Stuff

O.K. so its been a little while . The last week or so has been kinda weird and ever so slightly chaotic at times. I will not go into all of the details ( sighs of relief) but one thing has been the job I've been working on the western end of Long Island. It has been frustrating, and I have to drive there which means that while i get up a little later in the a.m. , I actually have to be somewhat conscious in order to brave the ungodly massive amouts of traffic .
On the other hand tonight i went to the city to see Paul Weller play at the Roseland. For those of you who don't know, he was the lead singer of the Jam
a long, long time ago. He also fronted The Style Council, but for the last 15 years he's consistantly put out some of the best albums as a solo artist. He and his band rocked and I have to say I haven't seen a show that good in a really long time.

Head cold

But my head is actually kind of warm.
Beautiful day, 72 degrees , nice breeze, blue skies.
Andre Agassi is playing in the U.S. Open finals today.
Life is good.

Labor day

so no labor today.none yesterday either.almost like a dream. still in Long Island after two months, yes Jose, it's ONLY been two months. The movers show up the 28th and Jose will be starting his return to memphis. I'm praying I can find a place to live by then .
Finding a shared apt. in the city is like dating, a job interview and pro wrestling all rolled up into one frustrating little package.
I didnt see the T.V. untill friday. I'd seen headlines in papers on the train all week but hadn't really grasped the extent of the devastation on the coast. Thank god for small favors. I had water and a roof over my head , and here i was getting bent outta shape over the commute I've been making.
I got nothing.

Sunday

A long week. The 13 hrs. a day took their toll the other night and i blew up over absolutely nothing .The next mourning I spent most of the time getting to work by reminding my self that there is a reason i'm here .The frustrations of trying to find a place to live in the city, the lack of time to do so or anything else for that matter add one minor pet peeve and POW.
Yesterday on the other hand was much better.Got to sleep till 6 a.m., and after work I met up with Tim B.'s cousin Joey.It was good to hang out w/ another Friend of Bill's and just walk around soho. Took a few pictures , which I haven't had time for in a few weeks, went to a couple of galleries ,coffee and all that.
Anyhoo...
a few things (in no particular order) i like about New York City
1.Coffee regular
2.The little Korean delis with cold bars
3.architecture
4.people selling stuff on the streets

Still, a pain inna...

So week two ,the work has gotten better and the commute still sucks but i've adapted like the good little aquarian i am. K.b. has backed out so i have to find a roommate but nothing is being done this week any way. -$. The weather is amazing and i really wish i had more time to myself to enjoy it but alas , one must do what must be done.

But the commute is a pain in the .......

So for lunch yesterday I had a turkey , hummus and cheese sandwich on honey wheat bread. I ate said sandwhich on the street in front of 538 Broadway Ave in SOHO.
Let me tell ya', I've worked in some pretty nice homes , but this place is SWANK.
I am sore. I am tired as all hell. 1 1/2 hr on the train and then 15 min at least on the subway.
Gotta get a place asap.

Hi Ho

Hi Ho . It's off to work I go.

O.K......Now where was I?

So, 2 re-installations of windows later,as well as installing an assload of other software twice.
I guess I'll be calling to follow up on the job I interviewed for last week. It's "just" a painting gig (yes ,painting of the houses) but it is high end ,and it's gainful employment.
Good to have a job.
I of course said "I'm not going to NYC to paint houses" but I can make a fair amount more doing this than I can in any graphic design job.
So, this is why I came here.........

And this is what I've been up to as well.....


and one with all the little Ants marching

Harddrive Crash!!!!!!!!!

OH. MY. GOD.
I'm not sure how many pictures I lost ,probably not too many since I"m anal about backing up that stuff.
But man , What A Pain in the ass. "oh woe, woe, woe is me" eh?

Coffee on the porch

Ahhh, it has been a long week, hotter than July and a lot going on.
I had an interview with a contractor tuesday, it seemed to go well and i should hopefully know something next week .The show thursday night wasn't so much a bust as it was just under populated. The audio/visual guy had a lot of technical difficulty with my slide show and even though i was the first artist featured, people lost interest the 3rd time they tried to show it.
Oh well.
On the up side ,no experience is a failure if you learn anything from it and i did meet some interesting folk.
Anyway, it's pretty nice out here today and i'm going to go drag out the easel .
Blessed Be

Busy

Working on a show 4 thursday night and doin some painting
Meanwhile...............here's a painting by Frederic Edwin Church
"The Heart Of the Andes" (1859)

Liberty

We spent some time downtown this week. Went to see some of Bill's friends , ate lots of Mafei's pizza (in midtown) and went to Battery Park.
This statue was in the plaza of the world trade center.
I just can't bring my self to take pictures at ground zero.
There isn't much to see and quite honestly I get pretty emotional when I'm there.








Then, we got on the ferry to Ellis Island and the Statue of Liberty










The whole time on the island I was singing "America the Beautiful" and "The Star Spangled Banner" (in my head).
Seriously.

A few days....

......ago, we went to the beach.

Just Pics (4 now)

Montauk

So today we journeyed to the Eastermost tip of Long Island.
Montauk is home to New York's oldest lighthouse.
It was commissioned by George Washington.


It took for ever to get there because of the traffic flowing into the Hamptons this time of year.
It was pretty foggy but we had a good time nonetheless....

The Village of Patchogue

So I'm staying with my friend Jose and his soon to be adopted son Jonathan in the town of Patchogue (pronounced pach' hog) in Long Island,New York.
It's quiet and pretty and guess what?????
There was a parade

A whole bunch of firemen from different towns were marching down Rt 112 this afternoon.

Begins

Begins….

Charleston, West Virginia 4:08 a.m.

13 hrs on the road and ½ way there.

Kentucky was wet and some times scary.

Damn, they need to consolidate their road construction.

No pictures yet.

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07/13/05

2:08 a.m.Thursday July 14, 2005

Arrived safely. Driving in NYC is quite an experience.

Still feel like I’m moving.

Scared.

Excited.

Tired.

Manhattan

07/15/05

Museum of Modern Art,

Jackson Pollock makes me well up. Never has been my favorite, but something in the motion and energy of those big paintings…….

I saw “Persistence of Memory” by Salvador Dali

It is very small.