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{March 2, 2013} What a day!

Ok, so what a weekend it’s been so far!

Thursday, I drove up to Charlotte, NC to spend the weekend with one of my best friends, MY (sometimes I might call him MM, like you guys have a clue what that is, but he knows). The main reason I came up was to run a 5k with MM called the Run Jen Run, the inaugural run by the corporation Go Jen Go, they promote awareness and education about breast cancer, the money they raise helps people who are going through treatment financially. Check them out, http://www.gojengo.org.

So, Thursday after work, I got in the beetle bug and got on the road. Made pretty good time, just at 4 hours, we met for dinner at a Thai restaurant (after a quick stop in Victoria’s Secret). Then back to the house for more catching up, blogging and shut eye.

Friday, up early, MM left earlier, took a run/walk and got started with work. MM came home around lunch and we went out for Greek, back home, more work and then at 5 it was time to get ready to go out. We went to NoDa to see George Clinton and Parliament Funk!!!

We had dinner at Revolution, smoky butternut squash soup, house made chips and a very nice pizza crisp (tomato, avocado, cheese, cilantro, olive oil), it was very nice.

Then we went down the street to The Neighborhood Theater for George Clinton and P Funk! It was crowded and noisy and with no opening act, the show started at 9:30 and we were off! George Clinton is 72 years old! Still has it! For those of you who might not know George Clinton,
https://www.google.com/search?q=george+clinton+%26+parliament+funkadelic&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&hl=en&client=safari

The craziest part is, if you know George Clinton, you know the multi-colored dreadlocks and bright, colorful clothes, you were not going to see that at the show! We were all confused, there was the and, then 3 guys wearing suits and hats, like they were stylin’ on their way to church. Turns out the gent in the white suit was Gorge Clinton! The music was thumpin’ and the joint was jumpin’!

The only bad part, I am 5’1.5″ tall, so unless I’m at a concert with seats, I usually can’t see the stage, unless I’m standing right in front of it. MM was great, he kept a hand to my side to block people from walking into/pushing me, I appreciated that a bunch! For me, sometimes it’s like listening to the radio, just live?

It had been a long day and on the way home, I dozed off, glad I wasn’t driving! Got home and I think I was asleep before my head hit the pillow!

Today, got up too early, but it was for a race. We go to the park and got our packets, odd thing. MM’s bib didn’t have holes, that was odd, but push the safety pins through and all was right with the world. As we are warming up for the race, it started snowing! It wasn’t bad during the race, but after I was finished, it started coming down in huge flakes, it was so pretty! And it got COLD!

MM injured his Achilles’ tendon about a week ago, so he wasn’t able to run with me, but he walked it and finished his first 5k in about 50 minutes!!! And with a boot on his foot the entire course, it was awesome! We got medals and there were cookies (Chick Fil A was a sponsor). On the way out, we got a flyer for next years race, you know where I’ll be!

We went to get some lunch, came home, cleaned up, got on the couch to watch movie and nap, wonderful! When the sleeting rain stopped, we went to Harris Teeter to pick up supplies, cooked dinner (tortellini soup, rotini and salad, later a cup of Ben & Jerry’s) and relaxed on the couch.

Tomorrow, we are going to the Columbia Fine Art Museum for an Impressionist exhibit, which is on my way home, what a treat that will be!
I would say that’s a full weekend!

What a day! I’m beat, see you tomorrow!

{January 15, 2013} First Race of 2013!

What to write about, what to write about, hmmm…

How about races? I ran/walked my first race of 2013! It was the Hot Chocolate 5K/15K in Atlanta, GA [ooh, now you know what state I live in!]. There were NINETEEN THOUSAND, yes, I said thousand, 19,000 participants. TWO TONS of chocolate and ELEVEN THOUSAND gallons of hot chocolate! You should have been there, I would have given you mine! What you say? You don’t like chocolate? What’s wrong with you? I get asked that ALL the time! Well, if there’s peanut butter involved, I’m in!

Ok, so back to the race. 19K participants, 2K chocolate and 11K gallons hot chocolate all for a 5K/15K. Apparently, I just like typing K! Can you imagine? I know, if you run the Boston Marathon or the NY Marathon you can, but this was a lot of people. The most people I have participated in a race with is the Peachtree Road Race. For those of you who do not know it’s one of the largest 10Ks in the world. People who have been running it since it’s inception in 1970 come to Atlanta every year to run the race.

It started July 4, 1970 with 110 runners, by 2011, they capped the number of race bibbs distributed at 60K [or 60,000] and you now have to participate in a lottery to get a number. A secret…if you join the Atlanta Track Club, you are guaranteed a number [you still have to pay to register, but you get a number]. My friend CKM and I volunteer and give out numbers at the expo the day before the race, it’s fun – we get to meet all sorts of people who are participating in this event. Some of the runners, it’s their first time and for some, it’s their 40th. You get a t-shirt for volunteering, a pin commemorating that year, a Home Depot apron and a Waffle House discount card. [Told you, it’s all for the swag]…We have volunteered for 3 years now and in 2 more years, we get the cool 5 year volunteer pin, pretty cool.

This is the only race I have participated in that you do not get your t-shirt until you cross the finish line, the design is always a secret. If you’d like a little more history on the Peachtree Roadrace: http://www.peachtreeroadrace.org/event-information/history.

The Hot Chocolate was so much fun, there were so many people of all ages, kids, adults, grans, big kids [hint hint] there were some great costumes: oompa loompas! and hershey’s kisses just to name a few. CKM and I did the run together and it was fun to walk a little, well a lot, run a little, talk a lot and just enjoy the perfect weather! It was almost 70 degrees! Yes people, you heard me right, SEVENTY degrees in Atlanta in JANUARY! [I know, CAPS mean SHOUTING, but this is a good shouting! I’m excited! and I want you to feel it!]. Layers came off of a lot of people, hey, watch it, this is a family blog!

After you cross the finish line, you go to get your chocolate goodies. There was hot chocolate for drinking, chocolate for dipping and a marshmallow, banana, pretzels, wafer cookie and a rice crispie treat, all the things perfect for dipping. We sat with new friends and chatted and watched people sitting and enjoying their chocolate goodies, admiring some of the costumes and did my favorite, look at all the different shoes people were wearing [we were sitting on the ground, it was easy].

After the race, we went to get some breakfast, it was only about 11am and by that time, we had accomplished a lot! The cool part was, there were people already there and coming in and out that had run the race as well. I know you’re asking – Peaches, how do you know they just ran the same race?” I’ll tell you dear friends… they were wearing the fabulous swag that we got! A wonderful and very warm sweatshirt and maybe the hat as well. We give each other a smile and the nod, you know, the one that guys give each other when they’re saying “s’up” and it really doesn’t look that cool, but when we do it, we rock! We greet each other and ask how we enjoyed the race, did you do well, did you have fun, how did you like the chocolate [that last one will only be for this race, you don’t normally get chocolate at the end of a race] what’s your next race. It’s nice, a kind of camaraderie that only comes from knowing what the other person just went through!

So, my fine friends, I completed the first race of 2013, but definitely not the last. I have races scheduled all the way through September and I know I will be telling you about all of them! I try to do at least 2 each month, keeps me motivated and as I have said and been told “it’s all for the t-shirt”. I enjoy the swag, but what I like is accomplishing something. By 9am, I’ve done a lot that day already! I have done mostly 5K’s, the Peachtree is a 10K and I did one half marathon in October, that’s 13.1 miles [why do they list them in miles instead of kilometers, not sure]. My goal this year is to run a full 5k [no more walk/run for me!] and to complete a 10K and possibly another half marathon. I said I did it [I have the jacket, medal and belt buckle to prove it] and I wouldn’t do another one, but who knows what the future holds. Could be like tattoos, you can’t do just one!

While I do these runs and walk or run about 2-5 miles per day several days a week, I haven’t found the love of running, I am hoping to, but I have a feeling either you do or you don’t and I may just continue to participate in the races because it keeps me active and I can tell when I’ve gone too long between runs or walks and I love the swag, but I love the sense of accomplishment I get from just doing it.

I will just tell you what I tell people when they ask how I like running. My plan is to keep doing it until I like it!

{January 17, 2011} Day 118/16 – Being accountable

Being held accountable can be very intimidating. That means that you have to fess up to whatever it is you want/need to be held accountable for.

I have been on teams, when I had my direct sales business, where I had to be accountable to another team member and then to a larger group [wow, that sounds like the collective, like the borg, ack!] and now, having a personal trainer at the gym, I am accountable to him, although, when I signed up for a trainer, he asked if that was something I had trouble with, nope. I am pretty good at keeping myself accountable, so now… I am going to make it public. Where I am with my workouts, what I am doing and what I am in-taking…

This will be an ongoing daily blog.

So, here we go.

Monday, January 17th

Black cherry yogurt for breakfast, apple with peanut butter for snack two hours later, vegetable soup [90 calories], 100 cal veggie chips bag for snack two hours later, one scoop of peanut butter, banana when I got home and after the gym, half a burrito from Moe’s, I could eat the whole thing, but not only would it be too much food, I would be miserable! I have started cutting my food in half and taking it home, I can hardly ever finish a meal, which, is a good thing for two reasons: 1-I don’t eat too much and 2-I have lunch or dinner for the next day! smart girl!

{January 16, 2011} Day 116/14 – RadioCult

Saturday night, after I went to see a hockey game with friends, I went to a bar to see a band, Radio Cult.

I am lucky enough to be friends with the drummer and unfortunately, for me, they play out of state often, so I haven’t had the opportunity to see/hear them play. Well, tonight was the night and away I went. I hadn’t heard of the bar, but my phone GPS did and I wasn’t far away.

I got there and met up with my friend as the band was waiting and waiting and waiting for the Falcons-Greenbay game to end so they could get started. The bar didn’t want to turn off the game, that’s why most everyone was there and of course, they were hoping that people would stay after the game ended to listen to the band. Most did and they were not disappointed.

The band definitely puts on a show, they are dressed as a punk band from the 80s, most definitely. Lots of black and white and red, stripes and checkers were the order of the day, with some plaid thrown in.

The drummer, Jay-Jay, is decked out in plaid pants, black shirt, black & white striped tie with a skeleton on it and his signature red plaid cap.

Ricky Zero on Bass and Vocals is tall and lean, which is amplified by his black & white striped shirt and red leather pants, exactly what a young punk rocker should be! The long hair, round glasses and serious mutton chops complete the ensemble.

Aldo, on Guitar, rockin’ the Van Dyke facial hair and licks on his axe, more subdued in his attire than his band mates, that night, but definitely standing out and making a statement.

The band is rounded out by Bambi Lynn on Keys, Guitar and Vocals and is definitely a show stopper. She is wearing a white button down shirt with a micro mini plaid skirt, many a man’s fantasy, black & white striped thigh-highs and red furry leg covers, all I wanted to know was what muppet had to die for those things! Pony tails with fuzzies completed the ensemble and she got the crowd to rock.

Enough about fashion, let’s talk about music. I am a big fan of 80s music, even though I wasn’t crazy about it when I lived through it, now, as an “adult” I love it and I loved this band! When they get ready to play, you are expecting to hear maybe some Dead Kennedys, Dead Milkmen, not The Commodores, Rick Springfield, Gloria Gaynor, the list goes on. What a treat! Don’t get me wrong, I love the DKs, DMs, but this was great. The music was on, the vocals were tight, the band put on a show and that show was fantastic! Bambi Lynn was great, as she ran around the bar playing and singing to everyone.

Unfortunately for me, I am allergic to smoke, so I didn’t get to see the entire set, but I will definitely see the full show sometime soon! I assure you, dear readers, that I will be making an effort to go out and see them again.

Rock on Radio Cult!

http://www.radiocult.com/

{January 15, 2011} Day 115/13 – The Green Hornet

Well, all I can say is if Seth Rogen wasn’t in it, it might have been better, but he wrote it…

There were definitely pluses and minuses to the movie, but unfortunately for me, the big minus was Seth Rogen, but since he wrote it, I guess it was logical that he was in it, right? There were some bright shining moments though.

Kato, I want one! Jay Chou, who is one very musically talented man, can play piano, guitar, cello, Chinese flute, Chinese zither and jazz drum, and is one of the most popular pop singers in Taiwan and also in Chinese-speaking region. Not only is he yummy to look at, his character was funny, sarcastic and incredibly talented. He could make an amazing cup of cappuccino, build a bullet proof car, upgrade said car with amazing weaponry, fight like the dickens, and drive like a demon; a well rounded individual I would say.

Black Beauty, the car, GET ME ONE! It was a star in its own right, so it gets its own paragraph! And I really enjoyed the soundtrack, with one of the last songs by Jay Chou himself.

I’m still out to lunch on some of the additional casting; I wasn’t impressed with Cameron Diaz’s character, not sure what the point was. Edward J Olmos didn’t seem like a good fit for such a small role, Edward Furlong was in the movie, didn’t even realize it was him until I saw the credits, James Franco was good for his brief moment on the big screen. Tom Wilkinson was good as the tyrannical dad and Christopher Waltz was good as the lead bad dude, Chudnofsky, definitely ruthless, but on the goofy side. He was bothered by the fact that he didn’t look scary or intimidating, he wanted his name to instill fear in those who heard it, but he went about it the wrong way. For those of you not familiar with Christopher Waltz’s name, he was Col. Hans Landa, the lead bad-dude Nazi in Inglorious Bastards.

I am all for turning a comic book or radio serial into a modern day super hero movie, LOVED Iron Man, something went wrong here… I think Seth Rogen was trying too hard to emulate Iron Man, but it didn’t work. I like a good comic book movie, but no matter how out there it is, I still like a little reality stuck in my fantasy, this went beyond. There were a few scenes that bugged me and I am going to share one with you, this will not be giving the movie away.

They drive the car, Black Beauty, into a building, of course, then into an elevator… “Get into the front seat”. Up they went. “Will it still drive?” “Front wheel drive” and then they drove out of the elevator, do i have to continue?

All in all, even though it was a hit at the box office, I believe this movie will be on DVD very shortly and at that point, it will be worth the $1 RedBox rental fee.

{January 14, 2011} Day 114/12 – How I watch movies.

I love movies. I think you may have figured that out by now, but if you haven’t, let me put it out there, I don’t just like, I love movies.

Everyone looks at movies differently and each persons reactions are solely their own. We may enjoy the same movie, or not, we might have some of the same responses for why we think its great or not, but no matter what, movies affect us each individually. I know that for me, when I watch a movie, I really get into a movie, get a feel for the movie. If the movie is top notch, I won’t notice any flaws or at least very few flaws in the movie, if it’s not so great, my eagle eye comes out and I won’t be able to get past certain things.

I think when you watch a movie for the second, third or even fiftieth time, it’s amazing how that movie makes you feel and why you would watch it two, three, fifty times. I know, for myself, if I love a movie and I am going to watch it multiple times, it must have had a profound effect on me. I am one of those people who, if I’ve seen a movie a few times, can put it on in the background and not even watch it, it’s just on and I know, just by some of the dialog or music what point of the movie it is, what scene. I can even play the scene in my head without even thinking, I might be able to recite the dialog for you [I have really, really tried to stop doing that, I know some people find it amazingly annoying! but if you encourage me, it’s your own fault!]

I was watching the Star Wars Trilogy the other day and it was on in the background while I was getting some work done and there are certain moments when I have to stop what I am doing and watch the movie. It doesn’t matter how many times I have seen it, when I hear that sound of the lever going down because the Death Star is about to fire its primary weapon on the Rebel base and Luke turns his computer off and is going to use the force to fire his final shot and destroy the Death Star, I still sit on the edge of my seat and keep my fingers crossed. When Lea kisses Luke for the first time because Han has pushed her buttons, when Darth Vader asks Luke to take off his helmet so he can see his son with his own eyes, I still look at these scenes with wonder.

When I watch other adventure movies, I have the same reaction, a comedy, I know the parts I want to watch and they still make me laugh until I snort, the love stories that I still cry at the same spot when I think they might miss each other and it might not happen for them or when they finally do find each other, I am balling and need more than one tissue… When I watch Pride and Prejudice, the Kiera Nightly version, when Mr. Darcy proposes for the second time, when they meet at dawn, I always hold my breath and wonder when that will happen for me, when someone will say something that profound to me and I will just know, when I watch the movie Invincible and it’s towards the end of the movie, the Eagles season opener against the New York Giants, I am rooting for the Eagles in this one, you have to, they are the underdog and I still sit on the edge of my seat as he makes his famous move that started it all, retrieves the ball and heads towards the end zone and I am on the edge of my seat “He’s at the 40, he’s at the 30” that still gives me chills and I just watched it the day before.

We all have our own way of watching movies and I know how much I love them by my reaction, body language and just the way I feel while I am viewing a favorite. I may have just finished a movie and I might start it all over again after its finished.

{January 13, 2011} Day 113/11 – Customer Service

In an age of automation and call centers, customer service seems to have gone out the window. But, I had the most wonderful experience this evening and I want to share it with you.

They opened a RaceTrack gas station right down the street from me and when I saw them clearing the land to build that gas station, I wasn’t the most pleased person in the world. I couldn’t understand why they needed to build a new gas station when there was one across the street, another one down the road and another one and so on and so on, why do they need a new one. I didn’t say that I wasn’t going to patronage the gas station,they usually have some of the lowest prices and it would be convenient, but I still couldn’t figure out why they cut down trees and cleared land for this.

As I mentioned in a previous blog, we have been in the middle of “snowgedden” as they have been calling it and I needed to get out of the house and get a few supplies, most specifically toilet paper and cat food. The roads were still icy and the ground of the gas station was almost a solid sheet of ice. I had problems with the credit card processing at the pump and slid my way inside. When I got in, there were about 6 people working and 2 customers. They all greeted me, asked how I was fairing and the manager offered me a cup of coffee, cappuccino and when I said I didn’t drink coffee, they offered me a hot chocolate, with marshmallows, no less! I said, are you sure? He said, “Baby Girl, go for it! It’s cold out there, have something!” I thanked him immensely, it was such a treat. Everyone was in a great mood, especially for people that had to be at work on a cruddy night like tonight and there were so many of them, they couldn’t all have been busy, but the store was clean and well stocked and welcoming.

As I was walking out, they reminded me stay warm and don’t forget to pump my gas before I left. I thanked them all for being so kind, the hot chocolate and warm wishes. Go Race Track Go.

{January 11, 2011} Day 112/10 – Snow Day!

Today was a snow day! Well, it was a stay at home day for almost everyone in the state, and it is looked at so differently by different people.

Let’s start with kids. A snow day is a wonderful day, no school, stay up late, sleep in, playing outside in a snow suit, building a snow man, snowball fights, sledding, hot chocolate, cookies, games, movies, naps and then do it all over again! What could be better…can we go back and be a kid again?

Parents…a chance to play with the kids, watch them wonder at snow, sometimes for the first time, especially if you live somewhere that it’s a rarity. Bundle the kids, go outside, play in the snow, snowball fight, help build a snowman, take pictures, keep them from hurting themselves, wipe their noses. Back into the house, unbundle them, get them to the potty, put on dry clothes, wipe their noses, clean up the wet, make hot cocoa, set up the games and movies, start the fire, get the blankets out, cuddle with the kids.

Teachers…a day off, they can’t work from home, no one to teach, no work, a chance to play with their kids. On the other hand, this just means a day they will tack on somewhere or, if there are more snow days and school closings, tack on to the end of the year, double edged sword.

Business owners and employees who get paid by the hour… If the business is closed and can’t open, a day off, but that’s money lost, not being made. If the business stays open, risking your safety to get there and what if no one comes in?

Truck drivers…it’s dangerous, they have to drive to live and survive, if they hit a patch of ice, could be over. They have to not only watch out for themselves, but every other driver out there, so much responsibility!

Delivery drivers…if people stayed home, they might be persuaded to order in and if the restaurant is open, they take their lives in their hands, stay home! We already made the run on the store for bread and milk!

Personally, the company I work for has been open, there are jobs that cannot be done remotely, but they did send e-mails out indicating that if it was not necessary for you to get on the road, please don’t but if you did, use extreme caution and whatever you decide, talk to your manager and there were some managers at the company who called their teams and told them to work from home on Monday and so on. I am quite lucky that I can work from home and get things done, I don’t know what I would have done if I had to get out and drive in this.

A few weeks ago, when we had a snow storm Christmas Day, everyone was excited, a White Christmas, hasn’t happened in over one hundred years in Georgia! We were snowed in, what fun! Then a HUGE snowstorm hit NY, how exciting! Day two was still fun, day 3, we could drive in Georgia, but in NY day three turned into four, then five and people were beginning to get a bit of cabin fever. I saw a number of postings on FaceBook, “Why couldn’t this have happened next week, when we have to be back at work?” Well Georgia, we are in the middle of some serious winter weather, a serious storm, 5-8 inches in a few places, can’t go into the office, some peoples homes are spotless now, what else can they do but clean, I’ve unpacked some boxes, but the cabin fever has started to set in… I see people playing outside, some people had to get to the store, just to have something to do. I went for a walk just to get out of the house. It’s one thing to work from home and not go into an office, but you can still go out and get places, it’s entirely different to be stuck with no way out… cabin fever.

The more difficult thing in Georgia, we are not equipped to deal with all this snow and ice! But, conversely, apparently, neither was NYC the week after Christmas! I would leave if I could, but the ice is not melting and I am not risking my neck, I might be walking to the store for something to do this week!

So many different perspectives on this glorious thing mother nature has dropped on us, what do you think?

{January 10, 2011} Day 111/9 – Salvador Dali- The man behind the mustache

I had the pleasure of seeing the Salvadore Dali exhibit at the museum today and it was fantastic. I saw techniques and styles I did not know that Dali created in and with. Did you know that he designed jewelry? I didn’t, but it was exotic and inventive and sparkly, the best part. come on, I’m a girl, we like the spark-lies!

Of course, one of his most famous, or I should say, his most famous because it is the one piece that everyone knows, Persistence of Memory. The story behind the creation of the painting… Dali was painting a landscape and looked over to see some Camembert cheese he had on a plate starting to melt and voila… he then asked his wife, Gala, what she thought of the painting when it was completed, she said no one would ever forget it after seeing it, and that’s how it came to be named. the interesting thing about this painting, like the Mona Lisa, every time we see it represented in a movie, it’s enormous and, like the Mona Lisa, it’s tiny, relatively speaking, and difficult to get close to to view, always has a crowd around it.

But, I must admit, what I am most fascinated by and I know I am not alone in this… his mustache! It takes some serious skill to grow a mustache like that and I admire him for it! I think that it was a toss up as to what he is more famous, most remembered for, his artwork or his mustache. The opening of the exhibit had quotes from a conversation between Dali and photographer, Philip Halsman and throughout their lives and friendship, Halsman photographed Dali in many settings and situations, some humorous and many on the bizarre side. One of the photos that kind of got to me was Dali being suspended from a helicopter by his mustache, ugh!

This may be one of my shortest entries…

{January 8, 2011} Day 110/8 – James Hance – Relentlessly Cheerful Art

Last night, I had the pleasure of attending a show opening at the Cornbred Gallery in Atlanta. James Hance, self proclaimed Relentlessly Cheerful Art and I must say, it’s all true!

I have been a fan of James Hance for quite some time, once my friend CM introduced me to his work and I was hooked. He has such a vivid and charming imagination with things that I love, Winnie the Pooh, Star Wars, The Muppets and The Beatles, just to name a few and for anyone who knows me really well, knows that I am huge into ALL those things! Combining Winnie the Pooh with Star Wars… Wookie the Chew, how incredibly clever.

His work takes so many subjects and changes them ever so slightly and combines them with something equally as wonderful to create something clever and unexpected. Fraggle Rock characters or the boys from The Lost Boys as The Beatles: Sgt Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band. Taking Michelangelo’s “Creation of Adam” and modifying it slightly, with Jim Henson as g-d and all the Muppets surrounding him with Kermit as Adam, Boba Fet as the Fonze “Boba Fonzerelli”, the list goes on and on, just incredibly smart, innovative, clever and fun.

I had the opportunity to meet the artist, it was great fun that evening. JL, CM, TS, JB were with me that evening, all excited to view the exhibit and meet the artist and we did. He was very laid back and an enjoyable chap, seemingly like his art, relentlessly cheerful. There was Beatles music playing all evening, a great start, wouldn’t you say? Ok, stop, they all said I was gushing, maybe I was, it was cool! He had Beatles lyrics tattooed on his arms and had a great way about him, easily approachable and very personable, didn’t hurt that he’s cute, can’t help it, no matter what, I’m still a girl! We talked about movies, music and his work, very charming.

The first thing I saw when I walked into the gallery I was in love with and it was sold… It was a canvas, painted yellow, with Kermit the Frog looking down at his banjo, something I would love to have commissioned, who knows… then I turned around and wham! Wookie the Chew walking hand in hand with R2D2 down a snow laden path, I wanted it and while I was debating buy art/pay mortgage/buy art/pay mortgage… someone purchased it, who knows what the future holds! I did get to purchase a piece that I am excited to pick up, on a piece of tree, from Wookie the Chew, Elevensies [check out the link for the image] it’s terrific!

I purchased a few prints and his book, Wookie the Chew, he’s working on two more books based on the other movies. Looking forward to them coming out! We had a great time, will be going back later in the month, to pick up my purchase and possibly see some new pieces on the walls.

If you have the opportunity and live in Atlanta, I would recommend going to the Cornbred Gallery and seeing the work of James Hance, a delight.

http://www.jameshance.com

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