Not Sure Why....
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liralen... I always end up coughing blood when I write Ukitake.
I've been picking up Twin Souls again in an attempt to find my own voice. It's been good, rough in some ways, but really good again. I've been also talking with Luke, my gay pastor, on a regular basis about the whole story and he's been fascinated, which has been a lot of fun. I've also been fighting, for the last week and a half, an upper respiratory tract infection that went deep enough to... well, yeah... remind me of why I was writing Jyuushiro in the first place.
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chronomorphosis for a night, while he was on his way across the country, and put him and his cat up for one night, and it was great to just sit and talk One Piece with him.
I've also been doing other things that I haven't done for so long that it's been fun and bemusing to pick them up again. The first of which has been painting. It's the annual Empty Bowls event, a benefit for the OUR center, Longmont's local food bank, day shelter, and daycare for homeless families. Because I'd been missing painting for so long, I did two bowls, and I caught some of the pre and post firing images just for fun.
Some of the pre-firing pictures of the Ponderosa Pine and Pygmy Nuthatch bowl:
Post-firing pictures were courtesy of Crackpots, and I have to admit I really love the sunflower bowl that was pictured with it and I wish they'd shot the bird as well as the pine needles. If it's in the auction I'll get better pictures of the outside.
The following was done on a whim, because I have this really cheerful bowl a teenage girl had painted that has a big smiley face and just lots of COLOR to it... and I wanted to do something 'random' that didn't really turn out to be that random in the end. The entire quote is "Luminous beings are we..." which is by Yoda. *laughs* And given how it looked pre-firing I had absolutely no faith in how it would turn out. All those pastels really drove me nuts...
Prefiring:
But when I went back to Crackpots to take the pictures later in the week, my hopes were raised when the ladies behind the counter said, "Oh! The Space Bowl!" And I figured that what I'd hoped would happen really did... and so it was. I love seeing the sheer contrast of the outside, pre-firing and post-firing... that twilight blue really darkened up in the kiln.
Postfiring:
All in all I count that as a success.
I've also read the whole of the first of the Percy Jackson Camp Half-Blood series, and it was really fun and I loved how all the plot elements melded together, and I should probably rank them on Good Reads, too. I really enjoyed them and being able to talk with Jet about them. *laughs*
They're fast enough reads that I have plenty of time to hit writing goals as well. That's been nice, too.
I've been picking up Twin Souls again in an attempt to find my own voice. It's been good, rough in some ways, but really good again. I've been also talking with Luke, my gay pastor, on a regular basis about the whole story and he's been fascinated, which has been a lot of fun. I've also been fighting, for the last week and a half, an upper respiratory tract infection that went deep enough to... well, yeah... remind me of why I was writing Jyuushiro in the first place.
I got a visit from
chronomorphosis for a night, while he was on his way across the country, and put him and his cat up for one night, and it was great to just sit and talk One Piece with him.I've also been doing other things that I haven't done for so long that it's been fun and bemusing to pick them up again. The first of which has been painting. It's the annual Empty Bowls event, a benefit for the OUR center, Longmont's local food bank, day shelter, and daycare for homeless families. Because I'd been missing painting for so long, I did two bowls, and I caught some of the pre and post firing images just for fun.
Some of the pre-firing pictures of the Ponderosa Pine and Pygmy Nuthatch bowl:
Post-firing pictures were courtesy of Crackpots, and I have to admit I really love the sunflower bowl that was pictured with it and I wish they'd shot the bird as well as the pine needles. If it's in the auction I'll get better pictures of the outside.
The following was done on a whim, because I have this really cheerful bowl a teenage girl had painted that has a big smiley face and just lots of COLOR to it... and I wanted to do something 'random' that didn't really turn out to be that random in the end. The entire quote is "Luminous beings are we..." which is by Yoda. *laughs* And given how it looked pre-firing I had absolutely no faith in how it would turn out. All those pastels really drove me nuts...
Prefiring:
But when I went back to Crackpots to take the pictures later in the week, my hopes were raised when the ladies behind the counter said, "Oh! The Space Bowl!" And I figured that what I'd hoped would happen really did... and so it was. I love seeing the sheer contrast of the outside, pre-firing and post-firing... that twilight blue really darkened up in the kiln.
Postfiring:
All in all I count that as a success.
I've also read the whole of the first of the Percy Jackson Camp Half-Blood series, and it was really fun and I loved how all the plot elements melded together, and I should probably rank them on Good Reads, too. I really enjoyed them and being able to talk with Jet about them. *laughs*
They're fast enough reads that I have plenty of time to hit writing goals as well. That's been nice, too.
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Hey you there...
Date: 2013-02-24 01:06 am (UTC)Now seriously, you're coughing up blood?
This is very concerning, my dear. How about you consult a Dr about that? Maybe you're like me and you don't want to see a Dr, but why don't you do it anyway? Because I, and i'm sure alot of others here, really do care about you! I have a blood issue that i've been shoving under the rug forever, because I just don't want to deal with the ugly possibilities, but i'm finally going to see a Dr next week and whatever it is, it is. I'm scared, but I believe that if I need friends and support to get through, i'll have that support and real friends, right here. Well, same goes for you!!!
Please, check this out and do what you have to, so that you're okay? *Encouraging Hugs!*
Your pottery bowls are beautiful! I love them! They're a sweet expression of you, sunny and loving is what I see.
This also makes me think of my daughter J, the one who lives w/me. She loves to paint, but hasn't painted in over a year. Also, she wants to become a prosthetic make-up artist, working in films and such. She's a cosmetologist now, doing makeup and hair, but as you would understand, she's an artist who needs to stretch her creativity outside a basic hair salon. I'll be happy for J, when she can finally go back to school for this!
Okay, one last time before I go, please have that coughing checked out? **Sending you positive healing thoughts and prayers!*
Re: Hey you there...
Date: 2013-02-24 04:34 am (UTC)I have seen my family doctor and am quite clear of secondary infections and their opinion is that the blood isn't something to be concerned about. I have scarred up areas that do sometimes break when I'm coughing fairly hard, so it's just far too much like Jyuushiro *laughs*. I am very happy you're so concerned and care. Good luck with your appointment next week!! I hope that things go well for you!!
*beams* Very happy you like the bowls! It will be good when J can go back to school and stretch her creative muscles more.
Thank you so much for the very kind thoughts. *hugs again*