Posts

Showing posts from March, 2010

Warning: do not hang from towel

Image
I could not believe this was posted on the towel rack.  How many times were they sued which led them to put this stupid warning on there? 

Bingo, Sara wins the prize

Image
Yes, Sara, the hole in the side of the bathroom wall was left by this hanger on the door.  When I walked into the stall, I saw this odd hole and thought, gee, nice hole in the wall... I guess they used really cheap plaster.

Blue Man looks like an alien

Image
This was one of the heads in the room where I take art.

Do you know what this is?

Image

Birthday celebration with the Wahines

Image
Image
This is an art piece which hangs outside the art office wall. I like this artist. I have to find out who it is.

George Carlin

We saw George Carlin a few years ago.  It was after his first heart attack.  He was very angry in his later years.  If you listen to his earlier stuff, he was happy and his voice was not so tight.  Maybe because he no longer used drugs or alcohol.  But he had a distinct edge about him in his later comedy routines.  I see the same thing happening to Robin Williams.  He's getting angry and has lost the playfulness to his comedy.  Again, maybe it is because he is off the drugs/alcohol too.  He also had a heart attack or some heart problems.     His thoughts about hell:  " I'm not concerned about all hell breaking loose,but that a PART of hell will break loose... it'll be much harder to detect."

Robin's Dance

Image
These two robins were dancing and singing outside my window the other day.   This morning I saw a robin, 2 doves, 1 nuthatch and 2 doves... scavaging around the remaining seeds on the ground where the bird feeder used to hang.

Blue light

Image
There is a blue light in our tv room.  I suppose you can call it a living room, but it sounds dated and there is a tv in the room, so I call it the tv room.  One of the last rooms to be redone in the house... 

more heads

Image
more heads from the sculpture students. 

phoenix walkway bridge

Image
We were waiting around, waiting for the car and I saw this walkway to get to the other side of the road, which is a shopping area/center.

inside Biltmore walls

Image
This is inside the hotel, looking out.  Lots of these on the grounds.

still life face

Image
The room where I take Jewelry fabrication (metalsmithing) turns into a sculpting class at some point. I took some photos of the heads laying around.
Image
This is a block of glass from the Biltmore.  There are designs in everything at this hotel.

Art found in the resteraunt

Image
I thought this was interesting.  Saw it on my way to the ladies room.  This is from the same restaurant which had the sign for no handguns. 

Ziggie's Music Studio

Image
This was my favorite sign from Phoenix.  

Soldering project

Image
Image
You know I had Frank pull over so I could capture this sign.  In the back of the building there were dusty vents polluting the air.  Yes, they actually clean the clothes on the premises... I have another sign to post, my favorite, saving it for the last posting of signs of Phoenix.  
Image
When we first arrived in Phoenix,Frank and I drove around to get the lay of the land.... He was nice enough to stop several times so I can photograph different things I thought were interesting.  (Sometimes you are in a car with someone who does not want to stop, so I appreciate it when it happens)

Biltmore Mural

Image
This is one of the two original Murals at The Arizona Biltmore.  It is insured for millions of dollars.  It is in a large conference room, to the left of the lobby. There are a set of floating stairs leading into the room.  Floating, so when the women walked into the room with their long gowns, they appeared to be floating....

please leave your guns at home

Image
\ You know you are in the west when you see a sign like this posted at Restaurant.

fairies at Biltmore

Image

shoe contest

Image
  This is a contest at the local college for shoe art. I hope this shoe wins. I don't know who the artist is, but I liked it the best.

Strongest muscle in the body

Image
Snapple cap fact #820: Relative to size, the tongue is the strongest muscle in the human body.

Bad Fish=good company

Image
Frank and I went with our neighbors to a restaurant we'd never been to before.... 2 out of 4 of us had a good meal. Personally, those odds are not good. The servings were on the large size, but the food was not well prepared. The salad bar had ample selections, but it was nothing special or tasty. I think you can still get a better salad bar at Bonanza... Do they still have Bonanza restaurants in IL? I used to go to one in College. I liked the salad bar. Anyway, The server was creepy. My fish had to be sent back, (it was old, stinky and putrid) and I rarely send back food, for fear of someone peeing or spitting in it.... Came home and watched TV. Need to come up with a soldering project for class...

Marie the cook

Image
Although I am paring down my collections, these little salt and peppers were a gift from Francois, and I happen to like them, so I'm keeping them. I drove behind a woman today whose bumper sticker said" Yes I'm a BITCH... But I'm not your Bitch". WEll said. What is up with all the employees straightening stock in Walmart? There were so many of these people in the aisles, you could trip over them with your shopping cart. Don't they have something else to do?? I don't want to complain for fear they lose their jobs, but what is this all about? Some posts on the net said it is about making the shelves look full... I mean Geez... is this necessary? Ok, this ends my gripe for the day.

There is something so wrong with this image

Image
Who thinks american children look like this? GAWD what an awful illustration or whatever it is...

pointy hat duck

Image
  Well of course he has a pointy hat on, why else would I want to look at him if he didn't? Everyone looks better in a pointy hat. It has been a while since I last posted. I have not been doing facebook or keeping up with my blog. Perhaps I'm taking a break from being on social networks for a while. Which is kind of silly, since I like the people I like, so I like being on facebook, but sometimes I don't want to be "on", which can be exhausting. Today as I was unloading groceries from the car, I looked over and saw Buddy looking at me. Shit, I thought, he can see me and he's thinking to himself: "what the fuck? You have not been here in a week... what's the deal?" So I said hello to him and he said " Hey" ( no pun intended). I was not planning on giving him carrots today.. Oh, well, He made me feel guilty... The goats were playful and Buddy and Duncan always the carrots and peppermints. I did not see pixel again today, but