I'm using my eyeliner sharpener as a pencil sharpener. Desperate times call for desperate measures. I decided to take the evening off from life and indulge in some drawing, some cooking (spinach artichoke pasta dish) and listening to some moody music. I may even take an hour long shower (and avoid Earth Day).  I might even curl up with W.H. Auden. If there was a drop of wine in the house, I probably would have a glass of that too. I haven't had a night like this in awhile. I've been running myself rapid this last week. A night to myself feels good. It feels selfish. I like that.
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I've been trying to teach myself Dreamweaver. I give myself 15 minutes each day to learn something new. Einstein said that doing the same task every day for 15 min. will make you an expert in a year. I don't want to be an expert, but I want to know the ins and outs of this Adobe product. I'll move on to Photoshop when I'm feeling more artistic.

I challenged my friends to come up with a mock name for a mock foundation for a mock website. I asked them to think of a name for a foundation that provides fresh organic food to lower income families, whose providers are women. (Food pantries often provide processed crap to these families).

We all came up with the conclusion of "why is this so hard?!". Somewhere and some point when I'm least expecting it, it will come. The best I could do was Garden Goddess Foundation, don't judge... it's lame.

My buddy's band played the Metro the other night. While I missed the show yet again,  I have to say I am impressed at how well they are doing, if I could only say that I was really into the type of music they play, it's really indie and really hard. But still, kudos to them for making a name for themselves. Stylish and fashionable young rock stars, to boot.

I had a real life conversation today with a friend about relationships. Said friend works too hard at trying to find the right one, works too hard at life in general. It was the first time I have used my job as an analogy in a conversation, yet alone about relationships.

Said friend, thinks of them-self as crap. Said friend thinks that there isn't anyone out there for them. I explained to this person that at one time I had listed a house that smelled like cat pee. Many of buyers walked into the house and most of them quickly left in disgust. Some made short entrances and some stayed longer than they should have. One buyer in particular was able to look past the mess, look past the smell of cat urine and see a diamond in the rough. This buyer fell in love with the property. There is a buyer for every property, even those that look like they are in the worst shape. Just like there is a person out there for everyone. Someone who looks past the mess that took years of accumulation, someone who sees beyond the surface level, someone who doesn't care about the minor flaws, it's what's in the structure.  This person sees perfection when some see disaster.

I thought this was absolutely brilliant, my friend mocked me for this, got a chuckle and we moved on. I still think it's rather hilarious and I might use this on several more occasions when my girlfriends/guyfriends seek out love advice.

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