I miss my beard... Aside from that, I busted out 3 paintings in 2 days. I'm really proud of all of them, and I'll have them up on my website ( http://www.McAllisterArt.com ) shortly. Two of them may have to wait till after Christmas before you can view them (they're Christmas presents) ( Read more... )

So, I've found a job. I am a delivery driver for Papa Johns. Now given, it doesn't come with the prestige that I'd like, but it does work with my schedule. It allows me to spend the first half of my days working on my paintings and developing the business. In similar news, I've been scheduled to show my paintings at two different coffee shops ( Read more... )

So I'm in Danville, the place I've longed to be for quite some time now. The leaves are changing, the wind is blowing softly, the sky is clear and everything is beautiful. Yet there's this nagging annoyance yipping at my heals. Danville has no jobs. I'm sure there are some jobs, but none that will help us build any kind of savings. Also, after ( Read more... )

I'm sure that those of you that have read this in the past have long since realized that I update about once every year, so I'll understand if this is read by no one other than myself. Besides, that's what a journal is for, right? To analyze your own thoughts. Anyway, the past year has turned into quite an odd color in the spectrum of the last ( Read more... )

It's been over a year, far too long. Things are changing in my life right now, which is the main reason why I've left this journal so idle for so long. I'm slowly coming to realize the direction that my life needs to go. No longer is it that search for a new way to expand my horizons, but instead it has become a search to find something I can ( Read more... )

The days have been sliding by and I just haven't had any time to update this thing. Let's see.. My company has moved into it's own stand-alone building which is pretty kick-ass. I'm building a recording studio in the spare bedroom of my house. I've got some songs recorded (http ( Read more... )

I've taken a break from writing and painting and art in general. I'm not sure why. The days are growing longer and I find less time to stretch out who I am. I miss who I am. I am my art and I am my creativity and that has been shrinking and slowly withering away. I need to salvage it. I need to pour myself into my music again and stay up at ( Read more... )

It's funny how as you get older you begin to question more and more why you did certain things when you were younger. Girls you dated, clothes you used to wear, things you did on Friday nights. Age is beginning to creep into me and my awareness of my past is becoming much clearer ( Read more... )

I marry Terri in exactly a week. All is right with the world. I wrote my vows tonight and it felt good because it felt true. I've never felt this way before, but I have this overwhelming trust in the belief that we will make a beautiful life together. And commence with the smiling from ear to ear. Yeah, that's me.

I've been getting up early in the morning lately and it kinda has me upset. I like it cause I get a lot done and it's pretty quiet and peaceful as the sun rises over the trees, but it makes me feel like I'm getting old. I'm only 21 and I'm already unable to sleep in. I'm supposed to be able to sleep in till noon still and not think twice about ( Read more... )