11/29/07

Woman Walking Down Hilliard Street. She said, "Don't try to sell me anything." She took the flower and said, "Give me a cigarette honey." She read the date and thanked me. I rode away and a man a few yards down asked if I was giving away five dollars a day. I said, "No, a flower a day." He thought $5 would be pretty nice. His friend said, "Look what I have!" and pulled a small bottle of Seagram's Gin out of a bag. I was confused and I said, "What's that?" He said, "Liquor! I have twelve of them! Three dollars each." I told him I did not have any money. He said, "Well, go to the tilly and get some money and come back. I'll be here." I was tempted, but I didn't.

I thought it was interesting that he told me to go to the "tilly". When I was a kid, one of the first ATM's was called Tilly. My mother used to say, "I need to bang Tilly" when she needed some money. I wonder if he was calling the ATM "Tilly", if he was referring to the bank in general or to something else.

11/26/07

Mary Lin Mom. Her daughter and Karl were both late for school. She asked about my holiday. My Thanksgiving was great! I gave her the flower and she said, "Thanks. That's sweet." I asked about her Thanksgiving. She went to Ohio to visit family. Ohio had snow flurries!!

10/24/07

Woman Eating Alone At Fellini's. At first she seemed a little confused. I told her about the project and she asked why. I told her to get over social anxiety. She said, "Really? That's the greatest thing I've ever heard." We talked for a moment. She really liked the project. When I left, Karl and Thor ran inside and talked to her. I did not hear what they said, but they talked for two or three minutes. I asked Karl what they talked about, but he said he did not remember.

10/2/07

Heilbronn Germany. Woman On Train. She has a son who teaches English. She said in her best English, "Thank you. Thank you. Ist gut!" She put the flower in her book. She spoke with us for a very long time.

9/23/07

Avignon: Jason at AOC. He liked it: I told him about the project. He is a museum marketing researcher. He talked about how museums are made by stealing artifacts. He liked that this project gave away art and liked the idea of a museum giving away art.

9/2/07

Counter Woman At The Gift Store At The Cyclorama. She thanked me and asked if I was an artist. I told her I was not ready to say I was. She asked if I would like to create something Civil War related and donate it to the store. The proceeds go to charity. I told her I would like to and I would have to think about it.

8/28/07

Donna. I also met her at the Grant Park Shade Festival. I mailed her the moving announcement also.

8/27/07

Katherine W. Linn. I mailed it to her along with the print I made announcing my recent move. Cousin Scott and I met her yesterday at the Grant Park Summer Shade Fest. She told me all about linocut printing. We talked for a long time.

8/16/07

Karen From My Spring Ultimate Team. Apparently, her kid goes to the same school my kid goes to. Who knew? She was very happy. I could tell by her reaction that I had already given her one. Oh well, she liked it. She is moving to Salt Lake City. Have a nice new life Karen!!

8/12/07

Woman going in to Octane. She asked if I was going on a ride. I wasn't. Today is move day. She said, "Aww! Thank you!"

Update 9/17/2007: I saw her again at Sam Flax and we chat for a bit. I thought her name was Zana, but it is not. It is Dayna.

8/1/07

Anna. I bought my house from her today! I gave it to her during the closing. She said, "How wonderful" and asked if I made it. We talked about the project for a little while.

5/24/07

Roseanne. She dropped a penny on the escalator and picked it up just as the steps were going underneath the guard thing (I do not know how to describe escalators very well). This seemed dangerous to me, so I gave her the flower. She said, "aww. Thanks". Bill and I were talking about Flannery O'Connor and the reading I went to of her letters to Betty Hester. She asked about that and she said she was from Sandersville, near Milledgeville where Flannery O'Connor is from.

5/16/07

Vasko. Yesterday, we talked about my giving away flowers and he did not know I was doing this. I gave him the flower and, with a smile and sarcasm, he said, "Ahhh!! My flower! Thank you. I feel blessed!". This was the last green flower. Kind of sad, huh? They were good looking flowers.

5/5/07

Nena, bet taker woman at Kentucky Derby. I told her my grandmother's name was Nina, with an i, not an e. I told her that I loved my grandmother and that I loved her too. I asked her if she wanted a kiss. She said no. She said, "I still love you" and I said, "I still love you too".

5/3/07

Laura. She has been wanting a flower for a while. She said, "I get my flower now! Thank you!" She said that red and green are her favorite colors and that she likes the flower alot.

4/28/07

Talia, Jamie's friend. She said, "Thanks. Sweet!" She gave it to her daughter who really liked it. Jamie told me to tell the story behind it. I told her how I give one painted flower away everyday. She asked, "One?" She liked that. Most people like that I give it everyday, but she liked that I just give one and that I chose to give it to her.

4/27/07

Woman who works with John Portman. The flower I gave her was kind of messed up, but she did not know that, of course. I felt a little bad about this. She told me about a friend that she has that gives random gifts. We ended up talking for about five minutes. Her building and my building were designed by John Portman, and I asked her about the third building that was supposed to be built where the outdoor parking lot is, but she knew nothing about it. She told me her name, but as we shook hands I spilled coffee on myself and did not hear what she said. Classic. She was very nice.

4/13/07

Rosie. She is a security guard in a neighboring building where the Museum of Design is. She took the flower and asked where I worked. I told her and she asked, "And you are giving me a flower?". She said, "Thank you" and introduced herself as Rosie. She asked if I was going to the park tomorrow to see the Dogwood Festival. I told her probably not and that it might rain anyway. She said she had an umbrella. She thanked me again as I was leaving. She was very nice.

I noticed that, because she was a stranger, I was trying to pull away from the conversation as she was speaking to me. I need to change this.

4/12/07

Woman I spoke with on elevator. She asked me what I thought about elevator etiquette. I told her people behaved as if they were air molecules in a jar and tried to remain equidistant. When we got off the elevator, I caught back up to her and gave her the flower. She asked if I was in design. I am not. She said, "You are so sweet" after I explained that I give one away a day. She got the first of the flowers with the green back ground.

3/28/07

Damon V. He said, "Great!" and asked, "What does it symbolize?" I told him it was a way to put myself out there and connect with other people. He added, "In a positive way." Then he said, "I will use it as a book mark" and he put it in his book. When he left he said, "Hold it down, man!" I need to use that.