Judi Stauffer
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The saga of my new license plate

8/26/2014

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I bought my 2001 Audi TT in November 2000. It was brand new and had no front license plate. I drove it everywhere. No problem.

About 5 months ago having left my car at the Santa Barbara Airport parking lot while traveling, I returned to find a ticket for not having a front license plate. The penalty was $45 or prove that the situation had been rectified within 30 days. I paid the fine. About a month ago, I parked my car at a public lot in Santa Barbara while attending the WAVE Film
Festival only to discover I had received another fine for not having a front license plate. Now, I understand city's are strapped for money and Police Departments are looking to generate additional revenue, but really . . . after almost 14 years to get tickets for not having a front license plate?

This time, I made an appointment with DMV and paid for two new plates. Since this car was not intended to sport a front license plate my options were to a) drill holes into the plastic bumper, b) jury-rig magnets in a way that I found online in an Audi TT chat room, or c) take it to the Audi dealership and pay about $150 for a new specially designed plastic license plate holder. Yes, I chose option 3. Having recently just replaced my oil pan — most likely from driving on our rutted dirt road to my studio — $150 seemed like a bargain!
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Great Performances at solvang festival theater

8/16/2014

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I love live performances . . . music, dance, theater . . . and here in the Santa Ynez Valley we are fortunate to have a wonderful outdoor theater in the round at the Solvang Festival Theater that is performed by the PCPA.

To celebrate my friend Andrea's birthday, we headed to Solvang to see their recent performance of Oklahoma. Not a big fan of the movie I was skeptical, but the actors changed my mind. Fabulous casting and performances!
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agaves are magical

8/10/2014

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This agave is in the front "bowl" of my property . . . I am always in awe of quickly they seem to shoot up their majestic stalks and how efficient they are at capturing the slightest amount of moisture to stay alive!
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SO MANY FUN THINGS TO DO!

8/3/2014

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So many fun things in the past couple of weeks . . . The Santa Barbara International Film Festival hosted "The Wave Film Festival" of French film. I and friends went to four of them. Weekends in Normandy is a quiet story of two couples and their personal and collective journeys as one couple navigate divorce — and life's surprises. Josephine was one of my favorites — a comedy about a big butt and the pressures of finding a husband . . . very fun! Not my Type was also a favorite . . . about love, freedom and cultural / social divides . . . also fun music to sing along with! Playing Dead is a murder mystery cum comedy that starts slow, but has twists and turns to keep you interested. Held at the 
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Riviera Theater, its easy to run across the street to the El Encanto Hotel for a drink at the end of the day while watching the sail boats off the coast. 

A few days later several other friends and I spent a fun day in Los Angeles. After exploring the National History Museum and Exposition Park, we headed to for dinner. Then off to The Music Center for the Dizzy Feet Foundation's "Celebration of Dance" to see a variety of excellent dance performances by some of our favorite So You Think You Can Dance artists and more!

I also have been hearing some really good music lately . . . at the Solvang Festival Theater's Jazz In the Garden series Grammy nominee Denise Donatelli presented an outstanding performance under the oaks, so did Chicago jazz singer Paul Marinaro, and a couple of weeks ago the Brazilian sounds of Téka and NewBossa. Friday night was introduced to the Missouri-based bluegrass / folk group Clusterpluck at Casa Dumetz Winery in Los Alamos that I and others are meeting up tonight at Standing Sun Winery where they will be performing!
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    I am an artist and writer who aims to live life consciously and creatively with no "Plan B." My musings include experiences from my travels as well as those who inspire me.

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