one of the kinder drew this portrait of me in class
and
it is one of my favorite portraits of all time.
—
‘every portrait that is painted with feeling is a portrait of the artist, not of the sitter.”
-oscar wilde
Feb11
Feb10
to shoe or not to shoe?
yes, these are my glitter shoes again, brought out for special occasions.
—
while i do so love to be barefoot or in sandals whenever possible
there are times when shoes are needed,
like novemeber-march in michigan
and sometimes on small holidays or dance party fridays.
—
“when I die I don’t want to be wearing shoes.
i want to have just enough notice so that I can pull them off and get comfortable.
shoes mean death snuck up on you.
shoes mean you had other plans.”
-jason buchholz, a paper son
Feb9
passage.
passage into early evening calm
—
“snow
while falling it hides your passage
when finished it documents your path”
― richard l. ratliff
Feb8
qwerty.
not me, but someone from back in the day
who is frustrated by the illogical order of the keyboard.
have you ever wondered why the letters on the keyboard are organized the way they are? while it seems like the letters were randomly strewn across the keys, this method of organizing the keyboard was developed as way to slow down typists. back in 1872, typewriter users were typing too fast and causing the typewriters to jam. so, the QWERTY method actually kept the machines from breaking down and is still used today.
—
“wisely and slow; they stumble that run fast. ”
-william shakespeare
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source: mental floss, noam
Feb7
whimsy’s on its way.
note to this townie and his car
who’ve made so many smile:
Shout out to the person driving the smart car that looks like a little tykes cozy coupe!
Everyone loves it and it brings all of the smiles and laughs every time you are spotted! :)
—
“whimsy doesn’t care if you are the driver or the passenger; all that matters is that you are on your way.”
-bob goff
Feb6
zoom out.
just as i was thinking about it being so cold in ann arbor
that the water bottle in my car froze,
my friend sent this pic
saying it’s so hot in perth
that the cadbury bars melted.
i said, ‘at least it’s warm there,’
she said, ‘at least you have snow there.’
zoom.
—
“life is about perspective and how you look at something… ultimately, you have to zoom out.”
-whitney wolfe herd
Feb5
games.
let the games begin!
—
“a lifetime of training for just ten seconds.”
-jesse owens
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olympic art credit: rachel whiteread
Feb4
indulgence.
so,
when you put it that way…
it really is no contest.
which way would you go?
—
“my life has been a magnificent indulgence.”
-dick van dyke
Feb3
the pitch.
brilliant pitch on our local townie site:
FREE SNOW SHOVELING CLASS: This Thursday Feb 3rd, I will be holding a FREE snow shoveling class at my place. Come and join the class and learn about the proper ways to shovel!
Reviewed techniques will include the scoop and throw method, the down and push method (AKA the plow technique) as well as the upside down scraping technique.
Don’t miss out on this amazing opportunity to enhance your snow lifting techniques without throwing your back out! I will provide the driveway to ensure your training is conducted in the most life-like situation. I only ask that you bring your own shovel.
PM me for additional details and times. Spots are limited and handled on a first come first served basis. Hurry, don’t delay!
as always, i loved the responses and they did not disappoint:
Is this for credit or just a certificate program???
Is this one of those Huckleberry Finn/ Tom Sawyer type classes where you have us shovel for you??
Now That’s What I Call marketing baby! Makes me want to get a shovel and throw on the parka and Boots!
Yes my place as well for the master class!
After can we repaint the fence?
You stole my idea!!!!
Now, why didn’t I think of that!!
Best AAT snow post EVER!
—
“i like work, it fascinates me; i can sit and look at it for hours.”
-jerome k. jerome
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credits: ann arbor townies
Feb2
dragons, and groundhogs, and snow – oh my!
the kinder celebrated the lunar new year
with a fierce painting of a chinese dragon
who will keep us all safe
woody the groundhog was scheduled to emerge this morning
on groundhog day
to predict how much longer winter will stick around
but..
we are now-
about to be hit with a MAJOR snowstorm.
—
it’s truly a week
to celebrate things
big and small.
—
in honor of groundhog day:
“what fresh hell is this?!”
-woody the groundhog
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in honor of the lunar new year:
“so comes snow after fire, and even dragons have their ending!”
– j.r.r. tolkien
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in honor of the snow:
“snow day, bring it!”
-beth kennedy
I didn't have my glasses on.... 