The frescoes (wall paintings executed in wet plaster) in the Palazzo Pubblico in Siena, Italy are badly deteriorated. This is due in part to the fact that salt was stored in the basements of the building. Apparently it was absorbed by the walls and caused the paintings to flake off. I’m no chemist* but I [...]
Archive for August, 2006
My cat is newer than my clothes. I admit it. I’m a slob.
Well, not really. More like Apples and Assorted Junk. This is one in a series of paintings we’re doing as exercises in class. The objective is to finish them in about 20 minutes. This time, I did not succeed.
In Which Recent Life Changes Are Expressed In A List
Published August 28th, 2006 in Daily. 0 CommentsTime in grad program: 1 week Job offers: 2 Graduate assistantship offers: 1 Egg sandwiches eaten in the past week: probably nearing a toxic amount PBJ eaten in the past week: same as above Time for hair to dry in this weather: hours and hours Sleep: little Overall appearance: slob
Who knew Shakespeare came up with this? See it for yourself at: Hamlet Online- go to Act 1 Scene 1 (Page 6 in the e-reader).
It will only take 4-6 weeks to receive a replacement battery for my potentially explosive laptop. Sounds good! P.S. I’m pretty sure my art teacher would not be impressed with the poorly modeled light sources in this image. But she’s not here, is she?
I’m probably not crazy enough these days to carry my laptop around in… whatever this leopard box is that I use to store paint in. It’s probably a makeup case. But it’s nice to have the option.
Sample Conversation re: I Hit Your Car
Published August 23rd, 2006 in Blacksburg, Daily and Sample Conversation. 1 CommentShirtless Sweaty Me: Hey! Neighbor in SUV: Hi! (cheerfully, waving enthusiastically) SSM: I hit your car this morning. I don’t think it was damaged… was there any damage? (Apparently Non- English- Speaking) Neighbor in SUV: Cool! (drives off) Problem solved.
This morning as I pluckily left for work at 7:45 AM I vigorously backed the Tiger into a nearby SUV. I had been busily loading tons of crap into the car, including the leopard print paint box you see at your left. No damage to the SUV, though my tail light was crunched. So I [...]
Suspect Apprehended: Blacksburg Now At Risk From Dragon Scourge
Published August 21st, 2006 in Blacksburg and Daily. 0 CommentsMonday. Blacksburg, 4:30 PM. Judy: “Special correspondent and star reporter, Kevin Inman, reports from the comparative safety of Radford, Virginia. Kevin, how do things look on the ground there in Radford?” Me: “Thanks, Judy. In Radford, the residents are, in the words of one local, ‘thanking their lucky stars’ that they don’t live in neighboring [...]
Monday. Blacksburg, 11:30 AM. Judy: “Kevin Inman, star reporter, covers the alleged hostage drama on the Virginia Tech Campus from his living room. Kevin?” Me: “Thanks, Judy. Sources in the Virginia Tech Corporate research center claim a helicopter is circling over the area, giving strength to the rumors that the suspect is at large south [...]
Escaped Killa: Update from University Libraries
Published August 21st, 2006 in Blacksburg and Daily. 0 CommentsMonday, Blacksburg. 11 AM. Judy: “Reporting to you from his living room, now dressed in shorts and a tshirt, star reporter Kevin Inman on the drama unfolding today on the Virginia Tech campus. Kevin?” Me: “Thanks, Judy. Tensions are running high. Per a source in an office at University Libraries, we have an unconfirmed report [...]
Monday. Blacksburg, 8:30 AM. Judy: “Live to you from his living room, Kevin Inman, star reporter wearing only boxer shorts and, I must say, looking quite fine. Kevin?” Me: “Thanks, Judy. Tensions are running high here in Blacksburg this morning. This ordinarily tedious town has been shaken up today by an escaped cop-killing madman, patrolling [...]
Me: What’s your shoe size? Her: I do not want any Crocs.
Her: Look at this farmer-tan sunburn. Me: Oh my god! Were you wearing your sunscreen?? Her: I guess my sunscreen didn’t go up that high. Me: Reapply, reapply, reapply! Her: It’s hard to reapply when you are sweaty and covered in cow shit, Scary Sunscreen Man.
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