lazy sunday

trip out of town to go Christmas antique shopping with Adams, Neil and Keira. I got a heart shaped cookie cutter and a bow tie to use as a hair clip. Adams got Christmas lights, Keira got a plaid shirt, and Neil got a hat. I really like this embroidered cat.

party review

Last night went to David and Rachel's for dinner party and menorah lighting and fun. headache today!




TIRED today. Finished "Living Dead in Dallas" the PERFECT hangover book.

i xo christmas!

waiting for it to be time to go to David's. we didn't get a tree because out house is xtreamly too small, so i decorated this twig with the gift tags I made during thanksgiving.
today made second round of Christmas cards. I proley wouldn't have made them except for Adams excitement and insistence and he woke me up at 6AM to get a start on them so I could give them to everyone at David's party. (He's very encouraging). The most exciting part was realizing I already have 20 people I consider friends to give them to.

cold and getting colder

today had final crits for print class. so long and unhelpful and in which I re-remember that it really only matters if you are personally happy with your work. its so annoying to talk about work you're not happy about, but maybe good because it maybe clarifies what you WISHED it looked like.
here is a photo of Yogis which is the sports bar right by our house. It is kind of place where you can order a bunch of shots delivered on a ski ( a shotski). Its kinda awful there but we end up going there a lot because its right by school and close to home and has booths and is comfortable and they ASSUME you want your bill divided up 5 ways


pictures of the snowyness ( that shorter building in the foreground is the print studio)

today after class I wrote christmas cards and Adams took me out to Thai and then we watched charlie brown christmas and were supposed to go back to school but didn't.
the excitement and talk of the town is Rachel and David's dress up christmas dinner tomorrow. EVERYONE is going.

new years resolutions

thought i'd get a few weeks head start on making '010 the awesomest year ever.
I'm a big fan of Anders Neilson. He co-curates a gallery in Chicago- well actually its a coffee shop, but anyway if i sent him work and I had to drive to Chicago and meet him that would be cool. also, I have 2 books half ways finished and it would feel pretty good to have those done and out in the world so I could move on. I would like to get up earlier, get a job, apply to some residencies (penland, women's studio workshop, xeric) sell those two books i finally finish at cinders and desert island. I think I'm eligable for free health insurance, I just have to fill out some forms. practice some kind of instrument.

'nothing doin'

not much going on. last night went to BFA photo show.

christmas-y town square


i was saddened to discover to day that Sasha Frere-Jones (pop music critic for new yorker) is not a lady as i've always assumed. I dunno, i just liked "her" writing style- declarative and definitive about what is a good band and what is bad. Reads differently to me in a male voice.

cute