Stop Smiling

UF and I made a video. This is it. Sharing is caring even if you don't like what is being shared with you. True.

Danger

Things to beware of today:


Rashes


Plumber's Butt


Spilled Juice

There are more, but this is just a start. A friendly warning for your day. You can never be too careful is my motto, although I am rarely careful at all, more careless if anything but whatever. What you see is what you get. Trust your gut. In point of fact it's all you can do get through the day because at the end of the day, it's anyone's game. Speaking of games, it's more important to play than be a winner. Winning isn't everything. Keep your eye on the prize, it's waiting for you at the end of the rainbow as you know. Just follow your heart and you will find yourself in the bottom of a well with full knowledge that your future is bright just as the world comes to an end.

From my heart to yours in cuddles.

Love,

MM

John Martin

He is an old batty painter too. It is good to be old and dead and visionary. Right? Fire in the sky and caverns beneath the earth - this is where they bake the famous tofu loaf.

Love,

Troubled

Joseph Wright of Derby

Cave at Evening, 1774

Into the cave I am travelling in order to expand and contract into a better person. Suckiness is banished as are foul utterances, except if they are said in jest. Today I write the press release announcing my exciting involvement with orthotic devices. Expect to read about my new form of ambulation which includes four different kinds of canes. A special kind of blister results but it is no match for the spunk I experience when I move around on these canes.

Why

I want to post a video and both Google and Youtube tell me that my blog login information is not correct. Yet it is the login name and password I use every time. Why am I the only person who can't post videos. I hate computers. I hate the internet, I hate everything, I hate the arts, I hate every person and every item that I can see and even those items I can't see. Puke. You may say I am over-reacting but I say no. This is the appropriate reaction. My fortune is mucky like your shoe-bottom after you stepped in dog poo.

Insult Poem

"This poem is by Archilochos, the first Western lyric poet and a contemporary of Homer. What's remarkable about him, especially for a lyric poet, is that he was a mercenary soldier by trade. Practically everything of his that survives is a fragment, but this one seems to be complete. One of the big genres for Greek lyric poetry was the insult poem, much like a Rap tirade."

Thanks Stephen Ellis for sending the poem & info! I love this genre. I am going to embrace it, I feel it might be a good one for me.


Swept overboard, unconscious in the breakers,
strangled with seaweed, may you wake up in a gelid
surf, your teeth, already cracked into the shingle,
now set rattling by the wind, while facedown,
helpless as a poisoned cur, on all fours you puke
brine reeking of dead fish. May those you meet,
barbarians as ugly as their souls are hateful
treat you to the moldy wooden bread of slaves
And may you, with your split teeth sunk in that,
smile, then, the way you did when speaking as my friend.

Jael: Creatress of Spaces in Which to Wonder and Ponder

Jael is a science fiction and fantasy artist/illustrator. According to her website she is considered to be one of the foremost female artists of today. I believe she is visiting us from a future that includes much in the way of colored fog. Please visit www.jael.net to see more wonderment.

Lions on the Wind

The attitude and position of the lion is available to all yet there is no possibility that the lion will come into your temporal lobe and guide you towards the fruition of faith in man if you will not think of the jumping jack, anti-microbial spray, cost-reduction techniques and neutral pants suits. The lion is yours for free, long live the lion. Please call me if you need more advice. I am available 24-7 to share inspiring notions.

Duccio in the Morning

Badness is banished from the toy city. Our homes are too small for us to live in but we live in them nonetheless.

Pork Martini? Anyone?

I infused my vodka with some delicious pork bits. Now I have pork and vodka breath that I will unleash upon everyone I encounter. Delighted and lubricated from the porky liquors I am now contemplating certain things. Is it be important to add more depictive elements to my paintings? How much weight do I really need to lose? How do I make the most of every day? It is best to ask these questions when you are unlikely to do anything about them, that way anything is possible. Both everything and nothing is possible and you delude yourself into thinking this is ok. Please help me be better tomorrow. Thank you. Love, MM

Bronzino: a boy gets to second base with his mom

An Allegory with Venus and Cupid

On one side is Pleasure and Play; and on the other, Fraud and Jealousy. The old man with wings and an hourglass is Time. The howling figure on the left has been interpreted as Jealousy, Despair and the effects of syphilis. Be careful not to make out with your mother or you will get an STD, is possibly the message of this painting? Anyway, I love it.

Face in a Log

Hi. This morning this is me due to the persistent overuse of my face by myself and others. We have been scraping at it with rakes for some reason. Petrification is part of the goal. Anyway, this is me saying hi to you and good morning. There is a chance my identification with this face in a log may be due in part to ingestion of certain liquid toxins but I am not positive. It could also just be emotional. I am very emotional.

New Painting

Morning earthlings. This is the painting I finished for the Pulse art fair. Art Fag City was nice enough to notice it and post an image so I am posting it here. It is called "Clipper" & is 30 x 40 inches.

Today is the day I accomplish everything on earth that ever needed accomplishing by me. I will solve problems and execute tasks willingly and happily. I will.

Wish Me Luck

Yesterday I drank the salty soda of death and today the alien probe will visualize my lower core insides on a monitor of some kind. I will be abducted by the aliens at approximately 11:30 am so please well-wish me at that time, if you are able to.

Happy Valentine's Day

It could not be more exciting to be human and be prodded with bladed instruments. Today is the day to celebrate the cartoon format of your main organ. Meanwhile, the freezing rain pelts the windows, making herky jerky percussion that echos the probably senseless thought activity in your head. The slush beckons you to fall in it, bum first. The later ices will bring certain death through foot and mouth. If it pleases you go ahead and rejoice in the heart, but be careful is all I ask.

Just Add a Banana

Here are some recipes for you From TROPIC TREATS

Cheese-Banana Spread

Cut peeled bananas lengthwise and place on bread slices. Shred or grate American cheese and sprinkle over the bananas and top with another slice of bread. Dip sandwiches in french toast mixture of egg and milk beat together and fry them in butter on griddle.


Puzzle Sandwiches (for the kids)

Mix 1 can deviled ham with 2 ripe bananas mashed and 1 tablespoon salad dressing. Spread 4 slices white bread and 4 slices raisin bread with margarine. Spread white slices with banana-ham mixture and top with raisin bread slices. Cut each sandwich into a variety of shapes and fit all pieces together into a puzzle for serving.

Two Illnesses You Should Be Aware Of

Trichinosis

Trichinosis, also called trichinellosis, or trichiniasis, is a parasitic disease caused by eating raw or undercooked pork and wild game products infected with the larvae of a species of roundworm Trichinella spiralis, commonly called the trichina worm. The few cases in the United States are mostly the result of eating undercooked game or home reared pigs. It is most common in the developing world and where pigs are commonly fed raw garbage.

Glue Ear or Otitis Media

Otitis media is an inflammation of the middle ear segment of the ear. It is one of the two conditions that are commonly thought of as ear infections, the other being otitis externa. Otitis media is very common, and includes a whole range of medical conditions; all of which involve inflammation of the ear drum (tympanic membrane), and are usually associated with a buildup of fluid in the space behind the ear drum (middle ear space).

The Blacks

Knife Head

Just for fun someday there might be a knife or multiple knives that come into your head to wish you happy day. If this should happen just hope that the knife is inserted at just the right angle so death does not ensue. (If death is not something you wish for). You may experience brain damage but this should not be of concern if you are already a moderate drinker, I am supposing. There is a modern kind of flesh spackle that can be used to patch up the hole left by the knife. Expect that hair will not grow back in that particular patch. Good luck!

Paintings of the Sea