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A Visit to the Blanton Museum of Art in Austin

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"Holding Hands" Austin, 2019
Photo info: FUJIFILM X100T, 23mm, f/4, 1/125 sec, ISO2500
 “Holding Hands” Austin, 2019

Today Bay and I were at UT for a recruiting event, and after that was over we decided to check out the Blanton Museum of Art. Actually, Bay has been there twice before but this was my first time.

The Blanton Museum of Art is located on the campus of the University of Texas at Austin, so if you are in town for an event, vacation, or touring UT, it’s super-convenient to visit. There’s a parking garage right next door, and it’s only $4 (with validation). Admission to the museum for me was $12 (adult), and just $5 for Bay (youth). If you are a UT student, the admission is free, and $5 if you are a student at another college. Oh, and admission is FREE on Thursdays!

I enjoyed the modern art of the permanent collection, but if you are used to the offerings in New York City or other large metropolises, you might be disappointed. Still, the space is top-notch and the temporary exhibition Words/Matter: Latin American Art and Language at the Blanton was really good. I really liked the wood print posters and their graphic style.

I took a few photos in the museum, and at the Ellsworth Kelly Austin installation. Enjoy!

"Make Tacos Not War" Austin, 2019
Photo info: FUJIFILM X100T, 23mm, f/3.2, 1/100 sec, ISO6400
 “Make Tacos Not War” Austin, 2019
"Color Light" Austin, 2019
Photo info: FUJIFILM X100T, 23mm, f/2.8, 1/125 sec, ISO640
 “Color Light” Austin, 2019
"B" Austin, 2019
Photo info: FUJIFILM X100T, 23mm, f/4, 1/125 sec, ISO800
 “B” Austin, 2019
"Delicate Sculptures" Austin, 2019
Photo info: FUJIFILM X100T, 23mm, f/4, 1/125 sec, ISO2500
 “Delicate Sculptures” Austin, 2019
"Skylight" Austin, 2019
Photo info: FUJIFILM X100T, 23mm, f/4, 1/420 sec, ISO200
 “Skylight” Austin, 2019

Anko the Sink Cat

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"Anko by the Sink" Cedar Park, 2019
Photo info: FUJIFILM X-T10, 35mm, f/2, 1/60 sec, ISO500
 “Anko by the Sink” Cedar Park, 2019

Our silly cat Anko drinks water from the faucet, much like a hamster or rabbit drinks out of their water bottle. But she also likes to hang out at the sink and look out the window. It’s probably her favorite place in the house!

Another odd thing is that as soon as I go up to the sink and turn on the faucet, she’ll run from wherever she is and come jump up on the counter, even though she may have just drunk a bunch of water. I guess it’s just a learned response now. Such a strange cat!

I hope you had a nice Friday!

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What D&D Alignment are You?

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I used to play Dungeons & Dragons when I was a kid, and have been interested in it (the Fantasy genre) ever since. So I thought it would be fun to answer the questions in the online alignment chooser tool to see where I fell on the spectrum. You have to roleplay a bit in answering the questions, but it was kind of fun and the resulting alignment was actually the one I thought I was. Neutral Good. It’s what most of my characters were in the game too!

Why don’t you give the alignment tool a try too?

Online Alignment Test at Wizards of the Coast

I hope you had a good day!

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