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I have lived in a lot of different places

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I have lived in: 2 homes with my parents in Nampa 2 Tents and a "cabin" in McCall (1 tent at the top of the mountain, and 1 tent at the water front) 5 or 6 apartment in Tennessee and Kentucky And 6 places with Megan. Below are some of the places I've lived Our 2nd apartment, on Boise Avenue. A sketch I did of our front room. My 1st Home (may be when I came home from hospital) Home summer of 1994 Home summer of 1994 My dad helping Megan and I moving out of our 1st apartment The crib in 2004 Home 2004 My current home (Christmas Morning 2011)

You can form emotional attachment to objects that transport you

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Images that agree : My son's puddle Line My son at the Bolingbrook High School Parking Lot My dad giving my son a ride. My dad loves himself some 4-wheeler, and knows Owyhee County like the back of his hand.  James and I, 2006ish, on Meg K's bike With some money that I was able to get from my job at Miner's RV, I bought my first car when I was 14. It was a 1986 ford escort, 2-door, hatch-back, with automatic seat-belts. I bought it from my dad for $500 dollar (photos of each car to follow later). Bike in the snake-swamp at Camp Morison in McCall At Bogus basin above Boise. I'm the one on the right.  After getting too many tickets, Al-State would no longer insure me. So I rode my bike to school a good portion of my Senior Year. Nothing says chick magnet like pulling up to school on a bicycle... My bike with random water-colors and ink My parents mailed my bike to me in Tennessee Video of Ali and James r...

The Laubs are good artists

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James at my work, drawing the sun saying, "Nice Picture". The moon saying: "all I'm waiting for is night", a cloud saying, "I like to fly", a bird saying, "all I'm waiting for is food", James saying, "I like outside", me saying, "What!", a tree saying, "I like the sun", and a flower saying, "me to".  Drawing Teachers: 1992 In Jr. High I started drawing teachers as a way to look at a teacher without really paying attention. I know it is not great art, but I really like the concept of sharing sketches (see Dan Price's moonlight chronicles). I think sketching forces you to look at the world, and sharing sketches is a great way of seeing a moment of time through someone else's eyes. Its doesn't do anything profound, or teach you any great lessons, unless the subject matter is great, but I think it is sort of fun and interesting. Jr. Principal, Mr. Beamer with ...