a Warrior's themed party at my friend Cassandra's apartment
big nasty amazing spider that's been living in front of our house for 2 weeks
friends hanging out in my new apartment
cam
caid and cam
caid
alex and cam
the braces twins...but not for long!! cam gets his off next week (so the rumors say)
hey, guess what, amaris and i going to new york in the morning. my plane leaves at 7:25 am from LAX. we'll also be going to boston and connecticut. then i'll be visiting laurel and chad in annapolis. you should pray for the trip...that would be radical.
and hey aren't you glad i did this post just for you when i should be packing?
well, to put it simply, my days have become not only increasingly more and more (redundantly redundant) busy, but i swear, simultaneously shorter and shorter. i just don't have enough time to do even everything that needs to be done. like blogging! because i know you all set your calendars to my posts.
real quick...of late developments: 2 new jobs: background painter for warner bros., and substitute teacher at maranatha moving on friday. new apartment! and i haven't even started packing! large portrait commission in the works traveling back east in less than 2 weeks running a lot...up to 3 miles now! trying to finish 2 other head drawings to enter into a show by the end of the month
and that's not even taking into account all the craziness going on around me with friends and family &c. ok done updating.
so what am i doing up at 2:30 in the morning? well, as much as i desperately need my sleep, i am instead lying awake in bed with a mind running 140 mph. because it doesn't seem to matter how tired i am...my brain will not shut down. it's ridiculous. and i'm trying not to get into the habit of taking my anti-anxiety meds before i go to bed every night :D
so i figured i might as well take advantage of the insomnia and be marginally productive. i've been meaning to post this stuff for a week. therefore, i proudly present, some pictures and 4 amazing videos from last weekend!
birthday gathering for joey last saturday. lots of playing and wrestling on the lawn. and cuteness.
wondering what a water bat is? well, you can find out a bit about them in this video:
best line: "i live in the night!"
oh, and just in case you were wondering what water bats drink:
leaf!
playing with big brother
bare, charred san gabriel mountains :(
goofing around after church...
what's funny about this picture, is i have one of johnny and david doing the exact same thing when they were about 14 years old...i'll have to find it.
bob REALLY needs grandkids.
sunday afternoon picnic in the park! i think joey, alec and jeff all just discovered bugs in their burgers.
Today, after church was over and the general socializing and talking etc. was done in the parking lot, we finally decided where to go for lunch (wolf burgers, interestingly). As we began to walk to our respective vehicles, Cam took Wren's arm in both his hands, pulled her towards their car and said: "Come on, Granny Sue, let's go."
Two weekends ago, Amaris and i had, what we call, a "creative isolation" weekend, where we stake out a spot, and don't really leave it for two days...and we just work. Her, on her novel, and me on whatever drawing project i have going at the time.
cats--not so much
At one point Amaris made herself a sandwich using some packaged deli meat and cheese...only to figure out about 1/3 of the way through eating it that she had forgotten to remove the paper from the cheese.
yep, she ate it.
Amaris working
me working
yaaay
The sad part to this story is that i ended up having to start my drawing over a few days later, because i went and made the heads bigger than i had measured out. I NEED TO NOT DO THAT.
Well, that's how we learn... :P
Caid expounding on the health-improving qualities of a good cobbler and ice cream. ...not really. i just like the way he's holding the spoon...
reid and cam playing croquet...
Oops, ice cream on the shoulder.
Water play at grammies! This was last week.
We had just watched the old Disney Swiss Family Robinson, and Caid was inspired by the scene where the older boy (Fritz?) wrestles a water snake.
So Caid wrapped himself in the hose and began squirming around in it yelling "help! hellllp! it's a water snake!!"
And grammie came to the rescue...beating the snake away!!
Caid also had to examine a brown furry beetle that was making weird hissing noises
