Not a digital collage but an old collage I did by hand. I just recently came across it in an old folder. I just love the story it tells. I called - Midsummer Nights Dream - Of course..
Lots of new things at work though. Things that make my job 10 times easier, less stressful and even more boring. I can deal with the boring part now that I have my fancy dancy computer that I take to work. I'm discovering digital collages and re-discovering Gimp and it's wonderful tricks. I have been in Inkscape land for so long because that's where the web design magic happens, that I kind of forgot what Gimp can do. I'll show off eventually, but not yet. We're currently working on two sites - Humboldt Herbals and Gina's Holistic Nutrition. I love that so far everyone we've worked with have been so much like us - lifestyle, I mean. I am sure that will change though when we move away from Humboldt County.
If you've never been here, you should visit because there is no where on Earth like this place. The people, the land, the weather, the attitute and the beauty - as much as I complain about the seemingly endless fog, when the sun does grace us with his presence it is simply beautiful here and almost untouched. It never gets hot here (by the ocean, of course) and it never really gets that cold either, jsut damp. But if you visit at the right time of the year (which seems to change from year to year) you'll never forget it. Enough selling, the issue I have is that it's like void - even most cell phones don't work here. This void can be great thing if you're trying to run away from the rest of the world, than this is your place. But to grow and learn of the world, this is not the place. There are almost only one color (I personaly prefer all kinds of color)of people here and almost everyone is a least a particle green Earth lovin' hippy - this is not a bad thing but it's like 'preaching to the choir' here. I think we would be better off if we all spread out and covered more territory. We could reach more people, teach more people and open more minds than just just northern California. This is why we are leaving. I had already been thinking along these line when a friend and may be futrure family member - Jenny came up from LA to shoot a movie and stayed for about a month and got to know the area a little. She came for dinner one night and told us that she thinks we are wasted here. Our views, our beliefs and lifesytle are wasted here. There is no one for us the teach no change to be made. Well.... That set the ball rolling - thank you Jenny. And here we are planning our next move. Now since I moved to California all I ever wanted to do was move back to the east coast (northern) that is where I most resonate in this country, just never felt right on this coast. And since we know people in the Philly area that is where we are landing first. This is a little scarey because I left there a girl just married for two weeks and now returning with my own life and my not so very 'normal' views on life. Hummm..... This is quite a little stressful venture. First needing to convince Andrew that we weren't moving to the east coast just to be near my family - to him that is a big deal and I should want to go there for myself not for anyone else because I want to, not because someone else (Mom) needs me to. This was settled in my head but, he needed convincing alas though, I think only time will prove that. Than I have to continue to be my own person (of course) but I've only really done that here and with Andrew's family and my more recent friends so I'm wondering how that will be around my family and old close friends. It's the unknown that we usually wonder (worry) most about. This I know is the back of my head that everything will be just fine, I'm not moving 'in' with my parents and they're not the kind of people who smuther either. Just me worrying about the future. Then there's the little things - where exactly to live, will the truch make the trip, what the hell do we do with the truck when we get there, Jobs (the worst part) and stuff tons and tons of stuff that has grown over the years. I think I want to live in Manayunk/Roxborough area, I'm putting that out in the universe... That way may be someone out there is listening and will get us there. It's just outside the city, but still very city-like, old industrial area that is now very artsy and fun, but expensive. Keep your fingers crossed.
