Today was a good day as far as art and painting. I met on Zoom with my friend Jill and we painted together for nearly an hour and a half. I worked on Summerdance, above. I wasn’t feeling too motivated to paint until today.
Yesterday most of the day was spent on trying to figure out how to set up the mesh display panels, and even with Dennis’s help, we didn’t get there. Maybe tomorrow we can set up in the backyard and get it done. Yesterday neighbors were asking about the setup, which we did in the driveway and they were getting on my nerves because I was stressed trying to figure it out. So tomorrow I insist on doing it in the back yard. I don’t want to talk to or see anyone tomorrow, only Dennis and the girls.
The damn frame for the mesh panels is so confusing, there are a million different parts and poles and screws, and none of it is labeled. There are paper instructions but they don’t clearly show which piece goes where, and they a website that shows the pieces, but they don’t have instructions or show video footage that is clear enough to figure out anything. Also, it was hot yesterday and I set up some of it in the morning but I had to call the company. They were somewhat helpful, but still, I’m going to suggest that they label each piece. Hell, my $100 easel had every piece labeled, so why can’t they label a $1600 set of panels?
It annoys me. So there was that annoyance, plus the neighbors asking questions and wanting to chat, and then today the damn bill passed the House. Every damn one of those 218 votes in the house, and all 50 in the Senate, plus JD Vance, all of those people need to have their healthcare stripped away. I am furious that we pay their salaries and their benefits when they don’t even work for us or even try to represent the interests of the people. Who TF do they think they are? I’ve been trying to avoid the news but I have to stay a little informed. I feel extremely resentful of people who don’t know or care what’s happening to our country, and some of my neighbors are among them, and I can’t talk to them right now. Maybe in a while I will feel less agitated, but until that subsides, I don’t want to interact.
If I do go out at all tomorrow I might have to wear a sign around my neck that says Beware of Angry Citizen, do not provoke, WILL BITE. Or something like that. Or maybe even “F your July 4th” which is what I feel like saying. I am so disgusted.
Just a short one tonight. I will wish readers a good weekend. Hopefully a peaceful one, especially for those who have pets. Maybe I’ll be in a better mood next week.
I absolutely love your painting of birch trees. Very beautiful.
Hi Alene,
Your Summerdance painting is gorgeous! In these dark times, it's so nice to see such beauty.
I also have been staying informed with all the Republican antics, and I am angry and upset. Our country has become a cesspool, filled with criminals and incompetents.