Sooooooooo, I have been merrily going about my business doing stuff, not keeping up with everything...who can? Anyway, I ordered ink for my printer on Amazon because you cannot find it in the store now...the printer is from 2000 or 2001. I have not used the thing for months...maybe years. Since I graduated from Franklin in 2004 probably. Ran out of ink and did not care. Anyway, the damned thing does not work now anyway...it may be that I got ripped on the ink. Either way, I need to sink a couple hundred into a new printer.
While I was not giving a shit about printers, turns out they sell mostly all-in-one machines now. They scan (my HP scanner is ok...also circa 2001), they fax, the copy, they print.
I've decided to buy an Epson AIO machine. Probably something hi-def. I dunno...it is like $50 more. The bitch of it is they have like 7 ink cartridges. That'll set me back a months salary when I need ink.
Anyway...time to shop.
Saturday, March 22, 2008
Friday, March 21, 2008
Artists and the Art World
This is sad.
Honestly, before this article, I had never heard of Jeremy Blake, or Theresa Duncan. I have viewed a couple of his artworks on YouTube and NPR. They have a hypnotic quality about them. I would need to see a lot of his work to have a really strong opinion. But his work aside, I wonder if the pressure of being a "rising star in the art world" took it's toll on both of their psyches. That is the part about Jeremy Blake and Theresa Duncan, his partner, that intrigues me at the moment. I think that being creative, even when your audience is limited may cause a maelstrom of emotions at times, much less to have the attention of the world. Everyone is a critic. Art is so subjective, too. And then you add in what seems to be the evil necessity of creating a persona to go along with your creations in order to market to what is becoming an increasingly glam and political industry, well, one could just lose themselves in a heap of self-loathing.
So, I begin my research into this late fascinating couple. I am sure I will add more to this blog in the future. Until then, here is the Blake video made for Beck, and some interesting links to check out...a Beck video by Blake.
Here is an excerpt from the article...
A Soulful Connection
"Blake was also known in art circles in New York and Los Angeles as the longtime partner of Theresa Duncan, a video game designer and artist. Binstock says they were an unforgettable couple.
'Theresa and Jeremy were beautiful, glamorous, alarmingly brilliant people who resonated intellectually with each other in the most magnetic ways," he says. "I always felt like I was swimming in deep waters when I was having a conversation with them. And I loved that feeling.'
On July 10, Duncan committed suicide using a combination of alcohol and pills. One week later, Blake walked into the Atlantic Ocean off Rockaway Beach in Queens. His body was recovered five days later off the coast of New Jersey."
Other Links about :
Jeremy Blake's Wikipedia
Theresa's Blog, The Wit of the Staircase
Theresa's Conspiracy Theories article
NPR article
Blake's last exhibit
The ABCs of My Obessions
Created this ABC list based on my "obsessions" back in January and posted it on my dA account. And when I say obsession, I mean random things that have piqued my interests over the years and now.
A
Art
Astrophysics
Anti-corporate Acronyms
Astrology
Angelina Jolie
B
Bongo Drums
:thumb75001667:
Blogging
Belly Dance (Oriental/Caberet Style)
Books (Love buying books...mostly non-fiction and collectibles)
C
Coffee
Cinnamon (mostly Altoids Gum)
Cultures (global and popular)
Chipotle
Cowbell...can you ever have enough?
D
Digital Art
Donnie Darko
Dentistry
Factoid: It is hard to believe now, but my first career was as a dental assistant. I was good at it in one way (the technical aspect), but a completely horrid bitch to the patients (what is this "bedside manner" you speak of???). I worked for no less than five different dentists in the first year...fired by every one of them. Some of them were kind enough to call it a "transition". One of my patients gave me the nickname of The Grim Reaper...that's when I decided that maybe it was not the career for me. But I still know lots about teeth.
E
Elegant Gore
F
Family Guy
Flash (Design and development)
Female Form in Art
Framing Art
G
GarageBand
Games (all kinds, all platforms)
opening my own Gallery...some day.
H
History Channel
Human nature
I
iPods
iPhone
J
Jeremy Blake
Jewelry (not fine...)
K
Kaleidescopes
Kelly
L
Language (mainly swearing like a sailor in inappropriate venues [it's fucking rad], what's left unsaid, and its proper and improper use)
M
Milla Jovovich
Music (right now I have almost 5000 songs on my iPod...15 days worth of music)
Magnetic resonance imaging and its use in art
N
Necrotizing Fasceitis (a concern for the living, as well as the dead and undead)
Neurological disorders (mostly mine)
O
Obsessions (sort of comes full circle here...)
Osho
P
Poetry
Playing the piano
Photoshop (with my Wacom Pad)
Q
Questions
Quitting
R
Relationships
It's weird...can't really think of anything for R.
S
Shoes (specifically Steve Madden boots)
Sundays (recharging my brain)
T
Tarot Cards (favorite deck)
Tea
Time (and my lack of it when it comes to my "obsessions")
U
Urban Legends
V
Vices (I miss cigarettes...I have been meaning to drink more whiskey, too)
Vanity (I am not so much vain, as I am aware of myself)
W
Watercolor
Wikipedia (rocks)
Writing
The Walking Dead
X
Xaviera Hollander
Y
You? More than likely not...as you can see, my list is pretty full. Who has the time??? ;)
Z
Zombies
Damn...you still reading?
A
Art
Astrophysics
Anti-corporate Acronyms
Astrology
Angelina Jolie
B
Bongo Drums
:thumb75001667:
Blogging
Belly Dance (Oriental/Caberet Style)
Books (Love buying books...mostly non-fiction and collectibles)
C
Coffee
Cinnamon (mostly Altoids Gum)
Cultures (global and popular)
Chipotle
Cowbell...can you ever have enough?
D
Digital Art
Donnie Darko
Dentistry
Factoid: It is hard to believe now, but my first career was as a dental assistant. I was good at it in one way (the technical aspect), but a completely horrid bitch to the patients (what is this "bedside manner" you speak of???). I worked for no less than five different dentists in the first year...fired by every one of them. Some of them were kind enough to call it a "transition". One of my patients gave me the nickname of The Grim Reaper...that's when I decided that maybe it was not the career for me. But I still know lots about teeth.
E
Elegant Gore
F
Family Guy
Flash (Design and development)
Female Form in Art
Framing Art
G
GarageBand
Games (all kinds, all platforms)
opening my own Gallery...some day.
H
History Channel
Human nature
I
iPods
iPhone
J
Jeremy Blake
Jewelry (not fine...)
K
Kaleidescopes
Kelly
L
Language (mainly swearing like a sailor in inappropriate venues [it's fucking rad], what's left unsaid, and its proper and improper use)
M
Milla Jovovich
Music (right now I have almost 5000 songs on my iPod...15 days worth of music)
Magnetic resonance imaging and its use in art
N
Necrotizing Fasceitis (a concern for the living, as well as the dead and undead)
Neurological disorders (mostly mine)
O
Obsessions (sort of comes full circle here...)
Osho
P
Poetry
Playing the piano
Photoshop (with my Wacom Pad)
Q
Questions
Quitting
R
Relationships
It's weird...can't really think of anything for R.
S
Shoes (specifically Steve Madden boots)
Sundays (recharging my brain)
T
Tarot Cards (favorite deck)
Tea
Time (and my lack of it when it comes to my "obsessions")
U
Urban Legends
V
Vices (I miss cigarettes...I have been meaning to drink more whiskey, too)
Vanity (I am not so much vain, as I am aware of myself)
W
Watercolor
Wikipedia (rocks)
Writing
The Walking Dead
X
Xaviera Hollander
Y
You? More than likely not...as you can see, my list is pretty full. Who has the time??? ;)
Z
Zombies
Damn...you still reading?
Thursday, March 20, 2008
March Madness? It's On!!!!
So, this is what I do. I set up one of the laptops to view the AOL sports site for the scores. I keep track of all of the scores and news. So far so good on my brackets. It always looks good at the beginning though.
Saturday, March 15, 2008
OK...here I go again.
I will bitch about this periodically, so here goes. My mother goes to this Methodist church. It is older and is more conservative than most of Methodist churches, I am sure.
You may have heard me complain about the Get Well cards they send to me for my MS. Yes, it may seem ungrateful, and maybe it is, but the irony should not be lost. It is not lost on me. As a matter of fact, if you are struggling to define irony, this is a great example. They send me a card to tell me to get well soon from a disease that has no cure at present. And to add more, their conservative views help contribute to holding science back from making the discoveries that may help cure me.
I get so bent out of shape each time I get a card that Joe intercepts them now and throws them away.
FYI: Do not send a get well soon card to someone with an incurable chronic disease. A "We are thinking of you" card may be more appropriate.
Back to my mother. She also has a neurological disorder. She was diagnosed with Parkinson's Disease about 4 years ago. Since then she has struggled to accept her disease. The church has helped her expansively by telling her that "she does not act like a person with Parkinson's". So over time she dismissed her doctor's diagnosis. She quit taking her medication, which, by the way, was helping her so much. Now her disease has advanced. She is very slow moving, along with other worsening symptoms. To the point where she had a car accident late last fall and totaled her car. Her reaction time is that of an intoxicated person. We encouraged her to see my neurologist to get a diagnosis. She did and of course he diagnosed her immediately because she exhibits all 4 symptoms they look for in a person.
He are the things that do not mix well:
Religion and politics
Religion and medicine
I hate to add Politics and medicine...that is a double-edge sword in a lot of ways.
OK, I'm going to throw this out to you guys. If you want to, fine, if not, that is ok. An acquaintance of mine is doing a bike event in Savannah to raise money for MS. I donated some money to his individual goal of $250 to get him there to participate in the event. If you want to donate to MS research and his ride, click here. Even $5 or $10 would help get him closer. By the way, he will be thinkin' of me as he rides. :D
PS...Stop calling me lame for raising money for my diseases...
You may have heard me complain about the Get Well cards they send to me for my MS. Yes, it may seem ungrateful, and maybe it is, but the irony should not be lost. It is not lost on me. As a matter of fact, if you are struggling to define irony, this is a great example. They send me a card to tell me to get well soon from a disease that has no cure at present. And to add more, their conservative views help contribute to holding science back from making the discoveries that may help cure me.
I get so bent out of shape each time I get a card that Joe intercepts them now and throws them away.
FYI: Do not send a get well soon card to someone with an incurable chronic disease. A "We are thinking of you" card may be more appropriate.
Back to my mother. She also has a neurological disorder. She was diagnosed with Parkinson's Disease about 4 years ago. Since then she has struggled to accept her disease. The church has helped her expansively by telling her that "she does not act like a person with Parkinson's". So over time she dismissed her doctor's diagnosis. She quit taking her medication, which, by the way, was helping her so much. Now her disease has advanced. She is very slow moving, along with other worsening symptoms. To the point where she had a car accident late last fall and totaled her car. Her reaction time is that of an intoxicated person. We encouraged her to see my neurologist to get a diagnosis. She did and of course he diagnosed her immediately because she exhibits all 4 symptoms they look for in a person.
He are the things that do not mix well:
Religion and politics
Religion and medicine
I hate to add Politics and medicine...that is a double-edge sword in a lot of ways.
OK, I'm going to throw this out to you guys. If you want to, fine, if not, that is ok. An acquaintance of mine is doing a bike event in Savannah to raise money for MS. I donated some money to his individual goal of $250 to get him there to participate in the event. If you want to donate to MS research and his ride, click here. Even $5 or $10 would help get him closer. By the way, he will be thinkin' of me as he rides. :D
PS...Stop calling me lame for raising money for my diseases...
Sunday, March 9, 2008
Saturday, March 8, 2008
Chaos Theory + Art
Next weekend will be fucking rad. One of my dA friends, gentleman of leisure IDeviant, recommended a book on Chaos Theory. I absolutely cannot wait to delve into it. So, I went to Amazon (side note: I love Amazon now...it is fucking awesome) and ordered two books on Chaos Theory. One is by James Gleick and is the one my friend recommended as a good place to start with the subject.
James Gleick's Site
IDeviant began doing fractal art as a result of his book. My new method for making art involves a sort of chaos by leaving some things to chance. Actually the third step to my paintings is completely by chance. I choose the colors and squirt them onto the canvas and then...cover it all in plastic. I sort of move the paint around, or I let it dry. I let the paint do what it wants. And then I use various tools and/or more paint to manipulate what I left to chance. Or sometimes I do the plastic part again. My methods are not environmentally safe. My tools are petroleum derivatives and I produce a massive amount of trash as a result.
James Gleick's Site
IDeviant began doing fractal art as a result of his book. My new method for making art involves a sort of chaos by leaving some things to chance. Actually the third step to my paintings is completely by chance. I choose the colors and squirt them onto the canvas and then...cover it all in plastic. I sort of move the paint around, or I let it dry. I let the paint do what it wants. And then I use various tools and/or more paint to manipulate what I left to chance. Or sometimes I do the plastic part again. My methods are not environmentally safe. My tools are petroleum derivatives and I produce a massive amount of trash as a result.
"Things That Chicks Dig"
I'm thinking about creating a blog called "Things That Chicks Dig". I have not completely sketched out the details, but it'll be a social commentary on how chicks are viewed by and view culture in the US. No one will be safe from the sarcasm.
On second thought, I am not sure if I have the energy to do it.
But, if I do, I think that the first entry will be about Cougarism. Yes, I just made up that word to talk about a chick's phase in life as a Cougar. Not all chicks are truly Cougars, but all chicks fancy themselves as Cougars, or they have a goal to be a Cougar, at some point in their life. I am not sure what the true age or qualifications of Cougarism are. I would have to guess that Cougars are over 35. I think the max age depends on the Cougar. Cougars need to be extremely self aware. There is nothing more unattractive as an active Cougar past her prime. You may be remembered as a Cougar once you have been classified as one, though. You know, "Wow, she use to be quite a Cougar!"
The men they date, or "hunt", are definitely younger...probably over 5 years younger. Again, I am not sure. I know the local Cougar hang out is Smith and Wolensky at Easton. I have heard it is classified as a Cougar bar, at least by one professional hockey player who frequents it to be hunted by cougars. Cougars can be mothers, or not. They can be married or single. They can be active or inactive. You know, I am just making up the rules according to how I see them at this point. I'll make up more rules as I see necessary for the moment.
Go Cougars.
UPDATE: Yeah, I created it... Things That Chicks Dig
On second thought, I am not sure if I have the energy to do it.
But, if I do, I think that the first entry will be about Cougarism. Yes, I just made up that word to talk about a chick's phase in life as a Cougar. Not all chicks are truly Cougars, but all chicks fancy themselves as Cougars, or they have a goal to be a Cougar, at some point in their life. I am not sure what the true age or qualifications of Cougarism are. I would have to guess that Cougars are over 35. I think the max age depends on the Cougar. Cougars need to be extremely self aware. There is nothing more unattractive as an active Cougar past her prime. You may be remembered as a Cougar once you have been classified as one, though. You know, "Wow, she use to be quite a Cougar!"
The men they date, or "hunt", are definitely younger...probably over 5 years younger. Again, I am not sure. I know the local Cougar hang out is Smith and Wolensky at Easton. I have heard it is classified as a Cougar bar, at least by one professional hockey player who frequents it to be hunted by cougars. Cougars can be mothers, or not. They can be married or single. They can be active or inactive. You know, I am just making up the rules according to how I see them at this point. I'll make up more rules as I see necessary for the moment.
Go Cougars.
UPDATE: Yeah, I created it... Things That Chicks Dig
Totally Diggin' The Universe
And by that I mean the show, The Universe on History. I DVR it and The Family Guy.
The Universe always has my favorite astrophysicist/authors on it, including Michio Kaku. He is so very awesome. They also have Neil deGrasse Tyson. But, they never have Stephen Hawking, another fav of mine. OH well. I love his illustrated books the best. They always have the best visuals.
Links to check out:
The Universe
The Hubble Site
Michio Kaku
Neil deGrasse Tyson
Stephen Hawking
The Universe always has my favorite astrophysicist/authors on it, including Michio Kaku. He is so very awesome. They also have Neil deGrasse Tyson. But, they never have Stephen Hawking, another fav of mine. OH well. I love his illustrated books the best. They always have the best visuals.
Links to check out:
The Universe
The Hubble Site
Michio Kaku
Neil deGrasse Tyson
Stephen Hawking
Friday, March 7, 2008
The Corporation...and other fav documentaries
Number One: The Corporation
The documentary The Corporation sets out to prove their theory that if you profile the personality of a corporate entity as you would an individual, most corporations can be classified as psychotic. I believe that this is true.
You can find more information on The Corporation here.
Number Two: Walmart - The High Cost of Low Prices
The documentary will make you hate Walmart. I have shopped there once since I watched it and felt dirty for doing it. Very closely linked to The Corporation in its concept, but explores Walmart only.
For more information on this documentary, click here.
Number Three: An Inconvenient Truth
I really wish that Al Gore could have won the 2000 election...OH YEAH, he did. Anyway, I'm not bitter. His documentary on global warming is well worth watching. Although, his carbon footprint is fucking shameful, may his message not allude the rest of us.
You can read more about it here, and find out about your carbon footprint.
Number Four: Fahrenheit 9-11
This movie should scare you. As a matter of fact it is more scary than any zombie movie I have seen. Or maybe it is about how to make zombies. I found a glittery US flag pin in my drawer the other day and was reminded of how massively patriotic we all became after that, with our pins and our little flags sticking all over our cars. We were all so energized and ready to attack. Anyone who dared to speak out against a war was anti-American, and may as well pack up their shit and leave if they did not like it. We all thought it was a great and wonderful thing to enact the Patriot Act and felt more comfortable with giving up our rights than we have in the history of our country, which up until that point had been about protecting our rights. This is why I joined the ACLU. This documentary talks about that day, and if you can get past the annoying Moore, it may make you think of that beautiful, sunny morning as far more sinister the what we already know.
Read about it here.
Note: If you read the blog Stuff White People Like, this blog entry makes me uber white!!! I had no idea that I could be so white. Just call me Lilly.
The documentary The Corporation sets out to prove their theory that if you profile the personality of a corporate entity as you would an individual, most corporations can be classified as psychotic. I believe that this is true.
You can find more information on The Corporation here.
Number Two: Walmart - The High Cost of Low Prices
The documentary will make you hate Walmart. I have shopped there once since I watched it and felt dirty for doing it. Very closely linked to The Corporation in its concept, but explores Walmart only.
For more information on this documentary, click here.
Number Three: An Inconvenient Truth
I really wish that Al Gore could have won the 2000 election...OH YEAH, he did. Anyway, I'm not bitter. His documentary on global warming is well worth watching. Although, his carbon footprint is fucking shameful, may his message not allude the rest of us.
You can read more about it here, and find out about your carbon footprint.
Number Four: Fahrenheit 9-11
This movie should scare you. As a matter of fact it is more scary than any zombie movie I have seen. Or maybe it is about how to make zombies. I found a glittery US flag pin in my drawer the other day and was reminded of how massively patriotic we all became after that, with our pins and our little flags sticking all over our cars. We were all so energized and ready to attack. Anyone who dared to speak out against a war was anti-American, and may as well pack up their shit and leave if they did not like it. We all thought it was a great and wonderful thing to enact the Patriot Act and felt more comfortable with giving up our rights than we have in the history of our country, which up until that point had been about protecting our rights. This is why I joined the ACLU. This documentary talks about that day, and if you can get past the annoying Moore, it may make you think of that beautiful, sunny morning as far more sinister the what we already know.
Read about it here.
Note: If you read the blog Stuff White People Like, this blog entry makes me uber white!!! I had no idea that I could be so white. Just call me Lilly.
Thursday, March 6, 2008
How White Are You??
Okay, my dA friend Joey added this site to her journal today.
It cracks me up. I haven't even read it, but I will. The whole concept is hilarious just from a glance.
Stuff White People Like
Check it out and see how white you are.
It cracks me up. I haven't even read it, but I will. The whole concept is hilarious just from a glance.
Stuff White People Like
Check it out and see how white you are.
Monday, March 3, 2008
Sad...Will Miss Sugar Free Cookies
Well, I went to my doctor today. I'm eating carrots and vegetarian baked beans for lunch...normally I would just have tea and toast...or a ton of Chipotle, but the doctor told me he would prefer to diagnose me as diabetic. Full on, 100%. So, I need to watch it from now on. No more cookies, no more white bread. Only wheat options for me. And I need to actually eat healthy....grrrrr. I have one of those little prickly machines to test my sugar now. Anyway, my goal is to not have to take another pill or not have to have more shots. Gah, hate injecting now.
OH yeah, and he told me that sugar free cookies are not sugar free. They have sugar alcohols that metabolize into sugar, but at a different rate than regular sugar. I had NO idea.
Yum...carrots. Chomp chomp chomp.
OH yeah, and he told me that sugar free cookies are not sugar free. They have sugar alcohols that metabolize into sugar, but at a different rate than regular sugar. I had NO idea.
Yum...carrots. Chomp chomp chomp.
Saturday, March 1, 2008
I am soooooo sleepy.....
What an evening. The birthday party was a lot of fun. I prefer a good house party though. I want an air hockey table now.
Cool presents. I think someone put a little bug in everyone's ear to buy me gift cards from art stores.
Senecal is bringing me a print. I'm excited about that...I wonder which one. I like most of his work...secretly I am hoping it is The Poison Articles...I dig the colors in it, but I don't think he is printing it. It may be one of the Shang's Ghosts..maybe v4 because I told him I loved it a dozen times. I think he fubared his PC trying to install a the Adobe Suite. That dude has the worst luck.
So, I just finished a very religious work today. One of my watchers told me that she thought she saw voodoo in it. Now, I must tell you, there was not magic spells in that one, although I have sent messages in other works...not necessarily spells or voodoo. If any of my works are full of hoodoovoodoo spells, it'd be Oblivious. I was completely angry with someone when I painted that one. That accounts for the sickening greens and harsh black.
Next week is the CNote event. I dropped off this art for the show today: Here they are ready to hang:
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Cool presents. I think someone put a little bug in everyone's ear to buy me gift cards from art stores.
Senecal is bringing me a print. I'm excited about that...I wonder which one. I like most of his work...secretly I am hoping it is The Poison Articles...I dig the colors in it, but I don't think he is printing it. It may be one of the Shang's Ghosts..maybe v4 because I told him I loved it a dozen times. I think he fubared his PC trying to install a the Adobe Suite. That dude has the worst luck.
So, I just finished a very religious work today. One of my watchers told me that she thought she saw voodoo in it. Now, I must tell you, there was not magic spells in that one, although I have sent messages in other works...not necessarily spells or voodoo. If any of my works are full of hoodoovoodoo spells, it'd be Oblivious. I was completely angry with someone when I painted that one. That accounts for the sickening greens and harsh black.
Next week is the CNote event. I dropped off this art for the show today: Here they are ready to hang:
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Friday, February 29, 2008
10tv Investigates...ROFL
Okay, I tried to find the link to the newscast, but could not, so you will just have to take my word for it. Evidently, if you were spanked a lot as a child, you are prone to promiscuous, unprotected sex and a strong desire for sadism-masochistic sexual behavior.
Joe and I turned to each other after we heard this and just started cracking up! I mean really. Come on.
Gosh....i could use a spankin' right about now...I'm not sure why.
Joe and I turned to each other after we heard this and just started cracking up! I mean really. Come on.
Gosh....i could use a spankin' right about now...I'm not sure why.
Wednesday, February 27, 2008
Whata Day
Seems like I was stressed out all day for no good reason. I managed to take an okay Drivers License pic today. Al least I will not cringe every time I see it. The last one was bad. Very bad.
Next week in International Women Week, so there is a lot of stuff going on within DA. One of the galley directors asked me to find some abstract artists around the world to interview. So far I have one from Ireland, and one from Scotland. I've approached a couple of women in Germany, Poland, and Puerto Rico. and Poland, but have not heard anything. There are two more women in Iran and Turkey that I want to approach, but I am not sure if they are fluent in English.
I may be able to add a huge name to my interviewed list next year. Dr. Neil Degrasse Tyson. I emailed him to request an interview for OLOGY a month ago. I was pleasantly surprised to see an email from his office yesterday. He has requested that i delay it until his next book is published in January 09, which is perfect. Of course I can wait. It just goes to show what a science geek I am...he is an astrophysicist. I have a pile of books on astrophysics that I read...ok try to read. His are more down to earth than most. Of course, Dave will share the by line. I am sure he has some questions for him, as well, and we will most likely co-write it.
The abstract art club that I started on DA is really taking off. I need to do some more promoting and recruiting. It is more of a challenge to manage than I expected it to be.
I spent a great deal of the afternoon sitting on the couch in my front room trying to read with Zoey crawling all over me. I did not want to miss the UPS man. He had my Cintiq. Got it at 645 pm. FINALLY. Anyway, I need to go to the Apple store tomorrow and buy a video cable adapter for the mac. I should hook it up to the VAIO.
Next week in International Women Week, so there is a lot of stuff going on within DA. One of the galley directors asked me to find some abstract artists around the world to interview. So far I have one from Ireland, and one from Scotland. I've approached a couple of women in Germany, Poland, and Puerto Rico. and Poland, but have not heard anything. There are two more women in Iran and Turkey that I want to approach, but I am not sure if they are fluent in English.
I may be able to add a huge name to my interviewed list next year. Dr. Neil Degrasse Tyson. I emailed him to request an interview for OLOGY a month ago. I was pleasantly surprised to see an email from his office yesterday. He has requested that i delay it until his next book is published in January 09, which is perfect. Of course I can wait. It just goes to show what a science geek I am...he is an astrophysicist. I have a pile of books on astrophysics that I read...ok try to read. His are more down to earth than most. Of course, Dave will share the by line. I am sure he has some questions for him, as well, and we will most likely co-write it.
The abstract art club that I started on DA is really taking off. I need to do some more promoting and recruiting. It is more of a challenge to manage than I expected it to be.
I spent a great deal of the afternoon sitting on the couch in my front room trying to read with Zoey crawling all over me. I did not want to miss the UPS man. He had my Cintiq. Got it at 645 pm. FINALLY. Anyway, I need to go to the Apple store tomorrow and buy a video cable adapter for the mac. I should hook it up to the VAIO.
New Series
Well, I have finally figured out what my big project is for the year. Several watercolor series groupings.
I have several planned. Two are almost complete.
The Fossils:
I may move the blue one over to The Elements series. Seems out of place here, except for the fact that there are many fossils in the oceans so two more to go.
Stained Glass
3 more to go...
I will also do the following series over the next few months:
-Elements (fire, earth, water, air)
-Hubble (images of space mimicking the Hubble's views of space with different filters)
-Space Bodies (the surfaces of celestial bodies...such as the moons of Jupiter)
-Nature (abstracts of macro views of leaves, flowers, plants)
-Viruses
-Bacteria
And maybe more as I think of them. As of right now, each series is $500 to $750.
I have several planned. Two are almost complete.
The Fossils:
I may move the blue one over to The Elements series. Seems out of place here, except for the fact that there are many fossils in the oceans so two more to go.
Stained Glass
3 more to go...
I will also do the following series over the next few months:
-Elements (fire, earth, water, air)
-Hubble (images of space mimicking the Hubble's views of space with different filters)
-Space Bodies (the surfaces of celestial bodies...such as the moons of Jupiter)
-Nature (abstracts of macro views of leaves, flowers, plants)
-Viruses
-Bacteria
And maybe more as I think of them. As of right now, each series is $500 to $750.
Saturday, February 23, 2008
The Good Aunt
This was taken under my direction back when I was a good aunt. Now three out of four of these kids have kids of their own, which promoted me to great aunt. As great aunt, I do not promote flipping off the camera.
Friday, February 22, 2008
Friday Night Soul Searching Blog
Nah, not really. If it were truly I would just delete it, or edit it later on.
I need to revamp some of my old poetry. I have some half finished stuff on the PC that I want to redo. Writing always exhausts me. I am not sure that I am any good at it. I know I don't know anything about it. I took exactly one creative writing class since high school. Novel & Short Story...one of my humanities in college. FYI...I took as many of the humanities as possible. I went to a biz college, but my class list looks more like some fluffy liberal arts degree. But I digress. That class was a great one. I remember after we read The Hunger Artist we had a discussion about what an artist truly is, and the difference between artists and performers. I about lost it at one point because I had to argue with a woman about who was the better artist: Celine Dion or Mozart. She argued that since CD is based on how much money she makes. It was like arguing with a pack of idiots...the downfall of biz school versus a trad college.
I had another experience like that later on when I was in a Global Cultures class and found the class's consensus regarding the separation of church and state was that we should not. That one actually scared me into silence and left the prof dumb founded. The class before, which was online and was Popular Culture, also had the same strong opinions about that. We had been given a list of 4 songs to choose from to pick the one that best represented we view our country and write explanation as to why.
I remember 3 of the 4. The 4th was not a popular choice. Neither was my choice. Me an two others picked it. The most poplar was Lee Greenwood's song. Here were the choices I remember:
1. Lee Greenwood's "God Bless America"
2. My Country Tis of Thee
3. Public Enemy's "Fight the Power"
4. no clue
Most people were really into number one. They felt that our country is about God. They wrote about their evangelical love for God and how our country's values are based on it. I wish I would have saved that blog. It scared the fuck out of me.
You know me, so you know I chose #3. My reasoning was that our country was founded by people who broke away from their homelands to form a better world. We always need to question authority, be progressive, and should never follow like sheep.
It is interesting how far their man has fallen.
And Celine Dion still sucks.
I need to revamp some of my old poetry. I have some half finished stuff on the PC that I want to redo. Writing always exhausts me. I am not sure that I am any good at it. I know I don't know anything about it. I took exactly one creative writing class since high school. Novel & Short Story...one of my humanities in college. FYI...I took as many of the humanities as possible. I went to a biz college, but my class list looks more like some fluffy liberal arts degree. But I digress. That class was a great one. I remember after we read The Hunger Artist we had a discussion about what an artist truly is, and the difference between artists and performers. I about lost it at one point because I had to argue with a woman about who was the better artist: Celine Dion or Mozart. She argued that since CD is based on how much money she makes. It was like arguing with a pack of idiots...the downfall of biz school versus a trad college.
I had another experience like that later on when I was in a Global Cultures class and found the class's consensus regarding the separation of church and state was that we should not. That one actually scared me into silence and left the prof dumb founded. The class before, which was online and was Popular Culture, also had the same strong opinions about that. We had been given a list of 4 songs to choose from to pick the one that best represented we view our country and write explanation as to why.
I remember 3 of the 4. The 4th was not a popular choice. Neither was my choice. Me an two others picked it. The most poplar was Lee Greenwood's song. Here were the choices I remember:
1. Lee Greenwood's "God Bless America"
2. My Country Tis of Thee
3. Public Enemy's "Fight the Power"
4. no clue
Most people were really into number one. They felt that our country is about God. They wrote about their evangelical love for God and how our country's values are based on it. I wish I would have saved that blog. It scared the fuck out of me.
You know me, so you know I chose #3. My reasoning was that our country was founded by people who broke away from their homelands to form a better world. We always need to question authority, be progressive, and should never follow like sheep.
It is interesting how far their man has fallen.
And Celine Dion still sucks.
Tuesday, February 19, 2008
Contemplative
I was incredibly productive today at work. Feeling much better about life in general. I feel like I have moved on from something that was troubling me. In fact a few things have wound up and are coming to an end this week. I think I can enjoy the rest of the month now.
I'm ready to turn 40...no choice really, but I feel like I am moving in the right direction. I feel worlds better about my life than I did one year ago. A year ago i weighed much more, was completely stressed out, and slept too much. I did not realize how sick I was. My brain was not working. To be honest I do still struggle with my cognitive skills, and wonder if it is because of my MS. I am better than a year ago, but I am constantly forgetting words. I am more dyslexic than I was...or else I notice it more. I go to the eye doc this weekend for my field test. I worry about my color rods...people with MS sometimes lose their ability to see red. When I get tired I see weird color after images. Like white salt on black pavement will have an electric cyan shadow. Or a fight scene from Resident Evil has a weird red flashing glow that no one else can see.
Anyway, I need to start taking better care of myself. I have improved, but there are tons of things I need to do in order to keep healthy.
My first bottle full of needles. Yes, I will glue them to a canvas some day.
Monday, February 18, 2008
Sunday, February 17, 2008
Sparkle Motion?
Just so you know, I am questioning your committment to Sparkle Motion. Are you wearing enough glitter??? I mean really, there was more in the can, right? Can you ever really have enough flair?
I think we are all really drunk, and really tired, or really drunk and tired here.
I think we are all really drunk, and really tired, or really drunk and tired here.
Saturday, February 16, 2008
OMG
I read a guys blog this morning on DA about how he charged no less than $900 on a 7 course dinner, champagne and wine for himself and his wife on V-day.
At that moment I had an epiphany. If that man could spend that much money on food and drink then...
I'll buy this with no guilt. And I did.
Why? Because I am worth it.
At that moment I had an epiphany. If that man could spend that much money on food and drink then...
I'll buy this with no guilt. And I did.
Why? Because I am worth it.
Um2....
You know, that pic gets me reminiscing about this guy I use to hang out with all the time, named...well, I will call him Devin. Devin use to sit beside me at work. We had the same job...the only two in the department with it, so we worked pretty closely. He was a rocker in his spare time. A drummer. Had that dirty look to him...you know, he was clean and dirty at the same time. He was a very handsome man. Tall with brown hair, brown eyes, and a scar on his face. We got close over time. Went to lunch together all the time, drinkin' all the time, drinkin' on lunch a lot. He was prided himself as a functioning alcoholic. We loved to go shoot pool. We would curse each other's shots all the time. His curse for me was "monkey dust", my curse for him was "kitty glitter". I miss ole Devin. I moved to a different job at a different building...he came to the building, but we never really connected after that. We had a moment in time together and now it is gone. I hope he is happy now.
By the way, I never saw him naked. We were just friends.
By the way, I never saw him naked. We were just friends.
Thursday, February 14, 2008
Hypnogogic Hallucinations
Hypnogogic Hallucinations???, huh?
Hypnagogic sensations are vivid dream-like experiences that occur as one is falling asleep or waking up. Accompanying sleep paralysis can cause the sensations to be more frightening. The features of these sensations generally vary by individual, but some are more common to the experience than others:
Most common
Vividness
Fear
Falling sensation
Common
Sensing a "presence" (often malevolent)
Pressure/weight on body (especially the chest or back).
A sensation of not being able to breathe
Impending sense of doom/death
Fairly common
Auditory sensations (often footsteps or indistinct voices, or pulsing noises). Auditory sensations which are described as noise instead of sensations of legible sounds, are often described to be similar to auditory sensations caused by Nitrous Oxide by persons who have experienced both.
Visual sensations such as lights, people or shadows walking around the room
Less common
Floating sensations (sometimes associated with out-of-body experiences)
Seamless transition into fully immersive lucid dreaming, also associated with out-of-body experiences
Tactile sensations (such as a hand touching or grabbing)
Rare
Vibration
Involuntary movements (sometimes the feeling of sliding off the bed or even up walls).
The feeling of being pulled in different directions
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypnagogic_hallucination
My Experiences
I have had these hallucinations since I was 19 years old, and have noticed that they are brought on by stress. I have been amused by them most of the time, but have wondered if there is something wrong with me. One of these days I may consult some professional help (shouldn't we all?), but for now I will enjoy my hallucinagenic episodes.
I know of a couple of other people who have them. I have only asked about 5 or six people if they have the same type of experiences, and two have said yes. Both women in their 20's and 30's. And their episoded coincide with stress in their lives.
Both are frightened by them, but recover quickly. One sees their ceiling fan slow and speed up, and also has tactile hallucinations. She experiences paralysis, but eventually can "wiggle" out of it. She also feels her sheets tighten down on her or move on their own.
The other has far more frightening hallucinations involving seeing people in her room. Mine normally involve snakes and spiders, orbs, and a variety of other things. I have only had two with human like figures. I have listed them below with the approximate years they have occured.
List of Occurances:
1988 - Opened my eyes to see the open closet at the foot of my bed become a laundromat. "Zombies" or dead bodies started to climb out of the washing machines and dryers. I experienced paralysis with this one. As I shook out of it, the image faded away.
1988 - I was sick at the time, so I think this one was more fever induced. I saw an illuminated figure floating above me.
Eleven years elapsed before the next one. They coincided with starting college and a year long separation from my husband.
1999 - Watched a white light spin over the bed for a few minutes. This was one of the more peaceful ones.
1999 - The laundry beside my bed "lurched" at me. It was like someone was under the sheets. It merited a scream, and was one of the more scary ones. Notice the reoccuring laundry theme. Hmmmm.
1999 - Watched a red orb float through my living room before it escaped up the fireplace. Again, one of the peacefull ones.
1999 - Was drifting off to sleep, feeling like I was floating through the air. In my mind I was in my living room at the apartment I lived in at the time. I suddenly dropped at felt like I was bouncing. Funny thing is, I woke on the chase lounge, but swore I started out on the couch.
2000 - Woke up to find thousands of slithering snakes on my ceiling. I yelled at Joe to wake up. Of course once he woke up the snakes evaporated.
2001 - Woke up to find a man with long, wild hair standing at the side of my bed, lurching over me. I experienced paralysis on this one. Eventually he just faded.
2004 - Look over my bed and saw a spider about to have babies. It's belly popped and hundreds of spiders dropped down. Sort of looked like a chandelier. Of course I screamed and woke poor Joe up.
2006 - Saw a shadowy spider on the ceiling, but could not tell exactly what it was. I yelled at Joe to wake up and asked him was the fuck was crawling on the ceiling.
Again, poor Joe. I don't think it's as much the fact that I wake him up. It's more that I don't even need drugs for this kind of experience.
I know there are more, but that's all I can remember. Most of the time they are relaly entertaining. They can give me quite a jolt for a moment until my mind realizes that there is nothing there.
If you have these experiences, let me know!
Hypnagogic sensations are vivid dream-like experiences that occur as one is falling asleep or waking up. Accompanying sleep paralysis can cause the sensations to be more frightening. The features of these sensations generally vary by individual, but some are more common to the experience than others:
Most common
Vividness
Fear
Falling sensation
Common
Sensing a "presence" (often malevolent)
Pressure/weight on body (especially the chest or back).
A sensation of not being able to breathe
Impending sense of doom/death
Fairly common
Auditory sensations (often footsteps or indistinct voices, or pulsing noises). Auditory sensations which are described as noise instead of sensations of legible sounds, are often described to be similar to auditory sensations caused by Nitrous Oxide by persons who have experienced both.
Visual sensations such as lights, people or shadows walking around the room
Less common
Floating sensations (sometimes associated with out-of-body experiences)
Seamless transition into fully immersive lucid dreaming, also associated with out-of-body experiences
Tactile sensations (such as a hand touching or grabbing)
Rare
Vibration
Involuntary movements (sometimes the feeling of sliding off the bed or even up walls).
The feeling of being pulled in different directions
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypnagogic_hallucination
My Experiences
I have had these hallucinations since I was 19 years old, and have noticed that they are brought on by stress. I have been amused by them most of the time, but have wondered if there is something wrong with me. One of these days I may consult some professional help (shouldn't we all?), but for now I will enjoy my hallucinagenic episodes.
I know of a couple of other people who have them. I have only asked about 5 or six people if they have the same type of experiences, and two have said yes. Both women in their 20's and 30's. And their episoded coincide with stress in their lives.
Both are frightened by them, but recover quickly. One sees their ceiling fan slow and speed up, and also has tactile hallucinations. She experiences paralysis, but eventually can "wiggle" out of it. She also feels her sheets tighten down on her or move on their own.
The other has far more frightening hallucinations involving seeing people in her room. Mine normally involve snakes and spiders, orbs, and a variety of other things. I have only had two with human like figures. I have listed them below with the approximate years they have occured.
List of Occurances:
1988 - Opened my eyes to see the open closet at the foot of my bed become a laundromat. "Zombies" or dead bodies started to climb out of the washing machines and dryers. I experienced paralysis with this one. As I shook out of it, the image faded away.
1988 - I was sick at the time, so I think this one was more fever induced. I saw an illuminated figure floating above me.
Eleven years elapsed before the next one. They coincided with starting college and a year long separation from my husband.
1999 - Watched a white light spin over the bed for a few minutes. This was one of the more peaceful ones.
1999 - The laundry beside my bed "lurched" at me. It was like someone was under the sheets. It merited a scream, and was one of the more scary ones. Notice the reoccuring laundry theme. Hmmmm.
1999 - Watched a red orb float through my living room before it escaped up the fireplace. Again, one of the peacefull ones.
1999 - Was drifting off to sleep, feeling like I was floating through the air. In my mind I was in my living room at the apartment I lived in at the time. I suddenly dropped at felt like I was bouncing. Funny thing is, I woke on the chase lounge, but swore I started out on the couch.
2000 - Woke up to find thousands of slithering snakes on my ceiling. I yelled at Joe to wake up. Of course once he woke up the snakes evaporated.
2001 - Woke up to find a man with long, wild hair standing at the side of my bed, lurching over me. I experienced paralysis on this one. Eventually he just faded.
2004 - Look over my bed and saw a spider about to have babies. It's belly popped and hundreds of spiders dropped down. Sort of looked like a chandelier. Of course I screamed and woke poor Joe up.
2006 - Saw a shadowy spider on the ceiling, but could not tell exactly what it was. I yelled at Joe to wake up and asked him was the fuck was crawling on the ceiling.
Again, poor Joe. I don't think it's as much the fact that I wake him up. It's more that I don't even need drugs for this kind of experience.
I know there are more, but that's all I can remember. Most of the time they are relaly entertaining. They can give me quite a jolt for a moment until my mind realizes that there is nothing there.
If you have these experiences, let me know!
Tuesday, February 12, 2008
Saturday, February 9, 2008
Fuck Me Running
I reserve the right to make lewd and perverted comments on my blog. It has nothing to do with any neurological disorder I may or may not have. It is not because I like the word Fuck, and use it often. It is not even about the fact that I call bad drivers "Fuck-Face" when no one else is in the car with me. That is actually part of a condition called Automotive Turrets...I made that up about a year ago.
Am I too old to still want to cuss like a sailor? I dunno, maybe. But the older I get, the less I care what people think.
So, my best friend from high school, Chris Gongaware, always use to say "Fuck me running." I have no idea what that means exactly, but as a teenager I thought it was cool. I didn't meet Chris until my senior year. She was the new girl. New as a senior in a town like that...new in the 8th grade was hard enough. So, we became great friends...outcasts attract and we did a ton of smoking and underage drinking together. And when we turned 18, it was frequent trips to Ohio to hit the bars. I always thought she was awesome. The year after high school she spent a lot of time stock piling her blood at the blood bank for a surgery she was planning to have. That was the thing to do at the time...with AIDS so new to the world. She ended up having this major surgery and wearing a cast around for what seemed like years afterward. She was so brave to go through that...she should have been off at college instead of being in so much pain. I have sort of lost touch with her over the years...we both have been through a lot of tragedies...it is hard to keep up when life has so many distractions. I have not seen her since the last time I was in Michigan.
So, if you Google your name and get here, Chris, email me. Or call me...actually, you better email me.
Am I too old to still want to cuss like a sailor? I dunno, maybe. But the older I get, the less I care what people think.
So, my best friend from high school, Chris Gongaware, always use to say "Fuck me running." I have no idea what that means exactly, but as a teenager I thought it was cool. I didn't meet Chris until my senior year. She was the new girl. New as a senior in a town like that...new in the 8th grade was hard enough. So, we became great friends...outcasts attract and we did a ton of smoking and underage drinking together. And when we turned 18, it was frequent trips to Ohio to hit the bars. I always thought she was awesome. The year after high school she spent a lot of time stock piling her blood at the blood bank for a surgery she was planning to have. That was the thing to do at the time...with AIDS so new to the world. She ended up having this major surgery and wearing a cast around for what seemed like years afterward. She was so brave to go through that...she should have been off at college instead of being in so much pain. I have sort of lost touch with her over the years...we both have been through a lot of tragedies...it is hard to keep up when life has so many distractions. I have not seen her since the last time I was in Michigan.
So, if you Google your name and get here, Chris, email me. Or call me...actually, you better email me.
Friday, February 8, 2008
Mercury is Definitely Retrograding
Gah, I am exhausted. What a week. I ended up being completely unmotivated to do anything today. Completely distracted, too. And not myself. I feel sort of disconnected. A lot of it has to do with what is going on with Joe. I can't talk about it now because I don't want to make it into a bigger deal than it has to be yet. Which is partly why I have been so weird lately. I am usually pretty forward/open with stuff, but I need to keep this in check so I don't worry about things. But it manifests itself anyway.
Note to Jared: I may delete portions of this at some point in the future. Nah, I'll leave it up. I'm not brooding too much.
Went to a gallery re-opening tonight in Grandview with Remy. Had an awesome time. The opening was cool. It was a little pretentious. Then went to Old Bag O Nails after. Byrnes was super crowded, and I hate to have too many people around me.
So, Remy and I may open a gallery together someday, which sounds cool to me. I am actually thinking of starting an online gallery soon. Sort of like Abstract Earth.
Gah, I am too tired to type...I'll be back tomorrow.
Note to Jared: I may delete portions of this at some point in the future. Nah, I'll leave it up. I'm not brooding too much.
Went to a gallery re-opening tonight in Grandview with Remy. Had an awesome time. The opening was cool. It was a little pretentious. Then went to Old Bag O Nails after. Byrnes was super crowded, and I hate to have too many people around me.
So, Remy and I may open a gallery together someday, which sounds cool to me. I am actually thinking of starting an online gallery soon. Sort of like Abstract Earth.
Gah, I am too tired to type...I'll be back tomorrow.
"I'll Make You MY Bitch, Bill"
Do you think she is thinking, "I'm gona get you back, Bill. Soon you will be my bitch." I have a friend who jokes (um, I think he is joking, but at some moments I am not sure) about how Hillary wants to enact some sort of weird revenge on Bill. I am not sure what the basis of this revenge would be...something about a hell-hath-no-fury...But, the weird pointing thing she does sort of reminded me of his theory, joke or not. It is even more bizarre to see in action. Because she claps for a moment, and then points and nods her head. Perhaps her internal voice is saying, "OH yeah. Get ready, Bill. Just wait and see what I do in the Oval Office."
Wednesday, February 6, 2008
C Note Art Show - Votes Needed
Okay, the folks at Junctionview have this little spin to the show...the more votes you get on your online gallery, the better wall space you get at the show.
So, if you will be so kind as to vote for me, and maybe spread the word, that would be groovy...
Vote here.
PS. You can vote daily. And the cookie is detecting the browser...not IP. If it even could. All I am saying is that you can vote once on each browser each day. This is probably why we can't do political elections from the PC yet. Although, I think we could from our cable TV...well, maybe not. Now I am rambling. Dammit. Have some whiskey, honey.
So, if you will be so kind as to vote for me, and maybe spread the word, that would be groovy...
Vote here.
PS. You can vote daily. And the cookie is detecting the browser...not IP. If it even could. All I am saying is that you can vote once on each browser each day. This is probably why we can't do political elections from the PC yet. Although, I think we could from our cable TV...well, maybe not. Now I am rambling. Dammit. Have some whiskey, honey.
Tuesday, February 5, 2008
A Book, A Film and An Album...February
Got this idea from Chix0r on DA...I'll start out with my favs. You may have already checked them out, or maybe they are some of your favs as well.
A Book
The House of Leaves
by Mark Z. Danielewski
I love this book because Danielewski has completely ignored tradition and structured the book's layout to help tell the story. Now this book will give you a bit of a work out as you get into it, with its twists and turns. The book is about a photographer who owns a house that is not confined to the usual physical laws of the universe, and constantly shifts and changes shape and opens doors into unseen deminisions. This does not seem like the most frightening plot, but in fact it is frightening because you start to believe that the fabric of time and space around you can somehow become fragile and malleable.
More information on Wikipedia.
A Film
Donnie Darko
Director: Richard Kelly
Currently I am reading a pretty extensive interview of the director of the film. I figured out why I love the film: Richard Kelly wrote the script to Donnie Darko without considering conventions, and from his heart. He fully explains how the story came to be. It came from one single element: the jet engine falling out of the plane. That was inspired by ice falling from a jet aircraft. Kelly then began to build the parts and pieces up from that scene. His objective was to solve the mystery of the jet engine falling from the sky.
This is a perfect example of taking a simple disjointed idea, believing in its validity and molding it into something with ingenuity and creativity. That is a beautiful thing and the very essence of what it is to be an artist. Now, keep in mind that he never once stopped to doubt himself, or second guess himself. He did not rely on convention, or let it hold him back.
more information on Wikipedia.
An Album
October Rust
Type O Negative
I listen to this album a lot while I am painting. It is more melodic than TON's other albums. If I have to pick a fav song, it is Burnt Flowers Fallen. It is about a man whose woman has fallen out of love with him.
More information on Wikipedia.
A Book
The House of Leaves
by Mark Z. Danielewski
I love this book because Danielewski has completely ignored tradition and structured the book's layout to help tell the story. Now this book will give you a bit of a work out as you get into it, with its twists and turns. The book is about a photographer who owns a house that is not confined to the usual physical laws of the universe, and constantly shifts and changes shape and opens doors into unseen deminisions. This does not seem like the most frightening plot, but in fact it is frightening because you start to believe that the fabric of time and space around you can somehow become fragile and malleable.
More information on Wikipedia.
A Film
Donnie Darko
Director: Richard Kelly
Currently I am reading a pretty extensive interview of the director of the film. I figured out why I love the film: Richard Kelly wrote the script to Donnie Darko without considering conventions, and from his heart. He fully explains how the story came to be. It came from one single element: the jet engine falling out of the plane. That was inspired by ice falling from a jet aircraft. Kelly then began to build the parts and pieces up from that scene. His objective was to solve the mystery of the jet engine falling from the sky.
This is a perfect example of taking a simple disjointed idea, believing in its validity and molding it into something with ingenuity and creativity. That is a beautiful thing and the very essence of what it is to be an artist. Now, keep in mind that he never once stopped to doubt himself, or second guess himself. He did not rely on convention, or let it hold him back.
more information on Wikipedia.
An Album
October Rust
Type O Negative
I listen to this album a lot while I am painting. It is more melodic than TON's other albums. If I have to pick a fav song, it is Burnt Flowers Fallen. It is about a man whose woman has fallen out of love with him.
More information on Wikipedia.
Sunday, February 3, 2008
Introducing...the Flaming Cunts
That's right.
(((Hey, Jared, you should send me the band logo so I can post it here.)))
Now, I have not seen the logo, but I can imagine it is a vagina engulfed in flames. I mean, that is what I would design.
But, my point is, I had the pleasure of being the lead singer of the FC this evening. And wow...I can't sing worth a shit. Lots of mumbling, making up words, and screeching. Beeeeeeautiful.
I had fun dressing my character...she is a goth girl with lotsa black netting and kick ass black buckle boots. I need to get a pair from Steve Madden. She also has a tattoo of a Black Widow on her belly. That suits me.
Rockband is a blast to play, whether you are good or not.
P.S. Thanks for the cookies.
(((Hey, Jared, you should send me the band logo so I can post it here.)))
Now, I have not seen the logo, but I can imagine it is a vagina engulfed in flames. I mean, that is what I would design.
But, my point is, I had the pleasure of being the lead singer of the FC this evening. And wow...I can't sing worth a shit. Lots of mumbling, making up words, and screeching. Beeeeeeautiful.
I had fun dressing my character...she is a goth girl with lotsa black netting and kick ass black buckle boots. I need to get a pair from Steve Madden. She also has a tattoo of a Black Widow on her belly. That suits me.
Rockband is a blast to play, whether you are good or not.
P.S. Thanks for the cookies.
Not just a whore...a G-Whore!
So, I must have this...
The Wacom Cintiq 12WX
I need to pay down the CC, but I feel like this will improve my life vastly and make it possible to pay off my CC even faster. Not really.
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