Happy Cranksgiving

I forgot this year to commemorate my five-year anniversary on this dumb blog.  Let's celebrate 2017 style, with fireworks AND a drone to capture it all (thanks again Iceland!)!!!

It's also been well over four years since I started selling my stuff at the Twilight Rummage Sale.  In my memory I have the blog and the sale conflated but I didn't start attending TRS until June of 2013.

Since my last post I've done several sales, Twilight and the comic book shows.  I'm so low on DVDs now that my regulars are having trouble finding stuff they like. I'm bringing more books instead.  I DJ-ed the Comix Thing show just over a week ago and for some reason was really nervous the whole time.  I just can't predict when that will happen but I made it through, with a lot of people saying nice things. 

I had my chance to have the rest of my SCRAP giveaways taken by a nice lady from the Buy Nothing group, but I decided to back out.  I don't have a whole lot left for one thing, and for another I needed to save time to get ready for the swap meets on Saturday.  I didn't want to spend time bagging and then waiting for her to show.  I had already postponed an appointment to have my tattoo lasered again.  It only takes a couple minutes but I would need to get over to the clinic and back before the show.

So now it's been Thanksgiving already and my house is a right disaster.  I spent all of my free time after the family left to finish drawing my Vision Quest #10 comic.  I finally just sent it off to my friends who publish it.

I've been watching My Mad Fat Diary on my phone when I'm at the gym and can use their wifi.  It's so good!  Sharon Rooney's brilliant!!

Well let's get this shit published already.  I might even have my Christmas decor up when you hear from me again.

In Search Of...

I reached out on the Buy Nothing page for another request, this time a service needed.  I asked for a ride for my stuff to SCRAP and not only got an offer from a willing user, but another offer from someone who runs a preschool to take a bunch for her kids.  As SCRAP is a super cool resource for teachers and kids, I said yes of course.  At last the enormous pile of craft surplus in my basement is ebbing down.  I'm not sure what's under it anymore but it can't stay in the middle of the floor.  I might have to do some more clean-basement blog posts.

Speaking of which...Frankenstein's is this weekend and there's a ton of things still to do.  Arrrggghh...every time this event rolls around I tell myself how organized and better I will be and I still end up cramming books into boxes the morning of.  Tonight and tomorrow are going to be really important for the good of this show.  Oh, who am I kidding - everything will go just fine and no one will care how disorganized I think I am.

I'm watching the second season of Fargo, and getting a few music ideas in the process for my Saturday night performance!

One Weird Old Trick

Last night I removed the bag of doll clothes from my home and gave them to my Montessori-teacher friend, and received in return a red file crate!

An image generated on Giphy when I searched "red file crate" - enjoy!

Time is ticking away for me to get ready for Frankenstein's Comic Book Swap.  As my prep table is collapsed and broken now, I need to set up a new work station ownstairs for packing my merch.  I'm planning to practically give away a lot of stuff, as I just can't take the overload.

Sooo...my sleep goals seem to be getting accomplished.  For the last few days I've slept well compared to nights gone by, simply (I think) focusing on breathing and basically meditating myself to sleep.  Either that or I'm just so exhausted that my body is giving up and staying asleep, and letting me go back to sleep after I get up to go to the bathroom. For the first time in a while yesterday I didn't have a knot in the middle of my head from waking up too early and going back to sleep right before the alarm.  If I feel more awake when I get home in the evenings, I'm going to be so much more able to do art, chores, cooking, exercising, and staying on top of my calendar.  Also, I don't look sad and oppressed.

I've put out a request on the Buy Nothing page on Facebook to find a chauffeur for my things that need to go to SCRAP.  No meaningful replies yet. I'll let you know how it goes.