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Well, I showed some photos to my classmates today. All of the recent urban stuff. And naturally, they went off the list (as artists often do) and selected an image I have NOT posted. So, here is the popular favorite from today.

This semester, in addition to our weekly group critique, we are working on three projects:

1. Next week, we have a nude model, which we haven’t done in at least 3 years.
2. We’re working on our next group show, which will be in May.
3. And we’re putting together a group book of sample images.

Finally. The Russian hook. Scary!!

Good day my dear. I am ok. Today there will be a solar eclipse. People speak that at each solar eclipse there is any grandiose event. I hope this grandiose event there will be the prompt our meeting. What do you think? There can be any rich person many money presents me and I can arrive to you and live with you 🙂 Yes. It is ridiculous. But I the optimist. I love a life. It is fine. I love you.

Oh my. Love?

The slice of industrial San Francisco where my camera and I have been spending a bit of time are the stubby streets that poke off Illinois Ave. All of the graffiti images I’ve posted previously have come from along this route.

I returned in the early morning light both Saturday and Sunday mornings this past weekend. Here are a few of the initial images from these two mornings. More to come, I’m sure.

I’ve been accused MANY times of always being a devil’s advocate. Perhaps its a fair observation, supported by years of empirical evidence.

Anyhow, I wanted to shout from the hilltops that I finally have a new phone! Yes, the long painful days of impossible-to-understand conversations are (hopefully) behind me. Finally, clients won’t avoid my calls, and my mom won’t keep asking if there is foghorn in the background.

In doing the upgrade to the Treo 650 from the 600, I had to migrate within Cingular from the “blue network” over to the “orange network”. I had heard the horror stories about conversion, and dragged my heels for weeks.

In the end, this went smoothly…so maybe Cingular is learning! I bought the phone at a Cingular store, sat down with the guy for 15 min to fill out forms, and the phone was on the network by the time I rode the elevator back to my office.

My thanks to Curt, for working out the kinks 🙂

My Russian wife-to-be wrote me today…still at no prodding from me. For the first time, I think we can see where this is heading. Its the beginning of a “maybe you’re the one” angle. So, I’ve included a few excerpts (the email was longer than normal).

Good day my dear. Today I could find a free time to write to you the letter. Weather at us spring.

I want to tell to you today about my girlfriend. I see her almost every day. We go in a bar in the evening. In a bar we like to play billiards. … [She] very good person to which can open all secrets. She the true friend and always helps if something will go not so. … For example I told to her about that that got acquainted with you. She was glad for me.

Only she asked me if I shall want to meet you that as I can leave to you. I could not answer it a question. Because to go in other country it is necessary to find out the person well at first. Now many girls vanish in other countries. With them men get acquainted and invite them to itself. Then girls get in slavery and are compelled to be engaged in prostitution or still something. I do not want it. I believe in real love.

I believe that in my life there will be a person of my dream. He will love me, to give gifts. There can be this the man you? I like you. I should finish the letter. While.

For my money, the best line is the close. “While.”