Area 77

Being the football fanatic that I am, my mind was completely on the game (that we lost) the whole day. I wasn’t focusing while I was working in the studio and I left in a hurry, forgetting to do the most important thing before I left. I forgot to cover the paint I was using, leaving it exposed the whole night in the cold air. Acrylic paint dries up while you are using it unless you add a bit of water and mix it every once in a while. Disaster!

I came in today to continue work and to my horror, the paint was of course dried up! So then comes the pain in the ass feat of try to mix the same color again. It is near impossible to do it! I spent about an hour trying and trying until I basically decided that I did the best I could. I tried it out on the canvas and it looked fine, but then when those new areas dried, it looked completely different! So now I have to do over all the old areas with the new shade. Basically I’m starting the whole thing again.

Pain in the ASS!

Technically that term applies to me, but not quite. After about three months of uninspired job searching, terrifying images of me working in the future, and just plain sad examples of reality, my mom came up with the idea of me doing something completely different. Something that fits me perfectly. A dream job will have me eager to do my duties, enjoying the work environment around me, and ending the work day on a sweet note.

I am happy to finally have some guts to say that I am an artist.

I proudly own a three-and-a-half year old iBook G4 that has been running OSX 10.5 Leopard for about nine months without a single problem. I’ve installed every software update to date with no problems at all. Then there was 10.5.6. I installed it about a week ago and immediately I noticed that there were frequent glitches and lags. This was extremely unusual and I absolutely had no idea what the problem was. I figured I’d restart and maybe things would clear up. But they didn’t. They only got worse.

The problems were getting more and more noticeable and they were starting to seriously disrupt my work. Today, I decided I would try one more restart and see how that goes. Big mistake. Ironically, I had my first ever “blue screen of death” on a Mac. I was shocked. Very calmly, I researched the problem and I was sure I’d find a fix. I did but it didn’t work for me. I also found out that I wasn’t the only one. Many are experiencing this problem due to installing Apple’s latest software upgrade. Now, I was worried.

I then thought maybe I should just reinstall Leopard and have a fresh new start. That didn’t work either. The laptop wasn’t reading the DVD. It wasn’t ejecting it either. I now realize that my trusty iBook has finally taken a shit.

I didn’t have much on the laptop, thankfully. I keep everything on external hard drives. Reinstalling the softwares I had is gonna be a bitch though. I can’t possibly remember them all. I do have many disk images saved on my externals as well, so guess that’s OK.

I’ve had great times with my iBook and I’m amazed it stayed with me that long. I refuse to use a temporary Windows laptop even temporarily, so I will be very lonely until I save enough money to get a new MacBook.

I don’t recommend updating your software. My brother is experiancing the beginnings of the slow death but I gave him a heads-up and he is backing up everything just incase. So if you decide to take a chance. Back-up your stuff first.

Starting today, I will look for inspiration instead of waiting for it to find me.

I will also tell people I love them.

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It is just unbelievable that that guy has enough space in his stomach to fit that monster of a burger. I must say that it doesn’t look as sloppy as other gigantic burgers. Would you do it for $400? After he was done, he must of had the worst case of acid reflux of his whole life.

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The other day while driving on the highway, I passed by a truck that had a donkey in the back. My first thought was “haha.. a donkey in a truck,” but then I got closer and saw the donkey’s face and it made me feel bad. It was standing under the hot afternoon sun. It got me thinking.

Donkeys are truly the ‘beasts of burden.’ Even their actual names are a burden (I think universally): donkey, ass, حمار , etc. They’re all standard name-calling words! The poor animal has done absolutely nothing but serve humans for hundreds of years without any complaint. This loyal worker was expected to carry or pull unbelievably heavy loads for long distances over long periods of time, be used as a sacrifice to gods, and be a pathetic kiddie ride at carnivals and fairs.

If you look really well, the natural stance of a donkey has its head facing the ground. This makes its eyes look like the saddest you will probably ever see. That is what initially got to me. What’s even worse is that apparently, donkeys are by nature very sweet and friendly.

Related animals like the horse and the mule are much more appreciated and respected when compared to donkeys. Horses are almost like royalty. Well kept horses are bathed, brushed, groomed, and worth a lot of money. Mules are work animals too but also have an attitude that requires caution from their owners. Donkeys are just donkeys. Too bad that they usually go under the radar unnoticed and unappreciated.

That donkey in the truck will surely live a long and busy life. I wish him health and mercy from his owners.