Did we find the inspiration for Pixar’s Cars?
July 20th, 2006
Part of our photo adventure today brought us to this junkyard that I’d spotted on the way to Holden Beach last saturday.
If you’ve seen Pixar’s Cars, check out these old relics we found along the road… Did we find the inspiration for some of their characters?
Is it creepy, is it art, or is it both?
July 20th, 2006
On the road to Holden Beach where we’re staying, there’s this strange colleciton of interconnected shacks on the left.
As we drove by, Sara’s mom told us the story of the creepy old lady who runs the place, and visions of the junk lady from the Labrynth came to our minds. Before we knew it, we were spinning yarns about the lady’s hump and her one snaggle tooth that grows in the shape of a tree.
Today we went on a photo-adventure and stopped at the place to see what it was all about. Unfortunately, Mary Paulsen, the lady who runs the place, was away for a wedding, but her stuff was certainly still there!
Mary collects other peoples trash and turns it into art, and then sells it with the proceeds going to charity.
The definition of art is all in the eyes of the beholder, so I’ll let the pictures tell the rest of the story. You can also check out Mary’s site and watch a documentary video at http://www.marysgonewild.com
Pictures are beneath the cut, or at the flickr feed
UPDATE: Please read the comments for more discussion of Mary’s art. The number of her fans and supporters that have chimed in is amazing!
This is Sisterly Love
July 16th, 2006
I love how happy Sara looks in these pictures plucking Jenn’s eyebrows. She’s genuinely enjoying it, and Jenn appears to be in agony. They were laughing between pictures, but I got some extremely funny moments.
Also, my wife is hot. That is all.
Hello from Holden Beach
July 16th, 2006
We’ve arrived at our vacation spot, and I’m currently enjoying free wifi at the shared beach-club that the member’s of Sara’s Mom’s housing community jointly own. It’s basically a pavilion with a nice big common room for parties and a pool.
The condo area is much more resort-like than I expected. It’s situated between marshland and the ocean on a little stretch of beach with condos as far as the eye can see in both directions down the narrow strip. I took a ride on my newly-fixed stowboard for about 2 miles down, and nothing changed as far as I could see.
At the moment, I’m revelling in my geekdom by sitting in the air conditioned beachclub while the rest of the fam is out for their second round of sunbathing. I’ll head back out and join everyone in a bit, but it was nice to come in an escape the sun for a bit.
It seems that every time we leave New York, it’s hotter there than it is in our vacation spot. This trip is no exception to that rule, but this time it’s a welcome change. It’s going to be 98 in New York tomorrow and 94 down here. It’ll be interesting to see how the electrical grid handles it. A similar hot-snap 2003 across the northeast brought demand up to 100% of capacity, leaving us in the vulnerable state where a single disruption could bring the entire grid offline.
In the meantime, I’ll be doing my best to leave the laptop closed for a bit and take advantage of this opportunity to unplug for a while. I’ll be posting pictures to the flickr feed. If you don’t already have a flickr account, I highly recommend signing up for one. If you do, add me as a contact so I can see you pics!
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