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Trailer’s up

Posted by Ken Campbell September 27, 2012 0 Comment 1205 views

Here’s a short trailer for the Ikkatsu film. Hope it gets you pumped to see the full version. (I know I am.) Tickets are still available for the 8:45pm showing on November 14th. Call 253.691.7941

Summit talks

Posted by Ken Campbell September 26, 2012 0 Comment 1204 views

I’m outta here. The Surfrider West Coast Summit is on this weekend in Ventura… I’m heading down a little early, going to go see Pop in Santa Barbara before the conference starts. I’m looking forward to it, for all kinds of reasons. Mostly, I’m interested in seeing how what we’ve been doing all year with […]

A Good walk

Posted by Ken Campbell September 25, 2012 0 Comment 1326 views

I’m back at SAMi now, four days a week, teaching Outdoor Ed. Mostly Freshmen in my classes, although there is a sprinkling of the other grades mixed in too. I like it. Class is essentially a walk in the park, with stops here and there to go through some plant identification. (We’re hitting the deciduous […]

A Second chance

Posted by Ken Campbell September 23, 2012 0 Comment 1292 views

News from the world of show business… The November 14th, 7:00pm showing of Ikkatsu is now sold out. To all those who purchased tickets in advance, thank you very much from the bottom of our hearts. If you are not one of those with ticket in hand, however, do not despair. Here’s the best part: […]

Morning music

Posted by Ken Campbell September 22, 2012 0 Comment 1146 views

For what it’s worth, this morning marks the unofficial change of the seasons here at the beach. I lit the fire in the wood stove at dawn, first time this fall. The familiar crackle and pop, the glow in the corner of the kitchen and the smell of wood smoke mixing with the peaceful scent […]

A Brief history of McNeil Island

Posted by Ken Campbell September 22, 2012 0 Comment 3455 views

McNeil Island first opened as a territorial prison back in 1875. (Washington became a State in 1889.) The Feds took over operation of the prison in 1904. The facility went through several major changes, from State pen to Federal and back again, before finally shutting its doors for good last year. Although the prison itself […]

Friday

Posted by Ken Campbell September 21, 2012 0 Comment 1209 views

A quiet day at the shop. I doesn’t feel like I’ve worked here much over the past few weeks (probably because I haven’t.) And, with September being the shoulder season that it is, traffic is definitely down. I should probably be using the down time in some productive way, but some days just have that […]

Talk talk

Posted by Ken Campbell September 20, 2012 1 Comment 1238 views

I’ve felt better. Whether it’s because I have a 5 year-old in kindergarten or because I’ve gone back to teaching school myself, it’s hard to say. But I am sick – sick like the guy in the Nyquil ads – with the fuzzy head and the sweaty sheets. I’m doing what I can but it […]

This is fun…

Posted by Ken Campbell September 19, 2012 2 Comments 1179 views

The film is in the can… most of it. We’ve got just a few more scenes to shoot and some B-roll to fall back on, but it’s about done. At least, in the sense that it will ever really be “done.” This has been a monumental learning experience for me in so many ways: environmentally […]

Boat building

Posted by Ken Campbell September 18, 2012 2 Comments 1198 views

I’ve always said I would like to build my own kayak, I’ve just never actually done anything about it. Too much for my budget, not enough time, no good work space to build it in: so many different excuses reasons. Well, there’s never going to be enough time – that’s just life. But the other […]