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</ul></li> <li class="last-child"><a href="http://rosemarytravale.ca/blog/feed/" class="rss">RSS</a></li> </ul> </div> <hr /> <div class="grid_11"> <div id="content"> <div class="post-207 post type-post hentry category-uncategorized tag-photos tag-ukulele" id="post-207"> <span class="postmetadata"><a href="http://rosemarytravale.ca/blog/category/uncategorized/" title="View all posts in Uncategorized" rel="category tag">Uncategorized</a> — <a href="http://rosemarytravale.ca/blog/ukulele/#respond" title="Comment on Ukulele">No comments</a></span><br/> <small><span class="date">10</span><br />Jun 10 </small> <h2><a href="http://rosemarytravale.ca/blog/ukulele/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link to Ukulele">Ukulele</a></h2> <div class="entry"> <p>I’ve wanted a portable instrument for a while now. I played piano competitively for ten years or so, but I stopped once I went to college because I was just too busy. When I saw this ukulele in the window of a store a couple weeks ago I just knew I had to have it! It’s so much fun to play and it’s so relaxing to just pick up an instrument for fun this time around.</p> <p><a onclick="javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('/outgoing/www.flickr.com/photos/rosered/4688551437/');" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/rosered/4688551437/" title="Ukulele! by Rosemary Travale, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4041/4688551437_4217f4a8db_b.jpg" width="500" height="711" alt="Ukulele!" border="0"/></a></p> <p>I stuck these awesome stickers my pal <a onclick="javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('/outgoing/linzb0t.blogspot.com/');" href="http://linzb0t.blogspot.com/">Lindsay</a> gave me on it. So now they watch me play. The fish probably cheers me on, and the starfish is all “WHAT ARE YOU DOING, PLAY BETTER!!”</p> <p><a onclick="javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('/outgoing/www.flickr.com/photos/rosered/4689184012/');" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/rosered/4689184012/" title="Ukulele! by Rosemary Travale, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4008/4689184012_a2dc79b709_o.jpg" width="500" height="402" alt="Ukulele!" border="0"/></a></p> <p>The first song I learned was Postcards From Italy by Beirut. Today I taught myself the theme from Adventure Time! I need to make myself a <a onclick="javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('/outgoing/frederatorblogs.com/adventure_time/2010/03/24/finns-hat-is-awesomeeeee/');" href="http://frederatorblogs.com/adventure_time/2010/03/24/finns-hat-is-awesomeeeee/">Finn hat</a> to wear when I play it I think. With my fake beard. YEAH! </p> </div> <div class="clearfix"></div> </div> <div class="post-203 post type-post hentry category-sketchbook" id="post-203"> <span class="postmetadata"><a href="http://rosemarytravale.ca/blog/category/sketchbook/" title="View all posts in sketchbook" rel="category tag">sketchbook</a> — <a href="http://rosemarytravale.ca/blog/its-vacation-time-brother/#respond" title="Comment on It’s vacation time, brother!">No comments</a></span><br/> <small><span class="date">09</span><br />Jun 10 </small> <h2><a href="http://rosemarytravale.ca/blog/its-vacation-time-brother/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link to It’s vacation time, brother!">It’s vacation time, brother!</a></h2> <div class="entry"> <p>Well, it was vacation time! I’ve been away for the past month down in Florida with my folks and Craig who showed up for the last two weeks. </p> <p><a onclick="javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('/outgoing/www.flickr.com/photos/rosered/4686556340/');" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/rosered/4686556340/" title="vacation by Rosemary Travale, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4007/4686556340_f9a6c4b735_b.jpg" width="600" height="390" alt="vacation" border="0"/></a></p> <p>It didn’t have the best start, as summed up by this sketch comic I drew in my sketchbook. I was pretty annoyed about that guy being incredibly rude to my family and I, but it’s not like you can really talk back to some jerk that has the power to keep you out of the country you’re trying to go to. </p> <p><a onclick="javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('/outgoing/www.flickr.com/photos/rosered/4686556390/');" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/rosered/4686556390/" title="Bird Sanctuary by Rosemary Travale, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4006/4686556390_8170ebeb9b_m.jpg" width="180" height="240" alt="Bird Sanctuary" border="0"/></a> <a onclick="javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('/outgoing/www.flickr.com/photos/rosered/4685924221/');" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/rosered/4685924221/" title="Tiki Bar by Rosemary Travale, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1297/4685924221_87ef199650_m.jpg" width="180" height="240" alt="Tiki Bar" border="0"/></a></p> <p>I didn’t really take many pictures over the time I was down there, but here are two of Craig. We went to the Sea Bird Sanctuary one day to draw some birds, which was pretty great. After that we went and had lunch at a tiki bar on the boardwalk. All in all the trip was really relaxing and fun. I even picked up a ukulele at a music store around the corner from where we were staying and starting teaching myself how to play! So I’m currently obsessed with that. Anyway, it’s so great to be home. Now I just need to tackle that pile of work I’d been neglecting! </p> </div> <div class="clearfix"></div> </div> <div class="post-198 post type-post hentry category-uncategorized" id="post-198"> <span class="postmetadata"><a href="http://rosemarytravale.ca/blog/category/uncategorized/" title="View all posts in Uncategorized" rel="category tag">Uncategorized</a> — <a href="http://rosemarytravale.ca/blog/captain-picard-day-project/#respond" title="Comment on Captain Picard Day Project">No comments</a></span><br/> <small><span class="date">30</span><br />May 10 </small> <h2><a href="http://rosemarytravale.ca/blog/captain-picard-day-project/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link to Captain Picard Day Project">Captain Picard Day Project</a></h2> <div class="entry"> <p>Captain Picard Day is coming up on June 16th and I’ve started up an art project to celebrate it over at <a onclick="javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('/outgoing/picardday.wordpress.com/');" href="http://picardday.wordpress.com/">picardday.wordpress.com</a>! I’d like for people to contribute art and craft that honour my favourite Star Trek Captain, and a role model to us all, Jean Luc Picard. So I hope you’ll head over to the blog to check out how you can get involved! </p> </div> <div class="clearfix"></div> </div> <div class="post-194 post type-post hentry category-comics category-convention tag-tcaf" id="post-194"> <span class="postmetadata"><a href="http://rosemarytravale.ca/blog/category/comics/" title="View all posts in comics" rel="category tag">comics</a> / <a href="http://rosemarytravale.ca/blog/category/convention/" title="View all posts in convention" rel="category tag">convention</a> — <a href="http://rosemarytravale.ca/blog/tcaf-is-the-best/#respond" title="Comment on TCAF IS THE BEST">No comments</a></span><br/> <small><span class="date">12</span><br />May 10 </small> <h2><a href="http://rosemarytravale.ca/blog/tcaf-is-the-best/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link to TCAF IS THE BEST">TCAF IS THE BEST</a></h2> <div class="entry"> <p><a onclick="javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('/outgoing/torontocomics.com/');" href="http://torontocomics.com/">TCAF</a> was AMAZING! I can’t say thank you enough to everyone who stopped by my table to say hello or bought something from me. You are all lovely and wonderful people and have a special place in my heart. Thank you for making my first time tabling at TCAF such a rad and totally amazing experience! Thanks so much to the people behind TCAF for accepting me into the show. And for putting together such a great show! And to all the volunteers for being so helpful and on top of their game! I’ve never felt so taken care of at a convention before! I feel like I spent the entire weekend talking to so many people but I still didn’t get the chance to see everyone I hoped I would. But you can’t escape my clutches and I’ll force my friendship on you all eventually! One of my favourite thing about conventions is being able to finally meet so many pals that I only know online and there was an abundance of that going on this time around! </p> <p>Seriously you guys, TCAF is one of the best shows around. I could write thousands of sentences all ending in exclamations about how much fun it is and what a great time I had last weekend. Too bad I’m a dork and I forgot my camera, so I’ve got to go around snatching pictures other people took to prove the fun that was cram packed into the Toronto Reference Library, like this one from the incredible <a onclick="javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('/outgoing/www.submarinesubmarine.com/');" href="http://www.submarinesubmarine.com/"> Joseph Lambert</a></p> <p><a onclick="javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('/outgoing/www.flickr.com/photos/dillonsserving/4598818077/');" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/dillonsserving/4598818077/"><img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1257/4598818077_0f3319c84e.jpg" alt="TCAF by subsub" /></a></p> <p>So here’s to everyone involved in making TCAF possible! Can’t wait for the next one! 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