Saturday, July 31, 2010

07.30.10

1. My second client forgot to leave her key for me. Good, because I was too tired to do three jobs in one day yesterday.
2. Car Talk on the iPod.
3. An especially relaxing session of acupuncture.
4. Making it to the Y for an hour of walking.
5. An interesting talk about local politics with Terry Gydesen and, briefly,
6. Robyne Robinson, who gave a nice stump speech!
7. A nice chat with Rachel T.
8. Laura Crosby's enthusiam for my work.
9. Meeting Balthazar Korab at MPC.
10. An early Friday night.

Friday, July 30, 2010

07.29.10

1. Kelly’s amusing FB post about me being an “award-winning” artist.
2. A quick lunchtime stop at Weinstein Gallery--three Robert Polidoris in two places in one day.
3. A pleasant happy birthday phone call to my dad.
4. Ricky Gervais radio shows to pass the time at work.
5. Molly liked my Art Hounds idea.
6. A quick chat with Penny Freeh.
7. Liz Armstrong’s interesting talk about her MIA show.
8. A lovely Two Bettys happy hour at Nick + Eddie.
9. Outside on a gorgeous summer night.
10. A good phone chat with Rich.

07.28.10

1. A nice chat with my client Steve.
2. A good cleaning review from Soon.
3. Biking to Bedlam.
4. Finding a new tag along the way: Wolf Pack.
5. Sean Smuda’s t-shirt.
6. Enjoying “Work of Art” on the Bedlam roof for the last time.
7. A good episode with some decent art!
8. I actually liked the shadow puppet show afterwards quite a bit.
9. A lovely chat with Kelly.
10. The beautiful bike riding, DJing, mashed up old movie projections of Urban Caravan.

Wednesday, July 28, 2010

07.27.10

1. An excellent scrambled egg breakfast with homemade bread at Tyelene's Restaurant, next to my motel.
2. A slow morning, with time for a glance at the (not terribly nice for swimming or walking) beach.
3. A pleasant drive through the UP and western Wisconsin.
4. LOTS of blank signs.
5. Plenty of other oddities to shoot.
6. Air conditioning and the iPod.
7. Max!!!
8. A good storm followed by cool dry air.
9. Catching up with Alex as he ate dinner and I opened a huge stack of mail.
10. Falling asleep reasonably early and easily.

Tuesday, July 27, 2010

07.26.10

1. A lazy morning with Rich.
2. Biking in the shady park for the last time.
3. A delicious lunch at Punzel.
4. From Harmut, a gift of a lovely piece from Stills in Edinburgh.
5. A not too painful goodbye.
6. The strange concrete park on Hwy 131.
7. A beautiful sunset.
8. Mixes on the iPod.
9. Finding a cute, clean, cheap motel.
10. Falling asleep reading "Shampoo Planet."

07.25.10

1. Sleeping late.
2. Crepes at Patisserie Amie.
3. Gathering stones at North Bar beach.
4. Rich’s music mix.
5. Snyder’s sourdough pretzels.
6. Patty’s advice and encouragement about applying to teach.
7. A large and congenial gathering at the beach.
8. A huge yellow moon.
9. Sparklers. Good for putting in a bonfire.
10. A quiet drive home.

07.24.10

1. A nice lunchtime visit to the cabin from Rich.
2. My talk to the photo students went well and
3. I enjoyed giving it and
4. Preparing for it.
5. A pleasant bike ride with Rich.
6. Diabolical Ale from the party store.
7. Another lovely grilled dinner.
8. Realizing how pretty the road just east of Interlochen is in the daylight.
9. A nice time at the Karlin with Rich and his friends.
10. An almost-full moon.

07.23.10

1. A good lazy morning of reading in bed.
2. A quick run down the “Resale Trail” in Traverse City.
3. Super cheap clothes from Ebb Tide.
4. Handles to make a felted bag from the Salvation Army.
5. Charming old black and yellow onion soup bowls.
6. A pleasant quick bike ride through the shady paths in the park.
7. A hilarious moment when a student fell asleep and sighed loudly during a boring artist’s talk.
8. Another yummy tapas dinner.
9. Searching for artists and photos for my presentation for the photo class while Rich had Open Studio.
10. Falling asleep easily.

07.22.10

1. A good night’s sleep.
2. A quiet morning reading “Bright-Sided.”
3. A hilarious egg-shaped ceramic lamp covered with black-eyed Susans and green glitter = Katie’s Christmas gift.
4. A cherry patterned Luella for Target mini for $3.
5. Cute enough glasses from Goodwill Optical for my new bifocals.
6. They’re only $148.
7. A delicious tapas dinner of cheeses and chorizo from Matador plus assorted more or less Mediterranean foods from the cupboard.
8. Remembering phone calls from Jenny Holzer to her husband Mike Glier when he was artist-in-residence at the WPA and how surprised I was at how normal and nice she seemed.
9. Laughing with Rich about all the overweight middle aged Oakridge Boys fans arriving at Interlochen for their concert.
10. Several interesting episodes of Art 21.

Thursday, July 22, 2010

07.21.10

1. Another gorgeous summer day.
2. Maggie at Tandem Cider’s directions to the beach.
3. Lots of beautiful stones on the beach in Leland.
4. Listening to “Either/Or” on the drive home.
5. Dressing up in my new silk kimono.
6. Getting ready to go to dinner in under ten minutes.
7. The daytime moon.
8. A lovely dinner at Chez Peres.
9. Ben and his buddies’ amusing visit while I was showing Rich my new beach stones.
10. “The Class.”

07.20.10

1. Yorkshire tea.
2. Reading “Blindsided” in bed in the morning.
3. More progress in getting rid of duplicate and unused files on the laptop.
4. Feeling strong on my bike ride.
5. Pink toenail polish.
6. A fantastic dinner of sausage-sprout kebabs,
7. Caprese salad,
8. Roasted beets,
9. Grilled portabella and
10. Two glasses of cava.

07.19.10

1. A productive morning of sorting old files to free up space on my external disk.
2. Finding a few more “lost” photos.
3. An hour-long bike ride.
4. Going to North Bar beach with Hartmut and his family.
5. Searching for stones on the beach and finding a huge variety of beautiful shapes and patterns.
6. Ben saying a stone looked like “beehive cardboard.”
7. A nice dinner at the pizza place in Empire.
8. Diabolical India Pale Ale from North Peak.
9. DJing with Rich’s iPhone.
10. My interesting new book.

07.17.10

1. A morning spent unexpectedly and pleasantly in Traverse City.
2. A blue Guayabera for Rich from the church ladies’ thrift shop.
3. Half-price on a toaster oven and radio at Goodwill.
4. Chícahros y chorizo for dinner.
5. Trader Joe’s cava.
6. Swimming in the lake, which was not as “warm as pee.”
7. A nice group of people for a beach bonfire.
8. Boddington’s Pub Ale (in a can, OK to take to the beach).
9. Sourdough pretzel and chips.
10. “Mystical Fire.”

07.16.10

1. Yorkshire tea.
2. A delicious nectarine.
3. A couple nice finds at “Store.”
4. A crescent moon in the daytime sky.
5. An almost-hour long bike ride.
6. A good stretch.
7. A thought-provoking (and problematic) artist’s talk.
8. An interesting discussion afterwards.
9. Work of Art.
10. Early and easy to sleep.

Friday, July 16, 2010

07.15.10

1. Yorkshire tea and biscotti for breakfast.
2. Finishing my digital camera image sorting (I think).
3. Some good frames at the thrift store.
4. Lots of good student work at the “showcase.”
5. Pistachios.
6. Sangria.
7. Asparagus.
8. Grilled tilapia.
9. An enjoyable “Work of Art.”
10. Getting along well.

07.14.10

1. Finding my 2006 NOLA digital images.
2. Finally organizing them four years later.
3. So many beautiful pix of Karla.
4. Getting myself scrubbed up after many slovenly days.
5. An interesting artist’s talk at Interlochen.
6. Sierra Nevada Torpedo IPA.
7. Another delicious grilled dinner and
8. More pleasant conversation with Rich’s colleagues and their families.
9. Showing my embroideries to them—and letting Ben (age 8) run the slide show.
10. Early to sleep.

07.13.10

1. Yorkshire tea, four cups of it.
2. A nice chat with Sumita and Ben.
3. Feeling clear-headed enough to organize my computer files.
4. Ricky Gervais pocasts.
5. A really good bike ride.
6. Scrambled eggs for lunch.
7. Working quietly and diligently through the afternoon and early evening.
8. Enjoying it.
9. A delicious salad for dinner.
10. Seeing a bit of the All Star game on TV at the Karlin Inn.

07.12.10

1. Quesadillas for breakfast.
2. Fantastic thrift shopping in Traverse City, including
3. An office chair for the cabin at Goodwill and
4. Awesome red stacked heel ankle boots at Ebb Tide.
5. The Traverse City public library’s CD collection.
6. A beer and a half at Right Brained Brewery.
7. Finding an interesting book about artist’s books for $12.
8. Portobello burgers, roasted fennel and Brussels sprouts and sausage kebabs (again—our fave new grilled dish).
9. Another lovely late walk with lightning bugs.
10. Reading my new book in bed.

07.11.10

1. Scrambled eggs and herbed home fries.
2. The shoreline along Lake Leelanau.
3. The kind owner of Tandem Ciders and his tasty wares.
4. Looking at sailboats in Northport.
5. A nice chat at the bar while sort of watching the Tour de France.
6. A delicious Rachel sandwich at Art’s Bar.
7. DJing the drive home.
8. A nice walk in the dark.
9. Lightning bugs.
10. Falling asleep before Rich.

Saturday, July 10, 2010

07.09.10

1. Sleeping in, again!
2. A productive morning of computer work in the cabin.
3. I understand cash flow spreadsheets now.
4. I'm almost done my business plan for FAIM.
5. A funny, friendly fat guy riding at the velodrome who tried to convince me I ought to do the "du-athlon" there Sunday. 4-12-4 run-bike-run (I'd have to walk). Maybe next year!
6. Beautiful radicchio and fennel from Tom's.
7. A yummy, mostly leftovers, quesadilla dinner.
8. Getting more computer work done while Rich led his class's Open Studio.
9. Miles's piece on Work of Art. He is good.
10. Dave Hickey.

Friday, July 9, 2010

07.08.10

1. Sleeping in till 11 after a night of insomnia.
2. Much less sticky weather.
3. A nice bike ride. Feeling a little stronger.
4. Scrambled eggs for brunch.
5. Air-conditioned comfort at the library.
6. Sifting through a lot of old emails and Facebook messages feels really good.
7. Beautiful artwork by the youngest Interlochen students.
8. Interesting conversation about the lackluster director candidate’s lecture.
9. Brussels sprout and Italian sausage kebabs.
10. Early to bed. Maybe I’ll be caught up on sleep soon!

Thursday, July 8, 2010

07.07.10

1. Yorkshire tea.
2. Flax-pumpkin seed granola.
3. Art in America.
4. A good ride in the “velodrome” (AKA Interlochen State Park’s mostly empty, slightly sloped parking lot).
5. Finding a small bottle of gel in the cabin, to tame my hair in the humidity.
6. A tasty latte at Buds.
7. Chipmunks.
8. Sangria.
9. Corn on the cob.
10. The Julius Shulman documentary.

Wednesday, July 7, 2010

07.06.10

1. Sleeping late.
2. The satisfaction of almost finishing my bookkeeping for the first half of 2010.
3. Quicken.
4. Raspberry jam for my lunchtime yogurt.
5. A pleasant walk to the P.O.
6. The bouquet of wildflowers I picked along the side of the road.
7. Purple sweet peas, especially.
8. A nice cold Sierra Nevada after my walk.
9. Superdelicious pesto with Italian sausage, fresh mozzarella, roasted yellow peppers and pine nuts.
10. Capitalism: A Love Story by Michael Moore.

07.05.10

1. A lazy morning.
2. Yorkshire tea.
3. Scrambled eggs and ciabbata toast.
4. Grocery shopping with Rich.
5. The quirky Victorian houses in Traverse City.
6. The idea of a mustache handle bar for the Trek.
7. Convincing Rich to buy a pair of clogs.
8. A hoppy IPA at the brew pub.
9. A delicious tapas/antipasto dinner.
10. The Mardi Gras Indian scene in the last episode of Treme.

Monday, July 5, 2010

07.04.10

1. Bicycling.
2. Bluebird feathers.
3. A cold Diet Pepsi.
4. A yummy brunch of eggs, Canadian bacon and English muffins with pear-currant jam.
5. Doing errands with Rich.
6. Fresh raspberries from the farmers' market.
7. Swimming in Lake Michigan.
8. Another delicious grilled dinner.
9. Pretty fireworks in Frankfort.
10. Rain that sounded like applause in a small auditorium.

07.03.10

1. Sleeping ten hours.
2. Settling into my home for the next three weeks.
3. A beautiful, warm summer day.
4. A delicious, sort of potluck grilled dinner.
5. Nice company for a beach outing.
6. Beach stones.
7. A gorgeous sunset.
8. Kip's oddball commentary, especially "I see a frog" in the starry sky.
9. Seeing the Milky Way.
10. Falling asleep easily.

07.02.10

1. Poking leisurely around Marquette.
2. Interesting 25-cent books from a thrift store.
3. A sweet little vintage store with an owner so friendly I just had to buy a bracelet from her.
4. Super tangy cheddar cheese from the local coop.
5. Yummy things from a beautiful little bakery.
6. Chocolate covered coffee beans to keep me going on my drive.
7. The lovely Victorian homes of Petoskey.
8. Fresh strawberries and raspberries from a market near Traverse City.
9. Being with Rich again after two weeks away.
10. Sleepiness.

07.01.10

1. Blue ice.
2. Blue highways.
3. Freshly charged AC.
4. Cruise control.
5. Nine blank signs.
6. Rediscovering the cute cabins from a decade-old photo above my desk, in Spooner.
7. A nice drive through the U.P.
8. Seeing Melissa's show in Marquette.
9. An amusing evening with her family and friends.
10. A super comfy hotel bed, thanks to Melissa and her family's generosity.

Thursday, July 1, 2010

06.30.10

1. Fluffy clouds in a perfect summer sky.
2. Even more efficiency at work. I was a cleaning machine yesterday!
3. Senator Al Franken.
4. Blacklisted by Neko Case.
5. Lasagna for lunch.
6. A nice walk in the park before packing.
7. Alex and Amy and Bobbi Jo laughed at my story about the blue chair.
8. Clarity.
9. Getting my Phipps entry together went pretty quickly.
10. Being almost ready to leave!