#18 The Thrifted Shirt

I got this on a recent trip to Philadelphia to see this lady and her new baby and ended up getting to go thrifting with this lady.

I got two shirts for $6. This was one of them.

Hurrah for crossing things off the list!

love,
sam

p.s. anyone done anything on their list yet?

p.s.s. also, the smirk in the photo is because it is SHOCKINGLY difficult to take a photo of one's self in the effing mirror with a phone. i don't know how all those teens on myspace pull it off... must be the extra dexterity they've developed from either playing lots of video games or texting since birth.

crossing something off my list

dear Internet:

today i learned how to drive a standard.

it was panic-attack-filled fun for all.  i only hyper-ventilated about 32 times and i finally mastered getting going on a hill. 

i know it seems small, but i am so proud of conquering this.

also, Tiffany is the best teacher ever.  you should definitely see if she's around when you want to learn to drive a stick. 

love,
sam

28 Things for This year.

I am 28 years old and I have just embarked on a risky adventure to try and be an artist and illustrator full-time. To honor this occasion, I made a list for myself of 28 things I'd like to do this year.

In a year, I'll check in and see what happened.

1. learn to drive a standard
2. visit friends and family in Oregon
3. get an illustration published (in a book or magazine)
4. make jam
5. fix the door on the wardrobe
6. do one nice thing for myself every week
7. knit something again
8. participate in an art exhibit
9. go out more, to concerts and art shows
10. visit my friends around nyc more
11. go to Canada
12. finish writing a song with russ
13. host a dinner party at my house
14. get a new computer
15. get an iphone
16. write my morning pages every day
17. make x amount of $
18. make or buy more second hand clothing
19. start running again
20. get another tattoo
21. speak my mind
22. draw every day
23. learn to linocut
24. make my own line of greeting cards
25. animate one of my characters
26. finish my children’s book and submit it
27. talk to an old person and learn their story
28. buy veggies from a farmer’s market more often

What would your list look like?

when i grow up...

i want to be an artist, seamstress and musician.

someone will pay me to do this, right?