Happy Haloween!

Here are some fun pics from Halloween at the office!

new projects

These are some things that I'm working on in my free time. A birthday invite and a baby shower invite.

sub stalker

I try not to eat burritos or subway sandwiches with my hands in public. I'm just not neat when it comes to things like that. I have improved with the adjustment of my teeth. It really helps to have those two front teeth working together.

Anyways, the reason I am letting you know all of this is that I have a sub for lunch today it is neatly laying there just waiting to be devoured. The problem is that there is a guy parked outside of my office. He is backed into a space with his headlights on. If I close my shades will that be rude? He is probably asleep any ways; I think he is finally getting out of his car. Oh yeah, he is ok, yes, nice wave and I'm ready for lunch.

working inspriation

This is my favorite blog:

http://www.designspongeonline.com/

It's inspiring and I recommend it to all who are trying to make their space a home.

I was thinking about inspiration the other day. I am inspired everyday. It is such a driving force in a creative's life. Picasso said, "inspiration does exist, but it must find you working." A friend inspired me to write a piece of creative writing the other day, have I written it yet?

no.

Then there is the working. I can be ready to work and work very hard but if I am not inspired... the work ends up crap. It's the working inspiration, the hand in hand of it all that makes shape take form and color take light.

Crazy in Love

My mother is the most rational person i know. Except when it comes to love.

Last night my parents had tickets to the theater. Before the show, my mom fell, trying to do something heroic I'm sure. She insited that they go see My Fair Lady and then to the hospital afterwards.

I get a call from dad this morning... at o'dark thrity. Ok, it was only 7:00. He told me that mom had torn cartledge in her knee, that her whole leg was in an imobilizer and she was on pain medication. It was going to be ok he said. they where going to schedule surgery for Christmas.

Oh yeah, I also wanted let you know that we are about to board our flight to Vegas.

Mom gets on the phone. I began to lecture her about horseback riding in the mountians should not be an option this weekend and that she needs to take it easy. She interupts me, and reminds me that the couple massage she has scheduled will be worth the whole trip. Have fun I say. I hang the phone up and go back to sleeping alone.

news to you

This is a little sketch I did today. The job description said: rolled newspaper. There is a million ways to draw that, I thought. Here are four ways:

only in nashville

can you look out the window of your office downtown and see a wild turkey roaming around.

I bought a punkin today at the farmer's market. It's the white type. I also bought an apple. It's the green type.

trivia night

Here is some elly trivia you might need in your back pocket sometime.

1. I am pretty picky about eating utensils. Eating should be a sensorial experience. I really only like to eat ice cream with small, long handled spoons and peanut butter should only be spread with a wide, round tipped knife. I like to eat with salad forks all of the time. (I of course follow the rules when necessary)

2. I was a vegetarian for 8 years. Then one day I wanted a roast beef sandwich.

3. My middle name is Barnett.

4. I don't like to wear fingernail polish. It makes me feel closterfobic. But I love red toe nail polish and occasionally a French pedicure. I love my feet. As a kid I thought I could be a foot model.

5. My first car was a Subaru Justy. It didn't have air or a radio. So I rolled down the windows and drove around town with a battery operated boom box in the passenger seat.

6. My favorite color is Alizarin Crimson.

7. My very first friend's name was Allison.

8. I have never had a pet.

9. One school year I only had one dress. I wore the same dress every Sunday Morning for a year.

10. Growing up, I was only allowed to have one pair of jeans at a time.

Ok, I think 10 is enough... I am really putting myself out there. :)

tick tock

I hate waiting... and the ironic thing about that is that I'm pretty good at it. maybe that is the true definition of patience.