Tumblr (3.0; @balltillifall)http://balltillifall.com/<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4lxgmrUwa1qz5otxo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>Wooden escalators in Macy’s.</p>http://balltillifall.com/post/23769669624http://balltillifall.com/post/23769669624Fri, 25 May 2012 20:57:00 -0500new yorkmanhattan<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4lf4k4YAH1qz5otxo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>I shot some headshots for my friend Alex Rennie last night. Things got weird pretty quickly.</p>http://balltillifall.com/post/23746059828http://balltillifall.com/post/23746059828Fri, 25 May 2012 14:21:56 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4i8lfudxt1qz5otxo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>Beautiful sunset over Brooklyn tonight.</p>http://balltillifall.com/post/23647990855http://balltillifall.com/post/23647990855Wed, 23 May 2012 21:08:03 -0500“What literature wants to do to readers is basically grab them by the lapels and say “Hey, pay attention. You’re doing things. This is your only life.”<br/><br/> - <em><a href="http://blogs.wsj.com/speakeasy/2012/05/22/richard-ford-on-canada-his-first-book-in-6-years/?mod=google_news_blog" target="_blank">Richard Ford</a></em>http://balltillifall.com/post/23611118379http://balltillifall.com/post/23611118379Wed, 23 May 2012 10:34:12 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4hdmmTV6f1qz5otxo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Last night I went to see Richard Ford read from his new book <em>Canada</em> at the Barnes & Noble in Union Square. It was a very surreal experience from the start.</p> <p>I showed up a little early and took out my phone to call Jenny, and when I turned around he was just getting out of a car and being greeted by the hosts from the store. I managed to snap what I thought was a surreptitious picture of him, but which upon further review appears to have been a little more obvious.</p> <p>His reading was wonderful. He’s very warm, humble, polite and charming and his new book sounds amazing. I’m excited to read it.</p> <p>I bought a copy of the book and waited in line to have him sign it. I don’t ever get star struck, but when it was my turn to go up I got really nervous and didn’t know what to say. This is the guy who wrote <em>Independence Day</em> which is one of my favorite books of all time, who wrote the foreword for <em>Revolutionary Road</em> which is one of my other favorite books of all time, who won a Pulitzer Prize for Christ’s sake. I hold this guy in higher esteem than almost any other living person.</p> <p>“Hi Mr. Ford. Thanks for doing the reading I really enjoyed it” is what I think I managed to eek out. He very nicely thanked me and asked my name. He signed my book and shook my hand and thanked me again for coming.</p> <p>It was a wonderful evening and made me even more excited to dig into <em>Canada</em> first chance I get.</p>http://balltillifall.com/post/23609970038http://balltillifall.com/post/23609970038Wed, 23 May 2012 09:59:00 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3sbkbqs5F1qzabkfo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://fyeahtattoos.com/post/23292034255/for-may-4-star-wars-day-my-parents-my-sister" target="_blank">fuckyeahtattoos</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>For May 4 (Star Wars Day) my parents, my sister and myself got light sabers. They were done by Mike at Epic Tattoo in Phoenix, AZ.</p> </blockquote> <p>Every time I got on Fuck Yeah Tattoos I just want to barf.</p>http://balltillifall.com/post/23561660808http://balltillifall.com/post/23561660808Tue, 22 May 2012 15:48:04 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4fxevVwyn1qz5otxo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Painting our bedroom last night.</p>http://balltillifall.com/post/23559304945http://balltillifall.com/post/23559304945Tue, 22 May 2012 15:11:19 -0500<iframe width="400" height="225" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/IdOGz_aUFQE?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>Jenny and I went to Coney Island on Sunday. I made a little video of our trip.</p>http://balltillifall.com/post/23547958705http://balltillifall.com/post/23547958705Tue, 22 May 2012 11:10:35 -0500new york citybrooklynconey islandsummeroriginal content<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4efe7AGpJ1qz5otxo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>Painting party.</p>http://balltillifall.com/post/23513660791http://balltillifall.com/post/23513660791Mon, 21 May 2012 19:44:31 -0500<iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/39606555" width="400" height="300" frameborder="0"></iframe><br/><br/><p>I know that I’ve vouched for this before, but my dear friend Stephen Gurewitz (who starred in my film <em>Incredibly Small</em>) wrote, directed and acted in a tremendous film called <em>Marvin Seth and Stanley </em>which will be streaming for 24 hours over at <a href="http://nobudgefilms.com/" target="_blank">No Budge Films</a> starting at 5pm ET this Wednesday. </p> <p>I would highly recommend checking it out. It’s shot on beautiful 16mm, it stars Stephen and Alex Karpovsky (<em>Incredibly Small, Tiny Furniture, Girls</em>) and was shot in lovely Northern Minnesota. Stephen will also be doing a live Q+A online at 9:30pm!</p>http://balltillifall.com/post/23500712386http://balltillifall.com/post/23500712386Mon, 21 May 2012 16:49:00 -0500filmmovieslow budget<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4druscNnN1qz5otxo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4druscNnN1qz5otxo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><strong>What I Watched:</strong> <em>The Social Network Behind The Scenes Documentary</em> and <em>The Social Network</em></p> <p><em><br/></em>The <a href="http://www.imdb.com/video/imdb/vi1594268185/" target="_blank">feature length behind the scenes documentary</a> is fascinating and a must see for anyone who loves the movie as much as I do. Seeing David Fincher and Aaron Sorkin debate and argue about plot points, line readings and the philosophy behind Zuckerberg’s actions are worth the price of admission alone.</p>http://balltillifall.com/post/23483991785http://balltillifall.com/post/23483991785Mon, 21 May 2012 11:16:04 -0500moviesfilm<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4cos9O9Np1qz5otxo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>Very sunny day at Coney Island today.</p>http://balltillifall.com/post/23456714850http://balltillifall.com/post/23456714850Sun, 20 May 2012 21:12:07 -0500brooklynsummer<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4c70eW32e1qz5otxo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>At Coney Island for the day.</p>http://balltillifall.com/post/23432487583http://balltillifall.com/post/23432487583Sun, 20 May 2012 14:48:13 -0500brooklyn<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4anvaqVii1qz5otxo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>I saw this woman last night when I was writing at Berkli Parc. She was very classy, well dressed and demure as she sipped her coffee and read her book.</p>http://balltillifall.com/post/23380152139http://balltillifall.com/post/23380152139Sat, 19 May 2012 18:57:10 -0500new york city<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4amdpk2w81qz5otxo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>You put Hint of Lime Tostitos and Sabra Jalapeño Hummus in front of me I’m gonna eat it all.</p>http://balltillifall.com/post/23378467097http://balltillifall.com/post/23378467097Sat, 19 May 2012 18:25:01 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m48jhaodby1qz5otxo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><span>“Nude With Red Stockings” by Giuseppe de Nittis</span></p>http://balltillifall.com/post/23305541666http://balltillifall.com/post/23305541666Fri, 18 May 2012 15:27:09 -0500art<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m485y3mYPA1qz5otxo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>The light in our apartment this morning.</p>http://balltillifall.com/post/23292960439http://balltillifall.com/post/23292960439Fri, 18 May 2012 10:34:51 -0500brooklyn<iframe src="https://embed.spotify.com/?uri=spotify:user:everybodytaste:playlist:2iav3U3SRVbKvRnmiRHOZg&view=coverart" frameborder="0" allowtransparency="true" style="width:500px;height:580px;"></iframe><br/><br/><p>Listening to the Last Days of Disco soundtrack All. Day. Long.</p>http://balltillifall.com/post/23290415878http://balltillifall.com/post/23290415878Fri, 18 May 2012 09:18:06 -0500musicspotify<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m470t6Hhq41qz5otxo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>At the Ladies, Ladies! Art show in Williamsburg. A tattoo themed art show featuring all women artists.</p> <p>The tattoos on the people here are almost as cool as the art on the walls.</p>http://balltillifall.com/post/23261658473http://balltillifall.com/post/23261658473Thu, 17 May 2012 19:46:18 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m46yu5gxD21qz5otxo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>Birch Coffee, one of the best coffee shops in Manhattan to get work done</p>http://balltillifall.com/post/23258653870http://balltillifall.com/post/23258653870Thu, 17 May 2012 19:03:41 -0500