Month: February 2011

there’s a cool installation at work, for all that it’s very simple: a bunch of hula hoops mounted on the ceiling, with bells on strings dangling down at different lengths. If you walk through it slowly with your hands out, it makes a lovely sound.

I realize Kat has also posted a picture of microwave popcorn, but what can I say. It’s tasty stuff and easy to photograph.

I went to visit my best friend today, who is recuperating from surgery. She’s tired but otherwise doing very well. Partly because of Penelope here, who is cheerful and generally nice to have around, but also helps in finding comfortable sleeping positions.

This is what happens when the wick burns all the way to the bottom, and you pick up the candle and the wick doesn’t come along.

Earlier this week, my coworker emailed to ask if I could assist with a pianist who was coming Saturday to help with the Art Studio program. She explained that his check and contract were on her desk, and it was his first paying gig and she expected him to behave appropriately. Which I thought was a really weird comment, until I found out who he was:

He charged us $2.00, and wore a tie because, as he told his mother, “it’s respectful.” He turned down an invitation to play with a friend because he had a “job” and he bowed after every song. He’s 7.

This pelican was part of a display in one of the window cases at work. It was my favorite such display, and now I regret never taking a picture of it, since it has been taken down. But at least I’ve got the pelican.

I was glad to see T. Rex today. He got removed not too long ago, and I didn’t know where he’d gone. Glad to see he just got moved.

a puffed-up pufferfish skin. not something you see every day.

at first, when I walked by this little pile on the boardwalk, I thought someone had thrown up. But no, it’s just a pile of nuts, seeds and dried fruits. Maybe it’s for the gulls? or the pigeons? No idea.

This car has been parked at the library for weeks. Not cool–the snowbanks have already eliminated a number of spaces, so it’s more difficult than usual to find a spot. I mentioned it to someone and she sort of shrugged. Useful.