5/1/09 12:26 pm Bright red Cardinal this morning. This weekend: -Draw on another big ppr + 2 canvases. Also big stretched canvas. / 7:55 pm This morning I saw a bright red Cardinal by the dumpsters. Such a vibrant splash of color. I just love Cardinals.
I needed to draw on another big paper because I screwed up the one I was working on. This is what I did to it: reverting back to old habits it seems, like sliding back into a comfortable groove. Ugh. Like just some crap I did as an undergraduate. Ugh. I tried reworking this and just made a mess, so it didn't look like this anymore and I ruined it, so I just folded it up and put it in the trash. Bah.
This is pastel and charcoal over some paint washes. Bah. I also have a painting I like on a scrap of paper, but the picture I took was blurry, so I need to get out the tripod and retake it.
5/1/09 I'm a bit buzzed. I'm on my second Mint Julep. Not that I care about the Kentucky Derby. I just like Mint Juleps. Steve got me fresh mint yesterday and I made mint simple syrup. I've altered my Mint Julep recipe. Equal amounts bourbon, mint syrup and water. 2 Tbsp each - and the second one was shaken. That way no syrup at the bottom of the glass. Yeah! [Later in the week, I increased the measurement to a 1/4 Cup each ingredient.]
Lisa with a Julep.
5/2/09
5/3/09 6:12 pm Fuck! I got SICK! Yesterday my sinuses were running like a faucet. Today: Ugh! Last night I took a 12-hour Chlor-Trimeton. I slept in till 10:00. After lunch I took a nap. Ugh. Achy. No fever, so it's not Swine Flu!
5/4/09 6:48 pm I stayed home today. I emailed my Boss last evening to ask if I could stay home, and he replied yes. I also texted Darla. So, I took another 12-hour Chlor-Trimeton and slept a really long time. To bed at 9:00. Although it took awhile to fall asleep. Up at 7:00. Had half a cup of coffee and went back to bed. Slept till 11:30. At 2:30 went back to bed. Slept till 4:00. Going to bed early, of course. Better not push it staying home again.
5/4/09
5/5/09 7:38 pm Back to work today. Blah.
5/6/09 8:21 pm
5/7/09 5:17 am It's too early! Bored Mtgs today.
5/8/09 6:48 pm Man, I'm wiped. Wiped.
5/9/09 7:12 pm I am so wiped. We went to see STAR TREK today: WOW! Mike & Corey already saw it. Mike emailed: See it, then we'll talk. Steve said we were broke till payday, but he had the $20 in his wallet to pay Mike for the Heavy Gear book. Mike said to go see the movie on him. So we did! Wow, we loved it. Great. Now I'm wiped - still wiped from last week. Not sure why. Sinus Infection plus Bored Meetings. Ugh. I'm tired.
5/9/09 [This is my regular journaling pen plus a white ink marker.]