time to coze yourself

sit yourself down to a chowder spread of envelopes. stop ringing the bells they will continue on in infinity without your assistance. 

happy goblin and ghouls day!!!

what do people feel?

dead leaves blanket your grave

rest in warmth this season

and feed the life

in the towering tree above

burning yellow feeding memories

of your life and past autumns

to fuel my fire within.

bug appeal

im hibernating

i tell you somfin, music is somfin good. abba joys my soul

redbear. heardoffim? supamazing.

margot and the nuclear so and sos. what a name

they got great sounds.

im also being a fan of netflix

ave you heard of this thing?

i get movies, n watch um

its great for spending time alone

hayao miazaki's films are so wonderful

they make my make believe life visual

and enrich it with new ideas

my imagination is yelling moar!

i watched this british tv show called the it crowd. good glory to the nerd! my laughing stock went through the roof. sell! sell! what else? oh this norwegian film was viewed tonight, o'horten. twas good but you mighta had toa been there if ya know what i mean. i was livin in norway for some five years ago for a good two years. so i was understanding the norwegian and remembering some of the places and giving a general "oh yes, i get it, i totally know what this is talking about." same thing with this nick and nora movie. they were going about in new york city. a place i was living just last year for a few months. i count it. whudovit? this girl ends up in veselka, the cross streets you ask? 2nd and 9th. just a few blocks from my room. on the way home from where i was working. where i would often go in the mid of night to fill up with chocolate custard dessert(the best) and a warm apple cider, a season specialty. the late fall winds were something to fear and to combat against with comfort foods. it is something that is passing though my mind often these days. its true that all i can remember is good. the bitter has vanished with time and only the sweet remains. except for those good bitter flavours. like dark chocolate. 

i fell

crossing the country

a fair day

the medina county fair was a month ago. its a silly nostalgic thing to go to. it was always a place to meet up during the summer when i was in middle school or younger. romp around the grounds for a bit and run into people you hadn't seen since school let out a few months previous. its dirty stinky and sweaty, all those things that stir up fond memories. nowa days i usually visit the animals and avoid the people and rides as much as i can. i love sheep! fair food is greasy and delicious, my dad is a huge fan of that. 

american movie

autumn ghost

a few sketch paintings im working on. im not sure if theyre done. i want to work some more on fall ghost. im getting excited for fall to come. the days are already getting shorter. summer didnt seem long enough. but for the fall. oh me oh my, its coming. i get giddy thinking about it, my entire soul shivers. 

autumn ghost is the rush of all the cozy past falls in one euphoric apple pie. there is something in me thats all for cooler nights that require a jacket or cardigan, the trees aged by the year that must put off the leaves, turn them into beautiful colours and drop. the harvest of foods and the feasting of them. that is what gets me excited. these ghosts. i am incredibly content. peaceful and happy.

enjoy the last of summer, the best season is yet to come.

memory

yesterday, medina township dedicated a memorial for fallen soldiers and my brother devin in particular. there was a ceremony, some nice words were said, devin was honoured. it was all very nice of everyone to go through such an effort. i would much rather have my brother than any of this though. it has allowed an outpouring of love in the community. people got together, organized a space for this statue in a new park down the way from our house. they organized this ceremony. yeah im sure there was some political stuff happening but im far enough removed. most was motivated by love and thats what i received and for that im grateful. i still dont know what to make of it all though.

take cottage!

yourope! ugh. what a dream. who reads these words? englund day one. london town. day two. exeter. days later. lundon. days fourtweenteen. paris. its in france. day late. switzerland. dollar short. italy. rome. florence. venice. what can i say. i had an amazing month in europe. i took my grand tour. to experience the culture in food and language, architecture, art and weather? mountains, lakes, rivers, swimming pools. bricks, blocks, wood, grass, flowers. clouds. castles. cathedrals. customs and folklore! oh mister tell, why shoot ye an apple from the head of thine son? so i did it, i went to europe. i saw everything with my own eyes. i took a lot of pictures, i wrote and drew. im drew. and im so happy, im at peace. ive always wanted to be there and see all of the history. ive been drawn there for as long as i can remember. and now ive done it, i think i needed it. now what? asia, i guess. 

pots n pans

i spent a week in nyc visiting my brother dusty. he graduated from grad school at sva, school of visual arts. hes a master. it was pretty exciting. my parents and aunt n uncle came as well so we had fun around the city. the met, carnegie deli and hard rock were much enjoyed. here are some stickers that i made with kk's help. i can count in chinese now!

welcome to youre new home

i come from small town midwest. its pretty funny how time stops here. maybe because of the towns characteristics, maybe because its where i grew up. everything seems stagnate and doesnt change. this is small small small town midwest, also called medina. i stopped around 10 in the morning after driving all through the night, got a burger and a coke at the medina cafe. i chatted with the lady working there, she had a wonderful thick north dacota accent. ever seen fargo? like that. it was quiet and slow. all the women were excited for mothers day tomorrow. they made a cake. with pineapples. there were a few cafes and bars in the town, a general store, bank, laundromat and an antique store. 

were connected!

hay look i love these things!