Inspiration

The only reason I miss being in school is because I had to put all of my time into art projects rather than working a full time job so I can pay rent. Hopefully this next job goes better. At least I'll get to be AROUND art. Maybe that will inspire me a bit.

Fear and Loathing

I really really really hate being single. 

Big Giant Update

Well, now that it's been almost a MONTH since I've updated... good grief... here are some tasty tidbits. 

1. I went to see Wicked before it closed here in Chicago. It was, naturally, fantastic and the girl playing Elphaba was absolutely perfect. The story was pretty great too. Makes me want to read the books.

2. I got a new job! Temporary but still fantastic since I'll be working at the Art Institute of Chicago as a visitor services assistant. I will be turning in my two weeks notice at Macy's shortly. Which reminds me...

3. Holidays in retail are 100% pure hell. As much as I adore the people I work with, I hate my job. It doesn't help that AFTER the holidays I got cut down to between 6 and 16 hours a week. I also got a chance to work inventory, which I appreciate for the experience, but when you're scheduled 5:30 pm to 12:30 am and and you don't end up leaving until 3 AM! because you spent 6 hours trying to get through the socks and tights... ugh, it gets to be just plain painful. 

4. Alton Brown is most attractive in his burger episode when he is explaining cuts of beef at the supermarket. Random but oh so true.

5. I will be seeing Craig Ferguson live on March 6th at a casino. Be jealous.

6. Our adorable and teeny tiny kittens are not so tiny anymore. They're getting up to about 5 pounds. And they sleep with us now.

7. In case you haven't been paying attention, I have a website. ecobbphotography.com. Go look at it. 

8. I really want a record player.

9. My awesome new job gets me into all the museums in Chicago for free. Sweet. Oh and I start Feb. 3rd. 

10. I dunno what to write for 10, but I felt the need to have 10. I know! If you read this, you should come visit me in Chicago. Seriously. It's awesome. I can get you into the museums with me....

Ta DAH! I have a website!

Alright ladies and gentlemen, big news. As you may have guessed from the title, I have a website! I started it up for the purpose of having a photography "business" of sorts. If you want to have a look see, here it is, and let me know what you think.

ecobbphotography.com

By any other name...

Shakespeare said in Romeo and Juliet that "a rose by any other name would still smell as sweet", but if you think about it, is it really true? Would Halle Berry still be attractive if her name was Butch? Or maybe a guy you think is cute, if you found out his name was Elizabeth, would that ruin the whole effect? Or maybe an adorable baby would be repulsive if you named it something like Bladder. No, I think Shakespeare is wrong. Names are important to the overall attraction. Absolutely.

Creative Black Hole

I am in desperate need for creative inspiration. On the one hand, I've been doing well in that my mood has been pretty positive. On the other hand, I feel like I'm losing everything that makes me an artist. I had some opportunities pop up and I was so encouraged. I went to take full advantage of each one and I get no responses, no encouragement. It's frustrating to think you've been given a talent, that you're meant to do something specific, and you try and try but there's never a result. So everything is going well, but it's just not... right. There's something a little bit crooked, like a puzzle piece that doesn't fit. The hopes and dreams and things you keep wishing for never come. You're completely lost in the dark, bumping into coffee tables and walls and you're feeling along the walls but there's no light switch. 

And it's freaking cold outside. I'm getting caught in this crap hole and can't dig my way out. Blah.

Cuuuuute

Today, I thought it might be a good day to get a coat, do a little shopping and get a haircut. So I went for the haircut first. I went to Watertower Place and up to Vidal Sassoon and discovered that they have STUDENTS or stylists, and that the students are only $20 but it takes a little over two hours to do the cut... well I went ahead and did it anyways, because it's not like I don't HAVE a coat, I just need a warmer and longer one. Anyways, I waited and sat and the student cut and cut and the trainer checked and trimmed and... behold! The best freaking haircut I've ever had in my life. They want me to come back for other stuff, so we shall see about that. They always need models to practice on, but the training is so precise that it doesn't end up looking like a student cut your hair! How wonderful!