Haven't yet shared San Diego. I was all Swine fluey so it got a bit jumbled. I enjoyed myself. I did. And I know I had things to share but some of it feels a little like a dreamed it because of the foggy swineness.
NB: I did not actually have Swine Flu. Chillax Mum.
Soooooo I spent lots of time hanging about on my cousins veranda and lots of time sleeping but I also went to many of Sanny D's Museums. Luckily for lazy folk like me, most of them are in the one park. And a lovely park it is too:
Balboa Park
I remember being impressed with the Museum of the Living Artist. Largely due to being "so over" (that's So Cal speak) seeing art work by dead guys. I like that this museum is dedicated to showing contemporary pieces by contemporary people. I did go to the MCASD but it was showing works from the MCA's (Sydney) collection and it was all video art. Have I mentioned how I feel about video art? No? Well that's a rant for another time. Remind me after I've had a few and I'll tell you aaaaall about it. Amazingly they did not have any Tracy Moffat on show though.
The same day I went to the Reuben H. Fleet Science Center and saw an IMAX film about the Great Barrier Reef. Then, I come back to LA and the hostel is full of Aussies. The sneaky bastards are following me. Finally the awesomeness that is me has filtered back to mainstream Australia. I'll be signing autographs soon.
Back on point, the Reuben H. was rad. It was so hands on. There was edutainment bouncing off the walls! I didn't get to see it all though because spent a way-too-long on this:
Marvel of Modern Engineering
It works though! Roll a marble down it. Go on, it totally works. I'm that good.
Also, finally! Finally! I saw the body worlds exhibition by every one's favourite Creepy German, Gunther Von Hagen.
Now, I'll be the first to admit that our mate Gunther has revolutionised anatomical display and education. The dude invented plastination Which is basically the process of replacing the fluid in organs with plastic or rubber polymers so they are preserved and can hold their own structure. Incredible, however there is something ethically icky about this guy not to mention he makes some odd artistic choices and gets way to excited about things he shouldn't.
I'm always wary of where he finds his subjects. Supposedly, people donate their bodies to him, which may well be true and I admire anyone that donates their posthumous bits to science or medicine. But where did he find bits and bodies before he was world renowned Gunther, the Creepy German?
Let me go on record as saying I would like to donate my organs for people who need those organs to survive. BUT, if my bits end up in the hands of that man I will come back from the afterlife to wreak my bloody revenge on whoever made that happen. Hmmm, horror film anyone? So going to write that.
Hey Gunther, we know what you're Junk looks like.
Back to San D. Emmanuelle , my cus who lives in the barrio, took me to see a local Sanny D band. The B Side Players were superb and the lead singer had the most incredulous hair I've ever seen!
Also oodles of noodles of Murals. Love a good mural. Have been inspired to do some muraling of my own. Watch this space...
