Pastries Originally uploaded by angrypirate. I’ve been running into the best pastries lately. Almost like being in france. Madeleine is just next door to my new job and I’m getting addicted. Good coffee too.

Sorry, geek post about css. Let’s say you have a bullet gif that is 6 pixels high and you want to align it to your text in your bullet item. If you line it up right in ie, it won’t be right in firefox. This problem has been troubling me for years. I found a…

Will it make the cut? Originally uploaded by angrypirate. I’ve been trying to work with the bug books I got in france to come up with some imagery for oil paints. I started this one, who knows if it’ll make it to final stages, but it feels good to be experimenting anyway. It’s inspired by…

Wow, what a strange week. I started a new contract job, and I gotta say, as far as first weeks go, this was the best I’ve had in a very, very long time. I sure hope they can keep enough work floating my way, because damn, I think this job is fixing me on many…

Good Cousteau on KQED Complements on paintings happy customers great new job 1st royalty statement walk home Mod tomorrow Bad Throat worse fever laundry no solid foods no medecine ready for me sad uncreative crowded bus

Sewing class Originally uploaded by angrypirate. I went to a stuffed animal sewing class at the craftgym last night. I sewed up this little guy. I discovered I’m a natural at making french knots. It was a pretty fun class and I can see how I could easily get into sewing. There’s another place in…

My studio chair Originally uploaded by angrypirate. At oakdale painting studio, we had the best studio chair ever. It was so comfortable. It was like an old friend. At my new studio, I was lacking somewhere comfortable to sit. I was really missing that old chair. I broke down and bought this chair from salvation…

What would I do without Tom. I decided I had a creative blockage yesterday. I decided I had not a single creative bone in my body. I know that thinking about painting is about the worst thing you can do. As Larry would say, don’t think, just paint. Well, I couldn’t, and I was really…

I think I earned a new superhero name. It’s either going to be Confusion Girl or Self Inflicted Mind F&%# Girl. I suppose Confusion Girl is catchier sounding. There’s some confusion over my financial aid package and it just sent me spiralling into a world of self doubt and confusion. I’m sure it’s all fine.…

The horse never left the gate yesterday. Instead, she did lots of cooking. Making food is the number one best pasttime to pursue when procrastinating on jumping into a painting project. I did go for a run yesterday, that felt so good. But then I got in the car and discovered the battery was dead.…

It feels so strange and confusing to be back. Two weeks is so short but it’s long enough to mix things up in your mind a bit. I have a lot to get going on but I don’t know where to start. Best to just get down to the studio and get started I suppose.…

Hi, We’re back, and we’re up at an ungodly hour. Yesterday was a brutally long travel experience so even though we were so sad to leave france, we are very glad to be home safe and sound. We must go to the pork store for breakfast now. I’m downloading my 600+ photos. maybe I’ll share…

One last trip to the swimming hole Originally uploaded by angrypirate. It was actually hot enough to jump in the swimming hole. The water is pretty icey but today it was refreshing. Swimming hole was followed by swimming pool, followed by shower, then nap, then it’l be time to put the dinner in the oven.

Our last snack Originally uploaded by angrypirate. We’re packing up and spending our last day swimming and eating cheese. I’m not ready to go home.

Dinner and an operetic performance… Almost Originally uploaded by angrypirate. We went to the abbey for a dinner and concert. But by the time I had finished my dinner, my allergies were going crazy. So sad! We ended up giving up on the concert so I could go home and be miserable in the privacy…