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My Brazilian soccer team won it's fourth championship in a row. It was bittersweet. That was good news but there was some bad news too. They decided to take next season off. What do they expect me to do with my Sundays now? Today I went to a yoga class instead. Yuck. Boring. I did not see one handsome Brazilian man there. Not even a sweaty Costa Rican or a hairy Portuguese man. Nobody gave me a hug and said, "Hello, my love," and nobody made me laugh my ass off. I did not get to sit in the sun and watch the next game then go out and eat a big breakfast with the other two ladies on the team. I can't wait for the next season.

Something I've Always Wanted To Do

This weekend the Psychic Fair was in town. I went down there with one task in mind and that was to have my aura photographed. I have a few books about photographs of "the invisible" and they all include aura Polaroid portraits and I've always wanted to have one of myself. I have to say that I've never seen so many kooks in one place at the same time. Well, except for the Renaissance Pleasure Fair when I was about 5. There were a lot of con artists the Psychic Fair too and they kept trying to get in the way of my mission. I got attached my a woman doing henna tattoos. I got cornered by a short, bald New Yorker with my phone number on his mind. There were people rubbing greasy crystals on women's faces to eliminate their wrinkles, there was a man playing a very long didgery doo that was pointed at the chest of a woman with her eyes closed, and people selling flowing gowns like the ones Stevie Nicks wears. Just to list a few of the things I observed. Before I left the house to go to the fair my housemate asked me if I thought my aura was going to be pink. "I'll just have to wait and see." Here is the photo.

Update

My brother thinks that the word "update" is dated. The word "data" too. He likes both of those words together. "Data Update." It does sound very 70's. I would tell you what I've been up to but, first of all my students find my blog so I have to watch my p's and q's, but, also, if I told you what I've been doing lately you would most likely think I'd lost my mind AND gone crazy. Nope.

My New Favorite Photograph

This is my new favorite found photograph. It's from a technical photography book called Photographic Printing published in 1977. I have no idea what is going on in the photo and the caption doesn't help one bit. I seem to be attracted to things that can't be explained. They can have so many meanings.

They Say Three Is A Charm

Today was one of the best days ever. I woke up to the sound of rain, had my tea, and walked over to the soccer field by my house. Our team made it to the playoffs. If we won the first round we went on to the final. We won the first game AND the second game. It's the third time in a row we have won the league championship. I didn't get a photo of the team to post on the blog this time because as soon as the game ended it started raining again. I did, however, become the new owner of a bright orange Norcal Athletics t-shirt that says that I am, in fact, a championship. After the game Lynn and I came back to my house and made a huge breakfast. Then more tea and more rain. After that I went to the movies. Then more rain. I'm not crazy about Sundays but I love the rain and I love my soccer team. It was a good day.

A Big Week

This week I had lunch with a friend because he wanted to let me know that he is going to put me in his will. A couple of days later my friend named her baby after me. The day after that I sold a piece of artwork from a show I am in with a bunch of Bay Area heavies. I am the only one to sell something so far! The day after THAT someone asked me to be their successor to manage an artists grant fund. I can't help but feeling very responsible all of a sudden.

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