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Saturday, January 15, 2011

stew it over

Got up a bit late. Kristen made a lamb stew (crock pot) and in exchange for stirring it, I can have some. Hurrah! Made a to do list. Rite aid for a new hair clip (I broke my octopus one, well the floor broke it, but I dropped it). Made some lists. Dishes. Trash. Did them. Then I started cleaning and organizing my room. With the new over head lights, it really brought out the clutter. So I got on that. Now my room looks a lot better. And I have a clean desk again.

Went to Rite Aid to pick up some air freshener spray because we are out. It was raining heavily all day, so I wore wellies. Which came in handy. Damn puddles! I really like the character of Tyrion in Game of Thrones. Also picked up some small hair clips. Didn't get a replacement large octopus clip because I think I can find one for a bit cheaper.

Oatmeal. Tea. Later on some udon. Kristen made a lamb stew. It is quite good. Mark was a vegetarian but he has fallen off the wagon. He had his first burger in 15 years today. Hahaha. Good for him.

It is nice how clean everything is. Ohh I need to draw some portraits. That is what I was forgetting to do today.

Had Star Wars on in the background. Now to draw some portraits.

Oh! Got my package from Mom and Dad. I opened the box and a couple of the presents that I knew (pants and a sweater). But I'm saving them. I guess. I'll see how long restraint lasts.

Todays Portrait Is: Terry Green.

Friday, January 14, 2011

49. "down the _____"


Woke up this morning just planning to use a haircut as an excuse to get out of the house. Woke up to an email from Martin asking if a 2:30pm meeting today was too soon, I shot him an email saying I'll see him there. Showered. Took notes about my thesis real quick, ate some food, and then went down to school. Talked to Tippi, who was helping with some new student orientation. Chatted to two new students: Eric and Drew. Chatted in the library. Came back and talked with Martin.

Talked about my struggles and questions. Mainly took a lot of notes. He told me what to have done by next week. Mainly a lot of decisions and a calender. A big scary calender of deadlines. Yeek! It is looming! But it was a good meeting. He didn't come down on me for being behind. He was just "you need to have thumbnails done by the end of January". Totally doable.

Afterwards I went to Bishop's to get a haircut. My ends are so split. Just need a trim so that my hair is healthy and not dry and frizzy. Also to get properly cut bangs. I only get a haircut about twice a year. Come summer time, I'll get another. When I was waiting, I talked to this guy Kyle, who was also waiting. He had broken his leg so I used that as a conversation starter. Slipped and it was broken in three places apparently. Ouch. He said he was thankful that he hadn't bought a ski pass yet. I suggested some movies on netflix instant watch.

My lady did a really good job. I have nice layers now and she gave me a hair product tip (I didn't buy the product though) and she did a nice awesome blunt cut on my bangs. Very straight. Afterwards I went to Powell's and got Lewis Hyde's The Gift, which is pretty much required reading for any artist, especially if they are doing a thesis like mine. Giving and stuff like that. I got in contact with Rollyn and we made plans to see Rabbit Hole at 5:15 at Fox Tower. I grabbed some Baja Fresh fast food for late lunch and met him there. Blue Valentine is also playing, but we missed the start of it. So we stuck with Rabbit Hole.

Rabbit Hole made me crrrryyyyy. A lovely little film about tragic loss. Based on the play. Brilliantly acted. Well directed by James Cameron Mitchell. But during some parts, I was crying pretty bad. It really hit close to the heart. But Rollyn didn't tease me about crying, he is nice like that. We lightened the mood by watching MST3K: Werewolf. Haha. It wasn't a blisteringly cold ride back as it usually is.

Now I have some aim. Hurrah! And a bunch of reading. I was hoping The Gift would be a small book.

I ordered some discounted Threadless shirts. Birthday treat! Also they were having a sale, so awesome. They haven't arrived yet, nor has my box from the parents. Yay presents!

Todays Portrait Is: BT Livermore.

Thursday, January 13, 2011

hippos are cool


I want this hippo mini bar so FREAKING BAD. Sure I would probably store all sorts of things in it. But awesome metal hippos are awesome. Daddy make me one.

Managed to crawl out of bed a little on focus this morning. But again I was a lazy sack of lazyness. I'm eagerly awaiting my birthday care package. Had a scramble for dinner actually. Ohh I haven't had a salad today. I really should. I need to get more dressings. I've been enjoying this Gorgonzola cranberry dressing, but it is Kristen's and I've probably used more than I should. Anyway....

I did my makeup after an online tutorial. Split crease with pink on the lid. I like the style of it, just need to practice more. It is very dramatic. Watched Collateral. Now I'm going to meet Karen for a beer.

Annnnd now I'm back from The Gypsy. Karen brought along BT and Phil, which was cool. Company is always wanted. And what as even better was that it was Karaoke Kings night, which meant that you sing with a live band instead of some bloopy music. And karaoke means that BT is going to kill it. I owed Karen a beer in thanks for some of her services. We constantly owe each other things. I don't know where we stand. Maybe I should put a box on the side of the blog to keep tabs. Anyway, I had a beer and some onion rings. Not the best onion rings I've ever had. Anyway, BT first sang...crap I forget what he sang but it was good. I shouted along up at the front to Billy Jean. Tons of people got up for that. Karen sang Kiss. BT finished our night with another song. Phil just sat and ate nachos. That was a nice surprise night. Friends and singing and a couple beers.

Todays Portrait Is: Liz Shweryn.

vlog - final semester

starting the final semester from Trillian Spencer on Vimeo.

uncurious cabinet

Turned off my alarm at 11 but then fell back asleep instead of getting up. Oops.

Oatmeal for breakfast. Then a bagel and shmear. Later had some ice cream.

Walked down to school to turn in my health insurance waiver. Turned it in. Ran into this lady who suggested this silk screen teaching thing to me, just a little one off volunteer thing. She said she would email me the details. Printed some stuff in the library. Talked to Serenity and Libby. Ran into Karen. Karen and I might catch a matinee tomorrow of 127 Hours. She wanted to see King's Speech again, but I think 127 Hours is more worth seeing in theaters.

Walked back home. Watched Winter's Bone, which is tragically good. Great acting, depressing story, lovely direction. Mel and Tabitha and Mark came over. Mel and Tabitha and I went out for dinner. We went to O'Briens Pub. I had the burger special and a pint of Guinness. Tabs had a grilled cheese, Mel also had a burger. It was a good meal and good conversation.

It is raining. At least it isn't snowing. I'll try to get up early tomorrow. School technically starts next week, but as there is no class Monday due to the holiday and the only days I have class are Monday and Thursday, I still technically have a week. Have to do some more drawing. I have my print portfolio idea done. I just need to draw it and sort out the colors.

Todays Portrait Is: Samala Coffey.

Tuesday, January 11, 2011

salad days take two

It was so cold it started to snow today! What the hey? I don' want snow. Well, I guess snow would be nice actually. My room is just the coldest point in the apartment because the window doesn't shut fully at the top. I tried to hit it closed, but it didn't quite work.

Oatmeal and tea breakfast.

Wandered down to Fred Meyer to get some cleaning supplies. Swiffer wipes and bleach and stuff.

I like walking around listening to audio books. Too bad it is so horribly cold. It would be nice to do when it is sunny and I can catch some of that sun.

Uhg, I've eaten too many sweets. Now I feel ill. I think I'll eat a salad to finish my days consumption. I've been eating a lot of salads lately. Go me!

Another lame duck day. Tomorrow I'll work on the proof for the print exchange. Totally forgot about it. Erk...

Todays Portrait Is: Morgaine Faye.

Monday, January 10, 2011

salad days

I'm not no longer thrashing my alarm. It goes off, and I hit the snooze again and again. Slowly shifting into a rhythm. Toast for breakfast. Watched the new episode of Zen. Watched some Sons of Anarchy. Got a lot of drawing done. I'm liking the portraits though some of the likenesses are off. It's hard to draw people without them right in front of you.

Had a massive pasta late lunch/early dinner. Followed with a salad. Trying to eat more vegetables, and I'm doing a pretty good job of it. Apple and a salad every day just about. I wish I had another puzzle to work on. Now I feel like reading.

Todays Portrait Is: Sivonna West.

walkies and listens

I like my Pacific Northwest days like I like my apples: crisp. I like a dry day with a clear sky, I don't mind if its a bit cold. Perfect for walking. Planned some errands. Had my breakfast and tea and pint of cold fresh from the fridge water. Set out for Oblation to get some nice cards to send off to thank you. Headed towards Glisan along 22nd. Went down to 12th. Popped into the shop. Spent some cash. Popped out. Went down to 10th and went into Rite Aid for some soap. Picked out a lipstick and some lipliners that were at an awesome 75% off clearance. A buck fifty, can't beat that. I was feeling hungry, so I got a slice of broccoli and hazelnut pizza at Hot Lips. Then I went up Johnson. Popped into my studio to pick up my thesis notes, the ones from my presentation panel. Then back onto Johnson and back home. It was a nice walk.

I've been listening to Game of Thrones and now the story has really hit its stride. Really digging it. I poured myself a big glass of orange juice, pulled out some cheese, chips, and dip, and got to solving my Christmas puzzle. While listening to my audio book of course. Puzzle solving and audio books work well together. Took me a few hours, but I got it all pieced together. Did the border. And then the neon sign. And then the neon stripes, and then the turquoise car, and then the yellow and pink card. It all came together. A nice little diner scene with classic cars. It was nice to relax with the puzzle instead of wasting time on the internet. Afterwards I made myself a sandwich, piled a salad on the plate, and put up my feet to watch The Cape and do a mind map of sorts about my thesis. The Cape was campy and was aware of that, I only hope they play up the camp more.

It feels good to put pen to paper and really spell out the thesis shape. I've been much neglecting it. I've been at an impasse for the past few weeks. I don't know how to think outside of the box I've been thinking in.

Now I think I'll work on crossword puzzles a bit. Tomorrow will be a portrait and thesis work draw. Lots of drawing! And watching of tellie. At least the drawing is very productive. It keeps me constantly moving. I want Portraitoday to be a success. Artistically, of course, but I also want it to be popular.

Todays Portrait Is: Thom May.

Saturday, January 8, 2011

kathy is the greatest

The new neighbors are loud. Probably just having a moving in party, so I won't make a fuss. But there is a lot of chatter. And they are Ducks fans. Booo Oregon ducks!

I was pretty shocked and horrified this afternoon to find out about the shooting in Arizona. I popped on CSpan and watched it pretty intensely. What is the motivation for such a killing and rampage? It wasn't just the congresswoman, it was a lot of people! I just don't understand.

Early on I invited Rollyn over for dinner and a movie. So that gave me incentive to clean and tidy and do the dishes and all the little things I've been neglecting. He came over at 6ish. We walked over to Trader Joe's to get the taco shells and meat, also grabbed some general groceries. I love being so close to Trader Joe's. Rollyn grated the cheese and I did the meat. Added some of the taco seasoning that Kristen has. Next time I'll add more chili powder. Piled the meat into a bowl, toasted the shells, put the lettuce in a bowl, set out the grated cheese and we plopped down in front of the television to eat and watch Point Break.

Point Break was fantastic. Every bit as good as I wanted and expected it to be. Solid action film. Kathryn Bigelow is such an amazing director. And the part that I assumed was the end was actually the middle, so the second half wasn't spoiled at all. It was an early night for us both so after dishes and some conversation, Rollyn left. I had some ice cream. Now I'm hell bent on getting in bed EARLY.

Todays Portrait Is: Dominic De Venuta.

mads & I

Making a dumb face for the camera. Hahah. Me, not Madeline. Madeline looks nice.



Had a pretty crummy night sleep. My schedule is all out of whack.

Had a massive scramble for breakfast, which sustained me through most of the day with only minor supplements. Showered. Dressed. And before I knew it it was time to head out to see Season of the Witch with Madeline. I was first going to ride my bike down to the Max, but it was a nice enough day so I walked and listened to Game of Thrones on audiobook. It is a good story though it isn't really gripping me just yet. I don't feel attached to any of the characters.

Caught the max right on time. When I got to the theater I decided to get a Regal card. I see enough movies to warrant having one. When Madeline showed up, she realized that she had a flat tire. So I returned my ticket and waited with her while the tires people came to help out. She didn't have a jack or socket wrench in the car, so we couldn't get the flat out, let alone on the car. The guy was nice and filled up all the air in the other tires too, as well as switching out the spare (which wasn't so much nice as what he was paid to do). It was a learning experience. I've never seen a tire changed before. I've had a flat but that was at my graduation and it was more important that I get there instead of learning some life skills (Dad swapped the tire and I drove the Prius to my graduation). Anyway. We then went to the tire store so that it could get looked at. Turned out there was some corrosion in the wheel which was causing a leak, as well as a snow stud had pushed into the tire which made the flat (their was a leaking tire as well). Anyway. That was a neat little experience. We then returned to Lloyd Center. Madeline got some food. And then we watched Season of the Witch.

Which wasn't very good. There could have been some good things, if they went in different directions. Robert Sheehan and Ron Perlman were funny. It should have been a period movie with zombies. It was really obvious that when they first made the movie it was rated R. And then they decided to cut it to make it PG-13 and add in some more scenes to make it longer. It was pretty bad. Idiotic. Still, we had fun laughing at it. We are both major nerds for Sheehan and Perlman.

After the movie we went back to her house and hung out for a few hours. Chatted. All that jazz. Then she drove me home. It was a nice full day. Now I know how to change a tire! Thankfully I don't have a car.

Todays Portrait Is: Jon Werrin.

Friday, January 7, 2011

nada nill zip

Managed to not shut my alarm off. Hit the snooze a ton of times though. Still. Didn't fall into a full sleep, which is good.

Made myself a scramble.

Called Madeline. Made plans to see Season of the Witch with her tomorrow (we are suckers for Ron Perlman and Robert Sheehan). Talked for a bit.

Ate a salad.

Started watching Sons of Anarchy season three. Damn good show.

Drew a bunch more portraits.

Didn't do what I oughta. All though I am doing better at likenesses. Already feeling an improvement. Getting into the rhythm of things. Maybe tomorrow I'll do more. I am getting out of the house and across the river, which is good.

Todays Portrait Is: Tabitha Knight.

Thursday, January 6, 2011

dane double feature

Set my alarm this morning, but the act of an alarm going off isn't regularly on my mind so in my distress I shut it off entirely and went back to sleep, instead of hitting the snooze. Hopefully tomorrow I will do better.

I worked on some more portraits while watching Nicolas Winding Refn's Pusher and Pusher II. Danish movies. Great acting from Mads Mikkelsen. Sort of basic plots where nothing goes right because everyone is on drugs. But good direction none the less. It is part of a trilogy.

Did my laundry. Went to Fred Meyers. Mostly to get out of the house and get some fresh air. Feeling a bit cooped up. Got some Qtips and plastic wrap and other bits and bibbles. I considered more about working out, but wasn't proactive.

I've said it before, the problem with nightly blogging is that when one is sedentary you have to fess up to your actions. It should be motivating me to do more, but...ehh. Yeah.

My right calve hurts. Though my shoulders are feeling better.

Drank a bunch of tea, which helped keep the weary tired feeling at bay.

Got a thank you card from ma and pa. Should write mine up. Maybe that will be tomorrows task. Go get some cards and mail them off.

Oh we have neighbors now. The apartment that we share the downstairs floor with finally got bought. I hope they are nice.

School starts in a week and a half, but it feels like forever. My final semester. My final thesis. My life starts. I think I should feel more rising terror....

Todays Portrait Is: Kristen Wright.

Tuesday, January 4, 2011

yeah....uhm

Totally wasting these days. In Portland I have the potential to do a lot, but I do just as much nothing as I did in Seabeck. Maybe I should join that gym I was thinking about a few months ago. Get my treadmill on. Listen to audio books and get fit. Didn't fill my bike tires. Like I said, lazy. Watched the BBC show Zen, only one episode is out. Rufus Sewell is great. It was a nice little drama. Worked on crosswords. Did the dishes. I can be really motivated and work really hard once I get going, getting going is the hard part. Pretty soon I'll be up to my knees in work though.

Planned my birthday party. Pretty much the same plan as last year. Meet early in the night at Blue Moon and then go back to my place for hanging out. I'll make a chili for everyone. A nice warm January chili.

Todays Portrait Is: Melissa McIntyre.

yul & steve

Another glorious day to rest. Kristen was busy rearanging her room, so the apartment was crowded with various kinds of stuff. I had a nice scramble for a late breakfast, and a salad for an early lunch. Took out the trash. Need to fill the tires on my bike. Just remembered I haven't done that in a while. After early dinner I went over to Rollyn's and made popcorn and we watched The Magnificent Seven. Must watch more Steve McQueen movies. He is fantastic. Pretty good western. Need to watch more of them. It was a cold bike ride, but bike riding warms the body up. It's odd, it seems like popcorn always pops the fastest in the pan at my old apartment. Whenever I make it on another stove, it seems to take forever.

Can't really think of anything else that happened. Tomorrow I'll do my tires. I'll probably pull up Martin's email about thinking points on my thesis and think about them. Time to make lists!

Todays Portrait Is: Mel Larsen.

Monday, January 3, 2011

inspired by a true story double feature

Ahhh what a great nights rest. Cozy bed. Warm bed. Big bed with bedding that may not have the most grown up of patterns. The familiar rattle of the outdated heating system. Perfect. So yeah, stuck around there till one in the afternoon. No one to judge me or to make jokes. Very nice. Had some nice oatmeal for breakfast. Got another drawing up on my other blog, and got tomorrows post ready. After I'm done blogging, I will draw another portrait. Maybe two. Wind down.

Later in the day I went shopping. Went to William Temple House, but nothing caught my eye (but I didn't look too hard). Then I went to M.A.C. and treated myself to a lip gloss (color: Ornamental) and an eye shadow (color: Embark) with some of my Christmas money. A nice gold red color lipstick, and a rich brown shadow. I like browns. Orangey browns compliment my eye color. Anyway, went back home and put my feet up and then remembered I was hungry, so I went to Trader Joe's to get some food for the fridge. Apples, meat, eggs, bread, pasta sauce. I'm pretty simple when it comes to basic foods. Had myself a microwave meal. Tomorrow I'll make myself a delicious scramble. Yum!

Later on in the day I was feeling bored, so I decided to go see King's Speech. I had a free movie thingy from those Regal Card points. King's Speech was fantastic. Lovely little drama about friendship and responsibility. Colin Firth was fantastic. Geoffrey Rush was fantastic. Helena Bonham Carter was lovely. I almost didn't recognize Guy Pearce. Loved it. I left the theater at 9:30 and saw that The Fighter was playing at 9:35, so I went to the bathroom and just hopped into the theater when the trailers were starting. I know, theater hopping isn't the best thing to do, but eh. I pay to see tons of movies. The Fighter was also a good drama, King's Speech was better but then again I'm more into British accents than Jersey ones. Wahlberg was good, Bale did his usual method acting superbness. It was a good tale of choosing to live your own life. Will I remember it in a few years? Probably not. But good acting, and I appreciated that they showed the boxing matches as if they were televised as opposed to overly composed and set to music movie fights.

Rode home after that. My ears are cold. I'm going to go gnaw on an apple now. Mmm.

Todays Portrait Is: Karen Berger.

Saturday, January 1, 2011

2011 starts with a zzzz....





The Party:

I threw on a turban, my new silk skirt that I got from mom, and a sparkly top, and got to hanging out. There was a hookah with apple flavored tobacco. I've never partaken in a hookah before, it was interesting. I think the part that was the most fun was playing with exhaling smoke. Felt like I was in a mooovie. Anyway. Tabitha, Karen, Jenny came. Mel and Melissa. Some of Mark's friends and roommies. A nice assortment. There was fondue and brownies and chips and drinks. I paced myself pretty well, but I think the combination of different types of booze and too much cheese left me feeling sick, so I laid down. Then midnight came and went. Oops. I had also had a long day. I don't want to use the word "passed out"....anyway. It was fun, what parts I were at the party for.

January 1st:

I hear that how you spend the first day is indicative of how your year will go. I don't want to spend 2011 alone in my apartment drawing and watching British television...all though the drawing was a good bit.

Got three of my 365 portraits done. I want to get to a point where I'm at least a week ahead and I can do timed posts, so that if something comes up and I get behind, the posts won't suffer. I'll still try to draw once a day, just some days I may do more.

Once I got up, I ate some breakfast. Mark and Kristen had attended to most of the cleaning. It was mostly just dishes strewn about. Later on I put away some of the dishes and washed the rest. I put away some of my presents and my clothes. Tidied up. But mostly killed time. Caught up on television. Drank water. Ate an apple. Tomorrow I will go to Trader Joe's and get groceries. Maybe go see a movie. Check out M.A.C. and get some fancy makeup using Christmas money (maybe a lip gloss....). I got a sweater at Goodwill that I want to sew patches on. Only I don't have any patches.

Today wasn't a big day. I think I'll even go to bed before midnight. I'm pretty tired still.

Also, at the bottom of all my blog posts here, I will include a link to my PortraiToday project (365 portraits in 2011, one a day!). I plan to have the days post uploaded before I do this post. So anyway, without further blah blah blah, my first portrait:

Todays Portrait Is: Trillian Spencer (me!)

Friday, December 31, 2010

toodles year of suck

Bye bye 2010. You sucked. Really hard. There were some good times and some good people and I really learned how to appreciate the wonderful friends I have, and how supportive they are. But 2010 till had some horrible moments that I'll never forget, and some friendship lows. Anyway. I'm glad to be rid of it and I'm entering 2011 with a clearer head and self assuredness. Bring it on!

Woke up early. Begged and Dad made a poached egg on toast with melted cheese. Stuffed my stuff in the car and off we left. We got to the station a bit early, but I had to check bags, so early is better. We solved crosswords in the car till the train arrived. I tried to sleep but was unsuccessful.

Arrived in the slightly warmer Portland right on time. Pulled my stuff off of the area and right as I was pondering tugging the box that dad made(safely protected in cardboard with rope) to the curb to wait for my ride, he arrived to carry the box with a box in it! Good old Rollyn. Packed my stuff up in the car. He dropped me off at my place while he found parking, and I brought the stuff in. Then we went to Pizzicato because I was starving. He had been snacking, so I just got myself pizza and a drink. It was very good. We then chilled at his place for a while. It was nice to relax. At sixish he brought me back to the apartment. He had prior plans for New Years, but if he is in the neighborhood around midnight, who knows.

Anyway. Walked to Trader Joe's to get some beverages and chips, found them closed, so I walked to Fred Meyers. The apartment is looking great. It is a The Mighty Boosh themed new years party. Mark is dressed as Old Gregg and Kristen is Vince Noir. I just threw on some nice clothes, a sparkly top, and did up a scarf like a turban. Nothing major. Anyway, people are arriving. Party is starting. Bye bye 2010! Hello 2011!

Thursday, December 30, 2010

I'll never be able to tell someone to fill their hands...

Got up a little earlier because I needed to look up times for True Grit and make plans for the day with various parties.

Had some tea and some microwave food, and then I looked up times and called Celia. The basic plan was to go with pa into Bremerton, get ma, eat lunch, meet up with Celia, and then go see movie. And that is how it played out.

Dad and I listened to Lady Gaga on the way to pick up mom, because that is the only way we can listen to Gaga: without mom. She just loathes the catchiness of her music. Anyway, picked up mum and then we went to Anthony's for lunch. And we all had salads! All though mom and pop had a soup bowl along with their salad. My almond chicken salad was good, though a bit heavy on the dressing. Mmm. Pa cleaned his plate and finished off mothers and helped with mine. We talked about taking a canal trip in France once the school year is over. Hmm.

The parents dropped me off at Goodwill, where I waited for Celia. The DVD selection was awesome. Picked up Royal Tenenbaums, Zoolander, Point Break, and Spice World on the cheap. Picked up some clothes too. We drove to Poulsbo and talked and cruised around town a bit, then we got to the theater early and chatted. Ma and Pa arrived and sat next to us and then moved to the back because it was too close for mother.

True Grit was GREAT! Coens have done it again. Really solid direction. Great acting. Surprisingly violent for PG13. Better than the original. Bridges did so well. And the parents and aunty enjoyed it as well. We all left the theater in good spirits. I hugged Celia goodbye and home we went.

I packed up my suitcase and box. Dad helped pack the box. My suitcase is nice and light. The box is wrapped up in cardboard to protect it on its train trip. Mom gave me some of her old clothes. A nice coat and shirt that dad got for her in 1981. We really do not get rid of anything in this family. Now my stuff is all packed and I have to get up early. But I'll nap on the train ride.

Wednesday, December 29, 2010

blah day

Made the blog for my 365 project. Ooooh. Now I am committed!

I set my cell phone to chime at 9:45, even though I had no idea when I would be getting up. It is good to keep ones body on a generic time. Can't just let it sleep all day. All though I do spend half of my days here in Seabeck in bed.

Spent most of the day on the internet. Keeping the fire burning is a full time job. Dad worked on his truck. Lots of work to get it to move just a few feet. Really strange problem.

I decorated a couple more cupcakes.

Dad was nice enough to let Holly sleep on her rug inside! Normally the doggy is strictly outside.

Dinner was a delicious stir fry. We watched Shrek the Third, which was better than I was expecting it to be.

Now I think I'll read some Cannery Row.

It really sucks not having wheels of my own when I visit home.

portraitoday

http://portraitoday.blogspot.com

I'm going to do a portrait a day for every day in 2011.