Hooray! The Blog is ONE!

^_^ Alright! So it's been an interesting year since we originally opened the blog. So in honor of the blog turning 1, I've decided to add a special page to it. I'm not entirely sure how it will work out. But I'm interested in learning a little bit about the people who visit the blog. We've had people stop in from all over the globe it seems.

I'm not really entirely sure what brings you to our page. But we're very glad to have you <3. That said, the new page can be found in the tab at the top of the blog. It's our new Visitors Log.

In an attempt to learn about more of the world and to create a map during the coming new year, this is a project that YOU our readers get to help with. How? Well, by leaving us a note telling us what country (or geographic area) you're visiting from, and something you think is interesting, you'll help give us some fun ideas of things to explore in the future. You don't have to give us an in depth detailed listing. But your responses will help us learn more, and I'm hoping to do more Just Visiting posts, and it would be interesting to research museums, events, and locations outside of our 'comfort' areas. (Do you live in a state? A province? etc... Have fun with it!!!)

So thank you so much in advance for your notes! We're looking forward to your answers. I'm hoping that our next year will see more positive growth in general, and who knows, maybe we'll have a post about your country or local area ^_^.

***Please keep your responses G rated on the most part, this is a family friendly blog...at least we try to be..***

- No you don't have to leave us your real name.
- You don't have to give identifying information.
- This is just a fun project to find out more about the world, and work on a world project.

And thank you so much for reading! We are hoping to be writing and sharing things of interest we discover for a long time into the future. Thank you so much!

Special Event : Potted Potter

Well... I found this when I was going through my draft list. I'm surprised that I didn't post it in a timely manner. But even I make mistakes. This particular post should have been posted MONTHS ago at this point. So forgive me in the fact that it wasn't done in a timely manner.

Ok, so I know that this is a new page line to add to the blog. But this was really a special treat that we went to. It was amazing and I am sorry that I didn't write about it sooner, I just haven't had  the patience to do a nice write up (am sure you've noticed the slow down we had the past couple months).

ANYWAY! So let's get down to business. What do we have to say about this?

Potted Potter
Balboa Theatre
November 10, 2013
4:00 pm showing

This show is a ton of fun, so if you're a Harry Potter fan and it comes to your area, totally go if you can! It's not a huge floor show. There are only 2 cast members.

(Huge apology to those who saw this on it's accidental release to live state when it was still in draft form)

Just Visiting : Coronado Fine Art

Sometimes you get to see something amazing. There are moments where these amazing things are shown to you, and you never would have known, couldn't plan it. This is a case of that. I'm sure that by now a lot of  you know that I'm interested in all different kinds of art. Music, film, animation, as well as other forms inspire me and help me to question and process the world around me.

This past Sunday I was blessed to get out with some of Polke A Dots family. We went out to celebrate his grandmothers birthday, it was a beautiful day, and I'm getting off topic. His Aunt took us to a place called Coronado, which is an area of San Diego accessed by a sky bridge or ferry. I hadn't even realized it was part of the city, or considered to be a separate area. We went to lunch and we looked at the lovely water. After eating, we went to look at the dock and shops in the plaza near the restaurant.

There was a live band playing zydeco music there, and people were chatting and enjoying the cool yet sunny day. I even saw the tail flipper of a seal as it was playing in the water! But the art galleries were probably my favorite thing that we saw. I can't remember the name of the second one in the shopping plaza, but the one I remember is called Coronada Fine Art Gallery.

Coronado Fine Art
1201 First St., Suite 111
Coronado, CA 92118
http://www.coronadofineart.com/

Now why do I remember the name of this one and not the other? Well... they had a lot of Disney themed art, as well as a collection of Dr. Seuss Art. There was also some gorgeous landscapes, as well as some fantasy art.

Birthday Wishes by Tennessee Loveless

A lot of the Disney art that really caught my eye was pop art style by an artist named Tennessee Loveless. You can check out his portfolio and projects on his website here http://tennesseeloveless.com/ . What I think is amazing is the variety of bright colors he uses in his pieces. As well as the amazing variety in his project listed as TENxTENxTEN. It's kind of repetitious but it's all variations of Mickey Mouse. It's really fun to look through. The woman at the gallery told us about some of the pieces, and they do each have some interesting stories behind them.

AM by Robert Bissell

I also enjoyed the animal art by Robert Bissell. They have a quality that gives the animals human character, while not really changing them from their reality based forms. I especially loved the pieces that showed rabbits and bunnies. They were adorable and sweet, and just made you wanna scoop the bunnies up and cuddle them if you could. But they're art you can't.

 The Turtle-Necked Sea-Turtle by Dr. Seuss

But the Dr. Seuss art was really the highlight of the gallery, at least in my opinion. There were some of the taxidermy sculptures of creatures from Seuss world. As well as various panels that were images for some of the books. It was a real treat to get to see them. (Seems he sketched in pencil like most artists <3 such an encouraging revelation.) There was all kinds of sculptures too. Really really wonderful.

Anyway, the gallery isn't huge but it's a nice treat to visit and see. Heck, if you have the budget it'd even be awesome to get some of the pieces. Sadly, I don't have the budget. But the internet is full of information about different places that offer prints and what not. The gallery has a no photography rule, so the images used here are from the internet.

Kid friendly place, just don't let them touch the art. No Admission Fee.

Maleficent is going LIVE

That's right, Disney is bringing Maleficent (you know the evil/bad fairy from Sleeping Beauty) to life in her very own SELF  TITLED film! I don't know when it's going to be released for sure yet, but what they show in the  teaser trailer sure makes it look like it will be an appealing watch. Oh, and see the little blue fairy creatures on the video? they look an awful lot like those water sprites from OZ The Great and Powerful...

Amy's Torch

The Face Shop

Pictures from the Beach

We went to the beach today ^_^ I thought I'd share some special Hello's.

Sharing something Adorable

A good friend shared this picture with me. I think it's positively adorable!  Such a cute idea! Kudo's out to the artist <3. So just thought I'd share it with the rest of you. (No claim on the art, I wisj I knew who did it, would link out to them, if someone knows who did it let me knoa so we cna link over to the artist. Thanks!!))

A Prayer For the Forgotten Dead