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    Over the last few years I've been taking self portraits in public bathrooms everywhere I go. Public Rest is a blog based on that artistic concept. Learn More.

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    Zea Mays Printmaking Studio

    I spent the weekend at a monoprinting workshop. It was a great workshop. I’ll post my favorite print on Farmidable when I get a good picture of it. In the meantime here’s a photo of the bathroom at Zea Mays. It was long and narrow and had large widows that let in a lot of light. This image was taken in the evening but because of the windows it  still has adequate light.

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    Fletcher Memorial Library, Ludlow, VT

    So here I am at the Fletcher Memorial Library in Ludlow, VT, waiting while Meg does two art workshops for the local elementary school.

    Some things I am doing to kill the time.

    1. Visit Ski Shops and buy nothing but pretend that I might when talking to people (did it at three places).
    2. Work on a pesky html error on Farmidable. (I did fix it)
    3. Take a PR shot.

      Tomorrow Meg and I are headed up to Smugglers Notch for some cold cold skiing. Check back later for a PR shot there.

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      COFFEETIME PORTLAND, OREGON

      Found this picture I took in one of my favorite coffee haunts in Portland (one of my favorite cities in the US). Coffeetime on NW 21st is a cool place. It was actually taken in September 2008. I should perhaps point out that it is the coffee shot itself that is one of my favorite haunts, not the rest room!

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      Quechee Gorge in Quechee, VT

      One of Vermont’s most scenic and accessible State Parks, Quechee Gorge offers more than just a great place to take in nature and a swim.

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      The White Hart, Lynchburg, Virginia

      The White Hart is more of a pub atmosphere than a coffee shop, despite the sign in the back proclaiming coffee to be the drink of intellectuals. I like the earthy feel of the place.

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      Who Is Sylvia?

      This is the first from a few places I visited when making a trip home to where I grew up in VT. This shot is from Who Is Sylvia, a vintage and antique clothing, linens and lace shop in Woodstock. Who Is Sylvia has been serving individuals, theaters, museums, photographers and collectors since 1980. Meg and I biked around downtown and checked out a few shops which explains my garb. I’m sporting some great contrapposto as well as some love for Sylvia’s shop coming out of my head. I wish Sylvia had a website but unfortunately the best I can give you is this link to the address and contact info.

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      The Muse Coffee Company, Lynchburg, Virginia

      Free parking?

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      Extreme Makeover Home Edition

      My  wife and I were chosen to volunteer for Extreme Makeover Home Edition. Even though there wasn’t much for us volunteers to do during our shift, it was great to see the house being built. I think the episode is airing September 27.  See more photos here (the first photo on this page shows my wife, the other volunteers and I watching the build).

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      Hopkinton Gourmet Hopkinton, MA

      This small coffee shop in downtown Hopkinton does not sport a public restroom unless you sweet talk the server. I was initally pointed towards a line of portable toilets that stood outside but with some pleasant conversation I was allowed to use the restroom. I was also told that their coffee was good, but I didn’t have any.

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      Dunkin Donuts / Exxon Boxborough, MA

      A duo of unisex bathrooms located adjacent to each other. I only went in the left one.

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      Uxbridge Mass

      This Nazerene restroom had the scent of citrus.

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      Yankee Lobster, Boston Mass

      Yankee Lobster is small joint by the Boston Harbor. Good fish and chips.

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      Balboa Park San Diego

      This photo was taken at the Japanese Friendship Garden at Balboa Park in San Diego CA. My wife and I had a nice lunch with green tea.

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      27 Lyman St

      This was a fun shot from Lyman Street Apartments in Springfield Mass. I wielded this shot back in 2005 with dueling mirrors… tight.

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      Anza Borrego

      Found these random porta potties in the middle of the desert.

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      San Diego Museum of Contemporary Art

      We went to the SDMCA figuring we would see some good art and be able to use the bathroom. Even though we like contemporary art the show that was up at the time wasn’t our taste so it was basically a $20 trip to the rest room. We felt better physically but not fiscally.