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Friday Quote & Orangutan Blogging

This week’s quote is from the Roy Scheider helicopter movie Blue Thunder:

I think morals are good for ya - I love morals. And the moral of this story is, if you’re walking on eggs - don’t hop.

And, of course, there’ll be other people’s orangutans…

Aww.

Add comment August 29th, 2008 at 05:51pm Posted by Eli

California Hotel Photoblogging

Just a couple photos from the hotel in La Jolla:

Ceci n’est pas une pipe.

Not entirely sure what this is a warning for, but it sure is terrifying.

Add comment August 26th, 2008 at 11:15am Posted by Eli

B&W Inanimate San Diego Zoo Photoblogging

Hey, it’s not all animals.

The ceiling of a little rest alcove with benches, if I recall correctly.

Some bolty things, I don’t remember the context at all.

Add comment August 25th, 2008 at 05:51pm Posted by Eli

Friday Quote & Orangutang Blogging

This week’s quote is from the Jim Varney classic, Ernest Goes To Camp (the Ernest movies are actually much funnier than most people realize):

I can take it, Miss St. Cloud. Real men can take it, and I am a real man. A man with a hearty smile, a stout back, with grit in his teeth and nails in his knuckles. A man who has never tasted quiche… Is that your smallest needle?

And, of course, there’ll be other people’s orangutans…

I like orangutans. They always seem so mellow and relaxed.

1 comment August 22nd, 2008 at 07:24am Posted by Eli

Friday Quote And Monkey Blogging

This week’s quote is from the kidnapping thriller, Mercy:

Who are you, mister? Some exploding white crumb who’s been eaten by the rats and the gutter dogs?

And, of course, there’ll be other people’s monkeys…

Monkeyriffic!

Add comment August 15th, 2008 at 07:20am Posted by Eli

Friday Quote & Peacock Blogging

This week’s quote is from the Bela Lugosi voodoo classic, White Zombie:

We stopped to talk to some men. But our driver said they weren’t men at all. He said they were corpses.

And, of course, there’ll be other people’s peacocks…

This one was actually running around free. I could have petted him if I wanted to.

Add comment July 25th, 2008 at 07:23am Posted by Eli

Friday Quote And Flamingo Blogging

This week’s quote is from Once In A Blue Moon, which I apparently watched for some reason:

Do carrots go bad in space?

And, of course, there’ll be other people’s flamingoes…

Reflecty!

Add comment July 18th, 2008 at 09:17pm Posted by Eli

Friday Quote & Flamingo Blogging

This week’s quote is from the Coen Brothers’ hilarious biopic, Ed Wood:

I can’t see the difference - I’m color blind. But I like the dark grey one.

And, of course, there’ll be other people’s flamingoes:

The first of many from the San Diego Zoo…

Add comment July 11th, 2008 at 10:16am Posted by Eli

La Jolla Farewell Photoblogging

The last of the La Jolla photos. Up next: Demolition!

Ceiling fan at the vegan restaurant just before I left for the airport.

Sunset, complete with seagull and everything. Actually from a few days before, but it’s perfect as an image of satisfying closure.

Add comment October 25th, 2007 at 12:20pm Posted by Eli

Penultimate La Jolla Photoblogging

This is the next-to-last batch of San Diego/La Jolla photos, taken from my Israeli cousin’s patio and backyard… which I hope are still there.

The patio roof.

Another view of the roof, plus a birdfeeder.

Random shadow.

The view from the backyard.

Add comment October 24th, 2007 at 01:45pm Posted by Eli

Sculpture Surgery Photoblogging

Some photos from Grandma’s operating theatre:

One of the sculptures was in need of some minor surgery.

Just think positive thoughts.

The procedure has a very high rate of success, as you can see.

Add comment October 23rd, 2007 at 11:14am Posted by Eli

B&W Bird Sculpture Photoblogging

Just a few of my grandmother’s bird sculptures:

Who doesn’t like penguins?

Add comment October 22nd, 2007 at 11:51am Posted by Eli

Salk Institute Farewell Photoblogging

Okay, this is the last of the Salk Institute photos, and I think some of you are relieved. Me, I like bleak.

I’m hoping that next year we get some time to prowl around the UCSD campus, which has some very eccentric and intriguing architecture indeed.

Add comment October 21st, 2007 at 09:28am Posted by Eli

Salk Institute Corridorblogging

Some corridors from the Salk Institute. The people in the first photo are the other Eli and his dad.

Add comment October 20th, 2007 at 06:46pm Posted by Eli

Nearing The End Of The Salk Institute Photoblogging

I reckon I maybe have enough left for two or three more Salk Institute posts after this one.

5 comments October 19th, 2007 at 11:41am Posted by Eli

And Yet Still More Salk Institute Photoblogging

Yes, more photos from the Salk Institute. What can I say, I love architecture.

Add comment October 18th, 2007 at 07:54am Posted by Eli

Again With The Salk Institute Photoblogging

I still have plenty more where this came from…

1 comment October 17th, 2007 at 07:31am Posted by Eli

Salk Institute Vertical Photoblogging

More Salk Institute photos, but this time they’re all vertical!

2 comments October 16th, 2007 at 07:34am Posted by Eli

And Yet Still More Salk Institute Photoblogging

Some people say “bleak” like it’s a bad thing…

Add comment October 15th, 2007 at 11:34am Posted by Eli

More Salk Institute Photoblogging

Some more photos from the Salk Institute.

Add comment October 14th, 2007 at 11:06pm Posted by Eli

Salk Institute Photoblogging

Since one of the family reunion attendees (also named Eli) is an architect, he and his dad and I went on a little photo pilgrimage to the Salk Institute, designed by Louis Kahn. So there were, in fact, two Elis with Nikon digital SLRs wandering around the same place at the same time, which probably doesn’t happen a lot.

Unfortunately, the buildings are all kind of a beige/sandy color, which is not very appealing in color, and kind of dingy in B&W, so the photo processing was a bit of a challenge. But I think I still managed to salvage a few shots that don’t totally suck.

2 comments October 13th, 2007 at 01:47pm Posted by Eli

Abstract California Photoblogging

Some rather abstract pictures from La Jolla and San Diego:

A glass sculpture in the window of an art store in La Jolla.

The ceiling of a very good Thai restaurant, also in La Jolla.

Part of a restaurant sign in Balboa Park, where all San Diego’s museums are.

Add comment October 12th, 2007 at 11:14am Posted by Eli

Farewell Getty Villa Photoblogging

The last of the photos from Getty Villa.

Some table umbrellas near the entrance/exit area.

The corridor on the way out.

Wider view of the corridor.

Add comment October 11th, 2007 at 12:15pm Posted by Eli

Yet Still More Getty Villa Architectureblogging

I’m just a sucker for architecture.

I just really like the austerity of black & white.

But sometimes color is nice too.

Especially when you’ve got a nice deep blue sky.

1 comment October 10th, 2007 at 11:07am Posted by Eli

And Yet Still More Getty Villa Statueblogging

More statue photos from Getty Villa:

My cousin likes to take pictures of statue butts.

Winged Mercury takes a load off.

An expression of dismay that can only mean, “I have bird poop on my head.”

Add comment October 9th, 2007 at 11:08am Posted by Eli

Getty Villa Random Photoblogging - In Color!

Once again, no particular theme, except that they’re all vertical, and all in glorious Gettycolor:

Nature! All right, enough of that.

Columns!

Umm… Architecture!

4 comments October 8th, 2007 at 07:13pm Posted by Eli

More Random Getty Villa Photoblogging

More pics with no theme:

It’s um, an ancient Greco-Roman tube, containing, um, ancient Greco-Roman electrical wiring.

It looks very inviting, somehow.

Statues love flowers!

The Greek God Dionysus asks his bro to bring him back a beer, since he’s already up.

Add comment October 6th, 2007 at 11:12am Posted by Eli

Getty Villa Architectural Photoblogging

Just some more architectural shots from Getty Villa.

2 comments October 5th, 2007 at 11:20am Posted by Eli

Getty Villa Gardenblogging

Yes, Getty Villa has a garden. A Greco-Roman garden. Lots of herbs. And bees.

No, I didn’t take any pictures of the herbs, because quite frankly, they don’t look all that interesting.

Add comment October 3rd, 2007 at 05:48pm Posted by Eli

Watery Getty Villa Photoblogging

Some aquatic-y photos from Getty Villa:

It’s a satyr sitting on top of a wineskin. Nothing gross.

Lilies!

Lily pad closeup. I liked the shadows. Yes, I know the other one’s in B&W. I just like this one better in color, okay?

Add comment October 2nd, 2007 at 11:30am Posted by Eli