iphone art
First one that
looked halfway decent
I did this at the Charleston airport
Statue in my parents back yard
I call this Yellow Feet
Yellow Feet as seen on Dad's messed up laptop
display
Last one in 2010
Insincere Gay Guy
We dropped by yesterday after not visiting for a couple of years. Susan recognized us, smiled us and said "Hi Guys". Insincere Gay Guy mumbled a greeting. I quickly found a Tshirt I had to have and was forced to ask Insincere Gay Guy if there was a larger size. He somewhat sarcastically showed me the label and explained that the cryptic writing let me know that it comes in Small and Medium and that the Small was there but the Medium was in the back. (he has gotten a little grumpy) I just smiled and asked if I could see the Medium. He said "of course" and went and got it for me. Joe was browsing nearby and said he was glad to see that things have not changed. I suspect that Susan heard at least part of the interaction and came over to tell me about the Tshirt artist and that I could try it on in the back room if I needed to. I bought the shirt and love it.
Here is a pic from the artist's site. The design is called Octopus Robots
Speaking of art the little girl on the 3rd floor
has a new installation up on her door. I am not
exactly sure what the point is but had to
document it.
Hearts and Action Figures
Gifts from the heart:
The heart is about 4.5 inches tall. SRK is about 12 inches tall.
Halloween and some other stuff
.
And we saw some nice old school paper Halloween
decorations on a walk around the neighborhood.
The fall colors were
nice this year. Here are some pics at work and
from my balcony.
The night before
Halloween I had drinks with Dana and Tati and
Dana's new dancer Hala. Here's Tati and me
matching the couch fabric so nicely.
And then there was
the fun halloween party at Dana's where I dressed
up as a 60's go-go dancer. Take a look.
Station Break
It is about 10x12, mixed medea work nicely matted and framed. I wrote to the artist and told her how I came to buy it and how nice it was. I told her that my initial attraction was the forest that reminded me of the birch forests in Latvia. She wrote me back to thank me and told me that she had see the lanterns in Tunisia when they were filming the video She also said she had always liked birch trees. The work is called "Followed You Here".
Happy New Year
More Child Art
More Beer reviews
Redbach by Rodenbach brewery: I found this in the back of the fridge. It is a cherry flavored Belgium ale . The bottle says it's "kissed by cherries" but the cherry flavor is up front and not subtle. I bought it a while ago and wasn't thrilled with it so I am saving it for a rainy day. Or maybe I will cook with it. I just checked out their website and saw that there are recipes, including a Breast of duck with cherries and Redbach!
Car talk
Shah Rukh Khan appeared on the front page of the Washington Post Arts section in a bathtub. Apparently there is an unauthorized biography out about SRK. I am there.
My uncle Austin sent me an drawing for my birthday. I am honored.
When I was on vacation on Edisto my parents' car was hit by a flying tire that flew off a truck that passed them. My parents missed their party and they will be without their "good car" for a while but other than that everything turned out OK.
Here are two pictures. The fireman that was directing traffic reminded me of Vito of the Sopranos.
And we've been doing 4-way video chatting on Sunday nights. It's not perfect - there are echos and audio sync issues - but as you can see it is still fun.
Happy New Year
I have mentioned before that Joe gets to see artwork by talented children on the sidewalks on his way to work everyday. As I drive to work I rarely have anything new to look at although once I did see a milk tank truck driving next to a Dunkin' Donuts truck. Well luckily there is now a little girl exhibiting her art work on a 3rd floor apartment that I walk past every morning on the way to the garage. She celebrated the New Year with a glitter snowman on a paper plate. This week she changed her artwork and I had to take a picture. It is both cute and creepy, my favorite combination.
Spring and Cherry Blossoms
Last weekend Lenore and Paula visited from Chicagoland. They saw the cherry blossoms without me because it is just too much walking for my sprained ankle. We did all go to Eastern Market together though and to the National Cathedral.
Lyla, Tracy and my parents recently took a trip to Egypt and brought me back some great gifts - beads, jewelry, a beautiful Egyptian cotton towel and a small statue of the god Horus. Here is a little movie (Quicktime 3.7MB) of Horus in action:
TV Season Update
Sons & Daughters: This new show is as
quirky as Arrested Development but a bit
more real. It is a totally dysfunctional extended
family comedy dealing with teenage isolation,
stepparents, inter-faith marriage,
single-motherhood, parents dabbling in community
theater, marriage problems and fun loser
ex-husbands. The dialogue is sometimes improvised
which I did not think I would like but it fits
with the comedy. The young 3 and 4 year olds have
some of the funniest lines and the characters are
all great. I am sure it will be canceled soon.
A Week In May
Wednesday Ben and Dennis came down from Secaucus, NJ to attend the reception of their artist friend Chakaia Booker. She is a very interesting person to look at and she does very interesting work with rubber tires. Her pieces are huge and amazingly graceful. Lyla, Tracy, Austin, William and I attended the reception and then went to dinner with Ben and Dennis at Tabaq in the U Street neighborhood.
This past Saturday Marcia, Brooke and I drove
up to Baltimore for a cookout with friends I met
through Brooke. The cookout was at the house of
Jill and David who live in a beautiful 1950s
house. It was a nice night. There were stories of
celebrity encounters. Tanya met Paul McCartney
and his now estranged wife Heather at an animal
rights event in Canada. But even more intriguing
to me was Jill and David's story of being at
Hunter S. Thompson's memorial party and meeting
Johnny Depp. He offered them cigarettes. Someone
also knew someone who dated James Gandolfini
(Tony Soprano) in school. Apparently he was very
nice.
Family News (where it's not all about
me):
- Lenore who was diagnosed with and treated
for breast cancer this past month will be
starting chemotherapy soon. She'll be sporting
that Melissa Ethridge look for a time. Maybe
she'll take up the guitar.
- Lynda finished her chemotherapy and is back
at work. During her time off she learned
Dreamweaver and became a web mistress. I think
there's even an outfit that she wears.
- Lyla and Tracy are getting married,
sometime in the fall, somewhere in the US.
- My parents have started their Spoleto
marathon where they try to cram in as much
culture as possible in a two week period. It's
like a city-wide smorgasbord.
- Tommy and Sandy will receive a grant to
renovate their house with equipment that will
help Little T get around
- Austin made fajitas last weekend.
Here are three slide shows of pictures from my
week. I experimented with some new formats. If
you have an opinion on them let me know.
Some more movie/DVD
reviews
Curse of
the Were Rabbit Wallace and Gromit are now
inventing for their new pest control business and
making some money. There is a monster out there
eating all the vegetables that may or may not win
the Giant Vegetable Competition and they intend
to find it and stop it. Very clever and funny.
Wilbur
Wants to Kill Himself
This movie is a little funny, a little sweet, a
little sad. The look and feel is mostly bleak (it
is filmed in rainy, cold Scotland) but there are
wonderful moments in the film when color is used
to highlight an event. And there's this German
doctor that has a great face. Another good movie.
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