July 21, 2014

Damn


















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and in related things:


It is exhausting to exist in both reality and an alternate universe where making things is real and you feel impassioned to work on making possible into actual



Occasionally I will vent about my life and career choice and before I can finish the sentence I end it with- And I am lucky and I know it.

add rainbows and little fairies with glitter wings.





But sometimes I want to leave the happy closing remark off and be mad for a second that I wasnt in love with accounting or wildly attracted to computer programming. 

because those things have health insurance and paid vacation. 



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I am not naive. 

I am not clueless.

I am not irresponsible. 

I am not silly. 



I am not rebellious.
actually yes. Yes I am rebellious. 


Damn my freshman year drawing professor for realizing that. declaring it.
and making me feel like I was sort of awesome because it was somehow working for me. 

and . 






crap. 















it can be hard being a rebel. 











because even we like a little comfort and stability. 
but .... crap. we are stubborn. 


our hearts trump a lot of everything else.


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and by damn him (my professor) I mean. thank you for my cape.
Ive needed it.











July 16, 2014

Ive never had another heart.




I saw a bird genuinely using a birdbath. 

to cool off.

It was a robin and he was enjoying it. 





You would have thought I saw a unicorn. 




I got pretty excited about it.





It doesn't take much. 



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I live on the edge. 


I LIVE ON THE EDGE.
everyone. 


and you too can build a little house out here. but you need to wear a life jacket if you are on the dock. even if you are over 12. 















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July 3, 2014

rabbit to my right. weird circus creature to my left. Perfect.














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you know in tag when you run to a certain part of the playground, grab a piece of the swing set and yell 

BASE! 




I am doing that. 




I am doing that. in my life. 


right now. 


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Artwork in this post- 
paint on wooden block
11" x 14" 
300.00 
email if interested
abernathy.parade@gmail.com









i love music. almost more than everything.