gummybears!

Left the house today. Again. Twice in a row. Amazing!

So today was when this big haircut extravaganza was going on in Pulali. Didn't know until today when Dorothy called us asking if we were going to be there. Mm yeah. We had already made plans on the other side of the water.

It was lovely in Seabeck but as we got into Tacoma it got a little chilly. We managed to sneak in to Nathan and Rubies apartment complex and we went up to their floor only to get a call about our whereabouts. They had probably gotten out of the elevator just as we were going in the other one. Ha!

We walked from their place to the Tacoma Art Museum. Nate and Rubie got in free, mom and I were students and got a discount. The museum looked a great deal bigger on the outside. There were four exhibits going on. One was local artists that features some decent sculptures and paintings.

A collection of Renoir prints was up. I explained to Nate and Rubie the etching and litho process that went behind the prints. They were a little repetitive in subject matter. Lots of bathers and girls fixing hats. Nice though. I wish my plates had as much creativity and skill to them.

The third show was from the private collection. The theme was pieces that told a story and some of them had little quotes from various people about what they thought the stories were. Some of the kids ones were much more creative. There were some more fantastically detailed etchings that blew my mind.

The show we came to see was a Chuck Close exhibit. It had two of his trademark paintings along with some of his photography and larger tapestries made from the photos. The tapestries were easily ten feet tall and five feet wide and looked photo realistic. Amazing to behold and get close to. Some of the photos had been printed with poetry by a man whose name I forgot. Some nice little poems about artists and musicians. It was a small exhibit; just filling one room and a few put in walls.

We went to a sushi restaurant for lunch. At first we were wondering about the name of the place and how it was pronounced. We kept calling it "tuhwoah koi". We eventually figured out that it was an English name; Two Koi. My udon was decent. They kind of mugged up the egg part, the sushi was delectable, Nates Two Koi Tower was tall, and Rubie's Katsu looked delicious. A nice little meal but maybe not worth the price tag. Not the udon at least.

Back at their apartment we looked at the Tetris games Rubie and Nate were working on for class. Rubie's featured a nice Banksy image in the background. Nathan keeps demanding more graphics from me. I shot him with some Nerf suction cup darts.

I refilled my gummybears and we went home to Seabeck. As it warmed up, I dozed off on the way home.

My downloads are really going fast now. I am running low on ideas on what to search for. Just as well I will be taking a break from them soon.

Mom and I finished watching The Diving Bell and the Butterfly. Beautiful imagery. Mom didn't find Bauby very sympathetic. To round off the sad cinematic theme of the night we made cupcakes and watched the second half of the Manic Depression documentary. It seems unreal how much sorrow Fry feels and how low his esteem his.

I'll be staying at Abba Hotel in Amsterdam. It seems in a good location but it has tiny rooms. But that's okay, who needs space when on holiday?