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LaPurr In reply to ??? [2006-09-20 04:49:59 +0000 UTC]

Oh, I'm lovin' your comments! Thanks for the fav, too!

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onebadpenny In reply to LaPurr [2006-09-20 05:30:42 +0000 UTC]

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HLGEM In reply to ??? [2006-09-20 02:44:15 +0000 UTC]

I really like the technological look of this. Nice work.

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LaPurr In reply to HLGEM [2006-09-20 03:28:25 +0000 UTC]

Thanks! This is a fun formula! Thank you for the fav, too!

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Gigaza In reply to ??? [2006-09-20 01:35:02 +0000 UTC]

this is very

different..

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LaPurr In reply to Gigaza [2006-09-20 01:48:42 +0000 UTC]

Thanks. I like the idea that this is different. Thanks for the fav!

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PimpcessTyna In reply to ??? [2006-09-20 01:33:36 +0000 UTC]

Searching for the right words...this is very cold and distant with the silver and black tones yet slightly uplifting with the soft pastel colors. All in all this is beautiful. I'll have to explore that formula.

Beautiful...

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LaPurr In reply to PimpcessTyna [2006-09-20 01:49:42 +0000 UTC]

Thanks for the wonderful comment!

Thanks for the fav, too

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PimpcessTyna In reply to LaPurr [2006-09-25 06:53:20 +0000 UTC]

Welcome...

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MichaelFaber In reply to ??? [2006-09-20 01:30:38 +0000 UTC]

very nice! I really like it. my only picky critique is the black isn't rounded off like the 'pipes'

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LaPurr In reply to MichaelFaber [2006-09-20 01:48:09 +0000 UTC]

Thanks.

There's no way I know of to round those corners. If you know something I don't, pass it along!

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MichaelFaber In reply to LaPurr [2006-09-20 03:03:16 +0000 UTC]

I know nothing UF

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LaPurr In reply to MichaelFaber [2006-09-20 03:09:39 +0000 UTC]

Hmmm...I should ask around and see if there's a way to do that. It would make things really interesting if I could be that specific in my masking. You made me think about a new idea.

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1arcticfox In reply to ??? [2006-09-20 01:16:14 +0000 UTC]

Kat....this is simply awesome!! Perfect geometrics in perfect colors! I really LOVE these and am so happy that you are albe to do your art again!! Kudos!

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LaPurr In reply to 1arcticfox [2006-09-20 01:50:27 +0000 UTC]

Thanks muchly, Anita! I'm glad you like it and I appreciate the fav on it!

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1arcticfox In reply to LaPurr [2006-09-20 02:48:40 +0000 UTC]

You are most welcome....I LOVED it!

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subee In reply to ??? [2006-09-20 00:47:19 +0000 UTC]

next thing we know you'll be designing buildings or something from these! so original!

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LaPurr In reply to subee [2006-09-20 01:53:24 +0000 UTC]

Now wouldn't that be something? A building like this? Thanks!

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subee In reply to LaPurr [2006-09-21 01:28:38 +0000 UTC]

never know, stranger things have happened! I've seen pictures of some pretty weird looking buildings!

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LaPurr In reply to subee [2006-09-21 01:49:45 +0000 UTC]

Yeah, me too! We have a couple of internationally-known ones where I live and every time I see them, all I can think is wtf?

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subee In reply to LaPurr [2006-09-21 01:50:27 +0000 UTC]

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LaPurr In reply to subee [2006-09-21 02:19:48 +0000 UTC]

Here's the most famous one: [link]

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subee In reply to LaPurr [2006-09-21 02:26:19 +0000 UTC]

omg! Someone actually designed that! For what! No way would I want to live it that!

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LaPurr In reply to subee [2006-09-21 02:37:42 +0000 UTC]

This is the newest one here in Minneapolis: [link]
This is just a few blocks from where I live. BTW, both buildings are art museums, thank goodness. No one has to live in these things.

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subee In reply to LaPurr [2006-09-22 01:10:49 +0000 UTC]

These are just plain ugly! I guess someone had to like them to actually build them. I know I've seen some art I thought was disgusting but others loved it, maybe its fitting that they are art museums. Ugh!

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LaPurr In reply to subee [2006-09-22 01:18:51 +0000 UTC]

I agree that they're ugly, but they've gotten a lot of attention for looking this way. I have a feeling that's what the architects wanted: talk, one way or another. The second one, The Walker Art Center, is better on the inside than on the outside and they have a wonderful huge exhibit space on the first floor that's incredible. I saw a Chuck Close retrospective there last year that was perfect in that space. So the outside is for the talk, the inside really is a museum.

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subee In reply to LaPurr [2006-09-22 01:24:52 +0000 UTC]

Well I'm sure they succeeded in getting attention! And the Walker Art Center looked like it had plenty of space to house a large art collection. So, I guess its all good after all!

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LaPurr In reply to subee [2006-09-22 01:40:40 +0000 UTC]

It better be, with the money they spent and the controversy they encountered. People were up in arms when they saw the design...and rightfully so.

My favorite museum here is the Minneapolis Institute of Art. [link] This is the old facade, but there's a new addition off to the left and perpendicular to this. I love the old part the best, even inside. It's a wonderful place and has some incredible pieces. I'm lucky in that both museums are very close to where I live; in walking distance, in fact.

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subee In reply to LaPurr [2006-09-22 01:48:13 +0000 UTC]

Now, that's the look I'm more familiar with! Looks impressive! St. Louis only has 1 real art museum and that's about 45 min away! We went once when they had a Van Gogh exhibit.....really nice! They also have a sculpture park in the area too, I've never been, but I intend to see it someday!

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LaPurr In reply to subee [2006-09-22 02:08:45 +0000 UTC]

The Walker has a sculpture garden, four blocks from here and across the street from a great park.
[link] and [link] Neither of these really does it justice, though. I love the giant spoon with the cherry! I live four blocks to the left of the first shot.

When I was a teenager, I always said I wanted to live in this neighborhood and when I came back here after my travels all over hell and creation, I moved straight here. I love the neighborhood: it's right on the edge of downtown, has tons of restaurants and coffee shops, is a place filled with older apartment buildings and little shops, and as I said, is close to the two big museums. I couldn't be in a better place.

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subee In reply to LaPurr [2006-09-22 02:15:28 +0000 UTC]

that spoon and cherry are great! sounds like a really nice place to be! we keep moving farther away from the city.....my husband wants peace and quiet, but he also wants the stores and restaurants, and then wonders why he has to drive so far to find them!

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LaPurr In reply to subee [2006-09-22 02:18:58 +0000 UTC]

That's the thing: you can't have it both ways. I'll take the noise and the concrete for the ease of access. I don't drive, so this really is the perfect place for me. I can walk or bus anywhere from where I am.

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subee In reply to LaPurr [2006-09-22 02:24:22 +0000 UTC]

That's cool! I'm a country girl so I'd stay away from the inner city area but the suburbs are okay with me. The thing with moving farther out is that the city always expands and you're back where you left!

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LaPurr In reply to subee [2006-09-22 02:27:17 +0000 UTC]

Boy, that's the truth, isn't it? Places that were country when I was a kid are built-up suburbs and housing developments now. I wouldn't even recognize some places if it weren't for the highways and using them as landmarks. Amazing how fast the cities expand.

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subee In reply to LaPurr [2006-09-22 02:31:32 +0000 UTC]

I hate to see the countryside and farms disappearing as fast as they do. We still need food! We need to learn to start building up and not out! But, our minds haven't gotten there yet!

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LaPurr In reply to subee [2006-09-22 07:33:21 +0000 UTC]

No, they haven't and the land is being eaten by upscale homes with big yards. The American dream has gotten bigger and bigger.

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subee In reply to LaPurr [2006-09-23 03:14:05 +0000 UTC]

I just hope we wake up before its too late. Dreams drive ambition and increased lifestyles, but our "dreams" could become our downfall as a world leader in the future.

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LaPurr In reply to subee [2006-09-23 19:39:57 +0000 UTC]

I agree completely.

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Booler In reply to ??? [2006-09-20 00:38:43 +0000 UTC]

+fav, Love it.

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LaPurr In reply to Booler [2006-09-20 01:53:57 +0000 UTC]

Thanks for the comment and many thanks for the fav, too

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Ann-McLaren In reply to ??? [2006-09-20 00:27:24 +0000 UTC]

WHEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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LaPurr In reply to Ann-McLaren [2006-09-20 01:58:05 +0000 UTC]

Oh my...your highest accolade! Thank you very much for the fav and I just love it when I get one of your "WHEEEEEE's"!!!!!!

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Ann-McLaren In reply to LaPurr [2006-09-20 12:29:12 +0000 UTC]

You know I can't resist doing that when you leave me speechless like that.. Welcome

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LaPurr In reply to Ann-McLaren [2006-09-20 13:09:09 +0000 UTC]

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digitalwiz In reply to ??? [2006-09-19 23:42:28 +0000 UTC]

I wish it was 1440x900 its a nice desktop

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LaPurr In reply to digitalwiz [2006-09-20 03:31:07 +0000 UTC]

Thank ye, matey, fer the great compliment! I thank ye kindly fer the fav, too, arrr!

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digitalwiz In reply to LaPurr [2006-09-20 03:37:54 +0000 UTC]

Arrrhhg yer in the spirts now wench

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LaPurr In reply to digitalwiz [2006-09-20 04:55:04 +0000 UTC]

Aye, ye scurvy wretch, it's true! I'm in the mood fer a grog 'n a biscuit and a turn at the wheel! Where's me parrot?

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digitalwiz In reply to LaPurr [2006-09-21 01:04:15 +0000 UTC]

That was funny sorry took so long to reply

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LaPurr In reply to digitalwiz [2006-09-21 01:16:20 +0000 UTC]

No problem! I like that "Talk Like A Pirate" day! You may have to remind me next year, though.

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