wow! above average again… The

February 27, 2002 | Leave a Comment

wow! above average again…

The results are in. You are certifiably: 64% bitch!
which is higher than the worldwide average 38%

How others compare:
0% (same as you)
4% (bitchier than you)
96% (less bitchy than you)

the average is only 38%?! my ass! you know, i think that some of you ladies better retake the test. there’s a whole lotta bitchiness swirling around out there that’s not showing up in the ratings.
>:)

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in better spirits things are

February 27, 2002 | Leave a Comment

in better spirits

things are going better today; the sun is shining, i’ve talked with some friends, and i’ve taken a few more steps towards getting temporary studio space. i’m feeling much more optimistic about things now.

another good thing: my little sister, Deb, left a phone message for us last night saying that she and her husband, Raymond, will be visiting the ‘Rents during the last half of May. she wanted to let us know so that we could schedule a trip there at the same time in order to see them. i am so excited!! i haven’t seen my baby sis in a long time now; we were both so outrageously busy with our studies the past few years that we couldn’t synchronize vacations in order to see each other. it’s going to be great to give her a hug again.

i really don’t like the fact that we all live so far apart now; but to be honest, it is the way things had to be in order for us all to grow up and become individuals. when you grow up in a enmeshed family like we did, i think you have to break loose and move miles away just to get some breathing room and learn to think straight. it worked for my sisters and i, anyway. all three of us are strong, well educated and successful in whatever we have chosen to do in our lives. i keep the hope alive in my heart that we’ll be geographically closer again someday. it would be nice to grow old with my sisters within hugging distance.

closing for now, friends. more later ~ ~ ~

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Raging Cow ::hahaha:: Which action

February 26, 2002 | Leave a Comment

Raging Cow ::hahaha::

Which action filmstar are you?
You will not be fucked with. You’re a streetwise veteran who often works alone. Sometimes you may seem a little crazy, but no one will ever disrespect you. And live. You don’t get a lot of nookie, but you once had a fucked-up relationship with Michelle Pfeifer. You’ve commanded respect in movies such as Ronin, The Godfather, Goodfellas, Jackie Brown, Taxi Driver, and Raging Bull.

“moooooo….”

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virtual nonexistence i sent out

February 26, 2002 | Leave a Comment

virtual nonexistence

i sent out an email to a bunch of my friends a few moments ago letting them know that i will be taking a leave of absence from IRC (the chat program that we commonly use.) i’m just going to check in over the next month in order to keep my nicknames registered. the way i see it, i have to let go of the virtual world if i want to start living in the non-virtual one more fully again.

online chatting was a necessity while i was in grad school. i lived alone, i was at least 300 miles away from anyone who cared about me, and i was in a situation that didn’t really allow for making good friendships. it was a safe way to feel connected to someone — anyone.

these days online chatting just grates on my nerves. except for a handful of friends (who have stood the test of time) most everyone sounds like a complete idiot. they come into a chatroom, occupy my brain with their Jerry Springer-esque stupidity and awful typos, then they bounce off into the ether again. since it wouldn’t be nice to tell them all to just shut the fuck up, i’ll just go off on my own for a bit.

god.
i am tired.
and fed up.
and cranky.

can you tell? i knew you could.

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in search of new space

February 25, 2002 | Leave a Comment

in search of new space

one of the things i talked about with Barbara last week was my need for a studio now, rather than waiting for Agent J to finish renovating the second floor. this cramped little converted bedroom just isn’t working out. i told him yesterday that i am going to start looking for a temporary place to paint. he looked a little disappointed but said that he understood.

i really don’t have any choice, though. if i don’t start painting on a regular basis again soon — and in a larger format — my creativity is going to wither up and die. at least that’s how it feels anyway.

what i realized is that i need to continue the series that i presented for my first master’s thesis in 1997. the suite of works had to come to an abrupt halt because i had to exhibit the paintings that i had made so far. then i graduated. then i went nuts for 8 months and didn’t create anything at all. then i took another grad appointment at Notre Dame and got totally thrown off track for 3 fucking years.

grrr. it’s a bad case of series interruptus, folks.

my authentic self needs to be go back and finish the suite before i can progress to the next step. until i do that i am just fiddling around and staying stuck.

so i am putting an ad in the paper today requesting ultra cheap studio space for the next 6 months. i can’t afford that much, but all i really need is running water, electricity and the ability to lock things up when i’m not around. i’ve decided to offer some money and one painting a month in exchange for space.
anyone would be a fool not to take me up on that fantastic offer. i’m already internationally known. the paintings they get will be worth millions when i am inter-galactically notorious!