Sleep and Rambling
I’ve tried to write a few blog posts this week but I can’t seem to focus on the task. I think I need more sleep. I have been going to bed at 9:30 and getting up at 5:30 but last week bedtime has crept up to 11 or 11:30 and that’s just not enough sleep for my brain to function enough to write coherent and interesting words.
I’ve felt pretty drained all week and so I’m back to going to bed at 9:30 and hoping I feel more peppy this coming week.
Although I have managed to get in 12 1/2 hours in the studio the last 5 days along with the 40 hours at the day job. While quilting Structures #52 tonight I was thinking I didn’t accomplish much else this week and I feel my life is spinning a bit out of control. Although when I thought about it I did get some things done, today I went to the post office to renew the kids’ passports, earlier in the week I balanced my checkbook and paid bills (always a fun task), took my son to his eye doctor appointment, I got a new cell phone last week so I’ve spent way too much time this week learning how the new one works (technology on phones has sure changed in the past 4 years and boy do I hate all those stupid ring tones - where is the nice unobtrusive sound my old phone made?), and I updated the links on my blog and added more artists blogs I’ve been reading lately.
I’ve added a new category, and for lack of better title it is called "Art Blogs by Artists". These are blogs by artists that aren’t specifically about that artist’s own work (although some) but more about art in general and many of them are reviews of other artwork. It’s a fine line and I’m not sure there is a reason to separate them but in my head (and my rss reader) I have them in a different category as I expect different types of posts from them than a normal artist blog. Maybe I organize things too much. I’ve been asked to contribute to the Art &Perception blog and once I get some sleep I’m looking forward to participating in that capacity.
But now it is past 9:30 again so bedtime - even on a Friday night. I’m clearly boring or maybe just old. Tomorrow I’ll try to finally finish my post about art school. As a preview check out the posts on other blogs that inspired my desire to write on this topic:
The original post was on Carl Zipser’s blog Art & Perception (here and several follow up posts here, here and here. ) in addition to a related posting on Tracy Helgeson’s blog. I’ve written some comments on a few of these posts but I want to address the topic more on my blog.
Posted by Lisa in: Musings
Felicity said,
October 21, 2006 @ 11:45 pm
I can’t imagine your life ever spinning out of control Lisa! Your organisation skills are inspiring to me. I also have to go to bed early or I’m wrecked, but being ready for art is what makes me happy, boring or not. FWIW, I think there is a distinction between artists who blog about their own work and those who review it.