and another thing about beanie babies

I haven't re-read my post, as I will never do because it will never sound good enough to me, but from what I do recall I never clearly stated that I do find these collectors items-eehem-at yard sales, flea markets and thrift stores. My point is that what we are told to be "investments" today are just probably tomorrows garbage. You can see that tye dye bear and all his cronies were unable to send junior to college. But does it matter anyway ? It seems that junior will probably busy with a clean up on aisle seven at your local walmart. OOh I didn't say that did I? Walmart!!!! I will save that for another time. And time is what I don't have now so .....see ya

beanie babies

I was reading a yard sale ad and it said the usual, tools, clothes etc. and beanie babies. It dawned on me that I do run across them at thrift stores and yard sales often. Do you recall the craze? I do and I remember how ridiculous, how totally lame it was. I think that it is a good possibility it was an attempt to train us to think we need totally stupid crap that we really don't need. Those beanie things aren't something I would want my kids having. They're not cuddly and they are a potential hazard, being stuffed with little beanie things. Hazard for kids putting in their mouths and hazard to my already disaster of a messy house. Trust me, my dog has torn open her fair share of them and what a pain in the ass to clean up. We don't need them they serve no purpose at all. Sure lots of things we want or think we need that aren't necessary but the beanie babies!!! Someone somewhere made people think they were of some worth and to convice jo public that they were an investment. Good God thats just plain retarded. Back to my conspiracy it seems that as a whole we weren't a bunch of idiots before the beanie sham but look around you today. Look at California- arnold- governer? replacing a recalled governer davis? Why? Now arnold is cutting amoung other things funding for education- aka -our friggin future. Look at the housing "crisis" People were going nuts buying real estate they couldn't afford and now can't pay. How many houses do you really need. And the things those houses were filled with , bought with money no one had. Those "things "now adorn the for sale ads on craigslist . Are we that stupid? Yes I believe the answer is yes. When we allowed a 24 home shopping show into our homes and let them tell us we needed beanie babies we also allowed common sense to walk out the door. I rest my case

off track....AGAIN

I discover wed that I hav accidentally mixed a great skin tone!!!!!!!

Talk about distracted! I am painting with a purpose, working a composition and testing the pallette. All of a sudden I put the brush on the paper and I see skin tone-perfect! It's not completely mixed in and there is a bit of dark toned drag to the stroke aka cheekbone. Two hours later I come to when it hits me, my toes are near frostbitten as well as my nose and my sweet little dragon is gone and replaced by a very bad self portrait. However, to be fair I must say that at one point it was damn near perfect. Its so sad that I always have to go one step more, I move back a few steps to gain perspective and realize I have quite a likeness looking back at me but the nose or left eye is in need of a tiny shadow or another nmior detail. So I accomidate myself, but it never works! SO, Today, april 5 2008 will be the last time ever!!! The only one who will notice the infraction of structure is me. Imagine if I did this always I may have one or two finished works!!! It can always be better has no meaning in my art.