Minneapolis, MN
The Walker Art Center
Today we went to
The Walker Art Center with our NARM pass. It's about a half a mile away so we walked. It isn't a huge museum but they have some good stuff there and we saw it.
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| The building is cool. |
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| Y.oung P.ublisher 99 cents & Up (2) - Paul Chan |
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| Primitv - Paul Chan |
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| Pillowsophia (after Ghostface) - Paul Chan |
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| My Fear of Night Diving - Pacita Abad |
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| She used fabric, paint, buttons, thread, broken glass, yarn and other forms of sewing to create her art. |
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| Join the Circle - Pacita Abad |
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| Freedom from Illusion - Pacita Abad |
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| Lake George Barns - Georgia O'Keeffe |
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| Selection from Flash - Andy Warhol |
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| Me looking closely at Office at Night - Edward Hopper |
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| Office at Night - Edward Hopper |
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| Night Sky #6 - Vija Celmins |
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| Artist's Studio No. 1 (Look Mickey) - Roy Lichtenstein |
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| Donna in bianco con cappello in mano - Michelangelo Pistoletto |
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| I liked this piece because it made it look like the art was looking at other art in the gallery. |
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| Pudel - Katharina Fritsch |
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| Imperfect Painting - Roy Lichtenstein |
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| Flowers - Andy Warhol |
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| Untitled - Donald Judd |
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| Liminal Bathroom - Jon Sieker |
Fancy Ice
After the museum we decided to walk back to Kowalski's Market to pick up a few things. On the way out we saw Clear Ice for sale. It's the first time I have seen it for sale for consumers so we bought it. Later in the evening I made us both Manhattans using it.
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| Pure and Clear like the 10,000 lakes of Minnesota! (actually a lot clearer) |
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| It was $12 |
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| And came with 6 Cylinders (or Spheres) so $2 per cylinder |
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| So I decided to cut them in half to reduce the cost to $1 per drink. |
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| I watched a YouTube video so now I'm an expert! I'm a visual learner. |
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| Nailed It! On the left a $0.60 cylinder, on the right a $1.40 cylinder. |
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| Still the drinks looked good and tasted great! |
During this process I put some water in my insulated coffee sipper to make my own clear ice. It has worked in the past so I figured I would do it again. it will be ready in a couple days.
After buying the ice but before making the drinks I went to Caffetto to play pinball. I am practicing my ball handling skills (not those balls). I started a spreadsheet with the places, machines, and scores so I can track my progress. I rocked the Bally Star Trek (1978) machine and the Twilight Zone Machine for big points. My modern game scores still need to catch up to my improved ball handling skills.
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| Rocked!!!! |
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| Half a Billion! |
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I also got my ball stuck on the Toy Story 4 machine. I thought this was funny. "No I Cantada!"
This machine was all kinds of whack. I played 3 games and got through 1 without the ball getting stuck enough to ruin the game. |
That's it for today. We hit 1 week in Minneapolis and have a ton to do still. If you missed
Minnesota Yarn Store, check it out.
