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Good Lord!
It's been a solid three years since I've been around these parts, save for some small spurts of creativity here and there. Life has been wonderfully hectic, but an artist who stops arting just isn't an artist anymore. After some drinks last night with a friend, I was inspired to open up Photoshop again, and I'm currently working on a project. :) A REAL project! So there's that.
I also noticed today that I have 17,000 page views. WHAT?! SEVENTEEN THOUSAND?!? Good Lord! That's a LOT of people. I never thought I'd have that many folks visiting my profile. And, okay, I know, pageviews are just a number... but this number is pretty inspiring. Tha
Am I A 'Starving Artist' Yet?
I sold my first big art piece. Whoohoo! :dance:
This actually happened a few months ago... but I'm still pretty stoked about it. It was hanging up in a local restaurant called the "Blue River Cafe"... great little place, by the way -- gourmet food by a gourmet chef, live music, relaxed atmosphere, owned by hippies (who happen to be the chef and the bartender) -- and a passer-by who saw it scooped it right up.
I was lucky enough to be able to chat with him a bit, both about the piece and life in general. I felt honored. I kept thinking, "Wow... my art will be hanging up in somebody's living room/bathroom/utility closet!"
But that's not all.
China and Commissions
It's been awhile since I've updated anything or had the drive to start working on new manipulations again... but between then and now, I've had some pretty interesting experiences.
Don't ever let your visa expire in a foreign country. Just don't do it. I did it, and on top of that, was working illegally. Eventually, I had to go home, and in order to do that, I had to go to the police and tell them everything. This process also included throwing my boss under the bus and possibly ruining his career, as well as causing major upsets and facing prison time. Chinese prison time.
But everything worked out okay, and they let me go home. I'm glad t
Devious Journal Entry
I'm lonely.
The Chinese New Year (Spring Festival) kicks off this weekend. Biggest celebration in China. Everybody goes home to their families to chillax, eat dumplings, and set off fireworks for about three weeks straight. Most foreigners in the area will take this time to travel around China, visit a few neighboring countries, perhaps even take a quick trip back to their mother-countries, or spend the holiday with the family of their close Chinese friends/boyfriend/girlfriend.
But not me.
After this final weekend of work, I'll be stuck in my apartment until the 10th of February, budgeting my ass off and throwing the world's biggest pity
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