Bakelite radios (and a Backgammon set) on display at the 20th Century Cincinnati event.

I went to this mid-century modern pop-up shop / convention in the last hours on closing day.
Things had been picked through and while there was lots of nice stuff, I had a mission and
did not deviate from the shopping list in my head.

So if you ever see these items in a mid-century or particularly awesome flavor, please contact me!

• A nice credenza or media console for a record player
• Bar (that sits three at stool height)
• Skinny coffee table (narrow and long)

Back to the event, my mom said this piece from Mainly Art was her “best in show”:
A zebra couch with glass sides 

I pass by this view usually on the weekends and think of Grease, the LA River,
and a touch of Ryan Gosling’s hand acting in Drive.

The reflection of the blue sky is particularly misleading.
This waterway that cuts through all districts of Cincinnati is quite a mess.
There is hope to fix that: Mill Creek Restoration Project.

My friend Kyle has a thing for vinyl toys, and I like to give him shit about it.
This might stem from our sparring about what constitutes good or valid street art,
but more likely it’s because he’s a standup guy and hard to pester in general.

I will say, I’m not a fan of gambling, and buying these things in blind boxes is crazy*
to me, but I also understand it’s part of the thrill. My confusion likely stems from deep
rooted internalized jealousy.

I continue to vacillate and try to understand this world.

* Friends have asked that I stop using “cray” in conversations

A 3D movie about a german dancer and choreographer? Sure thing I’d like to see it.

Pina was marvelous for the great part. Now I feel like I’m always tempering my take on movies but
there were a few moments during this posthumous homage that my butt complained in the seat.

But these were very fleeting moments, and the series of vignettes with dance were captivating.

Paired thoughts:

• Talented performers of movement and form can be way more delightful in 3D than CGI.
• The love these dancers had for their mentor and colleague, Pina Bausch, was intensely wonderful.
• Her take on dance was awesome, as was the way she challenged and integrated the ideas of
  her company. She transformed lives and I can see her influence in many things today.
• The movie is beautiful. Technology elevates it, but the settings, composition, dancers,
  movement and sentiment combine to form a wonderful portrait of a woman’s life work.

Headcold? Sinus infection? I’m not sure which, but it was bound to happen.
And thus I scrambled through the boxes under the sink looking for something to ease the symptoms.

I’m a stubborn man when it comes to taking synthetic medications that aren’t in the form of gummy bears.
But sometimes you have to make a choice between misery and rest. I chose the latter.

My friend and good man Austin Kleon wrote a book about being creative.

Got it in the mail and the final product is a delight, expanding on his previous talk
of the same title and adding nuance and context. It’s a great book, and ridiculously inexpensive.

Austin made a site that provides a glimpse of the goodness inside: “Steal Like an Artist”

I’m at a loss because I’ve no idea if these colorful stripes downtown are an installation, architecture or both.
Finding information about them online is tough.

This work is “Additional” by Julian Stanczak and I quite like it. ( Thanks Mr. Becker for the info! )