Oh My.

It's been too long.
I've been so very busy working and working on art stuffs.

I'm ready for a vacation to the Oregon coast!
Yeah, that's not going to happen for quite some time... ;)

I have some exciting news! I received two copies of Craft-In. The book in which I created the cover for. Good news for you is that I am giving one of my copies away!

This is a truly great little gift book. It is actually 12 little books contained in a very cute box. all of the books are about a craft that you can do with a small group of friends. I am in love with the Pet Portrait Embroidery booklet, the terrarium booklet, and the cute little crochet cactus (I wish I knew how to crochet!)

I've been trying to come up with a really awesome give away game, and I think I finally came up with one. I've been thinking about my grandmother quite a bit lately and missing her quite a bit.

My grandmother meant so much to me and I have many many great memories of her. One of my most favorite memories was making cookies with her. My absolute favorite cookie to make was her Sally Shoppers Pig Out Cookies.

They are basically graham crackers with hot toffee poured over them and milk chocolate chips melted on top of them. Oh! With peanuts, or walnuts, sprinkled on top.... oh my goodness, my mouth is watering as I type!

anyway, she would always let me sprinkle on the chocolate chips (and sneak a small handful into my mouth.) She always let me eat the first one as soon as they cooled too.

So what I would like for you to do is share your most favorite memory with your grandmother, or mother.

The give away will end on Friday at 7pm and I'll announce the winner the same night! The winner will be picked randomly from a name picked from a bowl.

I'm looking forward to reading all of your sweet stories. :)

Good Times

I discovered Pandora the other day.

I've known about it for awhile...I just never thought I'd really be into it.
I was wrong. Very wrong.

I fricken love this website.

For someone who sits and listens to music all day, this site is perfect. It's totally free and easy to sign up for. You just plug in a band, or a song, you'd like to hear, and it makes a play list/station for you. There are some commercials, but only about 1 every hour or so.

Today I've been reliving my past by listening to some of my favorite bands from when I was 15. Screeching Weasel, The Queers, Rancid, Minor Threat, all, and so many many more. I love it.
It's bring back some really great memories for me.
Really great memories.

If you'd like to check out my stations so far you can here.
Hope everyone had a great weekend!

I'm Too Punk to Go to Parties

I've been doing a lot of packing the last couple of days.
Organizing and packing.

I found this quote in a school days memory book my mom got me.
It asked me what my favorite parties were while I was in the 10th grade.
My answer was, "I'm to punk to go to parties."
Haha!

I've been going through quite a bit of old things lately.
Things that I've kept for a very very long time.

Some of it is stuff that I don't know why I still have, and some of it is stuff that I am so glad I kept. It's amazing how I can totally get lost, and forget what time it is, going through some of these things. It's really slowed down my packing process.

all of these things have made me remember some really great memories, and not so great ones. They've made me think of some people, how much I miss some of them, and others, not so much.

It's been quite a process, one that's not quite over. We've still got roughly about 2 weeks to go. Well, back to it I suppose. Hope everyone's Tuesday is going well :)

Stuff

It's a really great Fall day.
It starting to feel like fall more and more everyday and I love it.

I'm listening to Death Cab's Transactlanticism album and it's really bringing back memories of this time 4 years ago. Was it four years ago? I don't know...but I bought this album in the fall a few years ago, and it's reminding me of that time in my life...

There's things I miss, and things I don't. People I miss, and people I don't...

It's funny how certain smells and music can be so...memory inducing :)

Anyway, got a lot of work done today, and I want to get some more done.
The self portraits are slow going. Oh well, I don't want to rush them.

I mostly worked on a commission piece and put some finishing touches on somethings.
Yup.
I think I am going to make some tea, and get some more work done.
Happy Monday.

ps. Kim, don't freak out.
Remember to go for your walks :)
Love you.