oooh, we're cool....

i've been passing this sign for quite a while now. i still don't know what it means, but it's time i found out.



from the looks of things,
the program has been a real success. < < sarcasm

what's my sign?

I've been staring at this sign for years. It's what I see when I look out the window from my seat on the couch. I decided since it was such a regular part of my life, it deserved a photograph of it's own. I think it will end up as the cover for a photo album I keep, honoring the effort of pulling our home into the current century. I think we'll be well into the next century before we get there...

It's an actual photograph, colored with my latest new toy... caran d'ache neocolors II.

They're kind of like a regular crayon, but much smoother, water soluable and very blendable. They provide better coverage with a much smoother finish than regular crayons. I like Crayola's portfolio water soluable oil pastels, too; but these are different. Firmer... less messy.

This paper (regular ink jet paper) wasn't the best surface for working on. Blending was nearly impossible and the addition of water just makes a big mess.

things that make you go "hmmmm...."

Yesterday evening, I was driving down Michigan Avenue, heading east towards Ypsilanti, driving my father-in-law home, talking about Hawaii. We've recently started seriously considering a move there; he's got inside information.

I glanced to my left and spotted this car. Right smack dab in the middle of MY town! In MICHIGAN!

I tried taking a picture on the road, but it didn't prove feasible while still keeping the car on the road. I caught up with her at a gas station.

I think I scared the hell out of her, but when I explained my excitement, she laughed and told me to take as many pictures as I wanted.

Later, I stopped at Michael's to return a rubber stamp, and right there on the counter were little bags of chocolate & coconut covered macadamia nuts. They were delicious! :o)