Zippy

That is a collage I made for Steve, for his birthday... See, even though I've been slacking on blogging, I haven't been slacking creatively... at least, not too bad...

So, I'm in Austin. I gave up trying to find work for SXSW. There are TONS of volunteers... so many people will volunteer to work to get in to see the shows.... and then there's me, who really doesn't care all that much to go see the shows... I just wanna get paid.
SXSW has started here... and there is music everywhere. I also underestimated how big this festival has gotten.

I'm going to visit Cas tomorrow... I'll be gone till Tuesday. It'll be nice to get out of this craziness for a few days...

The last two or three days I've been walking around with my zipper down... Not on purpose... but every time I look down, my zipper's down... I'm not sure how this is happening... Either, I'm forgetting to zip... or the zippers are failing... but it's two separate pairs of jeans... and i've been a good zipper for a long time, why would I all of a sudden forget to zip?!?

Carter's CD

Carter Albrecht
Jesus Is Alive... and Living in London

Carter's CD (Jesus is Alive... and Living in London) is now out, on iTunes... :)

The official release date is coming soon.

To anyone who hasn't heard it: It is truly amazing. Carter comes through so much, and so honestly throughout the entire CD... I'm so glad it is out... and soon to be officially released, so other people can discover Carter and his music.

So, Check it out... and spread the word.... This album is his beautiful voice, and deserves to be heard... just like he wanted it to be...

Blogger's Guilt

So.... I've got a case of "Blogger's Guilt".... in a bad way.... and it's just a vicious cycle: I feel bad for not blogging, so I avoid blogging, so then I feel worse about not blogging... so then I avoid it even more.....

So, I need to start posting stuff.... daily, again....

Last week, I came back to Austin... My move into the apartment was put on hold.... so I came here to get a job, and start working.

Then, last weekend, I got sick... AGAIN. Not the same stomach flu.... but the achy, tired, feverish stuff... Finally, today I'm feeling better.

I have started working on some small, cut and paste collages that are 4"x4" :





.... and I bought a little sewing kit too.... so I can stitch a bit...

This week, I'm feeling better, so I'm definitely looking for work... A lot of the SXSW jobs I've come across don't pay money... but pay in wristbands.... I'd rather be paid in money...

okay.... now I feel a lot less guilty.... :)

flu miserables....

Just a few pics from Mardi Gras....

Mr Peanut


I went to a party where some girls were painting coconuts for the Zulu parade... Zulu is on Mardi Gras Day, and they throw coconuts... and it's pretty cool to catch one.... I was excited to paint one!




This Friday, I went to go see Les Miserables with my family at the Midland Community Theater...

It was great! I love the music from Les Mis..... My parents used to play soundtracks from Broadway musicals when I was growing up... so it's music I grew up too... I learned bad words from Les Mis.... ha! (funny, but true....)

I remember, when I was about 8, my parents were having a pool party... and I called someone (jokingly) a "bastard!".... the next thing I remember is my parents taking me inside and questioning me.... where had I learned that word? who told me that word? etc..... well, It was from Les Mis. but until that point, I didn't know it was a bad word...

I'm glad I was able to keep myself from singing along... I'd really like to go to a sing-a-long Les Mis show... :)

Afterwards.... I was feeling great... took Grandma home.... got back to the house and *BAM* .... I didn't feel good.... at all..... so much so, that I walked down to the foot of the stairs and yelled "Mom! MOm! MOMMM!!"
"What Ryann?"
"Mom, I don't feel good......" jeez.... I just turned 29... and I sounded like I was 9..... then I walked upstairs to try to go to bed....

But I had the flu.... the 24hr... knock-you-down-and-drag-you-out kinda flu.....

that sucked....

I'm finally starting to feel better.... but kinda loopy....