Axis Mundi X discussion

Hey all... I'm off to Washington DC for three days. My daughter has a work of art being hung in a gallery there so we are going for the opening. Gonna stroll around and gawk at all the criminals who just sold us down the river. Be good. Don't take any wooden nickels. Catch you on the flip side.

Your daughter is already an professional artist, huzzah!

Have fun storming the castle!

Exactly...look at what ya done there DakChar - you gotta arteest on yer hands. lol!

Good show fer the mini Dak. Hope all travels are well met. Huzzah!

Have fun, hippy! Take a moment to be proud of your girl and the mom who raised her:)

Hey Char, in which gallery will it be displayed? I'm going to be in D.C. in a few weeks, and hopefully I'll get a chance to do some wandering.

And don't forget your wiffleball bat - maybe you'll get lucky and get within striking distance of some of the aforementioned criminals.

Congratulations to you and your daughter. I hear there's an empty protest tent available across from the White House, in case you're interested.


Have fun!

That's wonderful, Charissa! Do you have a photo of her work? I'd love to see it!

wow thats amazing. Have fun while your out there in Washington. x x

Hey ya'll!! I'm back!! I will have pictures to post shortly. Thanks for your well wishes. We had a great time. Virgin America Rocks the World. Our Nation's Capital is really frikkin cool. We walked the entire National Mall in 2 days. Feet sore, really tired, but so glad we went.

Rusty, Heather's art work is hanging in the Department of Education with the National Scholastic Art and Writing Gold Award winners for this year. It is titled "Ophelia". It's free and open to the public.

XOXO

Heather had mixed feelings about the event (as you will clearly see from the photographs). Mostly she found the Ceremony annoying, but very much enjoyed walking the National Mall with me over the course of 2 days, getting her first chance to see all the famous monuments, and the seats of power. Quite an auspicious time to make this journey, with this very important election now coming to a head. Here are 20 of our favorite images from the experience. As you can see, we took very little seriously. I think the most impactful moment was when we ascended the hill to the Lincoln Memorial. It truly felt like sacred space, and a profound reminder of what our nation is capable of in it's better moments.


Heather pinned with patriotic colors at the DOE
Heather standing in front of her artwork, wishing she was at a punk rock concert instead.
On stage for the ceremony, feeling superior to everyone there.

Our favorite graffiti in DC

At the botanical gardens. Heather decided this would be her pose for the entire day.

Having screwed our nation without lubrication, the Halls of Congress are now closed until February of next year. The Guard I spoke with over the fence agreed that they were all lazy bastards.

Heather was particularly incensed that there was a giant white cross erected in front of the Capitol Building. I mused whether they would take kindly to a pagan ritual being performed on the lawn as well. Hm. Something to pencil in on my calendar for the future

Heather desecrating one of our Civil War Monuments.

In front of the National Art Museum. I am not a crook.

Inside the National Art Museum, Agent Heather appears inscrutable.

Gorgeous architecture.

If I ever dress like this, please put me down like a rabid dog.

I have the phallus of our nation balanced in the palm of my hand.

In front of the Smithsonian. Favorite Building of all time.

A metaphor for the status of our nation.

More gorgeous architecture.

My next tattoo.

We were standing on the sacred spot!!! YAY!!!

[image error] An important reminder.

I'm pretty sure this was the Jews for Jesus doing an interpretive dance on a stage next to the Washington Monument. Just... wow. Freaktastic.

Thanks honeys!!! xoxoxo

Love the photos! I'm so glad they are clickable. You ladies are very photogenic!

And why exactly, is there a huge white cross on the lawn in front of Congress? I mean, it was Yom Kippur, not Easter.

Geez.

Jacks... that was what we were wondering as well. It seemed so... well... creepy. Especially since there was some Xtian Indie band singing (mumbling) songs over their intercom. Do people do shit like this all the time? It's like a parade of the worst of America in front of our seats of power on a daily basis. It's like the Gong Show. But... with Jesus.

Hahahaha!!! I bet it IS like that all the time, Charissa. All the crazy demonstrations you could ever want. They're going to take their issues all the way to Washington!

My in-laws used to volunteer at the White House, in the mail room, and they would open and sort mail. They saw the craziest letters, because who writes to the President? Crazy people, who think aliens are talking to them, mostly.

And if Jesus were around, he probably would hang out with them. Them, and the IRS. If he's still doing what he used to do, anyway.

Mostly she found the Ceremony annoying,

You see? I like her just for that.:)

You know what I think is the coolest? That your 18 yo deigns to travel and hangout with you, and even smile and obviously have a great time!

Job well done, Char.

Just remember that the next time you 2 are at each other's throats.

Wow Jackie... the mail room of the White House... now that would be fodder for a great novel. Oh the things you would see...

RA... heee... yes, it's one the things I find most endearing as well. My little misanthrope.

Lori... indeed... and the fact that she's 16 makes it even more remarkable. We do pretty well considering. It's a result of our being well matched: equally stubborn, equally insufferable, equally superior, equally silly. Works out pretty well.

this is SO great! the kid the pix the you you you! (love phallus shot, btw - reminds me of the old joke about the Martha Washington Memorial...

Jude... don't taunt us like that with a phallus joke and then not share!! What old joke about Martha Washington?

The Martha Washington Monument?

550 foot hole in the ground.

(edited for extra 50. sorry george!)

And the best way to share this is straight up - not as a joke - as a casual remark when George's , um, comes up ...

HA HA HA HA HA HA HA

that's a good one.