.jpg"/><br/> Western style toilet. Very rare.<br/><br/> <img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kymwsbYA3U1qz8ml4o2_500.jpg"/><br/> AOET Village under rain; cool!<br/><br/> <img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kymwsbYA3U1qz8ml4o3_500.jpg"/><br/> View from a porch.<br/><br/> <p>As previously mentioned, AOET also operates a secondary school (Americans read high school). Currently, they have S1, S2, and S3 classes. By next year, they hold to fulfill all levels, S1-S6. It is interesting to note that Sergey Brin (co-founder of Google) is a major donor for the school. There is a plaque with his name at the entrance.</p> <p>On the same plot of the high school, there are a number of houses which are owned by AOET. These houses were built by AOET to house families of students. Parents (often single mothers) move into a home rent-free in exchange for African-adopting (no legal obligation, but the child is fully accepted into the family and the adults assume responsibility) up to four orphans, in addition to their own biological children.</p> <p>We spent three days painting a newly constructed home. Their plan was to turn the home into a temporary dorm for students who had a long commute to the school. By our standards, this house would not pass code. By Ugandan standards, this house is high class.</p>http://blog.iamdooser.org/post/421163786http://blog.iamdooser.org/post/421163786Mon, 01 Mar 2010 22:09:46 -0500Uganda 2010<object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="300" data="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=9836062&server=vimeo.com&fullscreen=1&show_title=1&show_byline=0&show_portrait=0&color=00ADEF"><param name="quality" value="best" /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /><param name="scale" value="showAll" /><param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=9836062&server=vimeo.com&fullscreen=1&show_title=1&show_byline=0&show_portrait=0&color=00ADEF" /><embed src="http://www.vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=9836062&server=www.vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=0&show_portrait=0&color=00ADEF&fullscreen=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="400" height="300"></embed></object><br/><br/><p>This is from recess at the primary school!</p>http://blog.iamdooser.org/post/420504897http://blog.iamdooser.org/post/420504897Mon, 01 Mar 2010 16:39:09 -0500Uganda 2010<img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kymevcwXw61qz8ml4o1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kymevcwXw61qz8ml4o2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kymevcwXw61qz8ml4o3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kymevcwXw61qz8ml4o4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>At the primary school, the kids have a half hour or full hour break, depending on their class level. We went to hang out with them one day and take photos. They <b>loved</b> the cameras, and crowded in front of them to get in the photos. Then they’d want you to turn around the camera so they could see the photo!</p> <p>Another day, I went back to play soccer with the older boys during break. They’re good!</p> <p>As evidenced by the last photo, most of the Ugandan children love us ‘mzungus’ (foreigners) and crowd around us to hold hands. Super cool!</p>http://blog.iamdooser.org/post/420411681http://blog.iamdooser.org/post/420411681Mon, 01 Mar 2010 15:42:48 -0500UgaUganda 2010<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kyk3rwFHqt1qz8ml4o1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>My blog just turned 2!</p>http://blog.iamdooser.org/post/417632409http://blog.iamdooser.org/post/417632409Sun, 28 Feb 2010 09:47:56 -0500Blog Birthday<object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="300" data="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=9785116&server=vimeo.com&fullscreen=1&show_title=1&show_byline=0&show_portrait=0&color=00ADEF"><param name="quality" value="best" /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /><param name="scale" value="showAll" /><param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=9785116&server=vimeo.com&fullscreen=1&show_title=1&show_byline=0&show_portrait=0&color=00ADEF" /><embed src="http://www.vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=9785116&server=www.vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=0&show_portrait=0&color=00ADEF&fullscreen=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="400" height="300"></embed></object><br/><br/><p>This is Primary 7 at AOET’s Rehaboth Primary School in Bugembe, Uganda.<br/><br/> This is the warm welcome the students gave us each time we entered, standing to greet us.</p>http://blog.iamdooser.org/post/415926759http://blog.iamdooser.org/post/415926759Sat, 27 Feb 2010 15:05:33 -0500Uganda 2010<img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kyik7ldBoU1qz8ml4o1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kyik7ldBoU1qz8ml4o2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kyik7ldBoU1qz8ml4o3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kyik7ldBoU1qz8ml4o4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>After visiting the health clinic, we walked up to visit the AOET Rehaboth Primary School. We were able to visit the classrooms, and were very warmly welcomed (more on that to come). Lunch was being prepared, which is a serious operation when feeding so many kids.</p>http://blog.iamdooser.org/post/415794116http://blog.iamdooser.org/post/415794116Sat, 27 Feb 2010 13:47:45 -0500UgUganda 2010<img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kyf5wugo701qz8ml4o1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kyf5wugo701qz8ml4o2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kyf5wugo701qz8ml4o3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>AOET is the organization I volunteered at. They run a primary school, a secondary school, a health clinic, and an adult empowerment program (basically adult trade education). Most of this is funded by a USAID grant, and many donators (mainly from the US). Sponsoring a student for a year costs $420 USD. This pays for their schools, uniform, meals at school, and supports the administrative costs of AOET.</p> <p>The pictures above are from the health clinic. You can tell that this is a very basic operation, and is very advanced as far as health care goes in rural Uganda. Obviously, we’re in a developing country here.</p>http://blog.iamdooser.org/post/411912137http://blog.iamdooser.org/post/411912137Thu, 25 Feb 2010 17:46:06 -0500Uganda 2010<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kyecc8MpnY1qz8ml4o1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kyecc8MpnY1qz8ml4o2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>This a taste of what breakfast was like; check out the Uncommon Grounds coffee! The Uganda woman, who we’d call JaJa, which is Lugandan for a respected, older person, was hired to make our meals. And boy, was she awesome. I told her that if they had Olympic Cooking, she’d have a gold medal. I’m not kidding. I wish you could try her chapati.</p>http://blog.iamdooser.org/post/411686660http://blog.iamdooser.org/post/411686660Thu, 25 Feb 2010 15:28:24 -0500Uganda 2010<img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kyeq1x5I961qz4m5bo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://zackgilbert.tumblr.com/post/411413279/jakelodwick-i-got-a-zeo-a-few-days-ago-and">zackgilbert</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a href="http://jakelodwick.tumblr.com/post/411404951/i-got-a-zeo-a-few-days-ago-and-its-pretty">jakelodwick</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>I got a <a href="http://www.myzeo.com/">Zeo</a> a few days ago and it’s pretty fascinating!</p> <p>You wear a headband with a doodad that reads your brain’s electrical patters through your forehead, and it logs what “mode” your brain was in throughout the night. Then you upload the data to their website and look at the graphs to see how you slept. “Hmm, I only got an hour of REM sleep last night, I wonder why?”</p> <p>Kind of crazy that they can do that … seems very futuristic. I feel like self-monitoring tools will keep getting more popular. It’s certainly more efficient than therapy…</p> </blockquote> <p>I saw this featured on TED the other day and totally want one.</p> </blockquote> <p>Totally want, to go along with <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Binaural_beats">binaural beats</a>.</p>http://blog.iamdooser.org/post/411666124http://blog.iamdooser.org/post/411666124Thu, 25 Feb 2010 15:14:20 -0500