Yesterday's Sketch

[Maybe I'm on a roll.] This is Cat #2, Kitee who is also known as: Mouse, Rabbit, Small and Extra-Small. The name Kitee started as as a placeholder with the intention of coming up with some clever or profoundly stunningly amazing cat-name. That day came and went sometime about 7 years ago and I think if I changed it now she would get confused. So, "Kitee" stuck along with the variety of nick-names.

For What It's Worth

I originally started this blog as a place to host my artwork. The theory was that with a forum and a daily commitment, I would afford myself the opportunity to create and share it online.

Well. That was before planning a wedding in two months, taking a lot of vacations, have a ton of deadlines, the holidays, more holidays--the excuses run rampant.

While Christmas shopping, I stumbled across this book that more than inspired me and taught me to cut it out with the excuses already and just shut up and draw.

So, here it is. Today's sketch journal entry. I have to take baby steps here--I cannot scare myself into committing to do this everyday, or make some big fart new years resolution out of it.

Merry Christmas to Me

"The 30-inch Apple Cinema HD Display gives you the space you need to visualize your entire creation — yet provides the resolution necessary to edit in place. With 77 percent more screen real estate, you can lay out a two-page spread and edit text without squinting. "

Of course, Andrew and I used to share a desk and it looks like he will now need to move his things into the closet.

Bring on the design projects. I can now see a two page spread. I can design 4 separate web layouts at the same time. I can watch movies in screamingly crisp resolution.

The holidays suddenly got much happier.

Have a Merry Whatever

This guy in the coffee shop standing on his soapbox [read: barstool] and gets all nutso about how over the top P.C we've become. It's a melting pot, he said--therefore you can wish someone whatever the hell you want for the holidays.

I suppose things like that, coupled with the fact that they are trying to jam Christmas down our throats come Halloween eve and that every single party I was invited to all fell on the same night [of which I already had plans] I guess I'm feeling less jolly than I am feeling like a balloon that had the wind sucked out of it.

Insomnia Part 3

My nose was so stuffed last night that I broke down and took some CVS decongestant-thingy-tablet so I could breathe while I was sleeping. I only had the 'Day' version and I suppose it wasn't the best idea to take 4 of them before bedtime b/c there I was at 3am, staring at the ceiling. Too sleepy to get up and too awake to get sleepy.

I always tell Andrew I can't sleep at 3am or whatever on the off chance that he can't sleep either and will get up and play cards. [he hasn't yet. he's a good sleeper]

Here's something that will keep you up and is one of the more disgusting concepts I've heard of. Blech.

Stuff

I've got some stuff to unload. I realize my life and my basement is getting overloaded with gear. As it stands, I have 3 mtbikes [need to sell 2] 3 kiteboarding kites [along w/harness, board and lines], a couple extra pair of climbing shoes [they never quite fit right] and a G4 Powerbook [as soon as the new one arrives]. Getting around to taking all the photos and uploading to ebay/craigslist will be another story but I know it will be worth it in the end.

East Coast Rodeo Drive

Sometimes, you gotta' love Greenwich and it's insensitivity. I've lived here my entire life so I guess I have a different perspective on it--to me it's just my home town. I still bump into my childhood friends' moms in the grocery store....see the Cos Cob School lunchlady picking up her mail.

Every so often, that homey feeling gets shattered with the harsh reality that some people in this town are so self-absorbed and self-consumed that they are outright rude.

Last night, Andrew and I went out to dinner on Greenwich Avenue and saw a parking spot on the right hand side while we were in the left lane. [for those that don't know, it's a one way street w/two lanes]. The person pulling out was taking an unusually long time to get out of the spot and as we were sitting there, blinkers on, waiting patiently....some woman comes down the right lane and zips right into the spot, regardless of our honking, regardless of our obvious waiting and regardless of our blinker. Andrew [who never even gets angry] got out of the car to confront her and she just said "you didn't have your blinker on" and tried to ignore him. They had a few words and she refused to budge. At least Andrew got one last dig by telling her "your morals are pathetic".

Unfortunately, shit like that happens in Greenwich all of the time. People just snap their fingers, walk out of stores w/o looking, pull into spots that are claimed by others and live in their little bubble worlds w/o much consideration for anyone else. I think it stinks. You would think kindness and consideration would be easier. Maybe that's just me.

OMG!

I thought I was KIDDING about the internet addiction- i guess i'm not alone!

Blogified

A.D.D. is so 2002. The new disorder? O.B.R. [Obsessive Blog Reading.] I am so entirely entertained by other people's lives, insights--whatever. The distractions are endless. Just the other day somebody mentioned that Lisa Welchel [Blair--from the 'Facts of Life'] had a record album that tanked. That launched a short trip down memory lane and suddenly I'm Googling Blair to see what's going on with her these days. As if it matters! As if I don't have better things to do?!? She's a scrapbooking-RV Lover for chrisssake and there I am looking at pictures of her family!

Why on earth am I entertained by the fact that Halle Berry has six toes?

Happy December. And thanks, Jules for keeping me on my toes [all five of them] with this thing.