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Yesterday marked 2 months since I’ve seen a couple of my closest friends. There have been emails, texts, cards, and the occasional drop off of food on their front porch but I haven’t actually seen them. They are in what I call family lockdown mode. I know many parents/families go through it. It’s sortof funny/sad, I am  a little afraid of seeing them when it does happen, I wonder if we’ll have anything to say or if we will just sit and stare at each other. I wish when I see them that I would have something to show for the 2+ months of being apart. That I’d be skinnier, or completed some cool project, or have had a life altering revelation or something. But so far none of that has happened. I have discovered the new salads at Chick-fil-a  and they are quite good. I took a pottery class. I am still working at UT. I had a handful of photoshoots. 3 of our friends have had babies in the last month. There have been lots of horrible stuff in the news. A few natural disasters, a few bombings, some murders… but sadly that’s pretty normal. Well, I am doing pretty good overall actually.

glass

It's been a little while since I've posted. I've been working on some glass pieces. Maybe I'll get around to posting some pics of the steps to get to the final piece but for now here's the final piece. I got the inspiration for the colors from a painting at Newks (fun little restaurant near the Arboretum). Had a few little setbacks while making it but it turned out really well.

And then I used the scraps from the above bowl to start a new piece. Haven't decided if this is the final or if I will cut it up again and re-fire to get a different pattern of colors. Whatever happens I will then cut a chunk out and put it as the focal point of another piece. (sorry if that doesn't make sense) Right now it reminds me of a comic book superhero. No idea why. Maybe the reds and yellows.

Not sure what else to report. I've been doing well just doing my thing. I get excited for the weekends thinking maybe this will be the weekend I will see some good friends I haven't seen in a while. But then the weekend comes and goes and I don't see them. Then I start looking forward to the next weekend thinking maybe that will be the weekend I will see them. Probably not but I am still holding on to a tiny amount of hope. On an unrelated note, some Tito's Vodka sounds good at the moment. Maybe b/c I am listening to David Ramirez. Ha.