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ME, AT WORK... ON A FRIDAY:

2009-07-17T12:40:00.002-05:00

"i'd rather be swimming."
"my other job is sitting by a lake."
"SWIMMING is life. The rest is just details."
"no fear."
"yaga."

begrudgingly,
bradley

MY CREEPY RETURN, BY BRADLEY KERL:

2009-07-16T14:17:00.005-05:00

more here. from this great blog.

see you soon,
bk

EVER WORRY...

2009-03-29T21:06:00.001-05:00

that you're going to end up a cynical, un-idealistic, uninspired, old mess?

peace,
bradley

BFA SHOW:

2009-03-04T08:15:00.001-06:00

here is a link to a slideshow of photos whitney took at the show, if you missed it.

thanks,
bradley

OK, WORLD:

2008-12-08T21:19:00.000-06:00

LET'S DO THIS!

NUDIES (THREE):

2008-12-06T12:17:00.003-06:00

UTTERLY SPEECHLESS:

2008-11-04T22:11:00.001-06:00

YOU'LL SEE,
BRADLEY

P.S. --

NUDIES (TWO):

2008-10-20T18:05:00.002-05:00

finally, what you all have been waiting for -- NIPPLES!

this is the second pose we worked on this semester.

NUDIES (ONE):

2008-10-19T22:14:00.004-05:00

this is the first figure painting i did this semester.

the value range is kind of dull, but there are some promising parts which i have detailed.

figure painting has greatly improved my skills as a "painter", although i do not consider myself a figure painter.

the human body is such a complex object in so many ways. most times, i feel like i'm not painting a human. instead, i like -- and prefer -- to see shapes (it's a lot easier that way).

thanks,
bradley

SPOOKIEST DRAWING EVER:

2008-10-16T13:13:00.000-05:00

spookily,
bradley

BEEN THINKING OF PATTERN LATELY:

2008-10-15T01:07:00.000-05:00

if you know of any good ones, i'd like to see 'em!

thanks,
bradley

HEROES (TWO) - PHIL ELVERUM:

2008-10-12T12:57:00.003-05:00

i love this man.

check him out here: pwelverumandsun.com

thanks,
bradley

SO CLOSE:

2008-10-11T17:23:00.002-05:00

MY FRIEND, MONÉT:

2008-10-10T00:13:00.003-05:00

i drew this portrait of monét last winter on our trip to her parent's cabin in broken bow, oklahoma.

it was drawn by candle light in an inebriated stupor, unknown to her i think.

i was sure it was perfect while i was doing it and was so proud of this little sketch, until monét found it once we returned. she mentioned the ear being in an odd spot, but i didn't believe it and immediately dismissed the claim.

then she scanned it into her computer, finally, and sent it to me. i laughed for a long time after actually seeing it for the first time.

i hope you enjoyed this story,
bradley

2008-10-04T16:08:00.002-05:00

PROGRESS:

2008-10-04T14:17:00.002-05:00

OH...:

2008-10-01T22:09:00.003-05:00

there's also this...

APOLOGIES:

2008-10-01T22:04:00.002-05:00

sorry for lack of interest/time/effort devoted to this blog.

i have been very busy with school and work and band stuff.

i have a few things to post once i have time to scan it in.

in other news, i'll be featured in a figure painting exhibit next week here in the lightwell at the art building (receptionesque thing THIS sunday evening -- i'll post a facebook thing later). also, next semester, i have a solo show at cora stafford from february 16-20, so i'll be working hard on paintings and drawings until then (and after, now that i think...).

anyway, stay tuned!

- bradley

GOOD NEWS:

2008-09-10T16:29:00.002-05:00

i received my degree plan back today, and found out that i only need seven more classes to graduate after this semester.

this is exciting!

CATALOG:

2008-08-10T13:50:00.002-05:00

this is a drawing i've been working on, off & on, since i returned home from tour.

i thought it'd be nice to catalog (for myself) and draw (for others) all the things that accumulated in my bag along the way.

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also, i'm supposed to be working on a flag with the boys from 1229.

this gave me another idea -- friend projects!

if anyone who reads this can propose an idea/project/drawing/craft for me to do -- not necessarily for themselves, just something they'd like to see me make -- i'd be glad to consider it! i'd like to stay busy with stuff from now until the start of school, so send me something.

best,
bradley

TWIN PEAKS:

2008-07-30T18:22:00.002-05:00

i just finished watching Twin Peaks, a journey i embarked upon at the beginning of the summer.

what an amazing show!

i'm looking forward to seeing Fire Walk With Me.

everyone has been saying how creepy it is. can't wait!

bradley!

MY MY, HEY HEY (EVERYONE IS LEAVING!):

2008-06-20T05:02:00.002-05:00

like the american bison (NOT buffalo!), everyone is leaving home too soon.

too sad to talk about. too drunk also.

STAY!

love,
bradley a. kerl

p.s. - listen to neil young to feel this emotional impact of this post.

WEEEEEE!!!:

2008-06-14T19:07:00.003-05:00

i found this artist while reading about the new sigur ros album.

his name is ryan mcginley.

you should totally check out his website.

b.a.kerl

2008-06-12T03:41:00.002-05:00

tonight, i watched a movie alone in my bed. the movie taught me many things. the movie made me angry. it made me anxious. above all else, however, the movie changed me.

now i will rant. if you respect me at all, please read this. do not disregard this as hippie bullshit or cliché collegiate paranoia. it is something i think you should hear.

i'm not really sure what i aim to say to you, except to challenge you. i challenge you to speak, think, feel, love, act, move, jump, express, create, interpret, examine, explore, hug, kiss, smile, laugh, run, sing, shout, look, because if you allow yourself to do these things then you will be able to see truth.

enough with division amongst ourselves. we are all part of the same being -- THIS WORLD. fuck race, weight, gender, genre, style, taste, smell, look, size! it does nothing but to create negative thoughts and to pollute the world we live in.

wake up! unplug yourself from your televisions and your ipods. go outside and bask in the sun. dig a hole in the ground. rub mud all over your naked body for all i care!

i speak specifically to friends who cannot find it in themselves to stop scrutinizing everything in their paths to allow enough time to realize how much damage they are doing to themselves and everyone and everyTHING around them, because if i can help them see, we will all be better off.

i say these things without apology.

do something. now.

- bradley a. kerl

BLACK COWS & GREEN GRASS:

2008-05-01T12:54:00.000-05:00

b.a.kerl

FRIEND TACO (I WANNA EAT ONE):

2008-04-30T18:10:00.000-05:00

love,
bradley

HEROES (ONE) - BILL MURRAY/STEVE ZISSOU:

2008-04-24T00:18:00.003-05:00

while i'm on topic, i may as well discuss my progress in "the great bill murray movie viewing conquest". nearly a month and a half into it, i've upped my count of thirteen (13) movies seen to seventeen (17) and one partial viewing of Scrooged, including:

- Meatballs
- Where The Buffalo Roam
- Caddyshack
- Stripes

granted, i could be much better off, although i started out strong, seeing three within a week or so. besides not being as productive as i'd like, i'm pleased with what i've seen so far. Meatballs and Stripes seem to be nearly the same movie, but are both enjoyable in their own right.

i've also watched Lost in Translation (twice), The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (twice), Ghostbusters II, Rushmore, and What About Bob? over again since i started this mission.

there's still no point or purpose to this, but maybe i'll find something along the way...

thanks,
bradley

A SPOON (FOR JESSE):

2008-04-22T01:30:00.001-05:00

thanks,
bradley

COOKING (FOR DARCY):

2008-04-20T03:07:00.002-05:00

b.a.kerlll

FUCKING POWER:

2008-04-12T16:52:00.002-05:00

yup,
b.a.kerl

TOUR DIARY (FIVE):

2008-04-12T15:41:00.002-05:00

this is when they started to go down hill...

bradley

TOUR DIARY (FOUR):

2008-04-02T13:35:00.003-05:00

bradley

PAN-O-RAMA!:

2008-03-28T18:14:00.003-05:00

decided i'd upload these here for people who would like a better look at them.

here:

thanks,
b.a.kerl

TOUR DIARY (THREE):

2008-03-28T18:12:00.002-05:00

b.a.kerl

TOUR DIARY (TWO):

2008-03-27T19:45:00.002-05:00

bradley

TOUR DIARY (ONE):

2008-03-26T18:59:00.002-05:00

i decided to share with you my tour insight.

i deluded myself for nearly a week that i would keep it up and write something every day, but as you'll see, that didn't last very long.

this is the most detailed entry i managed, which was to serve as a template for them all. alas...

bradley

FUCK THE WORLD (IN A GOOD WAY):

2008-03-24T07:46:00.004-05:00

bradley

DOODLE MAP:

2008-03-23T20:44:00.002-05:00

bradley

MEN OF INTRIGUE (TWO) - JACQUES-YVES COUSTEAU:

2008-03-21T13:58:00.003-05:00

much,
bradley

MEN OF INTRIGUE (ONE) - J. ROBERT OPPENHEIMER:

2008-03-19T15:02:00.001-05:00

thanks,
b. a. kerl

MOOSE:

2008-03-17T17:24:00.002-05:00

Bradley A. Kerl

POINTLESS CONQUEST:

2008-03-16T19:33:00.007-05:00

i thought about doing this months ago, but didn't actually resolve to starting or, for that matter, completing the conquest until just now, sitting here watching Lost in Translation.

the mission: see every bill murray movie ever made (according to the imdb).

its sounds pretty simple. the only thing working against me is time and actually tracking some of the odd ones down, so if you get your hands on one or have one i don't have listed below, lemme know!

i think i may try to see them chronologically as well, just to add some difficulty.

these are the bill murray films i've seen so far (in chronological order):
- Ghostbusters
- Ghostbusters II
- What About Bob?
- Groundhog Day
- Kingpin*
- Rushmore
- Charlie's Angels*
- The Royal Tenenbaums
- Lost in Translation
- Coffee & Cigarettes
- The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
- Broken Flowers
- The Darjeeling Limited

* (denotes movies i have seen part of or need to view in their entirety)
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i think the only reason i am doing this is because i want to be friends with him, so it's pretty dumb, but...

lip my stocking,
bradley a. kerl

I WANT TO BE PRODUCTIVE:

2008-03-12T13:44:00.002-05:00

thanks,
bradley

READY TO PARTY:

2008-03-11T16:17:00.002-05:00

love,
bradley

BACK TO SOCIETY:

2008-03-09T18:34:00.004-05:00

just back from the woods
rivers & trees

hope more can come next time.

b.alexander

FOUND:

2008-03-07T14:56:00.003-06:00

i found this little godsend whilst perusing the attic one evening.

the back reads, "Cindy Mays & JoAnne Tadlick(?) -- 1967 -- Pat's Horse - Ginger"

amazing that this was just on the other side of the wall from my sleeping head every night.

thanks,
bradley a. kerl

SNOW DAY (IN POLAROIDS):

2008-03-06T21:21:00.003-06:00

whiteness,
bradley a. kerl

JIRAFAS:

2008-02-14T13:15:00.003-06:00

from here.

love,
bradley

THE MEANING OF A PURPLE PEN:

2008-01-31T17:31:00.000-06:00

today, i was given a purple pen.

what, you may ask, entitles one to such a magnificent purple pen?

it simply requires that you answer a phone call from the crazy black woman in your spanish class looking for the homework assignment. then, after telling her, she tells you that she's glad you answered, because she was beginning to think you didn't like black people, on account of you not answering last time she called. she then tells you she's a christian so she loves everyone.

pretty crazy and cute.
thanks,
bradley

DISCONNECTEDNESS (AND OTHER RANDOM THOUGHTS):

2008-01-23T20:18:00.001-06:00

ever since i returned from tour, i feel very disconnected from everything. i've been talking to myself in my head way too much lately and have been way too introverted in my thoughts.

my school work has suffered thus far because of this.

also, my illness contributed to my school failures.

i hate starting the semester out on the wrong foot.

so far i have missed:
- the entire second day of class
- one day of office work
- one art history class
- one art history discussion session
- one art history assignment
- one figure painting class

FUCK!

i am having my first urge to drop out of classes since i came to UNT, but know i will not and cannot.
tour fucked me up.

i think i saw too much and lived to freely to not be bored with everything right now.

this post is pretty lame. i'm just venting. sorry.

bear with me,
bradley

MAKE ME SOME SOUP:

2008-01-15T16:42:00.000-06:00

seriously.

O CHRISTMAS TIME (RANDOM THOUGHTS ON THE HOLIDAYS AND MY TIME AT HOME):

2007-12-23T19:15:00.001-06:00

i had no idea what day it was until yesterday. i've spent the last few days sitting and playing video games.

also, daniel and i went to the woodlands to play some music for the kids out there. it turned out to be a bust, but for the fact that we saw matt hines and the eastern sea play and got to hang out afterwards.

that place seriously scared me. it didn't even seem real to me. i've been to the woodlands many times before, but somehow i saw it differently this time. what's the point of living in a place devoid of any natural aspects of life other than the trees your homes and businesses are nestled so neatly into?

almost christmas time. here is a photo of our christmas tree with only a few presents under it so far. my family likes to wait until the last minute to get things done and goes for the "no frills" approach.

i feel bad not being able to afford christmas presents before tour, but so it goes. it's just that i hate receiving things without something to give in return. i don't like people thinking i don't care about things that i actually do care about.

i want to be understood.

i want to understand myself.

happy holidays,
bradley

p.s. -- note the thomas kinkade print.

DOUBT & GRATITUDE:

2007-12-05T22:09:00.000-06:00

lately, i have been thinking. a lot.

i have been thinking that, up to this point in my life, i have never really done anything significant or of any worth. i say this because i feel that i have never done anything to my full potential, which, on the other hand, gives me hope.

do not take me the wrong way. i am not getting down on myself. i merely am speaking what i feel to be the truth. a truth that i am resolved to correct.

i have half-assed, half-heartedly, or just plain haven't done nearly everything. the good things i have done can be attributed to luck or just being in the right place at the right time.

i am also sick of it. fed up. done.

i am grateful.

i am surrounded by people who love, encourage, and support one another in everything they do. this is rare. this is special.

we are all holding onto each other, rather than holding onto nothing. i am grateful for that.

i am inspired by these people to create things both great and meaningful. i want to live up to my potential. i do not want to half-do anything ever again.

i want to live this way forever.

love & thanks,
bradley

ON GROWING OLD:

2007-12-05T01:49:00.000-06:00

i wonder when i first checked the weather report and why.
why do i care? why can't i just live and let the weather do what it will?
i have no control over it.

i'm not complaining really.
i could have a goatee and be wearing cool sunglasses and playing golf.
that's actually my worst nightmare.

this is dumb.
it's just on my mind.

what's your worst nightmare of growing old?

thanks,
bradley

TOYS:

2007-11-13T18:58:00.000-06:00

toys are things that make little boys happy.

i will try to remember some toy stories (no reference to the disney movie intended). also, they are not in chronological order, because i don't remember.

here goes:

i remember going to the mall and eating a grilled cheese sandwich at the pub with my mom and after going to kay-bee toys to get an optimus prime micro machine that included optimus prime and his trailer. i don't remember buying it or picking it out, but i do remember waking up from a nap after our trip with it clutched in my hand on the living room floor.

i remember going to my cousin's university graduation at the beaumont civic center and having some radical teenage mutant ninja turtles action figure -- donatello maybe. i lost a piece of his weaponry under the seats and never found it. it was nighttime.

i remember riding around in a rented astro van with my, now dead, grandmother playing with hot wheels -- the camero set, i believe -- to the hospital and to our, at the time, new house. i played with them on the dashboard and on the floorboard. i was in the fourth grade.

i remember peeking under a rack of clothes at the old wal-mart in beaumont and seeing the ninja turles blimp my brother had picked out for me. he saw me looking and my mom said they would bring it back. feeling like i had made a big mistake, i think i forgot about it until christmas day when i opened it anyway! i have one fleeting memory of that inflated blimp floating across the brown living room and it is so happy. i don't remember seeing the blimp again. i think it popped.

i remember finding things that didn't make any sense in the garage, things that lit up and made sounds. all they needed were new batteries, and then i made new purposes for them because their primary function had long been forgotten. those were my favorite toys. they were mysterious and i wondered what else they belonged to. we also found snakes in the garage.

this is what i looked like when i was a baby:

WOO:

2007-11-06T20:01:00.000-06:00

sooo... i bought a new computer... it's awesome!

it's going to take me a while to get used to this computer on the go thing, but i think i'll be happier about it in the long run. actually, i am already happier about it!

dumb blog. yes, i know, but i'm in high spirits!

bradley

THE BEST NIGHTS OF MY LIFE:

2007-10-24T03:06:00.001-05:00

last night was the best night of my life. the night before that was even better. tomorrow night will top them both.

we run. we jump. we laugh. we play. we eat. we is a strange word. we smile.

the best night of my life looks like this:

love you,
bradley

TODAY:

2007-10-07T16:14:00.000-05:00

a squirrel watched me take a shower from the tree outside the bathroom window.

even though it always makes me sick, i'll still spin around in swivel chairs until the day i die.

thanks,
bradley

WHEN I WAS IN SECOND GRADE:

2007-09-27T13:00:00.000-05:00

i thought the loch ness monster was found and captured with tranquilizer darts.

i was on a grocery shopping trip at the local market-basket with my mom and saw the national inquirer headline: "NESSY CAPTURED!" with a photo below of nessy with bloody tranquilizer dart wounds and a lethargic expression. now, the mystery of the loch ness monster had fascinated me for some years at this point, and i was stunned to find that no one, including my own mother, was excited about this latest news. i mean, how could they not be overjoyed by the capture and the subsequent proof that "nessy" does, in fact, exist!

of course, i forced my mother into buying this historic issue of the national inquirer. i simply had to spread the word about this if no one else was.

the next day at school, i asked to give a special presentation. now, i cannot remember my talking points, but suffice it to say, my classmates now knew that nessy was both alive and also captured. i remember showing them the picture.

obviously, one of the highlights of my life. i just remembered it this morning in the shower.

thanks,
bradley

MORE DRAWINGS I DREW:

2007-09-11T22:21:00.000-05:00

sorry for the hiatus.

here's what i've been doing in the mean time:

thanks,
bradley

A MID-SUMMER'S NIGHT DRIVE:

2007-07-25T22:55:00.001-05:00

i pick my music very carefully too and from work. the cd to work must be something that gets me going or i can sing along to and feel good about. likewise, the cd from work must be of the caliber that allows me to brood and contemplate -- nothing too rowdy.

that being said:

tonight, my drive home was not unlike most evenings after work -- back roads, windows down, music loud, cool air. yet, i could not help but mull over my thoughts on the book i finished reading last night around 2:30AM. the book, of course, was Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows!

like many people, i had been waiting for this book since the minute i borrowed and read the first chapter of The Sorcerer's Stone from a friend in my seventh grade social studies class. i was on the bandwagon from the very on-set of "Potter-mania".

i am not really sure why i felt the need to blog this, but i think that it is deserved for something that has held my attention for nearly half my life. i suppose i just wanted to say the same thing everyone has said: that they are happy to finally reach the conclusion of the story, yet unbelievably sad to see it go. it truly is such an odd feeling being torn between two polar/emotion opposites.

these books remind me of so much of my life, and more importantly, so much of my childhood. this really feels like the end of an era for me and i am completely at a loss to know how to feel or what to do next. i suppose i'll get on livin'.

thank the heavens for Harry Potter,
bradley a. kerl

p.s. -- i love Harry Potter

MY NAME IS BRADLEY AND I LIKE TO DO DRAWINGS:

2007-07-04T02:15:00.002-05:00

these are just a few drawings i have been working on the past month or so. it's been too long, i know -- no excuse really, just bullshit. can't be creative all the time i suppose. times can't stay bad all the time. rain, rain go away. seriously, stop raining.

also, i truly did misspell treasure.

fuck,
bradley.

THE RESCUE OF SHELLDON REMBRANDT, PT. 1 OF 3 (IN PHOTOS):

2007-05-11T12:52:00.000-05:00

"THE RIDE"

"THE ESCAPE (ATTEMPT)""THE CLOSE-UP"
"THE PROMISED LAND""THE GOODBYE""THE FREEDOM""THE TRIUMPH"

stay tuned for parts 2 & 3 of shelldon's story coming to you from clint and andrew's blogs, respectively. they will cover the story of shelldon (in words) and memories of shelldon (in lists).

A TRIP TO THE LAKE (IN PHOTOS):

2007-05-01T15:51:00.000-05:00

the players: clint, patricia, whitney, and myself. the place: isle du bois, lake ray roberts. the reason: because we fucking could! also, it was a nice day out. the activities: wading waste-deep in some cold ass lake water; being laughed at for our white-skinned, short-shortedness and non-hispanicness; eating PB&Js, chips, fruit and granola. the return possibility: certain.

also, clint and i are most likely the sexiest bitches alive at this time, because if we were including deceased sexy bitches, we would certainly have to consider anna nicole smith and/or mary todd lincoln among the sexiest bitches ever.

FUCK FLEAS:

2007-04-23T01:26:00.000-05:00

no, seriously -- FUCK THEM!! these things really piss me off, so i am just going to ramble about how they suck.

why do they even exist? they're the fucking scum of the fucking earth! i think they are in my hair. fuck moses for bringing them here! fuck the bug bombs that didn't actually work. i'm paranoid they are all over me, like the opening scene of "A Scanner Darkly." UGHH!

okay, that's all the negative energy i can muster. also, i decided to use the word "muster" a bit more, because it just sounds so damn good to say -- "MUSTER THE TROOPS!"

seriously, fuck 'em!

GIVE PEAS A CHANCE:

2007-04-09T14:46:00.000-05:00

people who don't eat/like fruits & vegetables suck... just sayin'.

MY CAT, MOSES:

2007-03-25T17:19:00.000-05:00

many people know, love and/or hate my cat, moses. his story is the stuff of legend. it goes as follows:

born in the eye of hurricane rita in september of 2005, he washed ashore in the drive-way of none other than stanley ruth, a strong man who doesn't take any bull, and was found only once it was discovered that he was not, in fact, a tiny leaf.

now, it just so happens that stanley sired two children, both girls -- one of which is a feisty young teenager with attitude named katie, but that's another story altogether, isn't it? as fate would have it, i would somehow be related to one of stanley's children, for my brother, derek, has courted stanley's eldest child , anna, for some time now.

how he, moses, ended up in my care, partially, none may ever know, but it is known that he came to my care through a mutual bargain involving derek, anna and myself; however, since our union began in the early hours of the year 2006, his legend has begun to spread and grow, for i waste not the opportunity to spread his story to eager ears and minds.

that being said, here is another story:

for some time now, my roommate and brother, derek, has been a water bottle hoarder. yes, it is true -- he will buy water bottles, yet not offer or make them available to daniel bass, my other roommate and friend, or myself. i know, i know -- what an outrage!

recently, daniel and i decided to strike out against derek's tyranny and give him a taste of his own medicine, so to speak -- we devised a "safe-zone" only accessible to daniel, myself, and moses, the "safe-zone's" guardian.

the "safe-zone" as it appears to this day:

as the warning on the bordering tape states: "GUARDED BY VICIOUS ATTACK CAT! WARNING!"

to make a long story short, the borders were violated. thus, we had no choice but to release the cat, but not before he donned his shiny new battle armor:

ARKANSAS?

2007-03-19T19:11:00.000-05:00

i spent the first weekend of my spring break with whitney, on her last weekend of spring break in arkansas. we camped.

we spent friday at buffalo national river in northern arkansas where it was quite cold at night and quite deserted all together. after one hell of a cold night, we drove south to lake millwood, just northeast of texarkana and set up camp for the night.

to take a note from andrew savage, here are a few lists of my reflections.

THINGS WE LEARNED:
- the ozark mountains are quite nice, but the people are crazy.
- nowhere in arkansas may you buy alcohol.
- food cooked over an open flame you started tastes amazing.
- there's no place like home.

THINGS WE ATE:
- cheese quesadillas.
- morning star black bean burgers.
- egg & cheese migas burritos.
- peanut butter sandwiches.
- minestrone soup w/grilled cheese sandwiches.
- eggs (migas stlye) with toast.

THINGS WE DRANK:
- water.
- earl grey tea. (mornings)
- orange juice. (mornings)
- coffee.
- tecate beer. (from texarkana/fuck arkansas!)

NUMBER OF CREEPY, LAW-BREAKING MOONSHINE MANNEQUINS WE SAW:
- two.

NUMBER OF TIMES WE WERE OFFERED VENISON CHILI:
- one.

NUMBER OF TIMES WE TURNED DOWN VENISON CHILI:
- one.

all in all, it was a great spur-of-the-moment trip with nothing terribly exciting happening -- just a good, relaxing time -- just what i wanted.

here are a few snap shots:

DEAD COW, GREEN GRASS:

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potentially a full painting with more black cows and green, green grass -- similar to the black cows and green grass on Hwy. 105 on the way home?

"UNIVERSE":

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"Now that I have disappeared, I have my sight.

Beautiful black, you are unveiled.
Now you're mine.
So let my voice bellow about you, Silent Night
And let my voice echo out from caves and mines.
You'll have a bright disguise -
Mountains and lights.
But, Universe, I see your face in blackest night
(And you see mine)
Oh, Universe, I see your face looks just like mine!
And we are open wide!"

-Phil Elv(e)rum

THE CUSP:

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i'm on the cusp. yeah, you've been there too -- it's that feeling of nervous anticipation that you get when you have a lot of things lining up for you. it's the feeling you get when you have a lot of things you want to do and are going to do, yet have no way of doing them now; but that's the most important problem of being on the cusp -- not being able to do it now.

i feel i'm on the verge of some good things happening, and all i have to do to make them happen is hold up my end of the bargain and fly straight. in the meantime, while on the cusp, i'm going to do some exploring around here. i'll let you know how it goes.

LOOK AT WHAT THE LIGHT DID NOW:

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A GATHERING:

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today, finally a relief from cold, overcast weather. i decided today was the day to hang my hammock. upon hanging, i proceeded to lie in my hammock. i decided a bit of music was in order, so i grabbed my guitar to strum some strings.

now, i do not know the reason, but i swear to you, birds began to gather 'round. perhaps even to hear my song, although there was no particular order to it -- just doodling. the birds did not sing along, but listened all around me on the branches of trees. i saw two love birds, a big bully blackbird, and the smaller birds he scared. i even saw birds in the tall tree in the neighbors yard watching me.

maybe all the birds gathered by chance, or maybe i'm some sort of bird rock-star.

HMM?

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UPWARD:

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'Twas cold today...

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today, it was cold outside. so cold, in fact, that old man weather decided to drop a bit of ice and snow on us here in denton, tx.

classes were cancelled almost completely after the fact, which struck me as dumb.

i played in the snow, drank hot cocoa and learned about michael jackson's childhood. i can sum his entire life in one word, and that word is bizarre.

Ptt, Ptt, Ptt...

2006-11-28T23:58:00.000-06:00

HELLLLOOOO OUT THERE!

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ME, AT WORK... ON A FRIDAY:

MY CREEPY RETURN, BY BRADLEY KERL:

EVER WORRY...

BFA SHOW:

OK, WORLD:

NUDIES (THREE):

UTTERLY SPEECHLESS:

NUDIES (TWO):

NUDIES (ONE):

SPOOKIEST DRAWING EVER:

BEEN THINKING OF PATTERN LATELY:

HEROES (TWO) - PHIL ELVERUM:

SO CLOSE:

MY FRIEND, MONÉT:

MORE:

PROGRESS:

OH...:

APOLOGIES:

GOOD NEWS:

CATALOG:

TWIN PEAKS:

MY MY, HEY HEY (EVERYONE IS LEAVING!):

WEEEEEE!!!:

BLACK COWS & GREEN GRASS:

FRIEND TACO (I WANNA EAT ONE):

HEROES (ONE) - BILL MURRAY/STEVE ZISSOU:

A SPOON (FOR JESSE):

COOKING (FOR DARCY):

FUCKING POWER:

TOUR DIARY (FIVE):

TOUR DIARY (FOUR):

PAN-O-RAMA!:

TOUR DIARY (THREE):

TOUR DIARY (TWO):

TOUR DIARY (ONE):

FUCK THE WORLD (IN A GOOD WAY):

DOODLE MAP:

MEN OF INTRIGUE (TWO) - JACQUES-YVES COUSTEAU:

MEN OF INTRIGUE (ONE) - J. ROBERT OPPENHEIMER:

MOOSE:

POINTLESS CONQUEST:

I WANT TO BE PRODUCTIVE:

READY TO PARTY:

BACK TO SOCIETY:

FOUND:

SNOW DAY (IN POLAROIDS):

JIRAFAS:

THE MEANING OF A PURPLE PEN:

DISCONNECTEDNESS (AND OTHER RANDOM THOUGHTS):

MAKE ME SOME SOUP:

O CHRISTMAS TIME (RANDOM THOUGHTS ON THE HOLIDAYS AND MY TIME AT HOME):

DOUBT & GRATITUDE:

ON GROWING OLD:

TOYS:

WOO:

THE BEST NIGHTS OF MY LIFE:

TODAY:

WHEN I WAS IN SECOND GRADE:

MORE DRAWINGS I DREW:

A MID-SUMMER'S NIGHT DRIVE:

MY NAME IS BRADLEY AND I LIKE TO DO DRAWINGS:

THE RESCUE OF SHELLDON REMBRANDT, PT. 1 OF 3 (IN PHOTOS):

A TRIP TO THE LAKE (IN PHOTOS):

FUCK FLEAS:

GIVE PEAS A CHANCE:

MY CAT, MOSES:

ARKANSAS?

DEAD COW, GREEN GRASS:

"UNIVERSE":

THE CUSP:

LOOK AT WHAT THE LIGHT DID NOW:

A GATHERING:

HMM?

UPWARD:

'Twas cold today...

Ptt, Ptt, Ptt...