Personal posts
Posts on architecture, obsessions, photography, poems, visits to art exhibits, essays, family, and or things about me organized under art, home, and work.
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Go Ahead and Buy My Book of Poetry from 2003
This Twitter exchange, where Steven Vance laments corruption in politics, reminded me of a book I wrote. .@danxoneil I think the governor chooses Metra board. I’m afraid of politics cuz I believe there’s no way to avoid being corrupted. — Steven Vance (@stevevance) July 31, 2013 The thing is that maintaining integrity is everyone’s task,…
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Carnival Rides: A Personal Documentary
I like carnival rides, and I like documenting reality. So I went to a carnival and I documented the carnival rides. Here’s my short video called, “Carnival Rides: A Personal Documentary“. Here it is: Here’s the liner notes: Carnival Rides: A personal documentary by Daniel X. O’Neil. July 2013. Summer forever. 0:05: Alpine Bobs: Undulating…
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Photographic Highlights from the 2013 DuPage County Fair
As is typical, I attended the DuPage County Fair this year with my children and some of their frendz. Here’s a short photo essay on the overall riff of the place: There were the same old (antique) tractors as always, expect this time there was at least on chick, hatching: There was a man on…
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Winfield Criterium Video
The Winfield Criterium was today. I took some documentary video. Winfield Criterium 2013 from Daniel X. O’Neil on Vimeo.
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Lincoln Marsh, Late July: Full Flowering
The serious summer is upon us. By now the time has come for the geometric perfection of flowers.