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Been a while since I posted some street art but its been slim pickings around here of late.. Today whilst out Pokemon hunting with my youngest boy we saw that the local Oddish that had been alone for a while now had been given some company with a Snorlax.. so thought it worth a pic :)
While wandering around in Odessa, TX and trying to find a place for dinner I decided to stop by a somewhat quirky monument, a local reconstruction of Stonehenge. I didn't expect to see many people there in the evening, but the place was filled with people!
When I asked these two gals why there were so many people out they reminded me of an app my wife had told me to download that day as it had just launched, Pokemon GO. Meet Kelsey and Brittany.
The two had been in the area for 25+ years and had been friends most of their time here. they both had matching tattoos behind their ears from the 'Soulreaver' videogame series. They had been almost inseparable for some time, but both were about to part ways and adventure into life beyond Odessa, TX.
Kelsey was soon to move to San Angelo for school. Having not felt she'd had enough math for meteorology she was opting to study volcanoes/geology/weather and more. She would pick the path from there.
When I asked her of her favorite place in the area she replied 'Comanche Trails'. A location in the south of town where one could get away from the city lights enough to see the stars (if you could dodge mosquitos and ants). She mentioned being part of a fairy photoshoot there as well. She was in the process of creating a Harley Quinn costume at the time and was working on the hammer (made out of foam and using bottle caps for the bolts).
Brittany was a video game fan. She was working at Game Stop at the time (currently my daughters dream job). She was in the process of gathering up all her belongings and moving out to California to join her husband (who worked as a Navy cook for a hospital).
She was also an animal lover. She and her husband were trying to buy a house in California to be able to avoid all the troubles of renting and finding an animal friendly place (or paying crazy fees).
Her current fear, 'lightning'. And it didn't help that the incoming storm had a lot of it along the edges of the enormous clouds. We parted ways so they could wrap up what they were doing before the storm came.
It was so fun to have met other videogame and anime fans out in the middle of West Texas. My wife had told me of Pokemon GO while I was on the trip and I had just downloaded and installed it that day. These were the perfect people to meet to explain more details of the game to me. Thanks for all the game info and for particiapting in 'The Human Family'.
This is my 46th submission to the Human Family Group. To view more street portraits and stories visit The Human Family
Here is Noah with Charizard the dragon from the game Pokemon Go. With the game you have the option of using augmented reality. I just told Noah where the dragon was and he pointed at the imaginary creature. We had great fun with a variety of these photographs.
I caught it, but then the app FLIPPED OUT over my being in a moving vehicle. The game froze, and I had to restart my phone. I didn't get a real chance to check the game again until I was home, and I had assumed the Eevee was lost, but no, I got it. :^) But yeah, FYI, avoid trying to catch Pokemon on the bus, however hilarious it may sound. ;^P
I've started a collection of photos of Pokemon Trainers playing GO. This guy stopped his bike at a Poke'Stop and hung out for a bit then took off. He was pretty lucky (or stupid) I watched him navigate city traffic and fling poke' balls at something as he was riding away.
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