Jesse Mullan

Strike Update

Written on Wednesday, the 19^th of September, 2007 at 2:41 pm and was filed under: Diversions, Photography

Still no news.

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International Espionage

Written on Monday, the 17^th of September, 2007 at 8:41 pm and was filed under: Photography, Music

Paul and I went to Funk at the Fred.

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Union Made

Written on Friday, the 14^th of September, 2007 at 12:09 am and was filed under: Photography

AFSCME has been on strike at the university. You probably know this already, but if you don’t, it’s over the amount of correction to their pay it will take to bring them on par with other state employees and how future planned raises will keep up with inflation — at least that’s how I understand it. As an employee of the state (civil service bargaining unit) I am legally barred from a sympathy strike, just like they are legally barred from blocking my access to state buildings as part of their strike. So, it’s not the doom and gloom “strikers are gonna ruin your life” that the administration is preaching. We are missing one staff member from my floor, and one of the main people from the AV area. These two people are critical to our operation. I hope their union gets what it is asking for.

Anyway, on to the images!

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North Dakota: Part the Third (and final)

Written on Sunday, the 9^th of September, 2007 at 2:13 pm and was filed under: Diversions

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North Dakota Intermission

Written on Thursday, the 6^th of September, 2007 at 10:09 am and was filed under: Diversions

Let’s all go to the lobby
Let’s all go to the lobby
Let’s all go to the lobby
And have ourselves a snack

I have been watching Arrested Development via DVD in the evenings. I think that what has been missing from my life is the sweet meditation known as television. When do the Law and Orders start?

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Escape from North Dakota Part the Second: Fireworks!

Written on Thursday, the 30^th of August, 2007 at 12:13 am and was filed under: Diversions, Photography

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Escape From North Dakota: Part The First

Written on Monday, the 27^th of August, 2007 at 10:08 am and was filed under: Photography

Sarah took me to her home in North Dakota. My body rejected the transplant immediately with an overwhelming display of histamine force: my nose ran continuously for 36 hours. My eyes are still a bit itchy.

However, I did manage to have a lot of fun. For instance, I contracted the avian bird SARS flu:

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A Closer Look

Written on Friday, the 24^th of August, 2007 at 1:47 am and was filed under: Photography

I brought out my long lens to get a closer look at the pieces of bridge that they are collecting near campus.

Twisted Metal

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Oops!

Written on Friday, the 24^th of August, 2007 at 1:40 am and was filed under: Photography

I was so excited by the discovery of Alec Soth’s blog that I neglected to notice that I had misheard his name. Apparently there is no “x” in it anywhere. He (or his agents) even visited this site three times and I had the wrong name twice. Don’t I feel dumb.

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