Celestial mask...

[merimask]

I haven't slept much this week and here's why...

This ended up being a family project, as I needed both Greg's and Charlotte's input to finish it right.  It was Greg's idea to make the clouds dark on the moon half and light on the sun half.  I think I might try this one next time (if there IS a next time) with a red ribbon instead of purple...but I had fun with it and I LOVED doing the clouds.   It's all Alfonse Mucha/Hokusai, y'know?  Funny that those are my favorite artists.  :-)

So, I'm taking this mask, my "dream" mask, the green man, and my happy accident Blue Wolf (the more I look at him the better I like him!) to San Francisco to show to Lahaina Gallery.  Plus pictures of my Asian Dragon plaques (which will work nicely because I noticed a bunch of Asian-influenced art at Lahaina's website) as well as pics of the coolest thingsd I did this year (copper Medusa, Ouroboros, etc...)   Maybe 15 pictures in all.   You're supposed to keep your presentation short-ish and bring a range, so I think I'm covered.    I sort of wish I could bring my watercolors too, because I'm proud of my style (my icon is one of my paintings), but I don't want to push it...I REALLY want the focus to be on the leather art.  No one does quite what I do with leather, so I ought to take advantage of that. 

So!  Flying tomorrow.  Brr.  :-(  Have I mentioned I HATE flying?  Wha...only about a dozen times?   *le sigh*

At least I'm not flying today.  Weather system's coming through...the same one that caused tornadoes yesterday in the South.  It's become oddly warm and tropical out there, windy as hell, and thunderstorms (in November!  That hardly happens!) later on today.  Snow by the weekend, so I'm glad I'm missing THAT at least.

Random sharing of personal information...in case I die in a flaming ball of airplane doom tomorrow. 

Item #1...  I LOVE sushi!  I didn't think I liked it, but that must be because I didn't have any good sushi.  Char has loved sushi since she was a toddler (she learned to use chopsticks like a pro when she was only two...it was adorable), but I was always sort of lukewarm about the stuff.  Now, however, it's like I'm craving it.  Damn, I love sushi!   Especially the spicy tuna roll...the chefs at Fuji Grill makes it with some kind of crunchy stuff and it is awesome.   I love miso soup too...the restaurant Char and I go to makes the most incredible miso fresh every day.  Mmmm.  *hungry*

Item #2...  I learned a new useless trick when playing Okami...it's utterly pointless but terribly cute.  When you're in Kamui, if you draw a Bloom circle around any of the local people (the ones wearing masks), they turn into wolves!  This is incredibly cute when tried on children like Laika and the little kid in the snowball place, because they turn into magic wolf puppies.   Aww!   AND, if you draw circles around the fat merchants (one in Kamui, one in Wep'kir) they turn into...fat wolves!  Too funny!  Samickle turns into an especially pretty wolf.

Item #3...  My brother just sent me a picture of his new house.  I'm...having house envy.  Ok, just look.  
My house.
John's house.

See?  He totally stole my thunder.

Item #4...   OJ Simpson.  The fact that this freak is going to do a television show (on FOX, nontheless.  Which only proves that FOX is a whore, IMO) about how he "hypothetically" murdered his ex wife and her friend is disgusting and vile.  It sounds like a joke from SNL (it's actually called "If I Did It, Here's How It Happened".  Yes.  Really), but it's not.   He's basically going to confess and get paid for it.  I hope every cent he makes from this horrifying display goes to the families he still owes millions in restitution to (but I'm not going to hold my breath).  You have to wonder what this is going to do to those poor children?  Can you believe that crazy bastard actually has CUSTODY?  It makes me ill.  :-(

Ahh...I KNOW I had more crap to babble about but I'm tired and I have a ton of stuff to do today.  Quick shout-out to rumdiculous, who'll be back online soon, I hope.  :-)     Damn, girl!  I miss our chats!

Comments

[merimask.livejournal.com]

Yup, I'm in SF Friday night through Tuesday...drop mt an e-mail if you want my cell phone number, ok? If you're nearby maybe we could get together...who knows? It'd be fun. :-)

Isn't John's house just awesome? I cry no fair, because it's bad enough that he's thinner and wealthier than me...does his house have to be SO much bigger?? (I'm just teasing...I'm really quite proud of my bro, he's amazing).

Yeah, the OJ thing is just...disgusting. I plan on NOT watching it. I don't care if he does a dramatization...he's a freak and an aberration and I won't pander to his need for notoriety because he's a sick bastard (not mincing words...heh). He can confess all he wants...since the trial has ended and the jury found him not guilty, he can NEVER be convicted for those murders. And you better believe he knows it. :-(

[zipis1.livejournal.com]

Yay! Totally looking forward to it :D Ummm...what IS your e-mail? Tried looking, but couldn't find it :( Or, you know...you could give it to me at vgamewhiz@hotmail.com. Hopefully you get this before you fly away ;P

Well MY house is just as big (or so it looks). We'll just ignore the fact that it's not actually MINE to make us feel better :P I still say yours is cute, though ^____^

*sigh* True. There should be eceptions to that rule. I mean, what if the trial JUST gets dismissd after finding someone guilty of murder, and he turns around and goes, "Oh! By the way. I DID do it. Haha, suckers!!" You'd think that'd be good enough. :/

[merimask.livejournal.com]

I know OJ can't be convicted of the murders, but he CAN be convicted of committing perjury, which carries a huge sentence when it's in relation to a murder hearing. That's how you sort of get around the whole thing, if you're a prosecutor who couldn't get the conviction...you just watch and wait. That's why I HOPE that creep slips up (so far he's been very careful to point out that this is all "hypothetical") and gets nailed for perjury. That's as close to justice as the whole thing will ever get, IMO.

[zipis1.livejournal.com]

Nevermind. Found it ^_______^ (merimask@aol.com, right?)

[merimask.livejournal.com]

Whee! I just sent you my cell #, so we should be all set. I hope we can get together and hang out and shop (Moko moko will vouch for me...I'm a dangerous shopper)...and maybe eat sushi!!! OMG yes.

[golden-meliades.livejournal.com]

This is one of those times you REALLY want to believe in karma. I never watch ANY reality TV or anything related to it (except home-dec shows, which are more documentary like, imo, than about sensationalism) so of course I won't watch the other show either...I've hated OJ since high school. I didn't watch the chase on TV, I didn't watch the trials...that man is making NO money off him, and I won't even talk about him irl because I'm not helping him stay famous. As far as I'm concerned, he doesn't exist.

But I can stop for a minute to hope that something really, really horrible happens to him on a live taping of his show, that'd be great. (I never claimed to be nice!)

[merimask.livejournal.com]

I'm hoping he slips up and perjures himself...he'll go to jail so fast his head will spin. At this point, the only thing that'll ever land OJ in jail will be his big mouth and his need for attention. It could happen, y'never know. *shrug*