tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74048973644658972272024-02-06T21:11:30.276-08:00S e a r c h i n g F o r U t o p i a n F a n t a s i e sMelissa Loophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00927702598764765701noreply@blogger.comBlogger55125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7404897364465897227.post-6192899904731426682013-03-17T09:20:00.000-07:002013-03-17T09:20:00.484-07:00My blog has moved<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">This is my old blog. You can view my new blog nomad heart <a href="http://myheartisanomad.blogspot.com/">here</a></span><br />
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<br />Melissa Loophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00927702598764765701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7404897364465897227.post-22511254260266497142012-03-29T08:38:00.000-07:002012-03-29T08:38:54.912-07:00Indigest Magazine<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">My interview for <a href="http://indigestmag.com/">InDigest Magazine</a> just came out today (yeah!) You can find it <a href="http://indigestmag.com/blog/?p=10367#http://indigestmag.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/atthomas_all_inclusive.jpg">here</a>. </span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><br />
</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">I've been busy in the studio working with new techniques. Here is a little sneak peak. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZXvzG2FJLPVGHMTaVn-soZLLWLky3KW3JX-ae1u3Xjbmra3t7sHxZC7dUnorq4RJ4EACCiAAZswIyrxr9EKMsAZtFlN-zAMTaQFdqzca-KEQzWWrsum-M4NBnZqrGIYzT5ziPVty_3R8/s1600/photo-11.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZXvzG2FJLPVGHMTaVn-soZLLWLky3KW3JX-ae1u3Xjbmra3t7sHxZC7dUnorq4RJ4EACCiAAZswIyrxr9EKMsAZtFlN-zAMTaQFdqzca-KEQzWWrsum-M4NBnZqrGIYzT5ziPVty_3R8/s400/photo-11.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">I should have some of the new images up in the next few weeks.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">It was my birthday on the 18th and we had a bi<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #222222;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;">g soiree for it. Even though it was full of photographers (like my husband), I somehow didn't get into any of the pictures. </span></span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">*Sadly, I lost my camera which is why all of my pictures are a mismatch of Instagram and iPhone.</span>Melissa Loophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00927702598764765701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7404897364465897227.post-2193639589686451262012-01-16T18:42:00.000-08:002012-01-16T18:44:25.100-08:00Project French Polynesia<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVqrjhD_5IWYKFnj4mCpDALt4QjCnxwWEazcd2jFwOdx8P2j_qSNg4-DhzSS8mJYK7XRbEQiSlPIQF1N9SAciowP-fWkCK00XQPe2yZmlC0kK2hyZ_IXWsuPsuSTHkDcIrn8_ivZpGAQc/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-01-16+at+8.00.07+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="433" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVqrjhD_5IWYKFnj4mCpDALt4QjCnxwWEazcd2jFwOdx8P2j_qSNg4-DhzSS8mJYK7XRbEQiSlPIQF1N9SAciowP-fWkCK00XQPe2yZmlC0kK2hyZ_IXWsuPsuSTHkDcIrn8_ivZpGAQc/s640/Screen+Shot+2012-01-16+at+8.00.07+PM.png" width="640" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">My new obsession is the French Polynesia. I've decided it is the perfect place to do my intensive project due to the extreme impact global warming and tourism is causing on the islands as well as the tensions they have with France. It is still part of France and even though the Polynesian people want to be sovereign nation, they are dependent on French subsidies which the French still provide as an "I'm sorry we used your country as a nuclear test site 210 times".</span><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoNhYhGQf6DPkEGQo3NYxlNaeYPwZExutpGBEeXZsxQbTI7ZBnNlzo0VX7x7fFwxpuk1w3JY8PKiJTbtx7EKdYVe4xyoLgaeKoePNhAj7QdKJOroxtcCXv_Jjtx1BglT_b-A1TdNR4mbo/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-01-16+at+8.00.38+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="452" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoNhYhGQf6DPkEGQo3NYxlNaeYPwZExutpGBEeXZsxQbTI7ZBnNlzo0VX7x7fFwxpuk1w3JY8PKiJTbtx7EKdYVe4xyoLgaeKoePNhAj7QdKJOroxtcCXv_Jjtx1BglT_b-A1TdNR4mbo/s640/Screen+Shot+2012-01-16+at+8.00.38+PM.png" width="640" /></a></div> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Due to the isolation of the islands, many people travel here to live out their explorer or Robinson Crusoe fantasies. </span><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEENARBl2DafXSHo59Q1i6RylNKVX_7LvypPc-a5D6abA76FQhKPCSTqCIDlwa1lq_g9TARe7Wl7q9aJtcNATlbq5hzJc0pO6GMP2RpIB8GMx96Lv2ogCtJ4kM4Ifxgt-N1o2GDjSc5cM/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-01-16+at+8.05.56+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="448" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEENARBl2DafXSHo59Q1i6RylNKVX_7LvypPc-a5D6abA76FQhKPCSTqCIDlwa1lq_g9TARe7Wl7q9aJtcNATlbq5hzJc0pO6GMP2RpIB8GMx96Lv2ogCtJ4kM4Ifxgt-N1o2GDjSc5cM/s640/Screen+Shot+2012-01-16+at+8.05.56+PM.png" width="640" /></a></div>Melissa Loophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00927702598764765701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7404897364465897227.post-85956701649529096832012-01-09T16:40:00.000-08:002012-01-09T17:49:14.781-08:00New Year<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTuGEPKA2-0uxC3464uLDM7E1aw0QiOEwxAkpW5FiZItuJdoZpJbqm8MlMHnJkyop891hzRxxwQkVz8pJosLRl6TAGVJJsLVd7a_9QglAU2ox9TdcbUUOU9r2-07J9E_-VIxVVM311U2U/s1600/photo-2.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTuGEPKA2-0uxC3464uLDM7E1aw0QiOEwxAkpW5FiZItuJdoZpJbqm8MlMHnJkyop891hzRxxwQkVz8pJosLRl6TAGVJJsLVd7a_9QglAU2ox9TdcbUUOU9r2-07J9E_-VIxVVM311U2U/s640/photo-2.JPG" width="480" /></a></div> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">The studio was getting a little out of control so I built a little storage area. </span><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnxX44IKGfDeQIvxYsOxhX55ga6d7hJ4IdpWhfG_dMxDrUNcvm5kzJJlDmLbhyphenhyphenqWnjOQ22OZT1Z4ebROMbPybZbMGaela8L9qhpJsjh7Yk4PvNm3WGRI14Gnl8XQfpU4Do9fiCdBrJLCQ/s1600/photo-3.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnxX44IKGfDeQIvxYsOxhX55ga6d7hJ4IdpWhfG_dMxDrUNcvm5kzJJlDmLbhyphenhyphenqWnjOQ22OZT1Z4ebROMbPybZbMGaela8L9qhpJsjh7Yk4PvNm3WGRI14Gnl8XQfpU4Do9fiCdBrJLCQ/s640/photo-3.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Fancy beer at Tilia</span>Melissa Loophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00927702598764765701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7404897364465897227.post-37520983409634420322011-12-08T13:21:00.000-08:002011-12-08T13:21:51.294-08:00Making Christmas cards<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWo9u3biAOARoFhJObiqBjvCJelgcR52hOrRV9qQ71JpDX-NqbZluPlxVwdL0L-ZGkTtZmKxpcldR85nblgbuu7-IdScYstCQsT87XwTD-kGTdqpn6TOegYIofeqzw62aKV8I0QuP0QCA/s1600/photo13.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWo9u3biAOARoFhJObiqBjvCJelgcR52hOrRV9qQ71JpDX-NqbZluPlxVwdL0L-ZGkTtZmKxpcldR85nblgbuu7-IdScYstCQsT87XwTD-kGTdqpn6TOegYIofeqzw62aKV8I0QuP0QCA/s320/photo13.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"> It's fun to be crafty</span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBXhbZZJRkuw9ZwZo1ASrXUMbpmLNdekbiyx8IuOR0KlmHrGYk0r0qHL5C1B20nRrFAuv3U8EvxE-68rYGPUhw70DUcpJd4DZtV3-eXbJCsg-NlWaaot-dhNSN28fPlxbfQldhPwJOMng/s1600/photo5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBXhbZZJRkuw9ZwZo1ASrXUMbpmLNdekbiyx8IuOR0KlmHrGYk0r0qHL5C1B20nRrFAuv3U8EvxE-68rYGPUhw70DUcpJd4DZtV3-eXbJCsg-NlWaaot-dhNSN28fPlxbfQldhPwJOMng/s320/photo5.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">If I could have found neon stamps, my life would be complete.</span>Melissa Loophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00927702598764765701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7404897364465897227.post-28874836800416195332011-11-07T11:58:00.000-08:002011-11-07T11:58:21.664-08:00More from the Portland road trip<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiig0H55luNG47C0wTiJZOiNWuJMFaNK5BTV8_LvWYHfq17OFEQG2eho4nkFJs-4ZW6QvIakIF1DQhe6p-TjOkET2Mmp4acqPwUss7C85kSgKpezKl-jrAaw7SfhxDivrlFYUDTuQA_O7U/s1600/portland_3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiig0H55luNG47C0wTiJZOiNWuJMFaNK5BTV8_LvWYHfq17OFEQG2eho4nkFJs-4ZW6QvIakIF1DQhe6p-TjOkET2Mmp4acqPwUss7C85kSgKpezKl-jrAaw7SfhxDivrlFYUDTuQA_O7U/s320/portland_3.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">View from the Vista House that overlooks the Columbia River Gorge</span><br />
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</div> ...<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">and another. We saw 4 large ones in all. There were also tiny ones that you would run into. It's like the whole mountain just leaks water. You could spend days exploring all of them but it was wet and my mom can only handle so much.</span><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">My opening at Breeze Block with the gallery director Paige in the middle and one of her interns on the right (I feel bad that I cannot remember her name for the life of me)</span></div><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">My road trip to Portland was amazing. 1900 miles through mountains and rolling plains. And Portland was better then I ever imagined. It will indeed hold a special place in my heart.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">After I finished getting ready for the group show at <a href="http://foxtaxservice.com/gallery/">Fox Tax Gallery </a>that opens next month I finally made the painting of the old bank (pre-remodel) in my original hometown of Anamosa Iowa. My dad commissioned it and I had made it with oil on canvas which was a disaster since all I had was a bad computer print from an old camera phone picture. I rather like the whimsical nature of this version and I may try some more now. Anyways, who wouldn't like a rainbow sidewalk.</span><br />
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</span>Melissa Loophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00927702598764765701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7404897364465897227.post-69872610912056243012011-03-24T07:19:00.000-07:002011-03-24T07:19:00.239-07:00Now back to work<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB6NW8jDPrbzp_9cCfqbNJhzzfgJnqUWLqG8a_HYOs88MA9gWbWWZFSLYd6wWK0eaobmtmKpdCfmTfrEgK4QguC8D_TsNyQz-x1r6LsssPIuh4lyi6Qs_Q877iyGjx4_u5QRLwkjn_Rgg/s1600/IMG_0741.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB6NW8jDPrbzp_9cCfqbNJhzzfgJnqUWLqG8a_HYOs88MA9gWbWWZFSLYd6wWK0eaobmtmKpdCfmTfrEgK4QguC8D_TsNyQz-x1r6LsssPIuh4lyi6Qs_Q877iyGjx4_u5QRLwkjn_Rgg/s320/IMG_0741.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>Melissa Loophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00927702598764765701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7404897364465897227.post-66034174215140444142011-03-24T07:18:00.000-07:002011-04-15T08:57:19.010-07:00Virgin Islands<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiZCRI4Izw4AyCsbW9kEeqRLrXH742_xdecPG9TvrDn2HGXbBHDnfeYGFW8y0HhZNZHXgaHxQ6mf-XB9jY3AX9nUwMmAIvADpRik91TuZDL0ce6PFsKTLgR-oIikEMCQUKsq710bqRwxk/s1600/IMG_0459.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiZCRI4Izw4AyCsbW9kEeqRLrXH742_xdecPG9TvrDn2HGXbBHDnfeYGFW8y0HhZNZHXgaHxQ6mf-XB9jY3AX9nUwMmAIvADpRik91TuZDL0ce6PFsKTLgR-oIikEMCQUKsq710bqRwxk/s320/IMG_0459.JPG" width="320" /></a></div> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Coki Beach</span><br />
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</div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Nothing better then seeing the studio all clean and ready for a visit.</span><br />
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</span>Melissa Loophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00927702598764765701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7404897364465897227.post-24564271083545997102011-01-23T09:57:00.000-08:002011-01-23T09:57:48.986-08:00Monster Draw 2011<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJn66Ah0e3DAw2gNal0rwifivnvV-ksrQ-DXGqad4gF0jz_vRCzNWHk_5g9xWypoXk4PFVMm5DibPN6KVezaa16zA6O4ULGPkcIIlaXvvXI7hm499j4tmG-0ejoyVmKCnPAh7NQggSO94/s1600/IMG_0321.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJn66Ah0e3DAw2gNal0rwifivnvV-ksrQ-DXGqad4gF0jz_vRCzNWHk_5g9xWypoXk4PFVMm5DibPN6KVezaa16zA6O4ULGPkcIIlaXvvXI7hm499j4tmG-0ejoyVmKCnPAh7NQggSO94/s320/IMG_0321.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigHSyFvY2M9RX16pGYxPXcOgXHbUn3xjxKZ25A2v1SRSokfcYro96A-IGQ787mzaDngOb8j81ZvsZZbQfx6jRhzUlYgbeLlEZ2M8PgnWlgd2XYevp-D88L4-jLdDFhekbTVzuyfCgoSh0/s1600/IMG_0325.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigHSyFvY2M9RX16pGYxPXcOgXHbUn3xjxKZ25A2v1SRSokfcYro96A-IGQ787mzaDngOb8j81ZvsZZbQfx6jRhzUlYgbeLlEZ2M8PgnWlgd2XYevp-D88L4-jLdDFhekbTVzuyfCgoSh0/s320/IMG_0325.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Here's a couple pictures from the Monster Draw benefit at Midway Contemporary Art. It was a whole lot of fun. The idea is that each group of artists work for an hour and everything they make is sold for $35 to raise money for Midway. </span>Melissa Loophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00927702598764765701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7404897364465897227.post-62015673690490092252011-01-10T07:31:00.000-08:002011-01-10T07:31:10.947-08:00Something is cooking<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVWtuzhM1dvTAss1dJbl9W1hw_VbypzVSFrCqao3d_wxTSB8V-Ru6Qs_UIEa8rRKDsSsVneTzwsIWRTRGouou4aemtVIQimKYRGHc6F5LJeH_eWUmfCMDtSKH8sSxEjrbPk7mGKB1U4jU/s1600/IMG_0265.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVWtuzhM1dvTAss1dJbl9W1hw_VbypzVSFrCqao3d_wxTSB8V-Ru6Qs_UIEa8rRKDsSsVneTzwsIWRTRGouou4aemtVIQimKYRGHc6F5LJeH_eWUmfCMDtSKH8sSxEjrbPk7mGKB1U4jU/s320/IMG_0265.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">I finally have my studio together enough to get to work. I've been busy organizing all of my source materials and drawings for my next several paintings. More to come later.</span>Melissa Loophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00927702598764765701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7404897364465897227.post-9860455471412675992011-01-10T07:27:00.000-08:002011-01-10T07:27:30.352-08:00Inspiration<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk-gdfwzSvo0JgOZC7xzJUTZpjK-9i1a6rw6AfeIB3d7fGORkMo9r-FjhmlL501L5i4UUDGMksPuyIVFvutAccUU_FFCGRTKMyFkdVY3IUnkR8INWpQ43GlzCAoqDY3yE4EcqaRjzUVIk/s1600/IMG_0258.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk-gdfwzSvo0JgOZC7xzJUTZpjK-9i1a6rw6AfeIB3d7fGORkMo9r-FjhmlL501L5i4UUDGMksPuyIVFvutAccUU_FFCGRTKMyFkdVY3IUnkR8INWpQ43GlzCAoqDY3yE4EcqaRjzUVIk/s320/IMG_0258.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Current reading list. It's easier now that I don't have tv. </span>Melissa Loophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00927702598764765701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7404897364465897227.post-77591628600127450292010-12-27T11:45:00.001-08:002010-12-27T11:45:55.943-08:00Christmas Drive<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGlfGTYqXh4-iKvVTykONXt_WxkJunbxSrgTeDvXBqCt-W0xjNCCGU9ws5-OmgMyO7LgkJtva2icY5fcUalZzUq1S3x9kZp9IwVDj-ZMBR2E63VrYJnl0X_Ewr-QShailodVnTKM1MdgU/s1600/IMG_0174.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGlfGTYqXh4-iKvVTykONXt_WxkJunbxSrgTeDvXBqCt-W0xjNCCGU9ws5-OmgMyO7LgkJtva2icY5fcUalZzUq1S3x9kZp9IwVDj-ZMBR2E63VrYJnl0X_Ewr-QShailodVnTKM1MdgU/s320/IMG_0174.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />
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</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">We got one of the top 5 worst blizzards on record here in Minneapolis so I decided not to leave the house for a couple of days. Instead, I took pictures of reflections that looked like other things around the apartment.</span></div>Melissa Loophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00927702598764765701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7404897364465897227.post-20457130187377659872010-12-08T08:06:00.000-08:002010-12-08T08:06:28.226-08:00Christmas Tree time<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMc3A1fOwxLlI71bPp2ylkB2o58re_ONFIUo7BDDJzGhKCNy6tLL89RnWY18zkk3CtacrRFr_7l_oa6pkhridJrFciMaqLcT16Fz-FQpfwTSYX2RAQhkhavnqIv2gH5Rc_UWRJ6X_WGgI/s1600/IMG_0017.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMc3A1fOwxLlI71bPp2ylkB2o58re_ONFIUo7BDDJzGhKCNy6tLL89RnWY18zkk3CtacrRFr_7l_oa6pkhridJrFciMaqLcT16Fz-FQpfwTSYX2RAQhkhavnqIv2gH5Rc_UWRJ6X_WGgI/s320/IMG_0017.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Right now I'm in the middle of moving my studio out of my apartment. So I'm becoming nostalgic.</span>Melissa Loophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00927702598764765701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7404897364465897227.post-7615215631926603692010-11-15T09:46:00.000-08:002010-11-15T09:46:09.961-08:00Weekend Shopping<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwcuOz0uQcxh4EpmTPqAS1anUsuZQLA_erv099qTNV0YvyKkiPnWmVJaNLO2QK71NWWlGA1LHOM3dYLv5Fzse3-5DVI5uexVkI4Guwf4aNnqEsaSs72Abxfj2Pxkk34nxKQucfz7pvalQ/s1600/p1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwcuOz0uQcxh4EpmTPqAS1anUsuZQLA_erv099qTNV0YvyKkiPnWmVJaNLO2QK71NWWlGA1LHOM3dYLv5Fzse3-5DVI5uexVkI4Guwf4aNnqEsaSs72Abxfj2Pxkk34nxKQucfz7pvalQ/s320/p1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.blakblu.blogspot.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">BlackBlue</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"> is an amazing store in St Paul (it reminds me of my apartment). </span></div>Melissa Loophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00927702598764765701noreply@blogger.com