Day 83 - YaWannaBuyAboriginalArt!
Thursday, August 16, 2012 at 08:03AM So if you are sitting eating a Camel Burger….(Tastes like chicken!) & a smelly bloke comes up to your table & shows you a painting… Do you A. Talk to him about the painting, ask him it’s meaning & be amazed at the story behind it…. B. Buy the painting because it is a fraction of the extortionist costs that the galleries charge….. or C. Tell him to bugger off my Camel Burger is getting cold!
Happened to us today… And the table next to us & the table next to them.
Now I am in two minds about this…. If the artist was genuine & this was what he did why could he not set up a stall, rent a shop, have a tent where you could buy his paintings at a reasonable price & do the galleries out of business? I would go to a place that I knew sold good cheap artwork.
And why did he have to come up & leave his smell with us & the other café customers?
Or is he really desperate enough & lacking the support to survive so he tries to get by by selling paintings in cafes & on the street? & what does he do with the money? Smokes? Grog? Anyway just my thoughts.
Hey I really did have a camel burger, it was massive…. A zillion calories but yummy as! I did notice however that the three of us had meals that typified our personalities. I had a Camel Burger because I’ll try anything once, Ness had Eggs Benedict with salmon as she is cultured & loves nice food & Brad had a Tandoori Burger because he knows it just tastes good. See you can tell a person by what they like to eat! And Annie had a bit of everyones….
You know how Coles has the Liquorland chain of bottle shops? The one we went to today had a policeman permanently stationed outside & two uniformed security officers inside! You sure Alice Springs is in Australia?
Another day here tomorrow with Brad, this place has really matured him, he likes his job, is staying in a house with a mate, cooking & looking after himself & enjoying where he is! I’m proud of him… oh & he has really enjoyed spending time with Annie, he pushed her pram all day today, helped bath her & even fed her some dinner. I got some pics that I’ll get Ness to post later.
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Special mention to my Mum tonight, it is her birthday….Happy birthday Mum it was great to speak to you on the phone, Brad really enjoyed speaking to you too. Oh and my niece Braidy shares a birthday with her Granny…. Happy Birthday Braidy, hope you got spoiled!!!
Gee you all have been busy…..Got a heap of replies tonight.
Edward, can you tell your mum that Naff is a naughty word & she should not say it! And to punish her for saying the naughty word you can scream really loudly all day tomorrow…you have my permission.
Norm suggested I slash the taxi drivers tyres…. Norm I’m sure there are others ready to take his place & even if we put other measures in place people are going to find ways around them. Clever creatures us humans! Oh & the Henley on Todd is on this weekend! We have to be in Coober Pedy by Sunday so won’t be staying for it, but we did see them setting up for it.
Dave R sent a message, good to see you are still trying to perfect the art of Soft Pork Crackling mate, you would make a fortune selling it!
Arama you have to bump Alice Springs up your list a bit…. You would love it here. Go buy a Camel burger & pick option B above!!!
Liz P is trying to send me broke!!! Thanks for your suggestion Liz!....NOT!!!
Celeste & Ashwin messaged too, yes we are looking forward to getting home C, but also looking forward to going away again. I might take your advice & still blog occasionally…It makes me laugh some days when I am typing it!
And Tereasa said she was in Alice this year….Or was it last year? Or was it some other year? Don’t worry T when we get home we will get you to the doctor for a nice little check up! Oh & the Finke is something I want to see now, especially after Brad went this year! Awesome.
Annie’s Blog
My Dad ate a Camel, I have seen pictures of camels & I even have a stuffed toy camel,(thanks to my friend Chelsea in Dubai) but today my Dad had some Camel on his plate! He even gave me some!!! I reckon it tastes like chicken! I am beginning to realise that we can eat some animals. Which got me thinking what I might like to taste, I think when I get home I’m going to visit my friend Jack & his Pig is in trouble!
A man tried to sell us a pretty picture today, it was pretty & colourful, I wanted Dad or Mum to buy it because the man needed the money to buy some soap because he smelled badder than one of my stinky nappies!...Poor man, he should come & play in the bath with me, I would make him smell good!
My brother Brad pushed my pram today, he is not used to it & he went through lots of bumps, it was fun because he said “Sorry Annie” every time he hit a bump, I didn’t tell him but it was fun, I’ll miss him when we leave the Springs place.
Ok I’m going to bed…. I want to get up early tomorrow & see what my Dad eats, I hope it’s a Emu, I reckon they would be tasty as! Bet it tastes like chicken!..... Me cracks myself up sometimes…
Have a fun night
AnnieInAVan….XXXX
Reader Comments (7)
What the hell were you thinking ?
YOU ATE A CAMEL?
By the time you read this, you will be on your tenth trip to the toilet
Unless you were lucky and the camel was raised on a camel farm and got a regular worming and bath
Oh the pictures I am going to google for you next time I see you lol!
I would most certainly have told the guy to go away / not interested. I can't stand being pestered when I am having a nice meal somewhere. I also can't stand those people in the Malls who leap out at you at any opportunity with a tiny cup of some kind of moisturiser they want you to try.....another one I have seen spring up is hair straightener stands - they actually think I am going to let them use a hair straightener on my hair that they have used on just how many people???? prior to me without even a hint of it being given a wipe........ Guess this all just means I am OLD and grumpy.
Yes well I am grumpy today as some (Annie close your eyes and ears) (*^&^%^&%^%$#$@$@#!@!#$$%^^&&**))__)(*&^%^$%!!!! nicked Nathan's super duper road bike with some kinda super duper wheels and his outboard motor from under the house......my bike wasn't taken - guess it wasn't flash enough oh and it has REALLY flat tyres.....Last night Nathan was thinking of all these things he could do to get the &*^&^%^$%$ (sorry Annie)- razor wire on the back fence, broken glass and tacks in random places etc etc..
On the flip side - this Saturday night is the Royal Akarana Yacht Club's Annual Prize Giving - as usual I am organising it all although thankfully am not actually cooking it this time around - have some Chefs to pay cash in hand for that ......anyways it should be a good night with a smashing good buffet for 95pax followed by the screening of the Wallabies smashing the All Blacks.....
The funniest thing for me is that I am one of the 4 nominees for the "Volunteer of the Year" Award.......what me? win an award at a Yacht Club - but I don't sail.....well only fine weather champagne sailing....ha ha ha ha
Just got a call from the Police - they are sending around a forensic dude to finger print in about 30 minutes - hope they find some and hope they get the (sorry Annie) *(&*^&%$%$#@@#!$%O(((&%@!!
You will NEVER guess what the silly password was that I had to type in to confirm my last post.....
CAMELS.............
James, I told you all that AMAZING information about my last trip to Alice including the 50 cent toilet at the shopping centre and all you took from my very detailed and in depth information was.... I confused this year with last year!
Your coming to see that Doctor with me! LOL
Today Snake for breakfast, crocodile for lunch and emu and kangaroo pie for tea!
Its a great country to live in that eats the animals on their coat of arms!!
Annie, You can't eat Peppa the pig yet! We have to wait until she has some babies and then we can eat her or them! Dads friend ate one of Peppa brothers or sisters the other day and said it was really good!
See you soon
Hey guys, Mum said to say Naff, Naff, Naff, Naff, Naff, Naff and Naff x Then she was saying that your 'dilemma' about the smelly man is one that she faces everyday in at her work in the CBD (Melbourne) and she used to ignore or brush them off . . .BUT . . one day she had a conversation with a person she admires and thinks very highly of . . anyway he told her what he does and why . . She said she'll tell you one day when you get back as it really made her think twice about many things she did in life . . anyway short story is now sher either smiles and thanks them or if she does have a few coins in her pocket she shares them cause yes they might use the money for 'bad' things but what if that coin was used for 'good' . . isn't that worth the possibility . . just sayin x
Anyway onto less deep and meaningful stuff . . How's ya teff goin? Any movements / crunches? I've just started to take a few steps here and there . . mum and dad loose their minds and clap etc . . I think they're very funny and join in with the hoopla. Gosh parents are silly sometimes.
Loved your pic on FB and don't think I'll recognise you on your return you've changed so much (in a good way that is) x
Better get off to bed - Mum said Naff, Naff, Naff again . . x Edward x
Camel burger! Hmmm.....
Sorry, but I couldn't sit on the toilet with someone standing right there. I can't believe you didn't ask him to leave or something.
Still enjoying the blog.