Today in class we got to draw a spooky skull. We are working on all that light and shadow stuff. Charcoal is messy. I like it. I use charcoal to start my paintings but I never use as much as I did today. I had charcoal all over my face when I got home. Can’t…

I quickly designed a postcard for this year’s open studios. I can’t believe it’s only a month away. This is a painting I did in France. You might remember it. I wish I had some time to paint between now and open studios! What am I going to do!!!???

There were some issues with float-right on IE. I ended up just going to a new theme, discovering it also had the problem, then finding and fixing it. Not the best use of my time. But oh well. we’re back up and running. Anyone else out there having problems with your sidebar being below your…

NOTE TO PEOPLE WITH BLOG SPAM THAT INCLUDES MY URL I am not the one posting those comments. Someone is using my url to spam other people’s blogs. I can’t stop them from typing my url into your comments fields. I’m sorry! I’m not the only person who suffers from this. See more here. I…

We had a little mini holiday in Marin today. We spent some time playing at Rodeo beach, pharm then had lunch at the Dipsea cafe.

Cole valley cafe Originally uploaded by angrypirate. I’m at the “office” today writing away. Once I finish my current chapter, I just have one more to edit and I’ll have reached my 25% deadline. Phew! I’m going to continue writing at this pace, I don’t want to have to catch up on the 50% deadline…

Here’s some positive news from the center of the disaster. Gives me hope for the human race. Community, empathy, grit, these things make us strong. When the government won’t help it’s own people, we’ve got to turn to each other. French Quarter holdouts create ‘tribes’

My Fleece hats are for sale through Craft Revolution. All the money goes to help the victims of Katrina. People are still stranded, viagra fires still rage, search the city is still under water. One week after Katrina hits. WWL TV has 16 hours a day live video coverage.

You can help raise money for Katrina survivors by donating your crafts for sale. All proceeds will be donated to the Red Cross Hurricane Relief Fund. Go to: craftrevolution.com for more information. You’ll be asked the send them details and photos of your crafts and they will add them to their site. You can choose…

My brain is empty and full at the same time. This image came to me as I was laying in bed pretending I was sleeping. Maybe I will leave it on the top of a big hill tomorrow. Finders Keepers is a project I started in August 2005. I make a drawing every Friday and…

I’m sorry you are going through such a horrible disaster. I’m sorry for all the people who lost loved ones. If you can donate, please do. Here’s the Red Cross donation page

look at this crock of shit I just got in my inbox. Give me a break! Alana, Your background indicates that YOU or someone you KNOW could benefit fromthis “Once in a Lifetime” opportunity! Were hiring multiple WEB UI ENGINEERS/DEVELOPERS that want to work on the“leading edge” of Web User Interfaces; with W3C standards, AJAX,…

The other day I walked into my bedroom, took one look at my desk and thought, boy, this person’s insane. For one moment I was suspended outside my own reality and could see my workspace as an outsider. Boy, what a disater. Someday I want to have a real workspace with a paper weight and…

Wanna know what album I plan on listening to for 16 hours a day for the next month or so? The Rosebuds Make Out. I just can’t get enough of my new Rosebuds album. I want to eat it. I want to implant it into my brain so I don’t have to worry about batteries…

For class today we sat in the park and drew pictures. Is this really my life? Don’t tell the fun police, they might arrest me.