Neighbourhood

Glenn's Diner. 1820 West Montrose Avenue. I love the design of this bar, with large cabinets to display all the cereal. Stagg loves cereal so this is heaven for him to sit at the bar. They make awesome breakfasts and have a huge daily menu of seafood and fish. Everything I've eaten here has been excellent and the staff super cool and friendly.


Great store, friendly...for booze and some fresh vegies and snacks. 1832 West Montrose Avenue.

Millenium Park

Spring in Chicago

Starting to paint...Sean

Sean is trying to lose 250lbs. He is raising money for diabetes research and he started a blog to document and reflect on his goals and feelings and journey. I said, I'll make a painting and we'll see if we can sell it for part of his goals. You just meet some people and get a good feeling from them. Sean emailed me a photo of himself and I got it early this morning. I like the Kawaski looking over us.

I am playing Cake while working away here, I noticed that some of Sean's workout music is Cake. That is a pasta scoop on my desk. I don't eat pasta, but it makes an awesome back scratcher...and that is why it's on my desk.






It's about 6a.m. when I got this photo in my email...and I've got my plaid flannel robe on while drinking tea and messing around with paint this morning. Cheers!


Here are some of the materials I use to make paintings. I use about 90% recylced materials from magazines, packaging like cereal or tea boxes and stuff I find outside in the street. I've got three grocery store bags which I will collage together. I love grocery bags and brown kraft paper to paint on.

Pink-haired Barbie's Homage to Madonna

Three more days till Madonna concert!

Watch His Loss

Sean has a great idea for fundraising and his blog. He is changing his life by losing weight and excercising...and wants to raise 50,000 for Diabetes. He's pretty funny and it is inspiring to me. I love his idea.

I am going to work on a portrait of him and sell it so I'll get going on that in the next few days. Maybe make a few bucks to donate.

Deadwood and Da Vinci Code

Yipee! Deadwood season has started up. I love this show, even the kids swear!


These train photos are for my friend Patrick who lives next to a streetcar roundabout in Toronto. Hi Patrick! Screeeeech.




We just got some really dope camoflage curtains at a second hand store. Had a quiet weekend, I decided since we have friend and family coming into town this week I might want to do some housework. So I haven't been online very much last couple days. Hardly watched tv either. The MTV Movie Awards...which are my favourite awards show and Lewis Black: Red White and Screwed. I did laundry. I'm very proud of myself. Actually I forgot...we went to see Da Vinci Code. Stagg thought it was cheesy but he endured it. He liked it more than he thought he was going to, let's say that. He was a good sport for my sake. I enjoyed it, was right into it. The audience was a lot of fun because they were really into it. I think three wiccas were right next to us, and they were so seriously into the movie it was great. They were as entertaining as the movie., Jumping oohing and ahhing, screen talking. They really didn't like the monkmasocist scene. Well who would? People were jumping and a little scared and seemed to care about the characters. Apparently, this movie has beat The Passion of The Christ at the box office! Incredible. The movie is really nice to look at, the actors carry it and Ian MClennan makes the movie, steals the whole thing. The director, Ron Howard, completely nailed the appeal of the novel and it's premise: That women have been wrongly left out of the church and womens equality in the spiritual aspects of modern religion have been shamefully oppressed. It's all about the goddess people! The Sacred Feminine. And the desire for reconciliation of womens spiritual equality has been reflected in the box office, despite critics and their opinions. Yet again, the court of public opinion has its victory. It's a fun ride.