Allegan Fair

Last month I took my parents to the Allegan county fair, it's about 45 minutes from Kalamazoo. This place is huge, we go each year. You can see the giant chicken statue in the top left photo that is at the entry-way to the fair.



Other than the rides and animal barns and food / game booths, this fair also has several large vendor pavilons and a neat historical village including an industrial museum. I won a yellow teddy bear for mom. In one of the photo's you will see the famous 'Worlds Largest Puzzle'. I don't know if that is a true claim, but the thing it pretty darn big. I didn't take pictures of the 'Worlds Largest Hog' nor the 'Worlds Smallest Pony' neither the 'Worlds Biggest Alligator'...

I figured the Puzzle would be entertainment enough for ya.
:-D

Halloween

Halloween is closing in fast and the veil between worlds is gonna end up 'broken' on October (or Octogre for you Piers Anthony fans out there) 31st. This ToolGhoul tends to show up on that night roaring around on mag wheels and a nasty sense o' humor. Kalamazoo is krazy on Halloween and he definitly adds to the festivities.

So the next time you hear a loud and evil sounding motor rev-ving up and the smell of candle wax is pervasive on Halloween in Kalamazoo...you are probably gonna get chased for a while...unless you got some candy to use as a bribe!

BOO !!!
:-D

Corner39

What the...!
Litter Bugs !

FrankenBolt

This week's Illustration Friday's word is 'Remote'. This word was submitted by my buddy Kevin (K's DiseasedWits) several months ago. His old blog is gone, but his new one (see previous parentheses) has his current work. He doesn't have comments turned on, but you can still email him your thoughts and good wishes- kevin@umamidesign.com.

As for me, my old blog here is still kickin', and now I present my submission for this week. Not only is he on 'remote' control, my FrankenBolt was also done a remote time ago (about 5 years past). And oldie, but a goodie, this scribble was quite fun to put down as I recall.

:-)

Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster

I'm not making this up...

There rilly is a Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster here and if you go there you will see a website proposing a THIRD theory of existence. The first two are EVOLUTION and INTELLIGENT DESIGN. The 'Pastafarians' are spreading the word about the FLYING SPAGHETTI MONSTER, who apparently created the whole universe- including mountains, trees, and midgets.

Many people are converting to this religion, some of the reasons are:
1. Flimsy moral standards
2. Every Friday is a religious holiday
3. Flying Spaghetti Monster heaven includes a beer volcano and a stipper factory
4. Adherents end prayers with 'RAMEN' not 'AMEN'

They have several written accounts of a Flying Spaghetti Monster creating the universe. They have t-shirts. They have a chart showing global warming average temperatures vs the number of pirates over the past 200 years.

In conclusion I would like to say, WWFSMD( What Would Flying Spaghetti Monster Do )?

Ramen.
:-D

Marilith

Looks like you're getting the cold shoulder there...
You might wanna start apologizing to her REAL fast, before there'z trouble!
:-)

Yes, it's me. I'm back bugging all of you on Illustration Friday.
Boo !!!
:-D

Janey Tagged Me

Yes, I've been tagged. Janey has decided to encourage me to play the 'I've been tagged and you're next' game. This means that I gotta post 20 random facts about myself.

Just watch this nonsense...

1. I have a faint beauty mark on my right cheekbone (a mole to the layperson)
2. I luv pepperoni and black olive pizza
3. Green is my favorite color
4. I can do basic animation (moving cartoons) in addition to static art
5. I'm slender but kinda wiry
6. I'm 5' 10' and my legs reach ALLLL the way to the ground
7. I'm kinda shy
8. I used to ride a motorcycle (Kawasaki 100 Enduro off/on road)
9. I voted for Gore...then I voted for Kerry
10. I'm a member of the Planetary Society
11. I'm bisexual
12. I'm transgendered
13. I am scared to death of roller coasters, but oddly enough I love videos showing flights over mountains

14. I have an odd sense of humor
15. I luv dark chocolate
16. I watch the news a lot
17. I think spanking is sexy (both active and passive) :-)
18. I don't drink, don't smoke, don't use drugs
19. I'm not ticklish :-(
20. Yes, I rilly do live in Kalamazoo...

PARTY SLUAGH

Here she is, the one you have been looking for. Your perfect Halloween party planner, the Party Sluagh!

She rides in a Hearse straight from the Unseelie Court and through the Shadowlands to assist you in your ghoulish activities that you have planned this October 31st. With cobwebs and creaky beds, spooky sounds and pumpkins round, she'll whip your creepy ideas into a frenzy of creativity and nightmare!

And she makes a killer Deviled Egg appetizer...
:-D