Underbite

Perhaps I've been under a rock, or, perhaps I've just randomly stumbled upon my newest musical obsession... either way, I couldn't be happier to have found it!  Electric Six = makes Megan dance like an idiot (in the most awesome/badass sort of way).  You can count on me to be at the Hi-Tone on the first of April... and the stop in Memphis better not be some silly little April Fools joke!

It's been a while since I've been on!  I haven't meant to be absent, but I've been so busy at school and with various other projects and life in general.  However, life has been good and I hope you have been doing well during the fresh month of January!

To catch you up on what's been going on in the Travis-Carr home, ultimately, Joey and I have been learning and putting into practice our mode of attack to feed more time into our creative endeavors.  That and finally getting the house clean after we (mostly me in that we) tore the place up and neglected our cleaning responsibilities due to a crazy schedule.  Now, however, we're going to be better about that.

From this Tuesday and on (I'm not completely sure when we're going to stop), I'm going to begin giving private art lessons to a 7th grader who is STOKED about lessons with me.  I just hope that I can meet his expectations.  So, I'm going to be trying to do a lot more research on artists that he might find interesting to learn about and inspire both of us.

Also, I've got the C-STEM challenge at school to work on with the students (we're working on a mural and a sea turtle sculpture, pop-up book, and more).  We have to have all of that finished up by April.  And I have my own Graduate Art Show to work on and complete before March, so it's going to be a busy, but Artful semester which will hopefully overflow into the rest of my live-long days.

So, wish us luck!

My pile of links to share with you has become HUGE!  So, bear with me while I sort through them:

Seaweed from Tell No One on Vimeo.

OLEK AND THE CHARGING BULL ON WALL STREET from olek on Vimeo.

Happy Weekend, everyone!  I hope that you have at least one day planned for relaxation.  Joey and I are both suffering from some kind of funky head cold thing, and I'm really hoping that it doesn't turn into anything more than that.  It's not the most convenient time to be significantly sick, but then again, when is? 

This week flew by!  It seems like everyday there was something going on so that by the time I made it home it was time to go to bed and do it again.  That does not mean, however, that I didn't enjoy the week.  The beginning of this week was pretty rough with a few classes that decided to act like CERTIFIED LUNATICS instead of actual human children who sometimes act endearingly looney.   After Tuesday, though, the week began to look up and good times and lots of productive art-making began to happen.






On top of working on the C-STEM Challenge, an extra-curricular program that a few of the teachers and I are participating in with the kids, I've been working on an art contest with the kids where the grand prize is a 75 gallon living coral reef aquarium!!!  Fingers crossed we'll win, however, if we don't, then that's one 75 gallon aquarium that I won't be maintaining and one beautiful piece of artwork made by the fantastic 5th graders at Oakhaven to hang up for everyone to see.  The C-STEM Challenge is pretty exciting as well.  It's a set of 6 challenges that the kids will have to complete and compete against other schools (mainly schools based out of Houston, which is where we will finally be competing in April).  We're the only school in Tennessee participating and knock-on-wood Memphis makes a name for themselves while competing in Houston, TX.

Besides school stuff and constantly keeping up with how the educational environment is changing or trying to change, life has been very good.  Joey and I enjoyed a semi-disappointing opening game with the Grizzlies game with our friends Zach and Sara.  Great company and a fun team to watch, Joey swears that when they stink it up during their first game of the season, the Grizzlies always do well during the rest of the season.  We shall see, won't we :)

 I still need to work more on my thesis and hopefully, sooner rather than later, I will blink and find myself with a master's degree.  In the meantime, I need to find more self-motivation.

As for today, however, it's Friday; a much needed Friday for many, so therefore, we shall proceed with fun non-work-related distractions and goodies!!!

Hey, hey, hey!  It was becoming a little repetitive posting pictures of Joey and I.  Not that I don't want to look and admire my handsome man all of the time, but you know, I'm ready for just a little bit of a break.  So, I decided to throw something tasty today for a "Tasty Tuesday".

I'm about to drive Joey mad.  No, it's not the laundry.  No, it's not the dishes.  And, no, it's not the litter-box (though this is about to drive him mad as well).  It's this damn song that I've had stuck in my head for about three days now.  I'm playing it as I type... it's that bad.  I'm thinking that the correct approach would be to play it until it has worn out its welcome inside my head.  Yeah... that's what I'm going to do.

Yo La tengo - A Take Away Show - Part 1 from La Blogotheque on Vimeo.