Friday, March 04, 2005

A Disturbing Little Pig



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On our morning adventure today, I came across some cute blocks for the little one. At the time, I didn't notice much more than the fact that they looked like cute animals within the box they were packaged in. When we got home, I unwrapped them and soon discovered this disturbing, little pig block.

Is it just me? or is the fact that the block has small, round, brown balls floating about the feet of this barnyard animal just gross?

I mean really...what did they think we'd think it was? Little balls of pig mud?

I.don't.think.so.

Thursday, March 03, 2005

Bye Bye Blue

The blue just wasn't doing it for me. So the blue is ~out~!

This feels so much ~more~ springy to me.

I'll Drink To That

You gotta love a man who makes you a salt rimmed margarita and hands it to you when you tell him you've got a headache. A personally delivered margarita. After he brings home soda. And dinner.

Cheers!

Drawing What's On Your Mind

One of the previous post's comments reminded me of a story from when I was going to college.

It was mid semester and I was up to my elbows in art supplies. While, as a class, we used all sorts of medias of art, my favorite was sketching with a tablet and a regular old pencil.

I carried a sketch book nearly everywhere I went. From relaxing at home, to sitting in my yard, to going for walks late at night to walks early in the morning...my sketch book went where I went.

My art professor made plans with a few of us students to go to the Art Museum for the day...to talk about pieces, our interpretations, likes, dislikes...basically just to soak up as much creative air as we could.

I sat in the common lounge/study area that was centrally located on campus waiting for a few other students and my professor to arrive before we headed out collectively in a couple vehicles.

And naturally, to help the time pass, I took out my sketch book started drawing what was on my mind.

Fruit.

Large pieces of fruit.

So that's what I drew. A pear, an apple, grapes, an orange...

Closed up my sketch book as my professor arrived and we all headed out to the Art Museum.

As we arrived on the second floor...there in front of us was a display of blown glass.

A large, blown glass display of...well, large fruit.

My sketch matched the display nearly exactly right down to the types and order of fruit.

My professor was a bit shocked as he looked at the sketch and then at the display and then back to my sketch and then back to the display...

I can't explain it.

How weird is that?

Wednesday, March 02, 2005

Inspiring

The Artful Blogger inspires me.

I feel motivated to start a project of my own.

So many choices...so little time!

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An Hour To Wait

I just finished kneeding the dough for the pretzels I've been trying to make for what seems like forever now.

It needs to rise for an hour before I start on the next step of rolling and shaping and and and...

And I sit here with a head full of thoughts...

~about how I don't appreciate the friends that are always there for me...

~and question why other friends stick around as they don't seem all that supportive like a true friend should be...or that they even really care...

~about why people give input on things when I believe they truly are just doing it to stir things up...

~about why people hold grudges...

~about forgiveness and why it's such a hard thing to give...

~about why saving face is more important than being a genuine, caring human being...

~about how instant bread yeast is different from regular bread yeast...

~about ...do I really need to go on?

My head is full. And I have a little less than an hour to ponder it all until I'm off to let my mind be distracted with the making of pretzels.

Tuesday, March 01, 2005

Life On Simmer

My mother in law has flown home. The day is winding down. I think I'm going to make a drink for myself and my husband and just sit and relax.

Life is always about go..go..go and if I had the ability to stop time, I would.

It would be nice to just simmer a bit and take in all the the things I know I need to but because of x, y, and z...I don't. My husband doesn't. The world doesn't.

It would be nice to take the weight of all pending stresses and worries off the mind and set it aside and just exist in a free, almost mindless moment where there is nothing but what is at hand.

So Long

I've decided to delete my photo blog. In fact, it's already been deleted.

I am keeping my work private right now while I work on putting my shots into a portfolio. Whether I keep them private indefinately or not, I haven't decided.

I may post a shot now and again on the main blog here.

And just because I'm not posting work, doesn't mean I'm not out there snapping like a wild woman every.single.day!

Thanks for all your wonderful compliments on my photographs, Internet. Wish me luck in seeing off any new developments!

What To Do What To Do

So I'm exhausted. Late night last night...followed by inconsistent, restless sleeping... followed by an early start of 620am ...BLEH!

So, now I'm thinking about finally trying to make the soft pretzels that I've been interested in making. Lots of work involved though...

But watching a movie on the couch seems appealing too.

Finishing off the birthday cake seems appealing as well.

Napping seems REAL appealing.

N a p p i n g ....

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