Holy crap! I painted this today. I have 3 – 4 sessions left on it probably but hell, what a great start. I felt so good to be doing an “Alanna painting” in oils. I really just did not like my experience last semester with acryllics. I feel like starting this painting today, fixed so…

I was looking for cereal boxes or scenes from old cereal commercials when I found this site. There’s too much fun stuff on here. lunch boxes, old packaging materials, toys, you name it.

I’m having a minor freak out. I think I’ll be ok but I sorta have lots of plans this weekend and no time to work on my book. I have to get a good way through laying out the pages. I’m not even sure what monsters I’m going with or what they will be doing…

Hi, Today isn’t as bad as yesterday. I just had to learn to accept my fate yesterday. This job is teaching me patience and calm, or something like that. I had my first critique for my children’s book class last night. I was very under prepared and am a little intimidadted by how talented everyone…

Hi there, I just wanted to share. I’m having a terrible Monday! Hurray!

My next painting assignment is to employ the formal technique of “Mapping” with a nature/environment theme. I’m not totally sure what mapping means in a 2-d art application. Mapping could be something like the video of fruit erroding. Or it could be mapping the progress of a disease, or mapping a snail’s path on a…

Folsom has had the middle lane closed off around 6th street for several weeks now. It is a complete nightmare and us two wheeled motorized vehicles do everything we can to get away from the mad house. Sometimes I do a bad thing, I drive my scooter in the bicycle lane. I feel guilty every…

Now it’s time for you to do some home schooling. Read about Fibonacci’s Golden Ratio and all those bunnies. http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/science/5numbers3.shtml

You know that elated feeling you had on the last day of school, when you walked off campus for the last time and were so full of joy to be free? That’s the feeling I get on Thursdays when I leave work to spend the day at school. I feel like singing “School’s out for…

I have some exciting news to share. This summer I’m going to the South of France for a painting workshop. I can’t really believe it’s happening. I’m pretty damn excited. One bummer is that it means I’ll be away from Tom for up to three weeks. I haven’t been away from him for more than…

Um, generic this site makes me crazy on so many different levels. Cut + Paste

Note to self. I must try out puzzle pirates when I get home tonight. puzzlepirates.com

Ug, I’ve been sick for a couple days. I feel better today but I slept until noon and I feel like something died in my mouth. I still managed to ship off my computer, write a paper and later I am going to class in Oakland. Yesterday despite feeling really aweful I got a table…

I am really marvelling at the world today. There are dog treadmills. Do you know that? Take a look at Jog a dog. Also, did you know that if you apply for renter’s insurance, they ask you if you have a dog or a trampolene? I guess there are some risks they just aren’t willing…

I love you I miss you Sometimes I just want to see you. I realize that only a few hours ago we were both asleep in our bed, clinic and I can still feel the little kisses that you gave me as I was half asleep murmuring to myself listening to the radio. I still…