Since I had such a great time exploring the deserted amusement park with LaidOutInLavender a couple of weeks ago, I've been eager to go snooping around other off-limits places* looking for photo opportunities.
Yesterday, I visited my friend K2D2, who lives on a lake not far from Seattle, and we walked with K's dog to the secret cove where she had recently discovered some nifty graffiti.
We passed many beautiful and interesting things in the woods.
K's happy dog enjoyed herself in the most doggy way.
We saw a couple of signs.
K lives right beside the lake, so we also spent time hanging out on her deck and the waterfront. It was a very enjoyable day, even with the persistent sound of firecrackers exploding non-stop from around the lake and the powerfully amplified karaoke from the party across the water. Thank you, K2D2, for the lovely day! and apologies for plagiarizing** the graffiti name plus the concept for all those dog-in-water shots.
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*My trespassing adventures actually date back to the summer after 10th grade when neighbor Tina and I used to sneak into the horticultural therapy rose garden on the grounds of the hospital where my mom worked and, um, liberate roses from their bushes. I believe these are the only things I have intentionally stolen, though my brother would disagree for reasons I will not discuss here.
**Yes, I realize plagiarism is a form of theft.
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Senator Jesse Helms (Repub, N.C.) died yesterday morning at the ripe old age of 86 years old. Jesse was known as one of the most powerful people in Washington. He was a senator for North Carolina. Yesterday was July 4, the "birthday of America". The ole conservative timed his death well. Jesse had retired a few years ago and paved the way for fellow conservative Republican Elizabeth Dole (yuck, the sound of her voice makes my skin crawl). He was suffering from dementia when he retired. Alot of people will mourn Jesse Helms' passing from this earth. I will not. This year of his death, I hope the passing of an era of conservativism will pass as well. With this era will pass racism, bigotry, sexism, and a greed that has sucked this country dry and left it flopping on the desert floor. Some of Jesse's claims to fame: Quotes from Jesse: "No intelligent Negro citizen should be insulted by a reference to this very plain fact of life. It is time to face honestly and sincerely the purely scientific statistical evidence of natural racial distinction in group intellect." "There is no bigotry either implicit or intended in such a realistic confrontation with the facts of life. "Those who would undertake to solve the problem by merely spending more money, and by massive forced integration, may be doing the greatest injustice of all to the Negro." "I've never heard once in this chamber anybody say to the homosexuals, 'stop what you're doing.' If they would stop what they're doing there would not be one additional case of AIDS in the United State." Some of these are actually funny in a stoopid kind of way: "The New York Times and The Washington Post are both infested with homosexuals themselves." "If God had wanted us to use the metric system, Jesus would have had 10 apostles." The only thing I admire about him is that he said what he thought and stuck to his guns (aka did not back down). That being said, well, he was a real jackass, and mayhaps, evil. Racism: prejudice with the power to enforce it. Jesse definitely had the power. Maybe Barack Obama getting as far as he has, was too much for the ole arse. Adios, Jesse.
THINGS TO DO AT NAROPA
1. Buy margaritas and drink them.
2. Watch Tracie Morris conduct a chorus of students reciting poetry. awe.
3. Watch film by Eileen Myles' class. Jive funk credits.
4. Read Selah Saterstrom: "Get Off Your High Horse and Come to the Party."
5. Write an ode to Ronald Johnson (poet of ARK).
6. Spy chocolate skirt-pants and grey blouse tank top on a girl giggly as a goose.
7. Listen to superb reading in Spanish (Daisy Zamora's class).
8. Lust after tall lumberjack guy.
9. Hoist Hannah Helen Hesperus However Handsome.
10. Buy margaritas and drink them.
i saw this on Facebook, tagged! courtesy of someone, (Sara i think) a slot i did in brighton...as opposed to this PHOTO
When a plain burger just won't do, go for the 1up Burger. The buns have green die and the spots are cheese. These look awesome! Well, to a geek anyway.
A simple project your kids would have fun creating. Get It Here
This awesome poster can be purchased here.
It's not the laugh that's funny, it's the snort. Any woman that snorts when they laugh is hilarious.
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