For my birthday, Pete had gotten me some Yupo paper. It's synthetically made, environmentally friendly:) I like it! It's definitely different from the paper I'm used to.

So we were at Ikea the other day, and were in the warehouse section gathering boxes and such. Pete leaves me for a few moments to check on something, and I decide to put something called a Trogblad or suchlike in our cart. As I'm picking up the somewhat heavy box, I notice a cart pulling up behind me. I step back to avoid it, somehow catch my sandal on my big toenail, and rip the toenail back.. I drop the Trogblad on the floor and let out a rather impressive and fluent stream of colorful language. As soon as I compose myself, I look up at the cart and find a toddler sitting and staring at me with an expression of fascination, as if she had just learned a fun new vocabulary. Her parents looked less impressed. The only thing this scene needed was keyboard cat somehow rolling up and playing me off.

Man, Pete can't leave me alone for a second. I think I need a FAIL icon.

In the midst of all of this illness crap, I've forgotten something hugely important!!!

Happy (belated) birthday cathschaffstump!!!! I hope this year brings you every blessing you need!

And...

Happy Belated Birthday to h311ybean! May you have a joyous year, and since you're stateside, I hope you'll find yourself in my neck of the woods at some point:)

Worst. Birthday. Ever.

1) Our backyard is apparently a newbie area for rabbits. First there was Bunlet, a wee tiny bunny who appeared there all by his/her lonesome. We watched Bunlet grow into a rather large lapine specimen, and who later acquired a friend. Bunlet and friend are now gone, but we now have Bunlet 2.0, AKA Pocket Bun. Pocket Bun is also all alone, tiny-winy and so wee. We love him/her.

2) The air around our house is perfumed with honeysuckle and wisteria. It smells divine.

So, you can see ten of my paintings on display on Charles Street in Federal Hill next to the CVS. That's right, my art is OUT AND ABOUT! I just installed 12 more in the lobby of a condo complex as well, but they're not quite as highly visible since people need a key to get in. Even so, I am out there!

I can't stop watching this video. I love it so much.

And...we're now thoroughly addicted to Buffy. We don't even watch any other shows anymore (save Angel). I'm actually glad we've waited so long to get into it, since we don't have to wait to watch the next episode:)

Pete: Would you like a sandwich, or strawberries and blackberries?
Maeve: Cake? Okay! Lets do that!

Maeve is awesome.

I love watercolor. If you want to see more of these, check out the grand old art blog. I'm trying to get it some more attention:)

Blood may be thicker than water, but that just means it's harder to get the stains out.

That made me feel so much better:)

Some more stuff...




You can see more at my pure art blog. I like how easy it is to post on blogger:)

Good news, everyone! I have an agent! It's not a typical agent in that she handles all of my business affairs, but it does mean that my paintings are going to be displayed somewhere. I will let you know as soon as I get the venue information. Woohoo!

Still doing the abstracts...

This cracked me up.

I feel your pain, man, I feel your pain.

ETA: Oh, crap! Link has Battlestar Galactica spoilers.

And...one more for the road. I like having time to paint:)

Hopefully, I'll be displaying these at a location in Baltimore soon!

Serenity


The Secret Heart


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Have you ever heard of bacon curry? YOU HAVE NOW!!! MWAHAHAHA!!!!

And honestly, it's not half bad. Ah bacon, is there anything you can't improve?

Congratulations, chrysantza!!!!!! Bet it's nice to have all that schoolwork done!

My cousin passed away just before midnight last night. He was bigger than life, and I suppose that's why he went so young. He was the kind of guy who would just hop on his Harley and drive to Alaska, just because. He was fiercely loyal to his family and friends, and he had a legion of them waiting to see him before he passed. He was a rabid Ravens fan, and he loved children. When I was an annoying little kid and he a wild teenager, he always made time to play with me. He was a great gentle bear of a man.

Later, I would really only see him on holidays. I didn't realize that I would miss him as much as I do.

I feel like we have a big gaping hole in our family now.

So we're watching this nature show about anacondas, and I mention that I heard that they "don't want none unless you got buns, hon." To which Pete replied, "what?" Thus, I've just had the dubious honor of introducing him to "Baby Got Back," as it apparently had not made it over to England during his formative years. I mean, you can't live in the U.S. and not know about this song. It's a cultural institution.

And, oh yes, it has aged well.

Epic Pete quote beforehand: "I mean, we are born, we grow up, and some of us are eaten by anacondas."

Well, this gave me ideas for Valentine's Day. It's worth it if for nothing more than the fashions.