Today Veronica and I are going to the Tattoo and Body Art Expo at Navy Pier. Mom, Dawn and Mary all jumped down my throat with horror.... "are you going to get a TATTOO?!?!" Ummm, I already have one (see above). I got it at Jade Dragon after I ran the marathon in 2006. I also have a diamond stud in my left nostril (no, it didn't hurt... but the tattoo did-- immensely). C'mon, pleeeeze... this stuff is so mainstream nowadays. I do want another tattoo, but probably not this weekend. Our intention is merely sightseeing. Freaks and weirdos-- may there be lots of them.
My social life is really taking a toll on my running this week. Lately I can't focus on more than one thing at a time. I remember in grad school at IUP I saw an art film called Koyaanisqatsi. That's a Hopi word that, loosely translated, means "life out of balance." That's how I feel now. And I'm a libra-- we're supposed to be completely balanced. Sheesh. Must fix.
Haven't worked on the painting in a few days, either (see June 16 post below), but I have a remedy in mind for the crappy underdrawing. I'm going to thin some gesso and essentially white it out, then redraw it with pastel. Take my time this time. Follow the principals of detail that jazz me so much.
So... not really running much, not really painting much... but having lots of good times with good friends. Looking at it that way, it's not a bad thing, is it? I'll work through the balance.
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