Hello blog, sorry to have neglected you for so long. Haha, my last post is kinda humorous because I remember how sick I was, and every time I'd start to sit up and think about moving, a wave of sick would wash over me and I'd collapse back into the bed. Looks like I didn't get very far in that update.
Saturday, May 31, 2008
Time to get in gear
Posted by Griffin at 12:21 PM
Thursday, March 20, 2008
Sick Sicky Sick
OK so Sarah tells me it's time to update... she's the only one reading this, so I will oblige just for her, especially since she has "nothing to do" at work today. If I were at work I'd have plenty to do, but I'm sick at home and can't really move more than my fingertips, so updating the blog seems like a good use of my time. I'm working on surviving the bronchitis/flu yuckk. actually I think right now i have to go back to bed... i'll be back to finish later.
Posted by Griffin at 10:43 AM
Saturday, February 9, 2008
A Web Site like mine, only better
This is a link I just found to a web site called "One Warm Coat" (www.onewarmcoat.org/gmaagency.html)
Posted by Griffin at 12:45 AM
Tuesday, January 29, 2008
I don't know why I'm posting
Okay so I don't have any art to post, wisdom to share, or really anything at all interesting to talk about. But don't let that get you down... I'm sure things will start coming to me... especially if I put enough ellipses in here... ... I think I'll start out with the highlights of the week/weekend, since I'm having a hard time appreciating this week for what it is - the present! I need to learn how to love the present and not just sit around thinking about stuff I've done and where I'm headed. So on Saturday, we experienced Pete's Dueling Piano Bar, a jewel of a place in Fort Worth. Really a quality time all around with the music, comedy, and friends. I did NOT, however, enjoy it when the guy with the drink kart rammed it into my shin, which now has a bruise. It was kinda my fault. I was dancing in the middle of an area intended for walking. I do really wish there had been a place to sit. Note to self: if you're going to go out in Fort Worth on a Saturday after 8pm, expect to get whacked on the shin. But as I said before, it was an all-around fabulous time, and I recommend it. Sunday was lovely because we slept in and then in the afternoon we went for a (rental) house-hunting drive. Of the 5 places on our list, 2 were rented, 2 had 5 foot patios (NOT fenced yards as the ads boasted), and 1 was a shining success. It was like the clouds parted and God said "here, I found a house for you!" Kelly and I got out of the car and peered over the fence to find the backyard of my dreams. Interesting landscaping, you ask? Lovely shrubs and flowers? No, those features are nice when you have little kiddos and back patio dinner parties. It was a sparsely-grassed expanse of land with tall (aka indestructible, non-diggable) mature trees. I was unphased by the aged aluminum siding and the lack of beauty to the house... even the presence of A/C units hanging out of windows didn't bother me (that is, this house has no central air). I called the number from the listing immediately and someone to promptly pick up and come show me the inside of my new home. Instead, I got a friendly voicemail. Okay, no problem. We'll come back later after she calls me. Monday and Tuesday are gone with no call back. I called again yesterday over my lunchbreak only to leave another (identical) voicemail. I sounded friendly and responsible and this lady is crazy for not calling me immediately. Okay, I won't dwell. But I will update later so you know the outcome of the housing situation.
Posted by Griffin at 8:31 PM
Thursday, January 24, 2008
Tired thoughts in hopes of snow
So it's finally going to happen. We're expected to get some kind of wintry precipitation here in Dallas, TX. After hearing about the snow in VA and looking at all the lovely snowy pictures in winter commercials and of course while browsing on my favorite, the Flickr. I played with some photo effects on my computer today and came up with one that is a little cool and might just inspire a new painting. I would have more interesting things to say but we're all hanging out and I'm being antisocial.
Posted by Griffin at 10:46 PM
Saturday, January 19, 2008
I cheated on my blog
Sorry blogger, I wasn't sure if you were the one for me, so I experimented elsewhere. Upon getting my new mac at Christmastime, I looked at the dotmac webpages that mac users can subscribe to - but then I decided against that since it costs a lot of money after the free trial. Then, I created a page at squarespace.com and was actually pretty happy with it, until I started uploading pictures. Apparently in my free (temporary) account, I got approximately zero space to add photos and image files. So it's back to the blogger I came! I'm in full creation-mode lately, so I really hope I'll be uploading my scanned art, digital art, and photos pretty frequently. I am coming to terms with my mostly boring day job, as long as my time away from work is spent well. I need to feel like I'm headed somewhere and making a difference in my life and the lives of others. And maybe writing it down will hold me accountable... So thanks for waiting for me to come back to you, bloggy blog. I think this could become something really special. Now if we could just get some people to read it.....
Posted by Griffin at 5:21 PM
Wednesday, August 15, 2007
Wedding pictures
So here's the picture I wanted to be our picture over there on the right column, but it always came out squashed. (blogger you suck). I hope it looks right this time. While I'm at it, I'm gonna add some more wedding pics. yay! The above pictures are some of my favorites, especially right now when I'm missing these guys so much - we've got mom, dad, and my adorable bro and the bestest sister. Oh yeah and one of me and Kelly leaving with sparklers. People tried to burn me, that's why I'm dodging. Bye bye for now!
Posted by Griffin at 6:20 PM
Painting
So Renee's Blog has inspired me to get going with this thing and not create a page of "mindless banter" (as I call it) that nobody wants to read. I want it to be useful 'n stuff. So pretty soon I'm gonna take pictures of some of my recent paintings and post them. I'd take a picture of the guacamole I made today, but it's not nearly as beautiful as Renee's Honey Peach Ice cream with hand picked fresh blackberries scattered on top. Oh my goodness, I need to stop talking about ice cream. But more importantly, I should stop eating it every day. Mine and Kelly's attempt at the South Beach diet lasted for literally 1 day. after dinner on Monday, our start day, we broke down and cursed the diet, and then I had ice cream. And I think Kelly had cereal. We're very rebellious. I'm gonna start cooking more. It makes me happy, makes me feel accomplished, makes us eat healthier, saves more money (that we'd use to go out for dinner), and makes me feel like I'm eating when really I'm just touching food. It's not the same thing, if you were unclear. But I titled this post "Painting" and I'm going to be true to that. I'm having a lot of fun with it and just need to go out and buy some ridiculously huge canvases as soon as we have some moneys in the bank. I have begun commissioning paintings from friends and family- at no cost, of course... maybe someday I'll actually sell some! Who knows? But for now I am just getting my creative juices flowing again. I never found a style, so every painting I do is completely different from the last. I suppose to some extent you could tell that it was the same person who painted them but I'm hoping to begin some sort of themed series at some point. I'm not trying to go deep and get all artsy or anything, just want to find something that I think is beautiful and run with it for longer than just one canvas. I've never done that before! And that kind of deep look into something is what makes an artist, I think. Kelly's started playing his guitar again, regularly enough that his fingers are getting back in shape, so I guess we're an artsy little couple! Never really thought of us like that before! Anyway, pictures to come at some point!
Posted by Griffin at 6:03 PM
Saturday, August 11, 2007
Weekend update
Alright, so this week hasn't exactly been eventful. I did have another couple of interviews but not with ReMax, and I think another one is on its way next week... Thursday, I got to go to the Young Life area interest meeting for prospective volunteers, committee, etc. and made some connections, yay! Hopefully I will start involving myself with those people, especially once I get my job thing all straightened out and know what my schedule is like - but right now it lookes like I'll be able to join a "coffee talk" group where young adult ladies pair up with some junior and senior high school girls and do a mentorship... SO excited about that, so I'll keep updating the more I know about what's going on with that. Last night, Kelly had a fantasy football draft order-picking thingy with the boys, so all the girlfriends and wives involved ditched the boys to go see Becoming Jane. My first thought was... *gag me.* And though I wasn't remotely interested it was nice to feel like I belonged to a group again, even if just a little bit. And I won't lie the movie wasn't actually bad! I would never have dragged Kelly along though, and all the girls are really sweet, so it turned out to be a much better night than anticipated. Today was quite possibly the most boring day ever, except that I decided I didn't feel up to eating actual dinner (my tummy feels funny) so I replaced dinner with some vanilla ice cream (easier on the stomach, you know? heehee!). Tonighttt, Kelly and I are chillin with Barbie and Chad as usual, but this time we're going to the bowling alley (yay!). I hope everyone is in the mood for a butt-kickin'. That's pretty much it for now... unless of course anyone would like to come be entertained by how incredibly messy my closet is right now. I usually like to keep the door shut so kelly can't see my clothes on the floor inside the closet, but at this point all the clothes have taken over the bathroom as well. If anyone would like to come clean our room and my closet, it would be much appreciated.
Posted by Griffin at 8:11 PM
Monday, August 6, 2007
Bored on a Monday!
Hi Everybody, so this is our blog (right now it's just me, Griffin - Kelly's at a meeting and doesn't even know I've created this blog but it will be so much fun!). No telling how often we'll update, since we're both (hopefully) getting ready to start our new jobs! That is, Kelly's definitely getting ready to start teaching his little 6th graders (eee!) and I'm anticipating some job offers sooner rather than later! I'm feeling so detached from everyone up in VA that I feel like I need some sort of connection that's regular and not so randomized. So link to this blog and check up on us every once in awhile and see how we're doing. We'll try to post lots of pictures and update on our housing situation, job situation, doggy situation, and anything else that might come up along the way! I think the picture on the side over there from our wedding looks squashed... but maybe that's just this computer... Oh well, it's a work in progress! Now I'm going to try to be productive today and see about that interview I'm supposed to have with ReMAX tomorrow!
Posted by Griffin at 4:02 PM