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Hey whaddya' know, I just realized as of last month there's four years worth of entries here on this blog. Good times...

Ten Things

So I was tagged for a Happy 101 Blog Award (thanks Lorelei!) and so here's my list of ten things that make me happy:

1) Used book stores

2) This color:

3) Derwent Graphic 2B pencils

4) Thursdays

5) Chai Tea Lattes

6) The Cricket Press poster on the wall by my desk

7) The picture my niece drew of me that's also by my desk

8) Listening to the radio when working, especially "Q," "This American Life," "The Debaters," and "Wait, Wait Don't Tell Me," (when I remember it).

9) Camp fires, with or without accompanying marshmallows

10) A new sketchbook

"Shaky at the Knees"

Sketching while listening to Blitzen Trapper.

Illustration Friday - Wilderness

A super fast sketch for this week's Illustration Friday theme, "Wilderness."

Mademoiselle

I finished "The Diary of a Provincial Lady" last week; it is absolutely hilarious. I'm a big fan of the French governess and her habit of sputtering retorts en français.

Nectarine Went off in a Huff

And Blueberry Always Agreed with Pear

As Were the Grapes, His Fans

The Pear was More Open-Minded

The Nectarine Was Unimpressed

Illustration Friday - Confined

For this week's Illustration Friday, "Confined." Sometimes it's more a state of mind than a physical lack of space that leaves you feeling hemmed in.

Swoosh and Swirl

Time to jump on the New Year's Resolution band wagon!

1) I'm finally going to take on that Bargue drawing course. I have the sketchbook set aside. And the time. Let's do this.

2) Write more letters. Which means I should probably buy some stamps.

3) Go back to school - I'm signing up for some art classes in '10 thanks to the assistance of this grant.

4) Read more. If you're on Goodreads, say hi.