So much to say.
But really not that much.
Ben J., Lillian G., Emily Jo, and I went to the beach on Monday and it was so nice!
WHY did we wait all this time to go to the beach until the day before Lillian left NYC? Jeez.
My back's all red, but it's not too painful. Just slightly uncomfortable. And I feel like I have bugs crawling all over me.
About 4-5 years ago I used to dread going to sleep because I'd toss and turn and think too much. And so I just couldn't sleep. But then I got over that.
Well, not anymore. It's back. And I can't stand it.
Maybe it's because I don't get really drunk by myself before bed anymore.
(Getting really drunk before bed makes you want to go to bed.)
More stuff happened this weekend, but I'll tell you tomorrow or something.
xo
c
P.S.
I was shown this video when I woke up this morning:
It's cute and you'll like it.
Especially if you like zombies.
You can enjoy this even if you're deaf.
While walking from the bus stop to the studio this morning (yes, I came to work on a Saturday), I kept thinking of Courtney Love circa "Sid & Nancy".
I'm down with that.
Today I had to say goodbye to Crompy (Sarah C.), my friend/assistant/former stalker. =(
I didn't think I'd cry, but I did.
And then when I got back to my studio, I went to the bathroom and blew my nose and cried a little bit more.
I'm going to miss her so much.
I hope she'll come back to the US rill soon. And I hope that I can go visit the UK within the year, too. (Never been there before.)
We spent the day together. We walked down 5th Avenue (from Central Park to the Empire State Building). We went to automat and got ice cream (and I ate a corn dog).
And we also bought sunglasses (from the pushiest salespeople EVER) before getting on the train back to my studio:
I don't ever buy things like sunglasses.
I have a hard enough time wearing my REGULAR glasses.
When I started crying she told me stop crying and go buy some beer from Fairway, the grocery store across the street.
Und I did.
xo
craig-hunter
P.S.
I miss having you in NYC already, Crompy!
Chris K. sent me a link to a short film he made with his friend Jen, and I instantly got jealous because I realized I miss making short films with him.
This is what he and his friend Jen made:
This is my favorite of the ones that he and I made a couple (I think) summers ago:
(I think I've posted it on my blog before, but you can just deal with it.)
The only thing I don't like about our film is that he was wearing his new shoes in that---and they made him look way taller than I am. In reality, he's only an inch taller than I am.
I wrote him a note and said that I want to make a film with him "rill soon".
So, expect something from Chris and me rill soon.
Now THIS is what I was originally going to blog about:
This video makes me really happy.
And it makes me giggle the entire time.
Muppet babies.
=)
I finally got to meet my Etsy friend, Stacey Rebecca!
We've been internet friends for awhile, but just finally got to meet last night. And we had lunch together this afternoon.
But she left today to go back to Phoenix.
We took this right before I said bye to her:
She's a good person.
But I hope my conversation was okay because:
1) I always feel nervous about meeting internet friends because I feel like I have to live up to something. (I mean this in the least conceited way: I think people think I'm much more interesting than I actually am.)
2) I've had a lot of things on my mind lately, so I can feel a bit distracted/preoccupied when talking to people. I don't know what my problem is.
Do you like Ut?
I do.
Tonight I'm watching a DVD of Jan Švankmajer shorts.
Hopefully it's good.
And I'm leaving for band practice in about half an hour.
Haven't played music in awhile.
I'm in the middle of working on a back to school mix tape for this mix tape club I was invited to be a part of. It's a secret Santa sorta thing.
I somehow have two (sometimes three or four) copies of every mp3 on my hard drive. Really frustrating. I don't know how that happened.
Crompy's going back to the UK soon, and that means I'm going to kill myself soon.
Ben J. has revived his Etsy shop: TAKE OFF YOUR CLOTHES!
Now I know he's my good friend and all, but he really does have a lot of talent and a good mind. And I'm glad to know him.
When we went to the free Santogold in Central Park (last month?), he wore the fabric chains he makes (chains made of fabric and stuffed with poly fill) and a lot of people reacted favorably. I was really surprised/impressed. People kept coming up to him and asking where he got them and touching them.
I think that made me want some of my own. (Am I that kinda person? Apparently!)
So, I asked him to make some fabric chains for me.
And he did.
And I'm very happy with my chains:
Anywho, I'm glad he is sharing his creations with the world again. =)
On Saturday afternoon, I went to Astoria Park by myself and ate an ice cream cone and did a crossworld puzzle and walked around. It was such a nice day out. And it was a nice to be in an area in NYC that isn't all concrete. It was just filled with people who were relaxing and chilling out.
I sat by the water.
In other news, I spent most of yesterday indoors (except the morning time when I had to walk to the hospital---don't ask). Last night while listening to pipe organ compositions and the Beach Boys, I made a paper model polyhedron. But first I pasted some strips of paper onto the pattern.
It was a cubic shape, of course.
It's not the best because it was the first time I'd ever made one of these shapes.
But I hope to keep making them.
It was nice.
This is me after I had a long talk with Andrea G. early one morning last week:
I had to talk to her about relationships and insecurities. Not the most interesting topic, but therapeutic and helpful.
This is Andrea G. with and without her face covered:
I prefaced the entire conversation with this: "Out of everybody I know, your opinion is the one that matters most to me. I appreciate your input above all others." (Or something like that.) I woke her up that morning (cuz she was staying with me) and asked her to walk me to my studio so that we could talk. I had stuff on my mind.
Then she left that same morning to go to Fire Island because her boyfriend Ben's family rented a house there.
Then she came back from Fire Island on Wednesday and stayed in New York until Saturday. And then she and Ben flew back to Portland.
But on Friday she and Ben and I went to Coney Island. They came to my studio and asked if I wanted to go with them. I weighed my options: should I blog? Or should I go ride the Cyclone?
(I'm sorry, readers, but I hadn't been on a roller coaster in years.)
Here's Andrea and her boyfriend Ben:
Please note that this is not the same Ben as my friend Ben J.:
Despite being disturbed and saddened by a lot of things at Coney Island, I had a lot of fun on Friday afternoon. It was just what I needed, I think.
I had no idea the roller coaster was going to be as scary as it was. The drops were steeper than I would've imagined, and it was a lot more rough, too.
Here are some other photos from Friday:
And I didn't know what waterboarding was until I saw this:
That is all.
I finally watched "Alice" by Jan Švankmajer.
I'd been meaning to watch it for some time now.
But it's been watched.
And I'll watch it again, I'm sure.
If you don't know what I'm talking about, watch this scene:
Very cool, I think.
Last night I watched "Cloverfield".
I'm not sure how I feel about it. I'd maybe watch it again.
I don't like how they killed off my favorite character. =(
In other news, I've started knitting again---getting ready for the winter. I've made a couple scarves so far.
I might work on a sweater for myself.
We'll see.
Knitting is old:
And it's older than that.
x
c
Woo, two posts in one day.
That's how much I care.
1. Take a look at this blog I was featured in:
http://nextmodelmen.typepad.com/expressmen/2008/07/cubist-literature.html
I'm really not sure how I feel about this. I feel like I should be wearing less clothing.
2. Ice cream shots from the automat:
3. If I'm sitting alone at a desk, minding my own business, please (PLEASE!) don't sneak up on me and scare me.
Because I WILL freak the eff out.
I scare too easily.
4. New design!
ILL GUTS!
I'm excited about it.
5. Pictures from Dan G.'s rooftop sunset party:
6. That is all.
You know I truly am sorry that I haven't written in here for almost a week.
I usually don't do this to you, but I really have just been very busy.
Anyway, I've been thinking about things my friends are interested in that don't necessarily interest me. But finding a way for it to be interesting.
Does that make sense?
Well, I went with a friend to this exhibit at the Met(ropolitan Museum of Art) called Superheroes: Fashion and Fantasy.
Normally I don't care about fashion design because I think a lot of it is snooty/fake and visually unappealing to me. But of course I would never say that to a friend because I think that's shitty.
Anyway, I DO appreciate the more abstract/avant-garde designers whose work was shown at the exhibit, especially Gareth Pugh. I like his work (what I've seen) because it's so out there. And it's a bit dark/eerie, too.
This other dress (inspired by the Batman costume, I think---or something like that) was one they were showing at the superheroes exhibit:
And another reason I like Pugh's work is because he is just as cute as a lil' button!
So, listen to me, just because you think something your friend is interested in is boring, it's not---you're just an idiot and you need to be thrown in jail.
Does that make sense?
The jail thing?
The idiot thing?
Don't pay attention to me. I don't know what I'm talking about.
I think I'll stop here.
See ya rill soon, kids!
x
c
P.S.
At that exhibit, they have actual costumes worn by Superman and Superwoman in the 70's and Batman (the one Christian Bale wore) and CATWOMAN (the one Michelle Pfeiffer wore)! Holler.
They have some others, too. But I was mostly interested in Catwoman's.
Cuz she's boss.