"It's the day of the show y'all!"

Art Walk is today!  We are sooooo close to being ready.  I only have about 57 things to get done and we'll be all set!  Seriously, I have a list of about 57 things to do.  Poor Owner.  I hope I'm not stressing her out.  Owner if you're reading, I am all about TCB and gettin 'er dun.  It's how I roll. 

Tomorrow I head off to NYC.  I was supposed to be going to a framing boot camp run by none other than the one and only Guerrilla Framer himself, but the class was canceled.  C'est la vie.  So, I'm going to spend the week going to frame shop/galleries asking questions and taking pictures trying to learn what I can about the business and how to organize and store the myriad items one needs to have a framing business.  You really can't imagine all the "stuff" one needs and accumulates.  It's a bit overwhelming.  It should be informational, educational and enjoyable.  How bad can 5 days looking at art be?  Plus, I've never had a bad time in New York, and I'm going to get to see many friends which makes the trip worth it regardless of anything else.   Unfortunately, I have a 6:00 AM flight - it used to be a 10 AM flight, but Delta changed the flight time.  Thanks Delta.  You're a real peach.

Yesterday, I got to see one of my favorite people.  Schweg is her name, well it's a nickname.  Her daughter "Aude" and I have been friends since we were little children.  I hadn't seen the Schweg, or the Schwegmeister as we sometimes referred to her, in many years.   She brought many items to be framed, and naturally, we visited for so long that she had to leave before we had a chance to look at mouldings or mats.  Clearly, I am shaping up to be a very hard-sell kind of retailer.  It was definitely the highlight of my day.

I'm not sure how everything will come together for tonight's Art Walk, but it will.  What will be interesting is what I wind up packing for my trip.  Since I'll be packing in a rush, I'm pretty sure I'll wind up dressing like a mismatched hobo while I'm in the Big Apple.  The last time I packed at a whirlwind's pace, I left all my pants, sans those I was wearing, lying across my bed.  Hard to believe I'm a nearly 40 year old man sometimes.  Haste makes waste as they say, and I suppose packing in a hurry makes one naked in public?  But really...what's one more guy in New York without pants on going to hurt?

So, I'm off to finish my many tasks before the Art Walk tonight.  Arkansas friends, if you can make it down, I'd love to see you.  Hope you all have a great Friday! 

P.S.  I've had a couple of comments about font size being too small.  Let me know if I need to change it.  I'll be happy to increase it or recommend a good optometrist.