dear dave,

stupid couple of days avoiding - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - > drawing.

Commission drawings that have alluded me for months!  I have done E V E R Y T H I N G except them.  I have nowhere to go but to finish them, and get past them.  Think I may have made a chip.  We'll see.

KARMA POLICE
RADIOHEAD

Karma police, arrest this man 
He talks in maths 
He buzzes like a fridge 
He's like a detuned radio 

Karma police, arrest this girl 
Her Hitler hairdo is 
Making me feel ill 
And we have crashed her party 

This is what you get 
This is what you get 
This is what you get when you mess with us 

Karma Police 
I've given all I can 
It's not enough 
I've given all I can 
But we're still on the payroll 

This is what you get 
This is what you get 
This is what you get when you mess with us 

And for a minute there, I lost myself, I lost myself 
And for a minute there, I lost myself, I lost myself 

For for a minute there, I lost myself, I lost myself 
For for a minute there, I lost myself, I lost myself 
Phew, for a minute there, I lost myself, I lost myself 

Another snow day.  Winter will never pass.

semi-productive.  Finished up HMWM, which feels great, but now it's a vacuum.  Big plans sort of fizzled, but that is to be expected I guess.

things humming along.

recent

PARCHEESI  SUNDAY

3    SUE

1    HEX     double 5's

0    DAVE

0    JIMMY

sometimes the best response is no response.

#sucker

what a mess past few days:

after great progress tues-thursday, I just fell off a cliff.  Big plans fizzled.  I just can't seem to find my creative mojo.

Corcoran closed today for spring break.  great idea to draw at studio - only problem, I don't want to, or can't, or whatever.  I seem to find every excuse to not.

DAMN

Barcelona
Rufus Wainwright


The summer sun sets a vicious circus
when shadows held the world in place
But today I felt a chill in my apartment's 
coolest place
"Fuggi Regal Fantasima"
The village larks cannot be heard
'cause all the crows got panderers
I can't esape these velvet drapes,
don't want my rings to fall off
my fingers
"Fuggi Regal Fantasima"

The mirror I find hard to face
'Cause I fear its a long way down


Got to get away from here, I think I know
which hemisphere
Crazy me don't think there's pain in Barcelona
They dance you 'round a waltz confound
But I fear it's a long way down
Even if that straw I pull
and I got to fight that bull
Nothing really compares to Barcelona
Besides in Spain Don Juan's to blame
But I fear it's a long way down
And I fear I won't be around
Make sure I have all my papers
laying out my summer clothes
Search for traps in vain like scratching
so my suitcase I can close
"Fuggi Regal Fantasima"

spent WHOLE day on a HMC (cats).  ruff going (haha)

Lots of false starts, and still feel unsettled with what I have.  Blah.

Sold both prints I worked so hard printing last week.  Crazy and terrific.  Got to feel blessed and lucky and on a roll.

so I guess I'll call it a day, and be a superstar tomorrow (instead of today, yesterday, and the day before)

saturday
printing went well at corcoran.  fnished branches, then switched gears and did a bunch of small ones.

sunday
typical day off.  great falls and parcheesi in Roclkville.  Fun to play again

monday
another snow storm!  Not really as bad, but tok day off anyway.  Fun day with Hexy, movie, soup and gym.

today
back to work, with tons of drawing on my plate.  A day of so so progress, but really, that is to be expected.

printing progress this past weekend

#TBT -- first branddave home page (not really, but kind of)

dear dave

its too darn cold (for anything)

all we can hope is (spring will come)

and we will find (the missing plane)

and I'll stop obsessing about (RHOBH)

#teamlisa

crappy day yesterday, so so day today.  great day tomorrow?

went to Buzz slaters and refilled and refreshed.  big storm expected, so I wanted to get it done.

other than that...

I like the drawing, coloring, pasting, printing, tweaking.

I don't like the photoshoping, finalizing, cleaning up, exporting, mixing.

stressed out monday doing the latter.

Saturday>good but SLOW.  monsters + redbud, and took ALL day.  crazy

tired and mentally spent.

great outcome with project!  Now I need to work on planning for tomorrow, and I can't focus.  Or I just want to be DONE.

The heat kicks in at the studio, and there is this crazy hot/cold thing that happens (because I have to open the window)

Still crazy cold, but I think it will finally warm up this weekend.

boards are painted and drying.  Feel so so about plans, but it's the best I could do right now.

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bleary eyed after a long day in front of the computer.  So many parts to pull together for 2nd round of HMVAL.  But great news - 4 were accepted yesterday.  Really happy about that.

put off other work this week while I finished this all up.  Not sure about printing tomorrow.  Think it might get scrapped (like shoot with Kevin today)  Well, happy with the outcome.  Fingers crossed for more approvals.

Soooooooo fun.  doing what I love!

pizza + plum buckle tonight.  life is good.

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fun, working all day on HMVAL

looking forward to feedback!

dear dave,

I'm so hard on myself, but in this moment, I'm feeling accomplished and proud.

Doing the sort of thing I'm great at, working on my own, and succeeding.  Feels pretty fucking good.

- - - - - - -
saturdays at the corcoran have been a struggle this year.  I don't know what gets into me, but I just lag and slag and make stupid mistakes that draws everything out.  i want to be all efficient and inspired, but instead the days just drag.  In the end, all works out, but I feel like it could be so much better.

anyway, this saturday I finished some loose ends, made more seagulls, a "later, bitches", and some glove you's.  All fine and good.

Saturday night was hot-pot at Sheons.  A great big feast, I just wish it was more to my liking.  A fun social night though.

Sunday I was so happy to have off.  Took Remi to great Falls, then Rockville.  Nice to have some 1 on 1 with jimmy.  Amazed at how far she came last year, and frightened by how fragile it all really is.  Just focus on the positive and now, I tell myself. Then I worry more.

Monday the snow came early, as expected.  Not as bad as a few weeks ago, but enough to stay home and veg out.  Mid-day I felt let-down as the snow tapered off.  I'm always such a kid with the snow.  I want it to be paralyzing and exciting, streets covered and not passable.  I always hate when it fizzles and melts fast.

Instead of doing the RIGHT thing and going into the studio, I convinced myself the day was lost to the snow, and I should stay put.  Not the greatest choice, but my choice nonetheless.  VERY typical dave.  Hex on the other hand slogged to the gym.  Typical Hexy.  Such a role model of discipline.

Today turned into a shit show early on.  Messes and miscommunications that got me so worked up and upset.  But then it just all worked out, beautifully.

Which takes me to just now, the last hour or so.  I sat down, focused, and came up with some great ideas for HM (10 due this friday).  Creative ideas that I'm excited about, and excited to submit.  No pain or angst or anxiety or upset.  They just flowed out.  And that makes me really proud, and happy.