saturday in santa barbara


first of all, it is just so beautiful here. today was one of those perfect california days that serve to remind me why i love it here so much.
ok, and i know this blog is about creativity, but today i feel the need to talk about weight...as in too much of it...as in i really need to stop hiding behind creativity and get serious about diet and exercise. so, today i actually hauled my lazy carcass out of bed and did 40 minutes on the treadmill. i felt quite virtuous as i trudged away watching 'troop beverly hills.'
then, on to drawing class where we learned about perspective and did outdoor landscapes... example left. i found the landscape drawing incredibly stressful. as is my nature i chose a really complicated corner, and partway through the drawing i contemplated crying and throwing my sketch pad in the pool. brian sat down and forced me through the block. so, what did i learn? i learned that my lifelong fear of drawing has not abated. it's not that i don't understand how to do it, it's that i get overwhelmed with amount of information i am being asked to describe and i just shut down. it's very interesting to me. i have always pushed myself to learn things and do things that are difficult, but the one thing i want to do for the rest of my life eludes my grasp. today i say "not anymore!!!" the joy i have felt over these past few days is evidence that i must persevere with this enterprise. so, persevere i will.
after drawing, kimberly (lovely lawyer from albuquerque) and i went to the beach (photos tomorrow) and then for bloody marys on the pie,r and the world's most delicious sushi dinner.
the tuna tartare was some of the best i have ever eaten. we wandered into a few odd stores, and a nice gallery, and then decided to turn in early since we spring ahead tomorrow. ok, going to watch "who is clark rockefeller?" could there be a guiltier pleasure?

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