Something Tiny...

I have just ventured to the presently wet and cold land of San Francisco. I visited the Legion of Honor this afternoon, and the De Young museum this evening along with Mama-san and my ceramics class. I hope to have some pictures up soonish, but I'm knackered at the moment - so much so that I did not stick around to see You Say Party! We Say Die! It is a loss I will have to bear XP


Anyway, I stumbled upon a little book full of pictures of little people. It is by an artist named Slinkachu (a bazaar Pokemon perhaps?). Slinkachu sets up fantastical little scenes composed of tiny people in large cities. They are small and unnoticable to the unwary passer by making them all the more compelling. My particular favorites are the one with the Cheetos, the one with the bee, and the snails. Enjoy :D


Special Bonus Observations!
-Parking at the Legion of Honor sucks, apparently always.
-Parking at the De Young is pretty nice, you can pay for the garage, but there's lots of free street parking if you're okay with walking a little.

-Food at the Legion of Honor is pretty good. Mama-san and I split a large fancy sandwich and had tea for about $10 apiece (I think less actually).
-Food at the De Young is delicious, but in small portions (just like Arnold Rimmer???). I ordered the ravioli for dinner, and I got three, on a lovely bed of chard. I ate a lot of French fries to make up the rest of the meal...

-If they can charge money for it, they will.
-However, the student rate of $6 for both museums is quite good.

-Legion of Honor actually has some very nice stuff. There's a room of fancy porcelain dishes and tea sets (many with bugs on them). A hall with various Greek, Minoan, and Egyptian pottery, and many nice paintings and sculpture. We checked out their impressionist wing which was interesting (though lacking the Goya they mention on their map D: ) and swung through the Rodin sculpture areas among others. I was disappointed that their Cartier exhibition cost so much. I opted to save my money this time XP
-De Young has quite a bit more stuff than the Legion, but I generally felt like there was less stuff of interest to me (of course, since their map was so crappy, maybe I just didn't see it?). They do have a very nice Amish Quilt exhibition up (for free!). I want to make a quilt now :3 They have some excellent ceramics of the more modern variety as well as some lovely Native American pots (some of which depicted bugs). They also have a large ethnic selection of art (that's specific isn't it?) as well as a 9th floor lookout, and live music on Friday nights. After a full day of museum hopping and a minuscule dinner, I found it rather loud, but still enjoyable. Finally, I didn't see the King Tut exhibit because it was beyond my budget. I do plan to see the Impressionist exhibit in June.

How shall I describe?

or "God damn I'm tired! @.@"


I feel an explanation is due. I had told some folks to expect me to be on the job early in the month, yet I have continued to waffle and let things slide. One of the reasons is a rather unexpected, yet grueling two week class to become an apprentice guide at the Monterey Bay Aquarium (Whoo!). I have just completed the last day of that class, and you can catch me at the Aquarium every other Sunday starting in another week :)

One issue is my move from living in the Craft Room (because I'd only be here a few months until I got a fancy new job...) to the now open room downstairs. The problem here is that the open room wasn't really open. It contained my sewing machine, Mom's sewing machine, a cutting table, Dad's radio stuff, his laptop, three tables as well as loads of fabric (some mine) and the remnants from the rooms previous inhabitants. I have been playing an exciting life size version of Tetris for two weeks >.>

Another going on is that my Onee-chan (that's Big Sister) and her family are moving from upstate New York to the Los Angeles area, so they're around and about. Right now, the three kids are camped out upstairs. This isn't a big deal, but it still adds to the count.

I have some Etsy orders which I need to make. Some require my sewing machine. I need to take my sewing machine apart and clean it, so it does not break in such a way that I must pay a guy a hundred bucks to fix it (D: ). To take it apart, I need table space and time. Right now, this is my only source of income, and I need to be working on it more.

Amidst all of this is the question of my very poor health. I am tired most of the time, and if I get two things done in a day using my own motivational forces, I consider it miraculous. Also, the idea folks around here have about motivation is one of antagonism, which is to say I must first deal with their negativity before my own.
I'm keeping my head down and plodding along as I usually do. It's a long road however, and many of these things have turned into full blown catastrophes (see: moving). I do apologize if any of your orders, events, letters, or other correspondence have been set aside or delayed.

Anyway, FYI (or possibly TMI) :B

Well, I'm disgusted

A New York Times article talking about H&M and Walmart stores destroying unsold merchandise rather than doing anything at all useful or responsible with it.

I understand that you don't just want to toss it out the back. People might stop coming in the front, but there are better options than adding it to a landfill. Turn it into good press: "Walmart donates some tons of clothing to the needy." Recycle it. Something. Anything.

What disconcerts me the most is the thought of who else might be doing this, and why it takes them being publicly outed for them to stop.

/rant XP