art monday

random quote

"One day, in retrospect, the years of struggle will strike you as the most beautiful."
- Sigmund freud

horrible fridge poetry...

(i think i need some new words.)

random quote...

"start every day off with a smile and get it over with."
-- w.c. fields

can we say "hilarious"

maybe i am delirious, due to a lack of sleep, or this is the funniest thing i've seen in a while...i took my cue from heidi at "waiting" and threw the words "barbara needs" into a google search...here are the top 15 hits for what i am lacking in life...

1. barbara needs a good swift k@#$!
2. barbara needs to blog (hey, i'm trying).
3. barbara needs two overtimes to defeat uc davis.
4. barbara needs help and support.
5. barbara needs victory.
6. barbara needs help!
7. barbara needs to take this opportunity to take a long hard look at herself and see...
8. barbara needs a decent thai place (well, i am a bit hungry at the moment).
9. barbara needs a screen for a power point presentation.
10. barbara needs to know about the body.
11. barbara needs to lose weight and avoid potential cardiovascular complications (i'm hungry, but i should not eat in order to lose weight?).
12. barbara needs help all right, but not in being re-elected...
13. barbara needs conservation, but wearing sweaters just won't be enough.
14. barbara needs a real bbq joint (okay, i get it, i'll eat!).
15. barbara needs some meat in her system, then maybe she would be in a better mood (and all this time i thought i needed therapy).

that was way too much fun! try it and see what you need...

self portrait tuesday

it is only tuesday....it has been such a long week already....i worked at five a.m. on sunday morning and pulled an overnighter last night, working from 7:30 p.m. until a quarter to four in the morning. tonight i must do it all over again...
i'm tired, i'm cranky, and i'm feeling a bit emotional...nothing a little bit of sleep can't cure
(i hope).

art monday

i'm going to join in the "art monday" fun along with bill and tracie...this one is mine...

i've been tagged...

i've been tagged by my dearest heidi, and in return, i am tagging bill and jeff (let's see if either of them do this)
i'm pretty sure that i cannot come up with 20 tidbits of information about myself, but here it goes:
1. i'm obsessed with the color green...everything in my closet is either green or black...it is an issue, but i cannot force myself to buy any other colors...no matter how ugly the garment, i will still love it if it is in green.
2. i love bad religion...i have a secret crush on greg gaffin...smart guys are sexy.
3. i'm a rock star when i'm driving alone. no, i don't just sing loudly, i front a band.
4. i really hate my voice and will not sing aloud in front of anyone...anyone.
5. i wished i had the courage to do everything i wanted to do.
6. i get really quiet when i'm angry...i have never yelled at anyone and i would like to keep it that way...when people piss me off i just get really quiet and try to cool myself off. i'll talk about it later when i am calm.
7. i really hate it when people ask me a question and do not wait for a response... "how are you" is a question. a person that i am working with asks that exact question every time i see him while he is just passing through. some day i will follow him to his little office and tell him exactly how i am.
8. i'm only funny to my sister, and i love her for enjoying my sense of humor.
9. i am funny to no one other than my sister...everyone else mistakes my sarcasm for rudeness.
10. i love wine, as long as it is not merlot.
11. i signed up for my own blog so that i could make comments on my friend heidi's blog without showing up annonymous...she tricked me into it without even knowing it, and i love her for it... blogging is relaxing and cathartic.
12. i am an artist with no faith in my artistic abilities.
13. well, that is not exactly true...i'm an okay artist, i just have really low self esteem.
14. notice how i said "okay"... so i have absolutely no self esteem...mostly i hate me...
15. i'm a big klutz...i can trip over air. i once hurt myself with a light bulb and had to get stitches....a light bulb. did i mention i hurt myself with this light bulb while i was taking out the trash?
16. i love color...it's pretty hard to imaging since i wear only black (and green on occasion) but i love color...i've painted the walls in my home different crazy colors like red, blue, yellow, green, brown, silver....i love color.
17. i love being a redhead...i know, i know...i'm not a true redhead...but i love it when my hair is red. i'm naturally a brunette, but i haven't seen my true hair color since i was a sophmore in high school. i tried to go back, but i was unhappy, so i colored my hair bright red again.
18. i loved being in college...i really love to learn new things, i loved the experience that i had and the people that i met. it is especially good when you are an artist...to come in contact with other artists...people just like you, trying to sort through new and crazy ideas...i would like to create a group that met and discussed the projects they were working on...maybe i should, but i do not know any other artists in the area...how do i find them?
19. i am drinking a bottle of chardonnay...dog house...charlie's chard...it is really tasty...probably the only reason i have been able to come up with so many tidbits about myself...
20. i really love my job...i know...i work in retail, i am a loser...but i really enjoy it...i know that i do a lot for my store and that the role i play is important. plus, i love the people that i work with... there are some really wonderful people with really great hearts working with me... they would never read this, but, if they stumble accross it...lesley and alex are phenominal human beings...they make my job a place worth showing up too. smooches to you....

and smooches to everyone...thank you heidi for tagging me...it has been fun...
i'm pretty sure this is the most i have ever written in my blog.

random quote

"success is the ability to go from failure to failure without losing your enthusiasm."
-winston churchill

...and that's a pretty nice haircut.

i've had so many bad haircuts that i am now afraid to get my hair done...but, after months of scary hair days, i finally "bit the bullet" and had it done...

i totally hated it until today...today, i feel beautiful...

self portrait tuesday

evening

random quote...

"you must be the change you wish to see in the world."
-gandhi

it is official...i do not have a life....

i've been a little sick lately....

i haven't been able to drink my morning cup(s) of coffee lately since my tummy has been bothering me...it has been hell.

i was bored today....

i made a mini purse for my mini ipod...

self portrait tuesday

afternoon

random quote...

"I photograph to find out what something will look like when photographed."
-- garry winogrand

art monday

i'm copying my sister...i need to get some new art on my computer, but i've always loved this image, so i thought i'd share it anyway...

hanging with the family...

i'm hanging out with my sister and father right now...they are watching me blog...i sure make funny faces when i type, don't i?

my sister is my inspiration

i was inspired by my sister to pick up my yarn and prepare for the fall...this is my kitty cat soft skinny scarf...it is so cozy...i just can't wait for the cool weather to come along...

self portrait tuesday

morning

while i'm posting random pictures of the two people i know...

this is my sister...she is beautiful! i know, i know...it is obvious! but, i don't think she realizes exactly how wonderful she is...so, now, for the whole world to know... My sister is the best!

this is bill...

bill totally rocks...i've known bill since i was in junior high when he used to follow my sister to my track meets...he is just like my older brother...he wanted a picture for his blog, so i threw this one up today so he could use it. doesn't he look lovely in infrared?