No, this blog is not dead. It may have seemed like it due to the lack of posts (a month of no posts- I know) but I like to think that it was on a blog vacation. It has a nice sun burn and is fully rested, ready for posting.

What has happened in the last month in my life? A lot.

Two weekends ago was the wrap up of my Contact show. We had a party on Friday, which was a great time. A lot of people came to check out the work and the performances. We had great food and the wine was flowing, great time overall. Thanks for everyone that made it out; it is great to get the support on this project.

I have also continued to work on my skinhead story in Ontario. I am planning to put more time into the project and see what I can develop it into.

I have also started working on a personal essay, looking at inequality during the recession.

Other then that, lots of daily assignments and I have been boxing in my evenings. My first sparring match resulted in a bloody nose and me realizing that boxing is not as easy as it looks. Lots more work to do there.

Northbuck dance crew performs at the Street Dance Academy in Toronto, Friday May 29. These guys were the subjects of my story.

Portrait of me at my Contact closing party.

Pete McLeod, a Red Bull air race pilot, a Canadian and the youngest competitor to compete in the Red Bull Air Race, poses for a photo at the Toronto City Centre Airport, Wednesday, May 20, 2009.

Murray Reesor, 82 years old, feeds cows on his farm property on Steeles Ave East, Thursday, June 11, 2009. Ressor has lived on his farm all of his life.

A slide from my essay "Where is the recession?"

Archaeologist Ronald Williamson poses for a photo in the Don Jail, in Toronto, Ont. Tuesday, June 9, 2009. Williamson was the head of a dig that uncovered bodies that were buried behind the Don Jail.

Matthew von Teichman, President of Life Choices, an organic food company, poses for a photo in Toronto, Ont. Wednesday, June 17, 2009.

Jordan

Emily