Random Love and Happiness

I love finding random quotes in the various nooks and crannies of the internet. This makes me happy. Also that which makes me happy? Homemade pea soup. And getting to see Dave tonight. And being halfway finished my first sock. And having children call me "Mrs Awesome" after I tell them my name and say to them that if they don't remember, it's "A for Awesome". And the fact that it's sunny out, and not flurrying yet, like the radio direly warned. Hehe. I'm having a good evening. :)

"Fairy tales do not tell children the dragons exist. Children already know that dragons exist. Fairy tales tell children the dragons can be killed."
--G.K.Chesterton

I love metaphors. :D

Am I an Artist?

Rambling and quotes and links ahead. (two posts in one day?? I don't even know who I am anymore...)

The Yarn Harlot, Stephanie Pearl-MacPhee certainly is. But what makes her an artist? And what makes me possibly less of one?

My Uncle Tupper has always said that you may use the professional term "writer" or "artist" when you have paid the rent that way

I kind of like that definition. But if I'm not selling stuff, is that ok too?

A comment from "Tracy in KC" in the comment section of the above post is awesome.

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"I come up against this dilemma almost daily. I don't identify myself as an artist publicly, because then people say, "do you sell your work?" and I am hopelessly inept at selling my work. But as others have pointed out, some of the greatest artists of the past were, too.

If you consider "artist" as a way of life and a state of mind, there is no doubt. I live through my eyes and revel in the visual wonder of the world. I make quilts. I paint and collage. I take photographs. I knit. I spin. I write a lot. And I'm about to make a film. (Yeah, that one surprises me, even.) When quilting and knitting, I make my own designs as I go, and my mind hungers for the next visual challenge or treat. I can't make enough to exhaust the urge to make - it's a constant flow that continues in my mind even when my hands are still.

Can we agree to stop looking for some sort of approval, and just DO it? Do we really need somebody out there to stick an official badge on us that says ARTIST in order to keep indulging in these pursuits that tend to lack financial incentive but are immensely fulfillng in themselves?"
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Yes. YES!!!! My brain is always looking for the next visual challenge!!

However, I also like the way that my brother's girlfriend put it. Essentially, she said to me that an artist is someone who has to create and feels off when it's not happening.

I think that the term "artist" is the same as the term "athlete". You may not be a professional, but you can still be a member of the club when you're learning, and when you're doing it for free. I called myself a teacher when I was tutoring, then when I was doing my practicum, and finally now that I'm subbing. Do I have a class? No. But do I teach? Yes. Do I sell my knitting/painting etc? No. Do I create artistic items? Yes. Absolutely. And even if I give them away as gifts or keep them for myself to wear or use, I am still an artist.

That feels really good.

I am an artist.

I had to share...

During my random meanderings through the internet, I stumbled across this quote...

"Outside of a dog, a book is a man's best friend. Inside of a dog, it's too dark to read."- Groucho Marx

My Current Favourite Quote

This comes from the site Perpetually Pregnant No More.

The Mark of a True Optimist
My glass is half full. Which really is much better than the glass being all the way full, because then it would be more likely to spill.

HEE!! Brilliant!!

"I'm going to curl up in his sock drawer *sniff* and sleep for days."

10 points to whomever isn't Kit and gets the reference.

Whenever something negative happens, I like to go to sleep so I don't have to deal with it. I think I'm going to do that now. And I also think that I really, really want to get rid of my car. Before, I sort of really wanted to get rid of my car...now...yeah. Between gas and deductibles and new brakes (which thankfully I didn't have to pay for) and all that other crappy stuff...yeah. Maybe I'll just change the insurance and leave it on the street for a few months and see if I can actually do it.

Hell to the YES.

I've been reading Real Life Preacher's archives over the last few days and something that he wrote just jumped out at me...and not because he wrote it in italics. He's talking about when his daughter asked if God really exists.

No one knows for sure if God exists. Sometimes I wish we COULD know for sure, but it's one of those things that cannot be known in the same way we know that Zebras exist.

That's okay though, because whether or not God exists is not the most important question. What's really important is how you choose to live. You may choose to believe in God and live accordingly. Or you may choose to believe that there is no God. This kind of belief is a choice you make and a commitment of your life.

You will have to choose. And you will find the answers you need in the living of the life you choose.

*head DESK* *head DESK*

The major reason I didn't send in my application forms in is because I didn't have a cover letter. Turns out I don't need a cover letter. Holy crap. ARGH.

Mrs. Krabappel: Whose calculator can tell me what seven times nine is?
Milhouse: Ohh! Oh oh oh!!! Low battery?

Totally off topic...just wanted to share.

This isn't going to be funny to anyone but us. In fact, it probably won't even be funny to us when we're not exhausted.

(I just finished my last reflection for my practicum)

The Teacher-Don't worry...that's just my brain falling over. says:
wanna copy to read at some point?
Kit --> Me says:
sure
Kit --> Me says:
I'll read it tomorrow prolly
The Teacher-Don't worry...that's just my brain falling over. says:
take your etime
Kit --> Me says:
I ewill
Kit --> Me says:
*grins*
The Teacher-Don't worry...that's just my brain falling over. says:
eshaddap
Kit --> Me says:
etthpt
The Teacher-Don't worry...that's just my brain falling over. says:
emy etyping egoes estraight eto ehell eat enight
Kit --> Me says:
erofl
The Teacher-Don't worry...that's just my brain falling over. says:
I'm giggling like an idiot over here.
The Teacher-Don't worry...that's just my brain falling over. says:
err...eidioti.
Kit --> Me says:
eerr
The Teacher-Don't worry...that's just my brain falling over. says:
I'm gonna start putting e at the front and i at the back
The Teacher-Don't worry...that's just my brain falling over. says:
esoi etherei
Kit --> Me says:
lol
The Teacher-Don't worry...that's just my brain falling over. says:
eloli
Kit --> Me says:
eloli
The Teacher-Don't worry...that's just my brain falling over. says:
eholyi eshiti I'm exhausted.
Kit --> Me says:
eloli, loli, loli, eloli loli lo
The Teacher-Don't worry...that's just my brain falling over. says:
OMGn
The Teacher-Don't worry...that's just my brain falling over. says:
Oh noooooo....not n's too
The Teacher-Don't worry...that's just my brain falling over. says:
good BYE
Kit --> Me says:
*snickers*
The Teacher-Don't worry...that's just my brain falling over. says:
I say good NIGHT madam
The Teacher-Don't worry...that's just my brain falling over. says:
Good DAY to you . I say GOOD DAY!
The Teacher-Don't worry...that's just my brain falling over. says:
This is way better than being drunk
Kit --> Me says:
ok, that's enough wonka
The Teacher-Don't worry...that's just my brain falling over. says:
I'm going to be so bad tomororw
Kit --> Me says:
ayep
The Teacher-Don't worry...that's just my brain falling over. says:
It's from any old British movie too.
Kit --> Me says:
ah
Kit --> Me says:
*hugs* talks for chatting earlier when you sould have been working on that thought thing
The Teacher-Don't worry...that's just my brain falling over. says:
no problem
Kit --> Me says:
I have to sort my rocks tomorrow. I didn't do it earlier
The Teacher-Don't worry...that's just my brain falling over. says:
When I'm a total hag to my students tomorrow due to lack of sleep, I'm giving their parents your phone number, mmmmkay?
Kit --> Me says:
er... today I guess
Kit --> Me says:
lol
Kit --> Me says:
no thanks
The Teacher-Don't worry...that's just my brain falling over. says:
heeh
The Teacher-Don't worry...that's just my brain falling over. says:
okie
The Teacher-Don't worry...that's just my brain falling over. says:
night
The Teacher-Don't worry...that's just my brain falling over. says:
for real
Kit --> Me says:
night
The Teacher-Don't worry...that's just my brain falling over. says:
ereali
The Teacher-Don't worry...that's just my brain falling over. says:
ELOLI
Kit --> Me says:
ebyei
The Teacher-Don't worry...that's just my brain falling over. says:
Ehahahahahi
Kit --> Me says:
eshooi
The Teacher-Don't worry...that's just my brain falling over. says:
I need to eblogi this.
The Teacher-Don't worry...that's just my brain falling over. says:
elateri though.
Kit --> Me says:
enoooooi
The Teacher-Don't worry...that's just my brain falling over. says:
*egigglei*
The Teacher-Don't worry...that's just my brain falling over. says:
Or should the vowels be outside the stars?
Kit --> Me says:
ei'lli edoi eiti efirsti
The Teacher-Don't worry...that's just my brain falling over. says:
ebitei emei
Kit --> Me says:
einsidei
The Teacher-Don't worry...that's just my brain falling over. says:
k
The Teacher-Don't worry...that's just my brain falling over. says:
eki
Kit --> Me says:
*grisn*
The Teacher-Don't worry...that's just my brain falling over. says:
Hahahaha
The Teacher-Don't worry...that's just my brain falling over. says:
you're doing it now too
Kit --> Me says:
*egrinsi*
Kit --> Me says:
I always typo grins
The Teacher-Don't worry...that's just my brain falling over. says:
nnononono... *egrisni*
The Teacher-Don't worry...that's just my brain falling over. says:
that's what is for
The Teacher-Don't worry...that's just my brain falling over. says:
I'M REALLY GOING JUST WATCH ME!
Kit --> Me says:

Kit --> Me says:
I'm watching you
The Teacher-Don't worry...that's just my brain falling over. says:
You should just copy and paste this.
The Teacher-Don't worry...that's just my brain falling over. says:
Actually...


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