Robert, Supreme Overlord of Earth

This is Robert. He's a diminutive politician, running for the office of Supreme Overlord of Earth. He's running on a platform of...the bones of all those who oppose him! Hail the Harvesty Golden World Order! Hail the rise of he who has but one eye!!!!!

Anyway, I decided to take him out with me today, as I have nothing better to do on a day off but wander aimlessly around Conway taking pictures...I could have taken photos of the local landscape, pretty pictures of the slightly decrepit buildings, the railroad tracks, the signs that say "Keep out! This means you, photography students!"

I really wish I were kidding about that last one...because that abandoned factory would have been awesome. I guess I'm not the first one to have that particular brainstorm.

I have wasted yet another perfectly good afternoon hanging out in Conway. And why not? I figure it'll be the last pretty spring day I'll see this December.


Who puts up a sign like that, anyway? I can understand not wanting someone to come onto your property to vandalize, but to just single out people who only wanna take pictures? I don't get it. Maybe I'm bitter.

If I ever get rich, I'm gonna buy a couple of vacant lots and invite artists in. People to do ephemeral art, graffiti, chalk, photography, installations...leave a space to the artists and see what gets made...


Maybe I'm being a little naive. Maybe it'll turn into a heroin den, or people will get their brains bashed out with hammers while they're in there....who knows...

I am growing increasingly enamored with idea of placing an armature inside one of these guys...if nothing else, I could place a wire through his arms and make him poseable. I don't know...my brain is going to weird places while I'm sitting here. One of these days, I'm gonna get my head put back together...one of these days I'm going to make a very surprised-looking Critter with angel wings designed to perch atop the Christmas tree...

I keep saying 'one of these days'...it's my catchphrase...