livestream

holy crap.

i haven't been on here since april? what. i totally missed summer.

i did a lot of work and homethings and family things, and little bit of arting. some were notable enough to get posted to deviantart or such places. i'm sure you noticed that before you bothered to come here, since you know i don't ever update here.

school started for the girls a few weeks ago. the girls? yes, pennigan started kindergarten and we also have a japanese exchange student! her name is nanaho and she is just delightful.

i started a livestream: check it. i'll post somewhere when i go live, maybe twitter or any of my other haunts. in fact, i might even embed it here. yes, let's try that. tell me if you hate it.

<3

just how it is

i was thinking of writing the other day. i didn't care enough.

we've been busy with everything but work, for once! i was out of town for the week of easter, and upon my return, i had enough time for a night of rest and to repack my luggage. joshua finished his job at the nuclear plant in monroe, michigan, and we took the opportunity to head up north and visit our families. after a few days in naubinway, we trekked back down to grand haven to stay at the harbor house inn. what a delight! we have recently returned home and last night we had a big cookout/party. it's a mess out there now.

pennigan had her fifth birthday last tuesday while we were away. i still don't feel (or act) old enough for this to be possible. i've started teaching her japanese.

joshua is leaving for maryland on monday, for four months of military training in aircraft metals. it's rather exciting and opens a lot of opportunities. i hope i am able to go out east and visit and see some areas that i haven't been to yet.

i have some interesting things growing in my little design world. i hope i have something to reveal soon, but there is still much planning and preparations.

speaking of the arting, i've had a piece featured by shoperella in boston in a blog about deviantart. visit her blog and read the article! every entry is a delight, entertaining with frills, finds and insights.

i have a bit (okay, a lot) more school work to finish up, then i intend to art!

...so busy, me.


title: sleep when i'm dead - the cure

gonna find new priorities

it's that time again!

tomorrow is
EARTH HOUR

8:30-9:30pm
in your local time zone

shut off your lights

you can do it.
oh, and eat a pb&j while you're at it.

title: down to earth - peter gabriel (wall-e soundtrack)

from years before

it's about 1 o'clock on a monday. i rather like mondays. it's nice out.

i've been productive today. the return of sunlight helps, even though i like to believe that is one of those things that you can overcome, like it's all in your head.

this weekend was spent at the palace of auburn hills, watching my brother win second in the state wrestling finals. he is awesome. i'm a bit proud. okay, a lot proud. it was a good weekend.

a week ago, i became a classic. 25 years.

a little brown package sat happily in my mailbox this morning waiting for me to come gather it and open it up. the perfect little package, from mrs. ott to mrs. ott. i'm tickled by how exactly like me the mug is: i love not camping.

ps. someone remind me to use "but home is nowhere" lyrics next year for my birthday. spanks.


title: love like winter - afi

we will be the future

it's been another month, so i'd better write about something.

i met innerpartysystem at a show last month. they are fantastic. it was cold, but not as cold as it is today.

kevin is building a big pole barn on the east side of my house, obscuring the pretty view. i'm trying not to be angry about it since it's out of my control. everything yesterday was making me angry. today, i'm sick with a nasty cold.

i started getting into the local vegetarian society. i hope it turns out better than the other community things they have going on around here. it all turns out rather disappointing. i just had a peanut butter sandwich, and you can too! check this out: pbjcampaign.org.

i'm taking classes online and i wish i had more homework! i do love school. i'm also teaching a small art class now. i like it. i think i might have finished and posted an art piece or two on deviantart, but i don't know, you better go check it out. i did start a vector last night that kept me up and aggravated my cold.

perhaps i caught cold because joshua and i gave blood this weekend. he's sick too. he's up in saginaw, michigan for work now.

oh, did i tell you we got a dog? his name is velcro and he's everything i could want in a dog. he's a rescue, and a sharpei-black lab mix.

that's all for now. i want to go back to bed instead of up to the studio.


title: this town your grave - innerpartysystem

all you had to do

my new year's resolution: promise less.

my intentions are good, but i find myself overwhelmed, stressed and less accomplished than i mean to be. this way, i'll complete a higher percentage of my endeavors expected of me by others.

the holidays were good. spent many a day out of state with both of our families and a crapton of snow. i didn't think about work...too much. i did finish a couple jobs: a show poster and a business card design.

i need to get more prints made of my photographs. i used to be really good about it, now i worry too much about the quality and end up putting it off until i can sit down and shuffle through all the files and choose the good ones.

here is pennigan in rollerskates for the first time. she loved it.

lately we've been enjoying lots of boardgames and staying in. we got wii fit for christmas (didn't even ask for it!) and a bunch of other great things. i didn't get the thing i asked for, but i don't blame anybody, since it was a $400 set of artist markers.

HEY. does anyone wear a 7.5 size shoe?

title: kicked it in the sun - built to spill