my brother Thomas (this is my favorite picture of us together, second only to the one where all three Mikkelsen siblings have the same haircut –and are not toddlers at the time) heads out to California via Amtrak train this weekend for a job interview in Los Angeles. he's going to be staying with my ever cheerful friend Dan…whom he has never met before. i have no worries though because Dan, a young hipster himself, is as hospitable and charming as anyone i know. and Thomas is a gracious guest. they should get on like a house on fire. and if it does go 'pear shaped' (what exactly does that mean anyway? being pear shaped myself, i can't help but be a little bent out of shape over that phrase), it's only two nights, so no worries.
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Mom and Ruby take their afternoon nap together everyday…and are so accustomed to each other that they've begun to mirror their sleeping positions. when i'm trying to sneak through the bedroom to the balcony the scene is cute, though a bit creepy.
and yes, that is a tattoo. -
mom's advice to my brother Thomas regarding his upcoming job interview: "Don't get stoned the night before." aw, mom always with the words of wisdom.
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Rue Docteur Rostan After Rain, acrylic and charcoal on board, 21" x 25.5"
finished, much better photo. i quite like it, despite the 'funny gray'. -
i'm going home! well, for a short visit anyway. i've booked my flight..i'll be in Savannah for Angel and Dan's wedding Nov.2 through Nov. 12. i can't wait to see everyone i've been missing! and i even get to stay in my own happy little home…i've missed my little balcony (pictured above) and view of the square..what's the name of that square again? i never can remember that…. -
working on this one, as yet unfinished..and currently horrendously photographed..sorry. will complete tomorrow and take a natural light shot..just want to assuage my guilt over not having painted more this past two weeks by getting something up! -
never, ever write an email to your exboyfriend after spending the better part of a day in a wine bar. duh. how could i make such a classic blunder? um, gee…wouldn't be me if i didn't.
thank goodness it was mostly unintelligable. though i am curious to know..what the hell was i talking about? and when did i start to use the word 'dude'? -
never, ever begin a pottery course horrendously hung over. sloppy pots.
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i just got in trouble for using an egg. one egg. like three days ago.
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it's rainy and chilly today, a good day to stay inside with a book. which is exactly what mom and i feel like doing since we've both picked up some kind of flu bug. nothing serious, but not fun.
