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Thoroughly Screwed and Other Randomness

There’s never enough lemon in lemon cookies.

I watched a Forensic Files marathon today and realized I have no alibi for yesterday.

She was artistic and musical but horrible in the kitchen, however my mother made the best pancakes I’ve ever had in my life. We didn’t even put syrup on them. Today I made her pancakes. So, so good.

There was a slight twinge of guilt as I ate catfish in the presence of my carp. Guilt was burned away by Cajun spices on said dinner.

I have a really good therapist. Thank goodness for this because each morning when my feet hit the floor I think to myself, I’m screwed but not as badly as yesterday.

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Where Art Happens

Here it is, the little spot in my house that holds the vast majority of my art supplies. I tend to arrange and focus on my supplies when I’m in a creative slump like now. Argh! It’s killing me!!! This happens from time to time. I can’t seem to draw or paint anything of substance. I can’t see the lines, the shades, light, nothing, nada, zip. It bugs the heck out of me but stressing over the dry spell has always proven a waste of energy. I just have to wait it out. While I wait I”ll arrange and rearrange my supplies. NEVER when I’m in a creative free for all will you see my supplies this organized. So here they are, photos of my little area where art happens.

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Peppermint, An Analytical Discussion

This is how my mind works, when I become obsessed with something I think about why, so here’s the break down of why I think I’m so obsessed with peppermint. Speaking of peppermint, which from here on out will be called Food of the Gods (FOG)…every time I go to the store in this season it’s all around me. There are entire isles dedicated to FOG’s. There’s peppermint taffy, peppermint and chocolate, peppermint hard, soft, long, short. There’s peppermint for my coffee or tea. It’s everywhere. Why are they torturing me this way?

What if Beauty were to enter a store and see nothing but cake everywhere she turned? Chocolate cake, lemon cake, strawberry, red velvet? Every single isle she went down there was some sort of extraordinary cake perhaps even with roses on them. Could she concentrate or would she be thrown off her shopping game? I think she, like me, would slip in her own drool. She may even slam her bread to the floor, walk out of the store and vow to never return. But the draw is too strong, she, like me, must return. There in lies the problem, what is the draw? Why am I addicted? What deep seeded psychological illness need keeps me up at night pacing as I hear the Food of the Gods call my name in the wintry night?  My rosy cheek is pressed against the chilly window as I longingly look into the bitter night of cold. Auussstinnnnn….Auusssstttiinnnnn. I hear you my love. ……..Alright, I think I’m okay now. You don’t need to know my filthy peppermint fantasies.

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Gumdrops

Welcome to Random Memory Friday

Way, way back when I was in ABC Pre-School I’d wake up and put my clothes on really fast, pile in the car and head out to my babysitters house. It always seemed so dark and chilly on the way over, like perpetual winter time.  It was always so dark.

As we arrived at the babysitters house we rushed to the door where we were helped with our coats. She saw my mother off then saw us to the candy dish full of spice drops. We got to choose three. I went for the green ones every time.  My sister and I then huddled on her  sofa next to a soft light and watched Cowboy Bob do whatever he did back then.  I don’t even remember the show, just his famous line of, “If you can’t say anything nice, don’t say anything at all.” What was there to say really? I just wanted to take the moment in. I wanted to be there on the sofa in a cozy apartment with an old lady willing to give me candy and let me watch back to back cartoons.

Despite the fact that I don’t remember her name or her face I do remember her warm gesture of inviting us into her home for a few hours a day just before we skipped off to school. This is a memory I hope to always keep.

Faith

This scheduled post was written Wednesday, September 30, 2009- 1:52PM EST

Gunk

It’s Random Memory Friday ladies and gents. So here goes…….

I can’t remember the last time I woke up without a bunch of gunk in my sinuses or remember the last time I blew my nose without seeing excess nicotine. I know I just grossed out all non-smokers but got an agreeing head shake by smokers.

I can’t remember the last time I sat in my second bedroom at this computer without a cloud of smoke around me settling on my clothes, my keyboard, my printer, my screen.

I can’t remember the last time I woke, went through the day and finished it without lighting up or

I didn’t have a table with 6 or 7 lighters collected on it as I walked around the house looking for one.

I haven’t twinged with guilt as a smoke cloud settles on my dog or

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Random Friday: Pelican Memories

Been there. Done that. Want to do it again.

Pelican at Gulf of Mexico

Pelican at Gulf of Mexico

credits: Webshots

As I sat at the end of the dock at the Gulf of Mexico a large brown pelican decided to sit right next to me and share the view. It was an awesome, unforgettable experience. Continue reading ‘Random Friday: Pelican Memories’

Oh I Can’t Even Take It

Oh-ma-lord I am so thrilled with what I found this evening/morning. See, in the middle of the night when I can’t won’t sleep I Google “sunflowers” to see what I’ll get. I saw …get this… a sunflower umbrella. That lead to many other art umbrellas. I found a Harold Feinstein Sunflower Umbrella.  I can’t see me with that particular umbrella but its still pretty. Heck, there’s an entire collection of art umbrellas. I’ve never heard of such things. This stuff is awesome!!! Continue reading ‘Oh I Can’t Even Take It’