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Jim

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About Me

PLEASE READ Dear Readers,June will be a busy month for me. I have another Sacramento Second Saturday show on June 14 and art show in New York on June 19th as well. That means about 12 pieces to divide amongst the two shows.In order to achieve this goal, I need moola. Something you can help me with.So, with this blog, I open myself up to commissions. I'm asking for $40 up front and what you will get is your own 9" by 12" black and white portrait which doesn't necessarily need to be of you even. Just provide a nice sized picture physically or through the internet. However, I won't be able to get you the piece until July/August since I'll be busy with my own pieces for June.And please spread the word. Sadly, money is a major issue and your support would be a great help and also greatly appreciated. Thank You-Jim Shepherd

My Interests

Music:

  • The Strokes - Is This It, Room On Fire
  • The Stills - Logic will Break your Heart
  • Arcade Fire - Funeral, Neon Bible
  • The Wrens - Meadowlands
  • South - With the Tides
  • Of Montreal - Satanic Panic in the Attic
  • Esthero - Breath from Another
  • Digable Planets - Reachin..: A New Refutation Of Time And Space
  • Kings of Leon - Youth and Young Manhood, Aha Shake Heartbreak
  • Band of Horses - Everything all the Time
  • Beirut - Gulag Orkestar
  • Feist - Let it Die, The Reminder
  • Chet Baker - The Best of Chet Baker Sings
  • Bebel Gilberto - Tanto Tempo
  • Broken Social Scene - You Forgot it in People
  • The Shins - Oh Inverted World, Chutes too Narrow, Wincing the Night Away
  • French Kicks - One Time Bells
  • Ben Folds Five - Whatever and Ever Amen
  • Tegan and Sara - So Jealous, The Con
  • Tokyo Police Club - A Lesson in Crime
  • Badly Drawn Boy - Hour of the Bewilderbeast
  • Arctic Monkeys - Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not
  • Phoenix - It's Never Been Like That
  • Clap Your Hands Say Yeah!
  • The Magic Numbers
  • The Libertines

    • Movies:

    The Last Dragon, Dead Alive, Dawn of the Dead, La Haine, Spider-Man, Evil Dead 2, Shaun of the Dead, Iron Giant, Indiana Jones, 28 Days Later, Night and Fog, The Warriors, Cabin Fever, School of Cock starring Jack Blackcock, Fulltime Killer, Little Miss Sunshine

    Television:

    LOST, Reno 911, Firefly, Dave Chappelle, Daily Show, Colbert Report, Robot Chicken, Planet Earth, Flight of the Conchords

    Books:

  • Tuesdays with Morrie (but sorry Mitch, that be it from you) Me Talk Pretty One Day, Dark Materials Trilogy, Into the Wild, Man's Search for Meaning
  • Unfinished: Studs Terkel's Working, Notes from the Underground, On the Road, A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius, Leviathan

    • Heroes:

    Siddhartha Guatama, Steve Colbert, Bruce Leeroy

    My Blog

    Religion and Philosophy

    I don't believe in the god that many believe in.  I'm getting to a point where I do not even believe in ANY god for that matter.  I believe that there could be a CREATOR of what there is now...
    Posted by Jim on Sat, 03 May 2008 09:05:00 PST

    I'M DYING

    for you to come to my art shows!Dear Readers,June WILL be a busy month for me.  I want another Sacramento Second Saturday show on June 14 and I've intentions to go to New York and Miami to visit ...
    Posted by Jim on Mon, 21 Apr 2008 11:16:00 PST

    I’ve forgotten my point....

    Light is moving 670,616,629.2 mph.  Earth rotates on an axis at around 1000 mph while revolving around the sun at 66,593.59 mph while our solar system goes around in the galaxy at who knows how f...
    Posted by Jim on Fri, 08 Feb 2008 11:36:00 PST

    Another thanks

    Again, thanks to everyone that came out last night to the art show. According to Brennan, the ring leader of the Blue Lamp's Second Saturday, over 300 people showed up! I know at least 55 were for o...
    Posted by Jim on Mon, 14 Jan 2008 11:15:00 PST

    Quick shots!

    Took an eye exam and turns out I could use some glasses.  I don't NEED them but it would help me see farther away a lot better.  Also, I need to take a second check up at another optometrist...
    Posted by Jim on Thu, 06 Dec 2007 11:52:00 PST

    Im doing well. Thank you

    "How are you?"  Three words of three letters with a question mark at the end.  But I wonder if I'm meant to respond.  Of course she cares.  I understand it's all out of s...
    Posted by Jim on Wed, 31 Oct 2007 12:07:00 PST

    TEN-ish things about me

    I've been "TAGGED" by Chelle.  What this means to me... I must divuldge to you, my loved-readers, TEN little known facts about myself... secrets, if you will, that paparazzi would kill for! ...
    Posted by Jim on Mon, 24 Sep 2007 08:16:00 PST

    Can’t sleep....

    Things on my mind... 1)Existence/Non-existence of God - all knowing-what was there to know before there was anything? why something instead of nothing?  God as transcendental being - why would he...
    Posted by Jim on Wed, 19 Sep 2007 01:12:00 PST

    New picture - Colors to come


    Posted by Jim on Fri, 14 Sep 2007 02:51:00 PST

    Mom and Dad

    Dad swung by today to pick up his mail.  He hung out today rather than his normal pick up and go... so we're outside and Mom is there too.  She tells Dad about Jaelynn (my brother's daughter...
    Posted by Jim on Sun, 26 Aug 2007 03:41:00 PST