Cardboard Cockpit, Memorial Night

February 23, 2024 Lehan Edirisinghe

A brief page about Cardboard Cockpit and Memorial Night.

This illustration humorously depicts an airplane cockpit with various labels that parody the functions of the controls. The cockpit is detailed with numerous screens, buttons, and levers, all labeled with playful and comedic annotations. For instance, "AUTOPILOT" is marked near the top, alongside a note saying, "IF YOU DON'T SEE ANYTHING, USE THIS." The instruments are whimsically labeled, such as "ENEMY RADAR," "GO FAST," and "MAKE WINGS BIGGER." These annotations humorously reinterpret the complex equipment found in a cockpit.
The environment is depicted with exaggerated, cartoon-like clouds visible through the cockpit windows, enhancing the lighthearted tone. The artwork uses a vibrant color palette predominantly featuring blues and greys, typical of an airline cockpit, contrasted by the white hand-drawn text. The left and right sides are marked with humorous labels for the pilot and co-pilot positions, such as "RIGHT CAPTAIN'S LEG" and "LEFT FIRST OFFICER'S LEG."
The style of the illustration is a blend of realism and cartoonish elements, with realistic renderings of the cockpit equipment but playful text additions. Overall, the piece humorously demystifies the complexity of flying an airplane by assigning amusingly simplistic roles to each piece of equipment.

A Childhood Cardboard Box Spaceship

10:00 a.m.

Cool

I remember we stayed next door, at my grandma's for a few months or a few years, as our house top floor or third floor was being built or renovated

We got these cardboard boxes

I was like 9 or 10 or very little

I turned it into a space ship

Where on the inside, I had created or drawn with felt pens or white board markers these types of switches or buttons and monitors or screens

I cut a whole, as a screen -- like an ATAT walker screen

I stayed in that for a long time, for many days

The image features two individuals indoors, with one identified as Lehan based on the hint provided. The person on the left is smiling and wearing a white shirt, while the person on the right is wearing a dark blue shirt and also appears to be smiling. Behind them, there is a calendar on the wall displaying the year "2024" and some text that includes "SUMANTH" and "WIN." The room appears to be casual, with various items visible in the background, including bags and possibly a shelf. The lighting is soft, suggesting natural light from a window or a well-lit room. The overall atmosphere is relaxed and friendly, with both individuals appearing at ease. The composition includes both subjects prominently in the foreground, with their expressions suggesting a moment of casual interaction or a shared moment captured spontaneously.

Cleaning the Water Dispenser After Six Years

8:30 p.m. (b)

This dude at American Water company, did a chemical clean, using Oxonia, EPA certified, on our water dispenser. We are supposed to do it every 4 months. But we did it for the first time after like 6 years. I spoke to their management and recommended they offer glass bottles of 20 liters as I don't like plastic, and to put that water dispenser maintenance or cleaning service into customer water packages, or remind customers. We found some dirt, but it looks good now. I thought of doing it because we might serve customers, and want our filtered water to be safe to use.

The image captures an indoor event, likely a formal celebration or ceremony. The setting features a large, elegantly decorated hall with a high ceiling adorned with large chandeliers. The lighting is warm, with yellow and orange tones, creating a welcoming and festive atmosphere. Several people are seated, facing a stage to the right, indicating a focus on a presentation or speech.
The stage itself is prominent, with a podium decorated with a bouquet of flowers and a large "100" displayed, suggesting a centennial celebration or similar milestone event. The audience appears engaged, seated on cushioned chairs, dressed in formal attire suitable for the occasion. The room's design includes ornate details and plush carpeting, enhancing the event's upscale ambiance. The scene reflects a gathering of attendees, possibly for a corporate or community milestone, with an emphasis on the ceremonial aspects of the event.

UW’s 100th Memorial Service

8:30 p.m. (c)

This is yesterday's event. My grandpa UW's 100th memorial service.

In the image, three individuals are seated together in what appears to be a formal event setting, characterized by an indoor venue with elegant decor. The lighting is warm and inviting, with chandeliers and ceiling lights casting a golden hue. The attendees, including Lehan Edirisinghe and Chadu Sumathipala, are dressed in traditional white attire, suggesting a culturally significant or formal occasion. They are seated on white chairs adorned with beige sashes, indicating a well-organized setup. The individuals are smiling and appear to be enjoying the event, adding a cheerful and relaxed mood to the scene. The background shows other attendees and a setup of cameras, likely capturing the event's proceedings. The atmosphere is lively, with people engaged and attentive to the ongoing activities.

Chathula, Chadu and an Engagement

8:30 p.m. (d)

█████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████

This is Chathula in the middle and Chadu (on right). He has gotten engaged apparently. She is a doctor. But has studied in Russia. I don't know.. I guess, those people are pretty cool too.

The image depicts an indoor event setting with a red carpet leading down a hallway. On either side of the carpet, there are several ornate urns placed on square stands. Along the right side, there are large posters mounted on stands, featuring images and text in a non-English script. The prominent poster on the right displays a bust of a man, with the number "100" prominently visible beneath it, suggesting a centennial celebration or commemoration. Another poster further down is marked with the year "1979," possibly indicating a historical event or milestone.
The walls of the hallway are lined with glass panels and decorative wooden partitions. The lighting is bright and evenly distributed, creating a formal and inviting atmosphere. Several individuals are walking along the carpet, dressed in a mix of casual and business attire, suggesting a blend of formal and informal participation. The setting appears to be a formal reception or exhibition, possibly honoring a significant figure or event. The overall mood is respectful and commemorative, with a focus on celebrating historical or cultural heritage.

A Spilled Drink and Clothing Mishap at Cinnamon Lakeside

8:45 p.m.

Some bozo knocked on me by mistake, my drink spilled all over my nice, cotton shirt. Badabing. And my shirt turned see through. My right nipple was showing. But whatever.

Jagath uncle was looking disappointed hehe

This was at Cinnamon Lakeside

The image is set in a well-lit hallway adorned with red and gold patterned carpet, suggesting a formal event or exhibition. On the left side, there's a large display featuring photographs and text. The hint identifies "U W Sumathipala" as the person in the left picture. The display has a warm brown background with elegant script and includes two black-and-white portraits under the main text.
Further down the hallway, another panel displays a black-and-white photograph labeled "1978." The exhibition seems to commemorate or celebrate historical figures or events from Sri Lanka, as suggested by the text and style. Attendees in formal attire are visible in the background, engaging with the exhibits. The ambience is bright, with overhead lighting and a chandelier providing illumination. The overall mood is respectful and reminiscent, highlighting the importance of the individuals or events being showcased.
- Title: "U. W. Sumathipala Prathibha Abhimani Sanhinda"
- Named Works: "1978"

UW, Local Culture and a Public Event

8:45 p.m. (b)

UW is the one on the left

He's been helping with local culture, such as arts or film and movies.

This was a public event, where important people and friends showed up

███████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████

█████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████

██████████████████████████████

█████████████████████████████████████████

██████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████

█████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████

████████████████████████

███████████████████████████████████████████████████████████

█████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████

██████

█████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████

███████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████

██████████████████████████████████

█████████████████

███████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████

████████████

███████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████

████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████

█████████████████████████████████████████████████████