Ahhhhh...

Ahhhhh...
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Here he is. He's mostly happy...but don't get me wrong, he has his terrible 2 moments too.
I've been gearing myself up for doing some paintings.
But, I get interrupted alot. Like almost all of the time.
Ok, I have a good excuse...here he is.
He will not be little forever. It already seems like a time warp.
At the beginning of the year I wanted to do a small sketch-a-day.
Well, that hasn't been happening. Now I'm shooting for sketch-per-month. When the time is right it will happen. I'm sure of that, so I'm not worried. Yes I am. No I'm not. Ok, I am a little worried, but I do believe it will happen. It will. Think positive. OK, I really have to start painting soon.

Self Portrait : 2008

Self Portrait 2008
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I took this self portrait last weekend. It's a follow-up to my last blog post with my photo from 1988.
Here I am 20 years later. Can you believe it?
I would probably have the same smile as my other photos except I took the photo of myself. It's strange taking a photo of yourself and saying, "Smile" to yourself when you about ready to press the button.
It's just as strange doing a self-portrait painting. The self portait paintings tend to look even more serious, usually since it encompasses concentrating on painting and trying to hold a pose too. I used to do lots more self portrait paintings,especially in 1988. Now, I take a lot of photos of my son and whatever else is going on.
The focus for me these days is usually not on self, but I decided to do it for old times sake.

1988

1988
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Here I am as a student at ACCD. I just noticed that I have a rip in my backpack strap, too. Those were the starving student days.
By this time I totally let my hair grow with no more perms. I haven't had a perm since 1987 (thank god). At the time of Art Center during the holidays when I saw my family, my mom commented that I looked pale and my hair was too long. I had lost my tan. I was totally immersed in college life, sometimes doing all-nighters to get projects done. It was another memorable time in my life. I still have some of my art projects buried in the garage collecting dust and spider webs. I have thrown out a lot of it since...but I hung onto a few pieces. So, that's me in 1988.

1987

1987
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1987!
What a year. So many memories...
From left to right, Kelly (high school friend), Nina (exchange student from Denmark), Georgia (native Italian), and me on the beach in Sestri Levante, Italy.
Here is my world in a nutshell for 1987. I graduated high school. I went to Sestri Levante, Italy as an exchange student, living with a family in Italy for a month in the summer. Then, a student stayed with my family for a month the same summer. I was accepted to Art Center College of Design and began my study there the same year in the fall.
I was very tan back then since I had so much time to go to the beach everyday. Since it was the 80's, I had a perm which was kind of a crazy perm. I liked it kind of crazy back then.
I had big earrings which I made myself in my high school jewelry class. My favorite pair were these big yellow enamel baked ones that I am wearing in this photo. I almost always wore a madonna-esque tie thing in my hair. Although at the time I was anti-Madonna. It's funny because now I really like Madonna. I even love her 80's music. I really love her current music.
That was a big year for me...lots of memories!

Super Brocoli

Super Brocoli
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We went to visit my friends Dawn and Mike to see their new garden.
My son got to pick out a brocoli to take home. He loves brocoli, which is good because he doesn't like a lot of other vegetables. He got to wear his Superman shirt and cape today. He took a break from it for about a week, but rediscovered it again today.

Mmmm Cupcakes!

Mmmm Cupcakes!
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We made cupcakes tonight in honor
of grandma's b-day. (Husband's mom)
My son LOVES cupcakes! Who doesn't?
He had fun mixing the batter with mommy
and putting extra-extra sprinkles on our
super chocolate cupcakes. I must be
coming up on my period...chocolate craving.
Since my last post, I am still experiencing
being sick. I actually went to the
DR today since it is taking so long to get better. The DR says I'm at the tail end of a viral cold-flu, but it may still take a little while to fully recover. He gave me a prescription which is a tiny bit more
powerful than a Sudafed Mulit-symptom tablet. We'll see.
I have hope that I'm on the mend.
So, I'm still trying to take it easy.

Nasal Congestion #3

Nasal Congestion #3
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I'm on day 5 of my cold. This photo is from day 3 of my waste basket with tissues. It reminded me of modern sculpture. Beautiful and gross at the same time. Wickedly sick! I've been blowing my nose every 5 mintues it seems. I have missed 2 days of work so far...and probably should have stayed home today, but I didn't want to miss the day's activities. Now, it's time for me to retreat again to trying to sleep with a stuffy nose. It's not easy.
Back to bed for me.
Stay healthy.