can't sleep.

I have this "thing" lately where I Can't Sleep once a week. Tonight I am so incredibly run-down. Beat tired. Flat as an old doormat, lying on my bed. But the wheels are turning, the mice won't stop. Not even sure what my brain is thinking about up there. Seriously! I really want to sleep a good number of hours over here! Guess it's not tonight.

Why is it so fun to look at photos? My photos. Your photos. Viewing the world through through other people's eyes. I like that photos are part of my memory. There's not enough room for my mind to keep track of everything, right? Call in the photos. They'll remind me what I did, what everyone looked like. And the funfunfun we had. Oh, the fun!

Excited about this weekend. Just have to get through work tomorrow (on less than adequate sleep), figure out if I head to the coast tomorrow night, Saturday morning, or just bag it. I really do want to head out there, pretty soon the surfing won't be in my schedule and I'm really enjoying it. Then Sarah's party ... which will be fun. I'm probably due for an afternoon of wine or mojitos with some girls. I haven't seen some of them in a while and it's always refreshing to hang out and converse about things completely removed from work, which is what that will be.

Ah, but you know what I'm REALLY excited about? The openness of Sunday: nothing planned! In my head, of course, I have at least three art projects to get into. Woohooo! I have that makeup case for Anne to finish up, then will probably end up starting one for me. It's turning out pretty cute, I surprised myself with how easily it's coming together. Curious if a different needle would work on the machine so I don't have to hand-sew the fringe to the liner, shag and plastic outside. So many layers makes me scared to try the machine. Then I have a couple shirts to take in and another jeans-become-skirt (how many jean skirts can one own?!)

Then there's the easel.. poor, lonely easel that has been so patiently sitting on my floor. Silently begging to be used. Even has a half-finished canvas hanging out with it. Need.Paint.Thinner! And I'll probably not even paint what's sitting there. I've been tossing around how I could paint one of those macbook pics Alexis & I took on the ferry last weekend. Like one of these:

I think that would be fun to paint, and I haven't attempted a human painting in a very long time. Would be a good challenge, and if I can keep my attention tied to it for long enough, it will be a great accomplishment.

Ok. Going to sign off and try to sleep now.

n o w . .. .