Month: August 2002

The place that was my refuge, Xanga, has now become a place for the emotional vampires to congregate and feast on my blog and on Gray’s. Yet they say that I am the one with the problems … good grief.  Two of the staunchest believers of God, too … makes me want to go to great lengths to disassociate myself with anything Christian.

I haven’t heard from you in a while, Jason/Jacen. How is the land of grapes, donkeys and gold treating you? Any good X floating around in Greensboro these days or are you avoiding it so that your mommy doesn’t get upset? Is your new wife supporting you yet or have you decided to keep a job longer than the latest Playstation game?

Please, tell me … how many Xanga blogs do you have now? And how bitter are you that you keep coming back to attack me? Go grow up … and by the way – your attempts at poetry still suck ass.

And now Swirly has a little
Fun With Photoshop

(click on image to see larger version)

Happy Birthday to you,

Happy Birthday to you,

Happy Birthday dear Gray …

Happy Birthday to you!

Today, please join me in wishing my best friend, my husband, my support, my refuge, my hunka-burnin-love, my giggle monster, my heart a very happy birthday. Go say hi to my Gray!

I  you, baby!

True Confession

My most recent art projects have been taking images from my dreams/nightmares and putting them on paper. The last one is of my step-father, mother, grandparents and ex-husband with huge ghostly faces, smiling and laughing at me. They were surrounding me and all had demonic tails. I was about 1/100th their size and wrapped in a cocoon-like manner. Their faces were all twisted and maniacal. Bizarre, but I got a really good response from my classmates. I’ll have to scan it in when I’m done.

Emailed Joke
Books Not In Your Library

Dad’s New Wife Timothy
    
Pop! Goes The Hamster….And Other Great Microwave Games

How to Become The Dominant Military Power In Your Elementary School

Safe Sex And The Zip-Lock Bag

Testing Homemade Parachutes With Nothing At All But Your Household Pets

Egghead – And Other Things Mrs. Dumpty Gave Humpty

The Complete Set Of “Mother Got Goosed” Nursery Rhymes

Those Great Childhood Fragrances…Apple Pie, Cotton Candy And Bicycle Seats

Bob the Germ’s Wondrous Journey Into and Back Out of Your Digestive System

The Little Engine that Could Becomes Intoxicated and Kills Civilians

Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer’s Games of Revenge

Dick, Jane, and Spot Wander Into The ‘Hood’

Clifford The Big Red Dog Accidentally Eats His Master And Is Put To Sleep

The Hardy Boys, The Barbie Twins, And The Vice Squad

The Tickling Babysitter

Charles Manson Bedtime Stories

Daddy Loses His Job and Finds the Bottle

Babar Meets the Taxidermist

Controlling The Playground: Respect Through Fear

Curious George And The High-Voltage Fence

The Boy Who Died From Eating All His Vegetables

Start a Real-Estate Empire With The Change From Your Mom’s Purse

The Pop-up Book of Human Anatomy

Things Rich Kids Have, But You Never Will

The Care Bears Maul Some Campers And Are Shot Dead

Behind The Scenes
What Is That Profile Pic, Swirly?

Marilyn Monroe, while still Norma Jeane, drawing a heart in the sand.

I like it because, before I found this image, I had my ex take a picture of my writing “I love my Dad” in the sand at the beach. I framed for him (dad) for Father’s Day a few years ago.

I also like the fact that the finger could be writing or drawing almost anything. All of the potential that lies there in the wet sand … ah crap, I’m getting all weird. Geez.

Finish Me Off

Write a small-bloggish-comment using the following words: because at that moment I knew that I would never cut my hair. Be as creative or as blah as you want to be. Bonus points for humor.

The New Semester Begins

Back in school and in the computer lab as of this past Monady.  Here is the schedule for this semester:

ART 109 – Figure Drawing – MWF 1130-0120
ART 232 – Intermediate Drawing – MWF 0800-0950
ART 300 – Comp Graphics I – TR 1230-1515
ART 428 – US Art History – TR 0930-1045
MAT 105 – College Math – M 1830-2110

M=Monday T=Tuesday W=Wednesday R=Thursday F=Friday
All times are military in nature.

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I’m also doing work study again, babysitting the Art dept’s Mac lab Tuesday and Thursday. It’s not glamorous but it’s a helluva lot better than other jobs I could have and HAVE had.

I have also been begged to tutor a lady in Intro to Computer Graphics, so that will be added my list of “have to do”s. That will be a Monday, Wednesday, Friday between classes kind of thing.

I have another part-time job as an art therapist. I work there Friday through Monday. Is half an hour away from my apartment but not too bad of a commute.

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Fifteen hours and a few jobs is going to be a tough row to hoe, but I think I can do it. I just have to stay focused. I have to do things to let myself unwind and remember to work on my art projects – especially having three studio classes.

Swirly’s Six
Acts I’ve Seen Live

1 Metallica, Days of the New, Jerry Cantrell

2 John Anderson, Linda Davis, Leroy Parnell

3 Gwar

4 The Misfits

5 Creed, Sevendust

6 The Embers

(sad list, eh?)

Behind The Scenes
What Is That Profile Pic?

A tree, as depicted by Sarah McLachlan. What ever happened to her? She was all over the place for a while and then *poof*. I guess I should watch VH1 more often. Perhaps she will show up on “Where Are They Now” or something.