i’ve been pretty busy lately doing this and that… i furnished my apartment for $200… i saw kings of leon… i went to the flea market in dumbo… went to a gathering or two… ate some good food… and got deep into some planning for a venture we’re calling “sweet treats”… next up on the radar is the visit of coach rob and der from california and mike from worcester… we’ve got some good stuff lined up… super bowl at the local pub by work tomorrow night… lakers vs knicks monday night (coach’s pops scored us some epic seating arrangements for the game)… possibly seeing the national play tuesday… and the obvious trip around the hood to show everyone where i live… life is good… i miss y’all a bundle…
i don’t have very much time right now, so i’m just going to post a bunch of random photos from the last little bit. i’m trying to get better about taking pictures of my life out here yonder, i just always forget. here’s a summary of what you are about to see… a walk to jon’s apt, the selection at legion, work fun (how about that shawl collar cardigan?), the sleeping bag jacket, double date night break with myself playing a dead bird alongside some dead birds, some drawing updates and just randomness. enjoy. and apologies for the delay.
the broken bicycle wheel i spoke of earlier… still not fixed… but here is the proof of the damage done…
the beginning of the actual piece that i posted a sketch for… it is on the sheetrock i found on the street… so far its archival ink pen and black acrylic paint… it might soon include yarn and modpodge… not sure yet though…
this is what i look like after a month of leaving the lbc…
i have actually had the idea of getting a bluejay tattoo for a while, but even more so after my trip back home for the holidays. sitting around the breakfast table christmas morning, my mom asked the fam to bring up some of their favorite family memories. at the time, being early in the morning, i couldn’t really get my brain to properly function. i was stuck and couldn’t really think of a single one of the millions of amazing memories i have had with my family. over the last week and half or so, i have had some down time to think more on this topic of family memories. i’ve been on long flights, bus rides, subway rides, bike rides, walks. i’ve thought of many a family memory since christmas morning, but the one relating to the bluejay on my arm is a very simple one that i might as well share with y’all since i’m sharing pictures.
my family camped. thats what we did to get away for a while. some families go to the movies all the time. some families go to sporting events. some families go skiing at the same mountain every winter. some families travel all over the world. my family kept it simple, real, and beautiful. my family camped.
i know that my father’s family camped throughout his childhood. as kids, we as a fam would often visit my oma and opa (my pop’s parents) to join them for a camping excursion. there are many things that we would do on the hundreds of camping trips i’m sure we went on, but one memory that i’ve never forgotten is the pure excitement shared by the sight of a bluejay. whether the beautiful bird be sitting in a tree, flying through the air, or hopping along the ground, i’ll always remember opa pointing out the bluejay for us all to see.
such a simple memory, it happened so many times, but its strange because it brings a smile to my soul everytime i think of it. a bluejay. life really is simple.
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