Blue Sage Studios Work 12-05

Blue Sage Studios Work 12-05
We have posted new photographs of some of our currect glass blowing work. Brent set up the camera and slide film and spent about a day taking photos for submissions into arts festivals. Good stuff. I hope every one has a wonderful new year.

Brayden Seth Colvin

Brayden Seth Colvin How cool. Jennifer had a baby. Everything is in the blog. I did not know she had this until today. Great stuff.

Google Local - lux loc: Oklahoma City, OK

Google Local - lux loc: Oklahoma City, OK
Good shopping.
What are your favoriate places to shop? Best Christmas gifts to be found where?
Of course most everyone I know will be receiving glass this year.
a

Glassblowing - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Glassblowing - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia With all the news of Wikipedia in the news I thought I would at least put up a link...

Civilization Anonymous

Civilization Anonymous for Civ Fans everywhere, finally there is help.

Pedastals in the Gallery

Ray Pemberton made these fantastic pedastals for the gallery and shows. They are really beautiful and show the glass off. It looks like I moved again as I snapped the picture.

David and Natalie

David married Natalie this past summer. He is in a band.

Thanksgiving at Paul Newman's

Yes, it is true. Paul Newman is my cousin. We went to their place for thanksgiving. Here is a nice photo of the gathering.

Tuesday Price

Filled up at the Flying J. I say filled up but I have not hit the true full mark in who knows how long. I just don't seen to ever have enough on me to fill up all the way. That being said I have not got an accurate reading on the MPG on the Tacoma as of late. I would like to know how much I am getting a gallon.

Frost

It is difficult to see but there is some great frost on the windshield this morning. Perfect starlike crystals formed from the cold air and the wiper fluid. I have not found my good ice scraper so I need to drop by the local auto supply store to find a good one. This is Post Road in the morning too, on my way. It was a beautiful sky this morning as well. It should be a great day.
Have a good Thanksgiving if I do not talk to you all before then.

Torch and Beads

Here is the torch fired up for lampworking or bead making. It is fun and relatively easy. Brent has open torch night every Tuesday. Drop by and have a seat and make some beads. Brent will give a lesson on how to make different shapes and objects. We have everything you need at the studio for a successful bead making experience.

All the cool resources, and links to fonts, software and more - FullMoon Graphics -

All the cool resources, and links to fonts, software and more - FullMoon Graphics -
This is a good site for Fonts. I like Fonts they can be fun. I am really looking for a site/software where one can create their own fonts for free.

la Bagette Breakfast

We had brunch at La Bagette. It was very tastey. The French Toast was sort of breaded. It had a crunchy coating of goodness. They had strawberries and whipped cream which I got on the side. The coffee was good too. Strong and flavorful. They also have a gourmet grocery inside the place. Looks like great cheeses and meats and breads. Check it out if you get the chance.

Shell Bowl

Here is a nice shell style bowl. It is great color and form is pretty good. I made a companion piece to this one too. If you need a set of three let me know.

jay is games - jay bibby reviews flash games and gameplay

jay is games - jay bibby reviews flash games and gameplay I have not sent up this link in a while to praise the work of Jay Is but this is a great site of some outstanding games.

Dinner at Cafe Nova

Great food, great friends, great atmosphere, great waitress, great manager, even a great website.
This photo was after desert. I did not get one of the meal. I had a cheese plate that was outstanding. Three cheeses for $12. I had the swiss, hard goat, and the blue. wonderful presented the cheeses satisfied the palate. This is a must have item if you are into cheese or even like cheese, or even if you are afraid of cheese.
Angela got the Fried things and they were tastey. She also had the soup of the day and found it could have been the whole meal. She also got the Beets.
Joe and Joy our friends got salmon and the fish for dinner they like it muchly.
I had the Pasta Entree. I do not dig red sauces so they changed it up and went with a penne pasta and butter sauce. Rarely, have I been to a place that will make something off the menu so easily and happily. The pasta had shrimp, mussels, and lobster. It was coated in a nice parmasean cheese that melted in nicely. Probably one of the best pasta meals I have had in a long while.
The Manager Wade brought us out desert. Chocolate tort with some chesscake layer and graham cracker crust. It was a delight. Smooth and tastely. the chocolate was understated and sweet without being sugary. It was no trouble to finish it off. Everyone liked the lemon tort except for Joy. The filo dough something was good too but if chocolate is on the table why eat anything else.
So Cafe Nova located on Western and like 43rd is my most recommended new place to eat in OKC. The price may be a bit out of reach but for a treat it is most worth it.
Ice will like the bar to be sure.

Flying J

This is from the Flying J 11-15-05 around 9:30 pm. I think it is still the best price in town at $1.91. Predictions? Will gas go back up next week to gear up for Thanksgiving travel or stay low so at least George won't get any more heat for the price at the pump?

Ray at the grinder

Here is Ray grinding some glass. It is very difficult work. It takes a steady hand and a lot of patience.

French Toast for Breakfast

I had my french toast for breakfast at the 501 Cafe this morning. I really dig their FT. If you make in on a Sunday morning get there at least 15 minutes before 11 or there is a wait. Ask for Bill if he is working and tip him big as he is going to be a teacher some day.
Good coffee, too.

Turbine Blades

At the RR crossing at Britton Road this morning we saw what could be the blades of a wind turbine. These things were huge. Not a great photo as we were back a ways.

Two Platters

They can't sing but they sure are something to look at.

Another Angle

Fine Art Institute Show

This is our set up for the Fine Arts Institute Show. We had some great work on display and everything looked really grand. We sold a few pieces so hopefully we can afford to keep blowing glass for a while longer.

PBF archive

PBF archive
Some funny stuff. Check out the Super League comic.

Mobile Phone Pictures

I am liking the mobile phone picture thing. It is easy to move and get a blurry shot. The lights at night mess with the thing too. They are decent little cheap cameras. Do you all have camera's on your phones? Lets see some photos. I have a plan addition for $4.95 a month that lets me send 400 messages. I think it may be worth it. If you get tired of the photos too let me know.
Have a great weekend.
A

Large Platter

Here is a large platter Brent made. It is a beautiful color.

Gas Prices

$2.02 at 7-11 this morning on the way to work. Last night at Flying J it was $1.95. Still about the best in town I suppose. Saving seven cents a gallon is not a lot until you add it up. $25 to fill up and I was able to save $1.75 or was able to purchase almost a whole gallon more of petro fuel.
Have fun.

Funny Line

HBO: Extras Funniest line on TV. Patrick Stewart - "you're not married, you live alone, and you've never watched star trek. Good lord."

Games

I saw these sitting on a shelf tonight. I thought is was sort of funny but I do not know why.

forgot

I had something profound this morning I was going to blog up but I can not remember now...

Survivor Tree

This is our survivor tree at school. Events touch our lives. Outward expression of that inner feeling helps us to heal.
Peace.

Breakfast at Lottinvilles

This the the desert table at Lottinvilles on the Sunday Brunch. It is really a must eat at place. Birthday, anniversery or just because you will get your fill on good food and a great wait staff to serve your every need. Tell 'em Andy sent you.

Jacking a Paperweight

The process of cutting in a line where the paperweight breaks free of the punty is called jacking. Here is a paperweight being jacked by one of our students at Blue Sage. Again the focus is a bit off but almost right on. The biggest reason for the blur is the constant movement of the glass.

Bobby at El Parian

We celebrated the birthday of Angela's friend Bobby at El Parian in Edmond this eveing. 29. It was a tastey meal of Flautas. Their Sopapia's are really a taste treat as they are small little pillows. Angela had the goat platter. It was really quite good. Check out this place when you can.

Breakfast at 501

I had a great omlette at Cafe 501 in Edmond today. Mushroom, Ham, avacado. Delish. The focus on the camera phone needs some tweaking. I am not sure how to improve upon that as of yet.
Enjoy...

Brent Blowing

Brent at the Glory Hole in the process of blowing another platter.

POM Platter

Brent blew this platter yesterday. It is amazing. The center looks like it could be the inside of a pomegranate.

The man

The Man in the photo below is actually my principal. It is a great place to work. Hawaiian shirts all around!

Calley's Show

Calley was a guest artist at the Gallery on Britten on Thursday evening. She had some great glass for sale...

The Man

The man

Go Blogger

I took this on my new Motorola 330. I then sent it around the web and researched and found the go.blogger.com feature. Send in a photo and it posts to the web. Just a couple of settings to change. If I keep doing this I will have to update my phone service to account for the increase in text and images being sent. I think this is very keen and I think the moblog is going to rule the world.
Show us some photos you have taken via your phones and what not...

The Four Word Film Review

The Four Word Film Review Interesting site for movies. Some may not be appropriate for childern.

Andy Needs

Okay, I am a bit slow. It took me a while even to figure out to type Andy Needs into the Google search box…

Andy needs no help.
Andy needs to get in more on the opponents serve
Andy will need a little rest
Andy needs to have a serious think
Andy needs to win to keep his chances open for Hawaii
Andy needs to boost his immune system
Andy needs to spend more time with a product
Karl Rove needs to hire him pronto
Andy needs to make changes in his game
Andy needs at the lowest prices
Andy needs someone who is not tentative in handling him
Andy needs to catch up
Andy needs only a couple photographs
Andy needs some help looking around Manhattan for his Mojo
Andy needs a fur coat
Andy will need equipment which will be comfortable in the heat of the desert
Andy still needs basic head protection
Andy needs help
Andy needs to charge more when giving talks
Andy needs an outfit for his big gig tonight
Andy's needs seem simple

Feeling Bad

Well. I go away for a bit due to being blocked and can't get to my puter and I find everyone blogging again. I have missed a lot and I aploligize for not being around more. It is good to get caught up on the adventures and happenings of those around me. Thanks for coming back. I will also try to do better...

An Affair of the Heart

An Affair of the Heart: "Friday & Saturday 9 am to 6 pm * Sunday 11 am to 6 pm"
Come visit us at An Affair of the Heart.
October 28, 29, 30 2005
Friday & Saturday 9 am to 6 pm
Sunday 11 am to 6 pm
Oklahoma City Fairgrounds
10th & N. May Avenue
Travel and Transportation Building
Booth #83

Don't forget you are all invited to an Ice Cream Social at the studio Thursday October 27 at 5:00. Bring a pint of your favoriate flavor if you would like.

Up and Up

I have a webcam again in the glass studio. Check out andyboatman at Yahoo IM. Hopefully, it will work for you.
Peace

Map

create your own personalized map of the USA

Laptop Troubles

I got the horrible noise from the laptop, whirring and grinding. I shut it down. Bad message then appears. No Operating System Found. Next day, all clear. It is most bizarre. I started backing everything up just to be safe. How can you back up the entire drive?
I also got a new computer for the studio. We will be running CAT-5 out the the studio and we will be connected. I would like to figure out how to get multiple webcams going then. Very cool stuff. If you all have not checked out the studio as of late you need to drop by. A couple of photos posted over at Flickr and my Blue Sage Studios Glassblowing Blog too.
Maybe we will see of you over Fall Break at the Misletoe Market too.

Blockade

We are now blocked from viewing of the blogs. A hole in my day of viewing and knowledge. 

Martin Sexton

If you have the oppertunity to go see Martin Sexton please do so. Talk about some good tunes. I was listening to James Berkshire play on Saturday over at Lottinvilles Wood Grill and he played a couple of Sexton tunes, some Neil Young and some of his own stuff. Sierra sang September something by Green Day. It makes for a great evening sitting on the patio and listening to live music while being waited on by some of the best staff in the metro.
Things are going well but busy. It is nonstop action it seems. Everything is looking good however so we are just keeping on.
Blog girls where have you been?
A

Music

Does anyone go to Archive.Org to download music? I am trying it for the first time. If I need help I would like to be able to contact one of the knowledgable.

DOPI

This is the name of the Norse god of music and what not. I am unable to yet find a likeness. I will keep up my search and post when I find it. 

Stocks

I have been looking at stocks. I was looking at Google last year for around $188, it is now around $320. Talk about missed oppertunities. Alas.

The Regatta

Come out this weekend to the Oklahoma Regatta. It promises to be an exciting event beyond compare.
I hope to see some friends there!

Blue Sage Logo

I have come up with this one for a logo. Submit your entries today before it is too late. Win a piece of art glass for creating the winning Blue Sage Studios logo. 

Progress

It is strange. Everything seems very busy. Stay up late in an effort to accomplish things that need to be done. I remember that when nothing is done, nothing is left undone. It is already almost October. Vacation will soon be upon us.

New Logo Contest

Design a new logo for Blue Sage Studios and win a piece of art if your logo is chosen to be our representation for the next year. I think we will have a yearly change of logo's. Change is good. This is your chance to show off your skills as a graphics designer.

Welcome to Graeter's.com

I have ordered some ice cream. It will be here October 27th.
You all need to drop by for a scoop.

Coffee

I was out and about yesterday and ran into the Dirty Water Coffee Company guy. He caters coffee. I really do wish I had a good coffee shop close by. Still the best cup in town is from Barbara over at Coffee Dan's on Main in OKC. Fresh roasted and mighty tastey and cheap at half the price.
Fortune over at BCCY has noted that $*'s is not really in the coffee selling business. They make milkshakes. I finally understand the appeal. I love a good milkshake. Add a bit of coffee to a milkshake and I like it all the more. Add some chocolate and whipped cream and I will put four dollars down on the counter with neary a thought.
Peace.

A Difference

It is interesting that the way I view this blog at home and at work are completely different. The filters we are using block content. It is like seeing the blog just halfway. Strange things indeed. Thanks for reading and keeping up with my life. It really is a pleasure to communicate with others across the void of binary space.

Bella Forte Glass Studio

Bella Forte Glass Studio If you have not checked out Bella Forte you need to drop by the blog and take a look. My buddy Chris is a pizza man by trade and just opened up a glass studio at his house. Chris makes the best pizza in Yukon and maybe on this side of the Mississippi at Italian Jim's on Mustang Road and Reno. I highly suggest his nachos. Anyhow I digress as his glass is certainly on its way to becoming a site to behold like his Pepperoni Delux Pizza.

Leap

Okay. I made the leap I changed my template. I think I have some items back correctly. I think it will be a good template. I wish it was variable width instead of fixed. They need to tell us these things on the blogger template chooser. I copied and pasted the old template to Dreamweaver and then got my new one. I copied and pasted the old items over. One problem. My old template did not support titles so I never put them in. The new one is putting my old posts to the side with text from the first line instead of a title. I suppose I could go back and add titles to all my posts. What great fun that would be...

12 X 12

The Oklahoma Visual Arts Coalition’s Annual 12x12 Art Sale and Exhibition
is this Saturday, September 24! Follow the link below to purchase tickets and preview the art.
Venue is the Sonic Building on the Bricktown Canal, 300 Johnny Bench Drive.

http://www.ovac-ok.org/upcominghome.html

Tickets are $24 in advance and $30 at the door.

This exhibition features more than 120 Oklahoma artists who create works no larger than 12x12 inches. Painting, sculpture, ceramics,
photography, glass, graphite, mixed media and more make this exhibit perfect for every art lover.

Funds generated by the show go back to Oklahoma artists through grants, awards, workshops, exhibitions, publications and more!

The Studio

Well if you have not come out to Blue Sage Studios as of late you need to drop by. Things are changing in the studio. We have remodeled a lot. With a new building. Redoing the working floor. We added a torch room so as we can offer bead making and flameworking classes. If you are interested in making beads drop us a line. Anyway it is so cool.
I can not find the good Mud Pie Ice Cream made by Starbucks at my Target any longer. I went with Fudge Ripple with chocolate covered almonds. It was a tastey treat over the weekend.
Peace

The Iron Star

I forgot to give a review of last weeks resturant choice. We went to the Iron Star Urban BBQ. I know it is one of Ice Chick's standby places to dine. The meat was so very tender. The sauce was a bit on the sweet side for me. I like beef ribs, ala the county line,

Google Personalized

Oh yes,
have you seen the new Google Personalized Home Page. This is cool to say the least. Check it out in the top right corner of Google.

Disconnect

It is strange. I feel a disconnect with the whole for some reason. My mind seems cluttered and yet it is empty.
Peace

change for the template

I am thinking about changing my template. I am getting rid of stuff that is not necessary. I am afraid to change it completely because it will lose some information like the scripts and things I have added over time. I am losing some functionality like with the comments going away so I switched over to Blogger comments. So over the next few days you might see some changes to the whole. I did see one or two blogger templates I liked and may go with one. I do have to change things as BlogRoll is blocked here. I can not see my links out to everyone's pages without it and like with numbers in my cell phone I know not anyone's blog address.
Have fun this week.

Salt Soothers

Salt Soothers
We were next to these good people at the OKCCC Art Festival. If you are into good smelling stuff that is good for your skin give them a try. I am using the dead sea salt scrub with Peppermint/eucluptus and it is really nice for the hands.

You Pick the Caption

Mine is: Let Them Eat Cake

Cowboy Neal

My buddy Bob sent me this quote from Neal Cassidy - "We are four dimensional beings in three dimensional bodies, looking out two-dimensional windshields."
That is really something. I am looking out for Be Here Now by Ram Das as Bob is a big fan. It is a great book. Wake up.

Everything is going alright. My dad did great in getting a new pacemaker. He was up and around all weekend and visited us at the OKCCC Arts Festival often. We had a decent show. It was not just gangbusters but with the economy and all it was really pretty good. People really seemed to like our glass and were interested in the process.
Looking forward now to the OCU Regatta, An Affair of the Heart and Miseltoe Market next month. Brent will also be down in Austin for the Pecan Street Festival near the end of September.
Blogroll no longers shows with the filters we are using. It is driving me crazy.

Okay. Stop whatever you are doing right now. Well keep reading this. But stop after reading this. Go to your nearest Sonic (for you poor folks who live out side of the operating area of Sonic forget all about this post). Get a hamburger and ched-r-bites or some other wonderous food selection and then...
Ask for the Mocha Java Freeze. Sonic Ice, strong coffee, whipped cream, chocolate syrup. What more could anyone want especially at 10:30 at night. Woo Hoo!
Go there now!

My dad goes into this afternoon to have his pacemaker replaced. I hope it goes well. It does not sound like a very big deal. This should help with the energy level too.
I am accessing my blogger site and some features are gone. Sites and content are blocked. I am frustrated with this blocking software. It blocks by word and some good stuff gets filtered out.
Drew makes coffee every morning. Much better then stopping at 7-11. Now don't get me wrong 7-11 makes good stuff with sugar and half-n-half, any coffee is better. But Drew's is strong and fresh and tastey.
Peace.

Original Memories

Original Memories
Lindsy Neely is a local artist and has some great stuff. Check out her blog.
a

Word Blogging

I have tried to used the Word in Blogger. It works to an extent it seems. It does not work every time and content of the message seems to effect the system. A message with an Image will not show at all. Interesting. Beta testing.
Have a great day.

43 Things

This is a really cool site. Check it out if you get the chance.
http://www.43things.com/

Word Blogging

The New Blogger for Word is out.
One can post directly to a blog while in word. I am testing it now to see if this works. If it does I expect great things from you all as you can be in Word and look like work is taking place but just really be sending things up to the net.

All is well. We do not have AC in the building. A flood got to the panel and blew the fuses. Hot, tired, hungry, and busy.
Where is everyone? Let's give a shout out!
I would vow to blog more.
Let me know.
A

Living upon a basis of unsatisfied demands, we were in a state of continual disturbance and frustration.

School is starting again. Busy, busy, busy. Computers going crazy. More to come.

I am back in town. I got back last week but slept most of the time since then. Something about being home, airconditioning and not really having to do anything.
The trip was good. I really enjoyed South Dakota and everything and everyone up there. It was perhaps the best trip I have had up there to date. It just gets better. I hope everyone there continues to be well.
Not much news. School starts soon and will be busy. I am looking forward to a great year too.
It is good to be back.

Hey now,
I am packing and getting ready to my trip. It shold be a good one. I got some new boots for the journey. Always a good thing.
All is well.
I have been trying to get caught up on everything. Here is my pattern. I know this and I still struggle with it. I wait. I have things to do. I know they need to be done. I wait. Deadlines pass but I figure I can let it slide. Then I come to a deadline of doing or not doing. They need to be done. I have no choice but to do them or not. No longer can let it slide. Do the thing takes really very little effort or time. It is in the doing I lack.
I think this post is similar to one from about six months ago. Continue to repeat the same thing. Knowing today the results will be similar. Talk about your crazy defects of character.

I will be heading out of town for a few days. I hope everyone is well and has a wonderful summer break.

Sorry for the delay.
The Firehouse Arts Center - Midsummer Nights Art Fest is located at 400 S. Flood in Lions Park in Norman. It runs from 6-11 tonight. It is a great location and really cool community show.

We have been pretty busy. My folks are doing better. The studio has a nice gallery space now. The resturant is keeping Angela busy.
We will be at the Norman Midsummer Nights show this coming Friday and Saturday. It would be worth the trip to Norman for this show.
peace

I have a new webcam for the Blue Sage Studios. You can watch us blow glass at your leisure. It is most excellent. Check out the webcam at my Yahoo Messenger under the user name andyboatman. I am not sure how it works but you will need Yahoo! Messenger. I will try to get a feed to the website soon but for now this is what is working.
Thanks,
Andy

Finally, I have high speed internet at home. We went with OKWiFi. www.okwifi.com They offer wireless for those of us living away from the constraints of things like high speed phones or cable lines. Welcome to the digital age Mr. B.
How goes it everyone? It has been way long time of no blogs. I have a lot of catching up to do.
Ya'll be good and stay in touch.
A

Pick up, clean up everybody do your share.
I just want to go home and take a nap.

The Columnist Manifesto

The Columnist Manifesto A cool Blog. Photo Blog too. Travel Blog too.

How do I reach there?

How do I reach there?This looks like it could be of interest.

Well, another day in the oklahoma heat.

Here is a strange one. I can access some websites from my home computers but other sites will not come up. I deleted cookies, temp files, ran adaware, spybot, and avg. Still the sites do not come up. No solutions found online. Goofy strange.
Peace.
Where is everybody? Roll Call! What is going on in the lives of my blogger buddies?

The movie was great. I really did enjoy the tale. It is a must see to be sure. In reading the inside mind of Vader at http://darthside.blogspot.com/ i know more about the driving force (no pun intended) behind the man. I wish I knew more of the lore behind the Jedi at times. Looking at the net there is a lot of poorly written articles with nothing very substatial. I do wonder about the prophecy. It is referred to several times. I remember it being that Anakin would be the one to restore balance to the force. Granted balance is tricky. But then I read something about the son of Sun online and it is confusing.
Anyway, go see it.

Today, Star Wars The Revenge of the Sith. Review will be posted tomorrow. I am looking forward to it 5:00. Today really should be the last day of school. How perfect would that be instead of another full week.
Check out my glass blwoing blog over at http://bluesagestudios.blogspot.com to see all our recent trials and tribulations. Progress is being made.
See you at quail springs AMC this afternoon.
Andy

Settling down a bit. I am taking a personal day tomorrow. I need to fix my furnace. I need to go to Tulsa for materials. I need to relax before the end of the year. I need to make an appointment with my eye doctor to get a checkup and one with my hair stylist to get a trim too.
Peace.

Be Here Now - Ram Das used to say. Become wholly one right now in the present moment. I would like to be able to do this. Most difficult. For I would like it to be Thursday at 5:30 and sitting in the theater watching Star Wars.

Friday is here. Soon enough? You all have a great weekend.
Keep in mind that no matter where you go there you are.

Goddess of the Harvest. Interesting choice I am sure for Kimbo. I was searching quickly. I was thinking of fertility. I later saw the picture of Athena and that would have been better. Artemis would have been good too. there is something in the name Demeter tho that just sounds good. If you would like to choose another goddess Kim I will edit the post to reflect your choice.

Information Society
We have gone the way of the hunter/gatherer societies of old. Granted on the planet there are still small bands or tribes who practice the sustanible living traditions of their forefathers and survive as part of the ecosystem. Modern culture however is living in the information age. Thinking of the hunter/gatherer I figure that people are now hunters and gatherers of information.
With blogs and RRS feeds and information flowing in from all directions (check out google news) we have developed our skills to assumulate information as if we were hunting bison on the great plains.
The social order to the blog culture comes into play next. Those people who are on top of the social order for the information they gather and then dispurse to others. I have not read Andrew Sullivan but from what I am aware he would be like the high priest of the blogger sect. Wondering then do we have the heros and antiheros of myth built into our blogs. Dawn, goddess of the power light, Todd the Loki of the web, Kim the Demeter online, Ice Chick the Venus on a circut chip. It makes one wonder.

What could we wrong? Everyday after lunch I have to take a nap. I get so incrediably tired I just pass out in my chair. I am getting enough sleep at night. I am simply exhausted.

Crazy day. Back to normal soon?

Today is Cinco De Mayo. the Fifth of May. What is everyone doing to celebrate?
A friend of mine opened a new resturant in Edmond, Nino's. It is on Second and Santa Fe. I have not eaten there yet. I hope it does well even though nothing else has made it at that location.

I found a friend from high school today online. Check out the So Blog Me! link over on the left. Jeff was always a cool guy and still is from reading his blog and articles at his site. Coffee is on the slate for the near future.
Interesting reading as of late on the net. There is so much information out there on so many different topics and issues. Styles of pages, personal blogs and info. It really can be a lot to ingest.

The weekend was great. The Edmond Art Festival was really a very good time. Thank you to all those folks who came by for a visit.
I miss everyone blogging. Let me know what is going on with you good people.

Don't forget to bring your discount coupon http://www.bluesagestudios.com/discount.gif to the Downtown Edmond Arts Festival for a 10% discount on any purchase from our booth.

I tried to update the Friday Foto Fun on Monday but it did not publish. This may do it.
I hope everyone can come by the Edmond Arts Festival this weekend. Print out this card and receive a discount at our booth (http://www.bluesagestudios.com/discount.gif). I hope to see everyone this weekend. FYI - I will not be in the booth on Saturday morning until around 4:00 pm because I am teaching a class.

Earth Day - Today we celebrate and hearld our world. Upon which we stand with all the creatures great and small.
I often wonder why the conservative part on the right is not for the conservation of the earth. It seems counter to the name.
Alas.

I was having coffee yesterday afternoon. My new good coffee shop in Edmond, The Perfect Harmony Cafe is going to close. They do not have enough business to keep going. I am so very sad. I wish I had some money to invest besides my daily dose of coffee.

Thursday. It is an interesting day. If you have not yet visited the downtown Festival of the Arts you need to do so. It is really nice. There is a bunch of art and I always run into someone I know there. Good food too. There is some great glass there as well. Check out what people are making. Then come visit our booth next weekend at the Edmond Arts Festival and see what we have been making.

Our prayers are with you all.

Wow, there is now a recover post thing here at blogger. Can you imagine that we were not the only ones troubled with the posting not going through and losing everything we worked so diligently to produce. I just hope I don't have to use it.
I hope everyone is well. I plan on updating the Friday Foto Fun catagories tomorrow. If you have any suggestions for a topic please let me know.
Peace.

Can anyone say testing? 7th grade geography online test. It is a crazy week. I am not in my room so there is little time to sit at the computer and do the things that need to get done.
Try to stay with me if I forget to blog a bit.

Notice the Friday Foto Fun did not change. I could not get any pictures last week and did no better on this one.
I think the time change has really effected me in a negative way. I go to bed on time but can not seem to rise at the right time. I just keep hitting snooze. Gimme back my hour. It would be worth living in Arizona.
Have a great weekend. Be sure to visit the blue sage studios blog to keep up to date on happenings at the studio and glassblowing there. I will try to get a posting up of Spring and summer shows soon too.
Peace

MapPlanet: About

MapPlanet: About
Check out this website. You can claim a grid on the map. It is a bit tedious but very cool indeed. You can go by longitude and latitude. Upload a small picture. Provide a link. Give it a try and let me know what you think.
Kimbo, can we create an interactive Flash map of Oklahoma with all of the historical markers in the state?

Blogger is back.
Nuf Said.

Blogger is blocked from school. I can not update pages there. I have requested the filter to be lifted. We shall see.
Peace.

I am going to try to remember to take my camera with me this evening. Hopefully I can get some fotos for the Friday Foto Fun. I did see a robin this morning and wished I had had my camera.
Keep on keeping on.

Adopt a pet

Friday Foto Fun - Updated.
I have been remiss in updating the FFF. It is not difficult but I just keep running out of time. I do not have time to take a photo much less change the headings. I figured if I do not change the headings I do not have to take the photo. Poor logic to be sure but effective none the less.
Thanks for sticking with me.

Brewed Fresh Daily

Brewed Fresh Daily Check all the wireless in Cleveland. Why do we not have such cool things here in OKC?

Grades are due in the next couple of days. Running around all crazy like. Our school technology improvement plan is due this afternoon too.

The Channel Four spot on Blue Sage Studios and our glassblowing. Very cool. Check it out if you get the change. You may need a fast connection.

Mrs. Huff's English classes

Mrs. Huff's English classes Mrs. Huff has joined the blogging ranks. Very cool.

I am now a technocrati. I have no idea what that means really but it is something on the net and it is free and the benefits are unknown. In an effort to get Blue Sage Studios and glassblowing some recognition I am trying to get involved on the net. Figure it can't hurt. Granted there is a very limited audience for what it is I do and talk about and whatnot. By limited I mean the five people who read this blog on any regular basis. Interesting.

GreatScat!

GreatScat!
Here is an interesting blog I ran across today. Take a look see if you get the chance.
Peace out.

Monday, monday, woo woo. Back at class once again. difficult to start a new week.

Heading to Wichita. Should be a hoot. Check out http://bluesagestudios.blogspot.com for more details to the trip.

My plan was to get up early every morning and go into the coffee shop. I have been sleeping later and later every day thus far. I did not make it to the Perfect Harmony Cafe today. Tomorrow we are planning to drive up to Wichita to look at some glass blowing there. It should be good fun.

Jenkies, Time sure does fly. I am amazed it is monday and Spring Break is here. I am planning on being at the Coffee Shop (Perfect Harmony Cafe every morning around 8:00 am. I will act like I am working. That is I will be working on things but not at work as it were. This way I should get some things completed that I have been holding off upon.
Last night Angela and I ate at Kang's Asian Kitchen. I can not tell you how good it was. It is difficult to try something new at times. We love asian food and were nervous. Now when Zack and I visited China we found a place in Beijing that served the best Peiking Duck. Last night at Kang's I ordered the Peiking Duck. It was incrediable. The flavor was great. I highly recommend it. Angela had Thai Basil Chicken. Again, great flavor. Excellent melding of ingredients. She also got some wrinkle beans that were really good from a guy that does not like beans too much. The only thing lacking was the Cafe Su Da. I like my Vietmanese Iced Coffee a little stronger and sweeter. This was not quite right but probably would be for some. The atmosphere was really good. great colors. very comfortable. Great date place. Also a gathering of couples place. And I would think a family would enjoy it too. We are definately going back.

Blogs under attack? Blogger is not posting. Errors galore. Blogrolling is not working. Errors galore. It must be a conspiracy. Someone is hacking the net. All of the things we have come to rely upon are being taken down.
Fight Club was on last night. That movie is halirious.

Awareness of the cosmic nature of the spirit of the universe. Forgive me if I get out there for a little bit. I read the other day about God being manifest in our lives at the times of greatest hardship and when our abilities are pushed far beyond our capabilities. That is when God shows himself in our lives. God is also supremely manifest at the times of greatest and highest spiritual exprience. The Peak and the Valley as it were.
How then do we better bring God into the everyday. I try to live in the middle. Avoid the high and the low. Do I miss the presence of God because I miss those extremes? I think bringing the spirit of universe into the daily is vital and key as human beings.
My buddy Ron said that God is like a radio station that is broadcasting everyday all the time. It is up to us to tune our personal radios into the God station.

CoffeeGeek - Latte Art Guide

CoffeeGeek - Latte Art Guide This link is for the good folks over at Perfect Harmony Cafe. This is very cool stuff.

Busy day. Something is just hinky with the whole network. Printing is off. Laptops are down. Internet is blinky.
Sunspots?

Newly updated Friday Foto Fun. Sorry I am so late in posting topics. I was going to earlier this week and could not come up with anything worthy. I am falling asleep at the wheel.
Peace.

Show Details for Grateful Dead: 1989-04-13

Show Details for Grateful Dead: 1989-04-13
Ever had one of those life defining moments? This is one of mine. On this evening everything changed. See here how everything lead up to this day. Listen to this show. Maybe it will change your life as well.

FeedBurner - Point your feed here. We'll do the rest.

FeedBurner - Point your feed here. We'll do the rest. This looks like a cool deal. I do not really understand site feeds but this was so easy to set up and gives some really cool graphics for the blog that we might as well, might as well.

Lao Tsu's Tao Te Ching Online

Lao Tsu's Tao Te Ching Online I dig the Tao. This looks to be a good site for the way.

My printer at home. It is an HP 1300. We got it on sale at Sam's. This is one great printer.  

My favoriate pencil. It is a Rotring combo with pencil, pen, stylus, and highlighter. Very cool. I got it for my birthday like 8 years ago.  

My favoriate pen. It is a Harley Davidson pen I got for Christmas from my brothers girlfriend, Michelle.  

New Friday Foto Fun is ready to go. Sorry for the delay. I could not think of anything.
Ya'll have a great weekend and all.

Check out the Jay is games link over on the left. Some of the best games on the net are listed at his place. Go to iSketch. it is cool.

Do any of you know anything about the 7th grade geography test? It is going to be online. How do they expect this thing to happen. I hate to sound like chicken little but I do believe the sky is falling.

Thinking today. Can one ask for a better way to start the day then in Perfect Harmony. I got a cup of Galapagos Island brew. Very nice.

Sugar. My brother got this really good raw sugar a couple of years ago. We have a great big jar of it in my kitchen. Great package.  

The requisite after school hazelnut latte. If I were to write a story the hero would be Filbert.