San Francisco Cable Cars

It's amazing how you can know something without really knowing anything, and I sure learned a lot about San Francisco's cable cars on our trip. We had no idea that the cars needed to be manually rotated on a turntable whenever it reached a terminus. We couldn't pass up the chance to ride a piece of history and neither could dozens of other people. I hoped we could ride the red one...but four cars went by before we could hop on. They come in blue, white, burgandy and tan as well as red. You can catch them at any point in the city, but we got on at Hyde Pier, which is close to Fisherman's Wharf and other touristy areas. It took about 45 minutes in line to get on a cable car.

San Francisco Cable Car, a photo by Calzephyr on Flickr.

It was crazy fun! The cars travel about 9 MPH and make a lot of noise. Years ago San Francisco thought about even getting rid of them. I learned about their neat history and saw the cables on action at the Cable Car Museum where admission is free. It's also pretty loud, as that's where the cables are turning endlessly for most of the day. If there is one fact you must truly know, it's that the cars are not trolleys, because they do not use an overhead line. It's $6 to ride the cable cars one way; get a one day pass for $14 and hop on, hop off to your heart's delight!

San Francisco Cable Car, a photo by Calzephyr on Flickr.

Life's A Beach...

Especially in Venice Beach. My husband and I took off on an impulsive two week long trip to several points in California. It was a great time and you can bet I took my camera!

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School's out!

And summer is practically here (at the moment). Time to turn off the furnace and open the windows, at least until it snows in May :D

I wrote my final English exam on Friday - where we had to draw a little storyboard as an answer - and then after work I was off to Bubblegum Sass's house where I met her new little person, our friend Craft Quotient and some new people! It was great to see people outside of work and school - especially when I haven't seen them in months. Here are the cute little favours that Sarah made:

I'm totally stealing this idea for the next time I have people over :-D After that, it was time to clean ALL THE THINGS on the weekend. Man, it's great to be able to vacuum again! It's the only time of year I really love to clean :-)

Homestretch!

This is my last week of classes! Looking forward to reconnecting with y'all!

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Fawnette and Fancy Reflektion

I feel like my mind has really turned to mush! I was so sure I had blogged about this before, but apparently not. This is a commission that I finished earlier this year. It was started in summer 2011, but delayed due to the postal strike. It arrived at its destination last month and the commissioner is thrilled. Fawnette and Fancy are Arabians, although the picture is not as red as it seems. It was very difficult to photograph indoors.
January 5, 2012 ::: Golden Acrylic ::: 8x10"

Just another beautiful Alberta day

Just another beautiful Alberta day, a photo by Calzephyr on Flickr.

Just another beautiful Alberta day!

Cozy Commuter

Crit today :) The assignment was to design an object for society on the move. I made a four piece set that includes a pillow hat, neck warmer, neck pouch and fingerless gloves. Everyone seemed to enjoy it, especially trying on the hat :)

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