La la la laaaaaa

We’re going to the opera tonight. I’m very excited about this, as I’ve never been to the opera before. I’ve learned that we need to get there on time, preferably early, because if you’re late you have to wait in the lobby until the first intermission. I wish they would apply this rule at sporting events, as I’m tired of having to stand up in the middle of a play because people don’t realize that we’re there to actually watch the game and instead decide to go in and out of our row willy nilly.

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Velcro Baby

It seems Zozo has hit a new phase in her life. Our Parents as Teachers parent educator summed it up succinctly: The Velcro Phase.

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Abstract

Sometimes I make images of things because I just like how they look. I like patterns and contrasts. Maybe you can’t even tell what it is, but I think that doesn’t matter. I look at it, and it pleases me. And maybe it’ll please someone else, too.

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Angst-free art

I’ve been thinking a lot lately about art, and being an artist, and what it all means, and I keep going back to the same old question that has plagued me for years:

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Clarification

My new pal Nicole pointed out to me this evening that I had posted that I wasn’t going to write any more tributes, and then went and spewed on about why I love David Eckstein.

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