hello friday

So, I have noticed that with my new iPhone I NEVER log onto my regular desktop anymore, which means no blogging. I will have to find a way to motivate myself  . . . or maybe just start blogging from my phone.

Anyways, here are some things I have been recently enjoying:

- Foursquare  It is ridiculous how simple this is yet how much I feel compelled to check in everywhere now.  I still think checking in from your house is a little much though so I haven’t gotten that crazy yet . . .

-Artist tell stories (mostly about themselves)-This was a great little show at SMOCA. Unfortunately it is over (I told you I was behind on blogging).  I really liked the work by Andrew Kuo—the text is a little hard to read, but he makes these graphs of thoughts that are funny, sometimes sad, and really interesting.

-TV shows: Portlandia,  New Girl, and the Sopranos. Wait, is this 1999 you ask? No, just Tom and I never watched the Sopranos and a friend lent me the DVDs 

-DJ Kaskade-Sometimes when people talk about how much they hate techno and dubstep I wonder if I am crazy because I really like it?

-Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me-And Other Concerns by Mindy Kaling  This book is full of funny moments here’s one of them: “There is no sunrise so beautiful that it is worth waking me up to see it.”

Broke but love getting out in the Arts??

FREE art events I’ll be checking out:

01/27/2011 Thursday-Ayumi Horie, an awesome potter, will be speaking at ASU’s Coor Hall from 7-8pm 

01/28/2011 Friday-the closing reception for The 8^th Day. 7pm untill 11 or 12. 5&6 gallery 4200 Marshall way Scottsdale, AZ. My friend from high school, Colby Edwards, is showing his photography.

02/02/2011 Wednesday-A gallery talk at the Phoenix Art Museum about Brett Weston (son of Edward Weston but a photographer in his own right), 7pm

02/03/2011 Thursday-Opening at the Lisa Sette Gallery, 7-9pm. (This is my actual birthday, I'm not sure if I'll go, but I always love the work in this gallery).

02/09/2011 Wednesday-painter Kehinde Wiley speaking at the Phoenix Art Museum, 7pm.

02/11/2011 Friday-The Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art’s Spring opening. Art, dance, music, 6:30-10:30pm.

02/18/2011 Friday-The ASU Art Museum’s Spring opening, 7-9pm

02/25/2011 Friday-Free movie at Changing Hands Bookstore 6pm, The Art of the Steal. (I’ve already seen this movie so I’m not sure I’ll be going).

02/26 &02/27/2011-Saturday & Sunday-The Ceramic Research Center’s Annual Studio Tour.  Tom will be at stop #13, but make it your first stop! 491 W. Courtney Lane Tempe, AZ 85284, he will be showing and selling work from 10am-4pm each day.  There are also many other stops to check out, the website is http://asuartmuseum.asu.edu/studiotour/

02/26/2011 Saturday-Spraygraphic’s Vinyl Record Show at Hoodlum’s Music, 7-9pm.  6434 S. McClintock Drive, Tempe, AZ 85283. If you want to be in the show just do something awesome on a record and bring it down to Hoodlums before the 23^rd to submit!