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MORE Public Unrest - Whistling and Wailing!

park ave picketeers

Can I think of anything?

...true,
honorable,
right,
pure,
lovely,
or admirable?
Things that are excellent?

Whose lap would you rather sit on?

The Macy's Santa Claus, or Chuck Close? (Pictured here with girlfriend Sienna.)

formative CA art memories: (no particular order)

Rodin

San Jose Performing Arts Center

The Bradbury Building

The Mural Dist. SF

Cathedral Doors

Father Junipero Serra

Gerome's The Bath - at the Legion of Honor

My home town as immortalized by T. Kinkade

Grand Central Art Center

The Norton Simon, Basel Mural I, 1956-58 by Sam Francis

Have you heard about this faux society?

The Sons of Lee Marvin:

Jim Jarmusch	Tom Waits	Nick Cave	Neil Young
Iggy Pop	John Boorman	Josh Brolin	Thurston Moore

The BIRD is the WORD

Self Portrait by Matt Anderson (of the red pant variety)

I went out to The Invisible Dog last night to see a performance by my friend Jen Mills and met THIS GUY. Long-story-short, his art is just as fun as he is!

Jen - doing her thing.

As an aside: This "self portrait" is pretty spot-on. In our initial conversation he commented on my nails, I responded by divulging that I had a desire to get licensed as a manicurist. His response was that I should hawk manicures - gesturing just as the bird is above. I kinda lurv it.

see you

I see you through a lens
through dark frames
boxing you in
while shielding myself

I see through your profile
through silhouetted personality
representing yourself well
while scrutinizing all possible dimension

I see you through a hard time
through screaming traffic
helping myself to another dose
while your time is depleted

I see you through a veil
through fine silk tulle
softening my gaze
while obstructing yours

I see
through...
you.

i might have to steel this...

my friend nate took some portraits of New York MTA conductors doing what they do best, and I kinda love it.

For all this year's Runners in the New York ING Marathon!

Wu-hoo!

Great job!

Favorites this year...

Here are my three favorite outfits from last weekend's festivities:

Lonnie as A John Baldessari
A surprising amount of people actually 'got' this...
Enough to make not-seeing any of them worth-while? The jury is out...

Co-worker cross dressed as Daphne Guinness
The high heels and custom wig really did me in.

My brother's family as A Rock Band!
My older nephew really got into it, including fake tattoos!
And check out that drum set! Brilliant!


for reference: (click to enlarge)

Dear Diary,

I was told that I should write things out in order to fully experience my feelings and therefore learn to express things properly. So here it goes...

Tonight I will be going out. Some of the usual crew will be there, and some that I have not seen in too long. Besides these friends, and confidants there will also be someone new. This addition quickens the heart. I hold these palpitations directly responsible for the simultaneous desire to wear slips and stockings; sing along with vaguely romantic lyrics; and the continuous urge to check my 'face'.

In spite of how this may sound - he makes me feel like myself.

Wish me luck,
bk

photo: Marlene Dietrich

Joey Ramona Quimby = totally brill'!

I am not sure how I feel about this completely.
Over the weekend my friend dressed up as the author of fashion blog, Style Rookie, and then I go online to discover nowness covering what that little girl wore as her costume! Many things run through my mind - like "wow, I love her costume idea - why couldn't I have thought of that?" and "what a simulacra within a simulacrum" or "am I getting old by pointing out the novelty of the whole thing?"...

Online Dating Research Update:

http://www.plentyoffish.com/
11 "Men" meet my search criteria.
2 seem like inactive accounts.
and the rest...

http://www.okcupid.com/
Top Match is a friend of mine from church.
I gave him a bean-pod of friendship approval.

THAT's IT!!!!

mta. I am mad.
[some text has been removed due to it's irrelevance to goodpurefun]
BONUS:

http://www.itsiticecream.com/

http://www.ituit.com/

MTA

"The MTA just won't listen. Last week, they ignored the protests of millions of NYC residents and raised subway and bus fares to $104/month starting Dec. 30th. "..."Come to a Union Square "Vote Transit" rally on October 27 at 5:30 p.m -- it's sponsored by our great friends at Transportation Alternatives."

You know I love a good MAP

on a lark I joined a few FREE dating sites recommended (or at least mentioned) by friends of mine. this just TICKLED me pink when I got an email from one of them telling me where in the world I might find a good mate...

DATING SITES I'M TESTING:
Ok Cupid - the cool new hip alternative to MATCH
(gave me the charts above) (i have married friends who met on MATCH)
Plenty of Fish (i have married friends who met here)
Love and Seek - not going so well...(they are fake-free)

BONUS:
UPDATES ON MY BLOG proliferation:




Wait... was that... the Czech Republic?
awww yeah.....

Jesus Christ = the Anti-Pirate

"Take what you can, give nothing back" - Jack Sparrow

"You have heard that it was said, 'AN EYE FOR AN EYE, AND A TOOTH FOR A TOOTH.' But I say to you, do not resist an evil person; "..." love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you," - Jesus Christ, quoted in Matthew 5 (NASB translation)

I went to a discussion group/book club last night. The topic at hand came from some writings on Love by Saint Augustine, or "Augustin" (however you like to pronounce it...)

~I've decided to edit my original text down to the following inspiration.~

"My command is this: Love each other as I have loved you. Greater love has no one than this, that he lay down his life for his friends. You are my friends if you do what I command." - Jesus Christ, quoted in John 15 (NIV translation)

"Give Your Self Away" - U2

"Thank you for the cross
Thank you for the cross
Thank you for the cross, my friend
Thank you for the cross
Thank you for the cross
Thank you for the cross, my friend
Thank you for the cross
Thank you for the cross
Thank you for the cross, my friend"

-contemporary Christian Worship chorus

Enneagram Personality Test

I recently sent information on Enneagram Personality Types to a friend to see what their personality type was. She replied: "Is this Spam?", "No" I said, but take it as you will.

Here I am: (I took this, like, 5 times today, so I think I am, for-real, a 2...)

Type 1	Perfectionism	||||||||||||||	58%
Type 2	Helpfulness	||||||||||||||||||||	86%
Type 3	Image Focus	||||||||||||||	58%
Type 4	Hypersensitivity	||||||||||||	42%
Type 5	Detachment	||||||||||||||||	70%
Type 6	Anxiety	||||||||||||	50%
Type 7	Adventurousness	||||||||||||	42%
Type 8	Aggressiveness	||||||||||||	42%
Type 9	Calmness	||||||||||||	46%

type	score	type behavior motivation
2	21	I must be helpful and caring to be happy.
5	17	I must be knowledgable and independent to be happy.
1	14	I must be perfect and good to be happy.
3	14	I must be impressive and attractive to be happy.
6	12	I must be secure and safe to be happy.
9	11	I must maintian a peaceful and easygoing environment to be happy.
4	10	I must be true to my emotions to be happy.
7	10	I must be high and entertained to be happy.
8	10	I must be strong and in control to be happy.

for more information on what this all means go to THIS PAGE, why-don't-you?!?!?!