Like an epiphany, except not

[podling]

I realized earlier, when I was talking to someone on the phone, that over the past year I've actually started to self-identify as an artist. Sort of. I mean, if someone says, "Are you an artist?" I now say, "Yeah, but I don't get much done." instead of, "Not really, I just like making stuff." and I think this represents a basic change in self confidence and how I view myself and my projects. And this is probably a good thing, I think. That being said, I think my giant puzzle is going to go on the ceiling in my room, just as soon as I repaint it with the cool sparkle paint I found at Lowe's (which should mean late October or November, at the rate I've been progressing, but whatever). I like painting big things. I really do.

In other news, the new place is coming along. Not quickly, but it's getting done. Eventually people won't cringe when they walk in. And tomorrow I've got to get my kayak and bring it here. I'm bitter I haven't been able to use it recently, but I'm consoling myself with the fact that since I have a wetsuit, I can probably continue going out until November. So. Soon. Soon I will get the adrenaline rush I've been longing for...

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I had trouble with the height thing when we moved - went from 12ft Georgian rooms to the standard 8 or 9 ft, and it does feel very closed in at first. I've got used to it though - given the choice I prefer the higher ceilings, but lower can be good, and is less expensive to heat, and generally cosier in winter.
And yeah, the "surely anyone can do this" thing is a strong one - it's tempting to make them demonstrate ("go on, draw a llama! You're right, that's RUBBISH!") but this would be gratuitous ego boosting, I guess.
Oooh, I need to get another bedsheet and do the winged fish thing properly - it's on a bamboo blind at the moment, which was an interesting experiment but didn't really work. Um. But I will finish the current picture first. I will I will. Bloody owls.

[podling]

Yeah... I mean, our place wasn't too much to heat, given that there was only one outside wall, and it was 2 feet thick, so the insulating power was right up there.

But yeah, once I had a little mini-contest drawing me (and no, I didn't come up with it, one of the 2 guys did) and I won, but then they declared it forfeit since they hadn't realized I'd ever taken art classes. :)