Anti-Graffiti Measures Stepped Up In Ireland (?)

On several levels, new leaders are taking over in Ireland now, and with them comes more legislation against graffiti:

However, this doesn't seem to have bothered the Christians much:
Hahahahahaha. G-d is great, and His name is being praised throughout the earth.

In Judaism Today (20 Nissan 5768):
Passover Day 7
Omer 6

Auggghhhh!

Terrence Howard is an amazing actor, and arguably my favorite, but what really got me on this one was the fact that lack of a solid establishment of the film's premise. That the protagonist's (Hayden Christensen) anesthesia failed (leaving him was awake, completely paralyzed, and yet still able to feel pain) during his entire heart surgery was only vaguely explained, meant that one could have walked into the film not knowing this and found Christensen's dialog quite comical. To hear him begging, "No, no, stop - auggghhhh!" throughout his operation, yet see in the closeups of his face that not a muscle moves, well, hahahaha. Brilliant.

Now, on a different topic (and for those unaware) All City is, to the best of my knowledge, the only graffiti shop in all of Dublin (Ireland?), and quite a fine one at that. I've been able to hop in there a few times recently, and always love the atmosphere. While small, it has just about everything one could ask for. If you're an art-head and are in the city (it's located in Temple Bar), it's a must-visit.

Tart berries and flaming limbo sticks

Ever been completely knocked off your feet by the candidness and spontaneity of your day? This is becoming more of rule for me than an exception. My brother and friend G-Town (you can see him in his own blog here) and I are both fans of well-done graffiti, so dismissing the fact that we both are vocal followers of Christ (and the thousands of other ways we are uncannily alike), we will always have a common ground. With it being a weekend, we had one of those oft-hoped-for days to roam Dublin together (G-Town is the Turk (or better yet, Dr. Cox) to my J.D.), but things never go as planned. Like I said, we can't have normal days. It's the Twilight Zone here on out.

This was one of those days when ducking onto trams at the last minute and evading security cameras seems to be the norm, even if only to be precautious. Hahah, yes. The image of the two of us running dow-... Ah, well. Back in the car (and safely on the way home) after our long day out, I made the comment that I had crawled through (and under) enough fences and been honked at by trains enough that day to last me for awhile. Much more needn't be said than that, hahahaha.

In the J & G blog, we commented on a prevalent graffiti artist by the name of DBC (word on the street has it that DBC is a Polish girl), and it was ultimately her who caused our day to turn into a rabbit trail. In fact, it was a string of her pieces which ultimately extended our hunt for several hours longer than expected (and ultimately concluded at Rathfarnam Castle).

You've gotta love this, on so many levels. Hahaha.

Major professional crush going on here. We're kidnapping her; it's already been decided. Hahahaha. As soon as we find out who old girl is, she's going straight in the boot. Hahahaha. In any case, much love for the brilliant work.

In Judaism Today (16 Adar II 5768):
Shushan Purim

ついに、今夜「Juno」を見ました。

ようこそ。This page has been oft-planned and remains relatively unpolished, but at least now the Play-Doh is out of the can. We'll go from here. これから。。。

Juno. It was good to finally see this one. Spoke to me of thoughts past. Nostalgic.

Lots of amazing stuff is on my plate right now... Steadily working through projects, planning the summer itinerary, finalizing deals for some new clients. When pieces are finalized, they'll be up here first.

For those not already aware, I'm right in the middle of a collaborative (and pretty comprehensive) examination of the Dublin (Ireland) graffiti scene, along with one of my Irish associates. Busyness is inevitable, but you can catch our occasional insights here.

The company website should be up closer towards summer time. A lot of the graphic work is nearing completion (It's tough going as a one-man team!), and I'm in the process of narrowing down some of the business details. Praise G-d for His faithfulness and mercy in this (rapidly) concluding season!