Whoops. I'm a day late. Just pretend it's Monday (or don't, I want the weekend to come too much).

[blythe025]

I felt fairly productive last week, not as much as I could have, but still fairly productive. I wrote several poems, including some blackout poetry and one in particular was written for a specific market, but needs some more polishing first. I also posted a quick youtube video, after I found out that I now have over 100 subscribers. I got some more of my Germany stuff posted, too, but should really wrap it up soon.

In terms of just shear fun, the weekend was all kinds of fabulous. Family and friends went bowling on Saturday night to celebrate my brother's and sister's (twins) birthday. There was much beer drinking and several shots, so I was comfortably drunk that night (okay, more than comfortably). I managed to bowl a whopping 76, very impressive since there was some weave to my walk.

At a certain point in the evening, I ended up talking drunken Spanish with my brother's friends from Mexico. Apparently, I remember more Spanish than I thought I did, because I made out pretty well in spite up (or perhaps because of) my drunkenness. They were great guys and we laughed a lot and had a good time.

I also left with my bowling shoes on. I went outside, realized my mistake, and was about to turn around to take them back inside, but was stopped by several guys in the group, who claimed it was a right of passage that I take the bowling shoes and I was too drunk to argue.

The next day was a little rough. I was very hung over, but managed to make it to the open studios art tour in Santa Cruz with my mom (after a giant greasy breakfast, of course). I felt like I was floating the entire time I was there, but I really enjoyed seeing all the art work on display. Some of my favorites were:

• Robert Larson, who takes discarded cigarette and matchstick packages and turns them into art work. 
• Nick Anderson, who does amazing fantasy and surreal paintings that just drip with eerie beauty
• Susan Vaghan, who creates elaborate, sculptural assemblage pieces out of a variety found objects
• Jennifer Pond, who's paintings are brightly colored, playful and funny

There were many other amazing arists, of course, but these were the ones whose cards I managed to grab.
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To do in the coming week:
-- finish posting photos and any write ups for Germany (some were done last week)
-- write/edit 2-3 poems (already on my way, as I wrote one poem this morning and began another)
-- submit something for publication
-- post a youtube video
-- draw anything
-- get some words down on that blasted short story