Goodbye Richmond

The movers came in at 7:30 this morning, an hour earlier than they were supposed to come. Everything is packed and all that's left is to put my stuff in the car and drive on up to Delaware. It's been quite an adventure down here in Richmond, but I am ready to leave for a hopefully better job and hopefully better place - the no tax thing helps a lot :-)

I'm in Delaware!

My goodness its been a while. In fact, it looks like its been long enough that I've finished some more pieces and yet have not posted them. What is wrong with me?

I'm getting ready to move onto my new job in NJ and am currently in Delaware looking for apartments. It's a lot harder than finding one in Richmond. They are a bit more expensive and I'm trying to find something with enough space that I can fit my office and art supplies. And it seems that there are quite a few that didn't have any openings. And its always hard to tell whether or not an apartment is worth it. But I think I've found some and plan on signing something tomorrow. Hopefully, there will be some good news.

What the New Year Brings

Well, the new year has really brought me nothing so far.

I cleaned out my office and now it's so nice and neat. I even have a wall in my office dedicated to my paintings, as a gallery of sorts and I can even switch out painting when I want to. It brightens up my drab office.

The first movie I saw Transformers 2. It was 2.5 hours, so I thought I wasn't going to be able to sit through it since it's so long, but it was such an amazing movie! So much action, but my favorite part is still when they transform. I can't believe I waited this long to see it.

Next is GI Joe. Hope it's not a bust.

Snow in December. How it should be.

It looks like we got another snow storm this year. It snowed for 2 days about, but now, on this Sunday, it is warm and sunny and the sky is so damn blue. I really thought there would be more snow then there was. We only got 6 inches and I was really hoping for maybe a foot. But here are some lovely pictures that I took along:


This was at around 5pm Friday, when it began to snow.
This is how it looked liked 20 hours later.
Another two hours have passed and it's time for me to start cleaning off the car. At least it was a powdery snow and not wet and icy.

I spent all day inside under a blanket and watching TV. Not like I could do anything else.

New Computer!

I finally got my new computer today. An HP dv6t laptop. It's really pretty and a lot faster than my old toshiba. The best part is that the screen on this computer works. I just figure out what to do with my old laptop, probably a computer for other programs since it's starting to be slow as well. I absolutely love playing around with t.

Then there's my old desktop. It's 8 years old and I've been trying to find a way to recycle it, but all the information about recycling is not very clear. Is it really that hard?

Pink Waterlily

Oil Pastels - 2009

So things have been a bit slow at work lately and it is driving me up a wall, so I decided to do something about it and do a little artwork on the side. This is what I came up with. Haven't used oil pastels in a while either, so it was a bit interesting. The ones I did have were old and almost nothing left. I guess I need to invest in a new set.

Ice Skating!

I did it. Today, almost in impulse, I signed up for ice skating lessons. Now there are only two rinks in the area, owned by the same people, but the rinks aren’t bad. I made sure I signed up for the adult classes though since it would be really weird taking lessons with kids. It’s been a while since I’ve been skating, most of which I taught myself, but I figure now is as good a time as any to learn how to stop, since that’s the one thing I have not been able to figure out on my own and is probably important. Classes start on Wednesday with practice sessions available throughout the week, so it looks like I’m going to have to get my skates sharpened.

I also need to start on my painting. I have been putting it off for way too long.