End July Days

The first day back to school. Summer school. Humidity. Shoes and socks for the first time in weeks. New students. Old faces. New staff. So far so friendly. Lost juniors. Complacent seniors. Shorter days. Full-on AC. Japanese lunch. Paid a bill. Cold beer now...

Justify Thyself!!! part 1

I: So what's this blog all about?

V: It was supposed to about ponds and places peaceful.

I: So it's not?

V: Have you seen anything remotely peaceful on the blog?

I: I'll ask the questions.

V: So go.

I: Why Vlogpond? What the hell is that?

V: It was to Frogpond but that name was taken so we figured that Vlogpond sounded pretty cool and we wanted to do lots of video so it just worked out that way.

I: Ah vlogging...

V: Yeah vlogging...

I: your vlog seems to be directionless and random. Any comment ?

V: It may seem to be random but there is a definite pattern.

I: I'm sorry I just don't see it.

V: The pattern lies in the posts. You'll notice that one follows another day by day month by month...

I: that's hardly groundbreaking. It's just linear time being marked in the only way things linear can be marked, in this universe anyhow...

V: Other universes do things their way, we do things in our own.

I: You've introduced a rather shady character known as DARK VAPOR... can you tell us some more about him?

V: DARK VAPOR is staying with me now...he appears or has appeared regularly on the KEVLAR blog...he likes KEVLAR and things KEVLAR...

I: Will he be making other appearances?

V: We don't know but he's been invited and I thought I made clear to him he always welcome...

I: You have friends coming?

V: From where?

I: Overseas?

V: A friend. One at a time is enough.

I: Who's that?

V: PETEMAR. He's travelin'. Hopefully light. DARK VAPOR's gonna have to stay with KEVLAR for a bit... There may be some guest bloggers in the future....

I: So the Vlogpond will continue to do what?

V: To highlight favorite videos from frogpond productions, a lot of live music. KEVLAR is sure to figure prominently in the mix. Comedy is important to the suits at the Vlogpond too. Pics. Things pleasurable. Yesss! That's it! Things pleasurable!!!
I think we worked it out for now! You're invited back!

Jellyfish Lake - Palau - '04

In August of '04 I went with Kevlar and Bread to Palau for a few days of scuba diving. Included in our dive shop package was this stop at Jellyfish Lake for some snorkeling.
The most out of the world place I've ever seen. The jellyfish are not poisonous because they're completely isolated. They have no predators, therefore they've evolved without the need for stingers. So cool! Thanks to Kevlar for the buying that underwater housing for his camera before we left!

Music by Medeski Martin and Wood, "Tsukemono" from "The Dropper"

Neil Young's "Let's Impeach the President"

Great song. Nice pic too.

Henry on the Er Hu - part II

The Milk Party SS '06

nasty guitar solo by red. we were all blown away...

weather update

It's hot now. It didn't just get hot. It's been hot for a little while. The rains really kept us cool and giggly thru spring... but that's done now.
I'm preparing myself for the full onslaught of the massive heat sphere about to melt the vlogpond off the screen and into dark vapor....

Will Ferrell as Bush

KEVLAR-HAR-HAR

KEVLAR-HAR-HAR

Watch the video

Kevlar missing balls at the batting cages. Hilarious!!!!

Henry on the Er Hu

A student in my junior I-5 class at Wei Dao, Zeng Yan Qiao, is the national champion for his age group in Taiwan. He was kind enough to play for us a couple of weeks ago...
This is part I...

Thanks Henry!

yeah so that was almost the same but reverse you see so we're back to where we were.

I tried to edit my template this am and was surprised to find it absolutely unrecognizable to me. No links, nothing I could understand. To boot the vlogpond's front page was largely cleaned off, save for some unintelligible (to me) cyber gibberish. Shit. What to do with my limited knowledge? Well, that's why we're on BLOGGER, right? Web page publishing for dummies. Technically, running a blog is like driving a car, you don't NEED to know the inner workings and ramblings, but it helps.
So in the end I simply chose a new template and that seemed to work things out. Fingers crossed. It's still orange! It's still orange! Link list to be updated soon.

somethng screwy is goin on

Phil in London

Woelv live at the WALL in Taipei

Genvieve. April '06

Thanks notfind2001

Mount Eerie

Phil and Genvieve were in Taiwan for a show in Taipei and one in Kending for Spring Scream. We made the SS shows. They were great. Phil's an old friend of Sandy's from Anacortes, WA so after they came up and spent a couple of days in Taichung.
Unfortunately we didn't get any video of them. Thanks youtube!!!

This is Phil in Bellingham in Nov '04 doing "I hold nothing". Thanks sultsult at youtube!

Kazz Part II

Early Saturday morning April 8th 'o6 Kending, Taiwan.

6-6-06

white violin from SS rooster