Last night, Ben and I finally decided upon naming our son Kyle Matthew... a good thing, too, because he is due at the end of March! Boy, time flies!!!

The hills around San Francisco! Oh, and my husband. :)



View right outside our apt.!



Palm tree! I love it.



Not too flattering a pic of me, but Ben looks good. In fact, for some reason, he reminds me of a Peter Pan here...

Sorry it's late, but I was just cleaning up the images on my camera... what my husband got me for Valentine's Day.
He's a darling man... didn't he know that his love was gift enough?

I found out a few hours ago, that I'm having:

Art or Crime?

Here is my latest ACEO, my comment on a growing trend in society... is graffiti "art" or "crime"?



Graffiti artists every where tag walls, spray subways, and draw all over their blackbooks. I realize that your corner grocer probably doesn't want to come to work one morning to see his beautiful white wall covered in graffiti, and a lot of young people DO it simply because of rebellion, but it is not fair to lump all graffiti into that one category.

If you look at it closely, you'll see line and form used very carefully. You'll see colors blended and stark against one another. You will begin to depict style, and tell one artist from the other. I do not use the term artist sparingly. I know that these people take pride in their hard work, just like a sculptor or scenic painter would.

Take the popularity of Basquiat, for example. His work was against the very society that adopted him.

There is room for graffiti, it is not all garbage and done to "mess things up". Seriously, the next time you're out and about, take a good look at the side of that building or decrepit fence... you're partaking in an art gallery experience without paying the admittance fee.

Appreciate art for all it's worth, for remember, one man's trash is another man's treasure.

As posted on the DAWG Team blog , by Paper Moon Delights, there will be a:

SUPER DAWG SALE ON ETSY
Our Big 4 Day Sale Starts Tomorrow Friday the 13th, You must take the time to check out all the new art and Great Sales all our members will have going on!
Type in DAWG Team in the Tags and see our tags
I will be offering
BUY TWO GET ONE ACEO FREE
PLUS FREE SHIPPING Friday - Monday!
Papermoondelights
There are many of us in the Dawg Team offering great sales so don't miss out!!
SALE ON ETSY!!

I am a member of two teams on Etsy, and this one is fantastic. All of these are hard working women who put a lot of time and effort into their work. This is a four day sale, so come by and check it out. Just do a search for DAWG Team on the home page of Etsy, and all the sale items will come up. Thank you!

I still can't believe how awesome this is! I don't know her, but love her stuff. Go check it out!

http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=6793574

Someone on my friend's list posted this, and I know enough of you will think it's cute, so here you go. :)

That I just made! I am really pleased with how she came out... what do you think?

Hi every one! I'm having a giveaway on my crafting blog! Please take a moment and stop by to see what you could win!

http://www.aloquin.blogspot.com

best of luck!

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I am eating a reheated bbq cheeseburger for breakfast. Plus some reheated burn kielbasa (sp?). If my continually growing stomache wasn't proof enough of my pregnancy, then my breakfast certainly is.

I know it's been a while since September, when this was actually taken, but I now have time and the resources to actually scan it in and post it. Every one... meet my new baby, Jubilee Morrison (if it's a girl). If it's a boy, Ben wants Obi Wan, or Hawkeye. I comfort myself by telling myself that he's kidding, but I'm not sure...

Anyway, here is my baby. You can see the head and nose and every thing!!!

Here we go, #3 of 99! Sketched yesterday, early morning in a McDonalds, as I was killing time waiting for an office to open up down the road.

Here is my second doodle of 99... I'm making progress!!!

Here we go, my first Doodle of 99! This one is "Lonely Mermaid". I'm thinking of turning it into a card, like a "Wish you were Here" type thing, but I don't know yet. I fooled around a little with color, but I like the grey a lot better. Anyway, here it is!

What good is going to a completely different state (dare I say, nearly a whole different world!) with out documenting it in comic form? So, here we go... the debut of "Along the Coast!" Click the image to read clearer, and let me know what you think!

Yes, it's drizzling today here in Pacifica, CA. But it's a little funny... a little rain really brings people down here. They don't want to do anything, and if they do, they bring umbrellas like it's a downpour. LOL- they should come to LI sometimes during an actual rain storm. :)
Anyway, been busy! Yesterday, I ordered business cards with my artwork on them, should get here in 3 days. I've already chatted with people here and there, and there are many tattoo shops looking to buy flash art if it's good enough. I haven't sold anything to tattoo shops in a couple of years, so it's time to see what I can crank out.
I also sent my resume to a local t-shirt shop. I would really love to get into a job where I can actually utilize my Graphic Design degree for once. So, fingers crossed!

I don't know if I'm ever going to get used to walking around in just a sweatshirt in January... but with the reports I'm hearing from back in New York, I know that it's freezing for you guys! Anyway, here are some more pics... don't worry, I've shrunk them down to viewable size.

This is the view from Kennedy airport on New Year's Eve... if you look carefully enough, you can see the snow through the window.



Here I am at the beach with Ben's sister Candice, who couldn't wait to show me around! Ben has already lived here in Pacifica before.



Here are some pictures of the cliffs which are also just 5 minutes from our apartment.



Here are some dogs in the park right by our house. What I love about being here is that people are outside, doing things. In fact, Ben's sister doesn't even have t.v. When you're here, you'd rather be outside!



This is the view from our apartment!



Here is a closer picture of the pier from the last picture. Sometimes, the waves crash so high the water comes up as high as the pier.



And finally, here is the atrium on the first floor of our apartment. The whole place used to be a hotel, and it's just like staying on vacation to be here.



More to come later...