That one thing

Here’s a thought for this morning:

That ‘one’ thing?

Live to my heart’s content.

xox to you all,
-w

Magnetic personality

So, I was wandering through Swain’s, looking for a bag for when I go sketching on-location ("Sure. We believe you."). I was checking out, and something caught my attention.

This little guy glommed onto me. And, you know me, I can’t resist a face this cute:



Such soulful, earnest eyes. Sigh. And I fell immediately under the spell of his magnetic personality.



Like the silicone dog hotpad mitt before him, he managed to follow me home and set up camp in my kitchen.



(Apparently, he knows where all the good stuff happens.)
But, what a guy. He’s already in the kitchen when I wake up, doesn’t steal my ice cream, embraces my art...


... and, best of all, I get the feeling he's willing to stick around for a while. And he wears purple!

Yeah, he’s a keeper.

Gadgets

Have you checked out all the gadgets going on along the right margin? Check out the guestbook and email subscription service! Does this help? :)

A great race

[Walk walk] Boy it’s cold. It’s really cold.
Guess I coulda’ brought my mp3 player. It seemed pretty unsociable, though.
[Stand stand stand]
Okay, here we go.
What? False start?

[Stand stand]
Okay, here we go. Run over the timing chip mat, set my watch, we’re off!
[Run run] I guess this is the uphill part. Okay, that’s not so bad.
[Run run run] I’m tired. [Walk walk walk] Nah, not that tired. [Run run run]
[Run run run] Okaaaay, it’s been a while. Have we gone one mile yet? Oh, what’s that? One-mile marker? Oh good. Can I call it or what? Whew, there’s hope here.
[Run run run] Okay, this looks familiar; I can start to settle into my pace. Breeeeathe. Breeeeeathe. If we’re at Conifer, then it’s literally all downhill from here.
[Run run run] Water station! Faster! Pour faster!
[Run run run] Oh, cramps. Aiee. [Walk walk] No, not that sore. [Run run run]

Gee, it’s too bad they’re only having one water station. Oh, hey, look! The Starbucks crew put together their own water station! Woo hoo! Yeah for Starbucks! [drink drink]

[Run run run] My toes are getting numb, must be around two miles. .. Oh, wow. Did I call that or what? Amazing. Okay, two miles. I can do one more mile, no problem.
[Run run run] Hey, look at the time.I might be able to match the last race. How about that?
[Run run run] Dude, a hill up to the finish around the track? Ugh. [Walk walk] Nah, no walking. [Run run slow]
Okay! Onto the track – softer running surface! Woo hoo! How far around do we have to go? Okay! Hey, photographer! Yeah, here’s a smile and a wave for ya’.
[Run] Oh man, look at the time. I could actually match, maybe beat, my time from the last race.
[Run] Okay, last 20 – 30 yards. I can sprint for this.
[Sprint sprint sprint] Woooo!

[Stop] Take my timing chip, quick, before I lose my balance. Wuf.
[Walk walk] Water. Must have water. [Drink drink]
[Walk] Just think, if I had actually trained for this. Gee.
[Walk walk] Look at the food. Mmmm.
[Walk] Oh, hey, it’s free? Really? Excellent.
[Munch munch] Yeah, Dole’s the major sponsor, duh. Fresh oranges, bananas, fruit cups, bagels? For free? I’ll be back next year. [Munch munch munch]
[Walk walk] Hey, those guys have Coldstone ice cream.
[Brisk walk] Oooo, and it’s free, too? Hey, I just ran 3 miles, I can afford to have some ice cream.
“Chocolate, please”
[Walk walk] Mmmmm…


Last race chip time: 36:41.
I have a new 'personal best' time to beat.

Petersen Museum

An L.A. landmark, I know, but is it just me that feels sad and creepy everytime I see this?



Anyway. Last weekend I went to the Petersen Automotive Museum. A nice history of how automobiles, freeways and the city “grew up” together, cool exhibits on Rock’nRoll guitars and cars and of Steve McQueen’s cars. Look at this beauty:



Man, I had one of these (a coupe, not fastback) and had to let it go. Sigh.

In the kids space, they had great science displays and games (Pinecar Derby!!). And this! They had kids design cars, and prop makers from the entertainment industry (I’m guessing), made them. So this:


Became this:

How cool is that? ;)

You should go.

Finally

Dude, you're awesome; Thanks. It just must have taken me forever to get to that 10-hit minimum to where the thing actually activated. Okay, so people are actually reading! Excellent.

You see those little dots all by their lonesome? I know who you people are! ;)