the show im curating @ the shop. it opens soon. come by and buy something. its for a good cause.

im not sure what it is. but this is a very moving painting.

obama speaks to the people of sin city.

this just looks goooooooooooood.

so, i guess a few of his friends came out to party.



"Now, there are some who question the scale of our ambitions - who suggest that our system cannot tolerate too many big plans. Their memories are short. For they have forgotten what this country has already done; what free men and women can achieve when imagination is joined to common purpose, and necessity to courage."

"that noble idea, passed on from generation to generation: the God-given promise that all are equal, all are free, and all deserve a chance to pursue their full measure of happiness."

"Starting today, we must pick ourselves up, dust ourselves off, and begin again the work of remaking America."

"What the cynics fail to understand is that the ground has shifted beneath them - that the stale political arguments that have consumed us for so long no longer apply. The question we ask today is not whether our government is too big or too small, but whether it works..."

".....because only then can we restore the vital trust between a people and their government."

"For we know that our patchwork heritage is a strength, not a weakness."

"..because they embody the spirit of service; a willingness to find meaning in something greater than themselves. And yet, at this moment - a moment that will define a generation.....................

.....it is precisely this spirit that must inhabit us all."

the lucas sisters: my cousins.

 we see each other about once a year, if we're lucky. 

they hold a very special place in my heart.

and over the years, distance, time, life, we grew apart.

tonight i wish more than ever.

this was not true.

the temp b4 i walked to work. i thinks its above 0 now, im not sure.

ouch......

this weekend

i watched the west wing. in this one they almost cured cancer. 

i made seitan. i know i know. i looks like, well.....gross. but i swear, this is like a weeks worth food. and so delicious. i feel dumb eating frozen pizza as it cooks, but whats a guy to do? i was hungry.

oh ya, in chicago, over a foot of snow, after about 10-11 hours of constant snowing.......damn kids, thats just another day.

mel kadel

just found this artist. mel kadel


"hearts don't break"


this is lovely.

amen hunter.

"sometimes obsticles are there to remind us of our own strength. even if it really really sucks!"

part of an email from a friend today. 

how true.

lets hope i got some strength left in me.

i did not take pictures last night. this sums it up, i think.



yay 2009!!!!