Things are better today. I got to bed early and set my alarm, so I'd be up in time for work, but my phone battery died in the night. Luckily, I woke up only 10 minutes late, but it kind of freaked me out.
Work was good. Money is always good. Hey, life is good! :)
Nothing much else to say.
12 May 2008
11 May 2008
Peopled out
So I'm back. Back on-line, back from the coast, back from the concert, back from the advertising fair. Everything went well, but I'm all peopled out and weepy.
The trip to the coast was nice, especially the ocean. I love the ocean. But I forget when I'm not there. There's not much else to say about it. It was mostly a lot of beach/coast waking and a bit of visiting with relatives.
The concert was really cool. Erin McKeown is awesome. She has a great stage presence, and really gets into her music, moving and dancing all over the stage. Her music is cool on its own, but seeing her in person is absolutely amazing!!!! The guy who opened for her was o.k. His name is Sean Hayes and he's got some good songs, but his stage presence is nothing special. His a good enough performer, but nothing like Ms. McKeown.
The advertising fair was the next day, which meant I only got a few hours of sleep. But I was able to stay awake enough to sell myself and my business to the trickle of people who came through. Mother's Day weekend is not an ideal weekend for an event like this. We had a bigger turn-out last year.
Speaking of Mother's Day, did you know that the original idea of Mother's Day was a Mother's Day for Peace? And it was started by Julia Ward Howe, who is best known for writing the Battle Hymn of the Republic. Check out Julia's Voice and The Mother's Day Proclamation for more info. (I learned about all this at church today from our liberal minister.)
The trip to the coast was nice, especially the ocean. I love the ocean. But I forget when I'm not there. There's not much else to say about it. It was mostly a lot of beach/coast waking and a bit of visiting with relatives.
The concert was really cool. Erin McKeown is awesome. She has a great stage presence, and really gets into her music, moving and dancing all over the stage. Her music is cool on its own, but seeing her in person is absolutely amazing!!!! The guy who opened for her was o.k. His name is Sean Hayes and he's got some good songs, but his stage presence is nothing special. His a good enough performer, but nothing like Ms. McKeown.
The advertising fair was the next day, which meant I only got a few hours of sleep. But I was able to stay awake enough to sell myself and my business to the trickle of people who came through. Mother's Day weekend is not an ideal weekend for an event like this. We had a bigger turn-out last year.
Speaking of Mother's Day, did you know that the original idea of Mother's Day was a Mother's Day for Peace? And it was started by Julia Ward Howe, who is best known for writing the Battle Hymn of the Republic. Check out Julia's Voice and The Mother's Day Proclamation for more info. (I learned about all this at church today from our liberal minister.)
07 May 2008
Off to the Beach
We're going to the coast for a day and a half tomorrow. Plans for Beach and Aquarium and whatever. :)
Last night, as I was driving home, I ended up behind and a lane over from a quiet, lighted ambulance. Not flashing lights, just a lighted interior. I could see the passenger, and even though I knew it was some kind of medically serious situation, the whole scene just looked really peaceful. It was also kind of weird, having a glimpse into someone else's life like that.
Today is going well. I have a long list, and I'm doing pretty well at checking stuff off it.
I've got a concert to go to on Friday, business stuff on Saturday, and work on Monday, so I don't know when I'll be back on-line.
More whenever.
Last night, as I was driving home, I ended up behind and a lane over from a quiet, lighted ambulance. Not flashing lights, just a lighted interior. I could see the passenger, and even though I knew it was some kind of medically serious situation, the whole scene just looked really peaceful. It was also kind of weird, having a glimpse into someone else's life like that.
Today is going well. I have a long list, and I'm doing pretty well at checking stuff off it.
I've got a concert to go to on Friday, business stuff on Saturday, and work on Monday, so I don't know when I'll be back on-line.
More whenever.
06 May 2008
Orphan Works Addendum
One more site connected to the whole Orphan Works issue, The SAA Orphan Works Blog. Check it for updates on the issue.
Not much new with me. I got my bike trailer working again--now I have the means to do everything I do in my home area by bike, including shopping and getting water at the water store. Woohoo!
Everything else is holding pretty steady.
Not much new with me. I got my bike trailer working again--now I have the means to do everything I do in my home area by bike, including shopping and getting water at the water store. Woohoo!
Everything else is holding pretty steady.
04 May 2008
Orphan Works
O.k., so this is something I've been meaning to post about for a couple of weeks, but I wanted to say I'd written to my representatives about it before posting. So today, I wrote up my thoughts and sent them off to my Representative in the House and both my Senators.
The issue is the Orphan Works Act currently before congress (House and Senate). It's something that came up in 2006, expired, and got re-introduced. Basically what it means is that everyone except the corporations backing it will be screwed if it passes, because anyone who creates an image, sculpture, painting, photograph, ect. will have to register it in a whole bunch of private directories, with new directories being made all the time, or lose all their rights. ANY work of art not registered in ALL these directories will become an orphan, and will be "public domain." This really worries me. And since Mark Simon of Animation World Mag. wrote a really good article about it here, I'll let you read his article. Please do read about this, it is worth your time if don't want your digital photos turned into public domain, "orphan" works. Yes, it even applies to your personal digital photos!
Then, once you've read that article, there's another, more detailed one here. I must confess, I felt I got the point with the first article, and didn't read the second one. So I went ahead and contacted my representatives by e-mail. You can do that, too, and you can find out who they are by clicking here. As most of you know, I don't usually get vocal about political issues, but this is a big one, and I'm going to be sending out a group e-mail about it, too. (It will basically be a repeat of this blog post, so feel free to disregard the second one you get from me.)
O.k. I'm done on the soap box for a while now. I just hope that some of you get up and let our reps know that artist aren't always apathetic to the issues. :)
The issue is the Orphan Works Act currently before congress (House and Senate). It's something that came up in 2006, expired, and got re-introduced. Basically what it means is that everyone except the corporations backing it will be screwed if it passes, because anyone who creates an image, sculpture, painting, photograph, ect. will have to register it in a whole bunch of private directories, with new directories being made all the time, or lose all their rights. ANY work of art not registered in ALL these directories will become an orphan, and will be "public domain." This really worries me. And since Mark Simon of Animation World Mag. wrote a really good article about it here, I'll let you read his article. Please do read about this, it is worth your time if don't want your digital photos turned into public domain, "orphan" works. Yes, it even applies to your personal digital photos!
Then, once you've read that article, there's another, more detailed one here. I must confess, I felt I got the point with the first article, and didn't read the second one. So I went ahead and contacted my representatives by e-mail. You can do that, too, and you can find out who they are by clicking here. As most of you know, I don't usually get vocal about political issues, but this is a big one, and I'm going to be sending out a group e-mail about it, too. (It will basically be a repeat of this blog post, so feel free to disregard the second one you get from me.)
O.k. I'm done on the soap box for a while now. I just hope that some of you get up and let our reps know that artist aren't always apathetic to the issues. :)
Improvement through Stabilization
Things are better. My Flower Essences tried to arrive on Thurs, but the alternate delivery person took them to the wrong apartment, so I didn't get them until Fri. But that was o.k., as they came in time to stabilize Friday's therapy session, which went much better.
I also got to go rock climbing, take a walk around a couple of big dishes, and volunteer at church.
So things are going relatively well. I have a few e-mails to write, and other stuff to do, but I keep getting side tracked. Playing with computers with M. is taking priority while I'm here. Luckily, or not so luckily, depending on how you look at it, I will not be working this week. The lucky part is more time for personal projects. The not lucky part is less dough.
M. wants me to try another experiment. More later.
I also got to go rock climbing, take a walk around a couple of big dishes, and volunteer at church.
So things are going relatively well. I have a few e-mails to write, and other stuff to do, but I keep getting side tracked. Playing with computers with M. is taking priority while I'm here. Luckily, or not so luckily, depending on how you look at it, I will not be working this week. The lucky part is more time for personal projects. The not lucky part is less dough.
M. wants me to try another experiment. More later.
01 May 2008
Still on the Roller Coaster
I've been up and down so many times in the past 24 h. that it's getting hard to keep track of how I'm feeling. But overall, things are well. Having time off today is good, and I've been reasonably productive in my procrastination.
Making plans to climb tomorrow eve. The exercise will be good. The weird thing is, I've been having dreams about climbing lately. And then the opportunity shows up. I think I just had another climbing dream last night. Synchronicity again?
Making plans to climb tomorrow eve. The exercise will be good. The weird thing is, I've been having dreams about climbing lately. And then the opportunity shows up. I think I just had another climbing dream last night. Synchronicity again?
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