Day: February 24, 2007

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Strange Little World

Shelly

Yesterday, I forgot my billfold at home and had to come back and get it. As I was parking, I noticed a turquoise and chrome Dodge Ram truck in the spot in front of mine. When I got back to my car, I gave the truck a closer look. You see, my ex-landlady has a truck exactly like it, and though I wasn’t expecting it to be her truck (that’d be silly, right?), it piqued my curiosity. I’ll be damned, though! It was her truck. It used to have a US flag in the back window, but that’s been replaced by a Century 21 ad displaying her photo, name, and phone numbers.

I don’t know if she’s living here (that would be odd, for a real estate agent), is seeing someone who lives here, or if her son lives here. The truck was still here this morning when I walked the dog. It’s in a different spot, though, so it’s been moved. Weird, huh?

I’m not sure how I feel about her living here, assuming she does. We always got along well, until she and her husband split up. Then, she tried to pressure me into paying my rent to her, even though he owned the property. I didn’t appreciate being forced into the middle of their bullshit, so I feel a little bit resentful toward her.

Art, Doodles

Instant Review: New Pens

Shelly

Stonehenge Journal: Doodle
Doodle
gel pen and gel marker on 90lb Stonehenge paper
7 1/2 x 5 5/8 inches

I used a combination of RoseArt metallic gel pens, RoseArt ColorSharp metallic markers, and Sakura Jelly Roll pens. I really love RoseArt’s metallics. They’re nice and smooth and opaque, and they’re acid free. I’m disappointed in the Jelly Roll pens, though. The ink is glittery with a light colored suspension, like cheap nail polish. The pigment isn’t very dense, and with the glitteriness, that means they don’t scan well at all. I ended up having to blur the image to knock down some of the glitter, so that even a small amount of color would show. I upped the contrast and saturation as much as I could, but anything more than this would blow out the parts of the image that are already bright and clear. It’s a pity, because even with its problems, the original image is nice.

The best part, though? The teal beehive hats! I think those may make a return appearance at a later date.