I recently paid a visit to Pier 39 in San Francisco and discovered a new favorite shop! The Shell Cellar is a house-hunting hermit crab's dream. There was a buffet of shells to peruse--I particularly enjoyed digging around the shell trunk. The shop employees were very friendly and helpful, even taking the time to explain where their shells come from (recycled and imported from the Philippines) and why a cat's eye "shell" isn't really a shell (it's the operculum, or foot, of a sea snail). Yes, it's a tourist trap--pretty much everything on Pier 39 is--but it's definitely one worth checking out! They have a huge selection of shells, even options for those with only a few bucks to spend on a souvenir or two. This is starting to sound like a Yelp review... California beaches aren't too great for shelling--everything on the West Coast gets beat up by the Pacific Ocean, and compared to other parts of the continent (and the world), not much washes up around here--which is why seeing this plethora of seashells all in one place made me a little giddy. Even if you're not there to spend, at least go check out their incredible displays and cool shell craft ideas. I exited the shop with a few polished spider conches and small airplants that I intend to keep alive for as long as I can. Mom says I'm watering them too much already, though. Perhaps the best thing to do is sit 'em on a sunny windowsill and forget about them. Hmm... Anywho, can't post about Pier 39 without mentioning the sea lions--maybe Fluke, Rudder, and Gerald from Finding Dory came up north for a visit? Cheers!
Clem
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With everyone running around and catching Pokemon on their phones (including me), it was hard not to feel the effects of the Pokemon Go craze. [Serious question: What do people in the Pokemon world eat??] I decided to take out the acrylics and paint over an old canvas that I wasn't satisfied with... But wait! Where's the pokemon, you might ask? Fret not, ladies and gentlebeans...Rayquaza hath arrived! It's hanging over my brother's computer desk at the moment.
The floaty mountains were inspired by Avatar--I hadn't painted exposed rock surfaces before, so this was a neat experiment. I like how it turned out! Fantasy landscapes are a lot of fun to create. Maybe more in the future? Cheers, Clem Back in junior high, I had two pet frogs. I named them Jerry and Joe, and they were adorable little buggers. Observe: Okay, okay. So, they were plastic prizes from my dentist--nonetheless, I thought they deserved a nice miniature terrarium. With live plants! Those lasted quite a while, surprisingly. I don't have a great record with plants--my thumb is about as green as a front lawn in California. Before Jerry and Joe, the tank had one resident: Gilbert the Goldfish. Unfortunately, Gilbert passed away after accidentally being frozen in a bathtub...it's a long story. I wrote an essay about it for my AP English literature class. In other news, I've decided to dub this site a plog--a portfolio/blog. I think it works.
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