Elaine’s Lecture

Gonna keep this one short. Yesterday I met up with Elaine at Seiben Stadt (the art studio where she is staying/working). We hung out for a bit and talked, but it was still early and she needed to prepare for her talk, so I took off to explore. Walked around WITHOUT MY BACKPACK for the first time. Thank god. I think I bicycle is the next step. Anyway, had a lot of fun, covered a lot of ground. Went to a few Galleries and Museums. Decided I would like to make some art while I'm here. I'm tossing around an idea for a movie since Elaine has access to a video camera here. Who know – I might actually get a short film out of this trip as well. Tried to find fireworks for the 4^th of July so all of the Germans could play with Sparklers, but everything here closes up at 9pm…and I got to the stores at 9:05. Now I know. Elaine did a great job with her talk – everyone was very interested in her work. We all had a great time, accompanied by good beers and hamburgers. OK. I think that's it. Tomorrow we're going into the mountains for some hiking. Must be up early at 10 am, one of the guys involved with the studio (Jean, a printmaker) is taking us for a tour of the city. I'm excited.