So I called the Heath Department about getting my Food Handler's Permit and I got a message about how they are open Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday. Well, it gives me an extra day to study the very obvious material for the test.
Lindsay has started packing her things. Boo! She is leaving just like that. So quick.
I wanted some cake so I whipped out some cake mix. Something happened to it when I tried to make it. The mix includes pudding to make it soft but the pudding seemed to settle upon baking so the bottom was thick and the top part was fluffy and bland. It did not work at all. Had to toss the whole pan's worth.
One thing that irks me about Carnivale is the slow build up. You watch it and it is interesting and then you realize you have about 6 episodes left and then the series is over. Things are slow to happen and the seasons are so short.
The problem with blogging everyday is that you really become aware of how pointless and empty some of your days are.
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Wednesday, July 23, 2008
Tuesday, July 22, 2008
Stahl-ed
Went to the school ask about some financial aid stuff. The lady who helped me was really tan and had drawn in eyebrows. She was really nice. Afterwards, I loitered in the library. They had Carnivale season 2 in their new DVD section and I snapped it up. I watched the first season ages ago, so excited to watch the new one. It is a supernatural story set in the time of the depression. It's good watching.
I met up with Jim after the library. We chatted over drinks at Urban Grind(the nearby coffee shop). We have both seen Dark Knight twice now. How many movies inspire people to see it repeatedly in only a couple days? It was a great little visit.
Today was cold so I had to wear a sweater. Good old Pacific Northwest summer.
I started watching Carnivale. I'm a little lost because I forgot some of what happened in the season finale but my memory is coming back to me. Karen and I worked out but my stomach wasn't feeling right so I only went for 15 minutes. We chatted over book later in the evening. She has her brand new Ikea bookshelves in. They are marvelous and almost go up to the ceiling.
Tomorrow I am getting back on track for waking up early. Also I plan to see about getting my new food handler's permit. That's my main goal.
I met up with Jim after the library. We chatted over drinks at Urban Grind(the nearby coffee shop). We have both seen Dark Knight twice now. How many movies inspire people to see it repeatedly in only a couple days? It was a great little visit.
Today was cold so I had to wear a sweater. Good old Pacific Northwest summer.
I started watching Carnivale. I'm a little lost because I forgot some of what happened in the season finale but my memory is coming back to me. Karen and I worked out but my stomach wasn't feeling right so I only went for 15 minutes. We chatted over book later in the evening. She has her brand new Ikea bookshelves in. They are marvelous and almost go up to the ceiling.
Tomorrow I am getting back on track for waking up early. Also I plan to see about getting my new food handler's permit. That's my main goal.
many marvelous meatballs
I'm so bad at getting numbers. There was a cool, cute guy in front of me during Dark Knight. We chatted a bit (in a sort of group) about comics and whatnot. And I just said bye after it all. Argh, should have gotten his number!
Karen, Adam, Adam's friend Tony and I saw Dark Knight. It is just as good the second time around, maybe even better. There are some bits that need attention and I was able to give it better this time. Loved seeing the trailers again. There was a guy sitting down from us that was a little tipsy during the movie. He was a little over enthusiastic about moments. Nothing too bad but blimey, it made sense that he was drunk.
Slept in after a restless night. After I showered Karen invited me to a quick trip to Ikea. I'm a sucked for meatballs so off I dashed to the Max. I just barely got on it. There was a moment of panic when I saw that a ticket checker was at one of the stops but he didn't get on the train. They need the ability to buy tickets on the train itself, like the streetcar.
We devoured some food and set off through the store. Karen wanted to buy some Billy, shelves that is. I don't have my receipt with the cool names on it on hand so I can't share the cool Swedish names of the products I acquired. In simple terms I bought a spatula, an orange towel, and a big bag of frozen Ikea meatballs. Yum yum! I wanted some shoe storage things to hang off the door so imagine my shock that Ikea had no such thing. It barely had any storage solutions for doors!
There were ticket checkers on 82nd but they only talked to people who left the train. Guess they grab more people that way.
After the shopping excursion, I went to school to return some library materials and check out some more. Soon they will have Deadwood in their circulation, I can't wait. I bought some cheap folders and folder holding boxes from Office Max. I needed something to put all my various paperwork in. My "piles around my room" method is not so effective. Ibanez really liked the boxes.
I didn't get much time after filing to relax before it was time to leave for the showing. We were first in the theatre and got our pick of the seats. They were pretty great. Cute boy in front of me... Pioneer Place has a very severe slant to it's floor so you never get someone obstructing your view.
Karen, Adam, Adam's friend Tony and I saw Dark Knight. It is just as good the second time around, maybe even better. There are some bits that need attention and I was able to give it better this time. Loved seeing the trailers again. There was a guy sitting down from us that was a little tipsy during the movie. He was a little over enthusiastic about moments. Nothing too bad but blimey, it made sense that he was drunk.
Slept in after a restless night. After I showered Karen invited me to a quick trip to Ikea. I'm a sucked for meatballs so off I dashed to the Max. I just barely got on it. There was a moment of panic when I saw that a ticket checker was at one of the stops but he didn't get on the train. They need the ability to buy tickets on the train itself, like the streetcar.
We devoured some food and set off through the store. Karen wanted to buy some Billy, shelves that is. I don't have my receipt with the cool names on it on hand so I can't share the cool Swedish names of the products I acquired. In simple terms I bought a spatula, an orange towel, and a big bag of frozen Ikea meatballs. Yum yum! I wanted some shoe storage things to hang off the door so imagine my shock that Ikea had no such thing. It barely had any storage solutions for doors!
There were ticket checkers on 82nd but they only talked to people who left the train. Guess they grab more people that way.
After the shopping excursion, I went to school to return some library materials and check out some more. Soon they will have Deadwood in their circulation, I can't wait. I bought some cheap folders and folder holding boxes from Office Max. I needed something to put all my various paperwork in. My "piles around my room" method is not so effective. Ibanez really liked the boxes.
I didn't get much time after filing to relax before it was time to leave for the showing. We were first in the theatre and got our pick of the seats. They were pretty great. Cute boy in front of me... Pioneer Place has a very severe slant to it's floor so you never get someone obstructing your view.
Monday, July 21, 2008
Agent Cooper, style icon
I left the house today. Amazing, I know! Had to get some things. Those things were at Powell's. It was crowded but not so bad. It amazes me that people buy baskets full of books. Sure I buy a lot of books but I get them over time. I don't acquire a reading pile all at once. I picked up Interworld by Neil Gaiman, now that it is in paperback.
I also bought an issue of Psychology Today because I like their tidbits and articles. I read a lot of PT in my library days when I would work on processing the magazines. Did you know that, "80 percent of moms over 65 said they have a favorite among their grown children"? It goes on to say that it is okay as long as the children have the preference explained and do not feel that it is unfair. It is a good read. Miles away from the crap that is US Weekly that, through an online registration mishap, comes to our mailbox every Friday (stars are just like us because they prop open doors with their bums, OH MY GOD!). Seriously those celebrity gossip magazines are a blight and should be ended. Think of all the trees that would be saved! I also like the concept art and photography that accompanies the articles in PT, it is a nicely designed magazine all around I think.
Worked out a little longer today. Really no fun without Karen. Hard to keep going after the first length.
Drew a little as well. Just a couple tiny portraits. Didn't watch any movies.
Trader Joe's has some really good pre-made mini tacos. You throw about nine of them on a cookie sheet and 10 minutes later you have a delicious well rounded people. Shame you only get about 3-4 servings out of a box. I'm out now. Dang. As much as I would love to run out and buy more food, I am trying to get through what I currently have. I am buying more than I need and while it isn't spoiling before I get to it, I should really work on what I have. So, more oatmeal, cake, and eggs in the coming days.
I set my alarm to 10:00 so that my body doesn't get too adjusted for sleeping in. Sure I go back to sleep but I think it is enough of an interruption to my overall cycle that it keeps me from staying up till 4:00am. Good idea? Setting the alarm? Yes/no/maybe so?
Averie's birthday is tomorrow. Actually it is today because it is 1:05am. She hits the big Two-Oh. The last of the Pedersen kids in their teens. That Averie, she is a superwoman.
Mom and Rubie's birthdays are nearer to the end of the week. Big month for Birthdays. Celia and I have the winter holidays all to ourselves.
In Bust magazine they have a fashion photo spread inspired by Twin Peaks. I quite like the looks but a whole shoot devoted to an early 90's Pacific Northwest Horror/Mystery David Lynch cancelled too soon television series?
I also bought an issue of Psychology Today because I like their tidbits and articles. I read a lot of PT in my library days when I would work on processing the magazines. Did you know that, "80 percent of moms over 65 said they have a favorite among their grown children"? It goes on to say that it is okay as long as the children have the preference explained and do not feel that it is unfair. It is a good read. Miles away from the crap that is US Weekly that, through an online registration mishap, comes to our mailbox every Friday (stars are just like us because they prop open doors with their bums, OH MY GOD!). Seriously those celebrity gossip magazines are a blight and should be ended. Think of all the trees that would be saved! I also like the concept art and photography that accompanies the articles in PT, it is a nicely designed magazine all around I think.
Worked out a little longer today. Really no fun without Karen. Hard to keep going after the first length.
Drew a little as well. Just a couple tiny portraits. Didn't watch any movies.
Trader Joe's has some really good pre-made mini tacos. You throw about nine of them on a cookie sheet and 10 minutes later you have a delicious well rounded people. Shame you only get about 3-4 servings out of a box. I'm out now. Dang. As much as I would love to run out and buy more food, I am trying to get through what I currently have. I am buying more than I need and while it isn't spoiling before I get to it, I should really work on what I have. So, more oatmeal, cake, and eggs in the coming days.
I set my alarm to 10:00 so that my body doesn't get too adjusted for sleeping in. Sure I go back to sleep but I think it is enough of an interruption to my overall cycle that it keeps me from staying up till 4:00am. Good idea? Setting the alarm? Yes/no/maybe so?
Averie's birthday is tomorrow. Actually it is today because it is 1:05am. She hits the big Two-Oh. The last of the Pedersen kids in their teens. That Averie, she is a superwoman.
Mom and Rubie's birthdays are nearer to the end of the week. Big month for Birthdays. Celia and I have the winter holidays all to ourselves.
In Bust magazine they have a fashion photo spread inspired by Twin Peaks. I quite like the looks but a whole shoot devoted to an early 90's Pacific Northwest Horror/Mystery David Lynch cancelled too soon television series?
Sunday, July 20, 2008
shut in
Karen is visiting Washington this week so I don't have any incentive to get up and work out. I still ran for about 25 minutes but that is shorter than normal.
Sort of a cool day. Almost had to put on long sleeves.
Worked some more on the drawers. I think I'll take a break till next First Thursday rolls around. I have cards left but my selection is not that great.
Watched Helvetica this afternoon. It is a documentary about the type face but it also includes a general discussion about visual art and design in the world. It really goes to show how if people are truly passionate about what they talk about, it isn't boring. A wonderful documentary, I recommend it highly for everyone.
Ibanez was all lovey dovey and whiny at the same time. I think I'll have to find something to do tomorrow to get me out of the apartment.
Sort of a cool day. Almost had to put on long sleeves.
Worked some more on the drawers. I think I'll take a break till next First Thursday rolls around. I have cards left but my selection is not that great.
Watched Helvetica this afternoon. It is a documentary about the type face but it also includes a general discussion about visual art and design in the world. It really goes to show how if people are truly passionate about what they talk about, it isn't boring. A wonderful documentary, I recommend it highly for everyone.
Ibanez was all lovey dovey and whiny at the same time. I think I'll have to find something to do tomorrow to get me out of the apartment.
Saturday, July 19, 2008
Drawers (work in progress)
Decoupaged chest of drawers. Made from art show postcards gathered from various First Thursdays.
See also: large quick drawing did on the back of my big blue mess drawing, my lovely book shelf full of great reading(I assume, some of it I haven't gotten to yet), my turban wearing lady lamp, Apples to Apples set(best game ever), the ink box dad built for me, and a drawing of Bigfoot taking a nap under some trees.
smells like glue
The apartment smells of Modge Podge. The Internet was down so I started working on this project I have been delaying for a few months now. I using my old art show cards and decoupaging them onto this old chest of drawers that we found in the free zone. I hope to have it fully covered. I will run out of cards probably with just one side complete but that's okay. Plenty more shows to go and see. I'm liking how it is turning out. Can't wait to work on it some more.
I am still thinking about Dark Knight. It really left me in a daze. All the marketing and tragedy surrounding it, what an epic feeling.
I watched two movies today, both were very grim and wrongly funny. I enjoyed both more than I thought I did. The first was Teeth, a movie about uhm...teeth. If you know the movie I am talking about, yeah. I thought it was paced well and the lead actress was brilliant. Good casting. Some really unfortunate ends. The second movie was Man Bites Dog. A fake documentary. I loved a lot of the technical aspects of it, such as the numerous long takes in which everyone remained flawlessly in character. It was also black and white and didn't look like it was filmed in color and redone in black and white. I am a little disturbed that I enjoyed it so much.
On Monday I am going in to the school to talk to some people and return some stuff. Monday is my official school visit day. Return DVD's and check out some more for the next week. Say hello to people.
Dr. Horrible's Sing-A-Long Blog finished up today. It is a three part mini series. I think it is brilliant and lovely and for everybody (not like the movies I watched as well today). It is an experiment in low budget production. I read that it was a response to the writer's strike but I can't confirm that. I think more video things need to be done of this nature (online, any time available, with notable people working). I think the videos are going to be off the web soon so if you are interested in a Superhero/Musical/Vlog/Short Series click HERE. And if they are gone by the time you get to this well...if you get me the DVD(which will surely exist soon)for Christmas I will lend it to you.
I am still thinking about Dark Knight. It really left me in a daze. All the marketing and tragedy surrounding it, what an epic feeling.
I watched two movies today, both were very grim and wrongly funny. I enjoyed both more than I thought I did. The first was Teeth, a movie about uhm...teeth. If you know the movie I am talking about, yeah. I thought it was paced well and the lead actress was brilliant. Good casting. Some really unfortunate ends. The second movie was Man Bites Dog. A fake documentary. I loved a lot of the technical aspects of it, such as the numerous long takes in which everyone remained flawlessly in character. It was also black and white and didn't look like it was filmed in color and redone in black and white. I am a little disturbed that I enjoyed it so much.
On Monday I am going in to the school to talk to some people and return some stuff. Monday is my official school visit day. Return DVD's and check out some more for the next week. Say hello to people.
Dr. Horrible's Sing-A-Long Blog finished up today. It is a three part mini series. I think it is brilliant and lovely and for everybody (not like the movies I watched as well today). It is an experiment in low budget production. I read that it was a response to the writer's strike but I can't confirm that. I think more video things need to be done of this nature (online, any time available, with notable people working). I think the videos are going to be off the web soon so if you are interested in a Superhero/Musical/Vlog/Short Series click HERE. And if they are gone by the time you get to this well...if you get me the DVD(which will surely exist soon)for Christmas I will lend it to you.
Friday, July 18, 2008
FREAKING OUT HERE
(it is 3am and I am overly excited)
Okay. I just got back from Dark Knight. Holy cow. HOLY FREAKING COW SLOWLY COOKED AND SERVED ON FINE CHINA!! I need to digest this. Oh wow. Amazing. And the final bit with Joker? Beautiful. I could not register Heath Ledger through the performance. Perfect. Dang. I need to digest this.
Slept in. Worked out really hard. 18 minutes on the first run with absolutely no pause.
When I got back from it and went on the Internet I found the TV and Film forum I visit in eruption over the WATCHMEN TRAILER. It is beautiful. It, it will be the best possible adaptation I am sure. Karen was over when I first saw it. I was shrieking like a parakeet. I could not believe it. And they showed the trailer with Dark Knight. IT IS HUGE AND BEAUTIFUL.
Karen and I went over to Chelsey's to look at her new place. She has a fabulously sized studio with a separate kitchen area. She can paint it. It has tons of storage. We helped her decide on arranging things such as beds and whatnot. It will be great. Holly is looking cute. I will be looking after her for a couple weeks.
Kristen came over and we went to look at her place, just a couple blocks away (they are in the 19th & Irving area). Hers has an amazing amount of space. Walk through closet, kitchen and breakfast nook separate from the main room. Really cool. The studio I looked at was actually tiny and ridiculous. These girls have luck.
We went to Trader Joe's and because we had perishables and Karen had to go to work, we parted ways. I spent the rest of the day all jittery waiting for 10:45 to roll around. Lindsay and I watched another episode of Flight of the Concords. TRIED to watch some more Dr. Horrible but it didn't flow right. THEN IT WAS TIME TO GOOOOO!!!
Got clean pants on, brushed my hair, grabbed my ticket, and I was out of there!
Andy, this lovely lady whose name I am kicking myself for forgetting, Matt, and Craig had pretty good spots in line. Not really crowded (I suspect most of the main lines were at Pioneer Place) but still worth showing up early for. There was talk of the Watchmen trailer(Andy saved his Watchmen Trailer virginity for the big screen). But ohhh we just could not WAIT. One of the new MFA's, Sidney, was there as well. She is really nice. We got seats near the back. Behind us were some teens and one kid who looked 10. We were sort of going "crap" but once the show started they behaved.
Daniel, his girl, and their friend arrived a little late and had to be in the second row. I went up and talked to them. They said someone put a pig's head in the studio fridge. Glad I didn't have to clean that up. Blimey.
There was a brief little contest or whatever for the people. Nothing big.
The audience was perfect. Dead quiet when it was serious, applause when necessary, cheers, gasps, oh everything. It was BRILLIANT. Now I am going to sleep.
Okay. I just got back from Dark Knight. Holy cow. HOLY FREAKING COW SLOWLY COOKED AND SERVED ON FINE CHINA!! I need to digest this. Oh wow. Amazing. And the final bit with Joker? Beautiful. I could not register Heath Ledger through the performance. Perfect. Dang. I need to digest this.
Slept in. Worked out really hard. 18 minutes on the first run with absolutely no pause.
When I got back from it and went on the Internet I found the TV and Film forum I visit in eruption over the WATCHMEN TRAILER. It is beautiful. It, it will be the best possible adaptation I am sure. Karen was over when I first saw it. I was shrieking like a parakeet. I could not believe it. And they showed the trailer with Dark Knight. IT IS HUGE AND BEAUTIFUL.
Karen and I went over to Chelsey's to look at her new place. She has a fabulously sized studio with a separate kitchen area. She can paint it. It has tons of storage. We helped her decide on arranging things such as beds and whatnot. It will be great. Holly is looking cute. I will be looking after her for a couple weeks.
Kristen came over and we went to look at her place, just a couple blocks away (they are in the 19th & Irving area). Hers has an amazing amount of space. Walk through closet, kitchen and breakfast nook separate from the main room. Really cool. The studio I looked at was actually tiny and ridiculous. These girls have luck.
We went to Trader Joe's and because we had perishables and Karen had to go to work, we parted ways. I spent the rest of the day all jittery waiting for 10:45 to roll around. Lindsay and I watched another episode of Flight of the Concords. TRIED to watch some more Dr. Horrible but it didn't flow right. THEN IT WAS TIME TO GOOOOO!!!
Got clean pants on, brushed my hair, grabbed my ticket, and I was out of there!
Andy, this lovely lady whose name I am kicking myself for forgetting, Matt, and Craig had pretty good spots in line. Not really crowded (I suspect most of the main lines were at Pioneer Place) but still worth showing up early for. There was talk of the Watchmen trailer(Andy saved his Watchmen Trailer virginity for the big screen). But ohhh we just could not WAIT. One of the new MFA's, Sidney, was there as well. She is really nice. We got seats near the back. Behind us were some teens and one kid who looked 10. We were sort of going "crap" but once the show started they behaved.
Daniel, his girl, and their friend arrived a little late and had to be in the second row. I went up and talked to them. They said someone put a pig's head in the studio fridge. Glad I didn't have to clean that up. Blimey.
There was a brief little contest or whatever for the people. Nothing big.
The audience was perfect. Dead quiet when it was serious, applause when necessary, cheers, gasps, oh everything. It was BRILLIANT. Now I am going to sleep.
Thursday, July 17, 2008
what's in a word
So I've been using the word "evisceral" for a while now. I was just questioned as to it being an actual word. I thought so but when I looked it up it was nowhere to be found. I guess I just combined eviscerate and visceral together to form a new word.
I use it to mean rough, violent, moody, dark, passionate...etc.
I use it to mean rough, violent, moody, dark, passionate...etc.
Wednesday, July 16, 2008
that's the ticket
I had a really bad dream last night. Even in the end, I couldn't see what was after me.
My legs hurt something terrible so I didn't run as much as I normally can. Tomorrow I will push myself. But today, ehh not so much.
Martin French was holding a little open drawing session that is normally reserved just for the Illustration majors. Just a few hours with a model. It was fun.
Before it began I sat with Andy and Matt for a bit. Andy informed me that the Dark Knight midnight showing at the Metro was NOT sold out. We talked a little about Europe and summer and all that. They are helping out with the pre-college program that I did a few years back.
For the drawing session we had a model I never had before. Or it was the model I had before and she just changed her hair, I couldn't tell. Either way she was pretty good. I did quick watercolor sketches as she warmed up and when she put on the costume I did colorful depictions of her. I couldn't be bothered to find the right skin tone so I had fun with whatever was on my palette(I just used colors that I normally don't). There were a couple blue for black and orange for everything else drawings, and a couple muddy icky yellow green things that didn't look so great. My last one was simple but I was impressed with myself. I still got it! Now I just need to scan them so I can show people...
Daniel and BT sat on either side of me. Karen and Robin sat together. Charlie was on the other side of the room. There were two ladies I didn't know. Daniel and I talked the talk about comics, Wonderfalls, artists, our upcoming Science F(r)iction class, and about summer. I ooooeh and aahhed a little over BT's lovely viscous red speedball ink. It applied so...thick. Must get me some of that. It went from 1 to 5, it was a nice little session. There will be more.
After I rode so hard to the Metro and got my ticket to see Dark Knight at midnight. I got it! Yeaaah! Andy, Matt, Craig, Craig's girlfriend, Daniel, Daniel's girlfriend, and either Daniel's friend or Daniel's girlfriend's friend are all going to the same showing that night (hopefully in the same theatre at the Metro). It is two separate groups. Hopefully I'll meet up with one of the groups but if not, well I am just one wee girl. I can sit anywhere and enjoy the show.
I ran into Lindsay at Safeway. We watched some Flight of the Concords when we got home and gossipy gossiped about our day.
Daniel does a drawing a day. I should do that. He was impressed that I did a writing blog everyday. It isn't that hard. Not if you don't care about the quality of writing.
Dear sweet Karen sent me this link to an artist who does photos based after children's drawings. It is pretty cool: http://www.yeondoojung.com/artworks_view_wonderland.php?no=88
My legs hurt something terrible so I didn't run as much as I normally can. Tomorrow I will push myself. But today, ehh not so much.
Martin French was holding a little open drawing session that is normally reserved just for the Illustration majors. Just a few hours with a model. It was fun.
Before it began I sat with Andy and Matt for a bit. Andy informed me that the Dark Knight midnight showing at the Metro was NOT sold out. We talked a little about Europe and summer and all that. They are helping out with the pre-college program that I did a few years back.
For the drawing session we had a model I never had before. Or it was the model I had before and she just changed her hair, I couldn't tell. Either way she was pretty good. I did quick watercolor sketches as she warmed up and when she put on the costume I did colorful depictions of her. I couldn't be bothered to find the right skin tone so I had fun with whatever was on my palette(I just used colors that I normally don't). There were a couple blue for black and orange for everything else drawings, and a couple muddy icky yellow green things that didn't look so great. My last one was simple but I was impressed with myself. I still got it! Now I just need to scan them so I can show people...
Daniel and BT sat on either side of me. Karen and Robin sat together. Charlie was on the other side of the room. There were two ladies I didn't know. Daniel and I talked the talk about comics, Wonderfalls, artists, our upcoming Science F(r)iction class, and about summer. I ooooeh and aahhed a little over BT's lovely viscous red speedball ink. It applied so...thick. Must get me some of that. It went from 1 to 5, it was a nice little session. There will be more.
After I rode so hard to the Metro and got my ticket to see Dark Knight at midnight. I got it! Yeaaah! Andy, Matt, Craig, Craig's girlfriend, Daniel, Daniel's girlfriend, and either Daniel's friend or Daniel's girlfriend's friend are all going to the same showing that night (hopefully in the same theatre at the Metro). It is two separate groups. Hopefully I'll meet up with one of the groups but if not, well I am just one wee girl. I can sit anywhere and enjoy the show.
I ran into Lindsay at Safeway. We watched some Flight of the Concords when we got home and gossipy gossiped about our day.
Daniel does a drawing a day. I should do that. He was impressed that I did a writing blog everyday. It isn't that hard. Not if you don't care about the quality of writing.
Dear sweet Karen sent me this link to an artist who does photos based after children's drawings. It is pretty cool: http://www.yeondoojung.com/artworks_view_wonderland.php?no=88
Tuesday, July 15, 2008
no snark zone
Mom sent me an awesome list of how to begin a search for a job(though she started it with a snarky comment, tsk tsk mother). I need to start from scratch with my resume. I am using some old template from my high school days and the formatting is all screwed up. Hard to add new bullets and sections and stuff. Yeah, just need to start over, but the one I have is pretty detailed and has good info of the dates that I have worked. I just need to add in my custodian job and add the new Bossman's information. Yeah yeah, I am getting on track! Also need to look up where to get my food handler's permit...and Google says the walk-in tests are in the South East. I shall call them and walk-in and get certified to handle food. Boo-yah.
My legs are really sore from this mornings run. Maybe I am a little dehydrated but I don't think so.
Worked on some drawings in my sketchbook. Character designs and stuff. Working on it...working on it.
So any more job advice? Anybody want to hand me a job?
My legs are really sore from this mornings run. Maybe I am a little dehydrated but I don't think so.
Worked on some drawings in my sketchbook. Character designs and stuff. Working on it...working on it.
So any more job advice? Anybody want to hand me a job?
falsies
Oops, almost went to bed without posting. Silly me.
Lindsay stopped by in the morning and cleaned up the kitty puke.
Slept in. Ate breakfast. Made a long music mix for working out. Just a long list of different types of music in 15 minute chunks. Needs a little work though as I am finding that some songs work best during different parts of my jog. Did both runs with barely any pause. My endurance seems to be shaping up. Go me!
Karen and I did a brief excursion to the Pearl district. We hopped on the streetcar. I returned some books and DVD's and checked out some new ones. When leaving, we ran into Matt and Andy and I said some quick hellos. Outside the school was Modou and we exchanged slightly longer hellos. By golly, I am starting to become recognizable around these parts!
We went to Hot Lips for lunch. I just had some bread sticks and strawberry soda. We flipped through the Illustration Now books I checked out. Way cool work in there. The perfect type of art book that I like; more pictures than words.
There was a kitchen shop we stopped in for Karen's quest to find something like a cake stand without the stand part. It was more high fashion cookery than variety. Seriously, $30 for SALT? What? And there was about 30 different kinds of salt. What recipe requires so much salt that you can taste the price difference? Maybe Auntie Brynne can explain it to me, she is all gourmet and awesome like that (and honestly I didn't look at the price but I wager it was more than a Jackson). We hopped on the max outside of Powell's and it sailed right by the correct kitchen store she was looking for. Oopsie.
I watched Batman Begins and did my laundry. In the middle of it all the fire alarm went off and I shoved Ibanez into his carrier and we evacuated. It didn't last that long and I got to see hot firefighters. Still, so many false alarms.
Lindsay stopped by in the morning and cleaned up the kitty puke.
Slept in. Ate breakfast. Made a long music mix for working out. Just a long list of different types of music in 15 minute chunks. Needs a little work though as I am finding that some songs work best during different parts of my jog. Did both runs with barely any pause. My endurance seems to be shaping up. Go me!
Karen and I did a brief excursion to the Pearl district. We hopped on the streetcar. I returned some books and DVD's and checked out some new ones. When leaving, we ran into Matt and Andy and I said some quick hellos. Outside the school was Modou and we exchanged slightly longer hellos. By golly, I am starting to become recognizable around these parts!
We went to Hot Lips for lunch. I just had some bread sticks and strawberry soda. We flipped through the Illustration Now books I checked out. Way cool work in there. The perfect type of art book that I like; more pictures than words.
There was a kitchen shop we stopped in for Karen's quest to find something like a cake stand without the stand part. It was more high fashion cookery than variety. Seriously, $30 for SALT? What? And there was about 30 different kinds of salt. What recipe requires so much salt that you can taste the price difference? Maybe Auntie Brynne can explain it to me, she is all gourmet and awesome like that (and honestly I didn't look at the price but I wager it was more than a Jackson). We hopped on the max outside of Powell's and it sailed right by the correct kitchen store she was looking for. Oopsie.
I watched Batman Begins and did my laundry. In the middle of it all the fire alarm went off and I shoved Ibanez into his carrier and we evacuated. It didn't last that long and I got to see hot firefighters. Still, so many false alarms.
Sunday, July 13, 2008
he wasn't an albino though
Just finished watching Noi(or Noi Alibnoi, whichever title). I don't really like stories about ennui within a teenage lead. They all seem the same. The Icelandic setting was different and there were some cool characters but overall I was depressed and bored while watching it. And the film used far too much blue and green with very little red to balance it out. Too much on the pretty scenes, too little on the story. Good casting.
Did my workout without stopping to take a break during my first 15 minute run or during my last 10 minute run. I am doing great. Getting better. Now I just need better music mixes.
Ibanez is lonely. We sat on the porch and read. Well I looked at art books. Brushing up on my Dada and Gonzo.
I painted a little. Just some loose gouache stuff on my big blue mess from Experiments in Drawing. Maybe a few more layers and it might be presentable again? Ha.
Very warm day. Ate a ton of Popsicles.
I started reading Hellboy (off the computer sadly, it is too long and too much for me to collect in physical form right now). Wonderful comic. It is such bad form to read it after I've seen the movies. Oh well. I am loving the artwork; the flat colors, the solid blacks, the inventive character design. I think I'm slowly getting inspired. Hard to tell.
Oh the other day a car cut me off(I saw it coming a mile away so I stopped but I still had right of way, the person just wasn't paying attention). On the back of the car there was a bumper sticker that read, "Kindness".
Did my workout without stopping to take a break during my first 15 minute run or during my last 10 minute run. I am doing great. Getting better. Now I just need better music mixes.
Ibanez is lonely. We sat on the porch and read. Well I looked at art books. Brushing up on my Dada and Gonzo.
I painted a little. Just some loose gouache stuff on my big blue mess from Experiments in Drawing. Maybe a few more layers and it might be presentable again? Ha.
Very warm day. Ate a ton of Popsicles.
I started reading Hellboy (off the computer sadly, it is too long and too much for me to collect in physical form right now). Wonderful comic. It is such bad form to read it after I've seen the movies. Oh well. I am loving the artwork; the flat colors, the solid blacks, the inventive character design. I think I'm slowly getting inspired. Hard to tell.
Oh the other day a car cut me off(I saw it coming a mile away so I stopped but I still had right of way, the person just wasn't paying attention). On the back of the car there was a bumper sticker that read, "Kindness".
Saturday, July 12, 2008
darn! third time this has happened
I don't even have my rug a week and Ibanez has a big, watery puke on it. Karen leant me some cleaning stuff and I think the stain is gone. I just have to take another little looksy at it. In the meanwhile I am keeping all of my stuff out of the living room and closing my door. Annoying cat. He needs his Lindsay and probably some better food.
Helped Jen move today. She lives down in South West Portland, beyond PSU. Karen and I had a few troubles getting there but arrived on time. It is a complicated area to get to but not so bad. Some cute houses, but right near a big road. Decent enough I guess.
We had to bring her stuff out of the basement of her friend Vanessa's house. Wonderful house and really nice friend(she works at Laika, very cool. There were a few heavy boxes that were a massive pain and struggle to get to the car but most of her stuff was in little boxes. With four people and two cars it took under an hour to load em up and move them into her place. We didn't help unpack. Only one trip was needed. It is nice to help friends.
Jen and Vanessa went to Ikea. Karen and I went to the Goose.
I changed into an unsweaty shirt and we met up again to walk along 23rd looking for a wedding present for a friend of hers. We went into Lush which was a high end designed soap and bath place. There was one goopy thing wrapped in seaweed that caught my eye but I am so not the girl for those kinds of soaps. My tub isn't nice enough to warrant a classy bath. Ohh the smell was intense there. We did a little loop of 23rd (we crossed at around Lovejoy or Kearney). We stopped and got some cool drinks and minty chocolate cake at the Rose Bakery. The waitress had really beautiful dreads.
Karen bought a lovely minicake mold for her friend from the first place that we went to. The girl in front of us in line was buying some tool that had to do with Absinthe. Correct me if I'm wrong but shouldn't she not be open about what she was needing the tool for? I thought Absinthe was illegal in America. Maybe it is legal in Portland, along with froofy bath salts.
I cleaned the rug when I got back. It looks okay I guess. Might give it another clean tomorrow, just to be sure.
Helped Jen move today. She lives down in South West Portland, beyond PSU. Karen and I had a few troubles getting there but arrived on time. It is a complicated area to get to but not so bad. Some cute houses, but right near a big road. Decent enough I guess.
We had to bring her stuff out of the basement of her friend Vanessa's house. Wonderful house and really nice friend(she works at Laika, very cool. There were a few heavy boxes that were a massive pain and struggle to get to the car but most of her stuff was in little boxes. With four people and two cars it took under an hour to load em up and move them into her place. We didn't help unpack. Only one trip was needed. It is nice to help friends.
Jen and Vanessa went to Ikea. Karen and I went to the Goose.
I changed into an unsweaty shirt and we met up again to walk along 23rd looking for a wedding present for a friend of hers. We went into Lush which was a high end designed soap and bath place. There was one goopy thing wrapped in seaweed that caught my eye but I am so not the girl for those kinds of soaps. My tub isn't nice enough to warrant a classy bath. Ohh the smell was intense there. We did a little loop of 23rd (we crossed at around Lovejoy or Kearney). We stopped and got some cool drinks and minty chocolate cake at the Rose Bakery. The waitress had really beautiful dreads.
Karen bought a lovely minicake mold for her friend from the first place that we went to. The girl in front of us in line was buying some tool that had to do with Absinthe. Correct me if I'm wrong but shouldn't she not be open about what she was needing the tool for? I thought Absinthe was illegal in America. Maybe it is legal in Portland, along with froofy bath salts.
I cleaned the rug when I got back. It looks okay I guess. Might give it another clean tomorrow, just to be sure.
Friday, July 11, 2008
Tea with J. Lee
Tomorrow morning is Karen and mine's day of rest from exercise. So we are spending it helping Jen movie. Huzzah!
I met up with Jen at Tea Zone for lunch. I flipped through her issue of Juxtapose and we caught up. I had iced tea, she had a flat soda. We both had tasty tasty paninis. Everyone remarks about how long my hair is now. I think it is the longest it has ever been. But anywhoo, the iced tea was nice. It was a perfect warm day. Very bright and snug but not sweltering or melting. After tea we decided to go see Hellboy II.
It was opening day but it was also the 2:00am showing so we had plenty of room and good seats. Three of the previews were for remakes: Death Race, Quarantine(which looks good), and Bangkok Dangerous. Most of them looked plain ridiculous.
Hellboy was fun. While a little ridiculous at time, I enjoyed it. The one liners and jokes were not totally without humor. Guillermo del Toro's creature costumes were superb. That man knows how to make a set and make a monster. This movie will probably age well because of the energy spent into the creation of real things. It went quick. I might see it again on Sunday with Lindsay & co.
Jen is a cool cat.
Lindsay was napping when I got home. She has been working really hard on that backdrop painting. She doesn't want to slow down but she really should for a little moment.
Ibanez really likes to stare at himself in the mirror. He dragged his toy in front of it.
I should get some rest. Big day of heavy lifting and I haven't done any heavy lifting since dragging my suitcase up those stairs in Amsterdam.
I met up with Jen at Tea Zone for lunch. I flipped through her issue of Juxtapose and we caught up. I had iced tea, she had a flat soda. We both had tasty tasty paninis. Everyone remarks about how long my hair is now. I think it is the longest it has ever been. But anywhoo, the iced tea was nice. It was a perfect warm day. Very bright and snug but not sweltering or melting. After tea we decided to go see Hellboy II.
It was opening day but it was also the 2:00am showing so we had plenty of room and good seats. Three of the previews were for remakes: Death Race, Quarantine(which looks good), and Bangkok Dangerous. Most of them looked plain ridiculous.
Hellboy was fun. While a little ridiculous at time, I enjoyed it. The one liners and jokes were not totally without humor. Guillermo del Toro's creature costumes were superb. That man knows how to make a set and make a monster. This movie will probably age well because of the energy spent into the creation of real things. It went quick. I might see it again on Sunday with Lindsay & co.
Jen is a cool cat.
Lindsay was napping when I got home. She has been working really hard on that backdrop painting. She doesn't want to slow down but she really should for a little moment.
Ibanez really likes to stare at himself in the mirror. He dragged his toy in front of it.
I should get some rest. Big day of heavy lifting and I haven't done any heavy lifting since dragging my suitcase up those stairs in Amsterdam.
Thursday, July 10, 2008
run run run
Karen delayed our work out so I slept in to noon and loafed about till our time.
I sweat so much during exercise but I don't want to wash my hair everyday. I didn't today and kept it back. It was just flat but I guess it didn't look too bad. Could have been worse I guess. Listening to music makes it go by really quick. I think I will switch over to an audio book.
After I enjoyed a bath, ate some chicken and cake, and watched a few more episodes of Creature Comforts.
I emailed Rachael and I think my roommate for next year has been confirmed. Her name is Cecine. She has pet snakes.
I went to a reading at my comic shop. It was by the Kids of Widney High, or two of them. Just a little reading. It was nifty. They were playing a show later on but the venue most assuredly was 21+ so I just went home after. Floating World Comics is having a sale but it doesn't have anything that interests me.
Lindsay and I chatted when she got back from painting. She had been doing a backdrop for a show that at any one time will be seen by 3,000 people! How amazing is that? She is doing what she wants to be doing and that is cool.
My friend Jen is in town and will probably need some help moving so I think I will be doing that this weekend. Get out in the sun. Lift some stuff. Build up muscle.
I sweat so much during exercise but I don't want to wash my hair everyday. I didn't today and kept it back. It was just flat but I guess it didn't look too bad. Could have been worse I guess. Listening to music makes it go by really quick. I think I will switch over to an audio book.
After I enjoyed a bath, ate some chicken and cake, and watched a few more episodes of Creature Comforts.
I emailed Rachael and I think my roommate for next year has been confirmed. Her name is Cecine. She has pet snakes.
I went to a reading at my comic shop. It was by the Kids of Widney High, or two of them. Just a little reading. It was nifty. They were playing a show later on but the venue most assuredly was 21+ so I just went home after. Floating World Comics is having a sale but it doesn't have anything that interests me.
Lindsay and I chatted when she got back from painting. She had been doing a backdrop for a show that at any one time will be seen by 3,000 people! How amazing is that? She is doing what she wants to be doing and that is cool.
My friend Jen is in town and will probably need some help moving so I think I will be doing that this weekend. Get out in the sun. Lift some stuff. Build up muscle.
Wednesday, July 9, 2008
A Minde! Just what I have always wanted!
IKEA!! Oh wow, Ikea is so much fun. I bought a Minde (mirror), a pack of Lingo (magazine holders), an 8-pack of Propp (clothes hangers), a bright orange Saxan and some Ringsjon to go with it (shower curtain and loops), a red and white striped Waldo-esque Sveje (rug), an Elly set (dish towels), a pair of Iris (pot holders), a couple of nice muted green and blue Dinera (bowls), a Magasin set (cutting boards), and a nice new Prompt (cookie sheet). SCORE! And it all came in at $42, can you believe it?
Karen drove. Only about fifteen minutes to get out there. Amazing. It was a nice warm day but I wore pants because I was sure the building would have A/C. We started our venture with lunch: meatballs and potatoes for me, meatballs and fries for her and a slice of moist chocolate cake to share.
We roamed around the second floor looking at the set ups. Their ideas for places with minimals square feet were nice. I think they should have more layout examples for small apartments, perhaps a whole book? I would get that. There were a few people that showed up again and again in the fake photos and we started to make up stories for them.
The second floor proved very fruitful. Beautiful fabrics, every possible type of cup (but not so great in the bowl department), shelving units for every type of thing that could be shelved, and so on. Ikea is wonderful. We were very good about not going overboard because with prices what they were...blimey it would be so easy to pick up lots of little things. I should have brought my camera. I need more shelves but I don't know what set up I will have next semester so I didn't really look at them. Dad could make them better anyway.
There was one child screeching and screeching. Really loud and the parents just looked around, ignoring it.
I've wanted a full length mirror for a while. The Minde was suspiciously affordable. Most of it was odds and ends. A great deal of the pans I have been using are not in good shape (one I think is rusting). They did not have a great selection of pans so I just got the cookie sheet. I need smaller ones with edges. Picked up a shower curtain because the current one isn't in great shape. It is a very bright color that should look good in the bathroom. I need some more color. The rug is nice but I'm not sure how well it fits in the grand scheme of things. I have a lot of cheap stuff that needs some sort of decoration. I have a huge thing of Modge Podge that I should use. Mmm. It will be fun to move things around.
After our shopping and self check out, we sat and ate some frozen yogurt. Mmm. Karen scarfed hers down. I took my time.
Totally exhausted, I took the rest of the day off. I started the day with a vigorous workout with Karen. I was early for once. We listened to Gogol Bordello and got our sweat on.
I've started talking to some of the people on PNCA's homeroom site. Looking into prospective roommates. I think I may have found one.
A view of Ibanez and my Sveje as seen in my new Minde.
Karen drove. Only about fifteen minutes to get out there. Amazing. It was a nice warm day but I wore pants because I was sure the building would have A/C. We started our venture with lunch: meatballs and potatoes for me, meatballs and fries for her and a slice of moist chocolate cake to share.
We roamed around the second floor looking at the set ups. Their ideas for places with minimals square feet were nice. I think they should have more layout examples for small apartments, perhaps a whole book? I would get that. There were a few people that showed up again and again in the fake photos and we started to make up stories for them.
The second floor proved very fruitful. Beautiful fabrics, every possible type of cup (but not so great in the bowl department), shelving units for every type of thing that could be shelved, and so on. Ikea is wonderful. We were very good about not going overboard because with prices what they were...blimey it would be so easy to pick up lots of little things. I should have brought my camera. I need more shelves but I don't know what set up I will have next semester so I didn't really look at them. Dad could make them better anyway.
There was one child screeching and screeching. Really loud and the parents just looked around, ignoring it.
I've wanted a full length mirror for a while. The Minde was suspiciously affordable. Most of it was odds and ends. A great deal of the pans I have been using are not in good shape (one I think is rusting). They did not have a great selection of pans so I just got the cookie sheet. I need smaller ones with edges. Picked up a shower curtain because the current one isn't in great shape. It is a very bright color that should look good in the bathroom. I need some more color. The rug is nice but I'm not sure how well it fits in the grand scheme of things. I have a lot of cheap stuff that needs some sort of decoration. I have a huge thing of Modge Podge that I should use. Mmm. It will be fun to move things around.
After our shopping and self check out, we sat and ate some frozen yogurt. Mmm. Karen scarfed hers down. I took my time.
Totally exhausted, I took the rest of the day off. I started the day with a vigorous workout with Karen. I was early for once. We listened to Gogol Bordello and got our sweat on.
I've started talking to some of the people on PNCA's homeroom site. Looking into prospective roommates. I think I may have found one.
A view of Ibanez and my Sveje as seen in my new Minde.
Tuesday, July 8, 2008
heat ladder
Slept in through my work out. Err. Oops. And when I got back tonight it was into quiet hours so I couldn't do that. I didn't want to work out in the middle of the day because..ehh I forget why. Anyway. Need to get into the habit of it. I am doing it for sure tomorrow. And going to Ikea with Karen. Fun fun!
I went to see Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson with Michael. I liked how it focused on his journalism and life. It barely touched on Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (it had some bits), which was good in that it was about the man and this man whose work became a movie that was really popular. It truly was about it. I felt that it focused a little too heavily in certain areas of his life. It wasn't evenly paced but still it was fascinating, he was fascinating.
When we got out of the theatre there was a long line waiting for the next showing.
Made myself a big cheese steak for dinner. Delicious. Picked at a chicken for lunch. Need to get some vegetables.
The weather has picked up again. It has been in the 70's and now it is climbing towards the 90's again. I can't go out in that kind of weather!
I went to see Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson with Michael. I liked how it focused on his journalism and life. It barely touched on Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (it had some bits), which was good in that it was about the man and this man whose work became a movie that was really popular. It truly was about it. I felt that it focused a little too heavily in certain areas of his life. It wasn't evenly paced but still it was fascinating, he was fascinating.
When we got out of the theatre there was a long line waiting for the next showing.
Made myself a big cheese steak for dinner. Delicious. Picked at a chicken for lunch. Need to get some vegetables.
The weather has picked up again. It has been in the 70's and now it is climbing towards the 90's again. I can't go out in that kind of weather!
Monday, July 7, 2008
cat hair everywhere
Worked out this morning. About 30 minutes of assorted amounts of jogging. Got oh so very sweaty. But I did better today than yesterday. I just need to keep at it.
I've been very busy all day. Well mostly busy for part of the day.
Had to return some DVDs and books to the school library. Picked up a new pile of ones to return later. They have an amazing selection during the summer. Someone left one of those reusable bags on my bike. They had left them on all the bikes. What a nice gift. I've been using Lindsay's reusable Trader Joe's bag all this time. Good to have one of my own.
Did some laundry. It is so easy to do it when no one is around to hog the machines.
I watched Sophia Coppola's Marie Antoinette. HORRIBLE. I just hate her work. It is so dull. She depicts Versailles with as much luster as one would a trailer park. She doesn't seem quite sure what way of storytelling and methods to stick to. Sometimes she has modern touches, other it is straightforward. But uhg. And there were about four actually French people in the whole film. I don't care about the characters. I have no sympathy for Antoinette. She just isn't a good directer or writer.
Biking was tough. I'm sore from exercising. But I'm just generally out of shape all around after a month of inactivity.
I cleaned the apartment a little today. Uhhgg. It is so hard to vacuum. It is not good to become so aware of the amount of cat hair embedded in the carpet.
Jim's coming over after work. I got a precooked chicken for us to share. Mmmmm!!
I've been very busy all day. Well mostly busy for part of the day.
Had to return some DVDs and books to the school library. Picked up a new pile of ones to return later. They have an amazing selection during the summer. Someone left one of those reusable bags on my bike. They had left them on all the bikes. What a nice gift. I've been using Lindsay's reusable Trader Joe's bag all this time. Good to have one of my own.
Did some laundry. It is so easy to do it when no one is around to hog the machines.
I watched Sophia Coppola's Marie Antoinette. HORRIBLE. I just hate her work. It is so dull. She depicts Versailles with as much luster as one would a trailer park. She doesn't seem quite sure what way of storytelling and methods to stick to. Sometimes she has modern touches, other it is straightforward. But uhg. And there were about four actually French people in the whole film. I don't care about the characters. I have no sympathy for Antoinette. She just isn't a good directer or writer.
Biking was tough. I'm sore from exercising. But I'm just generally out of shape all around after a month of inactivity.
I cleaned the apartment a little today. Uhhgg. It is so hard to vacuum. It is not good to become so aware of the amount of cat hair embedded in the carpet.
Jim's coming over after work. I got a precooked chicken for us to share. Mmmmm!!
work out buddy
The Goose has fairly decent work out facilities. I think I am going to start taking advantage of them. Karen and I had a little session tonight. I ran on a treadmill for about fifteen minutes. I did other machines for a bit as well. Should start slow. I got all sweaty but I wasn't entirely dead by the end. We are going to try and make a habit out of it. Possibly a daily exercise! We go at it again tomorrow morning.
I went to a coffee shop, ordered my drink(a caramel steamer), and read some of The Raw Shark Texts. HOLY CRAP is that a dense book. I crawl though sentences and claw my way down through the cryptic and imaginative paragraphs. I had to stop when I started getting overwhelmed. Brilliant work there. The back biography of the author says he studied at a fine art school. I can sort of tell from the writing. I can recognize how it is written and how it is visualized based from how I am being taught how to think about the world. It is an interesting work to use to self examine my own education.
My friend Morgan, his favorite movie is American Movie. I rented it from the school library. It is really sad. It is a documentary about this man who is trying to film a no-budget horror movie. The guy is in Milwaukee and enlists help and money from everyone around him. It takes years for him to finish his short film. It is just so sad and a rather perfect description of people. I liked it but I don't think I would watch it again. I can understand why Morgan likes it.
I went to a coffee shop, ordered my drink(a caramel steamer), and read some of The Raw Shark Texts. HOLY CRAP is that a dense book. I crawl though sentences and claw my way down through the cryptic and imaginative paragraphs. I had to stop when I started getting overwhelmed. Brilliant work there. The back biography of the author says he studied at a fine art school. I can sort of tell from the writing. I can recognize how it is written and how it is visualized based from how I am being taught how to think about the world. It is an interesting work to use to self examine my own education.
My friend Morgan, his favorite movie is American Movie. I rented it from the school library. It is really sad. It is a documentary about this man who is trying to film a no-budget horror movie. The guy is in Milwaukee and enlists help and money from everyone around him. It takes years for him to finish his short film. It is just so sad and a rather perfect description of people. I liked it but I don't think I would watch it again. I can understand why Morgan likes it.
Saturday, July 5, 2008
almost bored...almost
Wow. Almost eleven pm. I really did nothing today. But I sort of feel like drawing so I think I'll do that. It is dark but it isn't that late, not body clock wise.
So any advice about getting a job from scratch? The library job was achieved with an inside tip and the custodian job was because no one else wanted to do it. Do I got be a custodian again? I don't mind scrubbing floors so much. Cleaning out disgusting fridges is another thing all together. I should get an Oregon food handler's permit, just to have it so I can apply at more places. I'm up for anything. Well anything legal.
Lindsay came back for about an hour today. She has been gone since...uhh Thursday? She is working on a new light show backdrop. She came, she showered, she petted Ibanez, and left.
I really should just get out of the house. Maybe I'll go to Ikea tomorrow or something. Or Goodwill.
I put up a little mini-bio about me on the PNCA forum website thing. Sort of a pre-scouting system for meeting new Gooselings. Possibly a roommate. Dunno.
My blister is healing pretty well.
So any advice about getting a job from scratch? The library job was achieved with an inside tip and the custodian job was because no one else wanted to do it. Do I got be a custodian again? I don't mind scrubbing floors so much. Cleaning out disgusting fridges is another thing all together. I should get an Oregon food handler's permit, just to have it so I can apply at more places. I'm up for anything. Well anything legal.
Lindsay came back for about an hour today. She has been gone since...uhh Thursday? She is working on a new light show backdrop. She came, she showered, she petted Ibanez, and left.
I really should just get out of the house. Maybe I'll go to Ikea tomorrow or something. Or Goodwill.
I put up a little mini-bio about me on the PNCA forum website thing. Sort of a pre-scouting system for meeting new Gooselings. Possibly a roommate. Dunno.
My blister is healing pretty well.
Friday, July 4, 2008
lock the door and brush the cat
Chelsey and I went to the waterfront to take in the fireworks. She brought along Peanut, a dachshund/chihuahua mix that she is taking care of for the night. It was a fun little meander to the water. We sat on the grass but it was a bit damp. We stood for the show. They had some nice big booms and it lit up the sky and all the standard firework fare. Pretty cool, no music though. A few people were selling glowing light sabers. I love hearing the bomb and that second of anticipation for what the firework will be. There were two sets going off; one between the Burnside and Hawthorne Bridge and one on the other side of the Hawthorne Bride. It lasted about 25 minutes but it went by in a flash.
The mass exodus of people was...massive. People crossed when they didn't have the walk sign. Peanut was well behaved. When we were sitting down some kids gave him some pets. I couldn't figure out if one of the kids was a boy or a girl. Fireworks are still going off but I can't see them.
Haven't heard from Lindsay in a day or so. Ibanez is in full needy mode.
Bought a variety of foodstuffs because I need some change, just cheese steak fixings, breaded frozen fish, and toaster pastries. Bought Ibanez a brush as a going away present. He doesn't like being brushed as much as Basil does.
Almost done with Wonderfalls. Well I've seen about half of it already. Watched Barton Fink as well. And that was...what? I don't know quite what it was. Not my favorite Coen brothers movie.
The mass exodus of people was...massive. People crossed when they didn't have the walk sign. Peanut was well behaved. When we were sitting down some kids gave him some pets. I couldn't figure out if one of the kids was a boy or a girl. Fireworks are still going off but I can't see them.
Haven't heard from Lindsay in a day or so. Ibanez is in full needy mode.
Bought a variety of foodstuffs because I need some change, just cheese steak fixings, breaded frozen fish, and toaster pastries. Bought Ibanez a brush as a going away present. He doesn't like being brushed as much as Basil does.
Almost done with Wonderfalls. Well I've seen about half of it already. Watched Barton Fink as well. And that was...what? I don't know quite what it was. Not my favorite Coen brothers movie.
Thursday, July 3, 2008
170lb puppy
I noticed I didn't have all the parts to put my bike seat back together (I must have missed picking something up when it fell apart) so I had to go in to the shop. Really tricky to ride with no seat. And I bet some people do it for fun! I hurt my toosh when I fell into habit and tried to sit. Ouch.
The shop guy revealed that the bolt had broken in half. They also didn't have a spare in stock. I opted to replace the fastener thingie instead of waiting for the part to come in (the fastener was funky anyway). The guy did it right there. No waiting for an opening. That was awesome. Well I had to wait a little while he did it. I sat next to this lady who had her two dogs with her in the shop. One was a little purse dog named Georgie and one was a Mastiff named Otis who was very lovely. I gave Otis a good scratch behind the ears and he flopped over and put his paw on me. It was a sweety. HUGE dog. Unbelievable it still has some growing to do.
I zoomed to Floating World Comics after my seat was reestablished. Huzzah! I am capable of doing things and fixing things!
The comic shop had some Boys issues in. There was a small sale table but it didn't have anything the excited me. One of the guards at PNCA was in the shop. We chatted a little bit. It was pretty busy for 3pm on a Thursda...OH SHOOT I just realized it is First Thursday today. Aww dang. Oh well.
Read my comics. Watched Wonderfalls. Ate some food. Couldn't decide if I was warm or cold.
The shop guy revealed that the bolt had broken in half. They also didn't have a spare in stock. I opted to replace the fastener thingie instead of waiting for the part to come in (the fastener was funky anyway). The guy did it right there. No waiting for an opening. That was awesome. Well I had to wait a little while he did it. I sat next to this lady who had her two dogs with her in the shop. One was a little purse dog named Georgie and one was a Mastiff named Otis who was very lovely. I gave Otis a good scratch behind the ears and he flopped over and put his paw on me. It was a sweety. HUGE dog. Unbelievable it still has some growing to do.
I zoomed to Floating World Comics after my seat was reestablished. Huzzah! I am capable of doing things and fixing things!
The comic shop had some Boys issues in. There was a small sale table but it didn't have anything the excited me. One of the guards at PNCA was in the shop. We chatted a little bit. It was pretty busy for 3pm on a Thursda...OH SHOOT I just realized it is First Thursday today. Aww dang. Oh well.
Read my comics. Watched Wonderfalls. Ate some food. Couldn't decide if I was warm or cold.
Wednesday, July 2, 2008
back to bike-sics
They put in a green area on 14th and Burnside. It is a little space painted green on the right most lane. It is a spot where bikes can park in front of cars so that they don't get run over. A safe spot. A way so that cars don't go into our lane to turn because we have right of way. It is pretty neat. A nice shade of bright green as well.
It was nice hanging with Jim. It has been a while. I've missed all my friends. We watched Gotham Knight which is a collection of Japanese animated Batman cartoons. A couple were done by some of the people who did Tekkonkinkreet. It was fun. I thought one was done by Satoshi Kon, but it wasn't. After we walked around the neighborhood and I got some ice cream. 70 degrees is a good heat for me. It works.
I paid the deposit on the next year of Goose Hollow living. Huzzah. I refilled out the form saying what I want in a roommate.
My legs are very sore from all the biking. Across the bridge, up hills both ways, and in the sun; that's no fun.
Finished watching season 2 of Dexter. That is one damn fine show. No cliffhangers. Lots of nail biting. Now what? Oh yeah...job. Bleh.
When I was riding home my bike seat fell off. It just detached and slid right off. Thankfully I was mostly out of traffic and had a spot to stop and pick up the seat and screws. Seems like a quick fix. I could never get the bolt tight enough on it. It was always wobbly. I didn't have far to go, but even a half mile with no seat is a lot of strain from a standing pedaling position.
It was nice hanging with Jim. It has been a while. I've missed all my friends. We watched Gotham Knight which is a collection of Japanese animated Batman cartoons. A couple were done by some of the people who did Tekkonkinkreet. It was fun. I thought one was done by Satoshi Kon, but it wasn't. After we walked around the neighborhood and I got some ice cream. 70 degrees is a good heat for me. It works.
I paid the deposit on the next year of Goose Hollow living. Huzzah. I refilled out the form saying what I want in a roommate.
My legs are very sore from all the biking. Across the bridge, up hills both ways, and in the sun; that's no fun.
Finished watching season 2 of Dexter. That is one damn fine show. No cliffhangers. Lots of nail biting. Now what? Oh yeah...job. Bleh.
When I was riding home my bike seat fell off. It just detached and slid right off. Thankfully I was mostly out of traffic and had a spot to stop and pick up the seat and screws. Seems like a quick fix. I could never get the bolt tight enough on it. It was always wobbly. I didn't have far to go, but even a half mile with no seat is a lot of strain from a standing pedaling position.
Tuesday, July 1, 2008
Zelda Zonks
333 posts. Whoo!! Almost to the one year mark of blogging. Go me!
I had a nightmare about Zombies. Kind of sucked because it took me forever to get to sleep and to have a nightmare? Argh.
Finished reading Snuff. I knew I had to watch out for that book. The last 30 pages were nail biting. All that build up and it still caught me by surprise. Oh that Palahniuk! What a master.
I painted my nails. Watched Dexter. Not much else really.
I am really tense and stressed out right now, for various reasons. I'm just trying to relax by distracting myself. It isn't going so well.
Going to visit Jim now. Bye bye.
I had a nightmare about Zombies. Kind of sucked because it took me forever to get to sleep and to have a nightmare? Argh.
Finished reading Snuff. I knew I had to watch out for that book. The last 30 pages were nail biting. All that build up and it still caught me by surprise. Oh that Palahniuk! What a master.
I painted my nails. Watched Dexter. Not much else really.
I am really tense and stressed out right now, for various reasons. I'm just trying to relax by distracting myself. It isn't going so well.
Going to visit Jim now. Bye bye.
Monday, June 30, 2008
Mmmnn
Bad news. Lindsay won't be attending PNCA next semester. The expense was too much. I hope she will return.
Turned in my housing form. But will I really be staying here? A good reason for being here was having such an awesome roommate to survive the Goose with. Now, I just don't know.
Warm day. Cooling down a little. Perfect summer heat really. Not to an extent that kills a person.
Rented some DVD's and books from the library but I spent the day watching Dexter. In a few more days I will be done and will have to find something worthwhile to do with my time. The apathy followed me. But it was a long year full of changes. Well long two years as I didn't really have much of summer before due to having to take Biology.
Hmmm.
Turned in my housing form. But will I really be staying here? A good reason for being here was having such an awesome roommate to survive the Goose with. Now, I just don't know.
Warm day. Cooling down a little. Perfect summer heat really. Not to an extent that kills a person.
Rented some DVD's and books from the library but I spent the day watching Dexter. In a few more days I will be done and will have to find something worthwhile to do with my time. The apathy followed me. But it was a long year full of changes. Well long two years as I didn't really have much of summer before due to having to take Biology.
Hmmm.
Sunday, June 29, 2008
a day at the beach(s)
Well, this morning, the bottom of my foot fell apart into one big painful blister. I've been limping around all day.
It was warm when Karen, Robin and I left Portland. Not sizzling hot but still we were excited to go to the beach. Karen filled up at a secret Radio Cab gas station and off we went. We had plenty of snacks and waters and sandwiches. All sorts of tasty tastes. As we approached Canon Beach the weather became cloudy and cold.
The other had layers but I was just in a shirt dress and a bathing suit. I was shivering. Karen lent me a little cardigan. The sand was warm but still it was cold. The ocean was too far out to play in. We did make a sand castle and sit for a while. Robin's sandwiches were the bee's knees. A sort of sandcastle was built.
I picked up salt water taffy in town as a treat for everybody(and a thank you for Karen for doing all the driving) and we went to Seaside to see if the beach there had sun. I hobbled along behind the girls and indeed it was warm! We found a nice spot near the dunes and sunbathed. It was still a little overcast so we didn't get overheated or burnt (my face is a little red but not bad at all). It was great just sitting around and gabbing.
There was some hobbling back to the car. The blister is about the size of a half dollar. No puny thing.
We were met with rain on the way back. And thunder. And some magnificent lightning. Just picturesque. It made us all go, "woooooaaaaah!!".
Again we hobbled around and spent some time laying about and chatting. Eventually it was time for Robin to catch the max. We all went our separate ways for the night. Busy day. I'm looking forward to sleep.
Ibanez woke me up at 3:00am. He was throwing up. He barfed on my sandals. The brown ones my host mother bought for me in Japan. Had to throw them out. It is the second pair of my shoes that he has puked on.
It was warm when Karen, Robin and I left Portland. Not sizzling hot but still we were excited to go to the beach. Karen filled up at a secret Radio Cab gas station and off we went. We had plenty of snacks and waters and sandwiches. All sorts of tasty tastes. As we approached Canon Beach the weather became cloudy and cold.
The other had layers but I was just in a shirt dress and a bathing suit. I was shivering. Karen lent me a little cardigan. The sand was warm but still it was cold. The ocean was too far out to play in. We did make a sand castle and sit for a while. Robin's sandwiches were the bee's knees. A sort of sandcastle was built.
I picked up salt water taffy in town as a treat for everybody(and a thank you for Karen for doing all the driving) and we went to Seaside to see if the beach there had sun. I hobbled along behind the girls and indeed it was warm! We found a nice spot near the dunes and sunbathed. It was still a little overcast so we didn't get overheated or burnt (my face is a little red but not bad at all). It was great just sitting around and gabbing.
There was some hobbling back to the car. The blister is about the size of a half dollar. No puny thing.
We were met with rain on the way back. And thunder. And some magnificent lightning. Just picturesque. It made us all go, "woooooaaaaah!!".
Again we hobbled around and spent some time laying about and chatting. Eventually it was time for Robin to catch the max. We all went our separate ways for the night. Busy day. I'm looking forward to sleep.
Ibanez woke me up at 3:00am. He was throwing up. He barfed on my sandals. The brown ones my host mother bought for me in Japan. Had to throw them out. It is the second pair of my shoes that he has puked on.
Saturday, June 28, 2008
pre-blisters
Had to remove all of my blankets and fold them into a pile. Way too hot for comforters, blankets, covers, and all the other stuff. Way too hot for anything really. The heat wave came and boy is it a standard heat wave for the Pacific Northwest. 90's I believe. Computer temperature said 99.
The beach trip was delayed for a day.
Lindsay and I went down to the waterfront to meet Keesee and Lee. Quick walk but the heat was just getting started. Blimey. The fountain wasn't running but some sprinklers were. We were dry again in about fifteen minutes. After we met up with the boys we grabbed some eats at the market. I had some incredibly delicious apple berry juice from a little stand where the workers were known to my companions. They gave us the tasty treats on the house. How awesome is that?
We ran into Mike and we talked a little about summer. He has a job walking door to door and talking to people about the environment. I haven't started looking for a job yet. Ehhh. Yeah.
There was a great gallery with glasswork that we stopped by. There were cool octopus pieces, always of interest to me.
I always forget how horrible my sandals are to walk in when it comes to distances longer than a quarter of a mile. My feet were aching by the time we got to the theatre. The showing of Wall-E wasn't going on for about an hour so we sat down and got something much needed to drink. The boys played arcade games.
Wall-E is just as good as the first time I saw it months ago(remember I was part of a test audience for it?). Better now that it is complete. It all came together. I'm sure it will be a Pixar classic up there with The Incredibles and Toy Story, not down there with the likes of Cars. Bleh. Computer graphics have come a long way in a short time and Pixar is boss.
Lindsay and I took the Max home. The glorious, air conditioned Max. For the rest of the day I refused to walk. Lindsay packed some things and went to hang out with Keesee. And so I haven't really walked much. Watched Dexter, read more Snuff, ate more Popsicles. Wonderful! If only it would stop being ninety degrees.
The beach trip was delayed for a day.
Lindsay and I went down to the waterfront to meet Keesee and Lee. Quick walk but the heat was just getting started. Blimey. The fountain wasn't running but some sprinklers were. We were dry again in about fifteen minutes. After we met up with the boys we grabbed some eats at the market. I had some incredibly delicious apple berry juice from a little stand where the workers were known to my companions. They gave us the tasty treats on the house. How awesome is that?
We ran into Mike and we talked a little about summer. He has a job walking door to door and talking to people about the environment. I haven't started looking for a job yet. Ehhh. Yeah.
There was a great gallery with glasswork that we stopped by. There were cool octopus pieces, always of interest to me.
I always forget how horrible my sandals are to walk in when it comes to distances longer than a quarter of a mile. My feet were aching by the time we got to the theatre. The showing of Wall-E wasn't going on for about an hour so we sat down and got something much needed to drink. The boys played arcade games.
Wall-E is just as good as the first time I saw it months ago(remember I was part of a test audience for it?). Better now that it is complete. It all came together. I'm sure it will be a Pixar classic up there with The Incredibles and Toy Story, not down there with the likes of Cars. Bleh. Computer graphics have come a long way in a short time and Pixar is boss.
Lindsay and I took the Max home. The glorious, air conditioned Max. For the rest of the day I refused to walk. Lindsay packed some things and went to hang out with Keesee. And so I haven't really walked much. Watched Dexter, read more Snuff, ate more Popsicles. Wonderful! If only it would stop being ninety degrees.
Friday, June 27, 2008
missus 42
I've been reading Snuff. It's pretty cool thus far. Not for everyone (sort of standard Palahniuk fare). I am really into how each chapter is told by someone else's point of view (well four different people so far, probably a few more as it goes on) and each chapter overlaps with the others in terms of description and interactions. Each one is told differently but still all of them are distinctly Chuck P. I'm loving it.
All caught up on Doctor Who now. And right before the big season climax as well. The library episodes really scared me. I shouldn't have watched them so late at night. Way too dark. Watched Less Than Zero. Sort of a let down really. Not that good, Kiss Kiss Bang Bang is a better Robert Downey Jr movie. Started watching Dexter. Creepy goodness.
I went to PNCA to print out some forms. New art is going up. Aidan Koch has a show right now. Her work is so distinct. The main commons are mostly empty.
Beautiful day for biking. Warm and bright. Just made the school loop. This old grocery store I went by on 19th was torn down near the end of the school year. Now there is a big hole. I hope some nice houses go up there. Nothing tacky. It is in the Nob Hill area so nothing too big will be there. Maybe a small business complex.
Lindsay went out with Gavin tonight.
My arms are looking a little tan but that is probably just my imagination. Legs are as pasty as ever.
All caught up on Doctor Who now. And right before the big season climax as well. The library episodes really scared me. I shouldn't have watched them so late at night. Way too dark. Watched Less Than Zero. Sort of a let down really. Not that good, Kiss Kiss Bang Bang is a better Robert Downey Jr movie. Started watching Dexter. Creepy goodness.
I went to PNCA to print out some forms. New art is going up. Aidan Koch has a show right now. Her work is so distinct. The main commons are mostly empty.
Beautiful day for biking. Warm and bright. Just made the school loop. This old grocery store I went by on 19th was torn down near the end of the school year. Now there is a big hole. I hope some nice houses go up there. Nothing tacky. It is in the Nob Hill area so nothing too big will be there. Maybe a small business complex.
Lindsay went out with Gavin tonight.
My arms are looking a little tan but that is probably just my imagination. Legs are as pasty as ever.
Thursday, June 26, 2008
kitty vs kitty
I did my FAFSA today! Whooo! That was the big thing with the big deadline. It is actually late for some things (like a few scholarships) but for other things...maybe it is on time? Yeah! Awesome! Some of the numbers I was not quite sure about. If I didn't work at all I wouldn't have to enter any information. It took some time but I did it.
Chelsey stopped by with her new kitten, Holly Golightly. Sooo cute. It has a little heart shaped patch on its stomach. It has so much energy and it jumps about. Ibanez is scared of her. Haha! Lovely little thing.
Lindsay made dinner. Little mini hamburgers and tater tots. Keesee came over and we all talked about protesters and Palahniuk and other things. we had some bits of cake for dinner. It was so rich. Mmmmm!!
I slept in for real today. Ibanez woke me up at 8:00 but I managed to ignore him and dozed till noon. No biking today but we did walk to the store for groceries.
Chelsey stopped by with her new kitten, Holly Golightly. Sooo cute. It has a little heart shaped patch on its stomach. It has so much energy and it jumps about. Ibanez is scared of her. Haha! Lovely little thing.
Lindsay made dinner. Little mini hamburgers and tater tots. Keesee came over and we all talked about protesters and Palahniuk and other things. we had some bits of cake for dinner. It was so rich. Mmmmm!!
I slept in for real today. Ibanez woke me up at 8:00 but I managed to ignore him and dozed till noon. No biking today but we did walk to the store for groceries.
Wednesday, June 25, 2008
glorious gobs of groceries and goodies
Ibanez trod all over me this morning. Happy kitty.
Today's to do list consisted of check depositing, food getting, and book buying.
It was a wonderful day for biking; the sun is out but not to hot. I'm a bit out of it when it comes to riding but with some more practice I'll get into it again. I missed my wheels so much. I rode up Salmon to 21st so I didn't have to ascend on Burnside. Big hill but better than dealing with the traffic.
Put my last paycheck in the bank. It is a cool low three figures. Yeah. Go me!
Trader Joe's was moving around its selection so there were a few gaps in my shopping. Got juice, grapes, apples, bread, milk, lollipops, emergenc-e, and some mayo. Only half done though. Dropped it off at home, kicked back for a while, and then went out for a second adventure.
I swung by Powell's and got the newest Chuck Palahniuk; Snuff. Can't wait to read it then put it down for a few months and then start reading it again.
Hit up Safeway for the rest of my food needs. Hot dogs, more juice, Popsicles, eggs, lettuce, and Udon. Now I am good for a while. Hurray! Not much variety but it is a good base set of supplies.
Lindsay and I had a little mini marathon of a reality show that shall not be named. Ibanez and I enjoyed some QI. So You Think You Can Dance was OK. Not quite as good as the epic second season though.
Today's to do list consisted of check depositing, food getting, and book buying.
It was a wonderful day for biking; the sun is out but not to hot. I'm a bit out of it when it comes to riding but with some more practice I'll get into it again. I missed my wheels so much. I rode up Salmon to 21st so I didn't have to ascend on Burnside. Big hill but better than dealing with the traffic.
Put my last paycheck in the bank. It is a cool low three figures. Yeah. Go me!
Trader Joe's was moving around its selection so there were a few gaps in my shopping. Got juice, grapes, apples, bread, milk, lollipops, emergenc-e, and some mayo. Only half done though. Dropped it off at home, kicked back for a while, and then went out for a second adventure.
I swung by Powell's and got the newest Chuck Palahniuk; Snuff. Can't wait to read it then put it down for a few months and then start reading it again.
Hit up Safeway for the rest of my food needs. Hot dogs, more juice, Popsicles, eggs, lettuce, and Udon. Now I am good for a while. Hurray! Not much variety but it is a good base set of supplies.
Lindsay and I had a little mini marathon of a reality show that shall not be named. Ibanez and I enjoyed some QI. So You Think You Can Dance was OK. Not quite as good as the epic second season though.
a sunny day greets me
My alarm went off at 9:30 this morning. A minute later mom was calling me from downstairs informing me that David Sedaris was on the radio. He was in Washington today; at Third Place Books. I saw Dave Barry there. The interview was before his reading and signing. It was lovely. His voice seems to have deepened since he stopped smoking. My ticket to see him seems so far away.
I packed in quite a hurry. I only needed one other bag for all my stuff. The books weighed down the case. They took up almost as much room as my clothes. Still, I got it all together in just the right amount of time to get my passport.
We were there right on the spot. I sort of accidentally cut in line to ask about the passport. This grumpy old man informed me there was a line. Whatever. I just had to ask a question. He had to wait two seconds longer. The passport form was turned in and filled out in a flash. I confirmed that I am not a traitor or into treason. In four weeks I will have my new book all ready to be stamped.
Dad and I hit up Home Depot for rebar, paint, and other necessities for projects. The mailboxes are going to require a great deal of cement to finish. Try and steal them now!
We got a quick bite to eat from McDonald's and off we went to Tacoma. Dad explained his hydrolizer for getting better gas mileage but I didn't quite follow it.
I was one pound away from the weight limit at the train station. 49 pounds that bag is! Amazing. Belgian comic anthologies weigh alot. They oofed as they dragged my bag around. The train was on time. Hugs were exchanged and I boarded for Portland.
There was no one beside me and no movie on the train, so I watched one of my own; Kiss Kiss Bang Bang. Wonderful little Robert Downey Jr and Val Kilmer murder mystery.
Portland is warm and bright. A perfect return to this place I now call home. Took a cab ride home. He took the route I take when I ride my bike home. It hasn't really changed. Lindsay was waiting for me when I pulled up. Yay's were exchanged.
Unpacking didn't take too long. Just clothes and books really. Sorted through my papers and nick knacks. The place has been decorated a little more in my absence. It looks lovely. We have really moved in, hardly feels like student housing. We just need a full length mirror and a second shelf.
It is wonderful to be back. It has changed but not really.
Karen and I went to see the late night showing of The Fall. I have been waiting for this movie for about a year. The trailer was simply stunning and, when it came to the visuals, the movie did not disappoint. It was both funnier and more depressing than I was expecting. The little girls accent was annoying at times. Lee Pace was brilliant. Ohhh what a wonderful movie.
Ibanez left a furry nest on my blanket.
I packed in quite a hurry. I only needed one other bag for all my stuff. The books weighed down the case. They took up almost as much room as my clothes. Still, I got it all together in just the right amount of time to get my passport.
We were there right on the spot. I sort of accidentally cut in line to ask about the passport. This grumpy old man informed me there was a line. Whatever. I just had to ask a question. He had to wait two seconds longer. The passport form was turned in and filled out in a flash. I confirmed that I am not a traitor or into treason. In four weeks I will have my new book all ready to be stamped.
Dad and I hit up Home Depot for rebar, paint, and other necessities for projects. The mailboxes are going to require a great deal of cement to finish. Try and steal them now!
We got a quick bite to eat from McDonald's and off we went to Tacoma. Dad explained his hydrolizer for getting better gas mileage but I didn't quite follow it.
I was one pound away from the weight limit at the train station. 49 pounds that bag is! Amazing. Belgian comic anthologies weigh alot. They oofed as they dragged my bag around. The train was on time. Hugs were exchanged and I boarded for Portland.
There was no one beside me and no movie on the train, so I watched one of my own; Kiss Kiss Bang Bang. Wonderful little Robert Downey Jr and Val Kilmer murder mystery.
Portland is warm and bright. A perfect return to this place I now call home. Took a cab ride home. He took the route I take when I ride my bike home. It hasn't really changed. Lindsay was waiting for me when I pulled up. Yay's were exchanged.
Unpacking didn't take too long. Just clothes and books really. Sorted through my papers and nick knacks. The place has been decorated a little more in my absence. It looks lovely. We have really moved in, hardly feels like student housing. We just need a full length mirror and a second shelf.
It is wonderful to be back. It has changed but not really.
Karen and I went to see the late night showing of The Fall. I have been waiting for this movie for about a year. The trailer was simply stunning and, when it came to the visuals, the movie did not disappoint. It was both funnier and more depressing than I was expecting. The little girls accent was annoying at times. Lee Pace was brilliant. Ohhh what a wonderful movie.
Ibanez left a furry nest on my blanket.
Monday, June 23, 2008
in a highly comical fashion
Haven't started packing yet. Oops. Well, it shouldn't take long. It is all clothes and books that need putting away. Lots and lots of books and comics. Hoo boy.
Had a good sleep in today. Very lovely.
I filled out the paperwork for my new passport.
I was reading some Invisibles out on the lawn. The inflatable chair was a bit flat so dad filled it up. It wasn't quite right so I turned it around and toppled backwards over it at is tipped on the hill. Dad grabbed my foot and righted me, and I fell backwards all over again. They had a good laugh at my expense.
Spent some time catching up on Doctor Who today.
For dinner mom brought home some Seabeck Pizza. Now that is the good stuff right there. Missed it so terribly. Now I return to Hot Lips, Pizza Schmizza, and whatever bread smeared with red stuff that Portlanders call pizza.
Had a good sleep in today. Very lovely.
I filled out the paperwork for my new passport.
I was reading some Invisibles out on the lawn. The inflatable chair was a bit flat so dad filled it up. It wasn't quite right so I turned it around and toppled backwards over it at is tipped on the hill. Dad grabbed my foot and righted me, and I fell backwards all over again. They had a good laugh at my expense.
Spent some time catching up on Doctor Who today.
For dinner mom brought home some Seabeck Pizza. Now that is the good stuff right there. Missed it so terribly. Now I return to Hot Lips, Pizza Schmizza, and whatever bread smeared with red stuff that Portlanders call pizza.
Sunday, June 22, 2008
nudity, puppets, wands, and sun
Friday:
Caught the ferry to Seattle at 11:30. There was a group of kids with backpack tethers and two haggard looking parents. The baby bawled but the other kids were quiet. Unusually so.
Arrived in Seattle where the sun and Llyw were waiting for me. We went to Elliot Bay Books for a quick little lunch. Caught up about work and school and travels and all that. I had grilled cheese. We went to Uwajimaya and Kinokuniya to pick up some comics, chocolate, and Pocari Sweat. Got some volumes of Kurosagi. Score!
We caught the 71 to the U District. The underground bus tunnels are open. Very cool thing. Sort of like a subway but with the comfort of being in a bus. The hammock was brought out and we lounged about in the sun chatting. He has a yard you know! It's awesome. Perfect day to kick back.
Around six Caleb and Liam swung by and picked us up for dinner. Jeanette was at home and we grabbed her and went out for Pho. The sun had gone down a bit so the hot hot noodles and soup were not insufferable. I had steak Pho noodles. Mmmm. And this time the creme puff at the end didn't explode all over me. I haven't had Pho since the last time I was in Seattle and I had trouble with the after dinner pastries (Robin can quote me on this).
We loitered around at the house watching bits of Planet of the Apes, playing games, and having a good time. Liam got a couple bed time stories, I had some tea, and we all went to bed.
Saturday:
Cooper the kitty stayed in my bed for the night. Very lovey kitty. Nice to have cats who want attention instead of whining from another room. I had some granola for breakfast. Sat about waking up. Liam and Jeanette watched Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.
It was a muggy day. Warm but...muggy. The grand adventure was the Fremont Solstice Fair which included a nude bike ride. The streets were packed with people; blocks of persons elbow to elbow just waiting naked people on bicycles. Caleb had a "secret" spot to park. After picking up Llyw, we inched along through the crowd to the parking spot. Just across the Fremont Bridge and to the left. Some other people had the same idea and it was full up. Several residents with two parking spots had parked at a diagonal so the fair goers couldn't nick their spots. Jerks!
The parking spot we found was close by the secret spot. It was technically a red zone but we figured the parking people would be concerned with serious offenders so we took a gamble.
As we were going to the spot a group of nude riders went past us. They were mostly all covered with body paint. Some had recreated costumes of superheros(there was a nude batman) or had plant motifs. It was neat. Liam tried to get out when we were still in traffic but we got the door closed before he could run to join the nudies.
The bikers started a little early but we caught the majority of them. Hard to see through the crowds but we got some good *ahem* views. Liam had shoulders to sit on. Lucky boy. There were a couple God-loving protesters with huge signs telling us to repent because we are all sinners. Pfft.
After the ride we went through the market. Sort of a standard market set up with booths selling pottery and tie dye and what not. Liam acquired a more sturdy magic wand. There was a snow cone stand with an add-you-own-syrup feature. Mmmm!! Didn't have any though. Liam got a corn on the cob and a caramel apple. He let me have a bite of the latter. Lovely boy! So nice when he shares. Jeanette lingered with Liam while he ate and Caleb went to find some people. Llyw and I followed but we lost him so we wandered around a bit till we all met up again.
Corrine(Corraine? Corrin...) and Tim and a few other friends of Jeanette & co. were at the fair. We walked around with C. and Tim and looked at the art cars. There was a phone car, a car painted with chalk board paint, two yellow submarines (one was much better than the other), and an assortment of excessive add-ons and cool paint jobs. We tried to catch a little of the parade but our view was obstructed (not as bad as before). There were people dressed as large cakes, a self proclaimed Queen of Fremont, a troop of hula hoopers, a guy on stilts, ukele players and brass players. The hula hoopers invited people to join them and Liam gave it a shot.
From there we went back to our illegally placed van. No ticket! Huzzah! We hugged the friends goodbye and rolled out for home. Liam took a long long nap. Caleb and Llyw went for food and I took a nap as well, just not as long of one. We split a pizza, I had some tea and showed some of my Europe photos. Jeanette made a little tower out of watermelon and marinated some chicken. We packed up to meet her friend for a little birthday barbecue.
Met some new people, ate some good salmon and meat,and watched as Liam and Noah played with magic wands. Before we knew it, it was time to gather up our stuff and go to Avenue Q!
Caleb drove Llyw and I to the Paramount. Our seats were off to the left but pretty close. Fantastic! With only a couple tall people in the way. I loved Avenue Q. Hilarious. Not for everyone but blimey! I have not laughed that hard in a long time. First act was better I'd say. The musical was a sort of bitter parody of Sesame Street complete with muppets and puppets and people. The puppeteers did a great job, many of them changed puppets and kept in great character and the voices were top.
We caught the 66 back to the U District. Some people ran by us like they were being chased by something. The bus was relatively free of bus cliches. After the musical we just lounged about youtubeing and talking. When it came time for bed, I got the bed and Llyw took the floor. What a gentleman!
Sunday:
The 66 took us back to downtown. Llyw got off a few stops before me for work. I missed the Bremerton ferry by 15 minutes. Oh well. Read my comic during the wait. Ate a hot dog on the ride back. Gray day. Mum was waiting for me when I arrived. She was almost done with the new Sedaris.
A good part of the day was spent relaxing. Not doing anything after so much something. We had a double feature tonight. St Trinians and The Seeker. Mum enjoyed St Trinians like I thought she was. The Seeker was slightly better than I expected it to be(horrible). The kids acting was bad but it was almost worth with for Christopher Eccleston.
Made some cheese steak for dad using precooked steak. Turned out fairly good even though dad messed with the recipe while I was cooking. Mom had a bite.
One more full day and then it is back to PDX.
Caught the ferry to Seattle at 11:30. There was a group of kids with backpack tethers and two haggard looking parents. The baby bawled but the other kids were quiet. Unusually so.
Arrived in Seattle where the sun and Llyw were waiting for me. We went to Elliot Bay Books for a quick little lunch. Caught up about work and school and travels and all that. I had grilled cheese. We went to Uwajimaya and Kinokuniya to pick up some comics, chocolate, and Pocari Sweat. Got some volumes of Kurosagi. Score!
We caught the 71 to the U District. The underground bus tunnels are open. Very cool thing. Sort of like a subway but with the comfort of being in a bus. The hammock was brought out and we lounged about in the sun chatting. He has a yard you know! It's awesome. Perfect day to kick back.
Around six Caleb and Liam swung by and picked us up for dinner. Jeanette was at home and we grabbed her and went out for Pho. The sun had gone down a bit so the hot hot noodles and soup were not insufferable. I had steak Pho noodles. Mmmm. And this time the creme puff at the end didn't explode all over me. I haven't had Pho since the last time I was in Seattle and I had trouble with the after dinner pastries (Robin can quote me on this).
We loitered around at the house watching bits of Planet of the Apes, playing games, and having a good time. Liam got a couple bed time stories, I had some tea, and we all went to bed.
Saturday:
Cooper the kitty stayed in my bed for the night. Very lovey kitty. Nice to have cats who want attention instead of whining from another room. I had some granola for breakfast. Sat about waking up. Liam and Jeanette watched Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.
It was a muggy day. Warm but...muggy. The grand adventure was the Fremont Solstice Fair which included a nude bike ride. The streets were packed with people; blocks of persons elbow to elbow just waiting naked people on bicycles. Caleb had a "secret" spot to park. After picking up Llyw, we inched along through the crowd to the parking spot. Just across the Fremont Bridge and to the left. Some other people had the same idea and it was full up. Several residents with two parking spots had parked at a diagonal so the fair goers couldn't nick their spots. Jerks!
The parking spot we found was close by the secret spot. It was technically a red zone but we figured the parking people would be concerned with serious offenders so we took a gamble.
As we were going to the spot a group of nude riders went past us. They were mostly all covered with body paint. Some had recreated costumes of superheros(there was a nude batman) or had plant motifs. It was neat. Liam tried to get out when we were still in traffic but we got the door closed before he could run to join the nudies.
The bikers started a little early but we caught the majority of them. Hard to see through the crowds but we got some good *ahem* views. Liam had shoulders to sit on. Lucky boy. There were a couple God-loving protesters with huge signs telling us to repent because we are all sinners. Pfft.
After the ride we went through the market. Sort of a standard market set up with booths selling pottery and tie dye and what not. Liam acquired a more sturdy magic wand. There was a snow cone stand with an add-you-own-syrup feature. Mmmm!! Didn't have any though. Liam got a corn on the cob and a caramel apple. He let me have a bite of the latter. Lovely boy! So nice when he shares. Jeanette lingered with Liam while he ate and Caleb went to find some people. Llyw and I followed but we lost him so we wandered around a bit till we all met up again.
Corrine(Corraine? Corrin...) and Tim and a few other friends of Jeanette & co. were at the fair. We walked around with C. and Tim and looked at the art cars. There was a phone car, a car painted with chalk board paint, two yellow submarines (one was much better than the other), and an assortment of excessive add-ons and cool paint jobs. We tried to catch a little of the parade but our view was obstructed (not as bad as before). There were people dressed as large cakes, a self proclaimed Queen of Fremont, a troop of hula hoopers, a guy on stilts, ukele players and brass players. The hula hoopers invited people to join them and Liam gave it a shot.
From there we went back to our illegally placed van. No ticket! Huzzah! We hugged the friends goodbye and rolled out for home. Liam took a long long nap. Caleb and Llyw went for food and I took a nap as well, just not as long of one. We split a pizza, I had some tea and showed some of my Europe photos. Jeanette made a little tower out of watermelon and marinated some chicken. We packed up to meet her friend for a little birthday barbecue.
Met some new people, ate some good salmon and meat,and watched as Liam and Noah played with magic wands. Before we knew it, it was time to gather up our stuff and go to Avenue Q!
Caleb drove Llyw and I to the Paramount. Our seats were off to the left but pretty close. Fantastic! With only a couple tall people in the way. I loved Avenue Q. Hilarious. Not for everyone but blimey! I have not laughed that hard in a long time. First act was better I'd say. The musical was a sort of bitter parody of Sesame Street complete with muppets and puppets and people. The puppeteers did a great job, many of them changed puppets and kept in great character and the voices were top.
We caught the 66 back to the U District. Some people ran by us like they were being chased by something. The bus was relatively free of bus cliches. After the musical we just lounged about youtubeing and talking. When it came time for bed, I got the bed and Llyw took the floor. What a gentleman!
Sunday:
The 66 took us back to downtown. Llyw got off a few stops before me for work. I missed the Bremerton ferry by 15 minutes. Oh well. Read my comic during the wait. Ate a hot dog on the ride back. Gray day. Mum was waiting for me when I arrived. She was almost done with the new Sedaris.
A good part of the day was spent relaxing. Not doing anything after so much something. We had a double feature tonight. St Trinians and The Seeker. Mum enjoyed St Trinians like I thought she was. The Seeker was slightly better than I expected it to be(horrible). The kids acting was bad but it was almost worth with for Christopher Eccleston.
Made some cheese steak for dad using precooked steak. Turned out fairly good even though dad messed with the recipe while I was cooking. Mom had a bite.
One more full day and then it is back to PDX.
Thursday, June 19, 2008
crooks
Our mailboxes were stolen! We had them, not assembled, in their boxes at the crook in our driveway. They are huge boxes and need a fork lift or several large burly men to lift. Only someone who has been up our driveway would know that they are there. It is a lot of effort and they were stolen! We called all the people(on our driveway to pay to fund that was used to buy the mailboxes) to find out if they moved it and none had. Mum got mad and sad about the steal. About an hour after all the calling and pondering and bewilderment of WHY anyone would steal HEAVY BOXES WITH A SIGN SAYING THEY ARE MAILBOXES we got a call informing us of the location of our boxes.
They had indeed been stolen and dumped way up on Larson lane. Why? I don't know. Mom, dad, and Bill went and retrieved them.
After some minor disputes about where and when and how to get it, mom and I did the first part of renewing my passport; that is to get photos and the forms.
The photos were done at Costco and they turned out really cute. My hair is so long now. We bought a lot of juice and drinks of all sorts. I got a hot dog. Mom went to Curves and worked out. We picked up the D5-11 forms. Need to fill them out still, but I have till Tuesday to do it.
I bought my return to Portland tickets. I leave Tuesday at 3:00pm.
Tomorrow I am going to Seattle and I won't be back till Sunday morning. I'll be hanging with Llyw, Jeanette, Caleb, and Liam. Maybe some other people as well. Fun times ahead!
They had indeed been stolen and dumped way up on Larson lane. Why? I don't know. Mom, dad, and Bill went and retrieved them.
After some minor disputes about where and when and how to get it, mom and I did the first part of renewing my passport; that is to get photos and the forms.
The photos were done at Costco and they turned out really cute. My hair is so long now. We bought a lot of juice and drinks of all sorts. I got a hot dog. Mom went to Curves and worked out. We picked up the D5-11 forms. Need to fill them out still, but I have till Tuesday to do it.
I bought my return to Portland tickets. I leave Tuesday at 3:00pm.
Tomorrow I am going to Seattle and I won't be back till Sunday morning. I'll be hanging with Llyw, Jeanette, Caleb, and Liam. Maybe some other people as well. Fun times ahead!
Wednesday, June 18, 2008
meaty day
For lunch dad made burgers. They were scrumptious. It was a perfect meal with chips and pickles and some juice. Lovely. For dinner it was steak, mashed potatoes and beans. I was part of the clean plate club. Delicious. I've not been eating well lately so it was nice to consume something that wasn't ramen.
I did the laundry today. Folded it nice and neat and put some of it away. I tried to show dad the super fast way of folding shirts but I guess you just can't teach and old Joe new tricks.
Watched a series of puppeted/acted documentaries about the mating lives of various animals. It is by Isabella Rossellini and is hilarious. Also watched St. Trinians (I feel like I liked it way more that I rightly should have) and the pilot of Fringe. Fringe seems cool, I think I'll keep with it. Also So You Think You Can Dance was on tonight. A couple spectacular bits but I think most of it will be forgotten by the morning.
Need to do art. Apathy. Making me apathetic.
I did the laundry today. Folded it nice and neat and put some of it away. I tried to show dad the super fast way of folding shirts but I guess you just can't teach and old Joe new tricks.
Watched a series of puppeted/acted documentaries about the mating lives of various animals. It is by Isabella Rossellini and is hilarious. Also watched St. Trinians (I feel like I liked it way more that I rightly should have) and the pilot of Fringe. Fringe seems cool, I think I'll keep with it. Also So You Think You Can Dance was on tonight. A couple spectacular bits but I think most of it will be forgotten by the morning.
Need to do art. Apathy. Making me apathetic.
ood and odd
Spent a lot of time today sitting in bed on the computer. Now I really need to do some art work. I get so apathetic when I visit, don't know why.
Celia came by for a brief visit. We hugged. I gave her a necklace I got for her in Waterlooplein and some chocolate. Showed her my photos. We talked. Hugged some more and then she was off to get her fixed car and make dinner for the grandparents. I haven't seen her nearly enough since I got back.
I ate a Lean Cuisine for lunch. And then some chicken nuggets because Lean Cuisines are not filling at all. Then I didn't feel too good. Guess it wasn't a good combination.
Mum, dad and I watched Back to the Future after dinner. Tomorrow is So You Think You Can Dance night. Yaaay! And I think we will be having steak. Double yaaay!
I didn't get a good night sleep. Very restless. Odd as this bed is very comfortable and it is very quiet around here. My mind is just occupied I guess.
Celia came by for a brief visit. We hugged. I gave her a necklace I got for her in Waterlooplein and some chocolate. Showed her my photos. We talked. Hugged some more and then she was off to get her fixed car and make dinner for the grandparents. I haven't seen her nearly enough since I got back.
I ate a Lean Cuisine for lunch. And then some chicken nuggets because Lean Cuisines are not filling at all. Then I didn't feel too good. Guess it wasn't a good combination.
Mum, dad and I watched Back to the Future after dinner. Tomorrow is So You Think You Can Dance night. Yaaay! And I think we will be having steak. Double yaaay!
I didn't get a good night sleep. Very restless. Odd as this bed is very comfortable and it is very quiet around here. My mind is just occupied I guess.
Tuesday, June 17, 2008
David Delivered...possibly
David Sedaris is doing a mini-tour right now with free readings. He is in Seattle the 25th I think. His fall tour is mainly ticketed events. There is one in Tacoma on October 30th, and one in Portland on Halloween. I got a ticket as soon as I saw that they were available. I'll see him! For real this time!
After the tickets I went over to visit my friend Chris. We went to see The Incredible Hulk. It was okay. Good action, good music, good Edward Norton, whimpery Liv Tyler, mixed accent Tim Roth, and yet another Stan Lee cameo. It was a set up for the Avengers movie. The visuals were good but would be just as awesome on TV as in the theatre.
I showed him my photos from Amsterdam and Brussels, we watched American Gladiators, Futurama, Daily Show, Colbert Report, and an assortment of other things. We joked about what we watched, talked about school, and just had a good time hanging out. We both have changed a great deal since our friendship first began about six years ago but fundamentally we are the sort of the same. It's nice to have long lasting friendships. The day went by too quick though.
After the tickets I went over to visit my friend Chris. We went to see The Incredible Hulk. It was okay. Good action, good music, good Edward Norton, whimpery Liv Tyler, mixed accent Tim Roth, and yet another Stan Lee cameo. It was a set up for the Avengers movie. The visuals were good but would be just as awesome on TV as in the theatre.
I showed him my photos from Amsterdam and Brussels, we watched American Gladiators, Futurama, Daily Show, Colbert Report, and an assortment of other things. We joked about what we watched, talked about school, and just had a good time hanging out. We both have changed a great deal since our friendship first began about six years ago but fundamentally we are the sort of the same. It's nice to have long lasting friendships. The day went by too quick though.
Sunday, June 15, 2008
B&theBx2
Mom, Dad, Nathan, Rubie and I all went to the Mountaineer's Theatre to see Beauty and the Beast. The theatre had a long line when we drove up. Mum fetched me a hot dog while we waited in line. Rubie had never gone to the theatre before. Great place. It is open air and down in the Kitsap woods.
Even with a large crowd we got pretty sweet seats.
I enjoyed the play. Some of the singing voices were not up to the challenge. The costumes were great. It had some nice choreography. They had wall costumes so the sets were interactive, that was a clever idea. I liked it, not a perfect performance but it was fun.
After we went home Dad and Nathan played a game of Khet using dads beam splitters that he bought in Amsterdam. Dad accidentally knocked out his own Pharoh and lost. We all hung out for a bit and then Nathan left to drive Rubie to her parents. Mum worked in the garden, dad was put to manual labor, I fiddled around on the Internet, Nathan returned, we had dinner, and we watched the Beauty and the Beast Disney movie. Ha. Just to compare, you know?
Even with a large crowd we got pretty sweet seats.
I enjoyed the play. Some of the singing voices were not up to the challenge. The costumes were great. It had some nice choreography. They had wall costumes so the sets were interactive, that was a clever idea. I liked it, not a perfect performance but it was fun.
After we went home Dad and Nathan played a game of Khet using dads beam splitters that he bought in Amsterdam. Dad accidentally knocked out his own Pharoh and lost. We all hung out for a bit and then Nathan left to drive Rubie to her parents. Mum worked in the garden, dad was put to manual labor, I fiddled around on the Internet, Nathan returned, we had dinner, and we watched the Beauty and the Beast Disney movie. Ha. Just to compare, you know?
eight am
Another day, another crawl into bed the instant I get home.
Yesterday:
Mom's big day! Graduation! She got her Master's degree! Go mom!
The Grandparent's Spencer arrived right on time and we gathered into their van and zoomed off towards Seattle. When we picked up Rubie and Nathan in Tacoma and made our way to Seattle Center with minimal traffic. We gave Nate and Rubie the marzipan we bought for them in Belgium and we cracked open a Kinder Egg. Grandma brought me a container filled with chocolate covered raisins. MMMM she knows what I like.
We got into the stadium(the graduation was held at Key Arena) with time to spare. Mom put on her robes and struggled with her sash thing. We got our seats which ended up being fairly far back but there was a giant screen that showed what was going on. Mom left our little group to find her group of people and we settled in and waited for the show to start. Nathan and I played Worms on Rubie's new PSP. Time went by quick.
The speakers I found to be a little insulting. They talked about how awesome and privileged the people getting degrees were and how much better lives they would lead. There were probably lots of people in the audience without degrees, how did they feel?
We saw mom as she moved to her seat and we waved and she stopped and waved back. She wasn't paying attention and had to catch up with her line. Hee hee.
The ceremony went really quick. The program for the show listed thousands of people graduating, but only a fraction were there so it went fast. Degrees were handed out. Names were read. People hooted. Some had little clackers to make noise, others had air horns. Mom said she didn't hear our wooing but we wooed.
Celia and Grandma Pedersen were there. They showed up just in the knick of time for mom to walk.
After the ceremony we met up with mom and we all went for a picnic down by the Ballard locks. People were taking graduation photos all over the place (including in front of the doors where people were exiting, what?) but once we were free from the throngs it was easy to get back to the van.
Brynne and Dan had made us a picnic in celebration. There was a huge balloon to mark the spot. A regular gourmet feast was made. Chicken marinated in delicious, huge cookies, orzo pasta salad, and some store bought stuff to round off the lunch. I grabbed a drumstick and we walked down to the locks to spy on Ben (who works there now). He was on a break and I offered him a bite of the chicken. He looked all professional in his gear. Later on in the day we hooted at him as he was doing his job. He snuck into our picnic after and bragged a piece of chicken, a cookie, and something else. He was gone before we could say, "hey!"
The grandmas, grandpa Spencer, Celia, Brynne, Mum, Nathan, Rubie, Dad, Dan, and I all gathered round the picnic cloths and ate to our hearts content. So much food. I don't know how Brynne can keep it up. She is amazing, and is going to France for a few weeks. Can't wait to hear the stories and see the photos. Its a European summer all around.
The sun started to go down (well it became shady, not really dark) and jet lag started to catch up to me. We packed up the picnic, and we went our separate ways. We packed everything into real picnic baskets, not just boxes and coolers. Nate and I played a few more rounds of Worms and then we dropped them off. I fell asleep shortly after and the rest of the trip was a dream. Mom, before I went to sleep, said, "aww the baby's asleep". I heard that!
Awoke when we got home, said my goodbyes, crawled into bed, and slept.
Yesterday:
Mom's big day! Graduation! She got her Master's degree! Go mom!
The Grandparent's Spencer arrived right on time and we gathered into their van and zoomed off towards Seattle. When we picked up Rubie and Nathan in Tacoma and made our way to Seattle Center with minimal traffic. We gave Nate and Rubie the marzipan we bought for them in Belgium and we cracked open a Kinder Egg. Grandma brought me a container filled with chocolate covered raisins. MMMM she knows what I like.
We got into the stadium(the graduation was held at Key Arena) with time to spare. Mom put on her robes and struggled with her sash thing. We got our seats which ended up being fairly far back but there was a giant screen that showed what was going on. Mom left our little group to find her group of people and we settled in and waited for the show to start. Nathan and I played Worms on Rubie's new PSP. Time went by quick.
The speakers I found to be a little insulting. They talked about how awesome and privileged the people getting degrees were and how much better lives they would lead. There were probably lots of people in the audience without degrees, how did they feel?
We saw mom as she moved to her seat and we waved and she stopped and waved back. She wasn't paying attention and had to catch up with her line. Hee hee.
The ceremony went really quick. The program for the show listed thousands of people graduating, but only a fraction were there so it went fast. Degrees were handed out. Names were read. People hooted. Some had little clackers to make noise, others had air horns. Mom said she didn't hear our wooing but we wooed.
Celia and Grandma Pedersen were there. They showed up just in the knick of time for mom to walk.
After the ceremony we met up with mom and we all went for a picnic down by the Ballard locks. People were taking graduation photos all over the place (including in front of the doors where people were exiting, what?) but once we were free from the throngs it was easy to get back to the van.
Brynne and Dan had made us a picnic in celebration. There was a huge balloon to mark the spot. A regular gourmet feast was made. Chicken marinated in delicious, huge cookies, orzo pasta salad, and some store bought stuff to round off the lunch. I grabbed a drumstick and we walked down to the locks to spy on Ben (who works there now). He was on a break and I offered him a bite of the chicken. He looked all professional in his gear. Later on in the day we hooted at him as he was doing his job. He snuck into our picnic after and bragged a piece of chicken, a cookie, and something else. He was gone before we could say, "hey!"
The grandmas, grandpa Spencer, Celia, Brynne, Mum, Nathan, Rubie, Dad, Dan, and I all gathered round the picnic cloths and ate to our hearts content. So much food. I don't know how Brynne can keep it up. She is amazing, and is going to France for a few weeks. Can't wait to hear the stories and see the photos. Its a European summer all around.
The sun started to go down (well it became shady, not really dark) and jet lag started to catch up to me. We packed up the picnic, and we went our separate ways. We packed everything into real picnic baskets, not just boxes and coolers. Nate and I played a few more rounds of Worms and then we dropped them off. I fell asleep shortly after and the rest of the trip was a dream. Mom, before I went to sleep, said, "aww the baby's asleep". I heard that!
Awoke when we got home, said my goodbyes, crawled into bed, and slept.
Saturday, June 14, 2008
1:50 AM
Travel was long. Long and long. But enjoyable. Except for the part where we dragged our suitcases down the flights of stairs.
We had to make change for the ride to the airport. The lady at the counter didn't quite understand my request. Oh well. Dad made a scene on the streetcar. He tried to move about while the train was moving and nearly fell over. Stepped on some old lady, nearly knocked our luggage into a baby, and so on.
The lady who made our change at GMX charged us a fee to do it; fifty cents for five euro in change. It was enough to get us there. The airport was lively but not really crowded. We checked in, got our bags checked, went through the passport check point (the first of about ten) and were released to the airport for the next few hours. Our board was at 11:16, very early for a 12:55 flight.
A child was crying outside the chocolate shop in the airport. A boy about twelve I would say. Just bawling and throwing a tantrum.
Dad tried to sneak me into the elite lounge but the lady at the desk would have nothing of it. We parted ways (dad wanted to run off an email to mum telling us of our A-OKness getting to the airport, and the lounge had free wifi, course there was probably free wifi all over the place). I kicked back at the gate. They did the xrays and metal detector right there before you boarded so I guess that is why there is the really early check in time. Long wait to get through. Really really long. Dad breezed right through because he is elite business class. This guy grilled me on the "has your luggage been with you since you packed it?" line of questioning and afterwards I just breezed through security and met Dad on the other side.
I traded my seat so that a pleasant English couple could sit together. I ended up one back but still with a window. The man I sat next to was also from Washington. I watched the rest of Bullitt and ate my three cheese pasta. I don't know why airplane food has such a bad reputation, my dinner was delicious. A few hours into the flight dad came by and informed me that there was a seat right next to him in super uber business elite class and that the stewardess said I could have it!!
I moved right on up from 18a to 1b. And there were the nice seats. The ones the recline into a full bed with an infinite amount of comfort possibilities. I had a great tv screen, and an ice cream with chocolate, and a warmer blanket. Ohhh it was amazing. I watched AI, The Emperor's New Groove, and Fool's Gold. I laid down and took a nap. Had a Tobelerone. Ohhh what a way to travel. Big compfy seats, great food, wonderful stewardesses, and the bathrooms were bigger and had little lotions and stuff in them. I drew the Stewardess who let me up a picture thanking her. She seemed to like it. I was put ahead of a couple people who had the miles and actually qualified for the upgrade.
Before I knew it, we were on the ground. Went through passport check, got our bags, went through customs, put our bag on the belt so we didn't have to drag them across the airport, and went to go meet mum. Some lady got in trouble because she brought seeds with her from Europe.
Mom was at the terminal and was all hugs. Especially because I arrived with a Kinder Egg in hand. Little does she know that we have six more. Mmmm!!
On the way back we stopped by City University so that mom could get her school binder. She liked her Tintin and Snowy key chain that we got her (we got her more things than just a key chain, we aren't that cheap) and put it on her lanyard for all to see. I dozed off on the way home and groggily staggered up to my bed and proceeded to sleep from about 5:30 to 1:50. It is so quiet here, my bed is so big and soft. Ohhh nice to not walk miles each day as well.
We had to make change for the ride to the airport. The lady at the counter didn't quite understand my request. Oh well. Dad made a scene on the streetcar. He tried to move about while the train was moving and nearly fell over. Stepped on some old lady, nearly knocked our luggage into a baby, and so on.
The lady who made our change at GMX charged us a fee to do it; fifty cents for five euro in change. It was enough to get us there. The airport was lively but not really crowded. We checked in, got our bags checked, went through the passport check point (the first of about ten) and were released to the airport for the next few hours. Our board was at 11:16, very early for a 12:55 flight.
A child was crying outside the chocolate shop in the airport. A boy about twelve I would say. Just bawling and throwing a tantrum.
Dad tried to sneak me into the elite lounge but the lady at the desk would have nothing of it. We parted ways (dad wanted to run off an email to mum telling us of our A-OKness getting to the airport, and the lounge had free wifi, course there was probably free wifi all over the place). I kicked back at the gate. They did the xrays and metal detector right there before you boarded so I guess that is why there is the really early check in time. Long wait to get through. Really really long. Dad breezed right through because he is elite business class. This guy grilled me on the "has your luggage been with you since you packed it?" line of questioning and afterwards I just breezed through security and met Dad on the other side.
I traded my seat so that a pleasant English couple could sit together. I ended up one back but still with a window. The man I sat next to was also from Washington. I watched the rest of Bullitt and ate my three cheese pasta. I don't know why airplane food has such a bad reputation, my dinner was delicious. A few hours into the flight dad came by and informed me that there was a seat right next to him in super uber business elite class and that the stewardess said I could have it!!
I moved right on up from 18a to 1b. And there were the nice seats. The ones the recline into a full bed with an infinite amount of comfort possibilities. I had a great tv screen, and an ice cream with chocolate, and a warmer blanket. Ohhh it was amazing. I watched AI, The Emperor's New Groove, and Fool's Gold. I laid down and took a nap. Had a Tobelerone. Ohhh what a way to travel. Big compfy seats, great food, wonderful stewardesses, and the bathrooms were bigger and had little lotions and stuff in them. I drew the Stewardess who let me up a picture thanking her. She seemed to like it. I was put ahead of a couple people who had the miles and actually qualified for the upgrade.
Before I knew it, we were on the ground. Went through passport check, got our bags, went through customs, put our bag on the belt so we didn't have to drag them across the airport, and went to go meet mum. Some lady got in trouble because she brought seeds with her from Europe.
Mom was at the terminal and was all hugs. Especially because I arrived with a Kinder Egg in hand. Little does she know that we have six more. Mmmm!!
On the way back we stopped by City University so that mom could get her school binder. She liked her Tintin and Snowy key chain that we got her (we got her more things than just a key chain, we aren't that cheap) and put it on her lanyard for all to see. I dozed off on the way home and groggily staggered up to my bed and proceeded to sleep from about 5:30 to 1:50. It is so quiet here, my bed is so big and soft. Ohhh nice to not walk miles each day as well.
Thursday, June 12, 2008
Wim & Mary
We set an alarm so that we wouldn't meet out 9:00am meeting with the international guy at SintLukas. His name is Wim Aertz. Hes a shorter guy with a decent accent but good English. He reminds me of Steven Slappe. While waiting for him I saw a guy who looked like the Dutch version of Mike (Kimpler is his last name, I think). Wim told us about the structure of the program, how it is graded, how they deal with international students, and so on. It was a lot of information. Didn't see a lot of the art from the students and couldn't walk around so I don't know what sort of work they are producing. Lenny from PNCA lent me a couple comic anthologies that they had made and those were fantastic.
The weather was miserable. It was raining really hard as we walked there and as we walked back. On the return we took the trolley/street car. It got us to Congres really fast and simple. Before we went to the hotel to pack and check out we stopped by Mary's Chocolatier. It was noted in my guidebook (and it was right down the street). It was near empty compared to the bustling chocolate shops of the Grand Place. We picked up something to munch now and something to munch later.
I had mostly packed in the morning so getting out of there was quick. My bag had become distinctly heavier during my vacation. Comics and intaglio plates are not light.
We checked out and hoofed it along the cobble roads and through the rain. We took a shortcut through one of the metro stations and after dragging our bags down a considerable amount of stairs, we arrived at Centraal and at our platform with half an hour to spare. Trains came and went every minute from all the platforms.
Our seats were rear facing. I took a little nap. Dad read his book. Our train had to stop at Schipol due to some errors but they had a train waiting on another track to take us to Centraal.
Dad dropped part of his luggage on my head during the bustle of disembarking. It really hurt but I wasn't bleeding or unconscious so we continued on.
It wasn't raining in Amsterdam, in fact it looked exactly how I left it: full of tourists.
We were given rooms on the topmost floor of Abba Hotel. Three flights of ridiculous stairs. Still don't know why we dragged our luggage all the way up them for only one night.
Our last day and night in Amsterdam was spent walking about. We went to Wok to Walk, a trendy wok and noodle shop, and had dinner. Both our plates were scraped clean. We set to walking in a general direction towards Centraal Station. Neither of us had a map. We walked through shopping districts and a sort of China Town. Saw a lovely ginger kitty that really liked me and wanted to come home with us. There was a flower market, crowds, bikes, the Dam, canals. Lots of Amsterdam things. It was a great walk. Our feet have been well and truly worn through from travels so we went to the hotel early.
I watched a program on the Royal Academy of the Arts and its yearly open exhibition. We also watched Waterworld but it kept being interrupted by women's football(or soccer as we call it).
We set the alarm again, just in case.
The weather was miserable. It was raining really hard as we walked there and as we walked back. On the return we took the trolley/street car. It got us to Congres really fast and simple. Before we went to the hotel to pack and check out we stopped by Mary's Chocolatier. It was noted in my guidebook (and it was right down the street). It was near empty compared to the bustling chocolate shops of the Grand Place. We picked up something to munch now and something to munch later.
I had mostly packed in the morning so getting out of there was quick. My bag had become distinctly heavier during my vacation. Comics and intaglio plates are not light.
We checked out and hoofed it along the cobble roads and through the rain. We took a shortcut through one of the metro stations and after dragging our bags down a considerable amount of stairs, we arrived at Centraal and at our platform with half an hour to spare. Trains came and went every minute from all the platforms.
Our seats were rear facing. I took a little nap. Dad read his book. Our train had to stop at Schipol due to some errors but they had a train waiting on another track to take us to Centraal.
Dad dropped part of his luggage on my head during the bustle of disembarking. It really hurt but I wasn't bleeding or unconscious so we continued on.
It wasn't raining in Amsterdam, in fact it looked exactly how I left it: full of tourists.
We were given rooms on the topmost floor of Abba Hotel. Three flights of ridiculous stairs. Still don't know why we dragged our luggage all the way up them for only one night.
Our last day and night in Amsterdam was spent walking about. We went to Wok to Walk, a trendy wok and noodle shop, and had dinner. Both our plates were scraped clean. We set to walking in a general direction towards Centraal Station. Neither of us had a map. We walked through shopping districts and a sort of China Town. Saw a lovely ginger kitty that really liked me and wanted to come home with us. There was a flower market, crowds, bikes, the Dam, canals. Lots of Amsterdam things. It was a great walk. Our feet have been well and truly worn through from travels so we went to the hotel early.
I watched a program on the Royal Academy of the Arts and its yearly open exhibition. We also watched Waterworld but it kept being interrupted by women's football(or soccer as we call it).
We set the alarm again, just in case.
Wednesday, June 11, 2008
gesloten
The last night in Brussels. It went by so fast. Wasn't it yesterday that I was pondering if five days would be enough? Still sort of want to see Bruges though.
We slept in today. We didn't miss breakfast, but we did miss the chocolate filled pastries. The area downstairs was crowded. When we get there early it is normally about six other guests. Had the usual (minus the chocolate pastries).
The Wiertz Museum was closed from April through July.
The park nearby was lovely. Some kids were playing in the park, might have been recess at a nearby school. The girls joined in the game of kickball, no kids had iPods, PSP's, or other technology of that sort, and none of them were obese. Total contrast to the last time I saw kids in a park.
The area around us was where the European Union buildings is located. Very business centric with little lovely architecture. Jubelpark had some lovely sculptures but it was overly well kept and pristine. It has its own Arc de Triomphe.
The Armory Museum and Military Museum was huge. It just had wing after wing. There was a large blimp hanger sized room filled with planes, there were tanks outdoors, plane engines that dad got all worked up about, a long room filled with uniforms and equipment, and a level devoted to the history of Belgium during World War II. A grand mystery is why the marine, war, and uniform part of the museum closed down from 11:45 to 1:00. Just closed down. The rest of it stayed open. Lots of planes. Lots and lots of planes. Big ones, small ones, and a couple helicopters as well. The designs of the tanks intrigued me, as did the variations in uniforms from World War I and earlier. No offense, but the Belgium uniforms were sort of silly. We spent quite a few hours walking around looking at history. There was a little cafe in the museum and we had lunch there.
It needed more hands on things like pilot seats you can get into and go PEW PEW PEW.
You could climb up to the top of the Arc de Trimophe and look around. Great view, not 360 degrees, but amazing. We could see the Atomium from up there.
After the museum we decided to go to Sint Lukas and check that out. By this point in our trip our feet are quite dead so we decided that taking an adventure on the subway would be a good way to get up to the school. We boarded at Merode station at the end of Jubelpark, got off at Arts-Loi, transferred to the Orange line to Simons and left at Botanique. We cut across the Botanical Gardens and took a side road to the school.
Sint Lukas is an art school in Brussels. It has a program with PNCA where I could, potentially, study there for a semester during my junior year. I'm thinking about it and wanted to check it out. The area looks harmless but isn't really nice. I couldn't get a good look at the school because the guy who would show me around had a meeting he had to catch a train for. Also the school is setting up for final exhibitions (next week would have been a better time to show up)so I couldn't wander about. We have a meeting tomorrow morning so I hope I will get a better gander then.
We walked back to the hotel, got some drinks on the way there, propped our feet up, and pondered dinner. Dinner ended up being a gluttonous meal. We went to Grand Place, got some meaty substances with frites and mayo, then we got some free samples in a chocolate shop, then got some ice cream. Ohhhh maaan. So good. If it wasn't for all the walking, I'd feel guilty about stuffing my face like that.
Tuesday, June 10, 2008
taken for a fool
We planned to go museum hopping today. With the amount of time we spent at the first one, it ended up just being a museum hop.
Bright, but not that early, we went to the Musees Royaux des Beaux-Arts de Belgique. A line greeted us at the entrance but once we got in, it was a fairly uninhabited museum. No crowds of headphoned people or tour groups. There were a couple bands of school children but they were quiet and didn't hog the whole place.
The museum was not designed to follow how people think and navigate unfamiliar places. It took a while to locate the way to the main exhibit. There were open doors leading to unutilized rooms and exhibits devoted to the World Expo that was held in Brussels in 1958.
Once we finally found the main exhibit, it was a long slow journey through centuries of art. Van Der Weyden was there. They had an extensive collection of Brueghel pieces(several by various each member of the family). I love the pre-surrealist surrealist work. Brueghel’s weird scene of animals falling from the sky was followed up a few rooms later by some Hieronymus Bosch (The Temptation of St. Anthony specifically, and a sane looking piece). The museum boasted, along with its Brueghel’s, a magnificent collection of Rubens. And grandiose they were. Huge. A gigantic room filled with paintings of unimaginable size. No one paints like this anymore. The room they were stored in was absurdly cold and thus I could not stay and look at them for as long as I would have liked to. The museum had a very extensive amount of 16th through 18th century paintings. The styles flowed together and made for a good timeline of the revolutions in art. That museum is a textbook in itself with very few gaps.
Further mishaps occurred when we tried to find the modern section of the museum. The wing was closed till 2pm for whatever reason and when we got in, it was still roped off. We had to talk to someone to have it opened. The modern floors had a beautiful variety. They seemed to show more choice and selection in the examples shown. Each was clearly a definition of one movement. While Bosch's triptych was upstairs, Dali's version of the same scene was its singular self down here. With Dali were Magritte, Matisse, Picasso(his piece has a spit shield), Seurat, Rodin, and others. They had a Sir Edward Coley Burne-Jones painting and that thrilled me to see it in person. Great collection, and some iffy conceptual contemporary art as well.
Of all the new artists that I saw, Gustaf(or Gustave) Wappers' work was some of my favorite. Couldn't find a book of his work though. Bummer. He is a Belgian Romantic.
For lunch we ate at the museum cafe. Shared a sandwich and a chocolate mousse.
The disappointment, then joy, then confusion, then supreme disappoint was my quest to see Jacques-Louis David's Marat Assassine/Death of Marat. At first it wasn't where my guide book said it should be (lower level four). The lady tended the floor told me that it was upstairs. I figured I must have missed it by accident (even though I combed all the rooms to make sure I didn't miss a masterpiece). I asked again and it turned out it was upstairs, just behind a locked door and not open for the public to view that day. It might be open tomorrow, maybe. I don't think I'll come back for a maybe. That is one of the most notable pieces they have in their collection and they don't have it out in grand display? The Night Watch had its own room!
We got to the museum at around 10am. We left for the Cartoon Museum at 3:30ish. Inside was a huge shop and a group of American kids sitting about drawing. They seemed nice. I made eye contact with one and he gave me a weird look. After the exhaustive walk in the previous museum, I didn't have the energy to behold all the work contained in this one. I focused heavily on Herge and other artists who caught my eye immediately. I took notes on who I liked and I hope I can look them up again later based upon my writing. They had sculptures and sets from various comics, original pages, biographies of the more notable artists, a summary of how comics are made, and just image after image from what had to be ever Belgian and French comic artist from the forties to sixties. I'm sure there were other decades but that gave me that generation was presented stronger than others. The more I learn, the more I can separate styles. I used to think that Tintin and Blake & Mortimer were both done by Herge! How foolish I was.
The book shop had a lot of comics but no where to really start from. Didn't know how to find anything that I had just seen. There was a guide book to Belgian comic artists but it didn't have English and the pictures were not big enough to justify its purchase.
We relaxed and then went to La Bottega for dinner again. I had four cheese penne. It was delicious and I finished it off. Dad and I shared a tiramisu and the waiter convinced me to eat the berry that was on it. I think it was a rosehip. I don't think I was supposed to eat it and the waiter was just fooling me. They are a silly bunch, those boys at Bottega.
Monday, June 9, 2008
Chicons au Gratin, not to my taste
Today was planned to be full of museum visits. When we arrived at the first one it was found to be closed. We went to a tourist information center and it was revealed that all museums in Brussels are closed on Monday. No such thing was mentioned in the guide book. Most of the rest of our Brussels plans were museums so we were at a slight loss.
We walked around and found three more comic walls. The one that was called to our attention about being hard to find was indeed that. Couldn't find it at all. When we go to the museum, we will ask about it. Maybe.
It was a very warm day today and I opted for my sandals. A bad choice. My feet wore out and I had to change them at around 3. But we didn't really have any plans so the return was not much of a disturbance. Had some Belgian fries for lunch.
It costs 40 cents to use a public toilet in Brussels.
I picked up some goodies at the Tintin Boutique. Little odds and ends.
After I changed shoes we went for a walk towards the East of our hotel. Just meandering. Picked up some orange juice and sat in Ambiourix Square (or as it says on the bilingual map; Square Ambiourix Square). I'm on the final story in the new Sedaris.
We went to a nearby Italian restaurant for dinner. La Bottege I believe. I took a chance and ordered Chicons au Gratin. I recognized the "ham" and "gratin" part of the explanation of what it is. It ended up being endives wrapped in ham and cooked in a cheesey sauce. Didn't really like it. Sort of did at first but then...not so much. It was an experience. The wait staff was nice and friendly. They saw my drawings over my shoulder and dad encouraged me to show more. That embarrassed me. I haven't really liked any of the sketches I have done thus far. Don't have the proper supplies, or the will to sit for three hours.
Now I am watching The Princess Diaries in French on TV.
We walked around and found three more comic walls. The one that was called to our attention about being hard to find was indeed that. Couldn't find it at all. When we go to the museum, we will ask about it. Maybe.
It was a very warm day today and I opted for my sandals. A bad choice. My feet wore out and I had to change them at around 3. But we didn't really have any plans so the return was not much of a disturbance. Had some Belgian fries for lunch.
It costs 40 cents to use a public toilet in Brussels.
I picked up some goodies at the Tintin Boutique. Little odds and ends.
After I changed shoes we went for a walk towards the East of our hotel. Just meandering. Picked up some orange juice and sat in Ambiourix Square (or as it says on the bilingual map; Square Ambiourix Square). I'm on the final story in the new Sedaris.
We went to a nearby Italian restaurant for dinner. La Bottege I believe. I took a chance and ordered Chicons au Gratin. I recognized the "ham" and "gratin" part of the explanation of what it is. It ended up being endives wrapped in ham and cooked in a cheesey sauce. Didn't really like it. Sort of did at first but then...not so much. It was an experience. The wait staff was nice and friendly. They saw my drawings over my shoulder and dad encouraged me to show more. That embarrassed me. I haven't really liked any of the sketches I have done thus far. Don't have the proper supplies, or the will to sit for three hours.
Now I am watching The Princess Diaries in French on TV.
Sunday, June 8, 2008
Belgian Comics All Over Town
We left the hotel at around 9:00am this morning. We had a continental breakfast that comes with the hotel. Much better selection than was at Abba Hotel. They have chocolate croissants here!
The first part of the day was spent going to the Place du Jeu de Balle market in Marolles. We stopped in at a couple antique and knick knack stores along the way. The market was a large open air deal. Lots of china, silverware, records, clothes, and so on. What you would expect. Not as many weird, oddball things as I was hoping for. I found an intaglio plate that we bought after haggling with the guy. I can look at it and figure out all the different parts that went into creating it. Sugarlift, etching, aquatint, and plain old fashion dry point. Lovely weird image. I'm going to bring it to Yoshi to see if I could print it.
We stopped by the supermarket for an early lunch. Just a quick sandwich that we made and sat at the fountain in Porte de Hal. A lady removed her shoes and walked in the fountain. She had a bad looking wound on her leg. I don't think the green fountain water would be much good for her.
After the snack we began the long journey for the Comic Walls in Brussels. The Walls are large murals painted in various spots around the city. They are by various famous Belgian artists, like Herge. We found about 25 in about 5 hours of walking. I can't believe it really took that long and we have five left to go.
We found the comic shop I looked for yesterday (feels like a few days ago now). It had a wonderful section of foreign mainstream comics. Picked up Spirou volume four. Mostly for the art work. Okay all for the art work.
We ate at a little restaurant near the hotel. Decent meal for a good price. I'm exhausted.
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