High Museum
We drove down to Atlanta early so that we could go to the High Museum and see the Andrew Wyeth exhibition. He has long been one of my favorite artists.
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Christmas Eve
The festivities went off without a hitch last night. Twenty-three relatives in one house for dinner. The Menu Oriental Napa Cabbage Salad Cornbread Angel Biscuits Rice and Shrimp Curry Cranberry Congealed Salad Butternut Squash with Apples and Currants Pomegranate Garbanzo Bean Salad Spinach Artichoke Casserole Brandied Fruit Carrot Casserole Corn Pudding English Toffee The crazy
Yuletide woes
I had to go to the mall today. Surely, that explains all of the horror without further detail, so I may go onto the pleasant things. Steve and his family arrived during the night and somehow managed to get a teenager, a proto-teenager and a three year-old into the house without waking anyone. Now that,
Cinnamon Bear Cruise
The Cinnamon Bear was a holiday radio show in 1937 that began in Portland, OR. The Cinnamon Bear went on to become a costume character at Lipman-Wolfe and other department stores around the country during the holiday season. The Portland Spirit has revived this Portland tradition with a cruise. So, dressed as Raggedy Andy, I
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Physical Therapy weapons
In Physical Therapy we’ve moved to strengthening exercises, which is good because it means that my shoulder is stablizing but it is kicking my hiney. Mostly we’re doing theraband exercises and weights but today I was introduced to the Bodyblade. It looks like some bizarre martial arts weapon suited to ninjas. To use it, you
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Arabian Nights
I spoke with Buck, the fellow who will be building the Arabian Nights set over at McCarter today. I redid some drawings today, nothing major, just to make things clearer. I have to send a whole bunch of drawings out there by Monday.
Underneath the Lintel
I saw Portland Underneath the Lintel by Glenn Berger, with Eve and absolutely loved it. (Thank you Lance, for the tickets!) The Librarian discovers a book in the return slot that is 113 years overdue. In his efforts to find the offender, he becomes convinced that he is on the trail of the Wandering Jew.
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Cellar Club Harvest Party
Bethel Heights has a cellar club and invite them to a harvest party every year. This year they tried something different, and actually had a meal instead of just taking them through the winery. It seemed as if the event went off very well. I helped out some, but had to keep my left hand
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Physical Therapy
My physical therapist is wonderful. She’s very gentle and listens to what I’m saying–which should be part of the job, but I had a bad experience a couple of years ago. We’ve got some very simple exercises to bring my range of movement back but the amazing thing is that none of them hurt. In
Talking to Steve
My brother is in the USA! I actually spoke to him for a good five or ten minutes today. He sounds the same as always, no accidental British accent or anything. If he had started talking about cricket I would have worried.
LazyTown called
The last rumor we had heard suggested that the start date was being pushed back until March. It’s been frustrating trying to make plans. But today! Thora, from LazyTown, called and said that we will be starting in January. She said we’ll start shortly after the New Year. Hurrah.
Sesame Street is having auditions
A lot of you already know about this–and thank you to everyone who sent me a copy of the notice–Sesame Street is having auditions for a new female character. This is extremely rare. I sent my resume in and have been granted an audition spot. Fortunately, it’s in Seattle, so I don’t have to go
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Arabian Nights scene pieces
Besides working at the Portland Spirit, I have finally sent off the drawings for Arabian Nights. Here’s a sample. Nouranihar cart The idea is that we have a two part cart that can be wheeled on and off as one unit, but can also split and expand. The pieces for Scene 1of Nouranihar slip in
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Funky bike
For reasons I didn’t have time to investigate, my bike started making a tic, tic, tic sound on the way to work today. So I would up having to take the bus down. It was an easy ride, but I was fairly stressed by the time I arrived because I was late. Fortunately, the cruise
LazyTown One-Hour Special Ranks Number-One
Nick Jr.’s LazyTown One-Hour Special, ‘LazyTown’s New Superhero,’ Energizes Kids: Ranks Number-One in Its Time Period Among All Broadcast and Cable Television With All Kid Demos Hopefully this means that the rumors about starting again in January are true.
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