• Why tom is so very cool

    Why tom is so very cool Originally uploaded by angrypirate. Tom’s album is done! It looks beautiful. I’m so proud of him. This album is Tom’s brainchild. Most of the music was written and played by him, with jhina on lyrics and help from scott and randy. Tom engineered the whole thing, designed the cover…

  • its got RAISINS

    its got RAISINS Originally uploaded by angrypirate. The crepevine on college ave is my new favorite stop. For $3.50 they give you this giant bowl of oatmeal with raisins, bananas, and steamed milk. I’ve been a good girl for two days now… Getting up and taking bart to school. A breakfast treat before a long…

  • Day three

    Day three Originally uploaded by angrypirate. I went in today thinking, I’ll probably ruin one or two paintings, and I was fully prepared to do so, in the words of brave Starbuck as she plugged into the eye of the storm “It’s ok, I’m not afraid anymore.” I pushed onward and as I was painting…

  • Day two

    Day two Originally uploaded by angrypirate. I’m painting up a storm in class today.

  • Back to basics: skinning the cat

    In painting, there are plenty of ways to skin a cat. Every teacher has his own method for starting and working up a painting. Larry Robinson taught me to start the painting with a light charcoal drawing followed by runny washes. You should do two or three layers of washes. This helps you work out…

  • Happy Anniversary

    Tom and I are celebrating seven great years together this weeekend. We met on a Memorial Day Rafting trip so we get to celebrate our anniversary over the extended weekend every year. Yesterday we woke up, ate breakfast at Art’s cafe in inner sunset, got haircuts, then headed to the Aquarium at Pier 39 for…

  • Kitty sitting

    A friend of ours had a little kitty sitting emergency and we happily obliged. We have to keep it secret though. No pets are allowed at our apartment building. She’s so wonderful and it’s so nice to have a kitty around the house for a few days. Her name is Miss Motor Boat. She’s a…

  • Art School barometer

    I’m thinking of starting a daily or weekly barometer or some other art school weather checker system. My feelings about it change so frequently. Yesterday would have been sunny and breezy whereas today would have been overcast with strong chance of thunderstorms. Today I decided that art school makes you a bad artist. I’m sure…

  • Is there other intelligent life in our galaxy?

    The Drake Equation Wikipedia Drake Equation 

  • Over there!

    I rarely post things here. Go read my real blog at angrypirate.com

  • More creepy ufos

    More creepy ufos Originally uploaded by angrypirate. Well, viagra it looks like my summer will be dedicated to ufos, nurse yeti, and loch ness monsters in a sorta creepy old faded photo or grainy newsprint photo kind of style. Time to do some surfing on the internet for sources

  • Things I learned the hard way

    â?¢ Eating mango off a very sharp knife is a bad idea â?¢ Testing the stove burner with your hand hurts a lot â?¢ Gopher hole infested fields are a bad place to play softball â?¢ Avoid using sharp scissors close to your eye â?¢ Sometimes people aren’t really sorry â?¢ Drinking, swimming pools, and…

  • And it begins again

    Jesus, Where did summer go? I started summer school today and it promises to keep me out of trouble with intensity for the next 6 weeks. The class involves 4 hours of painting a day, plus lots of reading and source gathering. I’m also knee deep in a research paper for my Minimalism class that’ll…

  • Thanks

    Wow, what a fun day we had yesterday. BBQ was a huge success. We aren’t even hung over today and thanks to my amazing friends, there’s nothing to clean up. More photos here

  • Boy can she cook

    Boy can she cook Originally uploaded by angrypirate. I just made the most perfect batch of fried chicken I’ve ever made. We’ll be snacking on some cold fried chicken at the party tomorrow. There’s nothing better in the world than cold fried chicken. We’ve been so busy today getting ready for our engagement bbq tomorrow.…