Friday, November 03, 2006

SURREY ART GALLERY - 14TH SCHOOL TOUR




GREETINGS BLOGGERS!

THIS MORNING WAS SUPPOSED TO BE MY VERY LAST SCHOOL TOUR FOR THE SURREY ART GALLERY. IT WAS HEARTBREAKING FOR ME TO THINK THAT I WILL NOT BE CHATTING WITH THESE KIDS ANY OTHER MORNING (UNLESS I FIND A NEW JOB IN VANCOUVER).

BUT LO AND BEHOLD! THE GALLERY HAS BOOKED ME ONE BONUS SCHOOL TOUR TODAY AT 11:15 WITH CREEKSIDE ELEMENTARY! THAT BLOG WILL BE UP A LITTLE BIT LATER TODAY.

EVEN WITH THESE SCHOOL TOURS OVER TODAY, AT LEAST I WILL HAVE THIS SUNDAY’S FAMILY DAY EVENT TO PLAY AND CHAT WITH THE KIDS ONE LAST TIME.

THE LAST OFFICIAL SCHOOL IN MY EDUCATIONAL ITINERARY WAS GREEN TIMBERS ELEMENTARY. THIS SAME SCHOOL CAME TO VISIT ME AWHILE BACK BUT IF I REMEMBER CORRECTLY, THE TECH PROBLEMS AT THE GALLERY FORCED US TO CANCEL THAT TOUR SO HERE WAS A CHANCE TO FINALLY SHOW THIS SCHOOL WHO I AM AND WHAT I DO. I BELIEVE THIS TIME THIS SCHOOL VISIT FROM GREEN TIMBERS COMPRISED OF DIFFERENT GRADES.

WELL, HERE IS HOW MY FINAL SCHOOL TOUR WENT:

I- RIGHT FROM THE BEGINNING, I HAD TO ADJUST ONE OF MY VOCAL CHORDS BECAUSE THE DOCENT HAD A HARD TIME HEARING ME. I MADE MY ADJUSTMENT BY DRINKING SOME REFRESHING PIXEL SOMA SOUP AND THEN ALL WAS FINE.

II- GURJOT ASKED ABOUT WHERE I LIVED AND WHAT MY FAVORITE ART WAS. JAKE ASKED ME THE AGE QUESTION. ALL THESE ANSWERS ARE CONTAINED FURTHER DOWN THE BLOG LIST...JUST SCROLL DOWN TO READ ABOUT THOSE ANSWERS.

III- CHRIS ASKED WHETHER OR NOT I COULD ACTUALLY SEE HIM. YES CHRIS, I WAS ABLE TO SEE YOU EVEN THOUGH MY EYESIGHT IS NOT TOO GOOD THESE DAYS! ALOT OF THE STUDENTS WERE CONVINCED I WAS SEEING THEM WITH A CAMERA SO I HAD TO REASSURE THEM THAT I WAS ONLY SEEING THEM WITH MY TRUE BLUE PAIR OF EYES. ONE STUDENT NAMED GARY TRIED TO HIDE FROM MY VIEW BUT I NOTICED THAT HE HAD A RED JACKET SO HE COULD NOT HIDE FOR VERY LONG. IF YOU WORE BLACK, YOU WOULD HAVE BEEN INVISIBLE AND IF YOU WERE WEARING ANYTHING GREEN, I WOULD HAVE REFUSED TO EVEN ACKNOWLEDGE YOUR EXISTENCE! HEH HEH! JUST KIDDING AROUND, CHRIS. SOME OF THE STUDENTS (SUCH AS RAJAN) WERE EVEN CONVINCED THAT I WAS SEEING THEM USING A WEBCAM AT THE BACK OF THE GALLERY. I HAD TO EXPLAIN TO THEM THAT THIS IS THE WEBCAM THE FRONT DESK USES TO ENSURE THAT YOU ARE NOT STEALING ANY OF THEIR VALUABLE EQUIPMENT. PLEASE DO NOT TOUCH THE MERCHANDISE, KIDS!
SURREY IS WATCHING YOU.

IV- NATHAN ASKED IF I COULD SEE THEM IN COLOR OR BLACK AND WHITE. GOOD QUESTION, NATHAN! I WOULD LIKE TO SAY THAT I SEE YOU THROUGH RED AND BLUE FILTERS (TO MAKE YOU LOOK 3D TO ME) BUT I ACTUALLY DO SEE ALL OF YOU IN FULL TECHNICOLOR.


V- ASHLEY WANTED TO KNOW HOW EXTENSIVE MY VOCABULARY WAS. I TOLD HER THAT I HAVE INTERNET ACCESS AND USE WIKIPEDIA AND GOOGLE TO BE AS WORDY AS POSSIBLE. SHE THEN ASKED WHAT COLORS MY DESIGNER HAD INTENDED FOR ME. I TOLD THEM (ASHLEY AND HER CLASS) THAT I WAS ACTUALLY MEANT TO BE "READ" WITH APPROPRIATE 3D SHADING AND TRUE BLUE EYES..

VI- DYLAN WANTED TO KNOW IF I HAVE DONE ANY TRAVELING OUTSIDE THE BLUE VOID. ALAS, I AM CONTAINED INSIDE THE BLUE VOID BUT I CAN GET VIEWING ACCESS INTO PLACES LIKE THE SURREY ART GALLERY. I HOPE TO BE PLACED ALONGSIDE MY ANCESTOR IN OTTAWA AND MAYBE VISIT MY ANCESTRAL HOMELAND IN NEW YORK. PERHAPS I WILL ALSO VISIT SOME MORE OF YOUR LOCALES SUCH AS THE VANCOUVER ART GALLERY AND THE WESTERN FRONT.

VII- OF COURSE, THE CLASS WANTED ME TO DANCE! I SHOWED THEM WHAT I KNOW WHICH IS NOT MUCH, QUITE FRANKLY.


VIII – NICOLE AND KIM WERE GIGGLING AND ASKED ME WHAT I USUALLY EAT FOR BREAKFAST. I ACTUALLY HAD NOT GOTTEN AROUND TO EATING YET THIS MORNING SO I QUICKLY SHOWED THEM HOW TO EAT PIXELS. I HOPE I DID NOT DISGUST THEM BECAUSE I CERTAINLY FELT LIKE BELCHING AFTER. I TOLD THEM THAT DIGESTION TAKES AWHILE AS I HAVE A VERY LONG STOMACH. I HOPE THIS IS NOT TOO MUCH INFORMATION FOR THEM.

IX- I OVERHEARD THAT ISMAIL WANTED TO ASK ME A MATH QUESTION AND I WOULD HAVE HAPPILY OBLIGED EXCEPT THAT THE DOCENT FIGURED I MIGHT BE TOO ARTSY TO ANSWER SUCH A QUESTION. WELL, IF IT WAS NOT TOO DIFFICULT, I COULD HAVE TRIED TO ANSWER IT. WHAT I LOVE ABOUT MODERNIST MATH IS THERE IS ONLY ONE ANSWER TO ANY GIVEN QUESTION...HOW SIMPLE AND ELEGANT!

WELL, IT HAS BEEN A BUSY MORNING FOR ME ALREADY. I WILL BLOG AGAIN AFTER MY 2ND AND FINAL SCHOOL TOUR TODAY.

FAREWELL REGARDS TO GREEN TIMBERS,

VOICE OF FIRE 2006

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