day eleven...red rules...

100 ideas by keri smith::number nine:
Spend a day drawing only red things.

so...it's pretty self explanatory...
today i drew red things...
as shown above.

tonight we watch the middle and modern family
and share popcorn and eat cookies...
a mid-week couch-potato-
stay-up-a-little-later
and laugh-like-maniacs
kind of night...
which i love.

and something else i love?
there used to be a local band
that played here in town
that had put out a demo one time...
they had a slow song that i absolutely loved
and the other day
i took a chance on facebook
and asked someone i knew remotely
{who used to be in the band}
and he not only remembered which song
it was but he found it and emailed it
to me today...
i played it 26 times in a row
and sang it loud...

my "life makeovers" book is all about
synchronicity and coincidence
and looking for it in my life...
that was pretty coincidental
and i'm glad i acted on my impulse
to ask about the song...

acting on impulses...
this could be a good thing.

day ten...i have made it to double digits...

100 ideas by keri smith::number eight:
Find a photo of a person you do not know. Write a brief bio about them.

her name was sue.
her mom called her susie q
and susan alice whitby walker
when she was really mad...
which didn't happen often,
because sue
was a good girl.

she got straight a's.
she kept her room clean.
she ate all of her supper all of the time
even the turnips.
she said she wanted to be a teacher
when she grew up,
just like mrs. malone
who was her current favorite teacher.

but really...
deep down...
way down in the pit of her stomach
where she hid all of her secrets...
she didn't want to be a teacher
and she hated turnip.

she wanted to be a rodeo clown.

the big red shoes,
the happenstance makeup
starting to smear with sweat...
the handmade outfit
complete with clumsy stitches
and a patch on the bum...

rodeo clowns were dangerous.

they were fearless.

they stopped the bull when no one else could,
when the cowboy ran away
it was the rodeo clown that saved him.

day nine...

100 ideas by keri smith::number seven:
Expose yourself to a new artist, (go to a gallery, or in a book.) Write about what moves you about it.

i could not leave the house today
because ten was home with a sore belly...
{although not as sore as let on this morning...
it got better awfully quick...}

so i could not go to a gallery...
but i visited one online instead.

{not to mention, galleries are in
very short supply
in my small town...}

so instead,
i cracked a can of diet coke
and settled in at the computer...
put on some music
and visited this studio...
i love everything about this guy's work...
it is whimsical and detailed...
it's dark and imaginative and fun
and interpretative...
it makes me stop and wonder
what he was thinking at the time
and how was that made
and marvel at the emotions
that he can convey...

and it makes me want to get up off my chair,
push myself away from the computer,
go upstairs and make something....
get my hands dirty...
make a mess...
but do something
and stop daydreaming about it...

sidenotes::

my writing down the bones book came in today!!
i haven't even taken it out of the bag yet
because i am a hoarder...
i need to hold onto it
until the right moment...

i pushed myself out of my comfort zone tonight
and went to a training center
to take photos of people training for MMA
{mixed martial arts}...
a girl emailed me and asked if i would be
interested and since this is my year of
saying yes,
i said yes...
and now we are thinking that they will
get me a media pass to try shooting for a
cage match that they will be doing...
and doing some profile shots for them...
i'm excited...and nervous...
but this is a good thing.

day eight...in which i digress

100 ideas by keri smith::number six:
Glue an envelope into your journal. For one week collect items you find on the street.

the envelope is glued into the front of a new
journal started with this idea mission
in mind...
have also started painting the front
of the new journal
(originally a sketch pad)
and have the poem from number 5
glued in...

no photo of the envelope or the cover
because i spent the day taking photos
and by the time
i take more photos of the journal
and upload all the photos on the camera,
the day will be gone.

so instead,
i will tell you how i am feeling about this
idea so far...and the truth is?
i'm loving it.
i really find that i am getting a lot out of it...
it is pushing me in directions i may
not have thought about before...

sidenotes::

i have ordered this book and cannot wait
for it to come in....

i can't wait to see this movie...

or this one...

and although in a lot of her songs,
i have no idea what she is saying,
i love this woman's voice...

day seven...poems and photos and plans

100 ideas by keri smith::number five:
Find a piece of poetry you respond to. Rewrite it and glue it into your journal.

there was a particular poem
that i wanted to find for this...
i think that liz elayne shared it
a long time ago...
i think i may have actually copied it
into my journal then,
because it spoke to me that much.

but i can't find it
and thought i should look for a new one
anyhow, in spirit of the idea...

and after browsing a number of poems,
none of them speaking to me,
i came across this one.

and it sang to me.
it moved me along.
it made me go back
and reread and think
and it carried it's own beat...

i like poems like that.

those are the kinds of poems
i would like to be able to write.

if you would like to read it
{and i would urge you to do so...}
you can find it here.
i hope you enjoy it as much as i did...

and on a side note...
i had a meeting this week regarding
some ideas i have
and came away with a positive feeling...
another little step forward...
i am happy just taking these little baby steps
as long as they are in
the right direction....
:O)