september 30th.

tattered jeans
and dirty fingernails...

happy birthday, danny!

september 29th.

i wrap my fear around me like a blanket..

september 28th.

september 27th.

black coffee's not enough for me,
i need a stronger friend..

september 26th.

september 25th.

this is how you spend an evening
when your four-year-old brings
lice
home from school with her.

september 24th.

sometimes the light without
contrasts starkly with
the light within.

self-portrait challenge.

september 23rd.

september 22nd.

the air
is stifling.

september 21st.

september 20th.

sometimes
we could all use a little more
"na na na"
songs.

september 19th.

hope you all enjoyed
talk-like-a-pirate day..!

(thanks, chris.)

also, there is this:
I could survive for 1 minute, 22 seconds chained to a bunk bed with a velociraptor

september 18th.

i am so white
i almost seem to
glow.


happy birthday, my derek.

september 17th.

the note says:
"sorry for hanging up on you,
but i had to go throw up.
i think my day is better spent hovering near
my own toilet.
thanks."

september 16th.

"sauce"
is pronounced "ji'ang".

etsy bloggers' featured blog: joey and aleethea.

congratulations to this month's featured blogger over at the etsy bloggers street team, joey&aleethea! not only is she the fearless team leader, she is also celebrating her second anniversary on etsy..check out some of her newest listings:the space monster blanket
and the penelope-the-monster onesie.
also be sure to check out her blog and the rest of her shop!

september 15th.

september 14th.

my ankle always looks so
FAT
after i have had this worked on.

(thank you, effie, for being so lovely!!!)

september 13th.

i was listening
to aerosmith's
"pink"
as i was painting this one.

september 12th.

september 11th.

something about deadlines never fails to incite
full-blown
panic attacks...

(one of my illustrations for a project coming out next month..i'll keep you posted.)

september 10th.

september 9th.

i can pretend to love you.

september 8th.

i keep staring out these windows
as if escape
were possible.

selfportraitchallenge.

september 7th.

september 6th.

september 5th.

a dialog between my four-year-old and i on the way to preschool:

zoe: why did the chicken cross the road with a pizza and pepperoni?
me: ummm..i don't know. why?
zoe: to get sausage. GET IT??? SAUSAGE!! HAHAHAHA
me: that's pretty funny, zo. did you make that up all by yourself?
zoe: yep. hey, mom?
me: yeeessss..?
zoe: why did the chicken cross the playground?
me: *groan* i don't know, hon.
zoe: to get to the other slide. GET IT??? SLIDE!! HAHAHAHAHAHAH
me: HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH

september 4th.

perpetually
split.

september 3rd.

my job
is so unappealing
that
sometimes i sit at my desk and cry
when no one is looking.

september 1st.

the contrast in our skin tones
amazes me.

http://selfportraitchallenge.net

september 2nd.

august 31st.

august 30th.