Deadlines

11 days—I think that's the longest I've gone without jotting down something since I started The Last Bedroom. I haven't had any enquiries as to my whereabouts, health, or premature death though. But since you didn't ask...

Lets see...taxes, grant application deadline and Portland Open Studios transitioning into 2009 tour year have been keeping me busy. And I was gone for an exciting 3-day weekend of exhibits and workshop in Seattle this last weekend. More about those in the next few days after I get back on schedule with regular life.

The exciting news for today is that we have a new front door! For a while now, the door frame had had a big crack, the bolt did not bolt, and the lock barely latched. Somebody could've broken in with their little finger probably. But anyhow, that's all fixed. We have a nice new door (the old door was pretty dinged up so we just got a new one) that actually functions. Yay! Now I just have to paint it when the whether gets a little nicer.

Taxes!

Yes, I did what I said I would do today! What a change. I'm not quite finished yet, but looks like I did better than last year, which isn't very hard, since I netted all of $500 in 2006. That was my worst year in all the years since I went full time with my art.

The Random Movie tonight was The Year My Parents Went on Vacation, a touching story about a young boy who suddenly found himself in the care of strangers, set against the 1970 World Cup games and political turmoil in Brazil.