I’m feeling downright awful today. Allergies, of course. Nothing to be done about it but ignore it or drug myself. Neither option is entirely satisfying. No matter which I choose, I still feel pretty damn rotten.

Still working on my art stuff. It’s been slow going since I’ve been feeling crappy, but I keep plugging along. The original plan called for three pieces, which would later lead to the piece I really want to do (which incorporates these these pieces in a new way). Since I have gotten some extra time to work, I’ve decided to press ahead and shoot for the one large piece that these three pieces are meant to be a part of. It’s been bubbling around in my head since the early 80′s, has come out in a few paintings and other works, but it really wants to be this sculpture. So clear in my head, and it seems to be coming together clearly in reality too. I said I was going back to the beginning of my art career, and I did.

Best decision ever.

The rest of my life seems to be holding together too. It’s been oddly peaceful. I’m enjoying it for as long as that lasts. I don’t think it’s possible for my entire family and social circle to remain drama-free much longer, but it’s been nice the last few months. Why … it’s almost been more like a standard definition of “normal” than my usual definition (as in “normal” for my family).

Nothing much else to say! I’m back to not paying much attention to the news, because last week when I dove back into being up-to-date on the world was totally depressing. Ignorance is bliss, and for now, I am trying to remain as ignorant as I can of world events. The art in my heart right now is joyous, and being bummed out about the state of the world only makes it more difficult to create joyous things.

I will eventually get back into blogging more regularly. I’m just not terribly verbally orientated right now. Pictures and not words is where I am at. Once I’ve gotten some visual stuff out of my system, I’m sure I’ll be back to babbling with a great deal of verbose language. I miss it, but not enough to force myself to sit down and do it. Every time I have an idea right now, it’s just visual stuff. What I do need to do is sit down and get the photos off my camera. I’ve been taking lots of photos lately.

It’s the summer doldrums anyway. Everyone I know is either on vacation, about to go on vacation, or just coming back from vacation … or just spending a lot of time outdoors doing outdoor things, as opposed to being at the computer. The internet on the whole has been oddly more quiet than usual. Happens every year, though I think this is the first summer I’ve been so quiet. LOL!

And now I think I better do the dishes and some laundry and fuss around with my art stuff for a little longer before Lin gets home. I think I have just enough energy to do what I need to get done today, and then it’s dinner and laziness … and the strongest allergy pill I can stuff down my throat. Hopefully tomorrow I’ll be able to breath with wheezing and not sneezing every couple of minutes. That’d be nice!