Day 2311: It happened.

Things happen: acrylic, collage on 40 x40" canvas

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Click here for Trois morceaux en forme de poire

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It happened. 

Thanksgiving eve, as I was preparing Thursday's blog #2310.

I was selecting music when the screen went black.

The usual unplug, reboot etc. did nothing to revive.
The chord that sounds when starting the Mac ...
sounded over and over but no life, like a final signal.
I had to climb under, among the cords and unplug. 

My "significant other", since 2006, faded away.

He's been failing for some time, slowing painfully.

The once state-of-the-art MacPro with maximum memory.

Big, a huge tower that I can't move or lift.

No longer able to upgrade, termed a relic by Apple.

I took everything off the desktop to lighten his load.

 I waited as he struggled and he kept on for a long time, slowly.

I purchased a new MacPro laptop two years ago.

Lightning fast, mongo gigabytes, more speed 

than my skills need, but I stayed mainly with my old guy.

Using the new guy mainly for travel. 

Brandon, my brainy guru tried to get me to make the switch.

He patiently invested time to help me transfer information

to my new laptop, which is surely a blessing now.

I have probably lost the recent work that I hadn't transferred

to my laptop, but I am more sad losing my friend.

I am sure this might sound silly to be attached to a thing? 

Anthropomorphism:  the attribution of human characteristics 

or behavior to an animal, or object. Do you do that?

A smile for Friday ...

Day 2214: ... my version of the twilight zone.

gold: abstract collage with handmade papers.

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Click here for Aretha Franklin, I say a little prayer.

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You might know or maybe surmised,

I don't date, haven't in years and years.

I get along pretty well on my own.

I am an only child so I was raised to function alone.

My significant other, my 2006 MacPro, 

ancient in tech terms, is a good ol'guy.

He and I are aging together ...

both running out of memory at about the same pace.

I have a jazzy new MacPro laptop, 

but I am still more comfortable with, so loyal to the old guy.

To help him out, I put everything on an external hard drive.

Now, the external hard drive has disappeared from the desktop!

It is on, plugged-in but missing from the desktop?

So temporarily (I think) I cannot access all my stuff.

This is my version of the twilight zone.

Maybe cross some digits & appendages for me if you can?

Puppy Update:

Zoey, 18 weeks,  GH#3, 17 years

another GH#3 funny, this from 2014 ... WW keeps track.

15 minutes before leaving for football practice:
Zack: mom where are my football pants?
Me: crap! I forgot to dry them!
Zack: ok, put them in the dryer with a towel. It will suck out the moisture
Me: What!?! How do you know that?
Zack: a little trick I learned in the Navy...... ;o)

AND IT WORKED!!!

A smile for Saturday ...

Day 2130: I apologize if you have heard this story.

Geisha: junk mail collage, old prints & digital

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Click here for Quincy Jones, The secret garden.

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I originally told this little story on Day #258, April 2013.

Several decades ago, Demura Sensei pointed to a geranium 
on his desk ... and said to me, "you like that flower".

 I said, "But Sensei, that's a geranium",

with the same intonation as if it were a weed.

"Yes, you like geranium!".

"Oh Sensei, can't I be a rose, or an orchid ...

or a tulip?" I pleaded.

"No,  you like geranium!".  I was crushed. 

I wanted to be something elegant or beautiful.

Later Sensei said, "No, that good. 
They don't need attention & they bloom easy."

And so, I guess I am a geranium.

I am re-publishing this very early blog ...

actually from five+ years ago or 1872 days earlier!

I apologize if you have heard this story.

My Dad used to ask if we had heard a story,

 if we said yes, he would say ...  "here it comes again."

I am on day 6 of Grandma time, and didn't have a

time to go home to do this blog today. 

I have my new laptop here with me.

I do have a lot to share from today's trip to the Brea Gallery, 

but my "fancy-schmancy" laptop is not letting me access 
my photos! I'm not thrilled, but I will try when I go home.

Have a wonderful Memorial weekend & take good care.

A smile for Saturday ...

Day 1876: An oasis from the outside world.

flip book face, ballpoint, w/c & junk mail

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Click here for The Doobie Brothers, It keeps you running.

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or ...

this is an experimental trial run for Pogo, called Boy & Bear...

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Today I walked through artist/friend Josie Hamilton's 

beautiful garden, an oasis from the outside world.

Josie hosted our monthly Eastside meeting,

and helped us as we worked with paper clay.

work in progress by Josie

work in progress by Jody

work in progress by Sherrill

work in progress by Linda

work in progress by me

work in progress by Norma

And we had a visit from 2 of Josie's 3 parrots.

Tilly

Percy

Thanks Eastside & Josie for a great day!

For FB Throwback Thursday ...

Costa Mesa, CA

Demura sensei's Shito-Ryu, Genbu-Kai Yudansha Training

February 21, 2013

A smile for Thursday ...