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The Mad Painter

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About Me

I love the sound of my daughter's laughter... I love the warmth of my husband spooning with me... I love the smell of the ocean.... I love the feeling of paint on my fingers moving around on a canvas... I love the sound of rain..... I love when I can't wipe that smile off my face.... I love the little moments that make great stories... I love surprises.... I love watching my daughter watch life around her.... I love dreaming....I love people watching..... I love when I have a moment of clarity... I love the hugs that make your insides warm..... I love dancing.... I love questioning everything and being certain of nothing.....

My Interests

art, philosophy, spirituality, dreaming, music, my family, painting, drawing, reading, film, etc.

I'd like to meet:

I want to meet other artists, musicians, intellects..... people who will challenge me and inspire me....

Music:

Brit pop (Pulp, Suede, Blur, MBV, Chapterhouse, Radiohead...of course!) 80's New Wave (Echo, The Furs, The Cure, Nina Hagen, Siousxie and the Banshees, The Smiths, Joy Division, etc.) 70's glam (Television, N.Y. Dolls, Bowie, Eno, Brian Ferry, early Wire, etc.) some indy (Mum, Mogwai, Sigur Ros, Cat Powers, The Doves, Deathcab for Cutie, Air,etc.) and a whole lot more.....

Movies:

Buffalo '66, High Art, Sweethearts, Waking Life, City of Lost Children, Amelie, Manic, City of God, Garden State, What the Bleep Do we Know, Hedwig and the Angry Inch, Love Actually, Romi and Michelle (my guilty pleasure) ...anything foreign or independent

Television:

I usually watch TLC, The Food Network, HGTV, Bravo and the Discovery Channel... although you will sometimes catch me watching Telemundo (for the futbol games) or PBS.

Books:

Start Where you Are, Oh the Places You Will Go! Memoirs of a Geisha, Raise the Red Lantern, Le Petite Prince, Where the Wild Things Are, The Alchemist, Tuesdays With Morrie, The Way of the Peaceful Warrior, art books and anything about Buddhism, Hinduism, etc.

Heroes:

Ghandi and Buddha

My Blog

Damn these minnesotans!!!

So this is more of a rant than anything else.... I fear I am losing my sense of humor.  And not the sense of humor that helps us cope with life (I have plenty of that).  But the humor that a...
Posted by The Mad Painter on Tue, 01 Apr 2008 06:55:00 PST

Bedtime is tough....

I am not sure why I am even still awake.  I am exhausted and frusturated and trying to find a moment of peace so I can close my eyes and have this day be over already.  It wasn't that I was ...
Posted by The Mad Painter on Mon, 25 Feb 2008 09:28:00 PST

She's 1!!!

I can't believe she is turning one! I am in denial!! I have spent these last 2 days running around, packing, picking up things, and evey time I glance at the clock, it is as though I am magically tran...
Posted by The Mad Painter on Mon, 11 Jun 2007 03:36:00 PST

She's Here...

Sorry it has taken me so long to post any new blogs. I am finding that time no longer exists in my world. I am "napping" rather than sleeping and I find that there really isn't anything worth watching...
Posted by The Mad Painter on Tue, 20 Jun 2006 09:27:00 PST

No baby yet....

Just want to let everyone know that this little bean hasn't entered the world yet. I will be going into the hospital this Sunday to make sure that things are going okay, and if things are fine, then I...
Posted by The Mad Painter on Fri, 09 Jun 2006 09:16:00 PST

"Sick" with preggars

I am now 17 weeks pregnant and I have been on a hormonal trip to top all others! Crying one minute, angry the next and consciously realizing that this isn't me. I am not the clingy, neurotic, needy gi...
Posted by The Mad Painter on Thu, 29 Dec 2005 07:08:00 PST

the little man

It never ceases to amaze me the beauty of new life. Holding this little life in your arms, looking deep into their eyes and seeing their oceans of curiosity and awe.... there is something so beautiful...
Posted by The Mad Painter on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

perfect and alive

My insides are beginning to explode.... there are things running through my head that I haven't seen before..... my heart is heavy and my soul feels like it's sinking.... or maybe shrinking..... my st...
Posted by The Mad Painter on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

crazy dream

So lately I have been having these insane dreams. But the one I had the other night definately takes the cake. I was driving north on the 5 freeway with my mom in the passenger seat. We were going pr...
Posted by The Mad Painter on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

it was a year ago...

It was a year ago when I lost the love of my life. My dog.... It's strange now when I think of him. I can imagine him, his warm little body, his beautiful eyes, his tenderness.... I miss him far too m...
Posted by The Mad Painter on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST