Nov 16 2008

departures

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Flat Eric SienaThe driver smokes a short filterless cigarette, awaits a passenger. 

Not any passenger. 

Not Flat Eric.   

A passenger from a windowless room.

We passby,  missing the passenger emerge, missing the small car leave.


Jan 30 2008

scary eyewear

Sixty-forth in an in-sight-full series explaining the reasons behind my single-ness

Reason # 64: scary eyewear

Wearing Teflon Rohan trousers and a ski jacket with the hood up makes me look like I’m touting for business. While ambling home from work in the dark I notice that a car driving towards me slows up, passes, does a 3 point turn and starts to crawl the curb, matching my pace, next to me. I walk over, stoop to look into the car and give the obviously confused driver some advice. Upon seeing my scary eyewear he puts his foot on the accelerator.


Jul 31 2007

e-baggage

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for 6 days in Madrid. 

Flat Eric is the biggest thing in my case,  closely followed by my sketching and wash kits… …then some token clothes and a tin of loose-leaf tea.  Books, mobile phone, laptop, music player, hats and glasses are in my carry-on handbag (US = purse).  Eric in baggage = e-baggage.

It is all that a Wendy thinks she needs.  I could be wrong…

Gosh,  I hope Eric and I arrived in Madrid together.

 

 

P.S. do not ask what Eric is doing with his paws.  It’s unpublishable.


Jun 02 2006

six Spokane pseudo sentences

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  1. Airway Heights is on a flat surrounded by higher ground.. ?!
  2. Fairchild Airforce Base is on part of State Route 2 near airway heights labelled as ‘Rambo Road’, aspirational imagery or some form of joke?
  3. Airway Heights Corrections Center (Prison) is sign-posted from Rambo, not Papillon, road.
  4. No sign of Dan’s bottom in Reardan.
  5. Tautological sign posting;  a road sign announced “scenic vista“. 
  6. Northwest arts and culture museum attendant said “Miss, please do not put your stuffed toy on the cars“,  what a charmer, no messing with ‘Mam’, ‘Lady’ or ‘Oi! YOU;-)

Flat Eric mistreating a car in the Northwest art and culture museum

There was quite a lot of giggling and some wincing on the roads around Spokane :-)


Oct 05 2005

Flat Eric in Portsmouth

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Flat Eric went to the Factory Outlet shops in Gun Wharf. He particularly enjoyed the ‘Animal’ shop.   He was a little disappointed that the Millenium Tower is still not open to visitors…

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