Ordinary Is Extraordinary...02/13/13

I thought I'd make valentine's day cards for my loved ones...
but, even though I started this drawing mid-January,
I still couldn't decide how I wanted to lay-out my greeting card,
choice of font, type of paper stock....
(this is what graphic design folks fret about)
I knew only that I wanted the image below,
and below that: por vida, on a ribbon...
and on the tattoo on my arm, that ribbon would say
 the name of the receiver of my greeting card.
(This card was meant for my best girl friends, cousins, siblings and mom.)

I'm not so into such fake holidays as Valentine's day, but,
I do really enjoy greeting cards, mail, writing letters...
oh, and did I mention I have a degree in Graphic Design-
it's what I do for my day job...so, it's a given that
I'd be really into making my own cards....

Anywhoot, I thought this illustration was kind of, silly....

I was thinking along the lines of:
'I love you so much I got this tattoo for you...'
Except, not in a weird, romantic way....
Eeeeeooook, I'll just stop writing and let the image speak for itself.

The one thing I DO, however wanna point out is what I learned from all this.
I realized it'd be best to just do, instead of fret over THE perfect card.
I'm not one for perfection anyway,
though I do think it's possible to come close sometimes...
The point being: less fretting, more action....

...favorite songs of 2012....

The reflection begins..... 

I finally compiled a playlist of my favorite songs of 2012.

Soooo, I'm no music critic here, as I did NOT title this playlist: 

Best Songs of 2012.

This is only a playlist of songs I listened to the most, so much in fact,

that I kinda got over some of the songs after hitting repeat so many times,

but as I was putting this list together, I remembered why 

I listened to them over and over and over... 

(please see playlist below)

If you'd like an actual CD version of this playlist,

I will gladly send you one in the mail, or if you're one of my peeps that lives close by,

I'll just bring it to you.....

Just let me know.....

Ordinary Is Extraordinary....12/28/2012...a not-so-punctual holiday greeting.....

So..... despite my delayed interest in the holiday season,
I managed to get it together and compose
this card,
which I mailed,
and am still mailing to friends and loved ones....

I think it captures the essence of this year for me: me and chaton, in good spirit (wine in hand all year long), the casual stance of chaton and I, the keep-it-cool stare, and don't forget the poppy- state flower of California- to remind you of my LOVE for this lovely city that people seem to really enjoy raggin' on.....

Anywhoot....I'll get all reflective on you in a coupla days.....

Ordinary Is Extraordinary....July 25, 2012

Remember me, forever......

...not quite there yet with those watercolors,

but I'm working on it....

Maybe I'll get it when I'm 30....

But for now, this is how I'll be remembered as being 29.....

P.S. Yea, chaton's not that orange;

I got carried away a bit......

Ordinary is extraordinary...07/05/12

Bidding adieu to my twenties...

Adieu...

Ordinary is extraordinary...07/04/2012

I'd like to take a moment here to divulge into one of my favorite things from one of my favorite peeps...
Remember...? this month is all about being reflective and shit (pardon my french mom).....

One of my favorite things, as you may know if you're one of my peeps is that I loooooooove music;
in particular, I loooooooooove mix cd's, compiled of songs selected specifically for me; songs that one thinks I will love sooo much, or songs I just have to hear because they love them so much...

Many a peeps have made me mix cd's, but this one guy,
he made probably the BEST mixes ever! He was always soooo good at finding songs I hadn't heard yet, or really great remixes, oldies you kinda forgot about...arranged in a thoughtful order for my listening pleasure...
And then I'd gush over my least favorite, my most favorite, yadda yadda yadda....
....mix cd's....
probably one of the best things ever.
Maybe it sounds a bit juvenile to you, but to me, like I mentioned-
probably one of the best things ever.
(Notice the use of a period after that statement, something I seldom use here)
I just love the fact that he enjoyed sharing his internet findings with me,
that he carefully arranged these findings onto a disc
and delivered them to me on a regular basis....

Sooooo, thank you babycakes!

Ordinary is extraordinary...Monday, July 2, 2012

So yea...I'm gonna get all reflective here over this month, or at least until my birthday passes,

(which is 25 days from today.....)

I'll be 30.

I don't WANT it to be a big deal, 

but I can't help but think about what I've done with myself over the past 29 years.......

So, as I sit here and think about the life I wanted when I was a little girl....

Is this the life I wanted when I was a little girl.....?

Not quite sure; 

nor do I care so much anymore,

I'm turning 30 in 25 days!

Days of worrying 'bout what baby breezy wanted are over!

Unless we can wrap our heads around all this multiple dimension talk, 

and travel back in time and whatnot,

we're not getting any younger here.....