Nerdtour 2012: T-minus 35 days and counting, some thoughts…

Inou Tadataka, a role model of sorts

Only 35 days till I leave for Japan! I’m making some final plans, getting things lined up and ready to go. There’s a lot more information available online for trip planning in Japan than there was, even in 2010, especially in the area of figuring out costs. With the exchange rate hovering at about 77 yen/dollar (effectively 70 yen, depending on where you exchange it), it’s going to be more important than ever to save money. ( Continue reading “Nerdtour 2012: T-minus 35 days and counting, some thoughts…”

Cats playing patty-cake…

Okay, this is way too good, I think I might have seen this video before.  Two cats, one game, one hilarious “conversation.”  Something to lighten up your “Caturday”…

My paintings: “Black Velvet”

Well, sadly this is the end of the good paintings I did, I’ll probably post the not so good ones eventually.  This is from a “Black Velvet Whisky” ad from 1983, and although she’s very familiar, I just can’t remember her name.

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My Paintings: Heather Locklear

Once again I delve into the vaults and retrieve a painting I made back in a time when Reagan was president, and this woman was on two TV shows at once!   Continue reading “My Paintings: Heather Locklear”

Just chillin’…

My great-grand-neice (great-great-neice? grand-grand-niece? ah heck, my brother’s great-granddaughter) Raya takin’ it easy in her Daddy’s lap…

Just chillin'
“Oh, hey, just sittin’ here, chillin’ with my Dad while him and the other old folks are talking. What’s up with you?”

 

Bob suspected something was awry…

My brother-in-law Bob makes some… interesting expressions sometimes:

Bob suspected something…

My Paintings: Pam Dawber

Well, this one takes me back, this painting is the very first one I ever did of a real person, Pam Dawber of “Mork and Mindy” fame.  I had a serious crush on her in college, and when I saw the TV Guide cover with this photo on it, I had to try to copy it.

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Wow, I wish all complainers looked this good…

A very cute and sexy French singer named Alizee Jacotey sings a song about being “fed up” with a lot of things, called “J’en ai marre”. Which apparently means “I’m Fed Up.”  I don’t know if the translation is right, and really, does it matter? ^__^
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