*Enter Fanfare!* And Photos!
Really I’m just wasting a few minutes here when I should be slaving away and getting stock ready for my next show ( Woo Kentucky).
Can’t believe I’m heading to the Bluegrass state AGAIN, after the miserableness that was last year. They say things have changed.. prove it to me baby!
Hrmm… update.. let’s see.
Well, on the good notes, World In Chains Chainmaille ( my little shop) actually pulled a profit last year. Go me! Go us!
I’m traveling 6 to 8 months out of the year. I still love that part. Also still hate that part ( really really really not looking forward to a 2 thousand mile drive).
My shop is in something like 6 or 7 shows.. and a couple of those are big name shows (DragonCon, Faerieworlds, Carolina Renaissance Festival.. etc). I’m looking at expanding ( maybe) into possibly one or two more shows.
The bad stuff.
Oi have I gained weight. For absolutely no reason. I hate my body being such a pain. I exercise on at least a somewhat regular schedule.. but I suppose there is always room for more. I eat remarkably healthy .. my only vices are diet soda and occasional sugar bouts ( and my sugar bouts consist of a slice of cake… I really don’t eat much in the way of unhealthy). So what gives body? I hate you!
I am so broke it’s not even in the same zipcode as a punchline. Starving (but chubby!) artist. Right here.
I’m somewhat lonely. Not incredibly.. but somewhat. I still see Cullen.. and Jason is still in the picture, and close to my heart. I’ve even gone on a couple of dates ( which were weird , but went well). Problem being, they liked me….and I wasn’t so much into them. But at least I was honest with them and put my foot down when one of them started talking a little too much of the " So now that we’ve met we can cuddle right?" kind of talk. Weirdo. I’m not looking to cannon ball into a relationship thank you.
My Concept On Relationships and Their Progression..
1. Find out if you LIKE the person first off. I mean really like them, find them interesting, and feel comfortable with them. AS FRIENDS. Because 20 years down the road.. and spending that much time together, you’d better like hanging out with them and sharing with them.
2. Physically attracted? Maybe just a little? What if you’re not? What I’ve found in my twisted sordid little world is that, I have had the most incredible "encounters" with the men I felt the most comfortable with ( see above). And those men? Were not your standard "attractive" people. But my feelings for them made them the sexiest damned men on the planet ( and still do in one case)… and just thinking about him makes me get giddy. He’s balding, has a belly ( and not a small one), he’s chubby, and it matters not one whit. I find him damned sexy. And it’s all because.. it’s HIM. I have also dated and boffed some truly gorgeous guys. Drop dead male model types. They weren’t worth the effort. Seriously. The feelings just weren’t there.
3. Communication. It drives me bananas when I see and hear girls play the game of "well you should have known". Since when did men become psychics exactly? The same goes for any guy that pulls that shit too. If you have a problem, SPEAK IT, don’t just assume your mate is going to know what exactly the problem is if you don’t open your mouth. And your heart. Don’t gum up the works with petty grievances.
That’s pretty much my thoughts on it.
I’ve been playing with more photography lately.. a good portion of it is of my work…. but some if it is just for fun..
I sold this piece probably 12 hours after I finished it. And then I sold a second one that I’m about ready to start work on..
My town is INSANE, and decided to erect a two stories tall statue recreation of "American Gothic". I live in the fucking Twilight Zone..
And a couple from a random trip where I hijacked a friend and took him to Wupatki Ruins near Flagstaff..
And this gorgeous twisty tree I found while we were hiking towards one of the ruins..
Now that I think about it…I have a slew of new photos to post… but I am the eternal slacker.. and so I just leave you with a link to my Etsy shop… because I am quite the pimp like that ( *snort* NOT!)
World In Chains Chainmaille Armor and Jewelry— http://www.etsy.com/shop/worldinchainsmaille