Farmer's Market for Weirdos
A Monday morning hello.
Hi there!
Sorry it’s been so long since I wrote a personal hello. I don’t know why I stopped sending these weekly greetings. I was reading some of my old posts the other day and remembered that I really enjoyed writing these. They’re like little time capsules, or peeks into a moment in my life. Maybe not a very exciting moment, but a moment nonetheless.
I think maybe I just got overwhelmed with all the things on my to-do list and the weekly greetings were pushed aside for who knows what. I’m going to try to get back into sending them, though. I miss talking to you. We need to meet up more often.
How was your weekend? Mine was pretty great. My husband and I went to see Godfrey at the local comedy club on Friday night. He was funny, though he spent the first 15-20 minutes or so just making fun of Albany and how horribly boring it is here. Which, yeah, okay, it’s not the most lively place, but punching low is a lazy form of comedy and even when it’s funny, the humor only goes so far. The second half of his set was much better, and I left with that “my cheeks hurt from smiling too much” feeling.
I do find stand-up to be an incredible art form when it’s done well. The ability to take life’s little mundanities and spin them into tales that make audiences not only laugh but feel seen is such an impressive skill. I don’t have that skill when I’m talking about boring stuff. I just ramble.
On Saturday it was FINALLY nice enough outside to sit on the back deck and read. I shared a photo to Instagram of my happy place.
As a result, George Pelecanos—writer, producer, talent behind some of my all-time favorite TV shows like The Wire and The Deuce—started following me on Insta. Might not be a big deal to anyone else, but it was a pretty exciting moment for me.
That evening my husband, son, and I went to “The Nightmare Expo,” which was basically like a farmer’s market for weirdos. Lots of booths selling odd art, goth clothes, and funky food, with the occasional tarot card reader and wandering raven-holder thrown in for good measure.
Speaking of odd art, I officially launched an Etsy shop a few weeks ago. It was a fairly quiet launch. I’m still intimidated when it comes to sharing my paintings. But I also know (from experience) that the only way to get past the fear is to do the thing, so I started a shop and put my paintings up there. Some of them, anyway. Turns out launching an Etsy shop is actually a ton of work. I’ve only put 9 or so paintings up so far and will add more when I have the the time.
Anyway, if you’re looking for some abstract funky artwork, check out my little shop.
In the meantime, I hope you enjoyed last week’s chat with Rae Haas, the lead singer for Mx Lonely.
I’d never heard of the band before a press release for their album showed up in my email, but when I listened to them I was immediately reminded of the grunge era of my youth and fell in love with their songs. “Shape of an Angel” is my favorite.
Later this week I’ll share my chat with indie duo Gracie and Rachel, who have been receiving major acclaim for their latest album, If We Could, Would We. Unlike Mx Lonely, I was actually very familiar with Gracie and Rachel’s music and was thrilled to Zoom with them for an hour or so.
Well, that’s it for the time being. Wishing you a wonderfully creative week!
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