April 27, 2016

Art All Night 2016

Another Art All Night came and went. It's a one day art show for anyone who wants to join! I usually participate every year. It's always a fun time.

I don't have a lot to say, except wanted to show you some photos from my day! ^_^

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First thing we stopped at Thick Bikes. I got a new seat, and boy is it sweet! (LOL Why am I rhyming today??) Right outside the shop were several Baron Batch pieces. Love!

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After a short bike ride, we went on over to Church Brew Works. What a fantastic place! It's literally a restaurant inside of an old church. So weirdly awesome. The beer = awesome.

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Ever since living in Alexandria, VA, we've been on a quest to find pizza as good as Pizzeria Paradiso. Up until this point we've had no luck. I'm so excited to say, that Church Brew Works is a good second! We got their five cheese pizza and added lamb sausage. Pretty darn delicious.


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Art All Night... Always fun with loads to see and do.

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Spotted a photo by our friend David McCandless!

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Lastly stopped by my painting. LOL. It's always fun to sneak up and see who's looking and listen to their comments...since they have no idea that you're the artist and you're lurking nearby.

If you're an artist of any time (beginner, or professions) I'd definitely recommend submitting to Art All Night next year. It's great and it's FREE!

April 19, 2016

Steel City Con - April 2016!

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Well, I officially did my first Comic Con. After several people recommending that I try it, I finally bit the bullet and decided to give it a go. I had a great time and am so glad that I did it, but to be completely honest this wasn't a great show for me. I did ok in the end, but realized that I just do better at indy craft shows and such. It was a learning experience...good stuff! Not to mention, I met a bunch of new artist friends which was totally fantastic. Oh! I also had a blast watching all the cosplay, especially all the STAR WARS. I got to see a ton of celebrities with my own eyes (LOL I'm WAY too cheap to pay for an autograph or photo). Travis even bumped into Anthony Daniels in the restroom and had a casual conversation while washing hands. That lucky duck!

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I was SO happy to see Dark Helmet there!

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Oh I want these so badly. Maybe someday I'll buy just one.

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Adorable creations by Burrito Princess!

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Of course there was a ton of Snapchat shenanigans. Hey, we were there a loooooot of hours. LOL.

April 11, 2016

Iron Man

So I talk about my fitness achievements (and woes) so much in real life, but apparently not on here. I guess I just forget! I thought it would be appropriate to post about my latest challenge. I've joined a six week Iron Man challenge with some friends. If you're not familiar, The Iron Man is a mega big triathlon where you swim 2.4 miles, bike 112 miles and run 26.2 miles. . . in one freaking day! Well, we are doing our own version, only you have six weeks to complete it. I've already completed the swimming part, and it was a huge challenge for me! I hadn't swam laps since high school over 20 years ago. I LOTHE swimming.  Before the challenge started on April 1st I gathered all the necessary accessories...anything to make it all a little less painful. A new swimming suit, goggles, ear plugs and a swim cap. I could of gone without the swim cap, but I didn't want to totally fade my hair out. LOL.

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I ended up doing the entire 2.4 miles backstroke. I can't swim any other way! If I had to swim more than this exact 2.4 miles I would definitely try to learn out to swim like a normal person, but since I don't plan on doing it much I figured it was fine. It's not that I can't swim belly down, I just don't breathe very well. Oh well! It took me three days swimming at about an hour each time. That's SLOW as all get out, but I DID IT! I'm pretty excited that I pushed through my fears and made it through.

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Hahahha lookin fine!
Next part is to bike 112 miles. I'm actually almost done with it. This is the easy peasy part for me. The running will be a challenge, but I'll worry about that when I get to it. :D

April 10, 2016

My newest tattoo!

I'm so obsessed with my newest tattoo! I got a couple of "mandalas."I just love beautiful geometric shapes! They fit perfectly into the blank spot at the top of my sleeve too!

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Thanks Jonnie Frederick at Electric Empire! Killed it once again.