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How is it possible to be uninspired throughout the course of a day? Whether you revel in the beauty of nature, your physical belongings, or the face of a child, there is something miraculous on every plane. I find myself riding the ups and downs of inspiration and melancholy, nauseous on the inconsistency and unreliability of my own moods. But that is the life of a Gemini in a Wisconsin winter, and as this is my first one I’m giving myself time to adjust and wallow in my brights and blues.

That’s not to say that I’m at the whim of my fickle mind; I do have some control. And when that control extends to my paintbrushes I like to immortalize Blue in frames as well as photos:

I’m pretty proud of this one. I think Blue’s head gives off a bit of a light bulb effect, but I call him my little doggie with eyeliner, and that’s pretty prominent in the picture. Such a pretty boy. That last picture makes him look like some sort of alien camel though…

While we’re on the picture train, I might as well thrown in a couple of my rockin’ new haircut! If you’ve followed this blog, you will understand my obsession with the perfect haircut and getting my hair hacked regularly. I think I’ve finally found in a winner in cut and stylist this time, though. A bit of wisdom for the cheapies like me: Stay away from salons that have the word “cut” in their name (i.e. SuperCuts, Cost Cutters) and you’re bound to love your new ‘do.

(Picture to come! Grrr WordPress)

Happy New Year’s! I wish you all a happy, healthy, promising start and completion of 2008. Can you believe it’s been 8 years since the big Y2K scare? I saw numerous cars filling the lot of the one of the local Lutheran churches and wondered if the Rapture and the Apocalypse are events that people are still concerning themselves with. It’s at this time of year that the History channel dusts off their Nostradamus and Bible Code specials and plays them for the superstitious masses. They’re interesting, but not worth more then their entertainment value allows.

Lately, I’ve been entertaining myself by dusting off some old tools of my own: my watercolors. After a move many things once forgotten are brought to the surface, and nothing prompts one’s curiosity more than boredom. And one boredom filled day I started this duplication of a watercolor print sold at Crate and Barrel at least 2 years ago:

I think the finished product is attractive enough, but this picture of the real canvas is a little more flattering than the real thing; The camera really brings out the colors against the pale washed background.

Have a great day for those with the day off, and for those slaving away in the office today, you only have a few hours left before you can call it a day!