cobaltika

i’m back. it was good. very very very VERY bizzy. i’ll probably write all the details in a rambly way, maybe public, maybe not. but later, not now. the travel was easy. big fat Midwest Airlines seats. betsy’s play was brilliant. i was so proud of her. i was surprised to learn that she also designed the production, not only directed. it was fabulous. the image above is part of the set. a yarny loft. ha ha. i want one of those. it took until after the second night for me to realize why it looked so familiar. when she was around 4, one of her favorite activities was to get out my huge basket of ribbons and laces and tape them all around the house. long strands of beauty. i would usually just let her go crazy. it was so much fun to watch. some of my ribbons still have crusty brown scotch tape on the ends. her ensemble were all wonderful, too. i was able to see the play 3 times, although one of them was while trying to babysit little Kathy. there was also much visiting with family, running around to see 4 other plays and lots of eating. i loved every minute of the time, except for one night when i felt very depressed before falling asleep. i guess i was tired. or something.

there was *not* much picture-taking. who had time? the one’s i have are pretty dreadful. worse than snapshots.

now i am making little artThings again.

back to the grindstone. sigh…

i feel like i am becoming a “photoblog” lately.
ok, i’ll write some stuff. hmmmm…
magazine finished (i think). nada going on at the artTable this week. but having fun playing with images from the short walk last weekend. nothing new on etsy and probably not for the rest of the month. it has been a very very slow month and i feel it. that little extra $$ made me sleep easier. sleeping with the window open is rather nice. although i’m not sleeping well and my neck has turned to damaged concrete again. stress at the office. stress at home. god i’m glad to be leaving this weekend. going to boston to see my betsy and her thesis play. *and* family and david and swari, too. how i wish margaret could come, too. but sometimes it is nice having one-on-one time with the girls, so its cool.

last night i *finally* got to see Marie Antoinette. having just finished reading Abundance, i could hardly wait and had to move it up in netflix. it was gorgeous, although definitely lacking the depth and thought of the book. the book was LUSH. but it was nice to have that visual, though superficial, expression, too. i LOVED the contemporary music. those kids were the rockstars of that period, so it made perfect sense to me. the edginess of it was very cool. and i almost wet my pants when i saw those lavender Chucks in the 18th century shoe lineup. QUIRKY. i love love love weird stuff like that.

well. there. i wrote some stuff.

it was a working weekend, but i did manage to get out of my chair and go for a walk with my camera today. there were some nice flowers, but it is still not quite spring. the tulip trees were already passing, after a freeze earlier this week, but i wanted them anyway. i also saw a dessicated eagle’s head by the railroad tracks. i’m pretty sure. i will have to ask the poet if he agrees, before i make an ass of myself publicly, though. then i came home and had a cooking spree. 2 pans of spinach lasagna, 1 for the freezer, 1 for next week. then i made migas with Organic Sprouted Corn Tortillas and a salsa with avocado. that is what we ate tonight. then i played with my pictures. as soon as i upload the proof of the magazine, we are going to watch a film- Age of Innocence, which i seem to have missed. then i get to go into my bed, which i love and look forward to each day.

it really felt strange to sweat today.

this week i finished a new set of small pieces. in a rather unenthusiastic way, maybe. even my art feels plodding lately. i’m not sure what has possessed me, the use of PINK. i also noticed i wore the two different PINK t-shirts i own to work this week. usually i wear black. brown. olive green. i am *not* feeling PINK that is for sure. so i don’t quite understand. maybe i just like the way it looks with a yellowish green … i do seem to feel rather yellowish green.

it is working weekend again, and i don’t really mind. it has been busier in the office, too, this week. i feel rather worked-out. i know i don’t play enough. actually though, i don’t know *what* to play at these days. the same things just don’t seem fun. i *am* looking forward to next weekend though!! betsyWorld! i will go to boston to see her thesis play. hmmm. i wonder if it is OK to link the facebook page for it? ok. shhhhhh. (ok sorry. i think you have to be on FB to go there) her dad is also coming that weekend *and* my sister Trish and Kurtis and Kathy. what a party! a good deal of the time will be spent with betsy running around trying to catch as many plays as possible. i always love that. it is exciting. and kind of thrilling to see how the kids have progressed these years. i’m a little sad that it will be the last time i go. i love boston.

then sometime next month i want to go to Texas to see my mama (and sisters … and margaret!). then sometime in early July i will take margaret back to california. to live. the most fun times are when i go away. i look forward to them desperately.

i need to make more images.

have you ever seen yourself cough in the mirror? i did this morning.
i will never cough in public again without covering my whole face.

well. onward. friday … whew.