Another thing that has kept me busy was preparing for the recent Astronaut Love Triangle house concert.
Here is the rack I made for my equipment.
The main components are the base of a swivel chair, the pole from a patio umbrella, vinyl-coated storage hooks, and the swing arm from a desk lamp.
With rope light and a foot-switch cord for decorative purposes.
Megan Butcher demonstrates how a well-placed binder clip keeps the extra portion of her belt from flapping around.
I would do the same but my belt only extends a couple of inches past the buckle and doesn't need to be clipped down. Perhaps the fact that I would have a legitimate reason to wear a binder clip will act as incentive for me to lose some weight.
Friday night I was back at the Raw Sugar for readings by Rob Mclennan, Megan Butcher and Brendan McNally's House Band.
Again, I took a bunch of photos, but I also drew sketches of Brendan and Rob. I didn't sketch Megan because I've tried before and wasn't happy with the results.
Recommendation: This was just the kind of outing I love on a Friday night - an opportunity to be social and experience live, local art that doesn't require too much energy at the end of the work week.
The House Band reading is an excellent way to experience a novel. The featured guests are always among the top poets or writers in Ottawa.
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I haven't been blogging, but I have been getting out a little bit and taking pictures.
Thursday, I made it to the last half of Blog Out Loud Ottawa. It was a terrific event. An excellent demonstration that blogging can build community.
Because Milan was the official photographer for the event and he has better photographic equipment than I have, I concentrated on taking pictures that he might not take.
This is Milan about to take a picture of me.
And this is me just after taking the picture of Milan.
One way to get a lightbulb art rock bud vase is to remain married for 50 years and bring a rock from Grand Bank, Newfoundland to your anniversary dinner.
Note to Stalkers: These are all events that I would like to attend, but I often have less entertaining reasons for being somewhere else.
