http://purpletintedglasses.com Purple > You. Mon, 01 Dec 2008 04:01:54 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en And so ends my four day free for all. It sure doesn't feel like I should have to go to work tomorrow. I sure am tired of being a grown up. Today without a hangover would have been nice too. For some reason on Thanksgiving day, Will couldn't drive us to ... http://purpletintedglasses.com/2008/11/30/all-that-sparkles-soon-will-fade/ I'm on Day 7 since I cracked open Alfred's Basic Piano Library - Basic Adult Piano Course Book Level One, and put a full new set of batteries in the Yamaha PSR-2 (No, I swear there's not a number missing from he model#... it's just -2. I can't even find ... http://purpletintedglasses.com/2008/11/19/21-days/ Dog walking has become the first thing I do in the morning instead of the last thing I do before I leave the house. It holds me accountable for the number of times I press the snooze button instead of getting mad at the dog for making me late out ... http://purpletintedglasses.com/2008/11/18/oh-i-wish/ So maybe by my title, I found my muse... but for writing not painting. Here's a short poem for those of you who are into that kind of stuff. Primer The prep work has started the canvas sits blank set up on it's pedestal anxious for the tickle of the tools. The mediums are arranged in their ... http://purpletintedglasses.com/2008/11/12/i-was-inspired/ The message below was sent to me which has sparked my interest in reviving my bloggy-blog thing. I can honestly say that I have not been happy with the things I have posted and the drafts that sit unpublished. I often times feel like I am forcing words on to ... http://purpletintedglasses.com/2008/11/05/rising-from-the-dead/ Bea: Hey, do you wanna look in this mug and see if the spider is still in it? Will: Really? Bea: Uh, Yeah. It's been in there for a week now. Will: You're asking the arachnophob to see if the spider is still in the cup? Bea: Mmm, hmm. Will: ... Bea: Ok fine... (opens mug ... http://purpletintedglasses.com/2008/10/01/raise-a-mug-to-insensitivity/ Yeah, haven't gotten to this one: . --- On Mon, 9/22/08, mystarla - 43 Things <no-reply@43things.com> wrote: > From: mystarla - 43 Things <no-reply@43things.com> > Subject: learn piano > To: xxxx@yahoo.com > Date: Monday, September 22, 2008, 7:25 AM > Dear future self, > > I'm reminding you about your stated goal on 43 things, > to > "learn piano". > > How's ... http://purpletintedglasses.com/2008/09/26/sigh/ I was going to describe yesterday's 8am practice as "the worst practice ever", but after sitting on the couch following a long day of not sleeping, I've decided that practice wasn't terrible but the night kinda blew. Friday night, however, is about the most fun I've had in a while. It ... http://purpletintedglasses.com/2008/09/14/one-of-the-not-so-good-practices/ I decided that today I would start riding my bike to work in an effort to 1. be more environmentally friendly, and 2. step up my training for the MS 150. Well, a little over two miles into it I got "tracked" and ate concrete in Lee Circle. Apparently it gets ... http://purpletintedglasses.com/2008/08/11/a-fight-with-a-bitch-named-lee/ Yes, another link to something I think is cool that you will probably think is boring. I'm a graphic designer, proficient in the world of print. I love paper and ink and fonts and colors and all that crazy stuff. I have never worked on the press side of it ... http://purpletintedglasses.com/2008/08/08/hand-cranked/