Monday May 10th, 2010 - More plaster

Right now the strict(er) vegan diet and the intense max lift workouts are doing the job. I've losta solid 5 pounds this month. In addition to the gym I've been active and sweaty working on the bathroom remodel and yard work. In general I've stayed very busy. Good diet and physical exertion is working at least for now.

I just got off the phone with a friend who recently visited the "Holiday Inn" (psych ward) for a month. They told him he was bipolar and they put him on Lithium. God I hate Lithium. Almost killed me 2007. Anyway, it got me to think'n that I'm doing pretty good right now. I'm busy, maybe even manic, but I'm sleeping and not doing shit like spending sprees or grandiose things so I think I'm okay. The art business has been busy. And, at some point this year, should be profitable. I was pressuring a French museum to make a "rights" payment, but now with the Euro at 1.29 exchange against the dollar, I would just assume they not pay me until the Euro recovers and hits at least 1.5.

I'm hoping to finish this bathroom remodel this week so I can get back to painting. I'd like to paint a spring meadow for my mom and maybe something for my mother-in-law who is visiting somewhere around the 20th. I have one week really. And I seriously want to write on my book. I have notes and hand written verse all over the place. I need to get it written or I won't stop thinking about it.

I have to finish up. It's 11:30pm and I need to up at 6am. Tomorrow I'll write about suicide. Not mine. Not that there would ever be "mine," but in general.