Ride The Wave

Still a lot going on. I finished the flooring in my wife’s office. I’m trying to hang the door for it, but it doesn’t fit in any direction. I’ve spent hours trying to trim it down to fit. I finally got it in and realized it caught on the floor when it was opened. I fixed that, but not as neatly as I would have liked. I’m gonna shelve all that until Friday. At the earliest. I’m gonna go get the shit beat out of me by my grandkids this week. It’s a good thing they love me.

I’ve been tired and sore all week, and working as a waiter sure didn’t help things. I’m recovering well enough, but I could use a full day in bed. On top of that, I was hit hard on Monday when I found out that my friend Beth had died. I have known her since high school. We actually went on a date one time. Two of our friends were dating, and we went along on a double date. I can’t remember why, but it was fun. I never heard from her for years afterward, but then again, why would I? As social media took off, we became friends again. She loved my artwork and always made it a point to let people know. She bought art from me. She commissioned paintings from me. She never failed to make me smile. She’s the kind of art fan that every artist loves to have. And now she’s gone. To a better place, I suppose. I always wanted to ask her if she remembered our date. But I never did. Now I never will. She’ll never message me all excited about a piece of art that I thought could have been much better. Never buy another box of rocks that I painted, because she wanted to have her grandson put them in her garden. It hits me hard when a friend dies. It hits me hard when someone younger than me dies. This is hitting me really hard right now.

Still no idea what I need to be doing right now. I have reinstalled a distro on my main computer, and it is working like a champ again. Using a new web browser. Getting everything in order. But no idea what I’m working towards. People try to help, but it’s hard to explain what I need. I’ve got all kinds of art ideas, I just need life ideas. Coffee shop idea? Art magazine idea? Artist in residence? I’m lost right now. But I’m doing some really cool art. Over three hundred pieces so far this year. By the way, you haven’t heard the last of that.

I feel as though 90+ % of all viewers have no idea what is behind all the marks on this one. No one ever asks, though. Very few people ever see these. Even though I post three plus times a day. All a part of my Sisyphus Marketing Plan. Besides, what else am I gonna do? Paint more?

So, that’s where I’m at. Right between the A and the T. Thank God for my wife.

AKO ANG HARI

DOUG