Apartment Sale

Help me fund my next adventure by coming to my apartment sale.

Saturday October 5th and  Sunday Oct 6th 10:00 AM-4PM both days

at 500 S Congress Ave Apt 216. That is the South Congress Square apartments at South Congress and Riverside Drive. It's the same complex that is home to Austins favorite karaoke bar Ego's. My apartment is in building 2 in the south part of the complex.

As you can see I have a lot of items. Everything that someone would have in their home. A lot of items are $5 and $10. Some are higher priced items like my couch and computer monitor. If you have any question about anything here drop me a message at poc2@mac.com

I've included some photos for some of the items at the bottom.

Living Room
Couch (8' 6" long) Todd Oldam/LazyBoy
Lounge Chair
Brock 47” Wood and Console Table with Shelf
3 Tier Bookcase (11.25"D x 25.2"W x 42.01"H)
Table Lamp
End Table
Throw Pillows(set of 2) Geometric
Throw Pillows(set of 2)Sunset
Bamboo Stool (2’)
48” Samsung TV

Dining Room
Eero Saarinen style tulip Table and 2 chairs

Terrace
Bistro Table
Metal chair with Pillow

Rugs
Persian style Rug (9’ x 6’ 7”)
Yellow Jute Rug (2’x3’)
Round Orange rug (27” diameter)
Brown/Beige Rug (5’ x 7’)
2 gray shag rugs (2’ 2’” x 3’ 3”)
Gray shag rug (4’ 2” x 6’)
Green Shag Hallway Runner Rug (2’6” x 10’)

Kitchen
Vitamix
Breville Juicer
Vintage Coffee Pot 30 cup
Brita Water filter
GE Microwave Oven
Hamilton Beach toaster

Dishes(white) 4 dinner plates, 4 side plates, 1 extra large plate
Fiestaware (tangerine) 4 dinner plates, 1 large serving bowl
Le Creuset-stockpot
Pyrex glass bowl
12 OZ Ramekin Bowls (4)
pyrex measuring cup(2 cup)
Lazy susan set of 2 (9” diameter)
Wooden bowl
Glass bowl(fruit)
Rolling Pin
Various Kitchen tools (Mostly OXO good grip)
OXO good grip plastic Colander
OXO good grip plastic Mixing bowl
Rubbermaid 4 cup glass storage container
Pyrex 7 cup glass storage container
Metal airtight storage canister 52 fl oz
Flatware set(set for 4)
Various coffee mugs/cups/bowls
cloth ice cooler
Kitchen shelf organizer(2)

Bedroom
Dresser (4’ H x 35” W x 18” D)
Two 3-Drawer double-woven Storage Chest (27.57'' H x19.5'' W X 13'' D)
Bedrisers (set of 4)
Shoe Rack 5-Tier Shoe Storage Organizer with 4 Metal Mesh Shelves (11.8” D x 29.5” L x 36.4” H)
3-drawer bedside table (18” D x 24” L x 23” H)
Queen Size Flannel Sheet set
Gray Upholstered Storage Ottoman (35.5"W x 16.5"D x 17"H)
Curtain Rod-1 Inch Pole. 48” to 86” Brushed Nickel
Curtains 54"W x 63"L Dusty Blue
Curtains 54"W x 72"L Beige
Lamp-Brushed Nickel (26”H with lamp shade)2

Office
Motorized Standing desk
Office Chair
Office Chair mat
3 tier Ikea office cart w/wheels (31” H)
27" Ultrafine™ UHD 4K Nano montor
25" Ethernet cable
Nuphy Air 96 Wireless Keyboard
Samsung Blu-ray writer

Desk accessories
Small metal waste basket w/step foot pedal

Bathroom
Etekcity Bathroom Scale
Ikea Polyester Laundry Hamper-black
Ikea Polyester Laundry Hamper-white
Laundry Basket
Towel set(Set of 4)

MISC
Various Picture Frames
Artwork
yoga blocks(set of 2)
Somerton Quilted Throw Blanket (50'' W X 60'' L)
Brown faux fur throw (60” x 70”)

Storage/Hardware
Rubbermaid Pan, 11.4-Quart, White
Under Bed Plastic Storage Bins
66 qt Storage bin
storage box metal(set of 2)
Expandable Shelf Organizers (set of 2)10.2"D x 9.8"H Length 16.5” to 27.5”
Over the door clothing rack (10 pegs)
Single over the door clothing rack(set of 2)
Wall mounted coat rack-6 pegs(20”) (set of 2)
Tape Dispenser 3"
Box fan
Standing Fan
Step Ladder (22”)
Furniture Dolly
Husky tool belt
DeWALT 34 Piece 1/4" & 3/8" Drive Socket
Swiffer Duster

Camera Accessories
V-FLAT WORLD Foldable V-Flat Light Reflector
24” Beauty Dish Switch by Joel Grimes/Wescott (w/bowens switch)
Westcott 40-Degree Egg Crate Grid for 24” Beauty Dish
Godox S Type Bracket Bowens Mount Holder
Backdrop kit( 2 stands and extension rod)
2 lowel speed lights-stands/umbrellas/reflectors
7' westcott parabolic umbrella w diffuser
55° 7” westcott reflector with Grids with Bowens mount(4 grids at10°, 20°, 30°, and 40°)
8oz Haze - Fog Spray for Photographers(4 cans)
Extra Large Softbox Photoflex
6” Heavy duty Spring Clamps(6)


Props/Accessories photoshoots
Various Fabrics(I've used these fabrics for backgrounds on photo shoots-these are the type of fabrics you’d purchase by the foot at Michael’s or Joann’s)
Bag of artificial fall leaves
Retro 1952 AM/FM radio
Seamless Backdrops(9’ and 4.5’)
Faux Fur: Pink (5’ x 10’)
Gray/white (5’ x 12’)

Burlesque/Costumes/Accessories
Hello Kitty costume head
Hello Kitty Backpack
Chain Dog Leash with pink collar
Pink cat o' nine tails
Various Rhinestones from the Rhinestone Guy
Large ¾ length leather jacket w/rhinestones
Assorted pants (size 34) with snaps
Assorted Dress shirts with snaps
Glue gun w glue sticks
9" Heavy Duty Fiskars Fabric Shears
Assorted sewing stuff
Earth Magnets
Heavy Duty Plier for snaps

Clothes (mostly large, size 34 mens clothes)
Ties-some with rhinestones
Leather Jacket
Banana Republic wool coat
Black suit
Brown suit
shoes

Christmas
ChristmasTree Base Stand
Xmas Tree Topper
LED Twinkling lights
Ornaments

3 Tier Bookcase

Shoe Rack 5-Tier -29.5"L

Persian style  Rug

Brock 47” Wood  Console Table

3 Drawer double-woven Storage Chest-I have 3 of these

Lounge Chair

Couch

Curtain Rod

Eero Saarinen style tulip Table and 2 chairs

Assorted Fabrics

Assorted Fabrics

Expandable Shelf Organizers (set of 2)

Ikea Lamp-Brushed Nickel -I have 2

3 tier Ikea office cart w/wheels-mine is gray

scale

Gray Upholstered Storage Ottoman

V-FLAT WORLD Foldable Light Reflector 8'x8

 

Creating in Photoshop (European Version)

  As the title suggests, the photos that are the subject of this post are ones I took on a recent European trip earlier this year. This is my 3rd instatement of the "Creating in Photoshop" series. You can read the previous ones from 2015 and 2021. As in those previous posts, the sentiment is the same; enjoying being in the moment as I use different techniques to create something new and eye catching. I took a couple thousand photos on my trip not necessarily with the idea of experimenting with them in photoshop.  A month after I got back and, once again, there was a desire to create something. 

The Arch de Triomphe

   

The Enchantment of The Nutcracker

“La Bataille” scene in The Nutcracker- photo by Anne Marie Bloodgood

    This is my third year in a row working as a stagehand/electric through IATSE Local 205 for Ballet Austin's The Nutcracker by Tchaikovsky. Before that first year, I had never seen the Nutcracker before. Over the years I became familiar with the basic plot and I had certainly heard 5 or 6 songs throughout my childhood Christmases, most notably “The March”. In the 3 years working on this ballet, I have come to appreciate Tchaikovsky's music immensely but what is most thrilling to me about working on this show is the excitement backstage, especially during Act 1, after the party scene where we’re introduced to Drosselmeyer and the Nutcracker. It’s quite inspiring actually to see everyone involved coming together and making theater magic.

Linen Postcards

The finished Parthenon photo

                                                        
                                         Check out more of my Linen Postcard work at flickr

   

     Recently I was editing some photos I had taken on my trip to Nashville. I came across a photo I took of the Parthenon. For those that don’t know, Nashville built a life size replica of the temple that sits in Athens, Greece in 1897 as part of the Tennessee Centennial and International Exposition. I thought the photo looked rather drab; the grass in the foreground was brown and the sky was overcast. I did like the framing however of the mostly grass and sky with this sliver of a building in the middle. Usually when editing photos of my trips, I don’t do anything more than color correct, adjusting the contrast here and bringing out more detail in the shadows there, those sorts of things. Unless I'm looking for some sort of mood whereupon I’ll add a filter or preset but that’s a whole different situation. With the Parthenon photo I adjusted a lot of the parameters to get that grass green and the sky blue. After experimenting for a bit however it looked less like a photo and more like an illustration. What it reminded me of was the linen postcards that were very popular between the 1930’s and 1950’s.

The Tiny Alcove

    

What could this be used for?

    When I moved back to Austin earlier this year to a groovy apartment, there was a tiny alcove in the hallway. My first thought was this tiny space was a little alter. It seemed perfect for some sort of saint of diminutive size to be perched there with plenty of room for offerings to be laid at its feet. Eventually though, I figured out that the space was designed for a telephone. It even had a little shelf underneath for a little phone directory or address book.