It fell off.

Last night I was getting into bed and I felt something funny (no, it wasn't the chocolate chips that fell into the sheets as I was pouring them out of the bag)... it was my toenail.

Yep, the icky toenail that had the tragic running accident has finally fallen off.  I officially have a nine toenails.... well, actually I have a little stubby thing that is growing in underneath the old one but it's not a real toenail just yet.  The photo above is of my toenails in their glory days...  How I will miss you. 

So where are we in the status of the week....  Work is a bit slower but still busy.  I Zumba'd last night.  I'm subbing for cycle tonight AND I'm house sitting for Emma and Sammy (the wayward cats).  I am planning on spending the majority of the afternoon on Saturday at the studio... then Sunday morning it's the St. Patty's day dash. 

I am no longer bloated and gassy.  That's the good news.

It's way too early.

I am making my first appearance on Radio Go Girl this morning... I won't actually be appearing until Sunday on the podcast but we're recording this morning.  I hsve to rmember what I learned in Chicago last month.

Don't be a dud!

I'll try not to be but sometimes it's hard.

I think I'm still trying to wake up... this jet-setter lifestyle is wearing me down.

The talk of the gym last night was the gentleman who died on Sunday.  That really sucks.  I have to get re-certified in CPR soon... I always wonder what I would do in an emergency like that... I think I would probably freak out... but you never know.  I might come through.  I guess it happened shortly after I left the gym.

Poop.

I should get moving have to warm up my voice for my appearance...

Tuesday - how I love thee???

I am trying to come to terms with the crampy feeling in my belly.... oh the joys of womanhood... I wish it would go away... (it will eventually).....

I got an email this morning saying that one of the members of the gym I work at had a heart attack and died at the gym the other day. Poop - that sucks. I need to get in there and get re-certified for CPR.

On a brighter note - Jen Towner has gone live with her website and radio show (did I tell you about this?)??

You should check it out here

I'm listening right now online....

Last night I tried to stay up to watch The Big Bang Theory... I made the mistake of getting horizontal with the dogs.... that was all she wrote - I was out like a light. Maybe tonight I will be able to stay up until 11.... who am I kidding?

Today I've got work and teaching... oh, my clothing came last night so I'm going to wear something new today! woo hoo!

here is your abstract photo of the day....

Tonight...

gassy, crampy, bloated

How's that for a rant.

It time to start again.

I actually feel a little rested and ready for the week ahead.

This weekend was good for catching up on things - sleep being one of them.

I went to the studio yesterday - it was nice to get back there after being gone so long... I didn't get a lot done, but just rambling around in there is what I usually do. Sometime things will just hit me and I'll start working... that's not to say I did nothing...

This week should be a bit quieter at work. I'm happy - I can get my things done and not be overwhelmed... Today we are going to lunch at Dhalia Lounge. It should be good...

At some point this week I need to find my voice recorder for the St. Patty's Day Dash... I need to start working on Jeneratorrunning again...

I leave you this morning with a picture of Robert DeNiro's tummy - I watched Raging Bull while I was in my studio...

Katie and Jen discuss her visit.

Sunday - Oscar day!

Katie is joining me this morning for my post. She keeps asking me if I have anything on my computer that isn't boring... I keep aswering no.

She just keep on talking - she doesn't stop.... I think I quit listening a few hours ago....

We are currently discussing her pink Hello Kitty robe. I may or may not have discussed here that I am a big fan of Hello Kitty... I would have a Hello Kitty Robe if they made them in my size.

Good news this morning is that I am not too sore.... I started taking arnica pills yesterday to help with my overall soreness and stiffness. I think it might be working - that would be nice. I am probably also feeling better because I had my massage and went to the Chiropractor on Friday.

Today on the agenda I am Skyping with Jen, teaching and then I hope to go to the studio for a while. I have to get home in time for the Oscars though.... I've only seen a few of the films nominated - Crazy Heart and Inglorious Basterds.... I remember the good old days when I would watch a million movies every year (okay, not a million - but a bunch) and I would have to watch all the nominated films for best picture... that's when movies cost 6 bucks to go to though... my how times change.

Okay, I better go. The kid is getting antsy and its time for another picture.

One day down...

It was nice to finally have a day sort of to myself... I managed to squeak in near goal at ww. Then it was off to the gym and then to my waxing and massage appointments.... I was a vegetable afterwards...

My niece Katie is spending the night..

here we are with Zoe



She's biting my nose.

It's 8:18 - I think I may go to bed soon... it's been a long two weeks.

Weekend how I love thee...

I realize I didn't sleep in this morning but that's alright... I don't have to go to work today and I have a massage scheduled... wooo hooo....

I have to weigh in this morning at ww - hopefully the many bites of donuts I had yesterday don't have a great impact on it... I think I may just squeak by... I may have to strip down to my underwear to weigh in...

I have a bit of a headache... hmmm....maybe it will go away.

Katie is spending the night at our house... they (H & G) are dropping her off at noon. I hope we can stay up longer than she can...

Well, this is very uninteresting.... the post that is... Maybe I'll come back later to thrill you all...

for now, I've got nothing.

I've already been up an hour...

I know - it's 5:30 my time.... I needed to watch Survivor online though...

Last night I went to the Kiki Smith lecture at the UW. It was good.... I'm not much of a listener (okay, I can listen - but I don't always "hear" things).... the brain doesn't work that quickly sometimes... but the important stuff sinks in. What I usually glean from these sorts of events is that I really do "think" like an artist... well, at least like Kiki... sort of stream of consciousness - one thing to another etc... I remember back in 2002 when I was studying in Rome I listened to a lecture by Vija Celmins she was very similar in tone.....

Articulating why you are doing something ... not rationalizing why and where it sits in an art historical context... None of that "artspeak" which I find very difficult to get into.... I really don't want to be burdened with figuring out where I fit. I just want to do.

I wish there were more events like this in Seattle - they happen a lot more often in Chicago (one thing I miss)...

Okay, I am getting ready to go to the Chiropractor this morning and then I have to pick up donuts (I wish I didn't like donuts...). I have to weigh in tomorrow and I'm not looking forward to it...

I better go.

Of course she reads the blog today...

I checked out my stat counter and saw that my mom read my blog today... she apologized this morning for doubling up on the laundry... it wasn't that big a deal but I wanted to go to bed and it's been a long week.

Tomorrow I'm off to an early chiropractic appointment and then work... one more day and it will be over! for a few days...

Sure happy it's Thursday!

Only two days to go and then it's the weekend!

Work has been a bit better this week (it's never really that bad though)... busy, but not as busy as it has been... I don't know if I mentioned this but I have been working double duty in some cases. On of our legal assistants has been out because her mom had a stroke a few weeks ago so she's been in Canada helping out... I have taken up some of the slack and been doing things (filing pleadings and such) which I'm not used to doing. It's good to widen my skills this way.

Tonight I am going to see a lecture by Kiki Smith. She's an artist (you should google her to see her work)... that should be interesting.

Here's some more old art for you all...





Oh, and my plan for world domination continues... I have started a new blog with my fb friend Jen Towner - and here's the name

wait for it


Jenergy!

We've got a few other things in the hopper.... that's part of the reason I've been so busy. When you've got a million great ideas and few that suck it wears you out.

See you all later.

A rant for old times sake.

I got home from the gym tonight... today was my fourth day teaching in a row.... I only have so many pieces of workout wear...so I do laundry a lot.

My put a load in and ran it so I could have clean stuff for later on this week (including the pants I've decided to wear at work every day this week...). Mom had stuff in the dryer and I had to wait to transfer it...

well, I go downstairs and SHE'S STARTED ANOTHER LOAD ON TOP OF MINE! How can someone not know that there's already clean laundry in the washer???

I was planning on going to bed soon but no... I have to wait for the re-wash to be over...

(Okay Bill, no giving shirl a hard time about this...)

errrrrr......

Planning for world domination is hard.

My friend Elliott sent this to me...

Will she ever see any art?

Susan commented on my blog asking if she will ever get to see any art. That's a good question. I don't know. I'm sure some will pop up eventually.... I have found that I am the sort of artist who just has things come to me. I can't just sit down and decide "I'm going to do this" and then pound it out. If I could just get a few seconds to actually go to my studio I would. If only I didn't have to work for a living things might be different. If only I didn't come up with excuses? Maybe that's it?

Will she ever get to see any art? I'm sure you will Susan.

Here's some old artwork to tide you over...





Sometimes I think it was easier when I was just strictly an object maker. I like objects but they don't satisfy me the way performance/video/blog/whatever does...

Okay.

That was kind of nice - a blog post in which I don't complain about how busy I am (well, not really).

It's never ending...

This is yet another week that will go on and on and on....

Lunch with Matt was alright but not quite what I had hoped for.

Let me see - what else is going to this week? work, work, work, gym, Kiki Smith lecture, work, work, work, ww, gym, waxing appointment (my armpits are getting hairy), massage, fixing lights, hanging out with my niece, sleeping, skyping, cycling, resting, repeat. Hopefully I can get into the studio this weekend. I didn't get a chance last week... poop! I need more hours in the day!

Okay, I made an appointment with the Chiropractor for Friday... I'm going to get this hip back in gear... maybe have him work on my shoulder too... I need to start training for the half marathon soon... (what was I thinking?)...

Okay, I think that's it....

Planning for world domination is hard...

I don't think it's Pink Eye...

My eye just hurts a little bit. It wasn't crusty this morning... We'll just have to wait and see. This photo I took last night...

I am psyched to watch the Biggest Loser tonight... good thing I got that itunes subscription to Lost...

I know it's only Tuesday - but I'm tired... again.

One of the cute boys at the gym complimented me on my song selection... hooray!

Today I am having lunch with my friend Matt. He is going to be helping me with some videos... I just need to have a pow wow with him. Maybe I'll buy him lunch... do I want to be nice?

Okay, here's one last thing... I signed up for the Rock and Roll Half Marathon.... now I'm going to have to start training... I was discussing running with a friend of mine from the gym and she said my cardio level should be just fine - it's just training my muscles (legs) to do the new routine.... I should go see my favorite married chiropractor and get another tune up.

I think that's it for this morning...

Here's my last words today.

Don't be a dud!

Everyone like donuts...

Especially me...

I think I might have pink eye... or at least something stuck in my eyeball.

I ended up subbing cycle tonight... I'm tired... there is just too much going on.

Tomorrow morning I will update you all on what I had to go through this morning... it was rough.

Oh, and I forgot...

I purchased the coat on the left and the top in the middle...
my chunky knee won't let me wear the jeggings

Jeggings is a new term... jean leggings..

google it.



And I ordered the blazer on the left....
and the purple cardigan...

okay, I have to get ready for work now...

No dog this morning.

This is what I look like after a long weekend... I think I said yesterday it's going to be another long week... yep. It is!

This morning I get to look forward to having a plumber come to the office and fix our hot water... Maybe he'll have plumber's crack... could be interesting.

Can you believe it's actually March 1st? You know what that means... it's one month closer to my BIRTHDAY MONTH (April)...

I don't know much more than that...

Oh, I am going to a lecture by Kiki Smith on Thursday at the UW. Keeping my art muscles flexed is always a good idea... I am going to have to suit up in case I see someone I know and want to impress. (or date)...

Well people - I think that's it for Monday.