Tattoo Weekend

February 27 2011:

Man , it was a weekend of tattoos... now I have to live with two half done pieces walking around. I guess it's a good thing it's like 2 degrees out and they'll be hidden beneath layers of winter clothes. In 2-3 weeks, a zombie portrait and a WWI plane will be complete, hooray!

I really wish I could get a new liner, mine kinda blows, but I guess that's part of the supreme joy of getting started... someday, I'll get the machine I have my eye on... soon I hope.

Happy Sixty Dad!!

February 24th 2011:
My pops turns 60 today! The big six-oh... crazy.

Too bad there's not a pause button on life. It'd be nice to be able to put all the BS on hold for a bit and go do the things that are actually important, like catch up with family.

As much as I loathe Phoenix, AZ as a city, it would be nice to have a little time to get down there and see everyone... I know October was only four months ago, but it already seems like an eternity has passed.

Plus, I could go for some sun right about now. This whole freezing cold, randomly snowing thing kinda blows.

Revolución in Progress

February 22nd 2011:

Hard at work. It's nice to be painting again. It had been so long, I was actually nervous to start this series of paintings. But as they say, it's just like riding a bike, you never forget how, and man does it feel good when you get up and start pedaling your ass off.

It's All In the Details

February 21st 2011:

The only good thing about this Monday... I think I fixed her face.

Other than that, the bus blew by my stop this morning, so I had to jog 6 blocks to catch another bus to work, then the bus home just never came... a freezing, windy hour later, one finally showed up. Got home late, took the trash out, started the laundry, fed the dogs, fed myself, painted, showered, watched Roland freak out at the hail, and then painted some more.

Wet Paint

February 20th 2011:

Sunday morning, up early, painted a little something...

Twister

February 18th 2011:

Friday, at last. Thank god. I've barely been scraping through this week; between the fever, a trip to the doctor, random hail storms and sheer exhaustion, this week has been tough.

Starting to feel better now, though, so I plan to make the most of the weekend. Started a little early, with Jessica and a bottle of wine last night. Good times... it's hard when you can't see the people you love as much as you'd like, but I guess it makes it all the sweeter when we can match up schedules and locations to get together.

Tonight, the Rendezvous to watch my dude's band, Curse of the North, play some ripping metal and what have you.

Stoked.

We've Come to Suck Your Blood

February 16th 2011:

I swear to god, this is the last day I will be sick. I don't have time for this... what an energy suck. I had to go to the dreaded doctor today, and while I was there, why not get some blood work done? Oh joy. Other than that, today I wandered the house, did a couple reports for work, and watched a ridiculous and embarrassing amount of reality TV.

Shame on me.

Back on Track?

February 15th 2011

Haven't really blogged in a few days. Been kind of out of it, apparently for a while. I just noticed that I had been labeling everything this month as January, rather than February... like January was so awesome I wanted to do it all over again. Duh.

I guess that's what happens when you just can't sleep. After a while, everything gets all blurred together. Been sick as hell the last couple days, all fevery and shit... no fun, but on the upside, it knocked me on my ass, and I have gotten my first solid sleep in months.

I also took some time to work on some art projects I'd been thinking about for a while, but just had no time at all to do. Have 8 paintings in various stages of completion, plus I've been drawing a lot... I usually don't have the patience for pencil drawings, but lately, they have been very calming. Almost a zen thing. Crazy.

Happy VD

February 14th 2011:

Happy Valentine's Day....

and...

4 month anniversary...

and...

still happily married (heehee)...

and...

11 year anniversary,

but it doesn't really count anymore, now that we are starting from zero

again...

Still Thinking of L.A.

February 10th 2011:

Uh-oh. I seriously have that itch... the roving bug. This is the longest I have been in one place since I was 18... I love Seattle and all, but the cold isn't helping.

I had a dream I walking the dogs down Venice Beach, grabbed a couple tacos, then some ice cream. The sun was shining, the sand was warm... it was a good dream.

Woke up to frozen grass, frozen cars, frozen sidewalks... the sun came out for a minute, I thought I could die of joy. How long til summer?

Happy B-Day, Kari, Bailey & Christiaan!!

February 9th 2011:

A day off from everything yesterday... so amazing. It was my husband's 33 birthday, and my twin sisters' 15th birthday. When they were born, I was 18. I remember doing the math: when they're 12, I'll be 30; when they're 16, I'll be 34... man, I will be so OLD!

It's crazy, how perspective on age changes. Back then, I thought 30 was halfway to dead. I assumed I'd have a house and a "real" job and that I'd know what I was doing and be pretty set in life... boy was I wrong! I am now past the 30 marker, and I still have no clue what I'm doing, I have no set "career", no house or the mortgage payments that go with it, and honestly, I really don't feel all that old or grown up.

In fact, starting to feel "grown up" scares the holy hell out of me. But who knows, maybe my perspective on that will change when I'm say, 50?

Beauty Queen

February 7th 2011:

Spent the day yesterday at a Super Bowl party... I'm not a football fan, but I am a Wisconsin girl, and I have to admit, I got a little excited when the Packers won. Plus, foooood, so much food!!

Things I consumed yesterday: Cheese curds, enchiladas, black bean burger, a Megan special bake it in a cake cupcake, strawberry shortcake, mini peach pie, french fries & beer... indulgence is bliss... needless to say, today I stuck to a bowl of rice for dinner. Yikes.

This morning was back to the routine - wake up too early, bus, work, drink too much coffee, so on and so forth. My brain feels like jello and can't seem to come up with a single, interesting thought... next thing you know, I'll start blogging about the weather... sheesh.

But I did get some solid art time in, did a lot of sketching & 7 canvases prepped and ready for paint, hooray!

The Veil

February 5th 2011:

Saw Motorhead play last night - Lemmy just does not age. All in all, it was a pretty good night... caught up with friends, had a few drinks, made fun of some old-school, metal groupies (thank you girl dressed as stripper-whore rainbow bright, I needed the laugh).

What is with the ladies and their weird concept of what is "hot". I had to use the bathroom at the club last night - walked in to the usual disgusting, wet floored, piss reeking, toilet paper wads stuck to everything type club restroom, and in the middle of all this nasty were two ladies using their cell phones to photograph themselves making out, both were squeezed into tiny, metallic spandex dresses (one had zebra stripes even), their 40-something-year-old tits pushed up to their necks by some space ages bra, that "I'm close to puking but I'm still having fun" look smeared on their overdone faces... I mean, are you sure you want to post that to your facebook page? I mean, really?

But I don't know, maybe it works... I saw the metallic bathroom queens leaving with two equally unappealing dudes (mullet + acid washed jean jacket = score!) at the end of the night... perhaps it's just a matter of standards?

Ace of Spades

February 4th 2011:

Oh man, the stomach is not happy with me. Waking up at 3am in horrible pain is never fun - once again rummaging in the dark, this time for some delightful, chalky Tums - waking up again at 5:30am, still in terrible pain and with that post-Tums-a-cat-shit-in-my-mouth taste is even less fun. Top that off with a chilly walk to the bus stop, a bumpy bus ride and 8 hours of work, and you've got yourself a party.

So, no coffee for me, more Tums for breakfast, sipping on a ginger ale... hopefully I will be feeling better in time for Motorhead tonight!!

Think Positive

February 3rd 2011:

I think I have hit overload on the soul-suck factor. When you daydream (and secretly hope) that your bus crashes on the way to work, you know things are no bueno. Seriously.

I am in need of a complete mental overhaul. I want to be that positive person, the one that is always smiling and looking on the bright side, that always has something good to say about every situation - you know, that person that gets on every last one of your raw, tired, disgruntled nerves.

Or perhaps I just need to channel all my discontent back into my artistic endeavors. This is why I loved and miss being in a rock band. Nothing makes you feel better than screaming your guts out and thrashing around mindlessly for 30 minutes or so to some loud-as-shit rock-n-roll music.

Tattooing is close. Too bad I ain't got no free skin lying around, asking to be poked at.

California Dreamin'

February 2nd 2011:
Word of the day: exhaustion

I am just feeling off... not sure what is going on. I have tons of things to do, but just can't seem to pull it together, wake up and get anything done the last couple days. So tired today, I can barely keep my eyes open.

Maybe it is a case of Seattle-winteritis... January and February are especially difficult... the cold, gray drear just gets under my skin. I find myself daydreaming about sunshine and longing for L.A. - I only lived there for 6 months or so, but it was definitely my favorite place to live. Granted, I was living hella cheap in a house that's front yard was Newport Beach (you really can't bitch about waking up, grabbing a cup of coffee and walking 5 steps out your door before your bare feet hit warm sand).

I am definitely a sun and water girl - I feel most at peace by the ocean. Something about the sound of the waves and that salt smell in the air, the sun warming your skin and the ocean breeze cooling it. Someday, maybe....

The Eyes Have It

February 1st 2011:

Wow, a month into 2011 - so far so good.

The eyeshadow I ordered from Sephora showed up last night, hooray! I thought I'd give the Kat von D line a try, because, well, the colors are too awesome to pass on, really. I got the Adora palette, and the Tattoo Chronicles set... busted out the Tattoo Chronicles this morning. Used the Smokey eye primer, which was way less sticky and dried faster than the Urban Decay primer I had been using... for work, I tried a combo of Hollywood, Peanut and Tijuana... and it stayed in place for a solid 8 hours, hot damn, I'm in love!

Took the pic when I got home, no touchup.... the colors blurred together a little, but otherwise, it was solid (I added the falsies for pic... not brave enough to wear em to ye olde office).