peace out

 

Happy Halloween....witches.

This Week On The Skirted Round Table :: David Easton

We had the great pleasure last week to sit down with architect + designer, David Easton. I think we all assumed that were going to sit down for a very erudite conversation about design. It was going to be one of those valuable, but maybe dry conversations. An excellent "lecture" filled with gems of knowledge and pearls of wisdom. Wow, were we in for a happy surprise. Mr. Easton, is not only the top in his field and brilliant, but is charming, witty, and yes cerebral. Come have a listen, I think you'll love the man behind the edifice.  The Skirted Round Table 

hitched

what is it? 

"One hell of a showcase event for brides + grooms + curious seekers of a fresh vision in wedding planning "

I was so disappointed when I figured out that I wasn't going to be able to attend last month's hippest bridal event, probably ever. I had some other plan already in place {what... I can't even remember at this point- short term memory loss } 

Hitched, the collaborative work of some of our area's most talented visual artists, party planners, collectors of cool, harbingers of hip....was, not surprisingly, a  beautiful effort chocked full of fantastic party/wedding ideas. From the tabletops to the pastel streamered, photo backdrop {below}, It's all just screams of originality and par tay. Check it out:: 

 

an array of letter pressed stationary and calligraphy::

My favorite are all of the table top displays::

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but then the sun went down and the dj started playing that 808  and the party turned it up a notch. 

confetti snow angel

and if you're thinking, 'But this is soo up my alley! I can't believe I missed it. Will they be doing another one??' well ,yes. funny you ask. Coming in January, Hitched takes it to the desert. The Ace Hotel in  Palm Springs that is.  Get the skinny and the low down right here.

but wait, there's more! 

check out this great little super 8 film by videographer, Sharkpig::

 

all photos via:: yes, please

nouvelle vague + gargoyles + I.M. Pei

A sleepy little tune that makes you want to be in Paris or take a nap.

The Walkman 1978-2010 R.I.P.

Sony has announced that they will no longer be making The Walkman. 

In memory of my old Walkman {and my long ago youth }, a few songs that got the rewind button as I laid, on foil, bored with the tedium of long summers in the backyard,  covered in baby oil. ahh to be so blithely unaware.

red hot chili peppers :: give it away

violent femmes :: blister in the sun

 

junior murvin :: police + theives

fashion for the very tired.

photos from the Spanish based clothing line, Kling.

mom, like, seriously......can you please quit taking pictures. It's so not cool. 

Christian Dior resort 2011

 

It's Tuesday. Let's think about beautiful resort wear for a moment......

Orthoptera of Berrien County, Michigan, and Vicinity

The insect order Orthoptera includes the crickets, grasshoppers, and katydids and allies. The species in this order are commonly referred to as "singing insects" because of their loud, distinctive, and often repetitive vocalizations.

The primary source for this list was Theodore H. Hubbell’s (1922) The Dermaptera and Orthoptera of Berrien County, Michigan, supplemented by Roger G. Bland’s (2003) The Orthoptera of Michigan and Thomas J. Walker and Thomas E. Moore’s (2004) Singing insects of North America. The Orthoptera Species File Online was used to sort out synonyms.

According to Bland (2003), more than 25,000 species of Orthoptera are known worldwide, an estimated 1,210 species have been documented in North America north of Mexico, and 137 species are known in Michigan.

The 98 species known or likely to occur in Berrien County (85 documented from Berrien County, plus an additional 13 from neighboring Cass and/or Van Buren counties) represent 44 genera, 18 subfamilies, 8 families, and 2 suborders. Another 10 species (shown in square brackets below) may possibly occur in Berrien County or vicinity based on presumed ranges depicted by Walker and Moore (2003).

In the following list, scientific and common names follow Bland (2003), with alternative common names (if any) in curly brackets. One or more of the following symbols appear after the species name, where * = specimen(s) reported from Berrien County by Hubbell (1922); # = specimen(s) documented from Berrien, Cass, or Van Buren counties by Bland (2003); + = the known or presumed range of the species, as depicted by Walker and Moore (2003), includes Berrien County; and ^ = a species reported from Michigan by O’Brien (2004).

Counties with documented specimen records are shown in square brackets, where B = Berrien, C = Cass, and V = Van Buren.

For each species collected in Berrien County by Hubbell (1922), the number of specimens/collecting localities is shown in parentheses.

The one non-native Introduced species is indicated as such.

SUBORDER CAELIFERA (grasshoppers)

Family Acrididae (short-horned grasshoppers):
Subfamily Acridinae (slant-faced grasshoppers):

Metaleptea (=Tryxalis) brevicornis, SHORT-HORNED GRASSHOPPER*#^ [B,C,V] (53/3)

Stethophyma lineatum (=Arcyptera lineata), STRIPED SEDGE GRASSHOPPER*#^ [B] (21/2)
Subfamily Cyrtacanthacridinae (bird grasshoppers):

Schistocerca alutacea, LEATHER-COLORED BIRD GRASSHOPPER*#^ [B,C] (43/4)

Schistocerca americana (=serialis), AMERICAN BIRD GRASSHOPPER*#^ [B] (2/2)

Schistocerca emarginata, PRAIRIE BIRD GRASSHOPPER#^ [B,C,V]
Subfamily Gomphocerinae (slant-faced grasshoppers):

Ageneotettix deorum, SAND GRASSHOPPER*#^ [B,V] (1/1)

Chloealtis conspersa, SPRINKLED GRASSHOPPER*#^ [B,V] (86/4)

Chorthippus curtipennis, MARSH MEADOW GRASSHOPPER*#^ [B,C,V] (63/6)

Dichromorpha viridis, SHORT-WINGED GRASSHOPPER*#^ [B] (16/1)

Orphulella pelidna, SPOTTED-WINGED GRASSHOPPER#^ [B,V] {SC}

Orphulella speciosa, PASTURE GRASSHOPPER*#^ [B,V] (27/3)

Pseudopomala brachyptera, BUNCHGRASS GRASSHOPPER*#^ [B,C] (10/1)

Syrbula admirabilis, HANDSOME GRASSHOPPER#^ [B,C]
Subfamily Melanoplinae (spur-throated grasshoppers):

Melanoplus angustipennis, NARROW-WINGED GRASSHOPPER*#^ [B,C,V] (72/4)

Melanoplus bivittatus, TWO-STRIPED GRASSHOPPER*#^ [B,C,V] (105/4)

Melanoplus borealis, NORTHERN GRASSHOPPER#^ [C]

Melanoplus confusus, LITTLE GRASSHOPPER*#^ [B,C,V] (82/1)

Melanoplus differentialis, DIFFERENTIAL GRASSHOPPER*#^ [B,C,V] (25/6)

Melanoplus fasciatus, HUCKLEBERRY GRASSHOPPER*#^ [B] (10/1)

Melanoplus femurrubrum, RED-LEGGED GRASSHOPPER*#^ [B,C,V] (63/5)

Melanoplus flavidus, BLUE-LEGGED GRASSHOPPER*#^ [B] (3/1) {SC}

Melanoplus gracilis, GRACEFUL GRASSHOPPER*#^ [B] (32/4)

Melanoplus keeleri, BROAD-NECKED GRASSHOPPER*#^ [B,V] (56/3)

Melanoplus punctulatus, GRISEOUS GRASSHOPPER*#^ [B,C] (4/2)

Melanoplus sanguinipes (=mexicanus), MIGRATORY GRASSHOPPER*#^ [B,C,V] (296/5)

Melanoplus scudderi, SCUDDER'S SHORT-WINGED GRASSHOPPER#^ [C]

Melanoplus viridipes, GREEN-LEGGED GRASSHOPPER*#^ [V] (58/3)

Melanoplus walshii, WALSH'S GRASSHOPPER*#^ [B] (4/2)

Paroxya hoosieri (=clavuliger), HOOSIER GRASSHOPPER*#^ [B] (102/3) {SC}
Subfamily Oedipodinae (band-winged grasshoppers):

Arphia pseudonietana, RED-WINGED GRASSHOPPER*#^ [B,C,V] (12/2)

Arphia sulphurea, SPRING YELLOW-WINGED GRASSHOPPER*#^ [B,C,V] (48/3)

Arphia xanthoptera, AUTUMN YELLOW-WINGED GRASSHOPPER*#^ [B] (34/2)

Camnula pellucida, CLEAR-WINGED GRASSHOPPER*#^ [B,C,V] (58/2)

Chortophaga viridifasciata, GREEN-STRIPED GRASSHOPPER*#^ [B,C,V] (19/3)

Dissosteira carolina, CAROLINA GRASSHOPPER*#^ [B,C,V] (38/4)

Encoptolophus sordidus, DUSKY GRASSHOPPER*#^ [B,V] (19/3)

Pardalophora haldemanii, HALDEMAN'S GRASSHOPPER#^ [B,V]

Psinidia fenestralis, LONG-HORNED GRASSHOPPER*#^ [B,V] (30/2) {SC}

Spharagemon bolli, BOLL'S GRASSHOPPER*#^ [B,C,V] (42/3)

Spharagemon collare, MOTTLED SAND GRASSHOPPER*#^ [B,C,V] (82/7)

Spharagemon marmorata, NORTHERN MARBLED GRASSHOPPER#^ [B]

Trimerotropis maritima, SEASIDE GRASSHOPPER*#^ [B,V] (56/3)

Family Tetrigidae (pygmy grasshoppers):
Subfamily Batrachideinae:

Tettigidea armata, SPINED PYGMY LOCUST*#^ [B] (25/3)

Tettigidea lateralis, SEDGE PYGMY GRASSHOPPER*#^ [B,C,V] (24/3)
Subfamily Tetriginae:

Nomotettix cristatus, NORTHERN CRESTED PYGMY GRASSHOPPER*#^ [B,V] (2/1)

Paratettix cucullatus, HOODED PYGMY GRASSHOPPER*#^ [B,V] (85/4)

Tetrix arenosa (=Acrydium arenosum), OBSCURE PYGMY GRASSHOPPER*#^ [B,C,V] (48/2)

Tetrix ornate (=Acrydium ornatum and hancocki), ORNATE PYGMY GRASSHOPPER*#^ [B,C,V] (14/1)

Tetrix subulata (=Acrydium granulatum), SLENDER PYGMY GRASSHOPPER*#^ [B,V] (9/2)

Family Tridactylidae (pygmy mole grasshoppers):
Subfamily Tridactylinae (pygmy mole grasshoppers):

Ellipes minutus (=minuta), MINUTE PYGMY MOLE GRASSHOPPER*#^ [B] (35/1)

Neotrydactylus (=Tridactylus) apicalis, LARGER PYGMY MOLE GRASSHOPPER*#^ [B] (9/2)

SUBORDER ENSIFERA (crickets, katydids, and bush katydids)

Family Gryllidae (true crickets):
Subfamily Gryllinae (field crickets and house crickets):
[Acheta domesticus, House Cricket+^ (Introduced)]

Gryllus pennsylvanicus (=assimilis), FALL FIELD CRICKET*#+^ [B,C] (102/5)

Gryllus veletus, SPRING FIELD CRICKET#+^ [B,C,V]
Subfamily Nemobiinae (ground crickets):

Allonemobius allardi, ALLARD'S GROUND CRICKET#+^ [B,C,V]

Allonemobius (=Nemobius) fasciatus, STRIPED GROUND CRICKET*#+^ [B,C,V] (76/4)

Allonemobius griseus, GRAY GROUND CRICKET#+^ [C]

Allonemobius maculatus, SPOTTED GROUND CRICKET#+^ [C]
[Allonemobius tinnulus, Tinkling Ground Cricket+^]

Eunemobius (=Nemobius) carolinus, CAROLINE GROUND CRICKET*#+^ [B] (10/3)
[Eunemobius confusus, Confused Ground Cricket+]

Eunemobius melodius, MELODIOUS GROUND CRICKET#+^ [B]

Neonemobius (=Nemobius) palustris, MARSH GROUND CRICKET*#+^ [B,C] (4/1)
[Neonemobius variegatus, Variegated Ground Cricket+]
Subfamily Trigonidiinae (sword-bearing crickets):

Anaxipha exiqua, SAY'S BUSH CRICKET#+^ [B,C]

Family Gryllotalpidae (mole crickets):
Subfamily Gryllotalpinae (mole crickets):

Neocurtilla (=Gryllotalpa) hexadactyla, NORTHERN MOLE CRICKET*#+^ [B,C] (12/2)

Family Oecanthidae:
Subfamily Oecanthinae (tree crickets):

Neoxabea bipunctata, TWO-SPOTTED TREE CRICKET#+^ [C]
[Oecanthus exclamationis, Davis's Tree Cricket+^]
[Oecanthus forbesi, Forbes’s Tree Cricket+]

Oecanthus fultoni, SNOWY TREE CRICKET#+^ [B]
[Oecanthus latipennis, Broad-winged Tree Cricket+]

Oecanthus nigricornis, BLACK-HORNED TREE CRICKET*#+^ [B,C] (30/4)

Oecanthus niveus, NARROW-WINGED TREE CRICKET*#+^ [C] (1/1)

Oecanthus pini, PINE TREE CRICKET#+^ [B] {SC}

Oecanthus quadripunctatus, FOUR-SPOTTED TREE CRICKET*#+^ [B,C] (27/4)

Family Rhaphidophoridae (cave and camel crickets):

Ceuthophilus divergens, DIVERGENT CAMEL CRICKET#^ [B]

Ceuthophilus guttulosus (=nigricans), THOMAS'S CAMEL CRICKET*#^ [B] (5/2)

Ceuthophilus latens, BLACK-SIDED CAMEL CRICKET*#^ [B] (58/2)

Family Tettigoniidae (katydids):
Subfamily Conocephalinae (meadow katydids):

Conocephalus attenuatus, LONG-TAILED MEADOW KATYDID#+^ [C]

Conocephalus brevipennis, SHORT-WINGED MEADOW KATYDID*#+^ [B,C,V] (46/4)

Conocephalus fasciatus, SLENDER MEADOW KATYDID*#+^ [B,C,V] (32/5)

Conocephalus nemoralis, WOODLAND MEADOW KATYDID*#+^ [B,V] (11/1)

Conocephalus nigropleurum (=nigropleurus), BLACK-SIDED MEADOW KATYDID*#+^ [B,C] (22/3)
[Conocephalus saltans, Prairie Meadow Katydid+^]

Conocephalus strictus, STRAIGHT-LANCED MEADOW KATYDID*#+^ [B] (31/3)

Orchelimum campestris, DUSKY-FACED MEADOW KATYDID#+^ [B,C,V]
[Orchelimum concinnum, Stripe-faced Meadow Katydid*+^ (6/2) {SC}]

Orchelimum delicatum, DELICATE MEADOW KATYDID#+^ [C] {SC}

Orchelimum gladiator, GLADIATOR MEADOW KATYDID*#+^ [B] (20/6)

Orchelimum nigripes, BLACK-LEGGED MEADOW KATYDID*#+^ [B,C,V] (15/2)

Orchelimum volantum, NIMBLE MEADOW KATYDID#+^ [B]

Orchelimum vulgare, COMMON MEADOW KATYDID*#+^ [B,V] (60/5)
Subfamily Copiphorinae (conehead katydids):

Neoconocephalus ensiger, SWORD-BEARING CONEHEAD KATYDID*#+^ [B,C,V] (14/2)
[Neoconocephalus lyristes, Slender Conehead Katydid+^ {SC}]

Neoconocephalus nebrascensis, NEBRASKA CONEHEAD KATYDID*#+^ [B] (4/1)

Neoconocephalus retusus, ROUND-TIPPED CONEHEAD KATYDID#^ [C] {SC}

Neoconocephalus robustus, ROBUST CONEHEAD KATYDID*#+^ [B,C] (3/2)
Subfamily Phaneropterinae (bush katydids and others):

Amblycorypha oblongifolia, OBLONG-WINGED KATYDID*#+^ [B,C,V] (26/2)

Amblycorypha rotundifolia, ROUND-WINGED KATYDID#+^ [C]

Microcentrum rhombifolium, ANGLE-WINGED KATYDID#+^ [C]

Scudderia curvicauda, CURVE-TAILED BUSH KATYDID*#+^ [B,C] (9/2)

Scudderia fasciata, HEMLOCK BUSH KATYDID#+^ [B] {SC}

Scudderia furcata, FORK-TAILED BUSH KATYDID*#+^ [B,C,V] (31/4)

Scudderia pistillata, BROAD-TAILED BUSH KATYDID*#+^ [B,C,V] (13/5)

Scudderia septentrionalis, NORTHERN BUSH KATYDID#+^ [B,C]

Scudderia texensis, TEXAS BUSH KATYDID*#+^ [B,C] (15/3)
Subfamily Pseudophyllinae (true katydids):

Pterophylla camellifolia, NORTHERN TRUE KATYDID*#+^ [B,C]
Subfamily Tettigoniinae (shield-backed katydids):

Atlanticus testaceus, SHORT-LEGGED SHIELD-BACKED KATYDID*#+^ [B,C] (6/2)

Sources:

Alexander, Richard D., Ann E. Pace, and Daniel Otte. 1972. The singing insects of Michigan. Great Lakes Entomologist 5: 33-69.

Bland, Roger G. 2003. The Orthoptera of Michigan—biology, keys, and descriptions of grasshoppers, katydids, and crickets. Michigan State University Extension Bulletin E-2815, 220 pp.

Hubbell, Theodore H. 1922. The Dermaptera and Orthoptera of Berrien County, Michigan.

O'Brien, Mark. 2004. Checklist of Michigan orthopteroids.

Otte, Daniel, David C. Eades, Maria Marta Cigliano, and Holger Braun. 2010. Orthoptera Species File Online (Version 2.0/4.0).

Walker, Thomas J., and Thomas E. Moore. 2004. Singing insects of North America.

Spooky Apples

 

From one of my favorite food blogs, Matt Bites, Adam's Spooky Apple and recipe. Matt Armendariz, the food obsessed author behind this blog, shoots all of the photos himself. Making him... sort of a god. 

and about  those fantastic black goblets: they're by Juliska.

Check out Matt's blog for more pictures of food (and recipes. but I mostly look at it for the pictures)

Matt Bites

peace out

 

by The 10 cent designer

::

We made it. Another one marked off the calendar. Speaking of calendars, I have a busy one this weekend. I'm planning on hitting the Grand Opening party for Unique LA's Pop-Up shop @ H.D. Buttercup tonight. Hope to see you there.  Then, dinner with friends @ The Tasting Kitchen in Venice on Saturday.

If you've never been...go. It's one of my favorite {if not my single favorite} places to eat in L.A. I love everything about it, from the interior {*gorgeous* modern mixed with whimsy - I would love to move in } to the menus typed out daily on an old typewriter {remember those?} to the darling waiters in their bow ties, who love the art food as much as they do interacting with their diners. Following that farm-to-table concept, the menu changes daily according to what looked good that morning at the market. mmmm. so excited. 

Friday night in 'Lay

The Unique L.A. Pop-Up shop Grand Opening party is tomorrow night @ H.D. Buttercup... and I think we all should go. Why? Awesome people mingling, great handmade items for sale, free booze, a live photo booth and a celebrity guest DJs ! My kinda party.

But you must rsvp here, to get in. See you there.

bloody courage

great packaging, and perfect for the season. 

"This is an absinthe bottle I designed for an alcohol packaging assignment. I took inspiration for the name "baïonnette" and design of the bottle from the earliest big consumers of absinthe, the french soldiers in the Algerian war. They used this spirit as a way to get courage, as well as for therapeutic purposes to treat the soldiers and colonists against typhoid and malaria. I like the cold, clean, brutal and sharp look of a bayonet, and think it suits such a strong spirit such as absinthe."

“

student work by Kjetil Olstad via lovely package

Lush Pad

Score!  Great finds at great prices over at the modern market place site Lush Pad. 

The site was totally new to me. Had you heard of it?

Selig Chair, $50-$100

It's great if you're in the market for Modern pieces. Craig's List takes forever these days - having to weed through all of the drek that is NOT 'Mid Century Modern'  but Ikea and by vintage they mean, "crap that they don't want to haul to the dump".  

Russel Woodard Sculptura Chairs, $500.00/pair

slat back arm chairs, $199.00

 While you can find some great pieces 'fer cheap', they also carry the serious pieces for serious collectors, with serious budgets.

Like this Robsjohn-Gibbings Widdicom bench for a mere, $7, 500:

it's fun to go poke around over there, even if you're just looking. 

vehicular vase

Great, little hostess gift for the holidays. While everyone else is coming through with fine wines + flowers, how about waltzing in with an rv or a monster truck. 

 

Ceramic Rvee holders by artist Paige Russell found here

and we have a WINNER!

Congratulations contestant , Architect Design, for you have just been hand chosen by my lovely, 4'7" assistant, to win a bottle of West Third Brand's room + body spray: Vanille de Santos from the: Société de Senteurs Home & Body Spray collection. 

And big Thank Yous to all of you who entered. There will be more give aways! So stay tuned.

This Week On The Skirted Round Table::Meg Fairfax Fielding of 'Pig Town Design'

This week, Meg aka 'Pig Town Design' popped in to chat with us at The Skirted Round Table. Meg's been blogging for the past three years and has grown a larger + loyal following who check in on her fantastic design sense, historical + architectural knowledge and her humanitarian lifestyle. 

Meg was recently featured on the Nate Berkus show for her 6th sense ability as a true, 'Junk Whisperer'. A couple of Hermes scarf for 2 bucks? Leave to Meg to unearth them. Meg sees Gold where others see Tarnished Trash. I predict we'll see a lot more of Meg on Nate. 

Pig Town Design, is popular because the woman behind it all, is dynamic, funny and just cool. Totally hanging out with her the next time I'm out that way. 

come hang out with us for an hour at The Skirted Round Table.

state of mind :: artist, archie scott gobber

An old friend of mine recently sent a photo of a new art acquisition he and his wife had procured. it's  now standing,  sentry,  in 'home headquarters i.e. "the kitchen."

His wife, she of great wit, plans on pointing to it every time she's had it with the kids {which around here, is every day at about 3:30 pm } The art of Archie Scott Gobber is just that, wit intertwined with life, presented beautifully through the art of typography.

 my favorite {above}

Gobber's work can be found at The Dolphin Gallery and the Marty Walker gallery in Dallas, Texas.

tick tock, last chance to enter your name in the West Third Brand giveaway

WHAT? you haven't entered the give away yet? why the heck not? whaddya got to lose? 

 

'oh, I'm fine with my grocery store bought,  room sprays that smell like fake cranberries with a touch of plastic or someone's version of  'fresh linen'' 

 then you need to be schooled in the science/art of olafacation. Some of us are born with White Fang senses, others need to be taught. For the intricacies of a fine fragrance are on par with a fine wine and  can only be created using the best oils and scents. West Third Brand is one of those masterful fine fragrance lines {and I speak from the heart, as I sit here burning a favorite candle of theirs}  

The giveaway is for the Octobery smelling room + body spray: Vanille de Santos from the  Société de Senteurs Home & Body Spray collection.

Maybe you think you'll never win. Well, you sure as hell won't if you don't enter. So last chance. Enter now. Right here, below. Today.  Leave a comment {yep, that's it} 

home work :: home office desks

I think because of our unseasonal, seasonal weather { wasn't I just wishing for this the other day? }  the gray and the rain is making my brain mold over a bit. I can't seem to put two words together, much less have a linear thought. So bear with me as I take you through the rabbit warren that is my brain today....

 

I came across this desk today on Chicago based, Post 27.

I shouldn't like it so much, because it reminds me of getting called up to desks that looked just like this for much of my grade school years { based on my distracting quality of being 'overly social with my neighbors' something I would later pass along to my youngest } But I do like it, maybe it's because sitting there behind it, I would feel like I was on the other side of the law. Or maybe because it's just a cool, industrial looking behemoth desk (the likes of which would never fit into my tiny house)

 

the color of this one  is pretty great {above}

but my reality has always been something along the lines of this, {below} something make shift in a little corner space. Which is charming, with it's tower of books, Alan Campbell +  Roberta Roller fabrics it's not too far off from what I'm writing this from .

 oh! but then I see a shot of that famed, Hollywood glammed up Mary Mcdonald office, shot for Domino. With all of its icy blues and sugary white detailing. And I sigh.

 

or this, below,  lacquered +  gilded office {whose is this? I can't remember now}

 

 But my reality, goes back to something a bit more utilitarian {although never this organized. if only...} via elle decor

 This one { below } struck me as something easily and somewhat, inexpensively attainable. You can find those glass saw horse desks (ikea's Vika for $109.00) , the stand alone shelving with painted inside to work with the paper.... and even the wallpaper (note the ceiling had been done as well) for a fairly cheap price.

 

oops, but then a few more hops and I stumble across this, Shaw Walker executive's desk from the 20s. I'm telling you my brain is like a broken windshield wiper today, from fine boned elegance to big bad tanker. back and forth in the rain. never really clearing my line of sight completely.