OK...Amy corrected me...

I liked other video games....
like...

1. KABOOM!!!! YEAH! Who can't love stopping bombs with water buckets??!?!?!?!?
2. Dragon's Lair. I liked ducking under fire and collecting jewels...
3. Jungle Hunt....I liked to hit the button when Tarzan was swimming....to kill the crocodiles..it made a fun swishing sound....so Amy tells me, which I vaguely remember..I think I also like the action..
   and...
4. FREEWAY.
   which brings us back to chickens.

What you've all been waiting for....some documentation of ORANJE 2007

A quick clip of near our spot on the second floor...before the excitement.

my new cool friends did the Skin Printz booth. LOOK for the bubble wrap and christmas lights.

Kay Grimm and Sue Spicer.

They are FABULOUS!!!!!

I am so thankful to have met them.

Better video documentation when I can figure out how to transfer the tape from Heather's camera....I think I need to get a different cord....later!

Special thanks to Stephen and Francie for all their help!!! And for staying through the finish line....hugs to you my friends!!! Next year Francie may collaborate with me.......yeah!!!

Chicken Nemesis, Continued.

A bad poem in remembrance of

The Great Chicken Nemesis, Summer 2007:

Evidently the dog down the street,

The mean pit that occasionally gets loose and attacks not only white meat

And the reason the woman down the street

Walks her Beagle with a baseball batt held close her feet.

Well, he got out and killed chicken nemesis for a quick treat.

He left her out on the back step of Bob's house.
Same dog killed Chicken Nemesis's brother,
what a louse!!!
So they are both gone, one after another.

Video Games

OK. So, most of my friends know by now that I haven't had a television since I bought my house.....however, Amy has a tv. And yes, she doesn't have cable, just good ol' rabbit ears. Yes, Klaviter's are shrewd, frugal, or cheap...however you'd like to put it.

Anywho, Michelle has a game cube at Amy's house and bought Amy the LEGO Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy game. Now, if you've been my friend for a while...you might remember that the only video games I ever really loved was River Raid and MAYBE Mario Brothers.....however, THIS ONE ROCKS!
Amy and I played together for 4 hours tonight...it was totally corny and fun.
So, I would highly recommend it...

Evidently, I'm really good with a gun,
not so good with the light saber.....
and I generally fall off ramps....
I'm a clutz even in a game...
gotta work on that...

Cousin is famous...

An article came out last week...

check it out...
My cousin!!!

She's brillant, gorgeous and famous!

Check out the full story at:

In Pictures: TV's Network Know-It-Alls

Here's the highlights:


ABC's Private Practice
Elizabeth Klaviter, Director of Medical Research
Given Klaviter's daily duties, it's hard to believe her background is in theater, not medicine. Serving as director of medical research on Grey's Anatomy and new spin-off Private Practice, she spends much of her time leafing through medical journals and talking to experts about hundreds of ailments that could find their way into the shows' storylines. In Klaviter's tenure, that's included everything from a seemingly pregnant man to a woman killed by hiccups. Her rule of thumb: If the situation hasn't actually happened, it could happen.

GO COUSIN!!!!!

Sushi...

It's what's for dinner.

I don't know why or when sushi became my comfort food...but it is....and I feel better.
And let me be more specific. I only like Tuna rolls. Tonight was a spicy tuna with avocado......sans roe. That would be icky.




P.S. I HAVE tried other kinds of sushi...with Sierra, in fact. Tuna rolls are the ones I LOVE, so that's what I eat...It's not that I'm not adventurous, ok?

Chicken Nemesis

is no more.
Deceased.

A moment of silence.

Chicago Artist Resource

looking for plexiglass
in Chicago for the broken windows next door.....my dad's old supplier is probably defunct.
Anywho.....found Chicago Artist Resource website...check it out.
Eager Plastics is where I got all my rubber supplies in grad school...but the guy is a bit crazy...and sexist.....but he's ok if you know what you're talking about...hopefully he's still alive...

Oranje

was fantastic!!!!
Just got home from take down. I met SOOOO many wonderful people!!!
I'm making plans for next year!

Oranje

OK, I don't know why this turned blue when I uploaded it, but I don't have time to fix it....it's supposed to be ORANGE.....for ORANJE...*(I&%(&*^it..I'll fix it later.

Well, set up went well....pictures a coming.

I got the flu on the way back to Indy from Kentucky seeing a customer Monday afternoon.....story on that later...or maybe in a sitcom episode.

So, come see Oranje tomorrow.

Michael did an AWESOME job of helping me conceptually and helping design and setting up the lights, camera and set with me...THANK YOU SO MUCH!!! Everything looks so awesome and just like I pictured in my head. YOU ROCK!

Hopefully our walls won't get kicked over before we get there tomorrow night....

Anywho...more later....

but come see the show tomorrow if you can, or spread the word!!!

Hugs!

Success in a B.L.T.

Nemesis defeated.
Four BEAUTIFUL tomatoes.

I think maybe these were just too hard to get to for that chicken...
they were kinda in the middle and in weird positions up higher and mixed in the tomato plants.

Amy and I had Bacon, Lettuce and HOME GROWN TOMATO Sandwiches for dinner.
Oh boy, they were good.

Sorry my mom had the flu.
But, there are still two left....maybe she'll feel better tomorrow.

I finally finished all my wood pedestals to take to Indy tomorrow to set up for ORANJE.
More on that later..
Next Saturday September 15th...
2323 North Illinois Street
Indianapolis, IN
8pm-2am

Check it out at:
www.oranjeindy.com

"I think a life in music is beautifully spent and this is what I have devoted my life to" Luciano Pavarotti (1935-2007)

For Aunt Jane....

I am glad you got to visit him this summer while in Italy.

He will be missed by many...but your love will miss him the most,

for I know no one that loves Bel Canto more than my dear aunt.

Love, Lora

Esoterica: Luciano Pavarotti is an example of what can be done with a big heart and artistic success. Apart from the "Pavarotti International Voice Competition" and other arts related sponsorships, he runs an independent industry for his charities of choice. Pavarotti has spearheaded international action on land mines, initiatives for world peace, and led a charge against mankind's real enemies--fear, ignorance, hatred and poverty. Taking the stage with others, his concerts have raised millions for major medical, vocational and educational movements in Bosnia, Cambodia, Kosovo, Guatemala, Liberia, Tibet, Pakistan, Afghanistan and Iraq. "Imagination encircles the world." (Albert Einstein)
Artists' Responses to Imagination by Robert Genn

Some Video Links:

"How to Sing Bel Canto I" and "II" with Pavarotti, Sutherland and Horne

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mk06RvH96NU

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XhwkHts8QTs

For my friends that haven't heard him recently....take a couple minutes and do so....

Luciano Pavarotti sings "Nessun Dorma" from Turandot

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZyMA1fuCieQ

Today is brought you you by the letter M.

http://www.millerwelds.com/education/tech_tips/MIG_tips/
for MIG Welder

It's get to know your MIG welder day...
and the problems with welding with Aluminum Bronze Wire...
Yes.....there are many, so it seems....
I've almost got the settings right...maybe another hour....
or one more flash...