So I realized the other day that I’ve potentially written a book, or at least all the images are there. I should really compile the stuff into a book and see if I can find a market for it.
Ok, so if you look at the “garnished poetry” on my website… (artwork plus poetry) and thought about making a book… Would you put one on each side of each page in the book… or would you put one on the right hand page and leave the left blank and use more pages? I think it would be kind of nice if people could purchase the book and then pull out the pages they like best to frame them if they choose.
Anyone have suggestions? I don't think putting it together would be that big of a deal and it might be fun to have a quick little book self published. And I need a new project cause right now I'm bored by everything.
We have two weeks until Farmer's Market begins here. Time to freeze my ass off again and crawl out of bed before God's awake. I feel tired just thinking about it. But I have a whole now product line and I like spending the money I make... so... This year I think I shall sell sugar cookies! And soap? Well, I guess I better give some thought to my product line, space is limited and I don't mind making whatever sells. It all spends the same.
Sigh, the winter flew by soo fast!
Just one of the services I offer.
I posted a link to a cool youtube video that has been going around, I've seen it in a number of places and I've enjoyed it so I reposted it to my facebook.
So a friend of mine comments and says "Sorry I heard that... language was horrible!"
There is one word bleeped out... yeah, it's a bit crass... but come on people. Clearly someone missed the entire point!!
I want to write:
"Yeah, that English language is a bitch, it would have been better in Spanglish!"
Thing is... I've got so many good little religious friends who I'd rather not offend, but it is just SOOooooo tempting! And it IS a video posted on MY facebook. Are you religious? Would that offend you?
Ok, I'm not all that religious (for an arm chair theologian) and I DO swear, regularly. And there are some words I think are just gross and shouldn’t come from an articulate educated woman, (or anyone for that matter) but all of the ones in that video are words I would use in the right situation. Hmmm… what to do... what to do...
What would you say??
when our Korean exchange students are talking about us in Korean. They always speak in Korean around us unless they are speaking directly to us... but if they are talking ABOUT us they whisper. This is my story and I'm sticking to it. I don't mind at all, I've grown quite fond of them. And Sunday they go back to their boarding school. And next week I will not cook meals for, but next week the house will feel empty. It was good having them here!
I’m a little disheartened over the Sunday school class I’m teaching. I’ve had a total of three ladies come one week, that was the record. Most of the time there were two women. Then there have been two weeks when everyone was out of town, so we didn’t have classes. I should sit down and prepare tomorrow’s message but I’m disheartened. I don’t think anyone will show up and I don’t feel like doing to all of the trouble if they aren’t going to show up. The ladies who have come have said really nice things about the material that I taught but I could really see that it was “nice” for them but that’s about it. They aren’t the intended audience for the material anyway. The intended audience would be people who are in transition in their lives and need help getting and keeping vision. I know it’s not going to be as important to anyone else as it is to me, I know that. But it still hurts a little when I get that reminder with an empty classroom. Sigh.
I took on teaching the class because I felt that it would force me to write the book, one chapter a week. And it would be done by Easter, that was the goal. And in the beginning the interaction that I got with the students (back when they showed up on time) was very positive and it helped me with the writing. In fact I think some of the first sessions really changed in my own mind due to the interaction I had with the ladies. That was really helpful to me in my goal of writing the book.
Then the 9:30 am on a Sunday morning started to wear on us all and they came late and suddenly my 50 minutes was 30 minutes and I still had 60 minutes worth of material. I had to go through it on “fast forward” because I was backed into a corner on the time. The interaction evaporated and I guess that was the beginning of the end.
And now I feel like it’s pretty much over. The class is over but my material is not. I can’t let this kill my enthusiasm for finishing the book. But if I can’t get two women to stay with me for the whole thing, how on earth am I ever going to sell a book on this material? It’s disheartening. I guess it comes down to whether or not I believe in this material enough to press through this. Do I? Yeah. Am I the only one? Today, yeah.
As I was writing that the tears came. I’m grieved at this response to my work. I feel that it is an important project but I’m not getting the interaction or encouragement that would have been really nice. And as I was wiping the tears I suddenly heard the words of the song that is playing in the back ground. “Those who sow in tears will reap in joy.” That is my lifeline on this project right now.
I’ll email some of the ladies who have been involved along the way and see what they want to do. I don’t like showing up at 9:30 on a Sunday morning any more than anyone, so I guess we’ll see. I don't want to prepare for a class and have noone show. I need to go write an email to them.
I still need to finish the book though.
Sigh... it will come.
It will come.
One of the alergy medications I take is now up to $50 a month. First time i refilled it at $35, last time $48 and this time $50. Next month: $54? I am NOT impressed.
At least I can get Zyrtec for $23 for three months.
Sigh
Like my new header? It’s a series of about eight photos taken from my back porch this morning in the snow. I pushed the handy dandy little “stitch” button on my software and this is what it spit out. Yeah, that’s fun! It looks so different here when the leaves are on the trees, very private. We bought the house in the summer and couldn't believe it as the leaves vanished and we found the horizon and the distant mountains in blue. Mercy, I love this place! I feel very lucky to live here!
I’ve been struggling with VOX for a while now. Something about the system causes my computer to shut down Explorer when I try to refresh something or go some place new after the window has been open a while. I always have four or five windows open at the same time and VOX takes down all of them. Not my idea of impressive. I like what VOX offers, it is different here than any of the other services I use but I do grow tired of having it mess with my browser. It’s the one fatal flaw.
So check out my other blogs if you’d like:
This is where I talk about whatever project I’m working on at the moment, from house renovations to the latest thing happening in Studio B. http://croseprose.blogspot.com/
And this is where I write about art and faith. It’s very much in progress, everything on this blog is something I consider a rough draft. Feel free to drop by and leave a comment. http://mysticcall.blogspot.com/
Vox is still the place where I'd like to continue to blog about things that don't fit anywhere else. You know, me complaining about this or that. At least for now. Until I finally get fed up with the crazy glitches.
See ya in the comics
