jakie....i don't waaannnnaaaa go! i don't wannnnaaaa!!!
jake is taking off early from work because i have a dentist appointment (you know, for the two gaping holes in my molars) and he fears i will ditch out. um, again. although, i was sick last time when i canceled. anyway, wish me luck. i am sure you all know by now that i am terrified of the dentist. sigh.
i still have the headache and was really really tired for most of the day, in fact at around 2p, i fell asleep for about a half an hour. i am not much of a napper. i tend to feel really horrible when i wake up.
i did a bit of knitting for a swap. the handspun single i made is a pleasure to work with, although it is a bit overtwisted. i am so used to plying them after, or doing fancy stuff, i tend to overtwist to make sure it doesn't fall apart. i will post photos of the fingerless gloves. i may be forced to make myself some. i did a clever pattern for the thumbhole that worked really well. i need to write it up and post it. i will.
i worked on this embroidered vintage doily with one of the pod drawings i did a while ago. i didn't like how it looked and ripped some of it out a few months later, and i actually really like how it looks, although it isn't done. not sure where it will go, but i really like the way the transfer looks, too.
i worked a bit more on my circle circle collage, adding smaller circles. i have managed to use my circle punches enough that the big one gets stuck and the other two aren't so great either. i am planning to treat myself after the dentist by going to joann's and getting a few new paper punches, (i want some hearts, some tear shapes and i am not sure what else. they have some cool ones) some white 100% wool (will they have such a thing?) to dye for my poppies and embroidery projects and...i think that is it. maybe some craft magazines. also, we plan to go to marshalls because i need to get some bras (i have 2 that fit. 2.) and jakie needs new work shirts.
i have had some interest in some of my fine art things, which is a really nice thing, i am hoping to be able to build up that part of my life, because i guess i feel like that is who i am at my core. that is why i never learned to ride a bike or ice skate (i imagined someone skating over my fingers and chopping them off. seriously) you can be sure that i will keep you posted.
i was checking my site stats and ended up on one of my favorite peeps' blog, monstercrochet.com and found this cool site. it is for a book swap and there is also a cd swap. i prompty sent it to my mom and dad. my mom is a speed reader, literally a book in an evening. she likes best sellers, oprah books, true crime, things that would be readily available on this site. how does it work? well, it is free, you need to list at least 9 books. if someone orders one, you pay the media mail shipping. when they record that they got the book, you get credits. when you order a book from someone, you pay no shipping. i think as long as you have credits, you can get as many books as you want. they have audio books and other things, too. you can wishlist things, too. i couldn't figure out how to search by genre, like to search for art books or crafty books, but definitely for best sellers i imagine it would be good. isn't it an amazing idea? i hate having stuff that i don't want. i am a huge cluttery pig, but if it is something i don't want, won't wear, whatever, it drives me nuts to have it. especially gifts, i feel awful that someone spends money on me for something i hate. i end up trying to find someone that wants said item. anyway, i read a good bit, so i have a lot of books that were not so great. when my parents moved to iowa, they had a bazillion books (that is the actual number) among other things, my dad is an audiophile and has thousands of cds. i have tried to encourage him to get an ipod and download stuff, back it up and be done, rather than have tons of cds and TAPES. plus he has soooooo many books. i understand that, because if i like a book, i want to keep it. anyway, it would be a good way for them to get new books and cds without them being all over the place.
wouldn't it be great if we could all swap or give our stuff to people who want it? i am going to clean out my closet this weekend and will be getting rid of a bunch of purses and jeans and tops and bras that are damn near brand new and really nice (34D-36D)and probably some shoes, too, so if anyone wants any of it and either lives nearby or wants to pay shipping, it is yours. a lot of it is really good stuff. i have probably 30+ pairs of jeans that don't fit me and are fancy brands. so leave a comment and tell me what you are interested in and i will put stuff aside from you. as i said, it drives me nuts to have stuff that i can't or don't use.
i was updating my flickr account and came across this artist whose name translates to wolf, which i like because lupus means wolf...i dunno. anyway, his work is just gorgeous. it is fantastic to see people who are actually the real thing, through and through.
speaking of the real thing, we saw a documentary on frank franzetta on the sundance channel and it was amazing. he is a "fantasty" artist, probably the most famous thing he did was the artwork for conan the barbarian...anyway, not my cup of tea, but the man is incredible. he was really handsome, a really nice person, an athlete, smart and a master artist. they showed an oilpainting he did when he was 8 or 9...holy shite. he is one of the few artists that do the kind of art they do because they choose to, but could do anything. picasso was that way, rodin, frida kahlo, leonardo...not a lot of artists can say that. there definitely is an issue with most people who call themselves artists not having training, but more importantly, that even if you have had training, if you go to most art schools in this day and age (or anytime after the 1950's) you could actually not know how to draw very well, paint, sculpt, take a photo, and there is no standard against which your abilities are measured. this guy...could have gone up against anyone. he didn't use models and the paintings are photorealistic. okay, it gets MORE crazy. he had an undiagnosed thyroid problem and went from being around 200 muscular pounds to 130 pounds and almost dead and went through that for years before a doctor realized what the issue was. he lost his mind. he shook. he was weak. he couldn't make art the way he wanted to. ok, that isn't the crazy part yet. he had a stroke. he couldn't use his right hand to paint or draw, it shook, it was weak. he learned to use his left hand. and the work is magnificent. it looks different than the right handed stuff, but amazing. he said that you don't draw with your hand, but with your mind. holy crap. he was an amazing man, father, husband, friend. (is) wasn't an alcoholic, tormented, miserable, druggy...he loved sports, loved his family and friends, loved making art and was prolific. it is wonderful to see a succesful artist who appreciates life. go frank! you rock!
did you hear about the astronaut that wore the astronaut diaper and drove 900 miles to...um...do this?
i am off to shower. i feel rotten. wish me luck to-morrow. the one is just a filling that fell out, so hopefully that is no big deal, the other is a huge cavity that i showed the dental photo of before, except it is probably even better now. maybe i should start brushing my teeth? nah, just kidding. i would never brush my teeth. no. i do! i do! twice a day.
and peeps...i think that if she was a person (g-d help us if she were!) she would look like kathy ireland...
my brain is no longer working. must shower my head with hot hot water. i am too out of it to run the spellcheck. i apoligizs
xoxoxoxoxo