I started a new website to blog and track my progress of becoming healthy and self sufficient, Fat and Crunchy. I’m still not quite sure, but I think I’m going to blog solely on that site. So, I just wanted to let you know. I’m going to use this website as a portfolio. Slowly (but surely) [...]
I finally got around to doing two projects I have put off for too long. I wanted to make a wine bottle glass for a long long time. I bought the bottle cutter from Green Power Science and followed Dan Roja’s advice for using boiling water instead of an open flame. It broke apart on [...]
It wasn’t as cold as I thought, but it was as wet. The horse sneered at me, mocking my pain. ”It’s not his fault that he is tone deaf” an onlooker reported. I knew he was right. A twitsted witch doctor had taught the poor beast that A sharp sounded like a C and that an [...]
Cathy wasn’t too happy about the uprising, but she had to admit the boys were cuter when they had a cause. There was a spark in their eye that she was never able to ignite on her own.
One time while I was walking around the park an old man came up to me and asked if I liked grilled tuna sandwiches. I replied that I do indeed love grilled tuna sandwiches, but that I recently became a vegetarian. He smirked a little and pulled out a banana from his fanny pack. He [...]
When Robert’s best friend goes missing, he tends to get passionate. Written, shot, and edited in 48 hours during the Madison 48 Hour Film Project by Backflip Films. backflipfilms.com Written by Ryan Trattles Directed by Ryan Freng Cinematography by John Shoemaker Produced by Peter Simon Actors: Petey Boy, Ryan Trattles, Ryan Freng, Amanda Shoemaker, John [...]
My wife and I bought a house. It is a fixer-upper. Who would have thought. I have big plans for the house… and I can already tell that most of them aren’t going to see the light of day. Being able to talk to a house and have it audibly respond is maybe a bit [...]
This past weekend, I produced a movie during the 48 hour film project in Milwaukee. This is what our team threw together. Go to Vimeo to see it in HD. Starring: Laura Klein as Rose Lanvin Petey Boy as Roger Lanvin Ryan Trattles as Jake The concept for the story was brainstormed by the whole [...]
This was one the paintings my wife got me for Christmas 08. I wasn’t exactly sure what to do with it. Part of re-painting for me is using the environment that is already established in the picture. I mean, that IS re-painting…. not just part. For me I want the new paint to interact with [...]