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songwindFriday after work, we went out for mnfiddledragon's birthday dinner. It was really nice. We went to a new little bistro near our house called Giuseppe's. The food was incredible. Their appetizer bread was crusty and soft and warm, with what tasted like sea salt and garlic baked on top. The dipping oil was very flavorful. I had a baked spaghetti bolognese. When the waiter found out it was Liz's birthday, he gave her a (delicious!) serving of tiramisu for free.
Afterward, we went back to the house and I got to work on finishing up my entry into the GIMPTalk art competition. The Dungeon Master didn't come out quite as nice as I might have liked, but for a fairly quick piece, I am happy. (Click to go to the dA page, then click the image for the larger size.)
Today was pretty quiet. I slept until 10am, when Spud asked me very politely, "Daddy, can we get up and have breakfast now?" He normally doesn't go past 9, so I was really surprised that he and I slept so late. Eventually, he, Beana and![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
ladysea went out to the Ren Fest to meet up with MFD and the other girls.
That left me on my own. I watched a brainless movie, and went to Wet Paint. I picked up some Payne's Gray in the M. Graham line. That's an artist grade of paint that gets great reviews online and from my teacher. Wet Paint's prices make it just as economical as the student grade Winton paints I have been using. Yes, if I knew far enough in advance to always make a sizable order online, I could get the Winton's cheaper - but that doesn't happen very often. I even left after only buying my gray - I think that's a first for me at Wet Paint.
I didn't do any drawing today - last night's big drawing extravaganza kind of overloaded my brain. Tomorrow I hope to get some painting and/or drawing done.
mnfiddledragon's birthday dinner. It was really nice. We went to a new little bistro near our house called Giuseppe's. The food was incredible. Their appetizer bread was crusty and soft and warm, with what tasted like sea salt and garlic baked on top. The dipping oil was very flavorful. I had a baked spaghetti bolognese. When the waiter found out it was Liz's birthday, he gave her a (delicious!) serving of tiramisu for free.Afterward, we went back to the house and I got to work on finishing up my entry into the GIMPTalk art competition. The Dungeon Master didn't come out quite as nice as I might have liked, but for a fairly quick piece, I am happy. (Click to go to the dA page, then click the image for the larger size.)
Today was pretty quiet. I slept until 10am, when Spud asked me very politely, "Daddy, can we get up and have breakfast now?" He normally doesn't go past 9, so I was really surprised that he and I slept so late. Eventually, he, Beana and
ladysea went out to the Ren Fest to meet up with MFD and the other girls. That left me on my own. I watched a brainless movie, and went to Wet Paint. I picked up some Payne's Gray in the M. Graham line. That's an artist grade of paint that gets great reviews online and from my teacher. Wet Paint's prices make it just as economical as the student grade Winton paints I have been using. Yes, if I knew far enough in advance to always make a sizable order online, I could get the Winton's cheaper - but that doesn't happen very often. I even left after only buying my gray - I think that's a first for me at Wet Paint.
I didn't do any drawing today - last night's big drawing extravaganza kind of overloaded my brain. Tomorrow I hope to get some painting and/or drawing done.
