Louvre Museum "Junk"

When I view art, I like to take my time and let it evoke some sort of reaction or emotion from me. What's the artist trying to say? Do I even like the picture or sculpture or dirty cardboard cutout? But in the Louvre in Paris, the crowds were insane. It didn't make for a conducive environment to really take in the art. The scrum in front of the Mona Lisa is a good example. Check it out:

So I guess I could have entertained myself by mocking tourists, or knocking a few down (guilty on both counts), but my time in the Louvre turned much more productive. Our mission? Take as many pictures of exposed "junk" and giggle like a 13-year-old. Check out a few of our snaps.

SHAVEN Junk:

GROUP TWISTED Junk:

OLD MAN Junk:

TINY Junk:

GRATUITOUS CLOSE-UP Junk:

CREEPY ALABASTER ANGEL Junk:

ROMAN Junk:

The Killers "Runaways"

The Killers are back with a terrific new song. I'm looking forward to the new album due out in September. Brandon Flowers' vocals have always had an urgency to them. When he sings it's as if he's saying "Listen to me or I'll explode". Don't let Brandon explode. Listen:

View from Esther's Guesthouse

Back home, every morning that I am able to drag my ass out of bed I am reminded about our stay in Esther's Guesthouse in Gimmelwald, Switzerland. It was vacation, of course, and I'd wake ready for the day with a little help from Mother Nature. How? Glad you asked. I'd pull a chair over to directly underneath the skylight, open it, and peer out and breath in the fresh air and take in the glorious view. Doing all of this while in the buff helped too. Here's Esther's place. We were on the top floor. We were the 3 windows on the top in the front.

Here's our room from the inside:

This is the view from our room from the front of the building:

 

View #1 looking out of the skylight

(try not to imagine me naked taking this picture):

View #2 looking outside the skylight
(already okay, go ahead and think of me nude while taking this picture too):