It's hanging till Spring '09.  And remember, the devil's in the details

Inspired by a mask I saw at the MET when my pal Chad Cavino was visiting piratecore and I in New York.

Masks are fun to draw

Dal sito panini:
Mattia Dal Corno Dal mondo dei Manga a quello dei DVD, l’onniscienzadi Mattia è davvero proverbiale!

E-mail appena inviata al suddetto dopo aver letto le note di world of warcraft vol. 3:

"Ho appena acquistato il numero 3 e mi viene un dubbio, è la proverbiale onniscienza dal mondo dei Manga a quello dei DVD a far tradurre Lich King in re cadavere?

cordialmente
obo."

This is a collaborative effort for the Moly_x:International Sketch Exchange.  
We are using the Japanese moleskines, working on two pages each before sending it off to the next artist.

The theme for this moley is Color and Texture.  The swirl reminded me of a fish so I drew the eyeballs and mouth.  I drew the goldfish with a marker then colored it with pastels.  The background is embossed blue powder for texture, then blue watercolors.  I use Diamond Glaze on the pages to make them look watery.  This moley's off to Germany.
A close  up of my work:

More pages here:  www.flickr.com/groups/moly_x
Follow this moley's journal at http://moleskinex17.blogspot.com/ 

Its wierd having dead friends....

http://galadarling.com/article/how-to-have-a-summer-romance-with-yourself

Ah, summer. Big blue skies, singing birds, parties on the beach & tiny outfits. Is it any wonder that so many people are in the mood for lurve?

The problem, of course, is that we can’t always find someone worthy of our affections. Maybe they already have a girlfriend, maybe they’re always busy working, or maybe you run laps around them intellectually. All of these things put a damper on the idea of a summer romance! Even then, sometimes people are disappointing, or not as romantic as you’d hope, or they don’t share your fervour for eating cheese in treehouses. & I mean, honestly, a summer romance isn’t a summer romance without cheese in a treehouse. So I propose that you use all your loved-up energy on someone much more deserving.

You!

You knew that was coming, huh? Regardless, here are my suggestions to have a rollicking good time summer romance with yourself!

Court yourself
The first days of fresh love are delightful & tender. You get to see the absolute best parts of whoever it is you’re seeing — such a lovely thing! Maybe it’s time to start awakening to your most fabulous features, too, & to start being gentle with yourself, regardless of the situation. Think of yourself as a new lover. Think about how supportive & sweet you would be if your new squeeze was going through a hard time, & then make an effort to extend that kind of love & grace to yourself.

Come on, now. Be good to you. If you won’t, who will?

Listen to yourself
Relationships often involve a lot of listening, especially as you’re getting to know the object of your affections. I know you’re thinking, ‘This is all well & good, but if it’s just me, what do I have to listen to?!’

The answer is that you need to start listening to yourself. Your actual, true, authentic, genuine, uncensored self. That voice which tells you whether you should do this or that. Not the rational, logical voice which takes over when we’re trying to convince ourselves of something, but the voice that speaks from a place of instinct & intuition.

It’s amazing, you know. We each have all the answers we need inside us at all times. We may think we need to ask other people, or read a book, or ask Google, but really, when it comes to what we should do about a given situation, we already know. Sometimes I like to remind myself of this by visualising my belly as a little all-encompassing galaxy, swirling with stars & question marks & answers & big, blinking exclamation points.

So make an effort to listen to your intuition. When it flashes at you — & it does, several times a day! — start paying attention. Do what it tells you, & see if it improves your life. (It will!)

Learn to compromise
This goes hand-in-hand with the point I made under ‘Court yourself’, which is about being good to yourself. That means that if you have a massive work-load but you’re exhausted & sick, you need to learn to put yourself (& your health) first. Similarly, if you’re feeling depressed & withdrawn but your friends have invited you to go out, you should probably accept their invitation. It’s all about doing what will make you feel better in the long-run.

Take sweet pictures
Yes! Romantic relics! A good photobooth strip is worth a lot. While normally you would pile into a photobooth with your beloved, have a smooch & wait for the photos to come out the other side, this time you have to go it alone. But don’t be afraid! Taking photos alone is funnnn! Dress up, blow kisses into the camera, dance around, pull silly faces, & when you’re done, put the pictures somewhere prominent so you can remind yourself how gorgeous you are on a regular basis!

Go out on dates
The best thing about romancing yourself is that you can go on dates that no one else could ever possibly understand. Want to check out the train museum, spend hours in the bakery supply store, stare at skateboards or attend a seminar on podiatry? You can, & you don’t have to convince anyone else to go along with you! Get dressed up, take yourself out & have a damn good time.

Buy yourself flowers, too. They’re an important part of the process.

Write yourself love letters
Love letters, or loved-up communique in general, is one of the best parts of being involved in a romance. It gives you something real, like a record of what’s happened, to hold, clutch to your chest, pore over obsessively (don’t tell me you haven’t done it!), & whatnot. Passionate letters are like the souvenirs of love.

If you’re having a summer romance with yourself, you might feel like this is just an arena of the lurve game you’re going to miss out on. But it doesn’t have to be that way! You can write yourself love letters — & they will probably ultimately have more meaning to you than anything someone else could write.

What kind of thing am I talking about? Well, they could range from a series of amorous haiku to something snappier, like, Hey Gala, I noticed your ass is looking mighty shapely these days. Kudos!

They don’t have to be enormous, long-winded, flowery pieces of prose — you can keep them short & sweet & have them be just as effective. Even a couple of sentences is better than nothing. Make it part of your regular routine, a daily ritual if you can. Write one on a Post It during your lunch break, scrawl some endearing words in your journal before bed, rearrange the letter magnets on the fridge… Do it however you like, just make sure it happens!

Those are my ideas. How will you romance yourself this season?

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i just saw on the news that george clinton and friends celebrated his 67th birthday partying in a club in west hollywood.

DID ANYONE CATCH IT?!? i always miss the good (no great) stuff.

thanks!

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molto benee.
non solo senza telefono, pure senza mail. pare che il lj sia il mio unico contatto col mondo.
anyway, se mi avete mandato una mail a vale at mafaldina punto com, sappiate che non mi arriva niente dad quattro giorni.
quindi rimandate pure tutto a mafealice at yahoo punto it

non solo. il telefono aggiustato che dovrebbe sostituire per un po' quello rotto, è aggiustato solo a metà. quindi lui sta acceso, io sono convinta che vada, e invece non tiene la linea e se uno mi chiama trova spento. oppure trova libero e io non rispondo, PERCHE' NON SQUILLA.

Un disegno divino mi vuole irreperibile. Ma io lo aggirerò.

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VIDEO AT SOURCE: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7520577.stm

A waxwork model of Amy Winehouse has been unveiled at Madame Tussauds.

The singer's parents, Mitch and Janis, revealed the model, “complete with trademark beehive and sailor tattoos", at the London attraction.

Mr Winehouse said the waxwork of his 24-year-old daughter was an "absolutely incredible" likeness.

He added that the Rehab singer was getting over her drug addiction. He said: "She's on a drug replacement programme and she's doing really well."

New album

The model of the Grammy Award-winning singer is dressed in the same outfit that her real-life inspiration wore to the Brit awards - a thigh-skimming mini dress teamed with black high heels and huge red hooped earrings.

Mr Winehouse said he was 'stunned' at the likeness

When he saw the waxwork for the first time, Mr Winehouse said: "It captures her totally... but she's not that skinny anymore.

"I can't get over the tattoos. They are perfect."

Mr Winehouse also confirmed his daughter was about to start work on a new album.

"She has two or three more live gigs then she will be working on her new album. She's got quite a few songs already."

Father Mitch joked: "We're going to take this one home with us and take the real one back. This one does what she's told and doesn't move."

"L'esperienza insegna che l'esperienza non insegna niente" Leo Salemi*, regista italiano.
Altrimenti qui v'è versioni per tutti i gusti.

*effettivamente un'altra citazione del Salemi sarebbe che "per fare il porno bisogna sentirseLO dentro" ma credo che stesse esagerando.