what’s been going on
Well, I’ll tell you.
I’ve been making a lot of print work lately as you can see in my recent posts. I’m thinking I’ll build a site for selling them online soon, been tossing around domain names this morning in between computer crashes. They look great poster-size, and I can do theme-based prints on demand as well. I did a tribute to Bjork and a Tori poster that turned out especially well, and I have a Beck-themed print in work, too.
One day, one of my business ideas and/or inventions and/or novels/paintings etc… will get me out of the cubicle. I am determined. In any case, I will die trying goddammit.
Anyway.
Today is the one month anniversary of co-habitation with the boyfriend, and it’s working out pretty well. I love living with him. I also really love our dishwasher. I actually look forward to going home at night. Because both he and the dishwasher are usually there.
We had a party at our new place this past Saturday: The First Annual Hunter S. Thompson Fourth of July Party. Michael grilled a stupid amount of food and lots of our friends and random people showed up. Everyone seemed to have a good time and it lasted pretty much all day long. The cleanup yesterday wasn’t bad. Again, can I just say I love the dishwasher.
I’m still buried at work and it won’t change any time soon, in fact it is getting worse, got two new RoboHelp projects to update. However I have learned not to take anything up here seriously, so my stress levels are no higher than when I spend all day reading fark.com.
Been slacking about the gym the last couple weeks but I am starting back tonight.
The novelty of the new place still hasn’t burned off so I haven’t been doing much writing or painting at home, been mostly just chilling out enjoying the house. Also, my studio doesn’t have A/C and it’s been so hot….
I’m happy. I know it doesn’t make an exciting or interesting read, but it is true: I am happy… and more relaxed than I have been in a great while. And in this space, I can create. I can write and make new things when the other areas of my life are calm and cohesive. This is the space I create best in, actually.
I am not pressuring myself as much to be a Great Artist/Poet/Writer/Whatever or constantly telling myself OMG DO IT YESTERDAY WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR!??!??!! like I have been for so many years. I am cool with not being perfect or insanely productive right now.
It will come when it comes.
That said… I may need to do Artist’s Way soon, though. I may need to formulate and stick to a writing schedule. I may need to rethink my priorities and how I spend my time every day. I may need to start another book soon, one that takes substantially more than three days to write. It may even be a book of serious poetry, who knows.
I think what I need to do is make time every day to just sit and wait. Make myself available at the typewriter, at the computer, at the notebook, and see what, if anything, comes.
I may need to start waking up earlier.
I may need to quit watching so many movies.
