ok day - week is sort of a fail production wise.  Would be a lot happier if I had more to show for it.  Maybe tomorrow I can knock it out of the park.

Working all week on these prints for SM, and they are all just ok.  I am stuck in a reprint rut for sure.  Some of these I have printed over and over.  

Totally uninspired to make new work, and these positives are all complete.  So fucking stupid - I hate spending $$$ on ink for one thing.  Anyway, that has been an ongoing project that I should finish tomorrow.

Went to BUZZ to drop holiday cards, and then old navy and Michaels.  Dave's little adventure.  

For a minute or less, I liked the idea of weekday shopping, giving me nostalgic memories of Rockville and childhood.  Then while I was in the store, especially Michaels, with all the holiday CRAP, I felt repulsed and like I just was in the WRONG place, and had to go go go !!!  Bad feelings / memories of Jimmy came to mind, so I rushed out after buying some paper for printing.  

Got a donut at Giant, which should have been at least good (not great), but it was terrible.  Turns out you really need to microwave them!  

I was tempted by the fried chicken at the hot bar, with memories of press check lunch breaks at G & G.  Such nostalgia.  EVERYTHING is a memory!!  But I figured it would be $$$ and not so good, so I went with the cheap shitty donut instead. 

Waiting to hear from Hex, who will be finished working soon.  Pick up at 18th & P. 

 

So this is a quick day rundown.

Made screens, and continue to work on my prints for SM.  Ordered cards, and painted some boards.  All uneventful.  Trying to find some creative juice!  Putting of drawing as usual, but the days go by and the vice tightens.  I always do this to myself.

Slipped up over the weekend with news reading, but back to ...

 

hex called - bye! 

ha ha I just keep sitting at my desk consumed into my screen, tweaking this and that on my site, and stalling going to the gym.  

All I do at the gym every night is sit in the sauna and steam, and shower.  Cardio has been a thing of the past, too lazy by the time 7pm comes around, and I really enjoy ending the day this way.  But its lazy, that's for sure.  

After COVID I just said fuck it - I can do what the fuck I want!

Anyway, positive day.  Started the prints, and got sort of uninspired as I went along.  I NEED TO DO NEW THINGS, not just reprint the same stuff.  The harder path but more rewarding for sure.

Midday my holiday cards arrived (early, yay!) so I realized it was best to shift gears, put off printing (happily) and prepare cards for GTown.  Made the trip over and think it was a good plan, and good to check in.  It's been way too long, out of fear, and convenience - parking is always a BITCH.  Got a good picture of what they need -- a good way to make a plan into action over the next few weeks.

Hoping to work over the weekend, we'll see how that goes.  Usually I just an instantly out of the mood, and just want to slug. But there is a lot to do !!

 

Good day!  Started early (for me) with hex and coffee at Firehook - ha, we can't stop calling it that.

Posted cards to site, and ran off to photograph Precipice print.  Mixed results.

Started big SM project of prints on wood.  Sort of fun feeling creative and free.  Made screens, so all set to print tomorrow.

Early evening walk with ladies after running out quickly for coke at gas station ($1.50 !!).  The sun was shining, the start of golden hour, and I realized I should be out with them THEN every day instead of walking in the sad dark.  So that will be my new plan!

Sold chairs finally on marketplace, and then was off to SMUM.  Metro was apocalyptic - filled to capacity, yet we kept stopping at super crowded stations and people kept squeezing in.  It was harrowing!!  I managed to find a set and all was better, but I was so isolated that I missed my stop.

UM good , a happy drop.  Then the gym, which was totally empty.  It's sad when it's like that.  Where is everybody??

Tomorrow > print.

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Sitting in the sauna, my mind wandered to bsur, and all that bloomed out of that, and just now thinking about posting shot of Irene in my first tee design, and what came out of that!  

Jordy > bill and John > Adam > bsur > branddave.  Its a crazy progression, and IS SO FUCKING MAGICAL (!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!) how all that came from the tiny seed of creativity and spark of an idea that I put into motion with a series of actions.  All the people, products, $$$, happiness, (frustration) everything that flowed out of that one thing - that idea, that motion and action.  It's just so exciting to think about, all that I have done.  Its very powerful ! 

 

 Weird time(with govt shutdown)?  I don't know, it just seems like the streets are empty and holiday is not started.  Good election last night.  I am staying away from the news!  Glad about that discipline.

Working slow this week with stomach issues.  Monday was a full day of cheryl, and yesterday I printed for SM, and that was pretty much it.  Today I finished that (soooooo sloooooow) and finally got my nov postcard finished (redo of course) and Steve's cards finished up.  Creative energy very low.  I have drawn nothing lately.  For weeks.

Have a lot to do, so i'll keep on moving forward.  Hopefully stomach gets better over time, and I can gain some sort of momentum.  I need it!