More staple-picking and staple-gunning for me, and Noelle started etching a plate! I watched her paint it with chemicals. After that, they put the copper plate on a heating device and applied the Sugar Lift goop stuff. I think Sugar Lift would be a great name for a band, but the stuff itself is kinda nasty-looking. They said I might be able to have a plate to etch; I hope that's the case. I don't know what I would draw on it, but it would be nice to try it out.
Ed and Brian, two of the printers here, have a ping pong table. It's fun to watch them play after lunch. They keep ongoing scores.
P.S., Ed is totally a labradoodle-caveman. With glasses.
It was such a beautiful day; I felt like napping.
On a random social note, I was supposed to hang out with this pen-pal friend of mine after work, but her phone had died. I'm told that this happens a lot with her. I hope I can hang out with her soon. I like how peaceful Skidmore Place is, but being here by myself is psyching me out in the evenings.
No ghost encounters yet, at least.
Thursday, August 28, 2008
Day Three (Aug 20th)
Noelle gave me another ride today, and Bruce drove me home again. It's probably not that big of a deal, but I do feel like a pest. I hope I find a car soon.
If I want to ship a car, I found this site: www.shipcar.com
The problem is that shipping my car requires a quote. Ugh. This is annoying. Guess I may as well give it a try, though.
On another note, Brian (one of the printers) decided to dress up as Ed, to prepare me to meet Ed. Ed is apparently a labradoodle-caveman in a pair of pants.
And then, lastly, I ate a raw Leichi fruit for the first time. Did I spell Leichi right? Anyway, they look like those spiky balls that fall off of trees, except the spikiness is just a skin that you pull off to reveal the most delicious sweet white fruit flesh you'll ever taste. The bean inside is very bitter. I imagine this is a clever quirk of evolution. The animals eat the fruit, and spit out the bitter bean, so that it can grow somewhere new.
I want another Leichi! I support the survival of this species!
If I want to ship a car, I found this site: www.shipcar.com
The problem is that shipping my car requires a quote. Ugh. This is annoying. Guess I may as well give it a try, though.
On another note, Brian (one of the printers) decided to dress up as Ed, to prepare me to meet Ed. Ed is apparently a labradoodle-caveman in a pair of pants.
And then, lastly, I ate a raw Leichi fruit for the first time. Did I spell Leichi right? Anyway, they look like those spiky balls that fall off of trees, except the spikiness is just a skin that you pull off to reveal the most delicious sweet white fruit flesh you'll ever taste. The bean inside is very bitter. I imagine this is a clever quirk of evolution. The animals eat the fruit, and spit out the bitter bean, so that it can grow somewhere new.
I want another Leichi! I support the survival of this species!
Day Two (Aug 19th)
I picked staples. Staples! But it's what everyone does and has to do at one time or another.
I will eventually show everyone how I did this, although I can't explain why without a great deal more visual aide.
I will eventually show everyone how I did this, although I can't explain why without a great deal more visual aide.
Pollos Mario
Mom and I found this mysterious note in the kitchen:
It's easy to drive there. Take Main (Montauk) to Fifth street, and turn left. Then drive until you see the goofy-looking chicken mascot on a big white sign. Don't let that mascot fool you; this is a very seriously good restaurant. Amaaaazing and abuuuundant food! Watch out for the green chile salsa in the dainty glass cup. It's atomic. They must shred raw jalépeños into this stuff...
Most of the staff speaks Spanish, so you know it's authentic food.
PHOTOS:
Spoils of war.
Mom demonstrates how tasty the leftovers are.
The only reason you wouldn't like this candy is if you don't like coconut.
¡¡¡SUPERCOCO!!!
...¡Mamá! ¡Ése es mi caramelo del supercoco! :-(
It's easy to drive there. Take Main (Montauk) to Fifth street, and turn left. Then drive until you see the goofy-looking chicken mascot on a big white sign. Don't let that mascot fool you; this is a very seriously good restaurant. Amaaaazing and abuuuundant food! Watch out for the green chile salsa in the dainty glass cup. It's atomic. They must shred raw jalépeños into this stuff...Most of the staff speaks Spanish, so you know it's authentic food.
PHOTOS:
Spoils of war.
Mom demonstrates how tasty the leftovers are.
The only reason you wouldn't like this candy is if you don't like coconut.¡¡¡SUPERCOCO!!!
...¡Mamá! ¡Ése es mi caramelo del supercoco! :-(Friday, August 22, 2008
Day One (Aug 18th)
Mom and I went out from 5 Skidmore Place and arrived at the ULAE building at 8:00 AM. Turns out that this was way early, but hey! Better early than late. Usually, work starts at 8:30 AM. Just FYI.
Anyway, that was where I met Noelle, and she kindly showed me and my mom around. Noelle helps out with a lot of the printing at the ULAE. The thing about Noelle is that she knows everything that's going on, and she's super-nice about it, so whenever I need something to do I go find her.
After that, I met Marie, and we made coffee. Marie also knows everything, and she's also really nice. At the end of the day, she gave me her number in case I got in trouble.
I was immediately put to work on the Rauschenberg Lotus series with Jason, a printer. These are digital prints that are later soaked and run through an intaglio printing press. They're huuuge. I like the imagery on these. I think even if I didn't like the imagery, I eventually would, because I have to look at it over and over and over again. Oh man. I could write five essays about the Lotus series by the time they're fully printed.
Oh! And Jason's really cool. Every time I ask a question, I not only get an answer, but also details and a little history. And I ask a lot of questions, I think, so it's really good of him to explain everything so well.
I also made friends with the staple gun, despite its LOUDNESS AAARGH, and hope to get faster at it so I can help out more.
Mom made peanut butter cookies as a good-luck gift. There's more dough in the freezer, too, so I can bake a few myself. Aww, thanks Mom.
Anyway, that was where I met Noelle, and she kindly showed me and my mom around. Noelle helps out with a lot of the printing at the ULAE. The thing about Noelle is that she knows everything that's going on, and she's super-nice about it, so whenever I need something to do I go find her.
After that, I met Marie, and we made coffee. Marie also knows everything, and she's also really nice. At the end of the day, she gave me her number in case I got in trouble.
I was immediately put to work on the Rauschenberg Lotus series with Jason, a printer. These are digital prints that are later soaked and run through an intaglio printing press. They're huuuge. I like the imagery on these. I think even if I didn't like the imagery, I eventually would, because I have to look at it over and over and over again. Oh man. I could write five essays about the Lotus series by the time they're fully printed.
Oh! And Jason's really cool. Every time I ask a question, I not only get an answer, but also details and a little history. And I ask a lot of questions, I think, so it's really good of him to explain everything so well.
I also made friends with the staple gun, despite its LOUDNESS AAARGH, and hope to get faster at it so I can help out more.
Mom made peanut butter cookies as a good-luck gift. There's more dough in the freezer, too, so I can bake a few myself. Aww, thanks Mom.
Thursday, August 21, 2008
Don't Worry about the Blue Plate
Hey Nick and Elaina, I returned these to the ULAE. Just thought I'd let you guys know while trying out some of the blog features.
I'm so cool...
King Cullen's
One of the first things Mom and I did when we arrived in West Islip is...well, besides find 5 Skidmore Place, we found the grocery store.
Let me put this simply:
Consumers is to Stillwater, OK, as King Cullen's is to West Islip, NY. It's this grocery store and the one I'm typing directions for here has kinda narrow aisles and feels a lot like Consumers.
At the time of writing this post, I can't say if this is the best grocery store, but it seems like it's the closest one to 5 Skidmore Place.
Directions:
Take Gladstone (turn right if you're heading out from Skidmore Place) over to Union.
Turn left on Union.
Keep going until you see King Cullen's on your left.
There are other King Cullen's, but this one is fairly simple to find.
Plan to Pack (Aug 16th)
I brought, personally, two rolling luggage cases of clothes, a soft bag with more clothes, and a messenger bag that had my sketchbook, laptop, and digital camera in it.
I sent the majority of my possessions through UPS because I took an airplane. I'm looking forward to receiving even more clothes, my printer, and my video camera in the mail. Apparently, if you send something to the ULAE studio instead of 5 Skidmore Place, it arrives there more quickly. The people who work there don't mind if your stuff shows up at work, either.
Airplane Tickets (Backpost; August 16th)
I purchased a one-way ticket from Oklahoma City to West Islip, Long Island. I chose Southwest as my airline because they have never lost my baggage and you can choose where to sit on their planes.
I sent my electronic receipt for the plane ticket to the ULAE, and they refunded me with a deposit to my Bursar account. Nice, safe, quick and easy!
I bought the plane ticket a few months ahead of time. If you do the same, the tickets will be cheaper, which will make the kind people at the ULAE happy with you.
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