Sounds rough, @DragonKing. I guess it really depends on the whims of the audience.
For what it's worth, I think exhibitions just for arts sales are also important. The last time I went to an art show, it was a downtown crawl with a mix of different shows at different places, from a fancy show in a clean building filled with rich-looking white people to a dusty warehouse to a handful of market stalls by the railroad, and some of the folks making money there were just people selling food to the looky-loos. That didn't make it any less rich of an experience for my friends and me. I'm glad there are local artists displaying and selling their work in my hometown.
@semiticgod
It ultimately boils down to a crap ton of factors, the fame of your name on top of the Audience and such, if you can sign with a gallery that can push your name world wide, you can sell a ton of crap, but they may screw you over with with money.
It's 30°C (86°F) and I'm so happy that I change into scrubs at work and can therefore dress however I want in the morning. I pity all those people who have to dress up in formal clothes. I would dislike that anyway, but especially in this heat.
It's 30°C (86°F) and I'm so happy that I change into scrubs at work and can therefore dress however I want in the morning. I pity all those people who have to dress up in formal clothes. I would dislike that anyway, but especially in this heat.
Thank you for being so considerate of us backwards Americans and providing conversions to our measurements when you write things like this. "30 degrees celsius" means basically nothing to me.
It's 30°C (86°F) and I'm so happy that I change into scrubs at work and can therefore dress however I want in the morning. I pity all those people who have to dress up in formal clothes. I would dislike that anyway, but especially in this heat.
Thank you for being so considerate of us backwards Americans and providing conversions to our measurements when you write things like this. "30 degrees celsius" means basically nothing to me.
For a moment I was wondering if you were being sarcastic and to convert the measurement came across as condescending.
Degrees Fahrenheit don't mean anything to me, either. I know many people here are Americans (I never said "backwards", those were your own words ), so when I write something like temperature, length or whatever, I look up the conversion and write it in both measurements.
A little reason to boost my happiness:
I've got my new prescription today! Took 3 hours (and that was after working during the night, too) to get that piece of paper, and again it's only for a month, but it's the adequate dosage now, and if it works, I will get supplies for two months in the future.
Small progress, but all progress is good, especially after what happened last time.
I'm glad that things are getting better, and that good things always happen after every setback.
I thought "Don't say that things are better. Bad things always happen after you say that." but that's stupid. Bad things will always happen. That's all the more reason to enjoy calm and happiness as long as it lasts.
I was hanging out with my brother and a friend at Target and we cracked a joke about gluten-free bottled water that made a nearby customer smile to himself.
@Arvia, it's a good idea to have them arrive before they're needed. My wife ran out if her thyroid med once. WOW! I thought it was rough getting her levels balanced in the first place, but watching her go through that was worse. She gets her refills at least a week ahead of time now.
So, I came home for the fourth of July! A country boy returning to the country, a place where I have no internet unless I can get to the library (where I am now) or somewhere I can connect my phone to some free wifi.
I've always hear "take a a break from social media" and i think I really needed to it reminds me that the average everyday person isn't as crazy as the vocal minority on the Internet.
Unfortunately, I has to come face to face with a massive death of a big piece of my childhood this tree has been on my family for years, I grew up knowing it, climbing in it, playing around it, but recently one of the off sides fell. Luckily my pops was sleeping on the other side of the trailer when it happen and it didn't hit him. So now the trees branches is being cut down.
@Son_of_Imoen
It was, I use to love to try and climb it since it towered over everything and expanded a nice amount of the land.
But a lot of things are gone now... There's no more sweet grass anywhere. But that maybe for the best because I know when my cousins and myself were kids, we wouldn't listen when people kept telling us to stop picking the grass off the ground and chewing it. I swear it's juice was freaking addictive lol.
The pear tree is gone, the raspberry and black berry bushes are gone. The kiwi bush is gone... I want to go back in time because all the fun stuff isn't around anymore.
My daughter's/our sick little rabbit, who looked like he was dying yesterday evening when I took him to the vet (and it was a 50/50 chance), is running around and eating hay and grass as if nothing had happened. ?
It was beautiful to watch, and to wake the kids up with the good news.
My daughter's/our sick little rabbit, who looked like he was dying yesterday evening when I took him to the vet (and it was a 50/50 chance), is running around and eating hay and grass as if nothing had happened. ?
It was beautiful to watch, and to wake the kids with the good news.
That's good news. Strangely I can relate more to news about rabbits than feline/canine pets. I'm not much into cats and dogs, and never know how to reply to the grief of people losing a pet, but I'm glad your daughter's rabbit is healthy again.
Today we dropped off Kitty's leftover food and litter at our local humane society. But we ended up adopting a grey short-haired tabby kitten there, Fitz, who basically chose us. He is extremely calm and melted when my mom held him and he fell asleep in my sister's arms. He didn't want to be let go and they didn't want to let him go. Fitz seems to be a very cuddly kitten compared to Kitty, who preferred companionship at a distance.
Today we dropped off Kitty's leftover food and litter at our local humane society. But we ended up adopting a grey short-haired tabby kitten there, Fitz, who basically chose us. He is extremely calm and melted when my mom held him and he fell asleep in my sister's arms. He didn't want to be let go and they didn't want to let him go. Fitz seems to be a very cuddly kitten compared to Kitty, who preferred companionship at a distance.
The cycle continues.
So you failed your saving throw against Fitz's spell of Charm Human with a saving throw penalty due to cuteness? Alas, real life is a no-reload run .
It's been three months since I got a mattress. It was one of the cheapest in the store at a store-opening sale, but it was still expensive for me. I'd been on a mouldy, thin futon cushion for years, and the difference between sleeping on that and a real mattress is amazing! I'm so grateful for it.
I was so amused watching the mattress unfurl. It came in this small box and expanded when unpacked. I had no idea the technology moved forward that much. It's like a gel-foam combination.
i remember buying a mattress online last year or so, and i was wondering how something so big was going to get shipped to me
and then it came it a very strange looking box ( or at least a strange box for a mattress to be in )
i even remember asking what was in the box when i was told there was a package for me, and was told this was my mattress and i had questions, because i've never seen a mattress like this before
so out of curiosity, i took it out of the box and saw that it was all rolled up and wrapped in plastic
so i started cutting through the plastic and like magic, REAL LIFE MAGIC, this burrito of a mattress was coming to life before my very eyes and unrolled and somehow "aired/filled?" up and became the mattress that i have ordered, and apparently it was quite comfortable as well
so for the last couple of months....? 6 weeks....? not sure
but anyhow, i've been doing a lot of track and field practice lately ( this is something that i seriously want to get into, loved it in high school, so doing it again as an adult )
and at today's practice was another record breaking day for me, my shot put distance PR increased by 30 cm and for the 100 M sprint i shaved almost half a second off of my best time, hopefully by next year, i will actually be able to compete for shot put and discus and actually be able to place better than last haha ( although i probably wouldn't get last now, but i definitely wouldn't be getting first either ) and one day, i want to hit that 6 metre long jump
@sarevok57 , Are there any organized teams for adults to continue competing in track and field where you live? Is that your goal, or do you just want to work out and improve the skills for yourself? I've always been interested in track and field, but I was never fast enough to compete in any kind of running, and I would have been afraid to try to jump a hurdle. (But what if fail to clear and I *land* on that thing? Ouch! Sprains and broken limbs!)
@sarevok57 , Are there any organized teams for adults to continue competing in track and field where you live? Is that your goal, or do you just want to work out and improve the skills for yourself? I've always been interested in track and field, but I was never fast enough to compete in any kind of running, and I would have been afraid to try to jump a hurdle. (But what if fail to clear and I *land* on that thing? Ouch! Sprains and broken limbs!)
yup, i was actually quite surprised that track and field is alive and well where i live, and in fact one of the best throw coaches in the world only lives just under a couple of hours away from me
although this year im not going to be doing any competing because the membership is 95 bucks, so im going to be doing lots of practice this year to see where im at and hopefully by next year i will at least be able to compete either in the zones, valleys or provincially
and if you arent fast you could always do the throw events, despite the fact the only events i will ever be able to compete in are the throw events, i still like doing long jump ( because that was a favourite of mine in high school ) and i like doing the 100 M because that event really helps you get into shape
I have rediscovered archery as a great way to have fun, but also to get my mind to calm down and focus. My kids like it, too.
Unfortunately I rediscovered the importance of an arm guard a little later, and the inside of my left arm will remind me of that mistake for another day or two
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For what it's worth, I think exhibitions just for arts sales are also important. The last time I went to an art show, it was a downtown crawl with a mix of different shows at different places, from a fancy show in a clean building filled with rich-looking white people to a dusty warehouse to a handful of market stalls by the railroad, and some of the folks making money there were just people selling food to the looky-loos. That didn't make it any less rich of an experience for my friends and me. I'm glad there are local artists displaying and selling their work in my hometown.
It ultimately boils down to a crap ton of factors, the fame of your name on top of the Audience and such, if you can sign with a gallery that can push your name world wide, you can sell a ton of crap, but they may screw you over with with money.
Thank you for being so considerate of us backwards Americans and providing conversions to our measurements when you write things like this. "30 degrees celsius" means basically nothing to me.
For a moment I was wondering if you were being sarcastic and to convert the measurement came across as condescending.
Degrees Fahrenheit don't mean anything to me, either. I know many people here are Americans (I never said "backwards", those were your own words
I've got my new prescription today! Took 3 hours (and that was after working during the night, too) to get that piece of paper, and again it's only for a month, but it's the adequate dosage now, and if it works, I will get supplies for two months in the future.
Small progress, but all progress is good, especially after what happened last time.
I'm glad that things are getting better, and that good things always happen after every setback.
I thought "Don't say that things are better. Bad things always happen after you say that." but that's stupid. Bad things will always happen. That's all the more reason to enjoy calm and happiness as long as it lasts.
I've always hear "take a a break from social media" and i think I really needed to it reminds me that the average everyday person isn't as crazy as the vocal minority on the Internet.
Unfortunately, I has to come face to face with a massive death of a big piece of my childhood this tree has been on my family for years, I grew up knowing it, climbing in it, playing around it, but recently one of the off sides fell. Luckily my pops was sleeping on the other side of the trailer when it happen and it didn't hit him. So now the trees branches is being cut down.
Oh and yes, that is in fact A single tree.
It was, I use to love to try and climb it since it towered over everything and expanded a nice amount of the land.
But a lot of things are gone now... There's no more sweet grass anywhere. But that maybe for the best because I know when my cousins and myself were kids, we wouldn't listen when people kept telling us to stop picking the grass off the ground and chewing it. I swear it's juice was freaking addictive lol.
The pear tree is gone, the raspberry and black berry bushes are gone. The kiwi bush is gone... I want to go back in time because all the fun stuff isn't around anymore.
It was beautiful to watch, and to wake the kids up with the good news.
That's good news. Strangely I can relate more to news about rabbits than feline/canine pets. I'm not much into cats and dogs, and never know how to reply to the grief of people losing a pet, but I'm glad your daughter's rabbit is healthy again.
The cycle continues.
So you failed your saving throw against Fitz's spell of Charm Human with a saving throw penalty due to cuteness? Alas, real life is a no-reload run
i remember buying a mattress online last year or so, and i was wondering how something so big was going to get shipped to me
and then it came it a very strange looking box ( or at least a strange box for a mattress to be in )
i even remember asking what was in the box when i was told there was a package for me, and was told this was my mattress and i had questions, because i've never seen a mattress like this before
so out of curiosity, i took it out of the box and saw that it was all rolled up and wrapped in plastic
so i started cutting through the plastic and like magic, REAL LIFE MAGIC, this burrito of a mattress was coming to life before my very eyes and unrolled and somehow "aired/filled?" up and became the mattress that i have ordered, and apparently it was quite comfortable as well
technology these days, just crazy
so for the last couple of months....? 6 weeks....? not sure
but anyhow, i've been doing a lot of track and field practice lately ( this is something that i seriously want to get into, loved it in high school, so doing it again as an adult )
and at today's practice was another record breaking day for me, my shot put distance PR increased by 30 cm and for the 100 M sprint i shaved almost half a second off of my best time, hopefully by next year, i will actually be able to compete for shot put and discus and actually be able to place better than last haha
yup, i was actually quite surprised that track and field is alive and well where i live, and in fact one of the best throw coaches in the world only lives just under a couple of hours away from me
although this year im not going to be doing any competing because the membership is 95 bucks, so im going to be doing lots of practice this year to see where im at and hopefully by next year i will at least be able to compete either in the zones, valleys or provincially
and if you arent fast you could always do the throw events, despite the fact the only events i will ever be able to compete in are the throw events, i still like doing long jump ( because that was a favourite of mine in high school ) and i like doing the 100 M because that event really helps you get into shape
Unfortunately I rediscovered the importance of an arm guard a little later, and the inside of my left arm will remind me of that mistake for another day or two
Archery is fun - its been too long since I tried it.
If you got a little time on your hand, then this book about archery and zen might be of interest
https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/176/17610/zen-in-the-art-of-archery/9780140190748.html