adios summer September 08, 2005

I was walking to drums tonight (drum lesson) and the sky was so pink and beautiful with a nice view of this pokey building.

sandy scalp September 05, 2005

This is a photo of my parents when we went on a harrowing journey through the Oregon coast wilderness, and had to turn around before reaching “the secret beach” we had heard so many false claims about,(mom!). Well, not exactly false, because I did catch a glimpse of it after trekking up thousands of sand dunes, and it was absolutely lovely. Worth every bit of sand in the eye.

Back in city land, and thanks to all of the kind humans who came out to the Hanner show last night. Awesome! Danica and Spider were fantastico. I think I’m going to be playing another show with Danica on the 20th of September at the Delancey, hurrah!

Also, for those of you folks who are free in the afternoons, particularly Wednesday Sept 14th, I will be playing with the Pages at Scenic at 12:40 pm for a CMJ extravaganza. That is, if my jury duty doesn’t spill over to that day. More details soon....

black and red show September 03, 2005

Oops, a correction!! Hanner is going on at 11:00 tomorrow instead of 9:00. A little bit late for sleepy heads, but not so bad for a long a weekend! Come on out!

three day weekend!! September 03, 2005

Hey dudes and dudettes,

Holy cats! Hanner is playing a live show this weekend in Brooklyn! It would be fantastico as always to see your shiny happy faces there, sipping on things with straws and keeping time with the butts of your heels. Or your butts!!

Sunday around 9:00 pm

In Williamsburg at Red and Black

135 N 5th St

Between Bedford and Berry

Yayy! Come along on this fantastico long weekend, and celebrate the end of the summer with some beers and ukulele songs….!

knit-a-thon September 01, 2005

Ahh, Oregon land. Such a nice visit. I kissed my niece and nephew as much as an auntie can get away with and had an overall, fantastico time. I spent one day and night with some great old friends in Eugene, where Kusi (who doesn’t have a website, but should, because she has knitting fingers that are absolutely SMOKIN..) gave us all knitting lessons over mojitos . I have to say that my fingers and brain didn't always cooperate and i ended up with a tangled, knotted mass of orange yarn. Could have been a side effect of the fancy drinks… but it didn’t damper my enthusiasm for joining the world of knitting, Hurrah!

Meanwhile, back in Brooklyn, our sweet little apartment was broken into and robbed while we were away. Sad. And creepy. I'm feeling very jumpy in here at the moment. But of course things could have been worse, and atleast the kitty is safe and sound, sneezing all over the windows as if nothing has changed...

r and r August 27, 2005

Well, I'm still on vacation here in Oregon-land. I'm due back in Brooklyn the middle of next week. I have been happily saturated with trees and family around here...along with typical Oregon adventures, including but not limited to:

1. A wizard handing out "magic rocks" at the health food store by my parents' house, dressed in an elaborate costume that looked suspiciously like an old graduation gown from my high school.

2. Eating at a place called the Pizza Research Institute. And boy did we do some research. Oh yes.

3. Swimming in a stubby river with my clothes on. Sometimes, I can't decide to get in or not, and then, I just do.

4. Getting home-made jam from just about everyone I see. (YES!!)

5. Watching the local news and seeing, WHAT TO DO WITH EXCESS FRUIT; HOW TO MAKE FRUIT LEATHER, as top story of the evening.

small wonder August 17, 2005

I’m off to Oregon for a fantastico and much needed vacation! Hoorah! I plan to swim in some rivers, eat some blackberries and recharge my human battery. I mean, humans don’t have batteries. What am I saying? I’m certainly not a robot like human with a battery. Heh, that would be, um, absurd.

summer of ill August 15, 2005

It’s funny how being sick with food poisoning can be like some kind of accidental vision quest, especially during a heat wave in an un-air-conditioned Brooklyn apartment.

Ahh..such was my weekend. Complete with a hunger induced hallucination of a banana scooting across the counter.

bladder August 09, 2005

The theme for this week's Illustration Friday is, empty.

I feel my best when my bladder is, empty.

list-a-thon August 06, 2005

Well friends, the art is up at Last Exit. There is going to be an opening-ish thing on Thursday night, and I would love to see you there. Last Exit is a lot of fun, with beers in buckets and super nice folks behind the bar and not behind the bar. It should be a great time.

So many friends in this world. doing so many cool things. So many cool things in fact, that I thought I would break into list-mode to get a handle on some of it....

1. My friend Wendy did a great blog series about the painting studio where we work.

2. The friendly folks at Temporary Residence, have overhauled their website! You can now order awesome music from the many bands that grace their label, with just a click or two.

3. The Pages are on tour, making the rounds this week, hopefully coming to a town near you.

4. I have re-stumbled on Courtney's art and I'm so glad. Her work cracks me up and inspires me in one fell swoop.

5. I don't know this guy, but dang, is that art awesome.

That's all of the list that I can squeeze out at the moment. But there's more. Oh yes.