Author Archives: Dan from ondesire.movie

Hobie repairs begin in earnest

Posted on July 31, 2009 by Dan from ondesire.movie

I’ve been moving tentatively on the hull repairs for the Hobie 16 because it’s scary. Grinding down gelcoat and fiberglass generates clouds of hazardous dust. There’s the expense of buying all the epoxy product to do the repair, not to … Continue reading →

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Project clocks

Posted on July 31, 2009 by Dan from ondesire.movie

UTC-10 UTC-4 UTC-5, daylight savings +1 UTC Hawaii Kai Schwarz 26′ Westerly Centaur Sloop Desire (drydock) Northern Michigan Dan Kelly Hobie 16 (drydock) Gretchen Eichberger NMFC New York Ann Loeding ESMA Trickster Pictures On Desire

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Policy phone discussion

Posted on July 27, 2009 by Dan from ondesire.movie

Give credit where credit is due… two reasons – context for new language and imagery, credit because that’s the right way. We each take responsibility to caption our own posts. Listing events – Dan Around Lake Michigan, Kai’s thinking about … Continue reading →

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Gear

Posted on July 27, 2009 by Dan from ondesire.movie

Bold = got Underline = gotta get Hobie flares horn submersible VHF running lights new sails (ordered from Whirlwind) solid fenders for rocky beach and marinas new shrouds spare rudder and hardware etc. power airmarine (wind power) agm battery Repairs … Continue reading →

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On Desire remix

Posted on July 26, 2009 by Dan from ondesire.movie

Gosh, everything was just hitting the fan this week! Kai’s friends were calling him a wussy and worse because this blog didn’t make any sense. He complained that he couldn’t find anything. Meanwhile I’ve been scrambling on Plan B, a … Continue reading →

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History

Posted on July 26, 2009 by Dan from ondesire.movie

The original On Desire concept featured two aspiring earth stewards sailing around the Hawaiian Islands aboard the 26′ sloop, Desire. The project title ‘On Desire’ referred both to the central theme of their talks and to their circumstances. The voyage … Continue reading →

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A note about timing

Posted on July 22, 2009 by Dan from ondesire.movie

With the web and the world being a 24hr, 360 degree longitudinal environment I struggle constantly with time when travel. Although my internal clock and sensibilities go into what I call ‘boat time’ (a near timeless state) I have to … Continue reading →

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Rifting establishes protocols

Posted on July 21, 2009 by Dan from ondesire.movie

Kai is in the house! We’ve been doing a lot of undocumented talking phonewise. Kai isn’t totally comfortable with posting full names of collaborating individuals, he want’s to protect their privacy. He’s also reluctant to release the On Desire blog … Continue reading →

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Riposte – sustainability isn’t an abstraction

Posted on July 19, 2009 by Dan from ondesire.movie

I was just commenting on Telemetry 090630 and I realized my comment was worthy of it’s own post. Kai and I are a few steps past this now, but you can’t practice fundamentals too much. > It seems, for ideological … Continue reading →

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Elements of Style

Posted on July 17, 2009 by Dan from ondesire.movie

Dan here! Those of you reading On Desire so far may be annoyed with my quirky and often obtuse writing style. With the delivery of the Macbook Pro two days ago, Kai is in the process of coming online and … Continue reading →

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Creative Commons License

Posted on July 15, 2009 by Dan from ondesire.movie

Around Lake Michigan, The Search for Sustainable Civilizations by Dan Kelly, Trickster Pictures is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 Unported License.

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Radical redesign

Posted on July 15, 2009 by Dan from ondesire.movie

As reported a few weeks back, Kai’s got problems with Desire. It’s been sitting for so long unattended that there’s no way he can get it ready in time to return to Seattle ahead of big weather in September. After … Continue reading →

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Horizon Lines declines

Posted on July 15, 2009 by Dan from ondesire.movie

Last week I spoke with Jim Storey and Kelly Dennison of Horizon Lines, one of the container ship companies serving Hawaii. I made a proposal to document operations on a container ship traveling from Oakland, California to Honolulu, Hawaii as … Continue reading →

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Working on Water

Posted on July 14, 2009 by Dan from ondesire.movie

The Empire State Maritime Alliance is offering On Desire expertise and guidance on working boats, emphasizing the historic perspective. Captain Ann Loeding, (who also produced Daughter of God), has come aboard with her considerable experience and encyclopedic knowledge. Check out … Continue reading →

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Collaborators

Posted on July 9, 2009 by Dan from ondesire.movie

Collaborators fill holes in the project with goodness – expertise, advice, elbow grease and even poetry. Yes, there’s room for you here too! Non-profit Empire State Maritime Alliance – Guidance and expertise on working boats Northwest Michigan Folklife Center – … Continue reading →

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John Lilly video

Posted on July 9, 2009 by Dan from ondesire.movie

Great talk by John Lilly of Mozilla at Wordcamp. On the Web, you don’t have to ask persmission. If you don’t know what Mozilla is, check this.

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Expansion and sustainability

Posted on July 9, 2009 by Dan from ondesire.movie

Kai has been keeping a log of his exploits since arriving in Hawaii and setting up Desire, but since he hasn’t had reliable internet enabled computation, contributing to the On Desire blog has been problematic. Mostly we talk on the … Continue reading →

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Hobie disassemble and inspection

Posted on July 8, 2009 by Dan from ondesire.movie

Future Sailors of America (Dan, Patrick and Jonathan) met this week for disassembly and inpection of our pre owned Hobie 16. We removed the hulls, washed off surface oxidation and crayoned the problem areas. Here is the most problematic problem… … Continue reading →

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Sweet moon

Posted on July 8, 2009 by Dan from ondesire.movie

Another week in full tilt at the water temple. The Hobie renovation support team arrives in about 3 hours. For the moment, sweet silence and the moon. Been doing a little strategic shoving of local allies, helping to deploy web … Continue reading →

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Glorious gray

Posted on July 7, 2009 by Dan from ondesire.movie

It’s heavy ‘ready to rain’ color today, with a hint of purple / pink peeking through. Back to wearing the wetsuit when swimming deep. A shy summer so far, teasing warmth at the end of June and now mostly wet … Continue reading →

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Up at dawn

Posted on July 6, 2009 by Dan from ondesire.movie

Too many nights celebrating with the tribe this week. Forsaking my sauna pals I crawled into bed at 9:30 pm last night for much needed tissue regeneration. Up at first light this morning and wrapping the Shop and Save project … Continue reading →

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Vision summary (draft)

Posted on July 1, 2009 by Dan from ondesire.movie

Vision We can’t sustain a process that converts limited raw materials into garbage and toxic waste. Eventually we will run out of raw materials, toxify the environment beyond our ability to tolerate or break the global life support system by … Continue reading →

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All hands on deck

Posted on July 1, 2009 by Dan from ondesire.movie

July 5 is the deadline for my Hawaiian ride. We’re down to the wire. 11th hour. Time to ship or get off the ops. Now or never. Magic! In last weeks episode… Riding the Transpac would have been an exciting … Continue reading →

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Plan B

Posted on July 1, 2009 by Dan from ondesire.movie

Once again Dan is manning blog command. Say that 10 times fast. Location – Artist house, Beulah Michigan Weather – overcast Health – excellent Morale – high Electricity – plentiful Food – adequate Water – abundant Equipment – functional There’s … Continue reading →

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Dan Kelly

Posted on July 1, 2009 by Dan from ondesire.movie

Dan Kelly is an artist, bon vivant and filmmaker. In 2007, Dan solo camped for 5 days on Lake Michigan’s North Manitou Island and shot ‘Some Almonds Are Harder to Skin that Others’, a poetic manifesto for nature worshipping tricksters. … Continue reading →

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Jorn Winkler, DK Group

Posted on June 29, 2009 by Dan from ondesire.movie

Container Ship – How to reduce effect on Climate and Pollution View more presentations from Glenn klith Andersen.

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Shop and Save

Posted on June 28, 2009 by Dan from ondesire.movie

Watch Gretchen Eichberger at Shop and Save Here’s another chapter of On Desire in collaboration with Gretchen Eichberger and the Northwest Michigan Folklife Center. Camera ops are Patrick and Yo. Enjoy!

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Meanwhile

Posted on June 28, 2009 by Dan from ondesire.movie

The first wave of Transpac 2009 starts without me tomorrow. Jets are only $100 from LA to Honolulu – not an option. So how am I getting to Hawaii? I spoke to the San Francisco office of Greenpeace and passed … Continue reading →

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Apple® in the house

Posted on June 23, 2009 by Dan from ondesire.movie

Fantastic news – Apple Inc. is willing to support On Desire with an additional Macbook! Kai, Dan and the extended On Desire tribe enthusiastically welcome our latest collaborator. What with Final Cut Pro Studio, an iPhone and a gaggle of … Continue reading →

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Calling all collaborators

Posted on June 19, 2009 by Dan from ondesire.movie

Yesterday was momentous. Thanks to advice from Christin Shacat I researched the Division 1 and 2 Transpac skippers. I also blasted Apple execs with an inspiring email, strategized with Kai for an hour and implemented Twitter. What’s it all about? … Continue reading →

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Letter to Steve Jobs

Posted on June 16, 2009 by Dan from ondesire.movie

From: Dan Kelly Subject: Hey Steve! Date: June 16, 2009 7:36:07 PM EDT To: Steve Jobs, Apple Computer Hey Steve, Trust you are doing well. I haven’t been following your progress, have you looked … Continue reading →

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Terrorist Training TM

Posted on June 16, 2009 by Dan from ondesire.movie

I’m sending out screeners for ‘Almonds’ to film festivals this morning. You can watch the trailer here… http://almondsmovie.com The press package is also available as a pdf – the project’s back story. After reviewing the press package and checking in … Continue reading →

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da kine Kai

Posted on June 15, 2009 by Dan from ondesire.movie

Kai checked in yesterday. Since he had just been blown from San Diego to Tahiti aboard Babalu and then flown to the big island of Hawaii, I was surprised to hear him sounding sort of stressed. Having experienced the big … Continue reading →

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Vision revisited

Posted on June 14, 2009 by Dan from ondesire.movie

What begins to emerge is the demonstration. Apparently we face big challenges on planet Earth. There are some who claim we’ve passed the point of no return for global climate change. If that’s true then only miracles matter. I don’t … Continue reading →

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On jets

Posted on June 13, 2009 by Dan from ondesire.movie

I’ve been active on the online sailing communities looking for a ride from *anywhere* on the west coast of the North American continent to Hawaii. I’m preparing my pitch to the container ship companies for Monday. I also decided to … Continue reading →

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Away kit

Posted on June 11, 2009 by Dan from ondesire.movie

Today I am assembling the away kit and cleaning the house. I thought I’d update along the way… In it’s function as a staging area and way station, the Artist house needs regular maintenance. Today I replenished the grain and … Continue reading →

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Still here?

Posted on June 10, 2009 by Dan from ondesire.movie

I laze. It’s spring at the artist house, lovely. One might conjecture a very slow tourist season hereabouts, what with the end of capitalism and all. Sigh! What a time to be thousands of miles away. A cat eating mackerel … Continue reading →

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Loose ends

Posted on June 8, 2009 by Dan from ondesire.movie

From: DAN Subject: Re: Kona next week Date: June 8, 2009 9:38:11 AM EDT To: KAI Hey Cap’n, Still in Michigan waiting for a few final components of the kit to arrive. In the meantime, I … Continue reading →

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poetry by Kari

Posted on June 3, 2009 by Dan from ondesire.movie

It’s actually July 9, 2009 and I just now found this poem from Kari Tomashik for On Desire. From: Kari Subject: RE: On Desire Date: June 3, 2009 8:02:42 PM GMT-04:00 To: Dan Cc: Kari … Continue reading →

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Personal finances and whuffie

Posted on June 3, 2009 by Dan from ondesire.movie

An unproductive visit to the outhouse this morning as far as bowels were concerned, but the brain – oh the brain. I receive $2000 a month in investment income. I invested in my family, in a weird juxtapostion of truth … Continue reading →

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Launch the first wave!

Posted on June 2, 2009 by Dan from ondesire.movie

After 5 days of screen gazing I have achieved blog launch. About 75 souls in the first wave. Assuming there’s no major hitches in the next day or two, we’ll do the next 500 or so on the big list. … Continue reading →

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Tags and categories

Posted on June 1, 2009 by Dan from ondesire.movie

I’ve been blogging my ass off the past 4 days, prepping everything for the launch. It’s already June and I’ve got to get the heck out of here if I plan on being in Hawaii in 3 weeks without using … Continue reading →

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Desire links

Posted on May 31, 2009 by Dan from ondesire.movie

The 26′ Westerly Centaur sloop ‘Desire’ is awaits our arrival atop a lava flow on the big island. Here are some details and specs. http://web.grinnell.edu/individuals/zeiss/boat/WesterlyOwner.html http://www.yachtsnet.co.uk/archives/westerly-centaur/westerly-centaur.htm http://westerly-owners.co.uk/boat_centaur_26.htm

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Training today

Posted on May 29, 2009 by Dan from ondesire.movie

8:55 – 9:55 blog preparation Preparing to launch the blog.

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Train

Posted on May 28, 2009 by Dan from ondesire.movie

May 28, 2009… Train as in practice, not what hobos ride. How do we prepare ourselves for anything. Just because I am drinking a beer right now doesn’t mean that I couldn’t whoop a battalion of fascists with one arm … Continue reading →

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Knowledge archive

Posted on May 28, 2009 by Dan from ondesire.movie

After several blogging experiments – Mistakes I have made, Awesomesheet and Desire – I begin to have some clarity on what the objective is. This I knew… • Keep the network humming with the latest news. • Distribution improves the … Continue reading →

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Train

Posted on May 27, 2009 by Dan from ondesire.movie

Train as in practice, not what hobos ride. How do I get ready for anything? What abilities and awareness are needed to pull off On Desire? Pre-production training May 28 – June 5 Daily blog planning and update, (30 minutes … Continue reading →

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Vision

Posted on May 27, 2009 by Dan from ondesire.movie

Vision is an articulation of the elemental ideas that motivate and inspire a project. Why would two guys wander around the Hawaiian islands on a sailboat? Certainly this is a silly question – given the chance, who wouldn’t wander around … Continue reading →

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Aloha Beulah

Posted on May 27, 2009 by Dan from ondesire.movie

Here a silver gray and green morning with rain lightly tapping on spring leaves, copper roof and stone. Location – Artist house, Beulah, Michigan, USA, Earth. It’s exceptional and a little hard to believe. I drove 18 hours in a … Continue reading →

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Whatever it is I am about to do

Posted on May 24, 2009 by Dan from ondesire.movie

What I was doing can no longer be neatly contained by the descriptions previously posted. Just as Desire has to be pulled from the lava flow, fitted and rigged (insert sloopish jargon here) so too On Desire must be made … Continue reading →

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Aloha New York City

Posted on May 24, 2009 by Dan from ondesire.movie

It’s about 2:30 pm on Sunday the 23 of April 2009 by the mad reckoning of the Gregorian calendar. I am gorging on tofu and onions with a dash of tumeric, just a few vacuum swipes away from departure. Leaving … Continue reading →

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Birthday present

Posted on May 18, 2009 by Dan from ondesire.movie

From: Thorsten Andresen Subject: use of image Date: May 18, 2009 2:14:15 AM EDT To: Dan Kelly Cc: Nils Sparwasser Dear Dan Kelly, Thank your for your interest in our images. I am happy to … Continue reading →

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Instruments of mass creation

Posted on May 14, 2009 by Dan from ondesire.movie

I’ve been listening to Zietgeist addendum today while rotoscoping Almonds and had a flash on self education. My brother Steve and I have been talking about how students emerge from college with significant debt. His kids (my nephews) are not … Continue reading →

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Thanks universe and by the way…

Posted on May 13, 2009 by Dan from ondesire.movie

The universe comes through – I’ve sold my car and more production gear. Just one big hurdle left – sublet. To keep a NYC apartment while you travel and not sink into a morass of debt, you’ve got to find … Continue reading →

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Dance and rice congee

Posted on May 8, 2009 by Dan from ondesire.movie

Irene and I went to see Alexandra Beller/Dances ‘s at the Abron Arts Center then debriefed afterwards at Great New York Noodletown – where we saw former Mayor Ed Koch eating at a quiet table in the corner. He seemed … Continue reading →

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Wishing machine

Posted on May 2, 2009 by Dan from ondesire.movie

Here’s a lecture William Burroughs made at Naropa. There’s interesting material here about a machine he experimented with and his critique of science’s indefensible split of consciousness and external reality. naropa_william_s_burroughs_class A few of the references that Burroughs mentions… Frontiers … Continue reading →

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Movie strategy

Posted on May 1, 2009 by Dan from ondesire.movie

Robert Greenwald’s Brave New Foundation is trying something interesting. They are posting chapters of the documentary Rethinking Afghanistan as they are completed. This provides for a lot of interaction and audience involvement, even audience building. Here’s the URL… http://rethinkafghanistan.com/ I … Continue reading →

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Movie strategy

Posted on May 1, 2009 by Dan from ondesire.movie

Posted in Desire project genesis, movies, vision / planning | Tagged brave new foundation, chapters, counterspin, on desire, rethinking afghanistan, robert greenwald, strategy | Leave a comment

projects are self education

Posted on April 30, 2009 by Dan from ondesire.movie

This might be sort of a duh moment, but sometimes saying obvious things can lead to sublime insights. No promises… I am self educated. My last institutional degree was a high school diploma. Pros and cons? I celebrate the pros … Continue reading →

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NVC

Posted on April 30, 2009 by Dan from ondesire.movie

NVC stands for non-violent communication. Developed by Marshall Rosenberg, this approach to communication is about connecting to the feelings and needs of another. I had this on my radar screen years ago and now I’m ready to soak it up. … Continue reading →

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Priority

Posted on April 29, 2009 by Dan from ondesire.movie

Almondz gots to get launched. To faciliate connections in Hawaii, I’ve got to refresh my own web presence, specifically Trickster Pictures and Artist house. I’ve got to clarify myself, Dan ghee. What about that pesky trademark? international name server and … Continue reading →

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Letter to Drew Kapp

Posted on April 29, 2009 by Dan from ondesire.movie

From: info@artisthouse.com Subject: image Date: April 29, 2009 9:25:47 AM EDT To: dkapp@hawaii.edu Cc: info@artisthouse.com Hey Drew, I really like this image. Did you make it? What sort of data was used? I’m planning a … Continue reading →

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Vision version 0.11

Posted on April 29, 2009 by Dan from ondesire.movie

I see the Desire project as a pragmatic application of the ideas that are presented in Bleep and Secret. It’s one thing to gas on about the creative power of the universe while making with the trippy graphics, but what … Continue reading →

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Dan’s to do (historic)

Posted on April 29, 2009 by Dan from ondesire.movie

Priority 1 Hawaii and Desire How to get there? shooters, craigslist, all sailing crew sites, container shipping, cruise ship jobs hobo train Michigan to Cali Find a boat (or balloon) from Cali to Hawaii To refer to myself as a … Continue reading →

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Vision version 0.1

Posted on April 28, 2009 by Dan from ondesire.movie

For the last week, I’ve been fighting a rather nasty flu with an expired bottle of Ayurvedic immune booster. Rumors of a deadly Mexican flu outbreak in nearby Queens means I might not make it through the night. So this … Continue reading →

Posted in Desire project genesis, sustainable, vision / planning, visualization (magic) | Tagged ayurvedic, banyan botanicals, cetacean, cool people breed, ecosystem, flu, heiau, immune support, island, natural disasters, plague, planet, spaceship, swine flu, visualization (magic), war | Leave a comment

Plans

Posted on April 28, 2009 by Dan from ondesire.movie

Kai is incommunicado until mid June 2009 as he sails from San Diego to Tahiti with…. For now, only Dan’s plans are in process. Dan here – planning is akin to visualization. Project a richly detailed simulation of an idea, … Continue reading →

Posted in Desire project genesis, gear, self education / research, training / practice, vision / planning | Tagged audio, draw, gear, kai schwarz, paint, research, san diego, tahiti, training, vision, visualization, visualization (magic), waterproof | Leave a comment

Kai fix

Posted on April 28, 2009 by Dan from ondesire.movie

From May until June, Kai is sailing fom San Diego to the Marquesas / Tahiti. He is scheduled to catch a plane into Hilo, Hawaii on June 13. Desire has been parked on a lava flow with all her open … Continue reading →

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Dive

Posted on April 27, 2009 by Dan from ondesire.movie

I’m interested in scuba and free diving. Scuba requires equipment and training, free is mostly training. My recently re-discovered friend Jason has gotten me re-excited about free diving. scuba refresher course regulator fins wetsuit booties fins mask snorkel tank (in … Continue reading →

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Trek

Posted on April 27, 2009 by Dan from ondesire.movie

The ability to sleep anywhere is handy – in a grassy glade, a construction site after hours or in the coat room of a fancy hotel. Yes, I have. I imagine a return to Mauna Loa, some backwoods exploring and … Continue reading →

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Health

Posted on April 27, 2009 by Dan from ondesire.movie

This includes medicines and supplements. Having recently rumbled with a flu in Brooklyn I’m sold on Banyan Botanicals Immune Support – another of my brother Steve’s recommendations. Here’s the short list of herbs, roots and potions. Eastern Banyan Botanicals Immune … Continue reading →

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Vision

Posted on April 27, 2009 by Dan from ondesire.movie

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Movie

Posted on April 27, 2009 by Dan from ondesire.movie

We’re making a movie over here! “Some Almonds Are Harder to Skin Than Others” could be thought of as the prequel to “The Desire Project”, or a proof of concept. It proved that a 10 minute movie of Dan Kelly … Continue reading →

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Research

Posted on April 27, 2009 by Dan from ondesire.movie

Research is about the frontiers of this project, sparking the vision and pointing us towards interesting trouble. Also, what are some worthy skills? What’s out there, what’s worth knowing? Hawaiian language and culture podcast http://www.olelo.hawaii.edu/olelo/hoolele101/ The body contains an ocean … Continue reading →

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Travel

Posted on April 27, 2009 by Dan from ondesire.movie

• Sublet the Brooklyn crib for the summer • Travel to Michigan for pre-production, perhaps shakedown cruise on North Manitou with the new production kit • Train ticket from Michigan to Cali • Find a boat (or balloon) from Cali … Continue reading →

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Plan and publish

Posted on April 27, 2009 by Dan from ondesire.movie

This blog is a tool to both plan and publish. Electricity will be scarce on Desire so we’ve got to make the most out of keyboard time. I want to compute less and live more! Planning by blogging is an … Continue reading →

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Big lists

Posted on April 27, 2009 by Dan from ondesire.movie

Kai called yesterday to report that he changed his ticket to fly into Hilo on June 13, 2009. I had just emailed him the day before guessing at his new schedule – I was two days off. They’ve had a … Continue reading →

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schedule

Posted on April 26, 2009 by Dan from ondesire.movie

Kai April 30 – June 10 sail from San Diego, California to Tahiti June 13 fly to Hilo, Hawaii June 15 – July 15 Desire re-commission July 15 – whenever Big World Small Footprint Dan – revised 7/01/09 May 24 … Continue reading →

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Astoria Virgin

Posted on April 7, 2009 by Dan from ondesire.movie

Watch Astoria Virgin This is supposed to be a video blog, so finally I am getting around to catching up on the chapters of the story. Here’s the first Vixia video from April 7, shot with an HF-11 I later … Continue reading →

Posted in art, bliss, Desire project genesis, gear, movies, self education / research, story, synchronicity / fortunate accidents, training / practice, video chapters, vision / planning, visualization (magic) | Tagged astoria, faisal azam, hf-11, hfs-10, virgin, Vixia | Leave a comment

Go west

Posted on April 2, 2009 by Dan from ondesire.movie

There’s the getting there and the coming back. In the spirit of small footprint, I want to go west with low impact so no flying. Getting to California by train is reasonable, but leaping from CA to HI is another … Continue reading →

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Progress

Posted on April 2, 2009 by Dan from ondesire.movie

There’s so much to do I want to post a regular progress report as a tool to amp up momentum. There’s a point of no return that needs to be reached ASAP which includes selling the car and subletting the … Continue reading →

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Music

Posted on April 1, 2009 by Dan from ondesire.movie

As currently described, all three of Dan’s kits would probably fit into the big backpack. It would be super if I could bring the little Larrivee Parlor guitar too, but that’s probably pushing it. I have no idea how I … Continue reading →

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Documentation / production

Posted on April 1, 2009 by Dan from ondesire.movie

I am thinking that my current set-up isn’t really appropriate for the Desire Project. I’ve got an HVX-200 but maybe something smaller would be preferable, perhaps two smaller cameras rather than medium one. I’m thinking a Canon Vixia Hf11 – … Continue reading →

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Camping / trekking

Posted on April 1, 2009 by Dan from ondesire.movie

I am all about back country if the opportunity presents, sleeping cheap on the islands. I need at least a sleeping bag for bedding on our fine Desire. Add the basics – an internal frame pack that can hold a … Continue reading →

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scuba diving / free diving

Posted on April 1, 2009 by Dan from ondesire.movie

I am NAUI Openwater 1 certified, but it’s been awhile. I grabbed my books to refresh. As you know, I love water. It’s likely we’ll be interfacing with Cetaceans. I see bliss and insight in our future, in and out … Continue reading →

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Dan’s plan

Posted on April 1, 2009 by Dan from ondesire.movie

April 1st, count down. I am green to go, but it’s all visualization and hutzpah presently. I’ve got to sell a good deal of gear to enable this, so on my ride back from Michigan last night I made some … Continue reading →

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Re: go here

Posted on March 31, 2009 by Dan from ondesire.movie

Yo, We’ll just edit or password protect certain posts so only we can see them. They are safe-ish for now, I’ll do something about them once I am back. You can do it too once you futz around with administration. … Continue reading →

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Welcome to Version 0.1

Posted on March 30, 2009 by Dan from ondesire.movie

Hello and welcome to The Desire Project, code named The Desire Project. Here are our initial emails that started this off. We can just post everything to each other here from now on and build the archive. You/me will need … Continue reading →

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Update

Posted on March 14, 2009 by Dan from ondesire.movie

From: DAN Subject: update Date: March 14, 2009 9:09:00 AM EDT To: KAI Hey! I am keenly interested in doing Desire in May. There are several projects that have to be closed down before, it’s slightly … Continue reading →

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Re: alternates (to flying)

Posted on February 27, 2009 by Dan from ondesire.movie

From: DAN Subject: Re: alternates Date: February 27, 2009 12:56:48 PM EST To: KAI Thanks, I’ll look into it all. I’ve started to build a plan. I found these so far. http://www.cruisersforum.com Attitudes and Latitudes Forum … Continue reading →

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Alternates (to flying)

Posted on February 26, 2009 by Dan from ondesire.movie

From: DAN Subject: alternates Date: February 26, 2009 4:15:36 PM EST To: KAI Kai, I’m looking for alternates to flying from cali to hawaii – cruisers, working boats, zeppelins, etc (not cruise ships). just priced amtrak … Continue reading →

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Aloha

Posted on February 10, 2009 by Dan from ondesire.movie

The original front page for the blog up until July 26, 2009. In the summer of 2009, 2 artists sail the 8 seas of the Hawaiian Islands aboard Desire. On Desire follows their discussions and discoveries about global health and … Continue reading →

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Message

Posted on January 13, 2009 by Dan from ondesire.movie

From: DAN Subject: message Date: January 13, 2009 9:18:14 AM EST To: KAI got your message, am presently up to my ears. will call or write soon for the next wave. your email response was very … Continue reading →

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Desire

Posted on January 1, 2009 by Dan from ondesire.movie

From: DAN Subject: Desire Date: January 1, 2009 2:11:05 PM EST To: KAI Kai, “Almonds” is an idea that i’d like to expand on. let me know if you think there’s a connection to the church … Continue reading →

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x click at your own risk x

Posted on January 1, 2009 by Dan from ondesire.movie

CAUTION CAUTION CAUTION CAUTION CAUTION CAUTION CAUTION CAUTION CAUTION CAUTION CAUTION CAUTION CAUTION Those x’s could mean pirates, poison, or porn – the dark and dangerous stuff. Beyond this link a region of shadows and half remembered dreams, the wiring … Continue reading →

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Der boat

Posted on December 29, 2008 by Dan from ondesire.movie

From: DAN Subject: der boat Date: December 29, 2008 8:37:04 AM EST To: KAI yo mofo, happy merry and best wishes for the upcoming year of the ox. do you have a blog about your sailing … Continue reading →

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