anogete | Lack of Art

The documentary last night was pretty amazing even if there were a grand total of 14 people in the theater. We went to the 9:30 showing, so maybe there was a larger crowd at the 7:00 showing. I dislike downtown Albuquerque and the Nob Hill area on weekends. I was surprised at the masses of people out and about on a Friday night at 9:00. Maybe I'm just unfamiliar with the night life. The disgusting thing is that you see all of these people strutting around with their friends and they have gone down the "artsy" area of town to do so. They want to appear cool by walk in front of the indie rock store or the book cafe or the Guild Cinema or the street performers in front of the wine bar. But they don't partake. They just pose in front of these places so everyone who passes by thinks they must be cool and in the know. I was reminded of this when I walked into the Guild Cinema and saw four other people in the theater. Hundreds are trampsing up and down the street outside but when it actually comes to spending your time in a way other than drinking at the bar, then everyone falls to the wayside.

My plants on the patio were dying a horrible death. The intense sun was cooking them - wilting them and then drying them out. I swear I water them at least three times a week, but it doesn't seem to help. Called around and found a plant nursery in town that had the black sun filter fabric in a size large enough to cover the front of the patio. And while I was there I picked up some flowers to replace the ones that had died.

The screen over the front of the patio. It creates a nice sunny atmosphere without the heat and the UV rays.

The miniture rose bush Jason's mother bought me. I got it last weekend, but just got around to repotting it. It's dying, but I think some sun will bring it back.