New website is up and running!

After accidentally overwriting my main page a few weeks ago, I realized the easiest thing to do was just rebuild the site again. Plus the yellow was hurting my eyes. Also, I wanted to showcase some of the pencil drawings I've been doing lately, as they are my new favorite.

So hop on over and enjoy the new site. Please let me know what you think!

P.S. I also updated the look here. If you use blogger, you'll notice this is just a stock template... I will customize it to match the website at some point, but for now, this was the easiest way to get rid of the yellow.

Happy halloween week and get ready to vote!

back to texas

bryan got married two weeks ago, which was a major occasion for russ and i to travel back to austin and then out to the ranch.

we got to see an old friend in austin and have a great long lunch, which ended up feeling much more like an extended and restorative spiritual direction hour and consequently embodied all the things i remember and love about being in austin, namely a deep sense of safe and loving community, and a sense of pacing one's self, which i often lack.

the wedding was also a tremendously joyous occasion. bryan and kim seemed really happy and russ and i enjoyed getting to lounge around. there was something about being out in the middle of nowhere that brought out the "texan" in me. below, i've listed all the things i don't normally do, that seemed perfect to do at the ranch:

-drink lone star beer
-eat a hamburger (although the meat was from a local rancher)
-watch a football game (ut vs. ou)
-eat a kolache for breakfast

anyhow. i have some drawings to post, but haven't photographed yet, so hopefully you'll see them soon. for now i have to go frost a cake for a dinner party.

cheers everyone!
sam