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Macy’s Restroom Weirdness

091507macys.gifA strange urinal and a strange security monitor at a Macy’s restroom.

Various objects

071125stuff.gif071126stuff.gif1. Long stapler, wireless computer mouse, remote control, statuette of the Virgisaurus, fingernail clippers, plastic chicken. 2. Stool, bathroom sink, ceiling vent.

Everyday Objects

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1. Fax machine. 2. Shoes (hiking boots) & socks. 3. Toothbrush & cup holder, cell phone. 4. Bathroom sink stuff: brushes, soap dish, electric toothbrush.

At The Bank

071115bank.gif071116bank.gif1. Security camera, pen-on-a-chain.  2. Back of a woman at the counter wearing a jacket & jeans.

Tim Hulsizer Sketching

071101timh.gifTim Hulsizer making original sketches in the back of his zine I Want To Grow Up behind the counter of the bookstore he worked at.

At Northfield Mountain

071021northfieldmtn.gifA view just off the trail at Northfield Mountain in Northfield, MA.

Bent bike

071011bentbike.gif On my lunch break one day, I saw this bicycle with a bent rear wheel.

Making New Stars

071010copier.gif This is the color photocopier at Staples printing off covers for the Trees & Hills New Stars comics anthology.

Fuzzy Creatures

070923moth.gif070927morty.gif 1. A moth. 2. The 25-lb. cat I live with, on his back.

Winchester Pickle Fest 2007

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09-22-07: Winchester, NH’s annual Pickle Fest. 1. State Representative Henry Parkhurst (aka “Mr. Pickle”) in a Jeep in the parade; people on the balcony of a building on the corner; people on Main Street. 2. This guy in Egyptian garb was bopping around in the parade - I have no idea why. It moved fast for a parade, and I had trouble taking everything and trying to keep up drawing.

Clutter Clearance 09-20-07

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1. My desk with lots of clutter - this was actually after I’d cleared a lot of stuff off, and just before I replaced it with a drawing table (it’s hard to clutter a sloped surface). 2. A small strip showing a bookcase shelf falling on my foot.

Multipurpose Party 12-09-07

atparty-120907.gifFrom a party at Anne Thalheimer’s house: some bottles of liquor with crackers, Ben Kalish (with the beard) drawing a jam strip, and Rick Beupre drawing another jam strip.

Stars & Skulls Craft Fair 12-01-07

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1. The woman across from me selling her crafts at her table; flags and seal at the American Legion; one of the organizers in hat, tie, and roller skates; a middle-aged woman reading a comic; a man with hat, beard, and baby. 2. Punk crafter with a mohawk; browsing crafter; E.J. Barnes at her table. 3. Coat rack with purses; tall man; comics on display. 4. Browsing college students(?).

Pioneer Valley Comics Schmooze 12-16-07

schmooze1216.gifE.J. Barnes and Thom May drawing stuff.

Pioneer Valley Comics Schmooze 11-13-07

schmooze1107-1.gifschmooze1107-2.gifschmooze1107ej.gifNumerous cartoonist-type artists, all wearing glasses: 1. Anne Thalheimer sewing in a chair with potted plants; Mark Bode’s head. 2. Mark Stacy, Bryant Paul Johnson, Sarah Adam, Gary Hallgren. 3. E.J. Barnes.

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