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On Wednesday morning, I walked out my building and noticed that someone had turned one of the willow tree stumps into a giant sculpture of Groot from Avengers.
the august roundup part2
August, 2017
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...the train station.
the july roundup part2
July, 2017
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I took this picture because I thought he looked like Amy Albano's husband Matt!
visiting helsinki
July 08, 2017
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Lots of little carved owls on the old buildings.
visiting helsinki
July 08, 2017
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My hotel was one block from the Esplandi park.
visiting helsinki
July 08, 2017
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Two-headed Russian Imperial eagle in Helsinki Square.
doug and anni married
July 05, 2017
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visiting the wilhelm reich museum
August 11, 2016
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...and do nothing for hours! Ok, you're weird!
the june roundup
June, 2016
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There are so many depictions! This variation is called "Sahasrabhuja Sahasranetra," which means "Thousand-Armed, Thousand-Eyed" Avalokitesvara
rv vacation
June 08, 2016
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The next temple I went into, was the opposite of the last; totally empty except for a single, intricate statue of Avalokitesvara, the buddha of loving kindness, who they might call Guanyin (because I think it's a Chinese place)
rv vacation
June 08, 2016
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Three sides of the large hall were filled with statues of 500 different arhats
rv vacation
June 08, 2016
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Each different Arhat has a wooden name-plaque and a dish for coin offerings.
rv vacation
June 08, 2016
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I spent a good thirty minutes alone in the room feeling not alone.
rv vacation
June 08, 2016
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...the 500 Arhat Hall!
rv vacation
June 08, 2016
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Such majestic beasts!
rv vacation
June 08, 2016
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Sunday morning Maddy was hanging out with her Mexican ceramic counterpart.
rv vacation
June 08, 2016
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the may roundup
May, 2016
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Lioness-faced Sekhmet!
the may roundup
May, 2016
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On Tuesday, I spent the entire afternoon going through the massive collections at the Museum of Internation Folk Art and the Museum of Indian Arts and Culture.
stacy and liz get married in new mexico
March 05, 2016
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If anyone knows anything about this, please leave a comment!
the february roundup
February, 2015
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It shows a bodhisattva sitting on the backs of two dragons.
the february roundup
February, 2015
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...I discovered there was some writing etched into the back!
the february roundup
February, 2015
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With the patina almost completely removed from my casting...
the february roundup
February, 2015
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Got home to discover the acidic paste i'd made had eaten through the bronze patina that had formed over hundreds (possibly a thousand years).
the february roundup
February, 2015
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Rubbed the paste all over and let it sit!
the february roundup
February, 2015
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I also decided to clean that very very old bronze casting I bought...
the february roundup
February, 2015
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I found a new home for the Bodhisattva casting where my TV used to be.
the november roundup
November, 2013
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...and playing instruments.
the november roundup
November, 2013
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...tiny choruses of monks praying...
the november roundup
November, 2013
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...and I ended up buying this really lovely bronze casting of a Bodhisvatta praying in front of two dragons. He is ringed by a wreath of fire that contains...
the november roundup
November, 2013
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I'll post this version instead of the one where I'm "keeping my balance" by holding onto Kim's dreamy leg.
gurjeet & jared's wedding
September 08, 2013
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Our group made a slight detour along the way to climb all over a giant ant.
gurjeet & jared's wedding
September 08, 2013
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...where it flattened out a bit for another bridge, this one marked by a chainsaw-carved bear.
whistler iv: camping at joffre lakes
August 13, 2013
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Foggy night and a full moon.
the july roundup
July, 2013
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...we went for another long walk around, exploring DC.
the july roundup
July, 2013
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When western medicine has failed you, why not see a doctor with a monkey lord statue in their waiting room?
the january roundup
January, 2013
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Later that afternoon, I biked down to Chinatown for my first visit with an acupuncturist.
the january roundup
January, 2013
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...Place de la Concorde.
paris
December 16, 2012
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Huge carved buddha head on the porch.
the kaaterskills weekend
July 28, 2012
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We kept imaging him waking up to see a stone face wearing his own glasses and laughing SO HARD.
the kaaterskills weekend
July 28, 2012
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After getting settled into the house, later that night we went to Don Eloy's...
surf nicarugua two
November 04, 2011
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steve and rachels wedding in ohio
August 26, 2011
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Siren! (Ever wonder where they got the Starbucks logo?)
the may roundup
May, 2011
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Laughing statues.
whistler and pechakucha
April 14, 2011
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When we stopped by Siege's apartment, we noticed a Virgin Mary Statue. (Mmmm, cheating) 5 POINTS!
andrews 5th scavenger hunt
April 09, 2011
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Look out, giant bird!
summer visit to british columbia
August 19, 2010
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...we decided to dismount, lock up bikes and get a something to eat.
summer visit to british columbia
August 19, 2010
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Mario's into chicks.
quinndepenence weekend: part one
July 02, 2010
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Saturday was an awesome spring day! We walked from the East Village...
the april roundup
April, 2010
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After party at Matt's!
the wedding party
October 16, 2009
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The other side of the statue we saw when we first left the airport.
honeymoon in bali part three
September 09, 2009
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...and I posed with this handsome feller.
honeymoon in bali part three
September 09, 2009
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Statues near our room. Mer posed with the female boar...
honeymoon in bali part three
September 09, 2009
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Check out these two (Balinese equivalents of garden gnomes?) awesome statues we saw at a huge roadside statue store while looking for the road that led to a ruin site called Yeh Pulu.
honeymoon in bali part three
September 09, 2009
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Wow.
honeymoon in bali part two
September 06, 2009
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Oh, yeah. But then they also have forty-foot statues of monkeys attacking a giant, angry (Hindu?) god.
honeymoon in bali part two
September 06, 2009
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This is carved from a single piece of wood!
honeymoon in bali part two
September 06, 2009
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Mer giving Lord Ganesh one last hug for good luck.
honeymoon in bali part two
September 06, 2009
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One last awesome outdoor shower courtesy of DRAGON STATUE SHOWER HEAD!
honeymoon in bali part two
September 06, 2009
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...with monkeys! We came upon this (sort of creepy) monkey statue on the way and knew we were getting close! And then the next thing you know...
honeymoon in bali part two
September 06, 2009
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So, you know, don't take all this all that seriously.
honeymoon in bali part two
September 06, 2009
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"The branches go downward and the roots upward. Similarly, this material world is a reflection of the spiritual world. The material world is but a shadow of reality. In the shadow there is no reality or substantiality, but from the shadow we can understand that there are substance and reality." - Bhagavad-gītā 15.01
honeymoon in bali part two
September 06, 2009
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The hotel had a massive banyan tree on their grounds. (The banyan tree is known for being the kind of tree the Buddha sat down in front of before becoming enlightened.
honeymoon in bali part two
September 06, 2009
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Overdo it much?
honeymoon in bali part two
September 06, 2009
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The stonework in Bali is absolutely incredible.
honeymoon in bali part one
September 01, 2009
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Perfect.
amy and matt's wedding
October 19, 2008
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...that sunset.
amy and matt's wedding
October 19, 2008
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With the Statue of Liberty and everything!
amy and matt's wedding
October 19, 2008
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With my ego-smarting, I set back out upon the streets of Williamsburg with a vengeance; hellbent on redeeming myself for the 25 points I lost at the feet of MANZELLE. "Team member groping a statue." 10 POINTS!
andrew's scavenger hunt birthday
April 05, 2008
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Sphinx!
egypt: part one
March 16, 2008
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The coolest thing there is the 30'-tall remains of the Colossus of Ramesses
egypt: part one
March 16, 2008
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And just in case you're not convinced that he's a badass yet, Ramses II name in Greek is Ozymandias, which means he's also the inspiration for Adrian Veidt's character in WATCHMEN!
egypt: part one
March 16, 2008
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I'd already taken the extra precaution of putting in a brand new memory card and hiding the tiny memory card with all the mummy photos in a sneaky pocket sewn into my pants, so I wasn't really worried.
egypt: part one
March 16, 2008
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After spending a long time marveling at the mummies, I went back out into the rest of the museum (because there's SO MUCH TO SEE). The museum was getting ready to close and there weren't many people around, so I didn't even bother to hide the fact that I was taking photos.
egypt: part one
March 16, 2008
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There are signs posted all inside the museum that say "No Photos", but considering they let me walk right into the museum with my camera in my hand, I figured it was probably no big deal to snap a few pics. (I'm not gonnna go crazy in there, but otherwise, how the heck am I supposed to remember the stuff I liked that I saw?)
egypt: part one
March 16, 2008
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Anyway, I snapped a bunch of pics and didn't make an effort to hide what I was doing and nobody looked twice. After walking around the museum for a while, I leaned that you could pay extra to enter the Royal Mummy Room and see 27 royal mummies!

As I bought my ticket to see the mummies, it became clear the relatively laissez faire approach to security in the rest of the museum did not apply to the ROYAL MUMMIES section. Security was TIGHT inside...
egypt: part one
March 16, 2008
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Jacob Javits slappa-your-face!
the february roundup
February, 2008
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But hey, at least we got to see a giant golden dragon fountain.
thailand: part seven - phi phi to phuket to samui
August 17, 2007
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The museum is filled with all sorts of really old Buddhist art where you can see the original Indian representations before the Thais developed their own distinct representations of the Buddha.
thailand: part one - bangkok and my 31st birthday
August 06, 2007
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Snakehead Buddha?
thailand: part one - bangkok and my 31st birthday
August 06, 2007
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Awesometown. It's always so rad to see all the mythic creatures that have evolved out of other country's religions and culture.
thailand: part one - bangkok and my 31st birthday
August 06, 2007
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Ok, so now that you understand why I was SO EXCITED to visit the house, let's continue! We got to the house and a the gate opened and we drove into a courtyard that was filled with all sorts of priceless statues and fountains.
united arab emirates part one: nyc to dubai
July 31, 2007
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We parked the car, and headed to the door and when we went inside...
united arab emirates part one: nyc to dubai
July 31, 2007
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...and statues...
united arab emirates part one: nyc to dubai
July 31, 2007
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...and Big Black Dick! (Who Meredith wisely choose not to embrace because she knew the comment I'd be making here several years later!)
cayman islands vacation: part one
August 21, 2006
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After the wedding, we headed back to the hotel...
emma and rob's wedding
June 03, 2006
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Hahaha. (I had no idea he's so tall!)
tara and greg's wedding in houston
March 11, 2006
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While Mer was off exploring she came across this statue of GW, Sr.
tara and greg's wedding in houston
March 11, 2006
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Tiny figurines of Buddhist monks.
teaching english in korea: part four
August 13, 2005
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Afterwards, Meredith and I got something to eat and she pointed out the nipples and bellybutton on a giant bear wearing a sombrero. (Tanuki!)
the may roundup
May, 2005
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I'd been interviewing for a job to help out a company called Watson Adventures. Before hiring me, Bret, the owner, suggested I participate in one of the hunts they organize. So Sarah, Nina and I headed up to the medieval museum at the Cloisters.
the february roundup
February, 2004
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The Greek authenticity of McDonald's inspired us to check out the airport's small museum of Greek art.
european vacation part 18: leaving crete.
October 30, 2003
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After all the introductions were made, we all walked up Shaftsbury Avenue to Tralfagar Square.
european vacation part 6: sightseeing with the stoddards .
October 23, 2003
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Chris (being a ninja and all) out of the blue decided to climb the giant, bronze lion statue. Evenutally (with much more difficulty) the rest of us managed to climb up there with him, but I can't find the picture of all four us up there (which is a good thing because a picture of the four of us snuggled up riding a lion statue would be so gay that if I posted it on the world wide net there'd be a risk that it could cause a chain reaction and turn the entire world gay).
european vacation part 6: sightseeing with the stoddards .
October 23, 2003
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The garden was filled with these enormous bronze sculptures mostly drawing from various Nordic mythology.
european vacation part 2: reykjavik, iceland.
October 21, 2003
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Craziness.
european vacation part 2: reykjavik, iceland.
October 21, 2003
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There are a whole bunch of pictures of the stuff inside the museum on their website.
european vacation part 2: reykjavik, iceland.
October 21, 2003
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Here's me taking a picture of Fatty taking a picture of one of the smaller, detailed sculptures.
european vacation part 2: reykjavik, iceland.
October 21, 2003
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I really wish we the indoor portion of the museum had been open because I would have loved to see some of his other work.
european vacation part 2: reykjavik, iceland.
October 21, 2003
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And here's the really neat artsy picture Fatty took.
european vacation part 2: reykjavik, iceland.
October 21, 2003