the cliffhanger that i love

, originally uploaded by magic is mine.

as a couple, we have been through tumultuous times, because he is a cliffhanger, and i am more a hugger. we are now sharing a sweet, but somewhat flimsy apartment by the sea and we are keeping each other warm and happy. i have grown a beard for cliffhanging behaviors.

i am so looking forward to summer times here, then i can proudly invite people over to this side of the river.

keywords for the month:
Bogota
Borges
Greens
Bird
Gorecki
Muffins
oh
and

Singer!

When i leave myself enough time to enjoy public transport rides, i really love it. slow stroll on melbourne trams, high school students, simple gratitude towards the person driving me. then then i start to miss rides in double decker buses in London, you get to see so much details up there.

a little ballad of new pens and pencils

a little ballad of new pens and pencils, originally uploaded by magic is mine.

while this little ballad was taking shape, i had a vision of it hanging in a nice museum with people walking by admiring it like how i'd admire a miro or klee. it has the quality; it is my museum piece! :p

recently i have had many thoughts about professional paths. i am seriously contemplating an art conservation course, but at the same time i get distracted when i read these amazing people's blogs about the thesis they are writing, the conferences they are attending, the ideas they are stimulating, and for a moment i'm tempted to give into academia. Or i look at these
amazing people's blogs and think that i should just dedicate to art. But i guess a person can't have all at once, and a resolution must be near.

an art workshop was held at the library last week, run by ghostpatrol and miso. holy cow! i found out she's only 21.

ha, and i had nightmares of my ailing body going around melbourne town pasting up my own illegal street art. oh, how i suffer!

this is what i drew when camille recorded her retina changes in the park

this is what i drew, originally uploaded by magic is mine.

2010 has commenced, and nothing has happened, and now it is april time!

i had so many good feelings about this picturesque new year. but things seem to be down slope at the moment. these are the tasks i will perform to make it all better - 2010 will still kickass:

read 30 books
blog at least once a week
linocut prints
bookbinding
master my digital camera
new road bicycle
persian
volunteering