• Tulsa World: Tomlinson wants to expand Turnpike
• Tulsa World: DEQ issues well-water warnings for Locust Grove
• Tulsa World: Obama appoints David Boren to intelligence post
• NewsOK: Oklahoma Historical Society to cut 30 jobs, raise admission fees
• NewsOK: Oklahoma spending Web site needs update, critics say
• The Journal Record: OG&E moving toward smart grid
• Associated Press: Parole revocation sought for pot grower
• NewsOK: Oklahoma notably above average in reported lack of sleep

• KGOU: Oklahoma energy companies spending big bucks on climate change lobbying
• NewsOK: Rally planned to protest $7.4M senior nutrition cuts in Oklahoma
• Tulsa World: Inhofe, Kerry spar over climate bill
• Tulsa World: No end to state agency cuts
• NewsOK: Oklahoma lawmakers eye threat from cedars
• Urban Tulsa Weekly: Uncovering Old Wounds – Tulsa native and author speaks about Tulsa race riots
• The Norman Transcript: Non-profit Health for Friends serves Norman’s working poor
• NewsOK: Oklahoma may have to tap Rainy Day Fund
• NewsOK: Oklahoma could save money by offering more drug treatment
• NewsOK: Oklahoma democrats working to keep seats

• The Associated Press: Oklahoma state employees protest furloughs
• Native American Times: Conference teaches cultural preservation
• NewsOK: Longtime activist, OU supporter E.Z. Million dies
• Cherokee Phoenix: Senate approves apology to Indians for mistreatment
• Tulsa World: Pardon, Parole workers protest furlough days
• NewsOK: Army loses $650k on failed effort to build on sacred Comanche site
• NewsOK: Hundreds mourn Bicycle Bob
• OUDaily: Scientists describe impact climate change could have on Oklahoma
• The Daily O’Collegian: OSU agriculture program to offer internships in Kenya
• OETA: Tulsa Community College opens Center for Creativity

• Tulsa World: New Trail of Tears markers to go up in Arkansas
• NewsOK: Jail inspections plunge due to state budget cuts
• The Norman Transcript: City Council to consider public drunk ordinance tonight
• The Journal Record: Jim Roth — Have you ‘Herd’ about the Tallgrass Prairie’s Birthday Party?
• OUDaily: Grassroots organizers fight climate change
• OUDaily: Cleveland County Democratic Party headquarters vandalized
• NewsOK: Oklahoma transplant patients fear they’ll die without anti-rejection drugs
• The Journal Record: AIA official — State architecture industry catching up to recovery
• NYTimes: Oklahoma vs. Women
• Tulsa World: Navigators aid patients through hospital maze
• NewsOK: Hoarder problem growing in Oklahoma
• Politico: Tom Coburn lectures GOP on spending
• OKC Central: Will OKC Be Innovative With Its Downtown Streets?
• imagiNATIVEamerica: MAPS 3 Public Process Needs Correction

• Is Bigger Better? Norman questions how to manage growth with TIF District
• Norman bike co-op in search of new digs
• Irving on the Prairie — A two century old tale of the ‘Sleepy Hollow’ author in Oklahoma
• ACOG lays out 2030 transportation plan
• Beyond The Tap: Q&A on Norman water issues
• New VOK blog: The Apache House
• Norman joins worldwide rallies for International Day of Climate Action

Sethy is one of those people who somehow seem to be able to shape the creative atmosphere of Norman. Maybe that’s because he’s involved with just about everything. You can find his music work here, here, here, and here. And some of his printmaking here. Oh yeah, and one of his bands is playing HallOPOLIS on Halloween. You should go.

Where are you from?
Norman, currently.

What do you do?
Um, a little bit of a lot of things and probably not enough of one single thing. I’ve been working on fixing that lately. I play music. Bass in Student Film, bass in Umbrellas, drums in Toil and Trouble, as well as sing and play guitar in Gentle Ghost. I also have been known to go on tour playing with bands that hire me. I do freelance design work and collaborative art endeavors with my lifelong friend Timothy Ryan Elliott. We do a lot of screen printing. I also enjoy cooking and baking with a sweet girl named Becky.

Who or what do you use for inspiration?
I wish I had some sort of control over that. Mostly it’s derived from dreams. I often have dream experience where I accept them as reality until a bear or a tornado shows up. I am also quite inspired by my loved ones. I know I would be in a much darker place without the light of their love illuminating my path.

What artists do you respect right now?
Right now and forever more: Jared Flaming. Chase Pagan. Charlie Hall. Beau Jennings. Timothy Ryan Elliott.

What are you sick of?
I’m sick of not being the patient man I want to be.

What music are you listening to recently?
Phoenix, Grizzly Bear, David Bazan, Big Star, Camera Obscura.

What is your first creative memory?
Wow, what a fun question. I remember drawing pictures of dinosaurs and water-coloring them with my mom. I was so amazed at how legitimate her Brontosaurus looked. I was probably four. She still amazes me to this day.

What is your favorite food/drank spot in Norman?
Pad Thai on Boyd, spicy basil noodles with tofu. For drinks, at home with friends.

Anything else?
Thanks to you Tate, for so successfully starting and maintaining this great blog.