August 11, 2010

  • FACEBOOK GOODBYE -- HELLO XANGA

    Well it was a wonderful birthday.  The ribs cooked all day and came out delicious and falling off the bone.  The cheese cakes and carrot cake were outrageous.  So good! But the best was the company -- Kyle and Helen and Jin showed up, and Lalo, the guy who is doing the saltillo for us in the den.  Unfortunately, the saltillo still is not here.  It's getting a little strange.  It's been a month now and no saltillo but we've been charged for it.  We ordered it from Jesus and I know he is trustworthy.  Can't say the same for his shippers.

    I may get back more into xanga rather than facebook.  Facebook is like highspeed blathering -- like meaningless life at warp 10 -- combined with an outrageous number of absolutely useless and annoying apps.  I prefer xanga.  No one reads it.  It's chill.  I can have music and make my background and page however I want.  People I've known forever who operate off the beaten track post comments now and then.  And I can write peacefully -- not just a 250 word blurb that describes my life.

    Which, by the way, is awesome.  I'm loving doing pottery.  I bought some midrange clay to try out at the ceramic store yesterday or the day before -- its called buff.  I threw a bowl with it for Helen to see how the wheel worked.  She thought it was so cool.  The clay was very soft and centered and openen up easily.  I did not wedge it -- I think it needs it to get a bit of the moisture out.  I really love having saltillo for wedging tiles.  They work so well. I'll try throwing more of the clay tomorrow.  I've got to go to the college studio to give Jen a piece of mine to put in the Vice President's office.  They want artwork from students in that office.  I've got a ton of photography that I can offer some piece of -- I'll have to find out if they want it framed -- cuz I don't have no framed pieces! 

    I want to start getting up some of the photography from my one man show in February.  That was a great success -- seven exhibits and over 100 pieces of work up.  Yeah, I was definitely proud of that show.  I should take all the pieces and make a musical video montage out of it so people who could not see the show can experience it.

    so much for today.  I just want to think some and relax some and get a good night's rest.  I am so glad I gave my son a very good birthday.  His wife really helped a lot too, to mobilize everyone for the event.  She planned it from the get-go and even "fundraised" to friends and family to get him a nice giftcard at New Egg. She is the true orchestrator behind my son's wonderful birthday, and I was the true cook pushing people to clean up the kitchen so I could work. Everyone pitched in to make this a wonderful, successful event. My son had a great day.

     

    much love

    dj