New ArtBeat website launched!

The new website just launched, be sure to check it out, submit your artwork, read our article submission guidelines, and get involved!

www.ArtBeatok.com

For those who don't know ArtBeat is a monthly publication dedicated to encouraging and promoting creativity and the arts in Oklahoma. ArtBeat serves as a source of inspiration and encouragement for the individual artist and a foundation of unity and information within the art community as a whole. ArtBeat is a tool for promoting the work of local artists, both established and underground, and art-driven businesses through affordable advertising and a calendar of local events bringing awareness to the many opportunities in the Oklahoma arts scene. Oklahoma is rich with artists and great art; it is our desire to give these incredible Oklahoma artists visibility and connections both with one another and the thriving community of patrons here in our state.

DREADS

My friend Emily worked on my dreads quite a bit this weekend.
I have a lot more big dreads now, I'm so stoked.
Just thought I would share.

Twitter

I figured I would make a post sharing my Twitter with anyone that doesn't know I have one. I post scripture and christian quotes I find to be true and helpful on a daily basis, along with some normal personal twitter stuff, but that's really minimal.

Anyways, I really like following people who post scripture or Christian quotes often, and even if you don't I may still follow you.

So hit me up:
www.twitter.com/flesheater

While you were sleeping last night...

“While you were sleeping last night, 30,000 kids died of starvation or diseases related to malnutrition. Second, most of you don’t give a shit. What’s worse is that you’re more upset with the fact that I said shit than the fact that 30,000 kids died last night.” - Tony Campolo

So, here I am, alone in Iowa...

I find myself alone here in Iowa, with a lot of time on my hands, a lot to do, a lot to think about. I also find myself completely unmotivated. I want to be a great writer one day, a few days ago, I was amped to get started, all this free time in Iowa would be perfect to work on my writing, but I'm stuck... I got nothing. I've got quite a few other things to accomplish though...

• Practice all the new stuff I've been learning on guitar
• Finish RE-editing the Gordon's wedding photo's that were once thought to be lost
• Edit Chris and Kristen's engagement photos
• Finish reading numerous books I brought with me, so that I could finish them... (Desiring God, Don't Waste Your Life, Flight, Tommysaurus Rex to name a few)

Luckily I got ArtBeat done so I could check that off my list, but it almost killed me. The traveling and such made me have to rush it last minute, but I think it turned out good and from what I've heard so does everyone else.

Anyways, here I am in Iowa with plenty to do, and no motivation... I think I'm going to finish watching the first season of Burn Notice now...

I leave you with a shot I took down the street from my mom's place where I'm staying... I took it during my last visit, all the photos I have to edit have kept me from wanting to take anymore yet.

Swine Flu

So swine flu is sweeping the nation... and not in a good way.

Not being sure of the difference between an epidemic and a pandemic, I asked my friend, who informed me "an epidemic means a lot of people will die. A pandemic means everyone could die... everyone."
Good to know. Guess we're all bound to die sometime.

I've also heard rumors that the government did this, they are trying to control the population.
Could be. I wouldn't put it past them.

I'm actually surprised something like this has taken so long to happen.

oh and by the way, I think epidemic actually means something spreading rapidly and pandemic means something spreading rapidly across multiple countries.

The True Change

The only real change is in the face. Sure things look different, but they are just as bad behind the curtain.