Quarter Winding Down

June is just like any other month for me: busy busy, but now even more busy since the kiddo's out of school. I don't have much time to myself anymore. But I have slowed down on my projects, such as the tattoo paintings and started spending most of my time with Mazzy. She tags along with me while I run errands and she makes sure I watch plenty of cartoons.

Last weekend I was lucky enough to visit my BFF Amber in Kansas City. We spent two days acting like carefree teenagers in downtown KCMO. We visited many art galleries, watched street performers, giggled over cute guys, gambled at a casino (no beginner's luck for me!), and accidentally attended a Gay Pride Event where we just let go and had fun. It's always great to be with someone who knows you so well! Amber and I have been friends since I was in 8th grade.

My current projects include lots of homework and taking a photo with my Blackberry everyday and uploading it to Flickr. Here are a few of my favorites:

Currently

Current book: Atonement by Ian McEwan
Current album: Ryan Adams and the Cardinals - Cold Roses
Current shame-inducing guilty pleasure: Unfortunately, Google-ing old friends' names. This tends to get me in trouble.
Current color(s): White and navy blue.
Current link: http://www.twitter.com
Current fetish: Totally obsessed with hula-hooping!
Current drink: Chai tea.
Current favorite creep: Me. I'm a big ol' Creepy McCreeperson
Current wish-list: A big bottle of Patron!
Current favorite song(s): I've been digging on some ol' school Missy Elliot lately.
Current triumph(s): Find the time to read a lot! Yay
Current celebrity crush: Ryan Adams, for a long, long time.
Current indulgence: Giving in to feeling overwhelmed.
Current slang: "And I'm like, dude, okay?"
Current excitement: Going to Kansas City soon to see my BFF!
Current mood: Restless and curious.

Obsessive Much?

Needless to say, I've been obsessed with drawing and painting tattoo designs. I have nothing scheduled for this weekend so I expect to at least get 5 more paintings done. Well, I'm shooting for 5.

Currently Working On

Middle of March.

This afternoon.

There are still days I want to become a tattoo artist & every once in awhile I punch out a painting or two based on a tattoo design I've seen online. This one has been sitting on my desk for weeks and I finally sat down and finished it today. I think I'll start on some sort of tattoo art portfolio. & saving for a machine.

India ink, watercolor, acrylic paint.

Things I Love Thursday

- Good mail days: An awesome doggy postcard from Susie/BoyGirlParty and two wonderful, beautiful, amazing prints from My Folk Lover.
- Getting paid to make art: I had a huge commission this week and I can't wait to show it off!
- Reading French Milk by Lucy Knisley. Yes!
- Little Big Planet: A game that's easy on the eyes and can be played by the whole family. I bet if we let her, Mazzy would play it all day long. And y'know, I think I would too.
- Toms Shoes: I finally ordered my first pair last week. They came the very next day and I'm in love with them. I'm glad I ordered a half size up, since they were a little snug.

Things I should blog about:
- School
- Recent Concerts
- Window Paintings
- Etc.

Things I Love Thursday? Yeah, inspired by Gala Darling.