oops.
i forgot what day it was until i got to work and got online. for some reason, the dates have been very confusing since i returned from texas. everything is running together. so february is already half over and that is damned good! it’s well known that i don’t like hallmarkHolidays anyway. so i’m not in *that* much trouble.
it’s so beautiful! but i don’t want to go OUT in it … at least not this early …
and i don’t *have* to!!!!!!!! SNOW DAY!!!
finally! we have an official snow day. “only emergency staff should report to work”. YAY!!!!!!!!!!! and i think it is *still* coming down. this is probably the biggest snow i have seen since moving here. i’m pretty sure. global warming? ahem? global *change* perhaps. that i might believe.
the snow news seems to have even overtaken superTuesday news here. i had to search hard to find that O had wiped C’s butt right out of Kansas last night. we don’t have a primary, but a caucus instead. i was excited to go to my first one, but after my man Edwards dropped out, i didn’t feel inclined to go stand about in the fairgrounds with thousands of others to decide on one of the leftovers. as far as i am concerned they are both Rep’s in Dem’s clothing, each with a personal agenda of being “The First…” sure, i’ll vote for one of them instead of any republican, but i have no excitement now. besides i fear that either of them could be toppled easily in conservative american sheeplike eyes and may not be able to ultimately “win” over a traditional whiteman republican. sheep like to be safe.
anyway, heats on! it’s an artDay! where’s the coffee??
it seems to be That Time of The Year. i am now in my winter slump (comparable to my summer slump), wherein i feel artless and dull and mildly depressed. the ultimate drudge. i have not made images to speak of this year, beyond a very very few one afternoon in texas, while mother was napping. i have not made art to speak of this year, beyond a mezclado book i worked on in texas, while mother was watching daytime TV. otherwise it is plodding to the office and home. the most two interesting things in life seem to be reading in bed and sleeping in bed. eating in bed follows closely. preferably chips of some sort.
mentally, i am interested in downsizing, simplifying, weightloss, restructuring my finances and dying old book pages, transferring images and stitching on them. but it is hard to find the energy to carry through. the artTable is in the coldest (and hottest in summer) room. i am wondering if i want to get rid of most of my cameras and have a tiny Lumix DMC-LX2 instead. don’t worry. i would keep my Valiant and jamcam and pencam and … and … ok. maybe *some* of my cameras. it’s funny. i still don’t give a single thought to acquiring a big luggish DSLR. i’m so glad.
i will probably be making more images like this. even though i sometimes snarl about my “small work”, i just love doing it. right now it works in my space and with my time. somehow using the recycled photographs as background for the new images felt very good. pleasant work last night!
now it is morning and i have had too much coffee and my ears are humming loudly from the leftover sinus thing. my feet are freezing and it is gray and dreary out. after a few errands i plan to spend the rest of the weekend at the artTable. don’t even try to stop me!
