WPMF 5: Genesis

Today I sent out the musician invitations for this year's Wyman's Pond Music Fest, which will take place on Saturday, July 26th.

I will update as things happen/change, but so far the invitees are:

• Almanac Mountain........................ 01/30 - in!
• Elizabeth Lorrey............................ 01/31 - in!
• The Rafters .................................. 01/29 - cannot attend
• Vanessa Kafka............................. 02/03 - cannot attend
• GS Flair (Lee Villaire & friends) ...  01/30 - in!
• Little Microscopic Clouds ............. 02/08 - in!

A Good Day

I ate right, I drew, I worked out.

The Resolution Proposition Declaration

I am not going to make any definitive resolutions on paper this year. If there is one thing I know about myself, it is that when I make resolutions, I sometimes break them out of spite. The kind of spite that says, "I don't care who tells me what I should do at any given time and/or place, I refuse to do it," even if that person is ME. I've had success in the past, but the less I write down (frequencies, beginning and end dates, quantities, etc...), the more I seem to achieve.

I've had this approach in mind ever since I left my job in October. I began to work out and draw more in November, and in December I truly ramped it up on both fronts. I worked out 11 times in December, and I drew something on at least that many days. January is 7 days old, and I already have two workouts and a rigorous snow-shoveling, plus three drawings and a hand-drawn calendar (see below) on paper.

So in the spirit of positive growth, yet without quantifying anything, I will say the following:

I will work out more, eat healthier, be more creative visually, be more social, and produce a fifth music festival in 2014. That is all.

Update (end of the month): The filled in calendar!

Happy New Year

I was up reading until 3 am last night, so I didn't get out of bed today until just before 11 am. I had cereal and coffee for breakfast. I spent the 'morning' reading "Nightwing" comics while I watched/listened to the "Happy Endings" marathon on VH1, and parts of the Winter Classic NHL game. Lunch was a roast beef sandwich, chips and iced tea. Supper was a turkey sandwich, a turkey wing, and half a cucumber. I spent some time drawing in the evening, and around 10:30 pm I worked out.

Christmas Eve & Day 2014

Eve: I arrived at 4 pm, and Ma had laid out an array of cold cuts, cheese & crackers, veggie plates and desserts for the impending family gathering that included everyone except Jason's California branch. I watched "Around the Horn" with Dad, Kevin & Jon; people ate at their convenience; I hung out with the kids in the back room; and we exchanged gifts from around 6:30 - 7:00.

I gave Kevin's boys Legos (plus "O.M.A.C." to Jared and a large-size Lego Stormtrooper flashlight to Drew); I gave Jackie & Helena & Georgia 100-page sketch books and special thin colored pens; I gave Celia pens and 3 canvases; and I gave Hayden a year's subscription to Surfing Magazine, plus a cool skull-shaped bottle.

I received the following from Dad & Ma:

• $50 AMEX card.
• All-natural Mexican candy canes.
• A 4-pack of Peet's coffee (8 oz. grounds). So far the Holiday Blend is good, the Garuda Blend is very good, and the Uzuri African Blend is okay.
• $45 GC to That's Entertainment.
• $25 GC to Barnes & Noble.
• $15 GC to McDonald's.
• A book about houses from Yankee Magazine.
• A handheld sliding game.

Also, I got a little tree from "A Charlie Brown Christmas" and fifteen $2 scratch tickets from Kevin & Holly (net winnings: $12); $30 from Sarah & Jon; and a $50 Visa card from Jean Marie.

As usual, the evening flew by far too quickly. I stayed until around 9:30, and left at the same time as Sarah's branch.

Day: I spent today drawing, watching television, reading, and playing Lego Marvel Super Heroes on my PS3. I was going to go to Sarah's (along with Dad & Ma) for the afternoon, but I was enjoying the quiet (not to mention the coffee and candy canes!), and didn't feel like going anywhere.

Okemo Thanksgiving Getaway

Wed - drove up in the now, arrived around 11 pm. 

Nearly slid down the mountain in my car!

Thu - Ma's awesome Thanksgiving dinner.

Fri - Sarah's kick-ass pancakes & bacon breakfast. 

Headed home around noon.

Great holiday trip.

Read; drew with all 3 girls; played pool w/the twins; 

played LEGO Marvel Super heroes w/Hayden.

Football all day Thursday with Dad.

Off to Vermont!

Thanksgiving is once again in Vermont. 

Dad & Ma, and Sarah & Hayden & Celia all got up to the house in Ludlow (on Okemo) earlier today; Jon is at the Celtics game with Helena & Georgia, and I am leaving in about 20 minutes (just before 8pm).