*Seeking Editor For "Franz Otto Ultimate Highballer"*

Feel like I need to bring people aboard or else I will not be motivated to finish the film. Ideal candidates are based in New York, and are familiar with / appreciative of the work of Tao Lin, Ronald Bronstein's "Frownland", and the early films of Errol Morris.

Compensation will be negotiated, and will reflect experience, motivation, general vibes, stoked-ness.

Email resumes and reels to adamhump@gmail.com

*Seeking Producer for Untitled Nunavut Project*

Idea for a documentary film about the marijuana problem in Igloolik. Seems retarded / hilarious / awesome. I think it could be held together, structurally, as an 'inquiry into a social problem' type documentary, while providing sweet images of 'Innuit bros' smoking weed and chilling, 'barren' landscapes, midnight sun, and answering the question 'what is it even like up there?' Could be made for ~15,000 with a three person crew. Would be shot by Peter Le. I imagine it would be pretty 'far out'/ existential / chill / beautiful / absurd (similar in tone to Vernon, Florida) and would be embraced by Marijuana enthusiasts (seems like a fairly big market). Ideal candidates know somebody who knows somebody who like, knows Atom Egoyan, or something.

To set up a meeting email adamhump@gmail.com

Peter Le, Cinematographer

this post is for people visiting via www.tree-planter.com

Hey Guys. Here are some things I have written regarding planting or being a planter.

1. Blog of Two Seasons Planting
"my favorite blog ever" - a planter
-there was a lot of political drama the first year including a "thrilling" stasher episode / 'witch hunt' + me being fired
(best of: the yossef stashing saga 1, 2, 3, 4 ; love story ; my crew ; cam's greed crew ; someone else gets fired)

2. Do It With Joy Review
-'budget-ass' documentary film made in 1976 about Dirk Brinkman + his camp
-I think I am going to try to get the filmmaker to let me upload it

3. Summarization of Article on Planters from "Forestalk" magazine, 1984
-what I learned re: 'the genesis' of the labor force

4. Sarah Anne Johnson
-"the only incidence of representation of 'tree planting' in a high art, sophisticated, international context" (link)

stumbled across the time warner cheer zone
The cheers and the music are what got my attention and drew me to the time warner cheer zone. Then I saw the people lined up against a police barricade. The runners seemed happy, proud; like they could express their personalities and vanities in this particular public setting without fear or shame.

One guy was running with a 6 foot tall model of the Eiffel tower strapped over his shoulders. Beside me a woman was screaming wooooo and holding a sign that said "go runners".

Just "go runners". All runners.

Her enthusiasm was so broad.

My throat started to swell, just taking it all in there, pushing my bike through the crowd. I had to go down into the subway station to cross the street.

telecaster
I want a fender telecaster
a modest / neutral electric guitar
Cass McCombs and Jonny Greenwood both play a tele
Jonny's is probably tricked out
I might put some humbuckers on mine

silvicool

Can't wait for this to come out...

Shopgirl

Shopgirl is a 130 page novel written by Steve Martin, the actor.

It follows a 28 year old 'girl' (Mirabelle) working retail (for Neiman Marcus: an LA luxury department store) as she navigates sexual and emotional relationships with one young man (Jeremy) and another older man (Ray); both (the relationships) complicated by a shallow, hot, 32 year old co-worker (Lisa), a complicated family situation (parental affair + Dad was in Nam), and clinical depression.

The other day I saw Mike Myers in the Dean and Deluca in Soho, near the store I have been working in, selling clothes. I think before I read Shopgirls I liked Mike Myers more than Steve Martin, but that is probably because he is Canadian. Also I read about him carrying a hockey stick around for no reason, in New York, and I liked that.

Shopgirls complicates and makes more sophisticated Steve Martin's persona, for me. Evidently, he sees himself as more than a 'silly comedy guy'.

A note on the style: Shopgirls is narrated from an omniscient perspective, with the narrator often having greater access to the characters' motives, beliefs and personalities than they (the characters) are aware of. This seems creepy - like if this story was at all autobiographical (which it probably is) then Steve Martin has a condescending attitude towards the people in his life.

Analysis: Shopgirls is okay. I thought about Steve Martin quite a bit. I was hoping there would be more stuff about working in a store.