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Tuesday, January 17, 2012

RTT - new furniture

It is Tuesday and I've got a couple of random things to say. You can read other random posts over at Stacy's place.  She's got a logo and a link up thing but I'm a spaz today so you'll just have to go over there to get a look at them.



I got a new easel and stool. I now can do larger paintings without the danger of the whole thing taking a dive. My first easel was a little travel easel that was fine for smaller canvases but for the big ones it was a little precarious. This new easel is very sturdy, great for oils and acrylic (which I haven't tried yet but plan to soon). It tilts for pastels though I don't need to use it for that since I have my tilting work table.
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The new car preformed like a trooper last week. I drove it to Austin and have to say I was impressed by the fuel mileage. It got 34.7 miles to the gallon. Booyah!  I did somehow lose a hubcap in the process. It either wasn't put on well or someone decided they just needed one cheap hubcap. I'm considering a couple of replacement options. 1. call the dealer to see if they will give me another one or 2. and this is the one we are leaning towards, buying 4 new HAWT ones from Amazon. Maybe something like this or like this.

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I've been watching a lot of PBS these days. I know! I must be a socialist. I watched the second year of Downton Abbey and now I need to watch the first. Hopefully, it is on Netflix because I really need to catch up. I've become very invested. It is another Masterpiece Theater production (I can't think of the term "Masterpiece Theater" without thinking of the Cookie Monster in Monsterpiece Theater) just like Sherlock. The second year of Sherlock comes out in May. I'm thrilled and I can thank Gretchen enough for getting me hooked on Sherlock. And, I mean that in a good way. I love Sherlock!

Monday night in Antiques Roadshow night at our house. This Monday it was from Tulsa, Oklahoma. JR mentioned that he had never been to Oklahoma. He then went on to say that it was probably like Arkansas. I said; not so much like Arkansas as it is like Kansas, yet another state he's never been to. I said; think Nebraska but drier. Having been to Nebraska he concluded that he didn't need to visit Oklahoma. For some reason he doesn't need feel the need to visit all the states in the U.S. like I do.

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JR and I sometimes make up new state mottoes. For fun, you know. Because we're weird and snarky.
Take Nebraska for instance. The state motto for Nebraska is, "Equality before the law.". We thought is should be changed to, "Best seen at night."
The Oklahoma state motto is, "Labor Conquers All Things". We think it should be changed to, "Pretty in Theory."
Or Texas. The state motto is, "Friendship." We think it should be changed to, "boring."
Or Arizona. The state motto is, "God Enriches." We think it should be changed to, "Mostly hot as hell."
I could go on. Would you like to change your state motto? If so, to what?

That's all from me. I've got to go into the office tomorrow. Someone needs to save digital material for the future.

Love,
M.

25 comments:

  1. Love the new easel and stool!

    And LOVE your new wheels! Bummer on the hubcap going AWOL - I'd go with the idea of getting HAWT ones on Amazon - liking the black spike ones especially...they'd look great! :)

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  2. Hmm tackling the state motto is difficult...Florida's is "In God We Trust" but I was thinking more along the lines of "Forests, Tourists, and Crime". Tee hee. I'm mean, I know. Anyway, happy Tuesday!

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    1. How about: Florida where you can get great breakfasts but not dinner. The old people are in bed by then.

      You are not bad but obviously I am.

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  3. How sad, I didn't even know Florida HAD a motto. Bad Floridian!

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  4. Wyoming's motto is Equal Rights, but I think it should be something more along the lines of "Yes, we are a state, not a suburb of Denver".

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    1. I hadn't even thought of that. That must be maddening.

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  5. Well, I don't know if I'd change Texas' to "boring" (ahem), but Ohio? It should be "Dreary, but things grow well here!"

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    1. Well I did just drive from Austin to Houston.

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  6. This may seem an odd tip. But get a bag of sand and sit it on the front rail. About 120llb of it.
    She looks magnificent. She ?.
    Does the whole carriage move, shelf an-all. Or is there a clamp drawn down on the top batten of the canvas.

    My Collage has the motto Deo Favente.

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    1. Great Idea. She is magnificent. The shelf moves a little. Not as much as I'd like but I didn't want to spring for the extra $200 that would have cost.

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    2. Can you get himself to bespoke it for you.

      What do the two black dials do ?.

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    3. I;m not sure yet. I just got it then promptly started a new painting. I'll play later.

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    4. BTW what does Deo Favente mean? My guess would be God favors. Close?

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    5. Sorry I missed this one.

      No, not quite. It's more directed. God Favoured. Or Favoured by God.

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  7. So Santa brought you an easel and JR a new phone? That santa fellow was very good to your household!
    I waited and waited for that santa fellow to bring me new furniture...no luck! So I bought myself some!! It comes in a few weeks. Soo excited.
    But now have my whole house turned upside down getting ready to paint before the goods arrive! I waited for Santa to take care of that too...he sent a kooky drywaller our way! Keeps things interesting for sure!!

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    1. Good for you for buying your own. Santa may have bought this but I had to go pick it out. Santa knows better than to make choices like that.

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  8. Okay, I'm only taking a little bit of offense at the Texas = boring comment. I'm think you meant boring on a long drive. I'd love to hear what you'd call California. I think our state motto is "Eureka!"

    YES Downton Abbey is on Netflix. And it was also available on another website - it was either PBS or Masterpiece Theater. Anyway, I love it.

    Oh, and congrats on the new easel. Having the right equipment is important.

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  9. You're right. I just got back from that Austin to Houston drive. I'm on autopilot by now.

    Wow, that's like a challenge. California is such a big state I'm not sure I can do it justice.

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  10. I've been looking at this easel on line. While I was slightly green eyed. I'm now jealous on levels I hardly knew I had. You could paint a Valescques. this one even http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portrait_of_Pablo_de_Valladolid

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    1. Yes, I could. If I could paint that well, of course. I'm still loving it.

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  11. I love your mottos! Definitely better than the originals.

    And the easel is awesome.

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  12. Your state motto game is cracking me up! Love, love, love that gas mileage!

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  13. Stumbled onto your blog, and this is absolutely FUN.

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