Made it back safe and sound.

Had much fun and did a few things…

One of which was go to the ART O MAT!

We went to the Detroit Comics one again, next time I will look up the traveling machine and go there…

I like it better… it has that nifty bullet hole in it.

OOPS… Some of you sill don’t know what an Artomat is…

They are restored cigarette machines that now dispense ART as penance for their past lives.

SO… What’d I get? I know you can’t wait to see…

I went for this series, it was called Bearded Bunnies… How could I not go for it…

I am disappointed though, it looks much more like a cat then a bunny.

I am not a cat person.

This one I am MUCH happier with.

The Detroit Derby Girls all did a few pieces and this is one of their series.

Not only did I get a cool skate art print, my box also had some Derby girl swag in it!

If your new here and would like to check out the rest of my ARTOMAT collection…

GO HERE!

Any questions?

Guess where I am going this weekend!

Need a hint?

I get to go here…

and I get to see him…

As well as a bunch of other people I LOVE…

We are going to do some geocaching, some movie on the wall watching, some library going for Johnathon Rand seeing, some book shopping, and some who knows what else!

 The world is our oyster.

(Does it sound like I’ve been needing a road trip?)

I know I will get at least three posts out of it… (Yeah, I know your excited.)

Last hint…

Last time I was there the ArtoMat  was here… I hope it hasn’t moved too far.

Today is really cold here, so on the way I will be sure to wear my…

in the car…

Can’t have frozen toes…

Look out Detroit! Here we come!

If you could go anywhere this weekend, where would you go?

One of the things I’d like to find on my trip is of course, an ARTOMAT!

Beth might let me go if I am really nice to her… well that and if we don’t have to walk eighty blocks.

Here is some of mY ARTOMAT collection for those of you who haven’t seen them.

There are more pieces in my ARTOMAT album.

I hope I can find one in NYC… they have everything else, they should have one of these!

Most of you know we went to Detroit the weekend before last.

And MOST of you know that every time I go to Detroit,

I have to partake in my not so secret addiction…

 ARTOMAT!

There are now TWO machines in the Detroit area!

This time I went to the new one I had yet to visit.

It’s housed, for the moment, here, at Detroit Comics.

This one is in more of a rustic state then the other machine.

If you want to see the other machine go HERE.

This is my Brother in law with Cooper and Sam man.

He shares my not so secret shame.

I got two new pieces.

Him and…

This tiny brass television.

I was a little disappointed in the choices this time,

 but they circulate fast, so I am sure they will be different the next time I make it to Detroit!

If you want to see more of my Art o Mat collection I have an ALBUM.

It’s a good thing I don’t live in Detroit.

I’d be sneaking off to buy ART all of the time.

BianchiStreet has a whole album of Montreal DOORS up!

Check them out! Don’t forget if you have doors you want linked send me a message!

Doing a lot here, one thing I did get to do…

THE ARTOMAT!!!

This time I got to take my brother in law and sister in law along with Isabelle and the threes’.

I thought I’d show you different parts of the machine.

Some of the choices.

Jon making his first purchase as Anna and the three’s look on.

You want to see what I got, don’t you?

Well I’m NOT going to show you right now.

Sorry.

Just still a little busy here, I will put them up tomorrow.

Today is the trip home.

Hope everyone is having a great weekend!

ANG

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Made it home, now I’m completly wiped out.

I’ll post ART tomorrow, plus I got some other things to show you.

I’ll post them tomorrow.

I WILL!

I got to go to the ARTOMAT!!!

It has a new temporary home at The Dancing Eye Gallery.

Just what is a dancing eye?

Can you imagine? I would never be able to talk to someone with a dancing eye. I would be absorbed in the bouncing and jumping of their eye, I’d never hear anything they said.

I went with Cooper, Sam and Mat.

I got to pull the knob myself this time… wokka! wokka! Cooper did the other pull and I promised Sam that next time we went he could do one. *sigh* Everyone wants to pull the knob.

The gallery had a lot of cool things but there wasn’t much time to look. Little hands that aren’t being watched are grabbing hands.

So you wanna see what I got don’t you!

Aww come on, you know you do!

Well I’m going to show you anyway!

So here… look.

HEY OPEN YOUR EYES!

Aren’t they cool? They had so many neat choices this time…

Coming to you exhausted from The Motor City…

ANG

Oh the exhaustion isn’t about to get better since I am joining the mobs rushing to get my Harry Potter book this evening at midnight. Why wait when I can be stepped on, pushed and deal with rude people… that’s what i always say.

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Harry Potter celebraton is not meant for me… ahh well. I guess I will be rested up tomorrow.

On a bright note I get to watch Monk and Psych… ummm… and I went to a wonderful church ice cream social.

Having a great time. Went to the ArtOMat and will post pictures later. The internet connection here is very iffy, sometimes it works but mostly it doesn’t. So I’ll post more tomorrow. Basically been going none stop and loving it. Ang

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THE MACHINE IS A LINK… CLICK IT AND YOU’LL FIND OUT… Ang

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Apparently you have to be awake at three thirty in the morning to upload photos here… So here are my most recent ArtOMat purchases.

This guy has information on the back of his card telling what he is and eats. He’s a chicken zombie, a former oven roaster with no insides…

I am not a big fan of Legos myself having stepped on way too many of them in the last few years, but I couldn’t resist this one. Now I have to keep Charlie away from it. He kept picking it up and eyeballing it.

For some reason the machine had almost all sculptural stuff in it this time. I was hoping for some good photography or painting… Oh well I guess that means I’ll have to go back next time. Oh the hardship.

Alright so this post has taken an hour to do… I think I’ll try to sleep again. Hope you all having sweet dreams. Ag

My brother inlaw is clever… He entered a contest to explain how the local Art-O-Mat got it’s bullet hole and he won three free pulls. (minds out of the gutter people)  Here is his story. It is hilarious if you take the time to read it.

Of course maybe only an art junky can appreciate it, let me know what you all think. Ang

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Saddam should be dead now. I feel nothing but loathing… is that bad?

I just wanted to show you all my Art-O-Mat pieces. My brother inlaw sammysdad has his posted too…ooo fun.  

  I finally got to visit the Art-O-Mat!!! I bought three pieces and I can’t wait to go back for more. I know I’m a sick woman…but if Art is bad I don’t want to be right…