wtf christmas?

fairly certain this is gonna happen to me as well.

eeeh.

let's both turn lemons into good art, ok?

i promise

you know, Deviantart.com is a great place to start an artist website without having to totally know websites. I'd recommedn it - its respected and all - unless you already have a site there.

Also, I am so sorry to hear about the cut back hours. It's crazy, but so many people are losing hours and paychecks and getting laid off... Its amazing.

My credit cards, which I haven't been using, have both been cut off because I haven't charged anything on them lately. I mean, I can't afford to. When I called the bank to complain and ask why my accounts were being closed, the person in customer service told me the banks literally can't afford to have accounts open for people who don't have large balances that are earning interest. Basically, they're not making any money off any debt of mine and so would rather not have me as a customer. I was miffed! I didn't realize they could do that. Now if I want a credit card I have to reapply. I have had the one that got closed since 1996.

usually when something happens with the economy, people like me with little or no assets doesn't feel it. I'm feeling it.

At least I can say I didn't lose anything in the stock market!

i lost 76 cents in stocks and bonds this year! this is the first job i've had that has included any profit sharing anything. when i found out about all 76 of those cents being lost i got drunk in the afternoon and called the stock exchange and told the guy to tell mister dow jones i wassa gonna kick his ass. this is just one of the many reasons that i should not be left to my own devices.

i've seen deviant art before, and etsy, which i've even purchased art from, and all those sites sort of overwhelm me because they are so. big. and i can't imagine what the chances are of someone even noticing a thumbnail of one of my paintings and clicking on it. i guess that's where networking and asskissing come in, which i've never been very good at, either. when i have a show theres usually a 75% chance that i won't go to the opening, because i fucking hate openings. i guess it's time to get over all that shit, huh?

andrew, i'm going to have much more time on my hands now, and i haven't forgotten about that footage i wanted to shoot and send you. if you'd still take it, of course. i still get much more excited by the idea of making free art.

HELL YEARH. send it.

this is me on deviant art:

ediblemonster.deviantart.com

that is a mighty fine photograph of a pregnant lady in a bathtub, sir.

i have a couple photographer friends who i can probably barter with in trade. i suck at photography, and i can't imagine what i would do to my poor paintings if i had to take the pictures myself.

deviant art totally rules. here's me: www.asharceneaux.deviantart.com

I'm on etsy too, but etsy is really hit and miss. I have a friend who makes the same exact things I do, and she sells well, but I haven't made any sales.

www.adroland.etsy.com

I'm so sorry to hear about your job situation, thank goodness I don't have that problem.