Wise?



The election is over and so are my signs. The election day rain did them in. They looked so sorry all warped, soggy and bent over in the drizzle. I question the wisdom of using such temporary media for outdoor displays.. then again, they are temporary exhibits...



Here are the signs the weekend before election day. They looked pretty good back then. Maybe the collapse of my signs coinciding with the end of the election is deep ;)



I think someone must have liked my signs because six went out and only five came back. I thought at first maybe one fell off and blew away in the rain but I looked up and down the street and couldn't find it at all. The others, though droopy and wet, stayed right where I left them.

So why would one blow away and the other five not?? Did someone take a sign??

In other news... over 6,000 words in NANOWRIMO. slowly but possibly...

Signs



This is my response to the everyone's favorite Election Day ritual, posting campaign signs. My signs aren't for any particular candidate or party, just signs about signs



Every time I go to put up a piece of public art I get knots in my stomach. Like I’m doing something wrong, which is silly since I try very hard not to do any of the wrong things (like permanent spray paint graffiti art). Still, there go those butterflies, even when I’m allowed to post the art.



But then once I start posting, I get in the zone. Hammering, stapling, I’m all focused on the art and how it will be displayed.



“Signs” is my most recent work. Better catch it soon because it comes down the day after Election Day.



Don't forget to vote...



For my sign!

50,000 Words???!!!!

Oh, what the heck. I'll do it... at least, I'll try it. No that sounds defeatist. I'll do it. NANO, the National Novel Writing Month.

What's that all about? It's this silly idea where you write a novel in a month. 50,000 words (or more).

I know, crazy. Especially for me. It takes me a year to write 5,000 words...

So now what? Well, it's day one. I have no idea, no topic, no plot... Oh yeah, I'm off to a good start.. Well, here it goes...

Make Art



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Meanwhile, Back at Apex HS



If you haven't stopped by the new Apex art website in a bit, you'll be suprised at all the new stuff we've posted. Everything from drawing with light to post-it note art. Check it out at:

http://www.freewebs.com/apexart

No Fishing and Reading Monster on Display

The No fishing Monster and Reading Monster went on display tonight.



No Fishing will sit on the bench in front of the Halle Arts Center in Downtown Apex till october 21st (or sooner if it rains).



Reading Monster is displaying on a bench in front of the Apex Community Center or till the community center calls the cops and has me fined (they were looking at it pretty hard after it was dropped off).



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Crawling South for the Winter



Last winter I lost a few turtles to the cold. The pond just isn't deep enough for the turtles to sufficiently hibernate. So this year I decided I would bring them inside for the winter. But what to put them in?



My first idea was to find a kiddy pool but it's rather hard to find a kiddy pool in October. So I went for the next best thing. A coat storage box.

You're suppose to put your coat in this plastic box and then wheel it under the bed. This seems to make sense until you realize, winter is coming. So why would you want to store your coat?? But they sell the coat storage boxes in October... but not the kiddy pool... strange.



The turtles don't seem to mind. They are happy to climb up on their rock to dry off.



Also in the tank are 4 catfish. We caught these at the beginning of the summer and they weren't even an inch long. Now, three months later they are close to 5 inches long. Next winter I'm going to need a bigger coat box.

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Another 15 minutes of Fame



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For the second time in my life, Mike Stangler at 850 the Buzz has informed a team I play on that we have won the Miller Lite Team of the Month.

The first time was way back when I was a Jackal.

I finally get my (second) 15 minutes and I'm surrounded by giant beer bottles (again).

http://www.850thebuzz.com/millersalute.html

There is also a radio interview but you'll have to listen to the show to hear it.

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