Tuesday, December 30, 2008
Horizon Used Books on 15th
1. A section for "Gypsies" with one book. 2. Science Fiction anthologies two rooms away from the other Sci Fi books. 3. Auto repair next to computer-related,shelved in the kitchen. 4. Baseball, psychology, science and a ladder in that room.
Posted by Jeanine Anderson at 12/30/2008 10:02:00 AM 0 comments
tags: book, capitol hill, CHS
Sunday, December 28, 2008
Suite 100 Gallery to Move Next to Roq La Rue
Suite 100 Gallery is moving 1 block north and next to Roq La Rue Gallery, in the space lately vacated by BLVD Gallery. The first show in the new space will open January 9th, as part of the monthly Belltown artwalk.
Even though it is only a one block move, it's a good one. No longer will we need to weave our way through clusters of smokers and clumps of pan handlers which gather on the sidewalk one block south -- a block with Mama's Mexican Kitchen, Lava Lounge, Bad Juju Bar, Noodle Ranch, Shorty's, and Buddha Bar between Roq La Rue and the starter location for the Suite 100 gallery.
The new gallery space is two to three times larger in square footage than the old Suite 100 space, so curators will need to step up their game to use it to their advantage. I hope they consider creating a few dividers to break up the wide open space; the BLVD gallery always felt a little too open. (Picture a large living room where all the furniture is anchored against a wall. Would you want to stay very long? )
The first show in the new space looks promising. "Local Aesthetic" will feature artwork from three local artists: Greg Boudreau, Ryan Molenkamp and Troy Gua.
Starter location, buh-bye
New space, hello-o-o-o
(Not a great picture, but the only exterior shot I have.)
Posted by Jeanine Anderson at 12/28/2008 11:26:00 PM 0 comments
tags: art, belltown, blvd gallery, roq la rue, suite 100
Saturday, December 27, 2008
Dear Santa: are you lactose and tolerant?
The note my niece left for Santa.
"The cookies are on the dining room table...
p.s. Are you lactose and tolerant?"
Adorable!
photo by my sis: Suzanne Strong Photography.
Check out her online portfolio and pencil in the Feb 5th First Thursday opening at 619 Western, where she'll be in a group show.
Posted by Jeanine Anderson at 12/27/2008 12:04:00 PM 1 comments
tags: 619 Western, photo, photography
Wednesday, December 24, 2008
The Hood Internet: masters of mashups
If you like clever remixes and mashups, check out The Hood Internet and their ingenious tracks.
Here's one of my favorites: a remix of The Rosebuds' Get Up Get Out with Aesop Rock's None Shall Pass. I like both of the songs alone and they sound great mixed together by The Hood Internet. (rss readers may need to click through to see the Imeem player.)
Posted by Jeanine Anderson at 12/24/2008 09:41:00 PM 0 comments
tags: hood internet, music
Sunday, December 21, 2008
Snow dog
The dog doesn't mind, though. She was born and raised in MN so she knows all about snow and actually loves it! I run the hair dryer on her when she comes in because the snow clumps like a m-fkr in her fur. As soon as she's warm and dry, she wants out again.
(iPhone photo)
Posted by Jeanine Anderson at 12/21/2008 02:10:00 PM 0 comments
Sunday, December 14, 2008
photos: first snow of the season
Posted by Jeanine Anderson at 12/14/2008 05:33:00 PM 0 comments
tags: cal anderson park, capitol hill, photo, snow
Friday, December 12, 2008
Don't judge me, it was for charity
Not sure how to explain this, so I'll just get to it. I bid on a Strangercrombie auction item. Strangercrombie is an annual fundraiser organized by The Stranger, and is known for very clever groupings of donations into ingenious packages. This year's beneficiary is Treehouse, a worthy organization which provides for childen in foster care. (Yes I'm stalling a little, working up the nerve to tell you what I bid on.)
So...I passed on all the music-related packages cause I got me a pretty good hook up for music events already. Besides, they were going for a lot more than my budget.
Drat those auction sniper bots: I lost out in the last minute. Oh well. Must be a sign I shouldn't be allowed to handle a firearm. I'll have to kill zombies a different way.
Posted by Jeanine Anderson at 12/12/2008 05:06:00 PM 0 comments
tags: confession
Friday, December 5, 2008
you are here
This piece of street art is particularly site-specific and serves as a pointed reminder of the false value of "things." Look for it when walking on Pike or waiting for the bus near the intersection with Bellevue Ave.
More about the site and the sad story of what happened here one early morning in late October.
Posted by Jeanine Anderson at 12/05/2008 08:29:00 AM 2 comments
tags: capitol hill, CHS, seattle, street art
Tuesday, December 2, 2008
Belltown gets a Sloth Bear for the Holidays
Check out Free Sheep Foundation during the month of December to visit a sloth bear. This is not a prank. A living, breathing sloth bear is staying in Belltown before taking up permanent residence at Woodland Park zoo.
Posted by Jeanine Anderson at 12/02/2008 08:06:00 AM 1 comments
tags: art, belltown, free sheep foundation
Monday, December 1, 2008
I've been cheating on you, Blogger. With Twitter.
Information which can be fit into 140 characters (including spaces) are making their way online via "tweets" these days rather than full-on blog posts. Visitors to this blog page can see my Twitter updates, however RSS readers do not.
To get the full meal deal, "follow" me on Twitter. I'm at http://twitter.com/JeanineA And if you have/get a Twitter account, I'll follow you back.
chirp, chirp
Posted by Jeanine Anderson at 12/01/2008 11:31:00 PM 0 comments
tags: twitter
Let's condoming! Only in Japan
To make condoms something a Japanese girl would be comfortable buying, a teen magazine has loaned their brand to condoms.
The magazine name: Popteen. And now a brand of condom. Ha!
Why not verbatize* "condom" while they're at it? Let's condoming!
* I can make up words, too.
Via photographer Jim O'Connell's blog.
Posted by Jeanine Anderson at 12/01/2008 04:05:00 PM 0 comments
tags: japan, japan engrish