jeeze ma, leaving me out in the cold like that!

My blog is still trapped in html edit only, so I still can't link to portraits. So remember to go to Portraitoday!

I was in bed for about 12 hours. Ha. It was a good rest. Got up, found that no one was around, so I had my little breakfast and did the computer thing.

For many hours.

Had some bread and cheese and cucumbers for lunch. Ate some chicken and chocolate for a late dinner. Finished one present. I'm not sure how I feel about it. I could have done better I suppose. It isn't Nate's present though. Need to start that. I'll do that tomorrow.

Ma and Pa watched Despicable Me, and I worked in the Girl Cave. Mom locked the door, thinking I was in the house. But I wasn't, so I had to knock and grill her about locking the door and being unaware of where her daughter was. Some mother she is!

I've watched so much Mock the Week. It is all blending together. I think some stuff is happening tomorrow. Yay!

Todays Portrait Is: Simon Amstell.

Support Terry and Kimball!

My friends are doing another Kickstarter project, and if you have some moneys, you should support them with it! I did.

no sleep, all work

Anyway. Ended up not going to sleep last night. At 4:30am, I figured that if I went to bed, I wouldn't roll out of bed till 3pm and that is no good. So I stayed up. I drew and drew and drew. And it was AWESOME. All though the work I did in the 6-8am time range wasn't so good.

Anyway, I got a lot done today! Dad made pancakes. They were good. At 11am, I went with mom to her wetlands study. I napped in the car on the way there. We went to the various markers and took note of the plants that surrounded us. I was pretty tired, but I eventually got my energy at around 2pm, aka the time my body clock is used to waking up at.

Mom made me a sandwich. Yum. We went into town for some quick errands. Paper, candy, shoes, etc.

Back at home, I worked on a project that I shant name. Then dinner with an episode of Red Dwarf. Yum chicken. Now I'm watching telly and drawing MORE. And it is 11pm and I feel I could go on foreevevvvver. I don't want to stop.

Todays Portrait Is: Deanna Bredthauer.

nib practice

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Slept further in. No dad or mum. So I sat and drew and watched Nevermind the Buzzcocks and Mock the Week some more. Started a thing. Started a different thing. The reason I'm being vague is because of presents and Christmas.

I'm on a roll with this drawing, so I don't want to go to sleep. But I should.

Dinner was soup. Yay soup.

Dad and I worked in the garage a bit.

It is so cold. Bleh. And all the good TV is ending.

Tomorrow I'll work on something really neat. Hopefully it turns out.

Today's Portrait Are: David Burke and Martin Freeman (Revisit).

Stefon from Saturday Night Live

Stefon
6" x 5"
Pencil and ink

New York's hottest club is spiiicyy

Another cold morning sleep in. Had my tea and oatmeal. Did my internet routine.

Went into town. I should have left a little bit earlier, because I got caught up in school bus traffic. Still, got to town all right. Deposited my Odd Owl check. Went to Artist's Edge and got a pen holder and nib and a new brush. Then went to Michael's and got some supplies for Christmas presents. Whoo!

Got home right before mom did. Dinner was last nights delicious clam chowder. Glee was meh. Raising Hope was silly. Spent the rest of the night watching Nevermind the Buzzcocks and Mock the Week and working on a portrait of the Stefon character from Saturday Night Live. It is a bit scary, but I like it. I'll scan and post it tomorrow. Trying to add a little oompf to my portraits. It isn't an official Portraitoday portrait.

My sleep schedule is all wonky. Tomorrow I shall figure out how to drill a hole in something that may or may not be for the purpose of presents. Also I shall try to make something for Madeline.

Today's Portrait Are: Jeremy Brett and Benedict Cumberbatch (revisit).

blankets are my friend

Today's going into town plans were nixed when Dad borrowed my car. Ma was gone all day with work. So I plopped myself down in front of the computer, dug out some of my art supplies, and got to wasting another cold day in Seabeck.

Was wrapped in a blanket all day long. Had a scarf on for some chunks of it as well. Guh. Can't wait to move to California! Just a little bit more warmth would be welcome.

I like returning to ink and brush for drawing, with pencil preliminaries. Interesting to see how ones hand has changed after being in one medium for so long. Still trying to figure out a style, but that will come to me I suppose.

I wish it wasn't so cold. Makes me really not want to do anything.

I need to put away my books. And go through my stuff in the cabin.

Tomorrow to do:

• Go to bank and deposit check
• Go to art store and buy paper and nibs
• Go to Michael's and get jewelry fastenings
• ???

Todays Portrait Is: Blake Harrison.

hair by mariel

To counter yesterday's early wakeup, I slept way in today. Ha. Need to set my alarm earlier.

Dad made me a poached egg on toast with melted cheese, because dad is awesome like that.

I didn't really get up to much today. Just mellowed around the house and kept warm.

I picked Mariel up at the Chevron at 6ish. I went to high school with Mariel and we've kept it touch because that is what modern technology easily allows. Brought her back to the house, where she cut and blow dried my hair. It is an AWESOME haircut. Best I've had in a while. The layers are fabulous, the bangs are blunt. Now I'm set for a while. Just let my hair groooow. For years and years. In high school, she had the long hair and I the short. Now it is reversed.

Mariel also cut and styled moms hair. It looks so cute! Very darling.

Got Mariel to the ferry right on time. Huzzah!

Now I'm watching Sunday television (Misfits, Homeland, Dexter) and wearing a face mask to tend to my skin. Tomorrow I shall deposit a check and get some supplies for Christmas presents.

Todays Portrait Is: James Buckley.

Shame in Seattle

Got up nice and early! Like...7:40amish! Insane! Showered and hopped in the car with a bowl of Cheerios to munch on. Got some gas on the way into town. Today I was to meet up with Marcus and go to Seattle to see the Steve McQueen (different McQueen) movie Shame. Turns out there wasn't a showing till 3, when we originally thought there would be one at 11 or so. Oh well. We decided to go in early anyway.

It was a nice ride over, full of conversation about movies and Duchamp and artistic context. We got our tickets first and then I got a smoothie and he got a burger and we sat and chatted. And walked down to Pike's and chatted. I found one of those great "omg love Jesus" illustrated pamphlets. This one was about how by thinking we have a choice, we've already picked Satan. Wandered down into Pike's Place Market. Went into various shops. Walked back up to the theater.

We were first in and got prime seats.

Ahhh what a tragic, sad, well shot, well acted, well made movie. One of those "I'm going to feel really bad emotionally after this, but that just means it was a good artistic experience" type films. It delivered! Well worth the extensive journey. We caught the 5:30 back.

I managed to stoke the fire back into action upon my return. Watching Russian Sherlock Holmes and trying to think what to do with the rest of my life.

Todays Portrait Is: Joe Thomas.