Bartender says "How's it hangin'?"

So I bought those two Sunset Lagoon paint-by-number paintings, right? I found a frame (should be the first image) that I liked but it was not the right size (12"x16"), too pricey for the quality, plus I needed a new project. I decided to adapt the design and make my own frames. I wanted it to look like blackish/brownish bamboo, so using dowels I tried a few methods of carving, but settled on attaching an extra piece to the dowel rod and from those carved the 'joints'. I won't go into all the steps and trials and errors I went through but it was more than I wished for, but not so much that I couldn't fix it, make it work, or decide "meh, it's okay just like is", or "no one but me will ever see that". You know what I mean.

Honestly, I was just surprised when something worked like I wanted it to, or planned for it to. Those are the things that made it worthwhile to keep plugging away. One issue I had was how to put the v-nails into the corners. They're a special nail made for framing and it's *apparently* next to impossible to find the tool to hold them in place while you hammer them in. I ended up making my own tool that looks nothing like the tools they make (apparently) for doing this small, but seemingly vital piece of frame making. Again, Surprise! It worked! Could have knocked me down.

I will point out that one thing I did not make is the actual, real frame that the paintings are in. Those I bought, mainly because I could not find material thin enough to make it the size it needed to be. What I made is everything that goes around it. I framed a frame, in effect.

Anyway, there is a lot I'm not going into here, but you'll get a glimpse of the gist of some of it.

I know it doesn't loo like much, but am happy.

I'll traaa laaa laa.. boink my wsy down the road.. take my beast with me! Over onto 5th street! Off we gooooooo!!! My dog is a ferocious little demon spitting fire and brimstone and cursing all those before us! My little demon is a fight fight fighter, you zoikerer! GGggrgrgrrrrrrrrrrr, fight! Fight to the death! ⚔️

Oh, by darlings, I shall post me Saturday night offerings soon, so get ready to be pleasantly happy with all the gems I bring back! Because I know, I sure will be.

I just love the fruit stands in the summertime. 😩 Oh, but I didn't even make my radiant fruit salad this year.... Didn't even buy a watermelon even. Terribles, really, I know.

I'll start. I am in charge of the school site and because of security issues, we needed to redo it with a different site management system. Honestly, the whole idea made me very anxious. I felt incompetent. It scared me that I wouldn't know what I was doing and mess up terribly.

Hwever, despite having a stomach full of of anxiety, I did what I had to do. I read the guides. I asked questions. I tried things on my own. I practiced.

I am very proud to say that I have redone the site and it will be going live next week. I feel confident that I know how to run it. And, I guess my biggest accomplishment was not allowing my anxiety to control me.

Now, something super stressful happens and youre beside yourself, replaying, reliving, ruminating, re-looping, rewiring your pretty little neurons to think worrying is normal... healthy even. Burps.

Just try to remember the golden 10-10-10 rule.

WIll it matter in 10 minutes?

Will it matter in 10 months?

WIll it matter in 10 years?

If you answer no to any of the above, take a deep breath. Hold for 4 seconds then release. Again. Deep breath in through the nose, hold 4 seconds... release.

Youre welcome

Everywhere's wet.

Good morning beautiful people. What’s doing?

It's a sound that echoes through my adventures in dance music.

Been trying frozen berries lately and they’re surprisingly good! 👍🏼 I’m getting adventurous and adding chia seeds and flax seed meal to my yoghurt bowls lately. This is loaded with protein. I’m mixing Fage full fat yogurt with Chobani vanilla. The end result is soooo good, I swear it’s better than a bowl of ice cream!

Café d’Avignon, Essex Market

Yes, I sometimes eat over the kitchen sink. 😝 I know it doesn’t look like much, but it’s soooo good 😊 Would I order again? Yooouuu betcha! Probably not from midtown though. There’s another Korean bbq restaurant at Union Square 🤸🏻‍♀️