Cool painting yo..

Here is a painting I made for my friend awhile back. I really like how it turned out and it's the only thing I could think of to post for today. So I'll show the picture and then the painting. Hope you like it. :)

-The Clartist

The picture..

And the painting..

The Blue and The Grey

I'm in the local community college band and I have been since summer '09. The first summer I was there we played a piece called The Blue and The Grey. It has to be one of my all time favorite pieces. Anyways! This fall we are playing it again! So take a listen if you want.

It is actually weird listening to it and playing it now that I'm a second clarinetist. Still cool though. :)

-The Clartist

Quote Ramble Three..

"Make a game of finding something positive in every situation.
Ninety-five percent of your emotions are determined by how you
interpret events to yourself."

I'm not quite sure who said this but it is true. If you think your day was completely stupid just sit down. Breather deeply. And think. Think about your day and I bet you can find something worth smiling about. Something that made your day a little better. Maybe you stepped on a very crunchy leaf! OR while walking the shttp://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gifun made something sparkle.

For me I play the ATTD game.. (Awesome Thing of The Day) This is where I post a status on Facebook or Twitter about one awesome thing that happened in my day. I got the idea not from this quote but from a blogger on YouTube called NerdzRL who got the idea from a guy who wrote a blog about the little awesome things. I believe his name is Neil Pasricha. He has also written two books called "The Book of Awesome" and "The Book of Even More Awesome". I really want to read them eventually.

Anyway! This quote made me think about all of this and I thought I would share it with you. Have a good day! And always keep your chin up. :)

-The Clartist

Getting back into the swing of things ;)

You know what's a shame? Not writing on this blog. I got busy and just stopped posting.. Every know and again I would think, "I wonder if there are virtual cobwebs on my blog.." Obviously they are invisible! Anyway.. here is my favorite song as of right now. Enjoy!

-The Clartist

"Swingtown" by the Steve Miller Band